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N o r t h , S o u t h , E z s t 2nd West o f t h e U . S . A .
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Other Reports
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With t h e E d i t o r
B r i e f l y , t h e above i s t h e c r u x of t h e f i r s t A s s o c i z t e d P r e s s r e p o r t ,
w i t h t h e Condon R e n o r t q u o t e d a s j u s t i - f i c ~ t i o nf o r d r o p p i n g t h e s t u d y ,
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m z t i o n Irom t h e p u b l i c , t h e f i r s t a r t i c l e s t ~ t e a ,and s u g g e s t s you
c a l l t h e l o c a l a i r b a s e t o d e t e ~ m i n ei f t h e b a s e k s see'n $ a n 3 i d e n t i f i e . -
t h e UFO you have o b s e r v e d ,
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It w i l l b e i n t e r ~ s t i n gt o s c e i f t h e A i r Fame w i l l ncw l i f b t h e
i r o n c u r f a i n f r o m c h s s i f i e d r e p o r t s which have n o t bken r e l t a s e d t o
t h e p u b l i c . If n o t - - t h e n WHY no2?
Most t i m e l y i s t h e f o l l o w i n g f r o m a n a r t i c l e w r i t t e n f o r SKYLOOK
b y B r i z n C. Cacnon, Canadian i n v e s t i g a t o r s n d w r i t e r , BEFCRE t h e
a b o v e announcements:
A Time To Work
It seems q u i t e c l ~ e r ,a t t5ris ' p o i n t j t ' h ? t ; . t h e UFO phenomenon i s v e r y
much a l i v e . . A n e r e i s l i t t l e d~i).b'; t h s t UFOs a r e s t i l l accS.ve i n 0u.r
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It is e l m o s t a p a r a d o x t h a t mzny s c i e n t i s t s a r e now t z - k i n g -a s t a n d
- on t h i s r n y s t i f v i n g , s u b j e c t . The C o l o r z d o R e n o r t h ~ sse r v e d a r e 2 1 PUT-
pose , i n s t i r n u l $ t i n g a k n o w l e d 9 ~ b l e 6 2 b a t e w h i c h , h e r e t o f o r e , most
s c i e n t i s t s chose t o ignore. I n Canada, UFO r e s e a r c h i s o u t o f t h e h a < -
o f t h e government d e f e n c e z g e n c i e s and i s b e i n g h a n d l e d by t h e N a t j m a -
R e s e ~ r c hC o u n c i l , a scientific body s u p - o r t ' e d by p u b l i c money. Si~i!:s-~.:.:;
there is a strong indication t h ~ w t i t h t h e r e t i r i n g o f Major H e c t o r
Q u i n t d l a , P r o j e c t Bluebook wll-1 e x p i r e end t h e U', S. A i r f o r c e Gill d3.-,
v o r c e i t s e l f of t h e r e s ~ o n s i b i l i t yo r i n v e s t i g a t i n g UFO c e s e c . Now,
e v e r y UFO g r o u p h a s s r e e l oppcr%unj.t.y - y e s , e v e n a n o b l i g a t i o n - t;o
g e t down t o t h e b u s i n e s s e 5 hznd! I t is t i m e t o d i r e c t a l l of o u r a+,-.
t e n t i o n t o t h e g a t h ~ r i n gof UI"O d a t a and t o 2 m e t h o d - o f cooperation l n
a t t e m p t i n g t o f i n d t h e s o l q t i o n t o t h e UFO m y s t e r y .
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f i e d F l y i n g O b j ~ c t si n B o s t o n , b s s . a n d n o l e s s t h a n 16 s c i ~ n t i s t s
w i l l be p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e disc::ssioris. T3e p u r p o s e of t h e s y r n p ~ s i m
i s t1 .. t o d e m o n s ~ r a t et h e a p p l i c a z i o n o f s c i e n t i f i c r n e t h c d o l o g j ta
a contemporqry c o n t r o v c r s y , 2nd t o a c q l ~ na t~ s c i e n t , i s ; t s with t h e wid2
v a r i e t y of f a c t s 'and i n t e r p r e t s t i o n s . l t . I n s p i t e of . t h e C o l o r e d o s t u d y ,
- s c i e n t i s t s a r e s t i l l i n t k r e s t c d i n t h c f a c t t h z t UFCS, and r e p o r 5 s 0 2
s t r z n g e a e r i a l c r s f t s i ~ , l l l ' e x i s t , UFO s t u d y ' g r o u p s and o r g a n i z ~ t i o i i s
have a p a r t i n gathhcrir,,; t h e i n f c r m t i o n r e - u l t i r g f r o m t h z x a n d s of
s i g h t i n g s t h s t o c c u r e a c h y e x , It i s i n d e e d " 2 t i m e t o w o r l ~ , (~2 n ~d
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on i % o ? s & u p l k s t t on Feb:. 1 8 t h ( t h i s da'te' t e n t $ t i v e . ) , end' + h e r e wi 1.1b e . " ' '
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s ci.enc!e t.ea'che;rs -a,tt,e.ndiyng.a conf ei-c~nce.2 t*. t i 1 2 Lewi.s. and C i a e i i C o > . l k g ~ -
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s s i ~ h t e dby f o i l r c ? ~ i l d i 3 e n :,
a g e s 1 4 , 1 2 and 1 1 , who w e r e o u t s i d e r e m 7 ~ i n gsome g s r m e n t s 'f.rom..a
.clothes l i n e ; : ; r a n i n t o tlie .i;(.il.l,se.-and: . f p u r a d u l t s pres:e5n:t ( who ci3
. n o t w i s h t h , e i r n'ames ' u s e d . ) r a - n ol;?i;l.le. t o o b s e r v e t h e ob j e c f I t ai!p,ii~-- .
