Data Net - No 37 - 1970

Magazine Overview

Title: DATA-NET
Issue: VOL. IV NO. 7
Date: JULY 1970
Publisher: DATA-NET, the UFO Amateur Radio Network
Type: Magazine Issue

Content Summary

This issue of the "DATA-NET REPORT" is the official publication of the UFO Amateur Radio Network, published monthly by the Control Station, WB6RPL, Michel M. Jaffe. Membership is $4.00 per year, and all rights are reserved, with reproduction prohibited without prior written permission. The publication is copyrighted 1970 by Michel M. Jaffe.

The issue is structured with a table of contents listing various sections, including Announcements, Network Schedule, Ham Roster, Bulletins, "CQ"...de WASRON, Landing Reports, Sighting Report Map, Clipping the News, Saucer Nests, UFO Events, UFO Events From the Past, UFO Comments and Opinions, Falls, Skyquakes, Sighting Report Reference Chronology, and Shop & Swap.

• Key Personnel:
• Control-Director/Publisher: Michel M. Jaffe, WB6RPL
• Editor-Secretary-Printer: Mrs. Josephine J. Clark
• Assistant Control: Jerold R. Johnson, WA5RON
• Research Editor: Mark J. Richardson, WNØZRG

POLICY: DATA-NET asserts that sufficient evidence exists to prove the reality of unidentified flying objects and aims to determine what they are, where they come from, and why they are here.

• Announcements:
• A reward of $25.00 is offered for an authentic photograph of a flying saucer, open to members only.
• The "SHOP & SWAP" section is available for free listings of items WANTED, FOR SALE, or FOR TRADE for members.
• DATA-NET appreciates news, clippings, articles, books, and sighting reports, and will honor confidential requests.
• Books are available from the UFO LIBRARY, loaned free to members.
• A RESEARCH SERVICE is offered for technical questions, free to members.
• Copies of "The Saucer Seeker" by W9AUT, detailing UFOs and plans for a SAUCER SEEKER, are available free from the Control Station. Magnets for the detector are available for $2.00.
• A red check mark indicates an expired membership, urging renewals.

• Network Schedule:
• THURSDAY at 0200 GMT on 7.268 (LSB) and WEDNESDAY at 7:00 PM PDST.
• WB6RPL (Mike) and alternate W6BPV (Tom) will call "CQ" from California.
• WNØZRG (Mark) hosts a novices and beginners net on SATURDAY at 8:00 AM CDST on 21.120.
• KP4CH can be contacted on 21342 KC for information regarding Puerto Rico.

Ham Roster:
A list of amateur radio operators with their call signs and locations across the USA and Puerto Rico is provided.

• Bulletin! by Mike Jaffe, WB6RPL:
• Jaffe reports meeting Mr. Veillith, head of LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT, the oldest and largest UFO research group in France. Their activities include placing magnetic detectors, cooperating with 500 investigative groups, and using direct telephone and amateur radio communication.
• Mr. Lagarde is mentioned as the Director of their investigative agencies.
• Jaffe expresses happiness in cooperating with LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT and looks forward to a lasting friendship. The group's address and publication details (in French) are provided.
• Contact was also made with Mr. Bowen, editor of the FLYING SAUCER REVIEW in England, considered one of the best UFO publications.
• Cooperation with the REVIEW is highlighted, and readers are urged to subscribe.

"CO"...de WA5RON by Jerry Johnson:
This section appears to be a personal commentary or report from Jerry Johnson.

