Flying Saucer Digest - No 123 - 1993

Magazine Overview

Title: FLYING SAUCER DIGEST
Issue: No. 123
Date: Fall 1993
Publisher: United Aerial Phenomena Agency (UAPA)

Editor's Note: Upcoming UFO Conference

The "FROM THE EDITOR" section, written by Allan J. Manak, announces the 31st National UFO Conference, scheduled to be held at the Pierre Radisson Inn Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 17, 1994. The UAPA will host a traditional cocktail party and banquet for attendees on Friday, September 16th. The conference itself will consist of two sessions: the first from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the second from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Specialized research workshops will also take place starting at 11:00 a.m. throughout the day and evening. Door prizes, valued up to fifty dollars, will be given away before each speaker. Attendees will receive a special "UFO packet" compliments of Flying Saucer Digest. The price of the conference will be announced in the next issue, but a significant discount will be offered for tickets purchased for both sessions before August 1, 1994. The convention is expected to feature the largest selection of dealers' tables ever seen at a UFO gathering. Those interested in attending the "last great Cleveland UFO convention" can write to UAPA Convention, Box 347032, Cleveland, Ohio 44134, for a special package to be mailed out in early 1994.

UFO BITS AND PIECES

This section provides a collection of brief news items and event announcements related to ufology.

• International UFO Congress and Film Festival: Scheduled for November 28 - December 5 at the Las Vegas Showboat Hotel, featuring 24 UFO speakers and a film festival. A package price of $249 includes a 7-night stay, daily breakfast buffets, admission to events, and a "meet your speakers" cocktail party. Contact information is provided for the International UFO Congress in Oakland, California.
• Outa Limits UFO Enigma Museum: Located in Roswell, New Mexico, this museum displays a re-creation of the 1947 alleged saucer crash, an eight-foot-long UFO, sculptured aliens, and major UFO events by decade. It also has a space program exhibit and offers UFO books, t-shirts, and bumper stickers for sale. Admission is $1.
• Astronomy Magazine Article: The December 1993 issue features an article titled "Death From The Sky," which discusses the Tunguska event of 1908 as an asteroid impact, highlighting the danger of catastrophic impacts on Earth.
• New Book Announcement: "From the Big Bang To Planet X" by Terence Dickinson is mentioned as a fact-filled guide answering fifty questions about astronomy, including the Big Bang Theory, black holes, Planet X, and the expansion of the universe. It is recommended for anyone interested in UFOs.
• Israeli Incident Follow-up: Barry Chamish reports on an incident in Tsur Moshe, Israel, where Eli Cohen witnessed his home light up on September 9, 1991, at 5:30 p.m.

Publication Details

FLYING SAUCER DIGEST is published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) by the United Aerial Phenomena Agency (UAPA). Allan J. Manak is the Chairman/Editor, Rick R. Hilberg is the Assistant Editor, Carol Hilberg is the Typist, and Benita C. Owens is the Staff artist. UAPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and related subjects. Correspondence and manuscripts are welcomed with an SASE for return. Subscription rates are $9.00 for 4 issues or $17.00 for 8 issues. Foreign subscriptions add $3.00 per year. The UAPA address is Box 347032, Cleveland, Ohio 44134.

Kadima, Israel UFO Flap

This section details a series of unusual events in Kadima, Israel, beginning with an Israeli film of a UFO. On March 20, 1993, Aviva Carmel reported seeing a silver craft land in her backyard in two stages. The craft was described as being the size and shape of a fruit silo, about twenty yards in diameter. She observed a crew member, approximately 2.5 meters tall, wearing silver foil coveralls. The next morning, an imprint of the craft, a counterclockwise circle 22 feet in diameter, was found in her backyard. Carmel sought out UFO researchers instead of authorities.

Ten days later, on March 30, the craft landed again, leaving a red fluid that caused Carmel nausea for two days. The following night, the craft returned, leaving another imprint and the red fluid, along with dozens of shards of silvery material. Israeli UFO researchers collected the fluid and shards. Newspapers were informed but asked not to reveal the landing sites.

In the early morning of May 28, a UFO buzzed the Galilee region at low altitude, leading to hundreds of witnesses demanding explanations. On the same morning, a craft landed in the backyard of Shoshi, the treasurer of the Kadima village council. Another imprint was examined, containing the same red fluid that caused Shoshi two days of nausea.

Israel experienced a significant flap involving four known landings and hundreds of witnesses. A government television station aired a one-hour show featuring twenty witnesses, all examined by clinical psychologist Nachman Raz, who found no clinical illness among them and stated they were strangers who experienced similar events.

One of the shards from Aviva Carmel's backyard was submitted to the State of Israel Institute of Geology for analysis by Dr. Henry Fuhner. His report stated that the material was composed of elemental silicon, "A SUBSTANCE NOT FOUND ON THIS PLANET." The report emphasized that the silicon found on Earth is created through polymers, and the shards were not created by any known process.

By the second week in June, UFO activity returned to the Kadima area, specifically at Carmei-Yosef, five miles away. For six consecutive nights, a craft hovered over the village, witnessed by hundreds, and pictures appeared in local papers. The article concludes by noting that there is something at Kadima important enough for UFOs to land there multiple times and circle the area extensively, with Israeli ufologists attempting to determine the attraction without success.

