NICAP REPORTER

Magazine Overview

Title: NICAP REPORTER
Issue: Vol. 5 No. 1, Issue No. 49
Date: October 1966

This issue of the NICAP Reporter is dedicated to documenting a significant number of UFO sightings that occurred primarily in August 1966 across various regions of North America, with a particular focus on Minnesota. The publication also includes information on new books related to UFO phenomena, upcoming NICAP meetings, and a special notice regarding a deceased member.

Cover Story: Directed Motion in the Atmosphere

The cover features a quote from Adm. Delmer Fahrney, U.S.N. Ret., stating, "There are objects coming into our atmosphere at very high speeds. The way they change position in formations and override each other would indicate that their motion is directed." This sets the tone for the issue, highlighting the advanced and deliberate nature of the observed phenomena.

Article 1: Mysterious Flying Object Factory in Brazil

Mel Noel, a former Air Force pilot who was assigned to track down flying objects, recounted a story told to him by an unnamed university professor in Mexico. This professor claimed to have learned of a secret laboratory in Brazil's Andes Mountains where Martian and earth scientists allegedly worked side-by-side. Noel stated that this laboratory stemmed from Guglielmo Marconi's pre-World War II attempts to harness electromagnetic forces. According to the professor, after Marconi's death in 1937, scientists continued the research, and Martian spaceships landed at the base. These Martians, satisfied with the peaceful nature of the scientists' endeavors, agreed to help them. Noel himself was scheduled to take a flight in an earth-produced flying object in November or December. The laboratory reportedly only allowed visitors who renounced their citizenship and decided never to return home.

Article 2: Minnesota UFO Sightings - August 16th

This section details numerous sightings from Minnesota on August 16th:

• West Battle Lake, Henning: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pikal reported seeing two objects described as large, misty light balls that changed colors and appeared to hang over a beach. They found the experience frightening.
• Detroit Lakes: Three residents saw a circular object with bright red, yellow, and orange colors.
• Henning Area: An "eerie" horseshoe-shaped object was reported.
• Near Big Mantrap Lake: Jack Miller saw an object approximately 2-3 feet in diameter hovering a few hundred feet above the ground, which appeared to follow his car.
• Near U.S. 52 North and Olmsted: Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonough sighted a round, lighted object about 150 feet across, which became elongated as it disappeared north. It hovered about 300 yards from the road and looked like a small moon coming down, estimated to be the size of a B-52 airplane when viewed from a distance.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul Area: Radio stations received about 75 calls from people reporting objects in the sky. Employees at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reported sighting "an object."
• Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie: Several pilots reported an object that settled on the runway and then zoomed up and away.
• Highway 34 between Whipholt and Walker: Bob Carmody and Pat Dermody (both 17) reported an egg-shaped, luminous silvery green object moving silently just above the trees, measuring about 200 feet in diameter.
• Walker: A group of women observed a huge white disc through treetops.
• Cass Lake: Residents sighted a peculiar light about 200 feet above the Erbe Drive-In, shaped like a horseshoe.
• Near Sleepy Eye: A UFO appeared like the moon, descended, got larger, then disappeared, leaving a cloud of vapor.
• Rainier: Several persons saw a UFO hovering above the community building, glowing bright red.

