UFO Allehenda - 1993 No 1

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO-Allehanda
Issue: Nr. 1.1993
Publisher: Enköpings UFO-förening
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Date: January 1993

This issue of UFO-Allehanda, the member magazine of Enköpings UFO-förening, provides updates on UFO reports, club activities, and broader topics related to ufology and space science.

Information from the Board

The magazine opens with information from the board, detailing the publication schedule of three issues per year and the location of their clubroom, 'the little red cabin' at Ulundakorset. Membership fees are outlined: 100 Kr for families, 60 Kr for single adults, 40 Kr for youth aged 16 and older, and 10 Kr for youth up to 15 years old. The postgiro number for membership fees is 67 81 27-2, and the postal address is Enköpings UFO-förening, Box 350, 745 03 Enköping. Contact phone numbers are provided for the clubroom (0171-385 18) and the chairman, Arnold Idebring (342 03).

Table of Contents

• The table of contents lists several articles and sections:
• Information from the board
• Cases received by the Report Center in 1992
• Flea market, exhibition, and lecture
• Knytis Spring Party
• Excerpt from RPC-Nytt
• Excerpt from Illustrerad Vetenskap
• Press clippings
• The Philadelphia Experiment: Myth or Reality. Mats Nilsson
• Ivar's column

An announcement is included about a payment card for the magazine UFO-Aktuellt, described as indispensable. Members are reminded to renew their membership for 1993.

Hejsan (Chairman's Column)

In his column, Chairman Arnold Idebring reflects on the past few months, noting a lull in reported UFO sightings, with one recent report from Biskops Arnö being identified as the planet Venus. He expresses disappointment with the low attendance at the club's Christmas party and the annual meeting, encouraging more members to participate in activities. Idebring also discusses the role of the nomination committee and reassures members that they are unlikely to be elected to positions against their will. He notes that the board has remained largely the same for the past ten years. The column quotes the annual report's call for more active members willing to help.

Activities and Events

The magazine highlights the club's ongoing activities, emphasizing that while prioritizing UFO matters, they are a friendly association. Idebring addresses the perception of inactivity by explaining that they have held lectures, most recently featuring Redaktör Anders Palm discussing the impending landing on Mars. Despite the interesting topic, audience turnout was low, making the club hesitant to organize more events. Information about an upcoming flea market, exhibition, and lecture is provided, coinciding with the Kulturnämnden's week in early June. The club's local is situated near Ulunda vadet, along the Enköping river. A repair weekend is planned for June 11-13th to complete painting and build a new veranda. The national meeting (Riksstämma) is scheduled for April 24-25th in Nyköping, with details on entry fees, food pre-orders, and accommodation at a STF hostel.

Flea Market

An announcement invites members to donate items for the club's flea market, which is held every Wednesday evening. The next flea market is scheduled for Saturday, June 5th, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the club premises. Redaktör Håkan Ekstrand will speak about UFO-Sverige at 3 PM. An exhibition will also be open in the clubroom, and on Wednesday, June 2nd, from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Spring Party (Vårfest)

The spring party, a Knytis (bring-your-own-food) event, is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, at 7:30 PM. The evening will include a short walk, a package auction, a lottery with prizes, and music. Attendees are encouraged to bring a package for the auction. Coffee and soft drinks will be provided.

Excerpt from RPC-Nytt

• This section features selected UFO reports from January 1993, compiled by Kurt Persson and Berit Bergqvist of the Rapportcentralen. Subscription details for RPC-Nytt are provided. The reports include:
• January 6th: A star-like object seen zick-zacking over Kusmark, identified as Venus.
• January 19th (two reports): Two 'lamps' seen gliding above treetops near Avesta-Krylbo, described as green and beige, with a wind-sounding noise. One witness also described the object as kjollike or triangular. These reports remain under investigation.

Excerpt from Illustrerad Vetenskap

This section contains two articles:

Hubble Telescope Gets 'Glasses'

The Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to receive corrective mirrors in 1994 during a complex repair mission. These 'glasses' will improve the telescope's focus, which is currently hampered by a flawed primary mirror, allowing only 15% of light to be collected properly, resulting in blurry images.

