UFO Magazine - vol 6 number 2

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO MAGAZINE
Issue: Volume 6, Number 2
Date: Summer 1970
Publisher: UFO Magazine Publications
Country: U.S.A.
Price: $2.00 (U.S. and Canada)

This issue of UFO Magazine presents a roundup of UFO sightings and related topics from the first half of 1970, alongside ongoing research and discussions within the ufology community.

1970 January to June UFO Roundup

This section, authored by Robert S. Easley, details numerous UFO sightings reported during the first six months of 1970. Despite the Condon Report and the closure of Project Blue Book, sightings continued to be reported to the press and UFO organizations. The article notes that while campus unrest and the invasion of Cambodia pushed UFO news off the front pages, many reports were still published globally, suggesting that credible people were witnessing strange, intelligently controlled objects.

Notable Sightings:

• January 1, 1970: The first and arguably best sighting of the year occurred in the Corwichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada, at approximately 5:00 AM. Mrs. Doreen Kendall, a Registered Nurse, observed a saucer-shaped, silvery, silent, metallic object with a "necklace of lights" hovering about 60 feet off the ground. She reported seeing two humanoid beings inside the cockpit, one wearing a darkish fabric and headgear, and the other at a glowing, chrome-colored instrument panel. The craft tilted, circled, and disappeared north. The sighting was investigated by John Magor, editor of the CANADIAN UFO REPORT, who found no explanation.
• January 1, 1970: Later that day, at 7:00 PM, the Drummond family in Mill Bay, British Columbia, observed a bright orange and yellow object about 900 feet above their tug boat, which they described as circling slowly and displaying four distinct lights.
• January 6, 1970: Mrs. G. C. Drimmen saw a red object that hovered, then went straight up, revolved counter-clockwise, and dripped sparks. It had no definable shape and appeared darker on one side.
• January 6, 1970: UFO expert Vern Stanley-Jones and his wife reported seeing a bright orange-yellow object, described as a disc about two inches in diameter, at an altitude of 500-1000 feet. It moved silently, stopped, turned at a right angle, flew over a town, stopped again, and then moved off due west rapidly.
• February 10, 1970: Miss Laurie Walther of San Mateo, California, saw a saucer-shaped object approximately 25 feet in diameter hovering about 50 feet above electrical transmitters at Coyote Point. The object had red and blue lights.
• February 1970: Several sightings occurred in the Dunn, North Carolina area, reported by a police officer and a radio station staff member. The police officer described a "peculiar object" moving too fast for an airplane and lacking blinking lights. A few days later, a bright round light was observed hovering and then speeding off.
• March 12, 1970: Dale Nowka, a farmer near Culbertson, Nebraska, observed a greenish-blue object that looked like a saucer, with lights on the bottom turning counter-clockwise. The Federal Aviation Agency and Federal Air Traffic Control Center reported nothing on radar, but the North American Air Defense Command admitted tracking five objects. The FAA dispatched a plane to investigate.
• June 11, 1970: Explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his crew observed a UFO early in the morning while on their papyrus boat RA-2 voyage across the Atlantic.

Other Sightings and General Observations:

Numerous other sightings were reported across the country in March, including locations in Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ontario, Indiana, and Nebraska. The article mentions that many April and May sightings were attributed to Comet Bennett.

Congress Adopts UFO Filter Center

This section reports on the Congress of Scientific Ufologists meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26th. The delegates officially adopted a "UFO Filter Center" as an official Congress program, a concept that was met with enthusiasm. Congress Chairman Allan Manak appointed Edward Biebel and Rick Hilberg as directors of this report center. They plan to issue reports via a mailed newsletter to Congress members and Watch participants. The Unidentified Flying Object Report Center is located at 3403 West 119th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

A UFO "WINDOW" AREA

Authored by Rick R. Hilberg, this article explores the concept of "window" areas, defined by researcher John Keel as locations with persistent UFO activity. Hilberg notes that initial research in the mid-1960s, expecting to find physical UFO bases, yielded only more reports. However, after extensive observation of UFO reports in high-activity areas, he admits a striking correlation, leading to a diminishing belief in the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (ETH) over the past four years.

The Non-Physical Theory:

Hilberg suggests that if UFOs are not physical, then other explanations are needed. He proposes that UFOs might be non-physical manifestations from another "place" or reality, which would explain why they appear in specific "window" areas year after year without apparent bases. He contrasts this with the ETH, which posits solid, material saucers piloted by living creatures. Hilberg points to cases where objects appear and disappear instantly, like turning off a light bulb, and cases where UFOs have passed through terrestrial objects, suggesting terrestrial weapons would be ineffective.

Cleveland "Window" Area:

Hilberg recounts his participation in "skywatches" and highlights a specific "window" area in Cleveland where phenomena were observed almost constantly between 1964 and 1966. He discusses informal discussions about this area with other researchers, including Allen Greenfield, Eugene Steinberg, and Robert Easley. He provides examples of sightings from this Cleveland location:

• July 1965: Three objects, resembling satellites, were sighted at 15-minute intervals from different directions. One object was photographed by the author, appearing as a faint line on the negative.
• October 9, 1965: A round object with flashing lights around its edge was sighted by hundreds of people on Cleveland's West Side, flying below a 2200-foot cloud cover.
• May 6, 1966: The author, along with UFO Magazine Managing Editor Edward Biebel and others, sighted a large oval of ghostly-white light moving swiftly from west to east, with bands of a duller color on the bottom. It was soundless and at a low altitude.
• October-November 1966: A series of sightings involved V-formations of bluish-white lights flying and maneuvering.

Hilberg notes that there have been no further watches at this location since November 1966, but plans are being made to revisit the spot for further investigation, possibly with instrumentation.

CLEVECON '71 IS GO!!!!!

This brief announcement states that the 8th annual Congress of Scientific Ufologists will be held in Cleveland in 1971. The 1970 Congress in Columbus also decided to adopt the UFO Filter Center, presented research reports from 1969, and discussed research methods and UFO origins.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently reports on UFO sightings with a tone of serious investigation, presenting detailed accounts from witnesses and researchers. There is a clear editorial stance that UFO phenomena are real and warrant study, despite official denials. The publication also engages with theoretical discussions, particularly questioning the traditional Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (ETH) and exploring the possibility of non-physical or reality-based phenomena. The adoption of the UFO Filter Center by the Congress of Scientific Ufologists highlights a commitment to organized investigation and information sharing within the ufology community.