Southampton UFO Groups Newsletter

Magazine Overview

This issue of the Southampton UFO Groups Newsletter, dated February 1996, is the 64th edition. It aims to provide a monthly update on UFO-related news and events. The newsletter announces upcoming bi-monthly meetings in the Southampton area, encouraging members to suggest topics and activities. It also highlights a readable article from 'The Wheatear' and presents a significant list of alleged alien bodies recovered by the United States government.

Editorial

The editorial welcomes readers to the latest edition and announces upcoming meetings in March. The editor expresses a desire for relaxed meetings with videos, talks, and visits, and seeks input from attendees on what they wish to cover. The editor also notes a readable article in 'The Wheatear' and introduces a list of alleged alien bodies recovered by the US government, gleaned from the internet.

List of Alleged UFO Bodies in US Government Possession

The newsletter presents a detailed list of alleged UFO recoveries, including:

• 22.7.47: Roswell, New Mexico - 4 Bodies.
• 13.2.48: Aztec, New Mexico - 12 Bodies.
• 7.7.48: Mexico, South of Laredo, Texas - 1 Body.
• 1952: Spitzbergen, Norway - 2 Bodies.
• 14.8.52: Ely, Nevada - 16 Bodies.
• 10.9.50: Albuquerque, New Mexico - 3 Bodies.
• 20.5.53: Kingman, Arizona - 1 Body.
• 19.6.53: Laredo, Texas - 4 Bodies.
• 10.7.53: Johannesburg, South Africa - 5 Bodies.
• 13.10.53: Dutton, Montana - 4 Bodies.
• 5.5.55: Brighton, England - 4 Bodies.
• 18.7.57: Carlsbad, New Mexico - 4 Bodies.
• 12.6.62: Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico - 2 Bodies.
• 10.11.64: Ft Riley, Kansas - 9 Bodies.
• 27.1.66: N.W. Arizona - 1 Body.
• 1966-1968: 5 Crashes in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Area - 3 Bodies (One UFO intact removed).
• 18.7.72: Morroco, Sahara Desert - 3 Bodies.
• 10.7.73: N.W. Arizona - 5 Bodies.
• 12.5.76: Australian Desert - 4 Bodies.
• 5.4.77: S.W. Ohio - 11 Bodies.
• 22.6.77: N.W Arizona - 5 Bodies.
• 17.8.77: Tobasco, Mexico - 2 Bodies.
• 11.88: Afghanistan - 7 Bodies.
• 5.89: South Africa - 2 ET Living.
• 6.89: UFO & 2 ET Transported in 2 Galaxy Transporters to Wright Patterson Air Force Base From South Africa.
• 7.89: Siberia - 9 ET Living.

The editorial questions the number of autopsies performed if the Roswell body is authentic and expresses disbelief in the US government's claims of not having retrieved flying saucers or dead aliens.

U.K. (Black Heath) UFO Crash Mystery

This section details an incident on April 19, 1993, near Black Heath, Wiltshire. At 20:19 GMT, ATC at Prestwich reported a flying object on radar, initially thought to be a Concorde, but with a speed at least four times greater (in excess of 5500 mph) and an altitude of 33,000ft. The object turned south and was tracked by NATO's early warning system. Two RAF Jaguar aircraft were scrambled. At 20:37 GMT, the object was seen on radar at Gatwick Airport at 10,000ft, travelling at 250 mph. ATC at Gatwick monitored it for approximately 3 minutes before losing it off radar at 20:40 GMT, heading west.

Captain Fodoala Parc of the Royal Egyptian Army recounts his involvement. At 20:45 GMT, he was instructed to go to Black Heath, approximately 6 miles away, as part of intelligence operations. Upon arrival, he found a cylindrical object, about 60 feet by 40 feet, with four hydraulic legs, two damaged, lying at a 30-degree angle. The object was made of polished, seamless metal and carbon fibre material, dark charcoal in color. An opening, about 4 feet by 2 feet, was noted on the side.

