UFO POTPOURRI

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO POTPOURRI
Issue: No. 307
Date: December 21, 1986

This issue of UFO Potpourri, dated December 21, 1986, is a holiday greeting from the publisher, John F. Schuessler, and focuses on the theme of "HUMANOID CLOTHING." The content draws heavily from Charles Bowen's book, THE HUMANOIDS, and presents several eyewitness accounts of UFO occupants and their distinctive attire.

Humanoid Clothing Reports

The central theme of the magazine is the consistent observation of UFO occupants wearing one-piece, close-fitting clothing over the past thirty years. These reports are noted to be similar across the globe and applicable to various humanoid sizes.

Brazilian and Argentinian Sightings (1950s)

Several examples are detailed from Brazil and Argentina:

• November 14, 1954: A Brazilian railway employee reported seeing three beings in tight-fitting, luminous clothing examining railway ballast. (Page 93)
• April 1957: Near Pajas Blancas Airport, Cordoba, Argentina, a sixty-foot wide disk was observed. A humanoid, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, emerged wearing a garment described as being like a "diver's suit, fitting the body closely, and seemingly of some sort of plastic." (Page 98)
• July 1957: Professor Joao de Freitas Guimaraes, a lawyer and Professor of Roman Law in Santos, Brazil, reported a UFO from which two men, over 5 feet 10 inches tall, emerged. They wore "greenish one-piece suits fitting closely at neck, wrists, and ankles." (Page 99)
• November 18, 1957: Two peasant farmers in Santa Catarina, Brazil, reported a UFO landing and saw two circular aluminum-colored disks. Six medium-sized, slim men wearing "dark-grey suits glued to their bodies" were observed. (Page 101)

Mexican and Further Brazilian Sightings (1960s)

• August 23, 1965: Near Mexico City, two groups encountered humanoids from a landed disk that was 50 meters wide. The crew were described as being like Earth men but 2 meters 10 centimeters tall, with fair hair and blue eyes, and clad in "seamless one-piece garments having a metallic appearance and of some unknown fibre." (Page 118)
• September 10, 1965: A peasant farmer in Pernambuco, Brazil, reported a landed object and little manlike creatures wearing tight-fitting one-piece garments. (Page 121)

North American Sightings

• April 24, 1964: Gary Wilcox of Tioga City, New York, reported a visit from two small men about 4 feet tall dressed in clothing that appeared to have no seams. (Page 163)
• October 14, 1957: The case of Antonio Villas Boas is mentioned, describing humanoid trousers that were tight-fitting over the seat, thighs, and legs, without any visible wrinkle or crease. (Page 215)

The common factor highlighted across these reports is the lack of seams, buttons, and creases, with garments seemingly produced to fit the humanoid form precisely, a feat the conventional garment industry was unable to achieve at the time.

Symagery Productions: Stitchless Garments

The second major section of the magazine introduces Symagery Productions, Inc., based in New York, and its founder, Brett Stern. Symagery has developed a stitchless process for producing high-quality, low-cost clothing.

Development and Technology

Brett Stern developed the patented process in 1981. With a grant from the National Science Foundation, the feasibility and viability of the process were established. This led to the production of full-size blouses using cup-type molds and ultrasonic seaming. Prototypes were evaluated positively for their style and comfort.

Stern explains that an inherent advantage of this type of clothing is its ability to fit body contours naturally due to its 3-D format and built-in memory, which makes the fabric resilient to repeated washing and drying.

Symagery received further support from the New York State Science and Technology Foundation to design a prototype automated manufacturing line. This system is designed for a continuous flow of fabric from a bolt to the finished product without human intervention.

Future of Custom Clothing

Stern envisions a future where customers can enter a store, have their body scanned by a video camera, and then have personalized details like style, colors, and logos entered into a computer. The machine's flexible molds would then create a customized garment while the customer watches, with the finished product ready in minutes.

Applications and Speculation

Symagery is seeking support for the construction and evaluation of this prototype manufacturing line. Potential applications cited include "clean room" and disposable medical garments, stuffed toys, and fabrics for aircraft, automobiles, and home furnishings.

However, Stern's most exciting prospect is the creation of affordable, "one-of-a-kind" garments. He speculates that the competition for this technology might not come from the Japanese or automobile industries, but rather from "somewhere in space," suggesting that extraterrestrials may be the original inventors of such advanced, form-fitting clothing.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently links eyewitness accounts of UFO phenomena with technological advancements on Earth. The editorial stance appears to be one of open-minded inquiry, presenting evidence of unusual sightings and then exploring potential technological parallels or explanations, however speculative. The theme of advanced, seamless, and form-fitting clothing is presented as a recurring characteristic of UFO occupants, with a direct comparison drawn to a new terrestrial technology that mimics these described attributes. The issue concludes with a speculative leap, suggesting that extraterrestrial civilizations might have pioneered this type of garment technology.