UFO Potpourri No 373

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO POTPOURRI
Issue: NO. 373
Date: August 1993
Publisher: John F. Schuessler
Focus: UFOs, Reverse Engineering, and Antimatter.

UFOs, Reverse Engineering, & Antimatter

This section delves into the controversial claims of physicist Robert Lazar, who asserts he has firsthand knowledge of nine alien craft hidden in a secret Nevada location. Lazar alleges that the U.S. government is engaged in reverse-engineering these alien craft to replicate their advanced technology, with a particular focus on their propulsion systems, which he claims utilize an antimatter reactor.

According to Lazar's account in the CUFORN BULLETIN (January/February 1990), the antimatter reactor consists of an 18-inch diameter plate with a sphere on top. Inside the sphere, a chip of "element 115" is placed. This super-heavy element, not known to exist on Earth, allegedly sets up a gravitation field amplified by the lower portion of the craft. The reactor produces an "annihilation reaction" with a "100 percent conversion of matter to energy," releasing "tremendous amount of electrical power" and creating a "gravity wave" that forms the craft's own gravitation field. The process is described as potentially as simple as dropping Element 115 into a bottle and zapping it with protons to get antimatter.

The article acknowledges that Element 115 has not been produced on Earth and must originate elsewhere. It highlights that scientists worldwide are actively researching antimatter, with significant progress being made at the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Los Alamos. CERN is constructing the world's largest antiproton trap, capable of holding one million antiprotons, while Los Alamos has already achieved capturing 50,000 antiprotons. Although producing antiprotons and anti-electrons is routine, creating an atom of anti-hydrogen (anti-proton orbited by an anti-electron) to form a practical antimatter fuel is proving difficult.

Several papers on antimatter propulsion are mentioned, including works by H.D. Froning, Jr. and V. Haloulakos of McDonnell Douglas, B. Cassenti of United Technologies, and T. Kamash of the University of Michigan. These papers are noted as being theoretical, with no hardware production currently underway. The article questions whether Robert Lazar has been consulted for his inputs on these theoretical endeavors.

A prominent warning label is featured: "THIS IS A 100% MATTER PRODUCT: In the Unlikely Event That This Merchandise Should Contact Antimatter In Any Form, A Catastrophic Explosion Will Result."

UFO reporting among Russia's top pastimes

This section critiques a Reuters news service article concerning UFO sightings in Russia, arguing that the original article is poorly researched and designed to dismiss genuine reports. The author contends that Russia's "flying saucer season" has always been open and that attributing sightings to economic and political crises is misleading.

The article criticizes Reuters for not interviewing eyewitnesses or consulting UFO organizations like MUFON. It points out that a UFO swooping down on a 24-story building, reported by Ria news agency, received only 12 words of coverage from Reuters. The Ria news agency also reported on a pilot who flew around a bright, silver-colored UFO twice in the Russian Far East, a significant event that Reuters allegedly failed to investigate thoroughly.

Reuters is accused of using propaganda techniques, such as stating that "Russians love strange phenomena," to slant opinion and downplay the seriousness of UFO reports. The article clarifies that a report about the Saratov aircraft plant producing an 82-foot diameter, 120-ton "saucer" does not refer to a flying craft but to an aircushion device, or hovercraft, which floats a few inches above the ground and cannot "fly."

The author concludes that the Reuters article aims to leave readers with the impression that UFOs are mere silliness and that Russians are looking for miracles due to their repressed living style. The piece suggests that the media should mature and provide more worthwhile coverage.

Key Russian UFO Incidents Mentioned:

• August 4th: A UFO, described as bright and trailing white and blue-colored fire, spent almost an hour flying over the Penta Hotel in central Moscow.
• Following Night: Another UFO was seen swooping down on a 24-story building.
• Russian Far East: A military pilot reported seeing a UFO that was very bright and made of a silver-like metal, which he flew around twice.

Saratov Aircraft Plant Project:

The newspaper Izvestia reported that the Saratov aircraft plant was working on a "flying saucer" aviation project. This experimental model is described as a 120-ton cargo-carrying "saucer" with a diameter of 82 feet, operating on a cushion of air, with an estimated production cost of $70 million.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine's stance appears to be one of critical inquiry into UFO phenomena, particularly focusing on technological aspects like reverse-engineering and advanced propulsion systems such as antimatter. It champions the investigation of claims made by individuals like Robert Lazar, while simultaneously scrutinizing media coverage that it perceives as dismissive or misleading. The editorial tone is skeptical of official narratives that downplay or ignore UFO reports and critical of media outlets that fail to provide thorough and objective reporting on the subject. There is a clear interest in the scientific and technological possibilities presented by UFO sightings and alleged alien technology. The magazine also seems to advocate for more serious and mature media coverage of UFO topics.