APRG Reporter - Vol 7 No 01 - No 73 - 10 1968

Magazine Overview

This issue of the APRG REPORTER, dated October 1968, Volume 7, No. 1, Issue No. 73, published by the Aerial Phenomena Research Group, focuses heavily on UFO sightings and encounters from around the world, with a significant emphasis on reports from Argentina.

UFOS INVADE ARGENTINA

The lead article, "UFOS INVADE ARGENTINA" by Penny Lernoux, details numerous strange occurrences in Argentina. A Cordoba taxi driver, an expert on flying objects, insists on their reality. The Argentine Air Force is reportedly testing missiles and anti-guerrilla airplanes, and even they are prepared to take flying objects seriously. Reports have emerged from Cordoba, Mendoza, Mar Del Plata, and Welsh communities in Patagonia.

A particularly notable incident occurred on Avenida Gneeral Paz in Buenos Aires, where a UFO reportedly landed on the busy highway. Rumors circulated about a man from outer space emerging from the craft and the object's crew being captured, leading the Buenos Aires Daily Chronicle to prepare a headline about arresting 'Two Martians' before the rumors were disproven. Defense Minister Emilio Van Peborgh stated he knew nothing about it but wished to see one for himself.

In Cordoba, a local girl, who has since recovered, reportedly became paralyzed after an encounter with a flying object and claimed to have held a conversation with its crew. UFO enthusiasts in Cordoba believe the path she walked on is strewn with radioactive material.

In Mendoza, two casino employees reported being stopped by "dwarfs who came out of a flying object." These beings, described as look-alike dwarfs with oversized bald heads, communicated in a strange language that the men understood. They claimed their craft had orbited the sun three times and that they were studying Earth's customs and languages, with mathematics being the universal language. Officials at the Space Research Center examined the car and stated that "beings from outer space had communicated." Inscriptions left on the car were interpreted as a chart of the craft's three trips to Earth from Ganymede, passing Mars.

Simultaneously, several Welsh colonies in the province of Chubut reported sightings of UFOs, with testimonies including the director of the television station and the mayor of Trelew.

In Bahia Blanca, a 19-year-old housewife reported a visit from a tall, hairless, earless creature with flashing eyes, a big mouth, and long teeth, which disappeared with a "demoniacal laugh" after rapping insistently on her door.

ALIEN CRAFT FOLLOW CARS

This section compiles several reports from the United States. Peggy Walker of Verona, Missouri, reported seeing a UFO hovering over her car and following her home on August 18. She described it as having red and green flashing lights or sometimes glowing.

Two youths from Independence, Missouri, Robert D. Lingle and Ricky Phillips, reported being chased by a UFO with "flashing lights" on August 21. Lingle described the object as round, with yellow flashing lights, approximately 20 to 60 feet in diameter. He stated it disappeared suddenly, not by flying away, but by simply ceasing to be there. They had also seen a similar object on August 20, which appeared to come up from trees.

FLYING OBJECT IN AUSTRALIA

John Stevens, a publican from Fremantle, West Australia, reported being tracked for over 20 miles by what he believes was a flying object in the early hours of August 27. While driving to Kalgoorlie, he noticed his car's interior lit by a weird light. He stopped the car, and the light disappeared, only to reappear behind him when he resumed driving. He described the light as looking like two arms in a V-shape with a central spotlight.

UFO SEEN ON U.S. 17

Mrs. Lawrence Gaskins of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and her niece reported seeing a UFO on July 18. They did not see the object itself but a "big bright orange light" hovering at car level on the highway. A green car passed through the light without incident. Mrs. Gaskins described the light as "a big white-silver light, blinking off and on," so bright it hurt her eyes, about 36 inches wide and round. It was not moving but blinking, and she expressed being scared.

