MUFON Arizona - 1993 08 16 - Vol 02 No 08

Magazine Overview

Title: M.U.F.O.N. Arizona Chapter
Issue: Vol. 11 / Issue 8
Date: Monday, August 16, 1993
Publisher: MUFON

This issue of the MUFON Arizona Chapter newsletter provides updates on local UFO activity, personal experiences, and broader phenomena. It includes meeting announcements, reports on recent sightings, and articles exploring various aspects of ufology.

From the Director's Desk

Ray Maurer, State Director, shares his experiences and observations. He notes encountering many people with UFO experiences and recounts a conversation in Palm Springs about a potential abduction case. The woman in question exhibited signs such as missing time, lights in the room, feelings of paralysis, and unexplained marks on her body, including the absence of a bone beneath her nose. Her sister and 11-year-old daughter were also reportedly having similar experiences. Maurer announces that the August meeting will feature the video tape "UFO Secrets -- The Roswell Crash," brought back from the Roswell Museums by Tom Taylor and Mary Hart. The meeting also allows time for members to chat, socialize, and share experiences.

Strawberry Sighting

Joe Hammond reports a sighting on Wednesday, April 7, 1993, near sunset in Strawberry, Arizona. While walking to the Black Bear Restaurant, he and his wife, along with friends, observed a classic disc-shaped object with a silvery appearance and a classic disc shape. It was positioned at an 11 o'clock position, not moving, and clearly not a star, aircraft, or the moon. Their Amish friends were shocked. After dining, they returned to the parking lot, and the object was no longer visible. Hammond concludes that the phenomenon was not celestial and dismisses the possibility of it being a balloon, defiantly stating, "take that to Phil Klass!"

Media Watch

By Tom Taylor, Section Director.

This section aims to keep the public informed about UFO-related programs aired on television, radio, and in newspapers. Taylor notes that information is often received too late to be published in advance. He is unaware of any major UFO programs scheduled for late July or early August. He highlights "UFO AZ" with host Ted Loman on Dimension Cable (Channel 22) on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. as a local program featuring various guests and topics.

National Examiner Article: "UFOs Put on Show For Entire Town"

This article, dated July 27, 1993, details numerous UFO sightings in southeastern Arizona. The sightings involved hundreds of orange UFOs, described as cigar-shaped or arc-shaped spacecraft, that appeared multiple times, causing fear. Candy Herrera from Duncan, Arizona, described bright orange lights moving at treetop level, stationary and making a beeping sound, with a whitish glow from a top dome and a flashing white light from the bottom. Her husband, a Greenlee undersheriff, confirmed that 13 others reported similar sightings. The Graham County Sheriff's Office in Safford received 50 calls about brightly lit, dancing UFOs, some near the new University of Arizona telescopes on Mount Graham. An animal control officer reported seeing three orange objects over Artesia that were clear, beautiful, noiseless, and hypnotic. Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack notified Davis Monthan Air Force Base, but the response was "No comment." The following night, hundreds more calls were received, with teens reporting four orange lights flashing overhead with a rumbling noise. Marge Bonia of Clifton saw a brightly lit UFO, and Glenn Jacobs of the Round Valley Paper sketched a similar object. The article notes that Sheriff Mack was concerned about the lights near the telescopes.

Examiner Reporter's Follow-up

Examiner Reporter Glenn Troelstrup expresses initial skepticism but, prompted by a tip from Doris Barley, contacted Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack. After being informed that the Sheriff would not be available until Monday, Troelstrup explained his purpose. The dispatcher confirmed receiving 40 to 50 calls from residents. Troelstrup also attempted to contact the editor of the Wild West News in Safford but was unsuccessful initially. On Monday, MUFON member Diane Hobson inquired about the case. Troelstrup, using a three-way calling feature, contacted the Sheriff's office again, but was asked to leave his number. He then reached Chuck Rosa, editor of the Wild West News, who confirmed the story's truthfulness and stated that UFO reports were common in the area. Rosa agreed to send copies of the article in exchange for a contribution.

Tom Taylor notes that he learned not everything in tabloids is fabricated and thanks Doris Barley and Diane for their encouragement.

"Wild West News" Articles

Two articles from the "Wild West News" (March 19 and April 9, 1993) are included verbatim:

"3 ORANGE DANCING LIGHTS" (March 19, 1993): Reports from Graham County Sheriff's Department confirm UFO sightings of orange glowing lights dancing in the sky, described as being about the brightness of the moon with an orange glow. Three objects were seen hovering or floating above Artesia near the Federal Prison at the base of Mt. Graham. The sightings lasted 20 to 30 minutes at a time, with no sound. Sheriff Mack stated that the Air Force was notified and sent aircraft to check the sightings but provided no confirmation. Reports suggested flares, weather balloons, or military experimental missiles. Many people, including a dispatcher, patrol officer, and search and rescue officer, witnessed the objects.

