UFO Research Newsletter - 1980 02 03 - Vol 06 No 10

Magazine Overview

This issue of the UFO RESEARCH NEWSLETTER, Volume VI, No. 10, published monthly or bi-monthly by UFO Research Associates (UFOR) in Los Angeles, California, covers the period of February-March 1980. The editor is Gordon I.R. Lore, Jr., and the business manager is Marty D. Lore. Subscription rates are provided for U.S., Canada, Mexico, and foreign countries.

The Case of the Disappearing Witness Tops 1979 Sighting Reports

The lead article details a wide array of UFO sighting reports from June-November 1979, spanning at least four U.S. states and six foreign countries. These reports include instances of witnesses disappearing for extended periods, attempted abductions, memory loss, occupants, balls of light landing on cars, UFOs shaking automobiles, objects pacing vehicles, and UFOs causing electromagnetic (E-M) and physiological effects, animal reactions, emitted sounds, and odors. Some reports mention UFOs emitting smaller objects, landing and leaving physical evidence, and witnesses being frightened. One sighting involved a UFO being photographed, and another described clouds parting to reveal a UFO.

Several specific cases are highlighted:

• Milton, Delaware (October 26, 1979): George Stevenson, a freelance photographer, and his wife observed a UFO described as "white, brighter than any star, with red and green flashing lights." Stevenson captured a photograph using a time exposure.
• Balsam Lake, Wisconsin (September 3, 1979): Two couples witnessed a "large, intensely red, glowing disc" that caused their car's dash and headlights to inexplicably extinguish. The UFO then shot off to the southwest at high speed.
• Near New Richmond, Wisconsin (September 4, 1979): A retired couple observed a "brilliant globe-shaped metallic-appearing object" that violently shook their car. Later that evening, three men near New Richmond spotted a "small, silvery dome-like or disc-shaped object" hovering over a field.
• Near Half Moon Lake, Wisconsin (October 25, 1979): Mr. and Mrs. Richard Breault observed a "bright, shining light in the sky" descending toward them. The object was described as approximately 40 feet long with a square end and a sloped end, and it shot across a lake at an estimated 4,000-5,000 m.p.h.
• Near Methow, Washington (October 5, 1979): Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Holms and others observed a UFO described as having two tiers, with sparkling lights and a large light flashing red.
• Chico, California (October 11, 1979): Mrs. Donna Gillespie saw a "red light" flying over the road that hovered and descended. Her car's radio crackled with static, and the UFO had a flashing red and white light on top.
• Near Mendoza, Argentina (September 19, 1979): Several children reported a UFO emitting "multi-colored lights and loud sounds" that landed, leaving behind traces that caused a policeman's hand to swell. The traces consisted of five holes.
• Livingston, Scotland (November 9, 1979): Forestry foreman Bob Taylor reported seeing a "silver-coloured spacecraft" 20-30 feet across resting on the ground. Two creatures emerged, tore his trousers, and he fainted. Investigators found trailmarks and triangular indentations in the ground.
• Waltham, England (October 14, 1979): An unidentified man described a "most frightening experience" with a UFO that sped toward him, hovered, and descended. A smaller object with a shriller sound then emerged from it.
• Clacton-on-Sea, England (November 7, 1979): Mrs. Rosina Pickering observed a "great bright light, brighter than the moon," which moved in circles for about 20 minutes before disappearing.

Witness Disappears

This section details the case of Frank Fontaine, Jean-Pierre Prevot, and Salomon N'Diaye in Cergy-Pontoise, France (November 26, 1979). After loading a station wagon, they observed a brilliant light that grew and rested on the car's hood, causing their eyes to burn. Fontaine remained to watch the car while the others got a camera. When they returned, Fontaine had disappeared, and the car's door was open with a halo of light surrounding it. A week later, Fontaine reappeared at the exact spot, unaware that any time had passed.

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• Knysna, South Africa (June 7, 1979): Renee Talmaggies observed a strange glow from an oval-shaped object that changed color from flaming red to orange and then to silver-white. The object had marks resembling portholes and emitted streams of light.
• Taipei, Taiwan (October 28, 1979): Miss Hsu observed an object "brighter than the moon" that changed shape from round to flat. Other witnesses in the area also reported seeing similar objects.

NASA Crew Trainer Works to Solve Space Travel Problem

This section introduces Alan Holt, a crew trainer for NASA, who believes successful long-distance space travel is achievable through "harmonics." His concept involves creating E-M "field patterns with special space-time relationships" and merging magnetic field lines. Holt envisions a spaceship that can propel itself to distant galaxies by tuning into specific locations in space and time, similar to tuning a radio station. He calls this "field resonance intergalactic space travel" and suggests a test flight could be possible by 1990 if the theory is confirmed and developments continue.

