CERPI - no 03 - avril 1976

Magazine Overview

This document is the third issue of the French magazine "CERPI" (Centre d'études et de recherches des phénomènes inexpliqués), dedicated to unexplained phenomena. The cover prominently displays the magazine's title and a subtitle indicating its focus on unexplained phenomena, along with the address '51 rue St Pallais SAINTES'. A quote from Blaise Pascal, "The last step of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things that surpass it," sets a philosophical tone. The cover also features a central graphic illustrating various domains of study, including 'SPIRITISME' (Spiritism), 'UFOLOGIE' (Ufology), 'ARCHEOLOGIE' (Archaeology), and 'MYSTERIEUSE ENIGMES' (Mysterious Enigmas), with a depiction of a UFO and figures that could represent humans and extraterrestrials.

Editorial Content

The editorial, titled "- EDITORIAL -", addresses the perceived lack of mainstream media coverage for UFO sightings. The author quotes J.C. Fourret, who suggested that if UFOs were a hoax, the media would cover it extensively, making it a front-page story. The editorial questions why this isn't happening, despite evidence such as the French Gendarmerie Nationale centralizing UFO reports, technicians and engineers analyzing evidence, and government bodies like the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and the Ministry of the Armies being involved. It highlights the involvement of Claude Püher from CNES and a significant declaration by former Minister of the Armies, Robert Galley. The author ponders whether these numerous individuals are simply playing a game or if there's a deeper mystery, suggesting that the silence itself is part of the UFO enigma. The editorial dismisses the idea of a conspiracy of silence, leaning towards the possibility of fear of ridicule as the primary reason for the lack of extensive media coverage, and calls for journalistic courage.

Table of Contents (Sommaire)

The magazine's table of contents for March lists several articles and sections:

• Editorial (Page I)
• Petites annonces et réclames (Small ads and advertisements) (Page 2)
• Enquête CERPI (CERPI Investigation) (Page 3)
• Astronomie (Astronomy) (Pages 4-5)
• Coordonnées Horizontales (Horizontal Coordinates) (Pages 6-7)
• Cosmographie (Cosmography) (Pages 6-7)
• Messages aux extra-terrestres (Messages to extraterrestrials) (Page 8)
• Notre a to-collant (Our self-adhesive) (Page 9)
• L'affaire de TURIN (The Turin Affair) (Pages 10-11-12-13)
• Un dossier célèbre (A famous file) (Pages 10-11-12-13)
• Un apocryphe (An apocrypha) (Pages 14-15)
• Courant de pensée (Current of thought) (Pages 14-15)
• Conférence Robert Charroux (Conference by Robert Charroux) (Page 16)

Subscription and Advertising Information

Details are provided for subscriptions to the "Revue Charentaise d'information sur les phénomènes inexpliqués." Subscription rates for France are 16 F for 6 months and 30 F for 1 year. The address for subscriptions is Claude Souris, 6 rue des vendanges, 17100 Saintes, with a telephone number of 93.22.09. Advertising rates are also listed: a full page costs 110 F, half page 60 F, quarter page 35 F, and for pages 3 and 4 of the cover, an additional 25% is charged. Small ads cost 3 F per 30 letters, with free listings for name and address. Members of CERPI receive a discount.

The editorial staff is listed as François Colombier, Bernard Marsin, Claude Soullis, and Yannick Clerfeuille.

CERPI Library and Services

CERPI offers a library with books available for loan (weekly rental). They also welcome book donations. Additionally, a telescope is available for use, allowing observation of celestial bodies like Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and the Andromeda Galaxy. Information on using the telescope is posted at the C.API, and interested individuals can contact Monsieur Guy Wascowisai.

A correction is noted for issue #2, stating that a new subscriber's name is Tatiana, not Murielle.

Related Publications

The magazine recommends "LES CAHIERS DE L'ETRANGE," a monthly review of the unusual, mysterious, and parallel knowledge, produced by their friends in Gironde. This publication is also available for purchase at CERPI.

Astronomy Section

This section delves into astronomical topics:

• Pleiades, Aldebaran, Sirius: The article describes the alignment of celestial bodies visible in the sky, including the Pleiades star cluster, Aldebaran (a red star at the end of the Hyades in Taurus), the Mages (Orion's belt), the Orion Nebula, and Sirius (a bright white-blue star). It explains the concept of an open cluster and the average diameter of such clusters.
• Nebulae: The text defines nebulae as vast clouds of gas (primarily hydrogen) and dust, denser than interstellar medium, which are illuminated by nearby stars. Their average diameter is estimated at 2.5 billion kilometers, with over 300 known nebulae, including the Orion Nebula and the Crab Nebula. It's suggested that nebulae form when a star explodes (supernova), ejecting gas, and that condensing nebulae can give rise to star clusters.
• News in Astronomy: A report on an asteroid named HELIN, approximately 1.5 km in diameter, which is predicted to impact Earth and create a large crater. It mentions that astrophysicist Eugène Shoemaker proposed a mission to land a spacecraft on it. The article also notes that the last asteroid impact occurred 25,000 years ago, creating a 30m crater in Arizona, and that the HELIN collision is calculated to occur in 23 million years and 363 days.
• New Astronomical Installation: A new astronomical installation has begun operation at the observatory of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Tajik SSR in Cuissar. It features a main mirror of 107 cm and allows for precise satellite coordinate determination, observation of distant objects, study of planetary gravity fields, and geophysical measurements, including continental drift. The installation includes a programming device for setting the optical axis.

