Newsletter KPUFO

Magazine Overview

Title: Newsletter KPUFO
Issue: 1/2003
Date: 2003
Publisher: Klub psychotroniky a UFO (KPU)
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Czech

This issue of the KPU Newsletter provides a comprehensive report on the organization's activities and achievements in 2002, outlining its strategic development, ongoing projects, and future plans. The newsletter emphasizes the club's growth, its role as an information hub for anomalous phenomena, and its collaborative efforts within the Czech Republic and internationally.

Organizational Development and Structure

The year 2002 was significant for the Klub psychotroniky a UFO (KPU) as it solidified its strategy and development. The organization, initially built as a compact entity, expanded its reach by establishing branches in every district of the Czech Republic. This decentralized structure ensures that local issues can be addressed with an understanding of regional conditions. Each district branch is supported by its own media and organizational resources, including dedicated internet pages that list regional points of interest, anomalous phenomena, natural curiosities, and historical questions. These pages also feature information on the branch's activities and provide viewpoints on local paranormal topics that have gained media attention.

Over its eleven years of development, KPU has chosen to function as an information bank for anomalous and mysterious phenomena, serving both its members and the broader research community. The central KPU office launched several long-awaited projects in 2002:

• An album of megalithic monuments and interesting natural stone formations in the Czech Republic.
• An album of agro symbols, including crop circles in grass, ice, snow, and mud in the Czech Republic, along with a comprehensive overview of related issues and examples of foreign patterns.
• An album of cryptozoological cases, currently available in a limited format.

Additionally, KPU began developing specialized web pages focusing on specific topics:

• An overview of UFO abductions.
• Unusual inventions and technologies ahead of their time.
• Mysterious blurry shapes in photographs.
• Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC): an overview of the phenomenon and a search for cases in the Czech Republic.

Projects nearing completion include:

• Contacts and 'contactees': a comprehensive overview of personalities, species, motives, and the issues surrounding sects and organizations, along with an album of alien beings categorized by encounter type.

Further projects in development cover:

• Atlantis and other mythical lands.
• Mysterious disappearances.
• Mysteries of the Nazi occupation of CSR.
• The Knights Templar and their activities in the Czech Republic.
• Nostradamus' prophecies.
• Venceslav Patrovsky: a human and researcher.

Data Processing and Research Goals

The newsletter highlights that the primary challenge is no longer conducting research but processing the gathered and centralized data. KPU emphasizes the need to define research tasks and directions that lead to concrete and tangible results. A persistent goal is the launch of several databases:

• Database of Places: Contains data on over 3,000 municipalities in the Czech Republic, including information on significant monuments, natural attractions, past anomalous phenomena, and interesting legends.
• Database of UFO Cases: Documents over 1,600 recorded UFO incidents in the Czech Republic. This database aims to enable territorial searches (what occurs in a given area) and temporal searches (occurrence of anomalous phenomena within a specific period), alongside searches for specific phenomena or anomalies.
• Database of Anomalous Psychotronic Phenomena and Cases: Initially, this database will offer a concise summary of specific cases (e.g., UFOs) in a tabular format. Later, it will provide full case details, including letters, articles, correspondence with witnesses, and researchers' commentary.

Member Engagement and Internal Operations

KPU aims to foster an environment where members can find a supportive atmosphere, a collective of like-minded colleagues and friends, and a space for their interests and self-realization. Participation in various projects, alongside regional research and mapping, is seen as a way to involve hundreds of individual members in research activities and to offer new members immediate opportunities for engagement that suit their personal and research interests.

Recognizing that efficient collaboration is key, KPU plans to organize meetings for members from different districts and for colleagues working on thematic tasks. The newsletter acknowledges that while unproductive meetings are outdated, personal acquaintance significantly aids in achieving objectives. KPU also has members abroad, who are tasked with presenting their interests and gathering compatriots interested in anomalous phenomena. Internet pages for individual countries are being prepared.

The organization stresses that its activities will not yield financial gain, fame, or power, but are driven by a desire for self-improvement and the joy of contributing to oneself and others. This philosophy guides their approach to all organizational and content-related objectives.

Collaboration with Other Organizations

In 2002, KPU proposed a framework for communication and equal cooperation among all ufological and paranormal research societies. However, these proposals were rejected, reinforcing KPU's commitment to strengthening its own organization. The rejected proposals also exposed underlying disagreements among societies and revealed relationships with KPU that had been skillfully concealed.