• MARGINAL NOTES FROM: "SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS" PART I:
• This is a detailed critique of the Condon Report, with specific page references and marginal notes:
• Page X: Astronauts' UFO reports remain unknowns.
• Page XI (and 549): The "Low Memorandum" is not in its entirety in the Condon Report.
• Page 5: Reasons for the Condon Committee's inability to obtain security clearance for secret Air Force files are questioned. Schools are reportedly urged to discourage students from studying UFOs.
• Page 27: The statement that "Man has only lived on earth some 5,000 years" is challenged, with the actual figure suggested to be much higher.
• Page 32: A correlation between UFO "waves" and the proximity of Mars is supported.
• Page 33: Unusual observations concerning the "moons" of Mars, particularly their aluminum content, are discussed as evidence for artificiality.
• Page 38: References magnetic effects discussed in the Condon Report.
• Page 39: The Ubatuba magnesium fragment case is presented, with claims that information confirming its unusual nature was deliberately omitted from the Condon Report. The fragment's unusual strength and purity are noted.
• Page 61: The Condon project is criticized for ignoring single-observer cases.
• Page 69: The competence of the U.S. Air Force in UFO investigations is questioned.
• Page 70: UFO events at Air Force installations were listed as "non-events" and not investigated further, suggesting secrecy.
• Page 72: Discusses official secrecy and classification.
• Page 89: No conventional explanation is offered for "angel hair" or other physical evidence from UFOs, and witnesses' testimony is dismissed.
• Page 90: Refers to "space grass" emitted from a UFO.
• Page 91: The Condon Report admits secrecy might prevent investigators from uncovering facts about a UFO fragment from 1952.
• Page 92: Wilbert B. Smith and associates believed a 3,000 lb metal mass came from space, possibly containing micrometeorites.
• Page 93: The Condon Report's explanation of metal spheres found in Australia as "balloon-borne aluminum radar calibration targets" is dismissed as a "phoney explanation." The spheres were identified as titanium alloy pressure vessels from an Agena rocket. The Condon Committee is accused of "explaining away" rather than seeking facts.

LANDING REPORTS by Frater Jacobus:
This section details numerous landing reports from various locations in Wyoming, Nebraska, and North Dakota, with dates, locations, times, and witness descriptions.

SIGHTING REPORT MAP:
A map of the USA and parts of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is shown, with markers indicating the number of April (A) and May (M) sightings in different regions.

• CLIPPING THE NEWS:
• Saucer Nests: A report from West Cairns, Queensland, Australia, details ground marks found in a cane field on April 25, 1968. Mr. Lew Underwood visited the site and took photographs.

• UFO EVENTS:
• This section provides a chronological list of UFO sightings from April to May 1970:
• April 7, 1970: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada - Four people observed a bright UFO projecting a beam.
• April 9, 1970: Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada - Four low-flying objects with changing colors were spotted.
• April 19, 1970: (Sun/2400) - Similar objects were seen near Squamish, Canada, after watching the Apollo 13 progress.
• April 9, 1970: Onslow, West Australia - A UFO described as aluminum colored with a white tail was sighted. A bushfire started near the supposed impact point.
• April 26, 1970: Astoria, Oregon - Two gray, round UFOs with flashing lights were seen traveling at high speed.
• April 27, 1970: Martinez, Calif. - A brilliant red, sun-like sky object was observed moving toward a witness.
• April 27, 1970: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin - A green and red flashing object was observed in the southwestern sky.
• May 1, 1970: Monessen, Pennsylvania - Several residents reported seeing a rocket or cigar-shaped object traveling south.
• May 1, 1970: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - An unidentified object, described as a large white light traveling at high speed, was seen.
• May 2, 1970: Stanford, Kentucky - A UFO hovered for 15 minutes before slipping out of sight.
• May 4, 1970: Burney, Calif. - A brilliant UFO, rising like a rocket, was reported.
• May 6, 1970: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - A large white object giving off brilliant light was observed.
• May 6, 1970: Haywood, Victoria, Australia - A UFO described as brightly lit and about the size of a two-pound jam tin went into a hill.
• May 7, 1970: Benton County, Arkansas - A bright light, described as blinking through shades of red, green, and blue, has been observed nightly.
• May 11, 1970: Pacific, Washington - Three glaring white lights were witnessed hovering over a neighbor's house.
• May 11, 1970: Auburn, Washington - Two lights, not the moon, were observed.
• May 18, 1970: Mangere, New Zealand - A "flying saucer type of space vehicle" was observed, described as egg-shaped and flying at high speed.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of DATA-NET are the reporting and analysis of UFO sightings and incidents, with a strong emphasis on critical examination of official explanations, particularly the Condon Report. The editorial stance is clearly skeptical of official dismissals and supportive of the reality of UFO phenomena. There is a notable effort to foster international cooperation among UFO research groups and to provide resources and information to members through amateur radio networks and publications. The magazine actively encourages member participation through reporting sightings, submitting news, and engaging in discussions.