Article 3: More Minnesota Sightings and Other Locations

• Ponsford: Residents observed an object 2-3 feet in diameter hovering a few feet above the ground, emitting a blue flame.
• Hibbing: George Lehman (14) and Patrick McKenzie (12) saw a "big ball" that glowed, turned darker, took on a horseshoe shape, then vaporized and soared away.
• South of Roseau: Two UFOs were seen, described as looking like a moon.
• Eastern Duluth: An eerie UFO hovered over a car, terrifying the occupants. James Luhm, the driver, described a spinning, globe-shaped object that changed colors and came toward the car. It was estimated to be the size of a football field.
• Rice Lake, Minnesota: A farmer reported seeing a ball of glowing yellow light emerge from the northeast, move southeasterly, and disappear and reappear. His cattle became disturbed.
• Rice Lake, Wisconsin Area: A farm couple reported seeing a "moon-like object glowing many colors." It approached, took an oblong shape, and caused the couple's car windshield to steam up.
• West Tischer Road, Duluth, Minnesota: Three teenagers saw a large dark object moving northeast, appearing a few hundred yards above the ground, carrying bright orange flashing lights.
• Southeastern South Dakota: Highway Patrolman James Jorgensen and Patrolman Charles Nelson saw an unexplainable sight. Game Warden Don Herrick had also seen the object. It was described as about the size of a dime with pulsating red and green lights, moving northeasterly, stopping, hovering, and then moving straight up at fantastic speed.
• Tripp, South Dakota: Residents reported hearing a buzzing noise emanating from a UFO that was considerably lower than usual.
• Near Flandreau, South Dakota: Members of the Ray Allen family and neighbors observed a "ball of fire" in a cornfield, described as a very large light that hovered and changed colors.
• Corwith, Iowa: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fett and family saw a large, bright UFO descend from the sky, then return skyward and disappear.
• Sioux City and LeMars, Iowa: Several UFOs were reported.
• Fort Smith, Arkansas: A deluge of reports between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on August 15th, including sightings of a bright star moving erratically, zooming, hovering, moving up and down, and breaking off smaller lights.
• Paragould, Arkansas: Residents reported seeing a bright star moving erratically.
• Sulphur Rock, Arkansas: A couple watched UFOs that appeared in every direction, forming a ring.
• Fort Smith, Arkansas (August 16th): A formation of three UFOs in a horizontal line flying low was reported between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
• Fayetteville, Arkansas: A large UFO was observed maneuvering in the sky between 1:15 a.m. and 2 a.m.
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas: A resident reported seeing four red UFOs, three arranged in a triangular formation.
• Marvell, Arkansas: Many glowing objects were seen, some zooming, hovering, moving up and down, and then zooming again.
• Little Rock, Arkansas: Radio station KAAY received over 100 reports of weird UFOs making rapid movements, not resembling aircraft, sitting still, moving in straight lines, making erratic changes, and bobbing up and down.
• Forrest City, Arkansas: Witnesses observed a triangle-shaped group of glowing objects moving from west to east. One UFO was bright and changed colors; two dimmer objects completed the triangle. The group changed positions and moved erratically.
• Smackover, Arkansas: A large glowing UFO came from the northeast, made a sharp curve east, stopped, hovered, and vanished.
• Rogers, Arkansas: Several glowing objects were seen, darting around, changing colors, and emitting long shafts of white light. Some shot off to the north or straight up.
• Hiwasee, Arkansas: A huge UFO was seen by Rev. Paul Seymore.

