UFO Magazine News Bulletin issue 9

Magazine Overview

This document is a scan of a newsletter titled "UFO MAGAZINE NEWS BULLETIN," published quarterly from Cleveland, Ohio. The issue presented is Volume 3, Number 1, dated Winter 1975/76. The subscription price was $2.00 for four issues. The editorial staff includes Rick R. Hilberg as editor and publisher, Carol J. Hilberg as managing editor, and Robert S. Easley, Edward M. Biebel, Beth Biebel, and Thomas L. Nealings as assistant editors.

UFOS "INVADE" CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO (1/23/76)

The lead story details a significant UFO event in Clovis, New Mexico, on Friday, January 23, 1976. For several nights prior, the local police had received reports of lighted, cigar-shaped UFOs. On the evening of the 23rd, the number of calls became so overwhelming that police dispatcher Diana Kenemore commented that it seemed like everyone in town had called. She expressed certainty about the sightings, stating, "because that many people can't be wrong. They all saw them all at the same time. Plus, our officers saw them." Authorities reported that more than 30 silent, mysterious objects with pulsating lights were observed between nightfall and midnight. Miss Kenemore noted that the phone lines were constantly busy with UFO reports. Several callers reported seeing 20 objects hovering over Sandia elementary school. Town Marshal Willie Ronquillo of Texico, a nearby community, followed up on a report and observed a silent, lighted object hovering about 300 yards over the town, noting its green, yellow, and blue lights and lack of sound. When the object moved northward, Ronquillo notified state police and pursued it in his car. State police officers later reported seeing what they believed to be the same object moving at a high speed toward Tucmcari. Three young boys in the south part of Clovis reported seeing several flying objects land in a pasture near their home. Newspaper reporter Scott Price took several photographs of an object early Friday using a 35-millimeter camera attached to a telescope. One of these photographs was later printed in the Clovis News Journal, described by Price as showing an elongated, white, cigar-shaped object against a very dark sky, with two black circular areas visible through the telescope but not in the photo due to focusing issues.

MAN FOUND DEAD WHERE UFO REPORTEDLY LANDS (8/17/75)

This section reports on an incident in Stanton, Michigan, on Sunday, August 17, 1975. A 62-year-old man was found dead in a field east of the city, reportedly of an apparent heart attack, only minutes after a woman claimed to have seen a UFO land in the same field. Montcalm County Sheriff's deputies received a call about the deceased man, Lee L. Barger, found at Tow Road and Michigan 522. Shortly after, Mrs. Harvey Waldron reported seeing a large, round object with multiple-colored lights landing in the same field. Deputy Harry Emmons noted the close temporal proximity of the events but stated they did not know if there was a connection, though it seemed "funny." He added that there were no other witnesses to the UFO report. The following Monday morning, a dead dog was found in the same vicinity by workers from the Montcalm County Animal Control office. The dog had apparently died the previous night, and no injuries were found.

CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT SEEN IN ARIZONA (8/19/75)

This report details a sighting in Arizona, with Louis Daugherty, a research coordinator for APRO, seeking additional witnesses. On August 19, 1975, around 12:30 A.M., two women traveling east toward Tucson on Interstate 10 near Picacho, Arizona, reported seeing a long, luminous, cigar-shaped object about 30 degrees above the horizon to the southwest. The object reportedly made jerking motions, both up and down and sideways, and was observed for about a minute and a half. It then accelerated from zero to a high rate of speed across the highway, landing or hovering in a field about 500 feet from I-10, illuminating telephone poles and wires. The object then moved away. The women also noted seeing other people on the highway watching it. A search of the field where the object possibly landed yielded no physical evidence, as the field had been plowed shortly after the sighting.

MINI FLAP IN KANSAS (8/10-11/75)

This section covers a series of sightings in Kansas on Sunday, August 10th, and early August 11th, 1975. A large number of glowing, moving objects were observed in various locations, including Sedan, Caney, Fredonia, and Independence. June Stephens, a police dispatcher in Caney, expressed bewilderment at the reports, stating, "They're like nothing you've ever seen. You'd have to see them to believe them." Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Weather Service did not officially report any radar detections. The Kansas Highway Patrol at Chanute received radio reports from area police departments, including a sighting from Burlington. The FAA Flight Center in Chanute was notified and was to relay the information to FAA offices in Kansas City and Tulsa. Mrs. Stephens reported being alerted to "brightly flashing" objects moving toward Caney by the Sedan police department around 11:20 P.M. Sunday. She and night officer Clarence Rose observed three objects heading toward Oklahoma City at approximately 2,000 feet. They described the objects as flashing, changing colors (red, white, and green), with one sometimes moving while others remained stationary, or rotating in circles, bouncing, and then zipping away rapidly. Mrs. Stephens contrasted them with falling stars, noting their superior brightness.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring theme throughout this issue is the reporting of unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) or UFO sightings. The magazine focuses on detailed accounts from witnesses, including police officers, dispatchers, and ordinary citizens, often corroborated by multiple observers or photographic evidence. The editorial stance appears to be one of serious investigation and documentation of these events, presenting them without overt skepticism but with a focus on the factual reporting of witness testimonies and physical descriptions of the objects. The inclusion of incidents involving unexplained deaths or unusual circumstances alongside sightings suggests an interest in the broader implications and potential connections of UFO phenomena.