UFO Information - 1983 No 01

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO-INFORMATION
Issue: 1
Volume: 1983
Date: January 1983
Publisher: UFO-Information
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
ISSN: 0346-3540
Price: 80 SEK for a full year subscription.

This issue of UFO-Information, a Swedish magazine dedicated to current UFO events and knowledge, features a prominent cover story about a T-shaped UFO encounter near Linköping. It also delves into themes of mysticism and self-development, alongside various witness reports.

Cover Story: Linköpingspar förföljt av T-format UFO!

The main cover story, "Linköpingspar förföljt av T-format UFO!" (Linköping Couple Pursued by T-shaped UFO!), details an encounter experienced five years prior by Peter and Inga-Lena Magnusson. On the night of June 20, 1975, while driving on road 210 between Norrköping and Söderköping, the couple observed a bright light in a field. Initially mistaking it for a police helicopter, they soon realized it was something else when more lights illuminated a large, T-shaped object that hovered silently above the treetops. The object then began to follow their car at high speed. The couple was greatly frightened and drove quickly towards Linköping. The UFO eventually moved away over the horizon. The article notes that the couple kept this experience secret for five years.

Articles and Reports

Ur djupet av ditt inre (From the Depths of Your Inner Self)

This editorial piece, likely written by the editor Carl-Axel Jonzon, explores the concept of effectiveness in both machines and human life. It posits that true effectiveness comes from the harmonious interaction of all parts towards a common goal. The article then transitions into a discussion of mysticism, defining a mystic not by type but by a specific mindset. It emphasizes that mystical qualities are not necessarily inherited but are present in everyone and manifest differently. The author touches upon the idea of an 'inner self' and the need for preparation and self-study to understand the esoteric life. It contrasts traditional and modern mysticism, with the latter viewing the material world as less perfect but still part of a universal plan, urging control rather than avoidance of material things. The article also discusses the concept of duality in the universe and the importance of using reason and personal experience to understand truth.

Landet runt (Around the Country)

This section, compiled by Carl-Axel Jonzon, presents several brief UFO sighting reports from Sweden:

• January 9, 1982: Kjell-Åke Andersson from Fritsla reported seeing a bright light in the sky while skiing near Fåglaslätt.
• March 26, 1982: Sten Glasell from Fritsla observed three bright, yellowish-white lights in the sky that emitted beams. Later, unexplained circular imprints were found in the ground near Fritsla.
• April 1982 (approx.): An anonymous witness reported seeing a triangular object.
• June 3, 1982: Dag and Tova Levinson from Visingsö saw a red, then white, fast-moving object that changed speed and color.
• July 31, 1982: M. Edenholm from Eskilstuna witnessed an object with pulsating light while camping.
• October 24, 1982: Kjell Andersson from Herrljunga reported seeing a stationary light and later a beam of light sweeping over a clearing.
• December 16, 1982: Two reports from Hällesstrand described a star-like object moving upwards and then veering northwest.

Harrison Bailey och "flygande tefatssjukan" (Harrison Bailey and the "Flying Saucer Sickness")

Authored by Ann Druffel, this article recounts the experience of Harrison E. Bailey, a 24-year-old man who, on September 24, 1951, while hiking near Chicago, encountered a large, silver-gray, oval-shaped craft. He saw three non-human occupants who spoke to him in English. Bailey, who was promoting his baseball team with a large wheel, was asked where he was from and where he was going. The encounter left him with a profound sense of fatigue and physical ailments, which he termed "flying saucer sickness." The article details his subsequent health issues, medical examinations, and the lingering mystery of the encounter, suggesting it had a lasting impact on his physical and mental well-being.

UFO med "ljus i cirkel" överraskade Mantorpsgrabb (UFO with "Light in a Circle" Surprised Mantorp Lad)

Written by Kjell Thörnlund, this article features an account from Robert Enstedt, a 15-year-old from Mantorp. In January 1981, Robert reported seeing a large, unidentified object with lights in a circle, emitting a humming sound. He described it as moving slowly, about 20-30 meters in size, and passing overhead. He was initially disbelieved by his friends. The article encourages readers who may have witnessed similar phenomena to contact UFO-Information.

En dröm (A Dream)

This short, poetic piece by Barbro Lundh expresses a longing to explore the universe, to witness other galaxies and paradises, and to observe the universe from a cosmic perspective.

Ljudlöst T-format UFO förföljde bilande par (Silent T-shaped UFO Pursued a Driving Couple)

This is the full article detailing the encounter described on the cover, written by Kjell Thörnlund. It elaborates on the 1975 sighting by Peter Magnusson and Inga-Lena Rosén (now Magnusson) near Söderköping. The article provides more details about the T-shaped object's appearance, its silent operation, and how it followed the couple's car before eventually moving away. It highlights the couple's fear and their decision to finally share their experience after five years, encouraged by UFO-Information's willingness to receive such accounts.