Inside, Captain Parc met three USAF high-ranking officers and was told to secure the area. He also observed two extraterrestrial beings, described as 3.5ft to 4ft tall, greyish, with smooth complexions, disproportionately large heads, slanting eyes, and thin arms. They did not speak.

An USAF Sikorsky chopper from Woodbridge, Suffolk, arrived to transport the object and its occupants. Captain Parc later learned that the RAF Jaguars were intercepted by USAF aircraft and told the object was a USAF test flight. He was instructed not to repeat what he saw and his security clearance was lowered. He mentions similar UFO sightings in the UK and USAF collaboration with aliens on military aircraft.

Egyptian Army Intelligence Corp.

This section questions why governments, particularly the US and British governments, are involved in recovering crashed saucers and alien bodies. It speculates about a significant cover-up and wonders if the truth about incidents like the Woodbridge sighting in December 1980 will ever be revealed.

What the Press Had to Say in Nov. 94

This section lists newspaper articles from November 1994 related to UFOs:

National Articles:

• 14.11.94: Daily Star: Star Spot.
• 17.11.94: The Independent: Brain Power May Inspire 'Alien Kidnaps'.
• 27.11.94: Sunday Telegraph: Earth-Shaking Experience For UFO watchers.

Regional Articles: A comprehensive list of articles from various regional newspapers across the UK, covering topics such as UFO claims, mysteries, sightings, and research.

Magazine Articles

This section reviews various magazine articles from late 1994 and early 1995 related to UFOs:

• Daily Telegraph TV & Radio: Horizon Close Encounters.
• Radio Times: Horizon Close Encounters.
• Daily Express: This Week: Horizon Close Encounters.
• Tv Quick: The Real X-Files.
• Tv Times: 'A Beam Of Light Then We Were Lifted Into a Spaceship'.
• Whats On Tv: Close Encounters.

Press/TV/Radio Matters Over the Past Month 15.1.96 - 15.2.96

Television:

• 15.1.96: The Paul McKenna Show: Praised as an excellent program, it featured the sighting of a UFO by Ex-President Jimmy Carter, discussions on the cover-up angle, abduction experiences, encounters with UFOs, and cattle mutilations. The program also demonstrated the ease of cutting cow skin versus the difficulty of cutting skin from a mutilated cow, and a vet's explanation for round incisions was questioned.
• 18.1.96: National News: Reported the discovery of two planets in our solar system that could sustain life.
• 18.1.96: Discovery Channel: A.C. Clarks Mysterious Universe - Are Aliens Trying to Contact Us?
• 23.1.96: X-Files.
• 25.1.96: In Advance Of The Landing, Ch 4: A repeat program.
• 27.1.96: Unsolved Mysteries: Missed by the editor, but hoped to obtain a copy.
• 29.1.96: Discovery Channel: A.C.Clark's Mysterious Universe - Crop Circles (a repeat).
• 2.2.96: BBC 1 News & ITN News at 10: Covered a UFO sighting near Manchester Airport on January 6, featuring witnesses and ufologist Eric Morris.
• 15.2.96: Sky One: Sightings Special, featuring the UFO encounter of Thomas Mantle, who allegedly crashed after chasing a UFO. The wreckage was reportedly recovered by the USAF and covered up. Investigators recovered smaller aircraft parts.

Radio:

• 18.1.96: Radio Solent: A group of Bournemouth students were making a documentary about UFO witnesses and abductees.
• 22.1.96: Radio Solent: The editor was interviewed about the X-Files, ghosts, crop circles, and UFOs, discussing a personal UFO sighting from 1982/3.
• 25.1.96: Radio Solent: Reg Presley discussed Crop Circles.
• 26.1.96: Radio 4 FM: Journeys Into Space - Gosling in a flap. The editor missed the first half and requested copies.

Press:

• 26.1.96: Daily Mail: Thunder & Frightening - UFOs blamed for thunder-like explosions in Somaliland.
• 2.2.96: Daily Mail: The UFO That Buzzed A Jet - An unidentified object overtook a British Airways passenger jet at high speed near Manchester Airport.
• 3.2.96: Daily Mail: A UFO? Actually, It Was Just Our Alien Friends In The North - A follow-up article on the Manchester jet incident, noting that the object's nature remained unknown.
• 8.2.96: Southampton Advertiser: Is There Life On Mars...? - Street interviews on the existence of alien life.
• 13.2.96: Daily Mail: Flying Sauce (Letter) - Discusses the theory of UFOs as time travellers and the challenges of interstellar travel.