• Project Zare: Relations with Project Zare were normalized after many years. Data exchange regarding UFO cases and joint consultations on other issues are ongoing. Collaborative efforts include developing web pages on UFO abductions and creating two versions of a UFO researcher's handbook.
• Badatelske centrum Statenice (BCS): KPU exchanges data and consults with BCS on various issues, and they jointly operate a website featuring strange photographic phenomena.
• Luna, Gnom, and Fantastic Fact Club (FFC): Initial contacts have been established, and KPU is open to any meaningful cooperation with these clubs.
• Zablesk Club: Relations were severed after KPU was suspected of dishonest intentions when proposing cooperation. This was followed by media attacks on KPU. Consequently, no agreements on further cooperation have been reached.
• Czech Psychoenergetic Society: Material exchange is ongoing, and KPU has submitted proposals for joint approaches on several issues.
• Association of Researchers in Psychotronics: KPU plans to establish a joint research program focused on psychotronics.

KPU also recognizes the need to systematically address correspondence with international research organizations and individuals, which has been sporadic. A key question is whether foreign organizations are interested in information exchange and have something to offer beyond their publications. The relevance of research problems requiring consultation is also considered, as unclear questions yield no answers. Members interested in this area are encouraged to contact the committee. International contacts are expected to expedite the translation of KPU's web pages and materials.

Tasks for the Future

Future organizational development will focus on increasing membership, educating existing members, and enhancing their capabilities. KPU emphasizes that organizational growth should be organic, driven by members actively promoting the club within their local communities, focusing on individuals' knowledge, interests, and potential. This approach aims to create networks and foster new clubs.

Further Reports

• Honorary Membership: Nominations for honorary membership in KPU are open. Ing. Oldrich Valek, an author and researcher in psychotronics, has been nominated. Any member can submit or veto nominations by May 14, 2003 (KPU's anniversary).
• West Bohemian Meeting: A meeting for psychotronics researchers from West Bohemia will be held on April 19, 2003, in Nepomuk at the 'U Zeleneho stromu' restaurant. The program includes introductions, experience sharing, book sales, and a potential excursion to Zelenou horu. Attendees are advised to wear sportswear and bring a flashlight.
• New Web Pages: New thematic pages on "SHC - Spontaneous Human Combustion" have been launched in collaboration with Project Zare. Articles and an overview of SHC cases worldwide and in the Czech Republic are available at http://www.sweb.cz/shc.k.
• Call for Contributions: KPU is seeking contributions for pages on "Mysteries of the Nazi occupation of CSR 1939-1945." The concept involves dividing the topic into sections (underground, hidden, secret weapons, etc.) with introductions, tabular overviews of locations and issues, and access to maps, facts, articles, and opinions.
• International Correspondence: Initial contacts have been made with Polish researchers regarding secret Nazi weapons.
• Lithuanian Ufology: Lithuanian researchers have published a "New Ufological Doctrine" and issued an "Open Letter" to European colleagues. KPU is translating these documents.
• Open Day: An open day was held on March 28, 2003, at the Center for Alternative Care in Stary Plzenec, featuring programs on health prevention and automatic drawing.

Member Inquiries

The newsletter poses several questions to its members:

• Does anyone have information about Bronnikov's method, mentioned in the magazine Medium 12/2002?
• Does anyone know the precise coordinates of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
• Is there information about a house belonging to Mr. Jirouse in Doubravice (North Bohemia) where areas of significant gravity change are reportedly located?

Statistical Observations and Data Needs

Statistical analysis of published data suggests that agro symbols in grain do not typically form around the new moon but rather during the full moon and new moon periods. Major cosmic incidents tend to occur at the beginning of the year. KPU seeks more data to refine these observations, specifically requesting lists of agro symbol occurrences worldwide. They also welcome assistance in compiling a list of observed beings and a simple overview of published cases.

Publications

The latest issue of ZAZ (c. 1/2003) has been released. KPU, in collaboration with Project Zare, has published "Researcher's Handbook I – Materials for UFO Research." KPU members receive it free with ZAZ; non-members can purchase it for 30 CZK.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The newsletter consistently emphasizes the importance of organized research, data collection, and dissemination of information regarding anomalous phenomena. KPU positions itself as a central hub for such activities in the Czech Republic, fostering a community of researchers and encouraging both individual and collaborative efforts. The editorial stance is one of proactive investigation, data-driven analysis, and a commitment to expanding the understanding of unexplained events, while also acknowledging the challenges of data processing and the need for clear research objectives. There is a strong focus on building a robust organizational structure and fostering a sense of community among members.