FUFOR - 1994 12 - Leter to friends of FUFOR - December

Magazine Overview

This document is a December 1994 newsletter from the Fund for UFO Research Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating and raising awareness about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrial intelligence. The newsletter, addressed to 'Dear Friend,' provides an update on the organization's activities and appeals for support.

Key Developments and Initiatives

The newsletter highlights several key developments in 1994 concerning UFO investigations:

• Government Investigation into Roswell: It notes the first official government investigation into a UFO case in 25 years, launched by Rep. Steve Schiff of New Mexico. This investigation, handled by the General Accounting Office (GAO), aims to determine if there has been a government cover-up of information related to the Roswell UFO crash.
• U.S. Air Force Report on Roswell: In response to the GAO investigation, the U.S. Air Force released a report on September 8, 1994, explaining the Roswell case as a formerly classified government effort to monitor Soviet nuclear tests, known as Project Mogul.
• Grassroots Declassification Effort: The Fund for UFO Research is spearheading a grassroots effort to declassify all U.S. Government information regarding UFOs or extraterrestrial intelligence. Readers are encouraged to support this initiative by signing the enclosed 'Roswell Declaration.' The goal is to collect at least 10,000 signatures before presenting them to the White House and Congress in early 1995.

The Roswell Incident

The newsletter provides a detailed account of the Roswell Incident, referencing the "Roswell Declaration" itself. It states that 47 years prior (in 1947), an incident occurred in the southwestern desert of the United States involving the recovery of material alleged to be of extraterrestrial origin by the U.S. Military. The initial press release announcing this event, issued by Colonel William Blanchard of the 509th Bomb Group, was later retracted and replaced with a story claiming the material was merely a weather balloon. The newsletter asserts that this was a cover-up, confirmed by individuals directly involved, including General Thomas DuBose and Major Jesse Marcel, the Intelligence Officer of the 509th Bomb Group.

Congressman Steven Schiff's efforts to obtain information from the Defense Department regarding the 1947 Roswell event were met with stonewalling, which he described as "astounding" and indicative of "another government coverup."

Call for Executive Order

The newsletter argues that official government assurances or denials are often meaningless. It proposes a straightforward solution: an Executive Order declassifying any information regarding the existence of UFOs or extraterrestrial intelligence. Such an order would be a formality if no information is being withheld, but it would have the positive effect of setting the record straight and ending years of controversy and suspicion. If information does exist, the newsletter contends, it is knowledge of profound importance to which all people worldwide should have an inalienable right.

Financial Support and Publications

The Fund for UFO Research has spent nearly $100,000 over the past four years to support the Roswell case investigation. The newsletter makes a direct appeal for tax-deductible contributions to continue pressing for congressional hearings to end government cover-ups. Contributors of $15 or more will receive copies of the front pages of the Roswell Daily Record from July 8-9, 1947, detailing the discovery of a "flying disc" and the subsequent "explanation" as a weather balloon. This offer is made possible through a special arrangement with the UFO Museum & Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico.

A list of publications on the Roswell case is also provided, including:

• "Crash at Corona" by Stanton T. Friedman and Don Berliner
• "Roswell in Perspective" by Karl Pflock
• "Recollections of Roswell" (VHS)
• "Recollections of Roswell (Part Two)" (VHS)
• "Report of Air Force Research Regarding the 'Roswell Incident'" by Col. Richard L. Weaver, USAF

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The primary themes of this newsletter are government transparency, the investigation of UFO phenomena, and the specific case of the Roswell Incident. The editorial stance is one of advocacy for open access to information, skepticism towards official government explanations of unexplained events, and a belief in the importance of public knowledge regarding potential extraterrestrial intelligence. The Fund for UFO Research actively seeks to mobilize public support through petitions and financial contributions to achieve these goals.