SAUCER NEWS

Magazine Overview

Title: SAUCER NEWS
Combined with: THE SAUCERIAN BULLETIN
Issue Date: August 10th, 1964
Editor: JAMES W. MOSELEY
Publisher: THE SAUCER AND UNEXPLAINED CELESTIAL EVENTS RESEARCH SOCIETY

This newsletter, issue #21, focuses on recent UFO activity and future space exploration. It reports on numerous flying saucer sightings and two significant landing incidents that occurred in July 1964.

Flying Saucers Still Landing!

The lead article highlights the ongoing "flap" of flying saucer activity. The office has received two new landing reports and dozens of close sightings and near-landings from across the country.

Conklin, New York Incident

In mid-July, five children in Conklin, near Binghamton, New York, reported seeing an alien creature. They described a "little man" wearing a helmet and plastic goggles who approached them, making "strange clicking sounds." The visitor then returned to a nearby spacecraft. Mrs. Edmund Travis, mother of two of the boys, questioned them and believed their story. This incident is noted as potentially confirming the account of Gary Wilcox, a farmer in Newark Valley, New York, who claimed to have conversed with two little men identifying as Martians in April, an event detailed in the September issue.

Flemington, New Jersey Incident

A newspaper article from Flemington, New Jersey, dated July 30th, describes a local man, Jack Hall, who witnessed a UFO land in a field near his rural home. While driving home late, he observed a strange glow high in the sky. The object subsequently landed in a 14-acre field. Mr. Hall approached the object but retreated when it began moving towards him. He described the craft as white, egg-shaped, approximately 30 feet in circumference, and emitting a glow from underneath, which his wife and daughter also observed from their nearby house.

Moon Photos to Be Followed by Pictures of Mars

This section discusses the recent Ranger 7 moon mission. While acknowledging the scientific achievement, the article notes that the ten released pictures from over 4,000 taken did not provide evidence of intelligent life. It references predictions made by "saucer researchers," including Rev. Guy J. Cyr, who had anticipated seeing exotic flora and spacecraft activity on the lunar surface, predictions that were not borne out by the images.

The article then shifts focus to the upcoming eight-month journey to Mars, scheduled for late October. Two identical 570-pound payloads will be sent to fly within a few thousand miles of the Red Planet to transmit television pictures back to Earth. The publication makes a bold prediction: when close-up pictures of Mars are eventually taken, they will reveal definite evidence of either a current highly-advanced civilization or the ruins of a former one. However, it asserts that this discovery, while scientifically important, will not lead to moral advancement and will not confirm the claims of contactees who allege to have met highly advanced beings.

Important Notice

Subscribers are informed that their subscription to the Non-Scheduled Newsletter will conclude with the next issue, #22. To ensure continued receipt of the newsletter, readers are encouraged to renew their subscription promptly for one dollar.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the persistent presence of UFOs and potential alien visitation, as evidenced by recent sightings and landing reports. The publication also demonstrates a forward-looking perspective on space exploration, particularly regarding the potential for discovering extraterrestrial civilizations on Mars. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into UFO phenomena, while maintaining a degree of skepticism towards sensationalized claims, as seen in the commentary on contactees and the Mars mission predictions. The newsletter positions itself as a source for timely updates on UFO events and related scientific endeavors.