Cosmography Section

This section explains fundamental concepts in cosmography:

• Horizontal Coordinates: Definitions of key terms are provided:
• Verticale (Vertical): The direction of the plumb line passing through the observer's eye, intersecting the celestial sphere at the Zenith (Z, above) and Nadir (N, below).
• Horizon: The plane passing through the observer's eye, perpendicular to the plumb line, which cuts the celestial sphere into a visible upper part and an invisible lower part.
• Vertical of a Star (A): The half-plane Z.O.N.A. containing the star, used for comparison with a reference vertical.
• Azimuth and Altitude:
• Azimuth (a): The angle formed by the reference vertical and the star's vertical, measured from 0 to 360 degrees clockwise. It's an arithmetic number.
• Altitude (h): The angle between the visual ray to the star (OA) and the horizon. It's positive if the star is above the horizon and negative if below. It's an algebraic number.
• The altitude of the Zenith is +90°, and the Nadir is -90°. Azimuths for these points are indeterminate.
• The position of a star is determined by its Azimuth and Altitude, which are called horizontal coordinates. These coordinates have the disadvantage of depending on the observer's location.
• Zenithal Distance: The article introduces Zenithal Distance (Z) as an alternative to altitude, defined as the angle between the vertical ray OA and the vertical. It is an arithmetic number between 0 and 18, related to altitude by H + Z = 90°. Altitude is measured from the horizon, while Zenithal Distance is measured from the Zenith.

Illustrative diagrams and images are included to explain these concepts.

Other Articles

• Messages to extraterrestrials: Mentioned in the table of contents.
• The Turin Affair: A significant case file discussed over several pages.
• Conference Robert Charroux: A report on a conference by this speaker.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of CERPI are ufology, astronomy, and the broader study of unexplained phenomena and mysteries. The magazine appears to adopt a stance of critical inquiry, questioning the lack of mainstream media attention to UFOs and highlighting official involvement in their study. It aims to inform its readers about both terrestrial and celestial mysteries, providing scientific explanations for astronomical phenomena while also exploring more enigmatic subjects like the Turin Affair. The editorial emphasizes the importance of courage in pursuing truth, particularly in the face of potential ridicule.

This issue, titled "MESSAGE AUX EXTRA-TERRESTRES," is the seventh issue of Volume III, published in 1975. It is in French and focuses on themes related to extraterrestrial contact, ancient mysteries, and UFO sightings.

Article 1: Message to Extraterrestrials

The first major section details the message sent by NASA on the Pioneer 10 probe, launched on March 2, 1972. This message, etched onto an anodized aluminum plate (152 x 229 mm), was designed to escape the solar system and potentially reach other civilizations. The plate contains several diagrams:

A) A depiction of a human couple, with the female having oriental features and the male negroid features, raising their right hands in a gesture of goodwill.
B) A cross-section of the Pioneer 10 spacecraft for scale comparison with the humans.
C) A representation of a hydrogen atom in two distinct energy states, indicated by the electron's position. The transition between these states emits a radio wave at a wavelength of 21 cm, chosen as a universal measure.
D) A binary representation of the number 8, multiplied by 21, resulting in 1.68 meters, the height of the depicted 'ambassadress'.
E) A star-shaped diagram symbolizing the 14 known pulsars within our galaxy, which emit powerful radio signals and serve as reference points. The diagram uses binary code along 14 lines to convey this information.
F) The position of Earth relative to the center of our galaxy. The decreasing frequency of emission over time would allow intelligent beings to determine the time elapsed since the probe's launch.
G) A schematic representation of the solar system, showing the planets from Mercury to Pluto. A solid line indicates Pioneer 10's trajectory departing Earth and passing the fifth planet before heading into space.

The article notes that Pioneer 10 is expected to leave the solar system around 1985, approximately six billion kilometers from the sun, making it the first human-made craft to do so. It also speculates that reaching the nearest suspected planet in another solar system, over 6 light-years away, would take until the year 82000.

An accompanying explanation relates these elements to CERPI stickers, identifying:
1. Easter Island, symbolizing a mysterious, possibly extraterrestrial technique.
2. The arrival of extraterrestrials on Earth.
3. Humanity's desire to communicate with extraterrestrial worlds, linking to existing stickers from other ufological groups.

Article 2: UFO Sighting in Saint-Crépin

This section reports on an investigation by C. Souris and B. Marsin into a UFO sighting that occurred on August 25, 1975, near Saint-Crépin, France. The report details an event witnessed by Jacky Roux, an 11-year-old boy, while fishing. He described a luminous, orange, oblong object approximately 150 meters away, flying at treetop height. The object, described as silent, moved slowly without jerks or zigzags, following a seemingly straight line. The observation lasted about 20 seconds before the boy, frightened, ran home. The object was noted to be moving parallel to a high-tension line. The report was filed with the gendarmerie.