This document, titled "UFO Events From The Past," is a compilation of reported unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings and incidents, presented chronologically. The issue appears to be from July 1952, focusing on events primarily from the late 1940s and early 1950s. The content is a collection of news clippings and reports detailing various aerial phenomena observed across different locations.

UFO Events From The Past

The compilation begins with a report from July 3, 1947, in St. Maries, Idaho, where Mrs. Walter Johnson and companions reported eight objects landing. These objects were described as extremely bright, about the size of a five-room house, and resembling wash tubs more than discs. They moved at extreme speed before suddenly slowing and flattening to the ground, leaving no trace.

On July 6, 1947, military aircraft in the Pacific Coast states, including five P-5ls from the Oregon National Guard, hunted for mysterious "flying saucers" for 12 days without success. A sixth plane was in radio contact, and all carried photographic equipment.

In Fayetteville, Arkansas, on June 2, 1947, Henry Séay reported seeing three flying saucers that glowed slightly and flew southwest at various altitudes with high speed, yet were clearly visible.

A significant event occurred on August 19, 1949, near Mojave, California, when a prospector named Buck Fitzgerald claimed a "whizzing disc" crashed near Death Valley. He reported that two little men, described as human-like but very small, jumped out and disappeared into the sand dunes. The disc was estimated to be 24 feet in diameter and traveled at about 300 miles per hour.

On April 24, 1950, in Arrey, New Mexico, Charles B. Moore, a former meteorological department employee, along with four enlisted navy men, observed an object described as elliptical, approximately 100 feet long, and at an estimated altitude of 300,000 feet. Moore stated its velocity must have been more than seven miles per second, independent of Earth's gravity. The object was observed for at least 55 seconds.

Commander Robert B. McLaughlin, involved in the navy's guided missile program, was convinced Moore's report was of an authentic spaceship, possibly from Mars.

In Louisville, Kentucky, on May 19, 1950, two detectives reported seeing a flying saucer over Standiford Field. Airport authorities identified it as an F-84 jet fighter due to fuel tanks, but the detectives insisted they knew a jet plane when they saw one.

On March 1, 1951, in Ukiah, California, Mrs. Chester Hill reported seeing a "street light" in the sky that appeared as a round, glowing object moving high and slow, disappearing behind a mountain.

American Airlines pilot Capt. W. R. Hunt reported an encounter on May 22, 1951, near Chicago, Illinois. He saw a bluish-white star-like object moving at high speed, described as propelled and traveling at 500 to 1,000 miles an hour. The object engaged in a pattern of movement, including backward and forward motion, and appeared to "play tag" with the airliner at speeds far exceeding the plane's. It maintained a distance of at least five miles.

Also on May 22, 1951, there was excitement in International Falls, Minnesota, with reports of silvery discs streaking through the stratosphere.

On May 28, 1951, near Rainy Lake, Minnesota, about 50 residents reported seeing a phenomenon resembling a crystal ball that flashed across the sky and joined another. Its speed was estimated in excess of 700 miles an hour, with moments of stopping and then shooting upward rapidly.

In January 1952, San Jose, California, saw reports of "strange red lights" in the sky, with aviator John Halstead observing them for 12 minutes from his private plane.

