APRG Reporter - Vol 6 No 03 - No 63 - 12 1967

Magazine Overview

Title: APRG REPORTER
Issue Date: December 1967
Volume: 6
Issue Number: 63
Publisher: Aerial Phenomena Research Group
Editor: Robert J. Gribble

This issue of the APRG Reporter focuses heavily on global UFO activity and related phenomena, with a particular emphasis on mysterious animal mutilations and Soviet government involvement in UFO research.

Russia Sets Up Commission for UFO Study

The lead article reports that the Soviet government has established a special commission to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The commission's aim is to gather all available data to clarify the nature of these sightings. A member of the Soviet study panel revealed that five authenticated UFO sightings had occurred in the Soviet Union in recent months. One of these involved a disc-shaped object seen flashing across the sky over the Black Sea in the Caucasus region. Informed sources indicated that the commission is headed by Major General Porfiry A. Stolyarov, a retired officer of the Soviet Air Force technical services. He is reportedly supported by a staff of 18 scientists, astronomers, and Air Force officers in Moscow, along with 200 observers. Dr. Fyodor Y. Zigel, a Soviet astronomer who had previously published an article advocating for UFO studies, is also a member. While Dr. Zigel considered the theory of UFOs being extraterrestrial visitors "extremely speculative," he conceded that the sightings had not been satisfactorily explained.

Host Riders Drop Out of the Sky: Animal Mutilations

This extensive section, authored by John A. Keel, delves into a growing number of reports suggesting that UFOs are involved in the mysterious mutilation and removal of animal carcasses, including dogs, cows, and horses. The article highlights irate farmers and pet owners reporting these incidents, often backed by evidence of dismembered animals from which blood, bone marrow, and vital organs have been expertly removed.

Several cases are detailed:

• Colorado Horse: A dead horse was found in Colorado with part of its carcass mysteriously removed, leading to speculation of an alien invader attack. The article suggests this case has parallels with others worldwide.
• Ohio Dog: In November, William Watson of Gallipolis, Ohio, found his missing German Shepherd dog in a field. The grass around the dog was pressed flat in a 20-foot diameter circle. The dog's body was crushed, with no blood evident, and residents had reported seeing low-flying disc-shaped craft beforehand.
• Mysterious Cattle Rustlers: A registered nurse reported mysterious "cattle rustlers" slaughtering her cows at night. She witnessed luminous craft hovering above her pastures and once saw a tall figure in white coveralls leap a fence with astounding ease. The cow carcasses were found expertly butchered and bloodless. Such reports of "unearthly cattle rustlers" have appeared since 1897.
• Kansas Heifer: In April 1897, Alexander Hamilton of Le Roy, Kansas, swore an affidavit describing a huge cigar-shaped craft occupied by six strange beings that lowered a noose around a two-year-old heifer in his field and hauled it into the sky. The hide of the stolen creature was later found miles away.
• Idaho Steer: On September 7, 1956, three men near Twin Falls, Idaho, reported a disc-shaped craft, 200 feet in diameter, settling near a steer. The craft took off, and the steer was gone.
• California Cattle Stampede: On April 1, 1963, a farmer in Chileno Valley, California, reported an alien craft stampeded his cattle, and he saw short men in white coveralls grab a calf and haul it into the craft.
• Pennsylvania Cows: In early September 1967, a veterinarian in Allentown, Pennsylvania, examined the bodies of several strangely butchered cows. Parts of their hides were removed, and their blood and bone marrow were inexplicably missing.
• Colorado Horse "Snippy": The pet horse of Mrs. Berle Lewis near Alamosa, Colorado, was found in a similar condition. An anonymous pathologist determined that fluid had been drained from the brain and spinal column, and the animal's blood was extracted.
• Italian Rabbits: In Isola, Italy, a farmer accused "three dwarves in metallic diving suits" of stealing his pet rabbits on November 14, 1954. He claimed they got into a cigar-shaped craft and flew off.
• South America Livestock: In Barcelos, Brazil, police investigating UFO reports learned that 17 chickens, six pigs, and two cows had vanished during a UFO wave in September 1962. Pigs also vanished from pens at an agricultural college in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, in August, coinciding with power failures and nightly UFO appearances.

Dognaping: The article notes a growing suspicion that "Pied Pipers from outer space" are targeting dogs. Several well-documented cases of dognaping occurred in November 1957, including one in Dante, Tenn., where a farm boy reported seeing four people exit an oblong craft and attempt to catch his dog. Another case involved a "strange little man with frog-like eyes" in Everittstown, New Jersey.

West Virginia Dog: A man in West Virginia reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft that "sounded like a Washington time signal." His dog ran toward it and was apparently attacked before the craft flew off. The dog was found bloodied and frightened. A wave of dog disappearances in Washington State occurred in the spring, coinciding with extensive UFO sightings.