On the Way to the Stars

This article discusses future space exploration, suggesting that future probes to distant stars might launch from the Moon due to its weaker gravity and lack of atmosphere, which aids astronomical observations. It also mentions that future moon bases will be built underground for protection against cosmic radiation.

Space Debris Cleanup

An article describes a concept for a 'giant broom' designed to sweep up space debris orbiting Earth. This device, resembling a wind turbine and mechanical fan, would use radar to distinguish between debris and functional spacecraft, preventing accidental collisions.

Mysterious Fireball Changed the Weather

This piece recounts the 1908 Tunguska event, where a fireball exploded over Siberia, causing a massive shockwave and subsequent atmospheric disturbances, including unusually colorful sunsets and bright nights for months. While most theories point to a meteor or comet fragment, some eyewitness accounts of the fireball changing course before impact have led to speculation about a crashed spacecraft.

New Planet Found Outside Pluto

Astronomers using the 2.2-meter telescope in Hawaii have discovered a new planet, designated 1992 QB1, located over six billion kilometers from the Sun, making it the most distant planet in the solar system. It is estimated to be about 200 km in diameter, smaller than Pluto.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

This issue of UFO-Allehanda reflects the Enköpings UFO-förening's commitment to investigating UFO phenomena while also engaging with broader scientific and astronomical topics. The magazine encourages member participation and provides updates on both local club activities and significant developments in space science and unexplained events. The editorial stance appears to be one of open-minded inquiry, grounded in factual reporting and scientific discussion, while also fostering a sense of community among its members.

Title: UFO Aktuellt
Issue: nr 9, 1992-09
Publisher: UFO-Sverige
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
ISSN: 0284-7002
Price: 35 kr

This issue of UFO Aktuellt features two prominent articles. The cover story, "Vi blinkade med en ficklampa" (We blinked with a flashlight), details an alleged UFO sighting by Anita Pettersson and Christina Carlsson in Måsnaren, Sweden, in August 1990. The second major article, "Philadelphiaexperimentet: Myt eller Verklighet" (The Philadelphia Experiment: Myth or Reality), thoroughly investigates the controversial claims surrounding the alleged US Navy experiment in 1943.

"Vi blinkade med en ficklampa"

The article recounts the experience of Anita Pettersson, a 47-year-old woman who, along with her childhood friend Christina Carlsson, witnessed a mysterious flying object over the Måsnaren golf course on the night of August 5-6, 1990. Both women were sober and awake during the encounter. They were sitting on a balcony when they noticed thirteen satellites and began playing with a flashlight. Around 2-3 AM, while looking out at the golf course, Anita spotted a large, luminous "light ball" a few hundred meters away. She initially thought it might be a helicopter, but its silence and slow approach over the golf course made her uneasy. The object was described as being as large as a tree crown, glowing without being blinding, and having a rounded triangular shape. It hovered silently above the house, and Anita could only see its underside. She had a clear thought that it was just an airplane, but then three red lights began to rotate at one end, and three half-spheres were visible underneath. The object's color was described as brown, black, grey, and green, with visible "seams and stripes." The experience was profoundly silent, like a vacuum, with no sounds of nature audible. The encounter left Anita deeply shaken, and she has thought about it daily for two years, hoping for a natural explanation.

Anita contacted UFO Sverige to investigate. While the organization was initially slow to respond, they eventually interviewed both women separately and concluded that they had likely witnessed a UFO. Anita has since joined the Stockholm UFO association and attended a seminar. She also experienced a dream of being inside a spaceship, which has added to her confusion about the event.

Philadelphiaexperimentet: Myt eller Verklighet

This extensive article explores the legend of the Philadelphia Experiment, an alleged US Navy experiment conducted in 1943 to make a destroyer, the USS Eldridge, invisible to radar. The experiment is said to have involved activating powerful generators and electromagnets to create an "ostkupa" (ostrich egg-shaped dome) around the ship. The article states that the experiment was successful in making the ship invisible to radar, but it also resulted in the ship being teleported from Philadelphia to Norfolk, Virginia, a distance of 32 nautical miles, and back again, all without loss of time.