On January 3, 1952, in Daytona Beach, Florida, a UFO described as a half-moon shaped object made of metal was sighted traveling silently at high speed.

London, England, experienced reports on February 14, 1952, of a bright streak of light described as a "rocket" or "meteorite," though one witness, Prof. H. Jabukowski, suggested it could have been a German V-2 rocket.

Richmond, California, reported "green balls of flame" on February 19, 1952, which were observed darting downward and then westward.

Long Beach, California, reported a fiery red ball in the heavens on February 19, 1952, which zig-zagged and moved up into the sky.

On February 21, 1952, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Mrs. E. S. Javins reported seeing a shiny, peanut-shaped object with no wings, and her brother-in-law saw a black, funny-looking object.

Keysville, Virginia, reported a long silver object shaped like a cigar on February 22, 1952, which would disappear and reappear.

On July 16, 1952, two veteran airline pilots, W. B. Nash and W. H. Fortenberry, reported seeing eight huge, glowing, orange-red discs dipping in formation at supersonic speed near Norfolk, Virginia. They described the maneuverability as far beyond human endurance.

Washington, D.C., experienced radar screens showing flying "whatzits" for almost five hours on July 29, 1952. Air force experts attributed these to layers of cold air, with Maj. Gen. John A. Samford discounting theories of aerial vehicles from abroad or other worlds.

Further reports from August 1952 include flotillas of bright, shining objects over Albany, New York, and unidentified objects observed by radar near Washington, D.C., which army planes failed to intercept.

London, England, reported mysterious metallic, glowing, and circular objects seen twice in the sky between November 1 and 19, 1953, recorded on radar screens at an estimated height of 60,000 feet.

UFO Comments and Opinions

The "UFO Comments and Opinions" section includes commentary from Editor Wes Izzard of the Amarillo Globe-News, who asserted that flying saucers are space ships from other planets, with some found and examined by the government in secret laboratories. He claimed these craft were made of an unidentified light metal and contained small, human-like beings. He suggested the government planned to release this information gradually.

Another item discusses a "secret government expert" report about flying saucer spaceships and "little men" at Denver University, which was later explained as a scientific spoof by instructor Francis Broman to teach critical evaluation.

Mr. Gunn, president of the Picton Unidentified Flying Objects Research Organization in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, began a second visit to the district in May 1970 due to reports of "flying saucer nests" and sightings. His research focused on mapping landing sites and investigating magnetic fields.

Under "FALLS," a report from May 26, 1970, in Festus, Missouri, describes Mrs. Elida Kent finding a "red-hot" cylindrical object about two inches long in her garden after hearing an explosion. The object was taken to the sheriff's office.

Skyquakes

On January 4, 1952, San Diego, California, experienced three mystery blasts that registered on a seismograph, with police and coast guard officials having "absolutely no idea" of the cause. A woman reported seeing a shooting star close to the ground.

On April 20, 1970, Canberra, Australia, experienced a blast believed to be caused by a huge exploding meteor that crashed about 20 miles south of the city. Mr. Harry Nicholls described seeing a very bright flash like a meteor, but about 30 or 40 times the size of a normal star.

Sighting Report Reference Chronology (April 1970)

This section lists specific UFO sightings from April 1970, including dates, locations (Canada, Australia, USA), descriptions (hovered, low slow flyover, possible landing, flyby, exploded, fly down, maneuvered), and witness report numbers.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes throughout this compilation are the widespread nature of UFO sightings across different geographical locations and time periods, the variety in descriptions of the objects (shape, size, color, speed, behavior), and the involvement of both civilian witnesses and, in some cases, military personnel and aircraft. The editorial stance appears to be one of documenting these events without necessarily endorsing them as extraterrestrial, though some reports and comments lean towards that interpretation. The inclusion of "UFO Comments and Opinions" and the "Skyquakes" section suggest an interest in exploring various facets and explanations related to unexplained aerial phenomena.