Den elektriska kraften (The Electric Force)

This article discusses the pervasive nature of electrical force in creation, from atoms to living beings. It explains how the human body is equipped with an electrical system, likening nerves to conductors and the brain to a power station. The author suggests that humans have learned to harness this force through inventions like batteries. The piece also touches upon the concept of willpower and its role in overcoming limitations and achieving goals, contrasting it with mere stubbornness. It emphasizes the importance of active training and belief in oneself to develop psychic strength.

Vägen till Det Okända (The Path to the Unknown)

This is a continuation of a series, offering guidance on achieving a passive state of mind for enhanced perception. It stresses the importance of patience, regular practice, and creating a conducive environment. The first exercise described involves controlled breathing and relaxation techniques, focusing on the solar plexus. The article suggests practicing this relaxation and then visualizing familiar people and their surroundings in detail to develop mental imagery and concentration.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently promotes the idea that UFO phenomena are real and warrant serious investigation. It encourages readers to share their experiences, emphasizing that UFO-Information is a platform for such accounts. The editorial stance appears to be open-minded and investigative, seeking to document and understand these events. There is also a recurring interest in the psychological and philosophical aspects of human experience, as seen in the articles on mysticism and self-development, suggesting a belief that understanding the self is linked to understanding broader mysteries, including UFOs. The magazine aims to educate and inform its readers about UFO events and related topics, fostering a community of interest.

This issue of UFO-INFORMATION, dated May 1978, features a cover story titled 'Illusioner' by Klas Sefastsson. The magazine is published from Skänninge, Sweden.

Main Article: The Case of Harrison E. Bailey

The central focus of this issue is the detailed account of Pastor Harrison E. Bailey's alleged UFO encounter and subsequent physical and psychological experiences. The article begins by recounting Bailey's own reflections on his 1963 hospital stay, during which his thoughts often returned to a UFO he saw in the woods, leading him to question if his illness was related to this sighting.

After his operation, Bailey struggled to regain his health and was put on sick leave in 1966. He then began openly discussing his experience, placing ads in newspapers in a desperate attempt to find others with similar stories. He feared his case was unique, or that his problems were not caused by the UFO.

Bailey's advertisements and public statements were often met with ridicule or indifference, with some articles treating his experience humorously. He received patronizing letters from authorities, which further frustrated him.

On April 24, 1975, Bailey placed an advertisement in the Los Angeles Times, inviting anyone with information about 'flying saucer sickness' to contact him at the New Salem Baptist Mission Church in Pasadena, California. This led to some serious interest, and he was invited to be a guest on 'The Mickey and Teddi Show,' a local TV program.

Through his role as a representative for MUFON and CUFOS, the author of the article came into contact with Bailey and initiated an investigation into his alleged experience. The author was interested in the possibility that Bailey's memory of the confrontation might have been blocked, leaving him unable to answer questions about the encounter's purpose or the identity of the helmeted men.

Bailey's account suggests a significant loss of time. While mapping out his route in Illinois, he identified a small railway junction where he had spent the night. The roads between Chicago and Joliet indicated a gap of about six hours in his memory. Bailey typically walked at a brisk pace, and he estimated that a journey that should have taken four to five hours had inexplicably taken much longer, leaving him with a four-hour deficit.

To explore the missing time, Bailey underwent regressive hypnosis on June 6, 1977, with Dr. Bill McCall, a California-based doctor who used hypnosis for diagnostic purposes. The information retrieved from Bailey's subconscious revealed details that were both successful in confirming his conscious memories and troubling, raising new questions about the silver craft and its pilots.

During the hypnosis, Bailey relived a frightening experience from September 1951. He described walking along a road near Cicero and Joliet, Illinois, when he encountered strange, frog-like creatures about 45 cm tall with brown, smooth, striped skin. These creatures, described as having mouths like narrow slits and detailed eyes, approached him, and he felt an unpleasant sensation when they touched him. He also saw numerous small, dark, round objects, like insects, moving on the road.

Bailey began to run, and after some minutes, he left the horde behind. He then experienced a sense of extreme heaviness, and time became unclear. He next remembered that several hours had passed, and he was still on the same road.

He then saw a large, round, silver-grey UFO hovering over a body of water near the road. Two helmeted men emerged from the craft and looked at him. Bailey slowed down, and the encounter left him with a sense of unease.

