Saucer Scoop - Vol 1 No 05

Magazine Overview

Title: SAUCER SCOOP
Issue: Vol. 1, No. 5
Date: August 1966
Publisher: O.A.P.R.D. (International Headquarters)
Country: USA
Language: English

Content Summary

This issue of Saucer Scoop is dedicated to UFO sightings reported across Florida, primarily focusing on incidents from April and May 1966. The magazine presents a compilation of witness testimonies, police reports, and information from UFO organizations.

Key Sightings and Reports:

• Daytona Beach (April 8): Mrs. Margret Parker reported an orange-yellow UFO that changed to blue-white, attempted to run her off the road, and was estimated to be twice the size of a car.
• Sanford (April 8): Mr. and Mrs. Orvel P. Emerick described an oval-shaped, red object with green and yellow hues that glowed brightly and emitted light beams.
• Cocoa (April 17): Three individuals reported white and red lights in the sky, with one light resembling an antenna and accompanied by a humming noise.
• Titusville (April 18): Patrolman Jim Huidt spotted a bright light moving erratically, heading southeast.
• Titusville (April 20): A UFO was observed for two days in the Cape Kennedy area, described as a silent white ball.
• Eustis (April 25): Gene Isted and his son Steve reported a disc-like object with yellow flashing lights hovering at a significant altitude. Sara Power and others also witnessed a similar phenomenon with flashing lights.
• Sarasota (April 29): Randy Steinman described an inverted saucer with a cylindrical base and colored lights.
• Melbourne (April 29): Karia McMillion reported hovering orange, green, and amber lights. Patrolman G. A. Bocook later observed red and amber lights.
• Auburndale/Havendale (April 28): Residents reported UFOs described as pale blue and traveling at high speed.
• Lakeland (April 29): E. David Johnson described a saucer-shaped object with a deep green glow, hovering and making sharp turns before accelerating rapidly.
• Lakeland (April 30): Charles Williams saw a round, slivery object hovering over a lake, which dipped towards the water before ascending rapidly.
• Immokalce (May 1): Deputies reported moving objects with flashing red, green, blue, and white lights.
• Golden Gate (May 2): Cecil G. Edelen reported two UFOs, one silent and one with a slight noise, moving north.
• Ft. Meyers Beach (May 10): A group of young people reported a white light, larger than a star, moving fast and silently.
• Naples (May 8): Earl Johnson and others saw a large, orange and blue light that hovered, moved at high speed, and ascended vertically.
• Carnestown (May 8): William Karelas reported a large white light that changed to blue-green and white, described as house-sized, which made a WHOOSHING sound and circled his car before vanishing.
• Orlando-Orange County (April 30): Paul Morris and neighbors sighted a bluish-green object with flashing red and white lights, observed for over an hour.
• Orlando (May 10): Hundreds of calls reported weird objects hovering over the landscape.
• Winter Park (May 16): Six girls reported a round object with a bright white light and a green haze, moving from the south.
• Off Anclote Key (May 10): Fishermen reported a cigar-shaped object that dove into the water.
• Radio Report- WLCY (June 16/17): A woman described a round, disc-shaped object with a greenish glow and lights around its rim, moving erratically.
• Clearwater Beach (June 17): Police reported a 'cloud formation' described as a light beam spreadout, with the Air Force neither confirming nor denying its nature.
• St. Petersburg: Mrs. Gladys Tonch reported a large bank of clouds with an open spot containing a yellowish, bright spot that appeared to be stationary and too high for the sun.

Editorial and Reader Contributions:

The editorial section acknowledges the help of contributors and looks forward to future issues covering the Cleveland Congress and a Contactee Convention in Nevada. It welcomes new members to the UFO organization IIOUFO and promotes a book by its director, Hayden Hewes.

A letter from a "sincere believer" urges "Space Brothers" to increase their sightings and contacts to reveal government deception about their existence and to offer humanity an alternative to war and poverty. The letter emphasizes the need for faith and confidence.

The issue also includes a poem or prose piece titled "FLYING SAUCERS" by Ben Burroughs, which asserts the existence of flying saucers and suggests they might be visitors from Mars or other advanced beings.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring theme is the prevalence of UFO sightings across Florida, presented as credible events supported by witness accounts and official reports. The magazine's stance is one of open investigation and a belief in the reality of these phenomena. The editorial encourages persistence in seeking truth and knowledge about UFOs. There's an underlying suggestion of government secrecy or denial regarding UFOs, as highlighted in the reader's letter and the mention of Congressional Hearings and the 'Tulsa Photograph'. The publication aims to document these events and foster a community of believers and researchers.