LONG ISLAND U.F.O. UPDATE

Magazine Overview

Title: LONG ISLAND U.F.O. UPDATE
Issue: X
Volume: II
Date: October 1991
Publisher: THE LONG ISLAND U.F.O. NETWORK INC.
Price: $2.00

This issue of the Long Island UFO Update focuses on recent sightings, investigations, and activities of the LIUFON organization. The cover prominently features a witness's drawing of a boomerang-shaped object observed in Flushing, Queens, in the fall of 1987, with the main headline highlighting this incident.

Meetings and Events

The newsletter provides updates on LIUFON's membership meetings. A meeting on Monday night at the South Country Library in Bellport Village featured a well-received slide lecture on the Moriches Bay U.F.O. Crash Presentation. Future meetings are scheduled for November 29th, 1991, with a slide presentation on the History of the U.F.O. Phenomenon, and December 27th, 1991, featuring a video presentation on the Face on Mars, both at the South Country Library in Bellport Village.

Operation Long Island Skywatch weekend observation trips have been canceled for the winter and will resume in April. The newsletter also notes that Dick Ruhl, a researcher and investigator, is recuperating from a heart attack and sends his best to the membership. Plans for an April Conference have been shelved due to budget issues, but a conference is being planned for October 1992.

LIUFON News and Investigations

A feature article discusses "The Whitestone and Flushing Sightings." The Whitestone sighting, reported by a trucking company employee named David, involved a pulsating, blue-white oval-shaped object observed over the Bronx on October 7th, 1991, which appeared to accelerate to supersonic speed. The drawing of this object is presented, and it bears resemblance to other reported oval shapes and the Hudson Valley Boomerang objects. The case has been given a high degree of credibility.

A "SPECIAL REPORT" details "The East River Sightings" from April 1991, where a LIUFON member's friend, Mr. H., reported observing a diamond-shaped craft with rectangular structures and a bright round object hovering over the East River. Light planes attempted to approach the diamond craft unsuccessfully. Mr. H. has reportedly seen the diamond craft on several other occasions.

The "LONG ISLAND SCENE" section covers various events and reports. A hypnotic regression session was conducted with a young nurse from West Islip, detailing an abduction experience on May 27th, 1990, involving humanoids and a Lizard creature. Further sessions are planned. The newsletter notes an increase in UFO activity in Queens and Manhattan, countering the skepticism that major cities are not sites for such phenomena. Reports from the Ronkonkoma Case couple detail a gynecological examination resulting in bruises, and the Medford Abduction Case involves massive scars and bleeding, possibly from forced sperm removal, affecting the husband. The children in the Medford family have also reported seeing strange creatures.

LIUFON's Hotline receives reports of more abductions occurring on the Island, suggesting increased future activity. Sightings are also increasing, with the current flap appearing to have continued from the 1970s through the 1980s and into the 1990s without abatement.

National and International UFO Review

The "NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UFO REVIEW" section covers events outside Long Island. The Gulf Breeze, Florida flap, which began in 1987, has intensified since 1989, with sightings of intense white and red lights over the Causeway Bridge, photographed as circles of lights and port hole lights.

"THE FUND FOR U.F.O. RESEARCH" (Mount Rainier, Maryland) has published its quarterly report. The Fund awarded a $1000 grant to Michael Chorost to investigate the "Crop Circle" phenomenon. Efforts are underway to establish a joint federation of U.S. and Soviet UFO Research Organizations to pool information. Bruce Maccabee, Ph. D., is communicating with Vladimir Azhazha of Soyuzufosentr for this purpose. Grants were also approved for Stanton Friedman to investigate the Gerald Anderson report concerning the Roswell Crash, and for Ann Druffel for medical expenses in an abduction case involving a missing fetus.

A report on "Puerto Rican Sightings" notes that Spanish and Mexican TV have covered the flap, while the national media continues to ignore it. Antonio Hueneeus, a UFO Researcher, provided this information.

Key Details and Findings

• Whitestone Sighting: Oval-shaped object, blue-white pulsating light, supersonic speed, high credibility.
• East River Sighting: Diamond-shaped craft with rectangular structures, accompanied by a round object, observed by a witness and approached by light planes.
• West Islip Abduction: Hypnotic regression reveals abduction by humanoids and a Lizard creature.
• Medford Abduction: Involves forced sperm removal and scarring.
• UFO Activity Trends: Increasing sightings and abductions on Long Island, continuing from previous decades.
• Research Funding: The Fund for UFO Research supports investigations into crop circles, Roswell Crash, and abduction cases.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the persistent and increasing UFO activity on Long Island, detailed investigations into specific sightings and abductions, and the efforts of LIUFON to document and share this information with its members and the public. The editorial stance is one of active investigation, documentation, and reporting, encouraging members to report sightings and providing a platform for sharing findings and research from both local and international sources. There is a clear emphasis on the credibility of witnesses and the thoroughness of LIUFON's investigations, as evidenced by the detailed case reports and the high degree of credibility assigned to the Whitestone sighting.