English Woman Encounters a UFO, Which Causes E-M Effects

This article describes an incident involving Mrs. Elsie M. Oakensen near Church Stowe, England (November 22, 1978). While driving, she observed two bright lights that formed an hour-glass or egg-timer shape. As she drove underneath it, her car's engine and lights stopped working, plunging the area into absolute darkness. Piercing white circles of light then appeared and disappeared. Afterward, her car started normally, but she experienced a time lapse and a sensation of a "shrinking hat." Her sidelight bulb, which was not functioning before, was working normally afterward.

New Book Author Claims the Moon Is a Hollow Spacecraft (Book Review)

This section reviews Don Wilson's book, "Secrets of Our Spaceship Moon." Wilson claims "proof positive" that the Moon is an artificial spaceship inhabited by aliens. The theory is based on the work of Soviet scientists Mikhail Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, who proposed the Moon was hollowed out and reinforced with a "space armour" shield. Wilson cites NASA documents and other publications, mentioning discoveries of artificial structures on the Moon, such as a bridgelike structure and pointed spires.

Wilson also discusses numerous UFO sightings on or near the Moon's surface dating back to 1587. He challenges the scientific consensus on the Moon's formation, citing moon rock dating and soil samples that are older than most Earth rocks. He claims to have found "more than 50 major proofs" supporting the artificial moon theory, suggesting that U.S. and U.S.S.R. officials were aware of this and suppressed the information. However, the review concludes that Wilson's book provides speculation rather than definitive proof.

UFOs in New Mexico

Reports from Taos, New Mexico, include Justin and Mary Margaret Moore observing a fixed white light and a second red, white, and blue object. They also reported a similar red, white, and blue spherical UFO and a mutilated cow found nearby with organs removed with "surgical precision."

Mrs. Retha Cardwell observed a large, round, glowing UFO hovering near her home. Her son and daughter-in-law spotted a dome-like, yellow-orange object. Later, Peggy Cardwell and her son saw a cigar-shaped object with a turquoise flame shooting from the rear, which ascended rapidly.

Sighting Capsules

This section provides brief summaries of numerous other UFO sighting reports from September to November 1979, with limited details:

• September 10, 1979: Robeson Hills, Illinois - Red and green lights observed.
• September 14, 1979: New Richland, Minnesota - White light changed to red, disappeared and reappeared.
• September 15, 1979: White Bear Lake, Minnesota - Brilliant red, blue, and green object with triangular windows.
• September 15, 1979: Richland, Missouri - Three glowing orange lights blinked off, reappeared with a fourth light; a white light executed a circle.
• September 23, 1979: Littlefield, Texas - Object radiating green and red lights hovered and descended toward a car.
• September 25, 1979: Rochester, Minnesota - Chrome-colored, highly reflective, spherical object flew slowly.
• November 6, 1979: Middleton, England - Bouncing white light flying from east to west, stopped dead, then bounced again.
• November 12, 1979: West Lothian, Scotland - Round, red UFO with white lights blinked on and off, circled, then sped off.
• November 13, 1979: Alta Vista, Missouri - Round object with flashing bright red and blue lights seen for two hours.
• November 14, 1979: Lichfield, England - Round, black-silver UFO moving slowly over the city.
• November 19, 1979: Lanarkshire, Scotland - "White disc" flying over an area.
• November 19, 1979: Sandhurst, England - Strange object with a bright orange flaming tail, visible for 30 seconds.
• November 27, 1979: Centralia, Washington - Triangular-shaped object with flashing lights hovered, then moved west.
• November 27, 1979: Roopville, Georgia - Large, translucent, spherical object hovered, with a revolving red light, and seemed to sink into the ground.
• November 27, 1979: Nuneaton, England - Red, glowing saucer seen by police, with increased light intensity.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the variety and global nature of UFO sightings in 1979, the physical and psychological effects these encounters can have on witnesses (including E-M effects and time lapses), and speculative theories about UFO origins and propulsion (such as the artificial Moon and Holt's harmonic propulsion). The editorial stance appears to be one of reporting on these phenomena with a degree of seriousness, presenting witness accounts and scientific speculation, while also offering critical reviews of books that make extraordinary claims, as seen in the review of Don Wilson's "Secrets of Our Spaceship Moon."