Article 3: The Turin Affair

This article, an excerpt from Jean-Claude Bourret's book "La nouvelle vague des soucoupes volantes," details the famous UFO incident at Turin International Airport on November 30, 1973. The event is notable because it was witnessed by multiple professional pilots and detected by airport radar.

Commandant Mezzelani, a pilot, recounts that about seven minutes before landing his Alitalia flight 325, the control tower alerted him to an unknown object emitting a bright light on his approach path. At 2000 meters altitude, he and his co-pilot saw nothing, but at 300 meters, they suddenly observed a very large light over the city of Turin, described as bluish-white. Mezzelani stated it was unlike any known object, not a satellite, star, or balloon.

He confirmed there were no abnormal magnetic readings and the sky was clear. The Turin tower reported seeing the UFO on radar, describing it as large, comparable to a DC8 or Boeing 707. Mezzelani could only perceive the light itself, which was very large and bright.

His aircraft's onboard instruments showed no anomalies. After landing, they saw the light again near the terminal, appearing smaller and having moved towards the southwest. The commander of another Alitalia flight confirmed seeing the object on radar.

Further testimony from radar operators indicated the UFO was detected on their instruments. It was described as a white light, very bright, suspended about 1000 meters above the airport for approximately 45 minutes. Some colleagues observed its movements, and Mezzelani heard radio conversations from pilots who described the object as 'azure' in color, a detail he did not personally observe.

Mezzelani expressed uncertainty about the object's nature, believing it was not a normal aircraft but possibly a prototype. He confirmed that radar operators clearly saw the object on their screens, estimating its size to be as large as a quad-jet.

Article 4: A Book of Thought - An Apocrypha

This section discusses the recent publication of "Le livre d'Enoch" (The Book of Enoch) by "Kobert Laffont," noting its rarity and the appearance of a new French edition translated by François Martin. The article explains that the Book of Enoch is an apocryphal text, meaning it is not part of the biblical canon but is referenced in Jude 14. The term 'apocryphal' is derived from the Greek word for 'hidden writing.'

The book is presented as having significant interest for researching past sciences and the resurfacing of ancient worlds. Several passages are quoted that directly relate to the magazine's themes:

Chapter VII: Describes the multiplication of the "children of men" and the subsequent attraction of "angels, children of the heavens," to human women. These angels, led by Samyaza, conspire to take human wives and have children with them, despite Samyaza's initial fears. Two hundred angels descend upon Mount Hermon (Aredis) to fulfill this pact. The text lists the names of their leaders, including Samyaza, Urakabarameel, and others. These angels cohabited with women, teaching them sorcery, enchantments, and the properties of plants and trees, leading to the birth of giants whose immense size made them devour everything, eventually turning on humans and animals.

Chapter VIII: Details how Azazel taught humans to make weapons, shields, armor, mirrors, and jewelry, and how to use paints and dyes, leading to widespread corruption. Amazarak taught sorcery and enchantments, Armers taught how to resolve spells, Barkayal taught star observation, Akibeel taught signs, Tamiel taught astronomy, and Asaradel taught lunar movements. The text states that humanity's cries ascended to heaven, and the earth rejected the wicked.

The article notes that the Book of Enoch was excluded from the biblical canon because it challenged the Genesis account. It places the creation of Adam and Eve around 4000 BC but offers a different explanation for the origins of humanity, stating, "The children of heaven came to earth."

Article 5: Robert Charrux Conference on the Unexplained

This report covers a conference held by Robert Charrux on February 21st at the Palais des Congrès in Che-fort, focusing on "the unexplained." The presentation included slides of archaeological sites in South America and France.

Charrux's approach was described as superficial, with him admitting he is "not a lecturer." He covered topics such as the Nazca lines, the Andes candelabra, and the Ica stones, which he favored. He dismissed the theory of Nazca being an extraterrestrial landing site due to a lack of supporting evidence.

Regarding the Ica stones, Charrux strongly defended their authenticity and the work of Dr. Cabréra, presenting slides of alleged heart transplants sculpted on stone. He mentioned that Dr. Cabréra's collection contains over 11,000 stones. Charrux was vague about the dating and origin of the stones, noting the difficulty in dating such carvings.

He also touched upon parallel universes, defining them as dream universes and thus dismissing their credibility.

The report notes that Charrux was particularly aggressive, even violent, when discussing an appearance on Bernard Pivot's show, where he contested Jean-Pierre Adam's views, calling him a "charlatan and a swindler." The author also observed Charrux's need for justification, pointing out that his wife was photographed at nearly every site he studied, seemingly to provide a witness to their visits.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently explores the intersection of ancient texts, potential extraterrestrial contact, and modern UFO phenomena. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into these subjects, presenting evidence and witness accounts while also delving into historical and religious texts that may offer alternative explanations or contexts for unexplained events. The inclusion of the Book of Enoch and the defense of the Ica stones suggest an interest in ancient knowledge and artifacts that challenge conventional historical narratives. The reporting on UFO sightings, from the NASA message to recent events, indicates a focus on contemporary evidence of unexplained aerial phenomena.