FLYING OBJECT STILL MADRID MYSTERY

This article discusses a UFO sighting over Madrid, Spain, on September 5. Thousands of people witnessed the object, which crossed the sky during evening rush hour. The Spanish Air Ministry admitted having no positive knowledge about its nature and refused to comment on another sighting reported by scientists in Cuenca. Spanish Air Force F-104 jets were dispatched to intercept it. One pilot attempted to approach the object at 50,000 feet but had to abort due to low fuel. Another pilot described the object as "pyramid-shaped" with three globes of bright light at its base. The object was tracked by Spanish radar, but the U.S. military air base at Torrejoon claimed it did not show up on their screens. The Spanish Air Ministry suggested it might be a weather balloon, an explanation deemed unconvincing by eyewitnesses and photographic evidence.

MYSTERY DISC OVER ILLINOIS

An UFO was reported over Aurora, Illinois, on August 1. Roy Wiskur, Sr., reported hearing a loud, scraping sound like "50 steel rakes being scraped on concrete." He then spotted a disc-shaped craft, described as shiny as a new half-dollar, spinning, and changing direction. The sun's reflection off the object's tilted surface was blinding. The object moved straight up, and the sound faded with it. Wiskur estimated its speed at hundreds of miles per hour and its diameter at 45 to 50 feet, at an altitude of 200 to 1000 feet. His wife and two neighbors confirmed hearing the strange sounds.

DOES SEVEN HILLS AREA LURE UFOs

This report by Dennis Maiotti details an UFO observed in Seven Hills, Ohio, on July 7. Six individuals on a farm saw an object descend into the woods. It traveled east, parallel to the horizon, about 100 feet above the trees, then changed to a southeast direction and descended rapidly into the woods. The object appeared larger than a jet aircraft, was oval-shaped, swirling, and pulsating with orange light, with a bright white searchlight in the center. Similar objects had been observed four times prior.

WHAT'S NEW UP THERE--WEIRD ASTRAL SIGHTS

This section reviews a 55-page NASA report titled "Chronological Catalogue of Reported Lunar Events." The report, authored by Barbara M. Middlehurst, Jaylee M. Burley, Patrick Moore, and Barbara L. Welther, documents strange lights, objects, and phenomena reported on or above the lunar surface for over 428 years. Despite attempts to eliminate doubtful reports, the catalogue shows an increase in such events since the advent of the space age. Reports range from lunar lighting and moving starlike objects to volcanic eruptions and flashing lights forming symbols. The number of reported lunar events has increased significantly over the centuries, with 372 reports in the 20th century alone, including 155 since 1960.

AERIAL MYSTERY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

An unexplained aerial sighting occurred in the Ocotillo-Blaster City, Calif., area on August 8. Navy personnel in the control tower of the Naval Air Facility in El Centro saw what they initially thought were flares. However, the objects appeared stationary and did not drift or fall. The personnel became convinced they were reflections of headlights off hillsides or small clouds, attributed to unusually clear atmospheric conditions after a rainstorm.

New Books

Two books are reviewed: "Flying Saucers Are Watching Us" by Otto O. Binder (75¢, 189 pages) and "Warnings From Flying Friends" by Arthur Shuttlewood ($4.00, 266 pages).

APRG Reporter Publication Details

The APRG REPORTER is published monthly by the Aerial Phenomena Research Group, located at 5108 South Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington 98118. Subscriptions are $4.00 per year in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and $4.50 for other countries. APRG is a non-profit organization founded in January 1955, supported by subscriptions, donations, and stamps.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring theme throughout this issue is the prevalence and variety of UFO sightings and encounters, presented through a collection of witness testimonies and official reports from different countries. The editorial stance appears to be one of serious investigation and reporting of these phenomena, providing detailed accounts without overt skepticism, while also noting official responses and potential explanations, even if they are considered unconvincing by some.
The magazine highlights the global nature of UFO reports, with significant coverage given to incidents in Argentina, the United States, and Australia. The inclusion of a NASA report on lunar events suggests an interest in phenomena beyond Earth's atmosphere. The publication of new books on related topics and the details of the APRG's own operations reinforce its commitment to the study of aerial phenomena.