Possible Landing Report

On November 14, 1966, Al Wiselka and Leonard Kaiser were elk hunting near Dayton and Parkman, Wyoming, when they sighted strange lights on a ridge. The next day, they found a semicircular area where brush and grass were pressed flat, with branches clipped off. They also found the body of a fawn, with its head and neck cleanly removed, and no visible wounds or blood. The carcass remained untouched by scavengers.

Scientific Group Probes Sightings

UFOs were tracked by radar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on October 6. A seven-member scientific team, working under an Air Force-University of Colorado contract, investigated the reports. Their findings were not immediately available but were to be made public by the University of Colorado or the Secretary of the Air Force. The incident involved an unusual phenomenon on radar, prompting the scrambling of Air Defense Command jets.

Alien Craft Reported Over Europe

A "fiery cross" was seen zooming across South England on October 25, following a 24-hour period of UFO reports in England. Thirteen policemen and a former Air Force pilot reported seeing strange, bright formations. Two policemen in Southwest England pursued a large, bright craft at speeds up to 80 mph. A former Royal Air Force pilot reported seeing "seven brilliant craft." Karl Farlow reported seeing an alien craft in a forest near Southampton, England, on November 6, which caused his car's lights and radio to fail. He described it as a 15-foot-wide, egg-shaped craft hovering above the road.

Strange Craft Plague Canadian Citizens

Reports of mysterious alien craft continue from Canada:

• Alberta: Mrs. Stella Mappin of Byemoor, Alberta, reported nearly colliding with a strange craft in the Drumheller valley, describing it as "exactly like the one in the picture" and moving at tremendous speed.
• Manitoba: George Hooper and Jack Little sighted an alien craft near Neepawa on September 18, described as a "ball of fire" with visible window outlines, moving at terrific speed.
• Nova Scotia: An illuminated craft plunged into the ocean off Shag Harbor on October 4. Witness Laurie Wiggins saw four lights in a row that tilted and descended. A search found an extremely large patch of bubbling, yellowish foam.
• Alberta: Nora Tibbs reported her car stalled near Aldersyde when an alien craft circled overhead. Her car's lights, radio, and engine failed. She described a dark shape, about 1000 feet up, circling her car.

Tri-State Area Reports Alien Craft Overhead

More reports from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois:

• Iowa: On September 23, a merchant reported a "greenish light" over a cow pasture. On September 30, three girls in Prairie du Chien witnessed an oval-shaped craft that hovered and changed color. Two Oelwein police officers reported an alien craft, described as "larger than the Moon," which they followed for 1.5 miles. A large boom shook Oelwein on October 9. On October 12, about 20 sightings were reported near the Dubuque Packing Company plant, with one craft described as silvery and egg-shaped with landing gear and a red light. Connie Jackson reported an alien craft near Burlington that changed color and reappeared.
• Colorado: Judge Charles Bennett of Denver's Superior Court reported seeing "bright orangey-red circles" flying in a perfect triangle formation on October 5, accompanied by a loud humming noise.

Oklahoman's Report Many Flying Objects

Alien craft sightings continue in Oklahoma:

• Spaulding: George Lawson reported a large, oval-shaped craft on September 19.
• Fittstown: Workers on an oil drilling rig saw a large, brilliantly illuminated craft on September 22, described as a "big hubcap" that moved at high speed.
• Allen: A 14-year-old boy and his father observed a craft that hung over their garden, described as silvery with reflections from shiny metal and small lights on the front.
• Enid: Mrs. Verna Brown reported "hundreds" of silver-colored craft making no sound on October 8. Mrs. Clarence Glaze reported 12-15 silver-colored discs in V-formation over Cherokee, shaped between egg-shaped and round.
• Jet-Nash School System: Dr. Scott Tuxhorn described seeing lights forming a circular pattern with square blobs of light, resembling windows of an aircraft, with a tail of sparkles.
• Lake Eufaula vicinity: Ed Herndon estimated a craft to be about 1,500 feet high, with a detailed design of 300 to 400 feet long and 50 to 75 feet in diameter.
• Ada, Muskogee, Scullin, Konawa: Alien craft were sighted in these areas.
• Enid: Alien craft littered the skies on October 24.
• Arkansas/Missouri: Several sightings reported the week-end of October 21-22, including one near Green Forest, Arkansas, that moved through trees at terrific speed. Six deputies in Green County, Missouri, reported spotting a craft with oblong windows and a red-orange streak of fire. Another craft was reported hovering over a power line with a hook attached.

Late Bulletin

On October 17, Air Force officials suggested that UFO sightings at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, might be caused by a combination of smoke and temperature inversions.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the increasing global reports of UFO sightings and the disturbing phenomenon of animal mutilations, often linked to these sightings. The APRG Reporter adopts a stance of documenting these events thoroughly, presenting eyewitness accounts and official reports without immediate dismissal. The publication highlights the lack of concrete proof for the existence of UFOs while simultaneously presenting a vast amount of evidence that challenges conventional explanations, such as "swamp gas." The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into unexplained aerial phenomena and related terrestrial events, encouraging readers to submit clippings of current UFO reports.