Interplanetary News-Scope - 1956 10 - October

Magazine Overview

Title: INTERPLANETARY NEWS-SCOPE
Issue Date: October 1956
Publisher: Genevieve Johnston (editor & publisher)
Country: USA
Language: English

This issue of the Interplanetary News-Scope Letter, a supplement to the Interplanetary Digest, addresses the publication's irregular schedule due to "lack of funds, lack of time and sheer exhaustion of my energy." The editor, Genevieve Johnston, expresses hope that the Digest, which she invested heavily in, might find its way into the world, noting that a New York City publishing company decided against it due to its "spiritual foundation."

The News-Scope Letter is offered free and will be published when news and funds permit. Johnston also notes a change of address but will maintain the Joshua Tree address as long as possible. She clarifies that she is not part of an organization but is "adventuring into the FREEDOM OF THE ULTIMATE!" She anticipates communicating again via this letter before Christmas.

Editorial: The Importance of MAN

The editorial section, described as a "very small space for such an All-Inclusive subject," focuses on "MAN, himself." Johnston identifies two forming groups: one still caught in "same old ideas, values and making Things important," and the other, the "GROUP OF NEWNESS," which recognizes that "MAN himself, that is the important factor in the Ever-Presence."

She criticizes the excessive attention given to "gadgets in the electronic and nuclear energy fields," asserting that potentials within the physical body and the spiritual nature of man remain largely untapped. The editorial poses the question: "What about the importance of MAN?"

Cover Story and News Items

The cover headline starkly contrasts technological progress with human stagnation: "More then ever of unusual sightings and phenomena...Much and various progress in Electronics and Nuclear Energy...but, Man's awareness remains static!"

The issue reports several significant events:

• Northern California Meteor: A brilliant meteor flashed over Northern California, exploding in an array of light seen by hundreds. Arthur Corwin, a control tower operator at San Francisco Airport, described it as trailing a giant, colorful tail and breaking up like a skyrocket, possibly off the coast northwest of San Francisco.
• Mars Cloud: A Japanese scientist in Tokyo reported a huge yellow cloud on the surface of Mars, measuring 1400 miles long and 300 miles wide.
• Hollywood UFO Sighting: An unidentified flying object (UFO) was seen over Hollywood, California, near Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave. Witnesses described it as orange-red, hanging beneath the full moon, or elongated, bathed in light, and moving up and down like an elevator.
• Hollywood Light: Another light, described as "brighter than Venus," flashed blue, yellow, and red across the skies over Hollywood. It moved erratically for 47 minutes over Pasadena, California, and was investigated by two jets from Oxnard Air Force Base, which "found nothing."
• Dr. Slipher's Mars Study: Dr. E. C. Slipher of Flagstaff, Arizona, is studying the planet Mars and has taken 20,000 photos of it, particularly when it came within 35 million miles of Earth.
• Air Force UFO Photo: The author mentions seeing a photograph of UFOs released by the Air Force, specifically from Utah and Montana, and wonders if the Air Force noted messages spelled out by these UFO radio signals.

Further Reports and Investigations

The "News-Scope cont'd from Page 1" section continues with more intriguing reports:

• UCLA Geophysics Investigation: Dr. Robert Holzer of the Institute of Geophysics at UCLA is investigating UFOs.
• Mars Radio Waves: U.S. Navy detected radio waves from Mars.
• Einstein Theory and Immortality: The possibility that Einstein's Theory, if based on "Ultimate Light," could make space crews immortal is raised.
• Michigan Sky Phenomenon: A brilliant white light was seen over Cadillac, Michigan.
• Abominable Snowman Sighting: An Australian writer, Peter C. Byrene, reported finding fresh, large, bare footprints in snow and sand on a glacier side in Sikkim, attributed to a Himalayan Abominable Snowman and woman.
• Sea Monster in Alaska: A "hairy-coated" sea monster, estimated to be 100 feet long and 15 feet wide, was found on a beach in Yakutat, Alaska.
• California Ball Sighting: In San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys, and Panorama City, California, a gold ball was seen in the sky. It landed in several spots, and three outer space visitors, described as about 7 feet tall with blond hair and dressed in ski suit-like attire, emerged and interacted with local residents.
• Kansas Sky Mystery: A "ball of Fire" was sighted in the Kansas sky, prompting a B47 to investigate, but nothing was found.
• Tear-Shaped Object: A "brilliantly lighted tear-shaped object with prongs or streams of light spraying downward" was sighted shortly after midnight. A second UFO, moving vertically and horizontally, was seen around 1 A.M.

Editorial Conclusion: The Path to Truth

The editorial concludes by warning against "new pills that promise you Tranquility" and advocating for meditation and detaching from the "sense-field" as the path to true tranquility. It urges parents to emphasize a "Nucleonic Career" but also to encourage children to "Seek ye first, the Kingdom of God, Within." This, it is argued, will enable them to be "capable and qualified for careers in Nucleonics."

The editorial further explores "the Electronics of God's Spirit in Man," which involves "uprooting of cunning-mind." This "cunning-mind" is described as an energy field that recharges concepts of good and evil, limiting individuals and even some "visitors from Outer Space." These visitors, despite potential advancements, are still "caught in darkness" and trapped within a "sense-field and death."

The path to liberation is presented as recognizing the "cunning-limited-mind" as false, leading to the functioning of "Christ-Love and Wisdom." This path aligns with God and Truth, embracing all consciously or unconsciously. The reader is urged to "make a change and be conscious of IT NOW!"

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the exploration of UFO phenomena and extraterrestrial encounters, juxtaposed with a strong emphasis on spiritual development and the untapped potential of humanity. The editorial stance is clearly spiritual, advocating for a shift away from materialistic and technological obsessions towards inner awareness, "Newness," and a connection with divine truth. There is a critique of the limitations of the "cunning-mind" and a promotion of "Christ-Love and Wisdom" as the ultimate path to understanding and transcendence. The magazine positions itself as a source of information on unexplained phenomena while simultaneously guiding readers towards a spiritual interpretation and personal transformation.