For 26 years, Bailey resisted the idea that this encounter was anything other than a brief conversation. However, under hypnosis, he recalled details of a unique UFO experience. He relived the encounter, describing a terrifying experience that had been buried in his subconscious for over a quarter of a century.

Bailey's hypnotic regression revealed that he had walked along Highway 6, near Mokena, Illinois. He recalled seeing strange creatures and a mysterious ship. He then experienced another time loss, finding himself on the same road, some hours later. He passed a sparser wooded area with large pools of stagnant water, where he spotted the UFO.

Bailey slowed his steps and heard a gliding sound as an opening appeared on the craft. Two helmeted men stood watching him. The article notes that Bailey's memory of the event was fragmented, and he had lost approximately six hours of time.

Under hypnosis, Bailey recalled being taken aboard the craft. He described being put to sleep and waking up inside the vessel on a soft cot. The pilots had 'flat' faces. He vaguely perceived machine-like devices around the room. The pilots, about 150 cm tall, approached him. Their suits were seamless, and he could not discern their hands or feet.

Bailey's head was turned from side to side as if being examined. He felt a strong, diffuse light. He felt heat from the light, but did not feel physically touched. He wished for the encounter to end and to be allowed to leave.

He then received a message telepathically from the pilots, urging him to tell people that UFOs are real, mean no harm, and wish to communicate with humanity without hindrance. Bailey questioned why he was chosen, asking why they didn't communicate with scientists.

Bailey stated that the beings were in a similar situation to him, being watched and not wanting to be bothered. He felt they were good people with problems and that they wanted him to be their spokesperson. He speculated that they might have chosen him because he is Black, implying he might be seen as an outsider in society.

Upon being allowed to leave the ship, Bailey walked down a ramp. His wheel felt lighter, as if it had lost most of its weight. As soon as he was back on the road, the memory of the encounter faded, and he forgot the message from the pilots. It would be 14 years before he spoke openly about the encounter and his suspicion that it had physically harmed him.

Further hypnotic sessions revealed more details. Bailey had initially believed he walked southwest from Cicero to Joliet. However, hypnosis indicated he took a route south out of Cicero to Highway 6, then west along the southern border of Orland Park, with the encounter occurring just before the intersection of Highway 7. He sought shelter from the rain and may have turned south onto Highway 7 (Wolf Road). Confused by the creatures and the ship, he wandered for hours until reaching a small railway junction, possibly Mokena, Illinois. From Mokena, he headed west towards Joliet the next morning.

Bailey's time losses are difficult to reconcile. Reconstructions suggest he lost two to three hours between encountering the 'animals' and seeing the craft. After seeing the UFO, he experienced another two to three-hour loss, emerging exhausted and ill. It was late afternoon before he left the wooded area. A third time loss occurred the following day. Under hypnosis, he recalled leaving the station house early on September 25, 1951, and his next memory was seeing a sign indicating he was about 5 km east of Joliet, late in the afternoon. A group of people stopped him, demanding to know if he was the spaceman they saw emerging from a flying saucer.

This raises the question of what happened between early morning and his afternoon arrival outside Joliet. Since Mokena is only about 24 km from Joliet, this distance should have been covered in less than three hours. The article speculates whether the craft followed Bailey and took him aboard a second time on September 25. It also considers the possibility that people outside Joliet might have witnessed a 'kidnapping' in their area.

Bailey was relieved to be cleared of suspicion of being a 'spaceman' and left the area quickly. Two years of research provided documentation of Bailey's bicycle, his walking tours, and his journey from Gary, Indiana, to St. Louis, Missouri. The rainy weather outside Orland Park and his delayed arrival in Joliet were also documented.

Attempts to obtain Bailey's complete medical records were only partially successful. The article notes the difficulty in acquiring 24-year-old medical records from reluctant hospital staff. A summary of Bailey's 1963 operation mentioned a gallbladder operation. Douwe Bosga of CUFOS was helping to obtain complete records that might contain a cryptic note: 'Sickness; Unknown,' which Bailey recalled seeing. Other pages might have mentioned the internal aging Bailey spoke of.

His wife, Anna Bailey, fully confirmed his account that he had always avoided alcohol and narcotics. She stated that doctors at Hines had told her that his internal organs were two to three times older than his external body.

Between 1952 and 1969, Bailey experienced several seizures. Repeated EEG tests showed no abnormalities in his brain waves. During some seizures, Bailey recalled vivid 'dreams' in which he saw the pilots of the silver craft and heard their message.

Members of Bailey's congregation in Pasadena attest to his credibility and mental stability. He is described as an impressive preacher, an effective Christian leader, and a fearless social activist.

