THE SEARCHLIGHT

Magazine Overview

Title: THE SEARCHLIGHT
Issue: VOL. 1 NO. 2
Date: Estimated 1968 (based on content references like end of 1968 prediction)
Publisher: Timothy Green Beckley
Focus: This issue of The Searchlight, subtitled 'A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH THROUGH RESEARCH AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR EARTH,' presents a collection of reader-submitted accounts and articles exploring mysteries, unexplained phenomena, and fringe theories.

From Our Readers

Subterranean City Near Joinville, Brazil Dr. Raymond Bernard reports on a subterranean city near Joinville, Brazil, built by Atlanteans who escaped with the group led by Noah. He states that Atlanteans have been encountered on various occasions, heard singing, and strange illuminations have been seen at night. This location is considered a prime research site, with the cities connected by tunnels to the surface and a network of subterranean cities forming a subterranean empire. Dr. Bernard is noted as an authority on 'The Hollow Earth' and 'Agharta The Subterranean World.'

Cave Exploration and UFO Sighting in New Mexico A personal account details a cave exploration near Rincon, New Mexico, five years prior. After a friend, Charles Marcou, slipped and injured himself while descending into the cave on a rope, a rope ladder was constructed for his rescue. Later, while waiting in a car, the narrator and others witnessed a huge green fireball descend from the sky. Subsequently, a white metal disk was observed on the road, with a man standing nearby wearing a white tunic with black stripes.

Mrs. Cosette Willoughly's Experiences Mrs. Cosette Willoughly of Ben Lomono, California, shares experiences from the area east of the San Andres Mountains. She mentions a legend about a man named Doss finding a treasure of gold bars inside a small mountain, detailed in a book titled 'The Curse of the San Andres.' She notes that the area is now army property, but the specific location she refers to is accessible. She also mentions seeing strange lights and V-shaped shafts of light on the mesa.

A Strange Region at the North Pole - A City of Ice-Rainbow City Pippa Braybrook, an England Reporter, details a story from Mr. W. South, who was an explorer in the ice regions of Alaska and North Canada before the war. He heard of a hidden world and was given a secret mission with a submarine to find an 'ice city' known as 'Rainbow City.' Mr. South's guarded letter suggests contacting him in person for details. 'Commander X,' a secret agent, describes the 'Ice City of the North' as having a portal in Northern Canada or Alaska, featuring electronic apparatus, robot-controlled rooms, a solar orb, and thermal springs. The account also references a story of an Eskimo finding an under-ice world and escaping in a golden boat, and mentions William Reed's 'Phantom of the Poles' and John Uri Lloyd's 'Etidorpha.' The article connects this to the Hefferlins who contacted Emry Deutsch, a violinist who described Rainbow City as a terminus for subterranean trains.

Did You Know? This section presents a series of intriguing facts and legends:

• Giant Heads in Mexico: Scientists in Mexico found huge heads weighing over 30,000 pounds, with plaster casts in the New York Museum of Natural History. An Indian legend explains their formation as a result of a medicine man's efforts to stay floods.
• Underground Entrances: Legends suggest actual entrances to underground realms of Titans, Lemurians, and Atlans exist in various US states, connected by tunnels, possibly leading to the Grand Canyon.
• Arizona Pilots' Sightings: In 1944-1945, pilots at Fort Hucasa, Arizona, reported frightening sightings during flights, leading to their transfer and suggesting government awareness of these objects before the 1947 Arnold sighting.
• Mysterious Children in Phoenix: In May 1959, miners in Phoenix, Arizona, observed small children who vanished, leaving footprints like engineer boots. The area has a history of unexplained deaths and legends of dwarfs.
• Oklahoma Cave: A cave near McAlester, Oklahoma, reportedly has large steps descending to an unknown depth, with encounters with humanoid creatures reported.
• Dero Cave and Me Island: A Dero cave near Tacoma, Washington, is linked to the 'Me Island incident' and strange occurrences.

UFO Group Director's Peculiar Experience A director of a UFO group in Alamogordo, New Mexico, reported an experience in Cloudcroft where he blacked out and later found himself driving down a mountain with two large globes in front of him, experiencing partial paralysis. The Air Force dismissed his account as him being crazy.

Wonder Drugs and Reptilian Babies Recent news about 'wonder drugs' causing deformed babies is mentioned, including a report of a nurse in Flint, Michigan, assisting in the birth of a human child with a 'reptilian' head.

Prediction of Fire from the Sky It is predicted that by the end of 1968, man will be attacked by fire falling like rain from the sky, possibly atomic in nature but not necessarily caused by war.

Indian Migrations and Biblical Parallels Reports indicate that Indians of the Southwest and Mexico are migrating to mountain areas, linked to a legend of the 'Spirit Chief's' return, drawing parallels to biblical prophecies of fleeing to the mountains.

Legends of Origin Various North American tribes have legends of coming from the North Pole, some via underground caves. Eskimos claim to have emerged from the earth's core, and some Indian tribes speak of battling spider women from openings in the Grand Canyon.

Huge Cave Near Magdalena, New Mexico A massive cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, is described as large enough to ride a horse or drive a car into, discovered accidentally due to surrounding brush.

Blue Race from Venus According to mystic legends, man originated from space as a 'blue race' of super beings from Venus, possessing great wisdom and wings. This belief is found in primitive amistic religions worldwide, with blue being a significant color in Celtic, Druidic, and Native American ceremonies and war paint.

Ancient Ruins and Easter Island Ruins of ancient cities are found throughout Indonesian and Malayan areas, considered basic architectures for dwellings predating Christianity. Easter Island is highlighted as a significant former earth remnant.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The Searchlight, through its 'From Our Readers' section and 'Did You Know?' features, consistently explores themes of the unexplained, ancient mysteries, extraterrestrial possibilities, and hidden realms. The magazine appears to be a platform for sharing anecdotal evidence, legends, and speculative theories, encouraging a search for truth beyond conventional understanding. The editorial stance, as suggested by the subtitle, is one of open inquiry and a belief in the importance of investigating phenomena that challenge mainstream scientific or historical narratives. The publisher, Timothy Green Beckley, is presented as the central figure, curating these diverse accounts.