The article details the alleged consequences for the crew, including death, "self-combustion," madness, and recurring disappearances. It mentions that the story gained traction in 1956 when astrophysicist Morris K. Jessup received letters from Carlos Miguel Allende (also known as Carl M. Allen), who claimed to have witnessed the event from a nearby ship, the S/S Andrew Furuseth.

Arguments for the experiment:

• Carlos M. Allende had a Navy service number (Z-416175) and named other crew members on the S/S Andrew Furuseth, whose names were found in ship records.
• The USS Eldridge and S/S Andrew Furuseth were reportedly in the same vicinity off New Jersey on August 17, 1943, though the article disputes Allende's claims about their proximity and the timing of the experiment.
• Some pages are missing from the USS Eldridge's logbook, and the US Navy has denied the experiment's existence.

Arguments against the experiment:

• Allende's claims about the ships' movements and the timing of the experiment do not align with historical records. The article concludes there is no single acceptable date when Eldridge and Furuseth were close enough for Allende to witness the event.
• It is suggested that Allende may have read about an experiment in a Philadelphia newspaper and fabricated the story of teleportation.
• Morris K. Jessup, while an astronomer, also had interests in ancient cultures and may have had paranoid tendencies. His death in 1959 was ruled a suicide, though some speculate it was murder related to his knowledge of UFOs or the experiment.
• The US Navy states that in 1943, they lacked the knowledge and prerequisites to conduct such an experiment, and that this knowledge is still not fully available today.

The article discusses the scientific basis for invisibility, referencing Albert Einstein's unified field theory and Hermann Weyl's work on geometry and electromagnetism, but concludes that while making a ship invisible to radar is plausible, the teleportation aspect is likely Allende's fabrication.

Sources: The article lists several books and publications related to UFOs and the Philadelphia Experiment, including works by Ivan T Sanderson, Neville Spearman, Lars Sjöström, Mats Christoffersson, Bertil Falk, Charles Berliz, and William Moore.

Ivars Spalt (Ivar's Column)

Ivar's column opens with a seasonal greeting and a mention of beekeeping. He notes the passing of his cousin, Karl-Erik Thilén, a subscriber to UFO Aktuellt, who was known for having spare parts for various vintage vehicles like MC-bilar (motorcycle cars) and Messersmiths. Ivar mentions that he and his family are handling Karl-Erik's estate and receiving many calls from collectors seeking parts. He hopes to sell some of these items at a flea market.

Ivar also makes a plea for donations of tools, specifically mentioning those constructed by J.P. Johansson, for a future museum for the J.P. Johansson Society. He announces a busy Saturday on June 5th, with a flea market and a family reunion.

He shares two anecdotes: one about a boy fetching a payment from a count, and another about a fisherman caught fishing illegally who claims he is just teaching the worm to swim.

Finally, Ivar appeals to readers to pay their membership fees for the Enköpings UFC-förening (Enköping UFC association), citing rising electricity costs. He provides the membership fees for different categories (family, individual, youth) and the postgiro number for payments. He concludes by wishing readers a pleasant summer and mentioning that Undine also sends her regards.

Opinion Piece

This short, controversial piece expresses a highly misogynistic view, stating that men should not be considered equals to women. It describes men as practical, not particularly intelligent, but trainable for tasks like fetching things, lighting cigarettes, running errands, opening doors, and providing sexual satisfaction. They are characterized as ideal pets that dress and bathe themselves and are house-trained.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

This issue of UFO Aktuellt focuses on two significant unexplained phenomena: a modern UFO sighting and the historical mystery of the Philadelphia Experiment. The magazine maintains a stance of critical investigation, presenting eyewitness accounts and historical claims while also seeking rational explanations and scrutinizing the evidence. The editorial approach appears to be to explore the unexplained with a degree of skepticism, distinguishing between plausible events and those that are likely fabrications or misinterpretations. The inclusion of Ivar's column and the opinion piece suggests a broader scope that includes community news, personal reflections, and even controversial viewpoints, though the latter is presented without endorsement.

