Saucer News Non-Scheduled Newsletter - No 29

Magazine Overview

Title: SAUCER NEWS
Issue: NON-SCHEDULED NEWSLETTER #29
Date: November 10th, 1967
Publisher: SAUCER AND UNEXPLAINED CELESTIAL EVENTS RESEARCH SOCIETY
Country: USA
Language: English

This non-scheduled newsletter, issued irregularly, contains material deemed "too hot to handle" for the regular issues of SAUCER NEWS. It focuses on a series of disturbing and unexplained events impacting UFO researchers.

Content Summary

Impersonation and Mysterious Phone Calls

The newsletter begins by detailing communications from saucer researcher Gray Barker, who reported a series of puzzling matters. One of the first was a strange telephone call received by John A. Keel, a highly regarded researcher. The call, purportedly from Barker, sounded like him but had an exaggerated Southern accent, leading Keel to suspect impersonation. A check with Barker confirmed he had not made the call. Disturbingly, Barker's telephone bill showed a dialed call to Keel, which seemed impossible to originate from anywhere other than Barker's own phone, despite him being home all evening.

Further complicating matters, an informant (who requested anonymity) reported hearing "mechanical reproductions" of Gray Barker and James W. Moseley's voices on the phone in early September. The voices did not sound natural, and the informant's attempts to communicate were ignored. The call was then replaced by weird noises and a voice mentioning John Keel and "tapes." The line went dead, and the informant was unable to get a dial tone for the rest of the evening. This experience unnerved the informant, who subsequently sought psychiatric help.

Threats and Harassment of Researchers

Gray Barker also reported that an impersonator of himself, along with a fictitious "Mrs. Gray Barker," had been making threatening calls to residents of Long Island. These calls were described as serious threats aimed at discouraging individuals from continuing their activities in flying saucer research.

The newsletter references the case of Joseph Henslik, a Long Island resident who had disappeared after receiving threatening phone calls. These threats began after Henslik reported being visited by three "black-clad men" who confiscated photographs he had taken of a flying saucer. A footnote indicates Henslik briefly reappeared, provided further information, and then disappeared again, with the full story promised for a future issue.

Unexplained Post Office Incidents and Hoaxes

Another peculiar incident involved the Post Office Inspector contacting Saucerian Publications about empty postage-due envelopes addressed to them. These envelopes had apparently been rifled and sent to the Philadelphia Post Office. Surprisingly, upon checking the names, it was discovered that the organization had already received letters in the same envelopes and fulfilled the orders they contained. The origin of these rifled envelopes turning up at the Philadelphia Post Office remained an inexplicable mystery to both the Inspector and the organization's representatives.

In a separate incident, the editor received a telephone call from Dr. M. K. Jessup. However, given that Dr. Jessup had been deceased for several years, this call was safely categorized as a hoax.

Advice for Researchers

Gray Barker concluded his report with advice for researchers who might encounter similar strange individuals or situations. He stressed the importance of not responding in fear and suggested making a joke to confuse the aggressor's programming. He advised against violence, as it might trigger destructive forces. Instead, he recommended responding to their comments as if they had said something entirely different. Barker believes that by disrupting their programming, these individuals will become "short-circuited" and retreat.

Despite the threats and subtle actions, Barker expressed increased determination to uncover the identity of the "Three Men in Black."

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

This newsletter highlights a recurring theme of harassment, intimidation, and potential cover-up tactics directed at individuals involved in UFO research. The editorial stance, as indicated by the publication of this "non-scheduled" and " newsletter, is to bring potentially sensitive or "too hot to handle" information to the readers' attention, emphasizing the pursuit of "Truth" even at the risk of breaching confidence. The publication appears committed to investigating and exposing unexplained phenomena and the forces that may seek to suppress such information.