"ANOTHER UFO SIGHTING CONFIRMED IN GRAHAM, GREENLEE COUNTIES" (April 9, 1993): Greenlee County Sheriff's deputies confirmed a UFO sighting on Saturday evening, April 3, 1993. Undersheriff Carmello Herrera and Deputy Pat Sexton observed a bright diamond-shaped object with internal lights. The object traveled northeast above the San Francisco River and was seen in Graham County before 7 p.m. It was reported by at least nine more people in the Clifton area. Descriptions included a bright interior, legs for landing, and windows. The object's motion was described as hovering and spinning.

Beyond the Known: Mysterious Hummers

This section explores the phenomenon of unexplained humming sounds.

Antarctica

In the 1960s, reporters in Antarctica documented strange noises, described as rumblings, hummings, and the sound of heavy machines, emanating from desolate snow fields, even near scientists in undersnow caves. The source of these sounds remains unknown.

Weirdness on Long Island

In the early 1970s, residents of a home near Sag Harbor, Long Island, experienced loud hums, described as electronic noises, for weeks. The sound was confined to the inside of the house and ceased when one stepped outside. Investigations into electrical pollution, underground streams, and radio transmitters yielded no explanation. The author was consulted and declared it the "strangest hum" he had ever heard. The hum stopped after about six weeks. The article also mentions peculiar government installations on Long Island, including a fenced building in Babylon where all store burglar alarms would go off simultaneously at 3 a.m. This issue was resolved after a policeman complained to someone inside the building. The author also investigated low-frequency electrical fields (ELF) on Long Island and noted frequent phantom helicopter sightings, which are usually black with opaque windows and lack identification numbers.

Other noises, other places

In the summer of 1974, in Woodstock, N.Y., the author experienced a humming sound inside a local bank and a magazine store. Some people could hear the hum, while others could not. The article touches upon human hearing limitations and the ability of animals to hear higher frequencies and low-frequency vibrations, such as those preceding earthquakes. It also mentions tinnitus, a ringing in the ears, which can be exacerbated in certain areas.

Crop Circle Hums

In the 1980s, observers waiting for crop circles to appear reported peculiar sounds like buzzing, dronings, hummings, and booms. Andrew Collins, a crop circle expert, noted these sounds, which have been tape-recorded. The cause of crop circles remains unsolved. One theory suggests that the former Soviet Union might have launched a satellite projecting a radar beam or energy source that causes various effects on Earth, including flattening plants into crop circles. The hummings could be a result of this beam, particularly in enclosed spaces.

Another theory extends this idea, proposing an energy beam scanning Earth from a distant point in another galaxy. The article references early post-WWII radar experiments directed at the moon and planets.

Mark Chorvinsky of FATE magazine listed incessant, mysterious humming as one of the ten strangest occurrences in 1992, with residents of Hueytown, Alabama, and Watford, England, being affected. British authorities attributed this to "low frequency resonance along high pressure gas pipes."

Similar plumbing problems are reported in Taos, New Mexico, where people have been hearing a persistent hum since the spring of 1991. This has become a political issue, with Representative William Richardson suggesting it was "defense related," a claim contradicted by the Under-secretary of Defense John Deutsch, who stated no classified program could cause the hum. Taos has been visited by technicians and experts, but many residents remain baffled because they cannot hear the hum.

The article concludes that phantom hummers have been active for two generations, leaving science bewildered and politicians blaming each other. The author notes a mysterious hole in the ground requiring his attention.

Open Forum

This section invites reader comments and responses.

Abducted: Who Is and Who Is Not

This piece, written by an unnamed author (possibly "Romer" based on the signature), speculates on the nature of alien abductions. The author assumes abductions and hybridization are real and not illusions. Key points include:

1. Nonvolitional Abductions: Abductions are considered nonvolitional, requiring some form of "mind control" for those taken. Exceptions are noted.
2. Harvesting for Genetics: Citing Dr. David Jacobs, the author suggests aliens are harvesting humans for a genetics program to create human/alien hybrids.
3. Vast Resources: The scale of processing millions of humans suggests significant alien resources and potentially excessive numbers of alien individuals involved.
4. Human Traits: The author questions the aliens' need for so many humans and suggests that traits like physical strength and hardiness, combined with "tractableness" (or susceptibility to mind control), are desired.
5. Generational Selection: Alien abductions appear to target specific human families over generations.
6. Mind Control and Resistibility: The author posits that some individuals cannot be "mind controlled" or possess a high "resistibility," thus not being taken.

Note: This is a new feature, and readers are invited to submit comments, using pseudonyms if desired.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The newsletter consistently focuses on UFO sightings, abduction phenomena, and unexplained aerial phenomena. There is a clear interest in investigating and reporting on these topics, often drawing from media reports and personal accounts. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry, encouraging members to share experiences and ideas, while also presenting information from various sources, including tabloid reports, which the newsletter acknowledges can sometimes be accurate. The inclusion of the "Open Forum" suggests a desire to foster discussion and diverse perspectives within the MUFON community.