This document contains the program for the UFO-Sveriges National Convention (Riksstämma) held in Nyköping on April 24 and 25, 1993. It also includes an advertisement for the magazine UFO-Aktuellt.

Convention Program (Page 1)

The convention is divided into an internal and an external part. The internal part takes place on April 24th at Folkets park "Träffen", lokal Hjorten, starting at 11:00 AM and concluding at 4:00 PM. The external part opens on April 25th at 1:00 PM, with an entry fee of 50 kronor for all attendees on that day.

External Part Schedule (April 25th):

• 13:00-13:10: Welcome by Clas Svahn, Chairman of UFO-Sverige.
• 13:10-14:00: Håkan Blomqvist (Archives for UFO Research) discusses "UFO Myths, Star People, and Close Encounters."
• 14:00-14:45: Clas Svahn provides an overview of the UFO phenomenon with slides.
• 14:45-15:15: Break (PAUS).
• 15:15-15:35: Göran Brusewitz (Chairman of the Society for Parapsychological Research) speaks on parapsychological explanations for UFO phenomena.
• 15:35-15:55: Joel Widegren (United Network International) discusses inner contacts.
• 15:55-16:15: Håkan Blomqvist (AFU) discusses unbiased UFO research and UFO-Sverige's perspective on UFO phenomena.
• 16:15-16:35: Kjell Thörnlund (editor of UFO-Information magazine) talks about UFOs and humans.
• 16:35-16:55: Dan Kiselman (PhD student in astronomy at Uppsala University) presents "Why I don't believe in UFOs."
• 16:55-17:15: Break (PAUS).
• 17:15-18:30: Panel discussion where the audience can ask questions.

Practical Information:

• Sales Tables: Those wishing to sell items can rent a table for 50 kronor.
• Meal Packages: Meal packages can be ordered in advance, including a meat dish (or vegetarian option) and two coffees. The price is 125 kronor per day. Meals will be eaten together in the "Hjorten" hall. Coffee can also be purchased in the cafeteria during the external day.
• Accommodation: Attendees must book their own rooms at Nyköpings STF-vandrarhem, Brunnsgatan 2, Nyköping (tel: 0155-211810). Rooms are available for 80 or 100 kronor per person per night. Early booking is recommended.
• Payment: All payments should be made to postgiro 6464091-5, recipient Barbro Magnusson. For questions, contact Barbro M. at Nyköpings UFO-förening via tel. 0155-32028. Organizers need to know the number of meal packages and which days meals are desired in advance.

An example of a postgiro form is shown on the page.

Activities:

Below the program, there is a section titled "Glöm inte våra Aktiviteter" (Don't forget our Activities), listing "VARFEST, UTSTÄLLNING, FÖREDRAG OCH LOPPMARKNAD" (Spring Festival, Exhibition, Lectures, and Flea Market).

Advertisement for UFO-Aktuellt (Page 2)

The second page features a bold title "VAD VET DU OM UFO" (WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT UFO) and an advertisement for "UFO-Aktuellt".

About UFO-Aktuellt:

It is described as essential for those who want to know more and stay informed. The magazine is published four times a year and covers interesting UFO events, news, unknown phenomena, and UFO news from around the world.

Subscription Information:

• Annual Fee: 140 kronor.
• Payment: Send the annual fee to Postgiro 50 50 60 -4, UFO – Sverige.
• Contact: For more information, call 0224. 86771 or 0171.34203.

The advertisement proudly states "UFO - AKTUELLT Sveriges största UFO - tidning" (UFO - AKTUELLT Sweden's largest UFO - magazine).

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The document strongly promotes UFO research and awareness within Sweden. The convention program features a variety of speakers from different backgrounds, including researchers, parapsychologists, and astronomers, indicating a broad approach to the UFO phenomenon. The inclusion of a panel discussion suggests an open forum for debate and audience interaction. The magazine advertisement reinforces the commitment to disseminating information about UFOs and related phenomena to the public. The overall stance appears to be one of serious inquiry and information sharing within the UFO community.