Article 4: Physicist's Sighting and Other Reports

• Catonsville, Maryland: Dr. Vasil Uzunoglu, a 40-year-old electronics specialist, reported seeing a large UFO moving at an estimated 4000 miles per hour, and at another time hanging motionless. He described it as silent, as big as a house, with distinct lights. He estimated the first sighting at 15,000 feet high, with two bright red lights and a green light. Later, he saw it again, much larger and nearer the ground (200-300 feet), with four red lights and a large yellow light. The object was round at the bottom and pointed toward the top, moving toward Alexandria and vanishing.
• Wilmington, Delaware: A "terrifically huge yellowish-white UFO" was seen, accompanied by a weird sound described as "chilling, whirring." Four residents heard this sound.
• Lorain, Ohio: Residents reported seeing UFOs repeatedly since about August 1st, sometimes close and sometimes at a distance. When close, they make a humming or drone-like sound.
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Metro and provincial police received calls about strange noises and objects in the sky. One man saw a large green object. Police Constable Alan Clark saw what appeared to be two stars moving southward, then curving at a 45-degree angle and moving erratically at high speed, described as "looping like acrobatic aircraft."
• Roxana, Delaware: A witness, preferring to remain unidentified, reported seeing a large UFO rising from the ground, accompanied by static on the car radio.
• McDonald, Ohio: Mrs. Florence Krossman and others watched about ten flying objects from 12:45 a.m. until almost 5 a.m. They maintained formation but changed rapidly. One object was believed to be the "mother ship."
• Sallisaw, Oklahoma: A mass display of "mother ship" type UFOs occurred, with an estimated 25 to 30 large objects in the sky, shining red and green with a white strip. They revolved, and smaller objects were clustered around them. Their shape appeared flat, oval, or elongated.
• Ashtabula, Ohio: Mr. and Mrs. Helpon reported a large silver disc about 50 feet in diameter hovering briefly over trees, then diving down. Mrs. Helpon described a "low gas fire, a very definite humming" sound.
• Edinboro, Pennsylvania: Brett Rutherford and six witnesses saw "a creature" near Edinboro Lake, described as having an indefinite shape, resembling a drawing made by a Jamestown, New York girl. The six-foot-tall "person or thing" was seen on a peninsula and witnesses fired weapons at it.
• Malvern, Arkansas: Five persons reported seeing a strange "thing" about 8 feet tall, changing color from red to orange to yellow. A local merchant, Fabar Mills, also confirmed reports. Mr. Mills was able to snap a picture of the "thing."
• Sacramento, California: Mrs. Eva Steele saw a glowing object hovering and then sliding silently away, passing over treetops and turning back. It was circular and lit up underneath.
• Mather, California: A Sacramento radio station received calls describing an object of the same nature. Officials at Mather Air Force Base reported a man saw a yellowish, oval-shaped object stationary and silent above the northern horizon.
• Anchorage, Kentucky: Attorney Harry S. McAlpin and his family saw a mysterious airborne object "moving so fast--a plane couldn't cover that much sky." They later saw another one that hovered "clearly in view," appearing like a top with a pointed red bottom and an upper, wider part changing from green to white.
• College Hill, Pennsylvania: Mrs. W. Stewart Hughes and passengers saw a huge orange-red object described as "a flaming object in the sky." It moved back and forth, then came toward them. It looked like a "great big half of a grapefruit" with a fine mist underneath.
• Anita, Iowa: Karen Claussen (10 years old) saw a flying object gently settle down and land in a cornfield. She described it as egg-shaped, bluish-gray, with bright red and blue lights, dark blue stripes, and an eerie, echoing hollow sound like loud humming.

New Books and NICAP Information

This section lists new books available to NICAP members, including "UFO'S AROUND THE WORLD" by Edward J. Babcock, "INVISIBLE HORIZONS" by Vincent Gaddis, "THE HUMANOIDS" (a special issue of the British Flying Saucer Review), "STRANGERS FROM THE SKIES" by Brad Steiger, and "ANATOMY OF A PHENOMENON" by Jacques Vallee. Members are advised to order directly from publishers. A "WANTED" section seeks a copy of "The Expanding Case For The UFO" by M.K. Jessup. The publication also thanks members for donations toward a new mimeograph machine and for assistance with mailing.

Upcoming Events and Special Notices

A regular NICAP public meeting was scheduled for Friday, October 7th, at 8 p.m. on the 7th floor of the Fischer Bldg. in Seattle. The program included a report on "THE GREAT UFO FLAP OF THE 1800's" and two motion pictures: "STEPS TO SATURN" and "PROJECT APOLLO--MANNED FLIGHT TO THE MOON."

A new phonograph album, "FILE #733, UFO," featuring first-person interviews, was advertised. A special notice announced the death of Mr. A.F. Salsbury, who had described his contact with occupants of a landed UFO in a previous issue.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The NICAP Reporter consistently documents UFO sightings with detailed witness accounts, locations, and descriptions of the objects. The editorial stance appears to be one of serious investigation and reporting of these phenomena, aiming to present factual accounts to its members. The publication encourages member participation through reports and donations, and provides information on related literature and events. The recurring theme is the prevalence and variety of unexplained aerial phenomena, suggesting a widespread and persistent occurrence that warrants attention and study.