Magazine Reviews

The newsletter reviews several UFO-related publications:

1. Wales Federation Independent Ufologists Newsletter for 1995-96: Covers UFO conferences and the WFIU's work.
2. EMUFORA Magazine. No 8, Winter 1995/6: Discusses a new planet, public relations in ufology, sightings in Gulf Breeze, Florida, sightings in Bonneybridge, Scotland, and local sightings from the Midlands.
3. London UFO Studies: Skyline No 13 1996: A weighty publication with articles on Black Holes, creation, covert plans, and 16 pages of investigated/reported sightings.
4. Focus - Feb. 96: An 8-page special on UFOs, covering Kenneth Arnold, the Basel Sighting of 1566, the Roswell autopsy, Adamski, Raymond Palmer, Dr. J.Allen Hynek, abductions, the Betty & Barney Hill case, and SETI.
5. UFON UK News Update, No 7, Jan 96: Contains 7 pages of recent sightings/reports and press articles.
6. UFO Magazine, Vol 11, No 1, Jan/Feb. 96: Features articles on a claim about the Socorro Cash footage, the re-emergence of NUFOG, a media watch, the Omni magazine's 'biased' Roswell report, UFO sightings from the stone age, and overflights of UFOs over Los Alamos.
7. Strange Daze. No 8, Feb 96: A regional magazine from Newcastle, England, covering sightings from the North East, British cattle mutilations, and ET intelligence from an astronomer's perspective.
8. UFOMEK Newsletter, No 11 Jan/Feb. 96: Includes recent sightings, a report from NUFOS of a UFO caught on home video, and press cuttings.
9. CENAP Report, No 229, 1/96: A German publication (with limited English supplements) that reviews a video, discusses an alleged 'Japanese' alien photo (identified as a model from the film 'Roswell The Movie'), and a TV program featuring Werner Walter.

UFO Hotlines and Subscription Details

Contact numbers for BUFORA Weekly News Update are provided. Subscription details for the newsletter are also given: 5 double-sided A4 pages, including newscuttings, costing £5 per year including postage.

The Wheatear

This section discusses the 'alien autopsy' film presented by Ray Santilli. The editor expresses skepticism about the film's authenticity, given the history of UFO evidence cover-ups. The section mentions crop circle hoaxers like Rob Irving, Adrian Dexter, John Lundberg, and Rod Dickson, and suggests a potential connection between them and Santilli, making the autopsy footage even more dubious. The editor feels the footage is a diversion from the truth.

Forth Coming Events

Announcements for upcoming events:

• 3rd March 1996: Steve Gerrard (SUFOG) slide presentation in Portsmouth.
• 1st April 1996: Steve Gerrard and Ernie Sears presentation in Boscombe.
• 19th April 1996: Graham Shepperd talk at Rowland Rank Centre, Bognor Regis.
• 16th March 1996: Andover Cricklade Theatre - Robert O. Dean talk.

Contact addresses for various UFO organizations are also listed.

Meeting of the Southampton UFO Group

Details for a meeting on March 23rd, 1996, at Chatter Box Cafe, Netley, Southampton, from 7:30 PM to 10 PM. Admission fee is £1.00, with limited seating for 35 people. Future meeting dates are also provided: May 21, July 23, September 17, and November 12, 1996, all from 7:30 PM to 10 PM.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the alleged recovery of alien bodies and crashed UFOs by governments, the possibility of government cover-ups, and the media's role in reporting on UFO phenomena. The editorial stance appears to be one of skepticism towards official government statements regarding UFOs and a critical examination of claims, particularly concerning the 'alien autopsy' film. There is a strong emphasis on investigating and disseminating information about UFO sightings and related events, encouraging reader participation and discussion.