Recent scientific research has shed light on possible causes for Bailey's physical symptoms. James M. McCampbell, the author, and other researchers are gathering evidence that some UFOs emit electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency. The article questions whether Bailey's 'flying saucer sickness' could be caused by microwave radiation.

Considering this possibility, the article hypothesizes that some form of radiation, likely microwave, leaked from the silver craft or was directed at Bailey. His head was protected by his hat, glasses, and clothing, minimizing external heat and skin damage. However, his internal organs, being sensitive and moist tissues, suffered permanent damage.

The article details the sequence of physical discomforts: (1) a cramp in the neck, described as a sharp, tingling sensation down the back and into the shoulders and neck, occurring when he saw the 'whirlwind'; (2) while standing before the craft, he felt unable to move, experienced a stinging sensation, and felt warm and vibrated; (3) after leaving the craft, he felt heavy, his legs were cramped, and he experienced pain in his shoulders and arms, possibly from the vibration. He felt quite warm, not cold.

These physiological effects are correlated with the craft's distance from Bailey. The initial tingling in his neck is typical of exposure to weak microwave radiation or radiation from a distant source, possibly a mild electric shock. The tingling and cramps in his shoulders and back could be attributed to this shock spreading to nearby body parts.

When standing near the landed ship, Bailey felt warmth and vibration throughout his body, accompanied by a sense of trans-like paralysis. Microwave radiation can cause electrical tension in the membranes surrounding nerve fibers. Since commands to voluntary muscles travel along these fibers, strong microwave radiation could effectively disrupt muscle reactions and lead to paralysis.

Bailey began to walk away, his legs feeling heavy. He kicked and shook them with minimal effect. A slow, pulsating microwave field can create memory gaps during which muscle coordination is mostly, but not always, unaffected.

Bailey's stomach problems, which began after the encounter and continue to this day, could be explained in two ways: (1) The microwave radiation caused a combination of weakness, fatigue, and depression, similar to that experienced by individuals exposed to cumulative low-level effective microwaves. His ongoing subconscious anxiety about the encounter might have resulted in a permanent psychosomatic reaction. (2) His stomach problems were a result of chemical changes in his digestive organs, which Russian studies suggest can be a symptom of microwave irradiation.

The article acknowledges that it is impossible to know if Bailey was consciously or unconsciously exposed to and harmed by this radiation. Bailey himself believes any harm was unintentional.

Until recently, the frog-like creatures described by Bailey were unique in UFO literature. However, after Bailey's hypnosis session in June 1977, the English Flying Saucer Review published a peculiar French case. A French witness driving alone through a wooded area reported seeing a large number of small, frog-like humanoids staring at him with large, gleaming eyes. The sketch made by this witness is remarkably similar to Bailey's description.

Research into Bailey's encounter is ongoing, with hopes of finding corroborating witnesses and obtaining information that could support his claims about the operation.

Article: Illusioner (Illusions)

Klas Sefastsson's article 'Illusioner' emphasizes the need to shed groundless illusions. He argues that isolating oneself leads to dependence on these illusions. He distinguishes between illusions that are mere 'castles in the air' and those grounded in facts. The method to differentiate them is to subject them to the 'friction of active life.' Illusions based on facts will endure this test, while baseless ones will crumble. Sefastsson suggests that perhaps 95% of what we believe to be true might be discarded, but groundless illusions are ultimately unhelpful and should be destroyed before one becomes dependent on them.

Dependence on illusions leads to intolerance. When one's beliefs are challenged, the tendency is to isolate oneself and associate only with like-minded individuals to sustain the illusion. However, Sefastsson posits that eventually, a confrontation with reality is inevitable.

He quotes the Buddhist saying, 'You have your faith, but we do not want it.' Sefastsson himself would test his illusions to see if they hold up in reality. If an illusion holds, it has a basis in truth. If it shatters, one has lost an illusion but has also purged an untruth. He concludes that isolation and association solely with like-minded people are detrimental, regardless of how 'objectively' one judges the illusion. He advocates for quiet moments of planning, contemplation, and meditation to calmly correct errors and move closer to the truth.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The issue strongly focuses on the physical and psychological impacts of UFO encounters, particularly the phenomenon of 'missing time' and potential health consequences. It explores the use of hypnosis as a tool for investigating such experiences and presents a scientific perspective by linking potential effects to microwave radiation. The magazine appears to take a serious and investigative stance on UFO phenomena, presenting detailed case studies and seeking explanations through scientific and psychological analysis. The article 'Illusioner' by Klas Sefastsson adds a philosophical layer, urging readers to critically examine their beliefs and distinguish between fantasy and reality, even within the context of extraordinary claims like UFO sightings.