UFO Retrospective: Monon Railroad Incident

This section recounts a UFO sighting that occurred on October 3, 1958, at approximately 3:10 a.m. A Monon Railroad freight train was crossing through Clinton County, Indiana, when four peculiar white lights appeared from out of the night and crossed in front of the train. The objects then turned about and flew to the rear of the train, where they were fully observed by the crew. The UFOs circled and followed the train for about one hour and ten minutes. The objects were described as flattened and brightly glowing, flying "sort of on edge." When the conductor shone a bright light on the objects, they seemed to react and fly off, but later returned and paced the train again before flying off permanently. The incident suggests intelligent controllability due to the maneuvering formations.

Around and About the Saucer World

This section compiles various UFO sightings and related news from different locations.

• Ohio Motorists Report Unusual Object: On April 8th, motorists near Lebanon and Warren correctional institutions reported seeing a silent object with rotating colored lights. The Lebanon post of the Ohio Highway Patrol received four calls between 2:30 and 3:35 a.m. The object could have been a weather balloon, plane, or UFO. The patrol was unable to send a car due to an accident, but Wright-Patterson Air Force Base confirmed no planes were flying in the area. LCI Warden William Dallman stated there is no such thing as a UFO, while a spokeswoman for WCI noted that staff members might have seen something.
• July 13th Sightings Baffle Indiana Observers: Staffer Janice Karlovich of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reported unusual objects sighted in a two-county area. George Rowe described an unidentified flying object near his Whitley County home as having lights, being quiet, low, and slow. He and his 14-year-old son saw six to eight red lights. A similar sighting was reported by another Whitley County man, a Ligonier family, and two Ligonier police officers. Military and weather officials could not explain the incident. Walt DeHaven, an engineer, saw what he thought were three helicopters flying in formation but heard no noise. Fort Wayne International Airport and the Indiana Air National Guard reported no unusual radar activity or flights in the area. Grissom Air Force Base confirmed they do not send aircraft over northeast Indiana. Lt. Shirley Zumbehl suggested the possibility of new, quieter military helicopters, while Russ Marshall mentioned the Doppler effect as a possible explanation for the lack of sound.
• Blimp-Like Mystery Object in New Jersey: On August 18th, residents of the Hudson area of New Jersey reported seeing an object resembling a blimp. No airship flights were logged for that night. Robert Herzig and four passengers saw a brightly lit flying saucer over Tonnelle Avenue. Their description matched another account, but a policeman suggested it might have been a blimp. Herzig described the object as hovering in a fixed position before taking off rapidly southeast towards Hoboken. Marian Terminato noted a "gorgeous glow" from the object. Police in New York City, Hoboken, and North Bergen received no calls about UFOs. No blimps were tethered at Teterboro Airport, and the Blockbuster Blimp was moored at Linden Airport. Teterboro Airport reported no unexplained radar blips. Another alleged sighting occurred at Fairview Little League Field around 10 p.m., where Patty Strobel and others saw a UFO hover with lights and a beam on top, described as about 50 feet in diameter.
• Nocturnal Swim Includes UFO Sighting: The Towanda, PA Review reported on a July 8th incident where a woman from Wysox Township saw an unidentified flying object while in her swimming pool at 12:45 a.m. The object had three round white lights in front and moved with a rolling motion. It sounded like a jet roaring and had no flashing lights like an airplane.
• Another Swim Case: A 31-year-old man from New Brighton reported seeing an unidentified flying object while swimming in his apartment's pool on August 1st around 9:30 p.m. He described a bright light traveling in a zigzag pattern, then a half-circle, before leaving in the opposite direction. A New Brighton officer responded and also reported seeing the lights. The man contacted the FBI and the U.S. Air Force, but was informed that these agencies no longer take UFO reports.

More Rare UFO Material at Special Prices

This section advertises a collection of rare UFO material available for purchase through UAPA Magazine. Items include "Psychic Dimensions" (July 1974), "Official UFO" (May 1976), "Ideals UFO Magazine No. 7" (Sept. 1979), "Alien Body Photos" (an updated report), "People Press: UFO Report 1975," "Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)" (AFR 200-2, Sept. 14, 1959), "Flying Saucers No. 61" (Ray Palmer publication), "Search Magazine No.144" (Ray Palmer publication), "Eastwest Journal Vol.9 No.2," "The Monster Times" (various issues), "UFO Report Vol.2, No.3," "UFO Report Vol.2, No.4," "UFO Report Vol.4, No.4," "Close Encounters Magazine Collectors Edition" (1978), "Close Encounters Poster No.1" (1977), and "Close Encounters Poster No.2" (1978). Prices are listed for each item, and all prices include postage. Orders should be sent to UAPA Magazine, P.O. Box 347032, Cleveland, Ohio 44134.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of Flying Saucer Digest revolve around UFO sightings and conferences, with a strong emphasis on detailed case reports and the dissemination of information within the ufology community. The magazine actively promotes upcoming UFO events, such as the 31st National UFO Conference, and serves as a platform for sharing research and witness accounts. The editorial stance appears to be one of serious investigation and documentation of UFO phenomena, as evidenced by the detailed reporting on the Kadima flap, including scientific analysis of physical evidence, and the compilation of various sightings from different regions. The inclusion of a "More Rare UFO Material" section suggests a commitment to preserving and making accessible historical and significant documents within the field. The publication itself, produced by the United Aerial Phenomena Agency (UAPA), positions itself as a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of UFOs.