. e d a s . t w o b r i g h t : - y e l l o w l i g h t s wi-th a d a r k ' a r s a , o f s e p S r ' a t i '_o n - vislbl?;
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s e n t a r e p o r t ~ f r o m, t h e ;!?St: Louis~~:C'lobeFDern6crat1'~- o f Nov; '13 : 1969,c o 5 - .
i e s n i n g a . r e p o r c made::by. two ~ n i v e ' r s t?y : C i t y : t e e n a g q r s w h o . ' b i r e f r i g h . 6 . -
e'ned by. a...'-hcge-.whi,te l i g h t . i n t h e s!q w h i c h : f d l l o w e d . them - a l c n g . . P r i s e - ' .
r o a d - t h e n i g h t o f ~ N O V . 11. . .
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Democrat he and Miss Knehans were d r i v i n g n o r t h on P r i c e r o a d i n 'Ladue
. a b g u t 11 p a m , Tuesds-y when t h e y f l r s t n o t i c e d t h e - o b j e c t : 'T' -was-r e a l
h i g h u p 2nd l o o k e u l i k e a s t a r : l l N i l l e r s a i d , 'Fit came t o v q b o u t t e n
f e e t o v e r t h e c a r , I g o t s c a r e d and B a r b a r a s t a r t e d c r y i n g ,
"We t r i r d t o get' 2 ~ .fTo,n 2 ~ i?,. k h e n we t u r n e d o n t o Delmar ~ o u l e v a r - k l - ,
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i.t t o o k o f f w i t h o u t q1lj n o i s e i n a w s s t e r l y d ~ r ~ c t i o n . "
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i c a . i when s h e -was--;b- the-st?t'io,n -'l ,.ec.de.r ' ,-'-.; w > ? - !+ h e G;ckc--D.emo-cra t
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t h e n e x t d a y , "1 d o n ' t want t o At a l k a h o u t i t . "
I . . M i l l e r s a i d *he a l s o r e p o r t c d t h c i n c i d e n t t o Ladue p o l i c e .
~ o t hp o l i l c e d e p a r t m e n t s r e c e i v e d no o t h e r r e n o r t s o f a s t r a n g e ob-
jelnt i n t h e s k y , and o f f i c e r s s u r m l e e d t h e c o u p l e may have s e e n t h e l a n d -
i n g l i g h t on t h e n o s e wheel o f a j c t a i r l i n c r b e f o r e it e n t e r e d t h e
f l i g h t p ~ t t c r nof ~ L z m b e r t - S t . L o u i s M u n i c i p a l A i r p o r t .
CLPRK NATIO'NAL FORFST. Art E p s t e i n , PPRO field i n v s s t i g e t o r and mi~mbr
.,of - t h e .<UFOS t u d y Group of Grc2tGr S t . L o u i s , and John P r i e s a c k , Assis(:--
a n t Managrr- o f t h e S t . * L o c i s NrDonnell P l a n e t a r i u m , and a new menber o i
t h e s t u d y g r o u p , have b e e n b u s y i n v e s t i g a t i n g s i p h t i n g s i n t h e .St. Leu.-:
a r e a and one i n t h e C l a r k N a t i o n a l F o r e s t , 7 8 m i l e s s o u t h o f S t . L o u i s ,
John F,. S c h u e s s l e r , SKYLOOK S t a f f rnembe? and APRO c o n s u l t a n t , s e n t i n
their reports.
We w i l l c o v e r t h e s i g h t i n g a t t h e C l a r k N a t i o n a l F o r e s t f i r s t . The
o b s e r v t r s w e r e : John C h a k l o s , , 3 8 i 8 Iowa Ave. ,. S t , L o u i s ; h i s n e x t d o o r
n e i g h b o r , P a u l C o g a r , and ~ o h nV o s s , a l s o a n e i g h b o r .
h he rnen.&ere s q u i r r e l h u n t i n g on t h e D e l b r i d g e H i d g e , b e f o r e s u n u~
w i t h ' s t a r s v i s i b l e , between 5 : 3 0 2nd 6:jO t h e morning of O c t o b e r 19, 1355
when t h e y saw a b r i g h t l i p h t t h r o u g h t ! ~ ct r e e s , They t h o u g i l t it rnig3,
b e a n o t h c r c a r on t h e r o a d coming toward them--then t h e l i g h t r o s e above
the., t r e e t o , p s a t - a n e s t i m a t e d a n g l e of a b o u t 45 degrt.es.
They judged it t o b e t h r e e t o f o u r t i m s l a r g e r t h a n t h e morning s t a r ,
Venus. D q i n g i t s - a s c e n t i t m d e s ~ v e r a lz i p - z a g movements r i g h t and
l e f t t h a t w e r e 1 estimarted t o c o v e r a s p a n o f a one f o o t r u l e r h e l d a t
arms l e n g t h . I t a l s o made s e v e r a l up and down movements, s e v e n t o tei1
times,
M r . Wo.ss , t h o u p h t it a p p e a r e d t o be n o t a s l a r g e a s a f u l l moon, but;
a l m o s t t h a t l a r g e . A t a b o u t 6 ~ 5 a, second l i g h t a p p e a r e d and a p p r o a c h - ,
ed , t h e f i r s t , o n e , . g e t t i n g t o w i t h i n a b o u t s i x i n c h e s . I t a l s o made z i g , .
z a g , r n o t i o n s a l o n g i t s c o u r s e and was compered t o a s o f t b a l l i n s i z e .
Both l i p h t s , a s t h e y r o s e above t h e h o r i z o n , g o t b i g g e r i n s i z e , I n
M r . P r i e s a c k l s l o ~ i n i o n , t h i s r u l . 6 ~o u t t h e p l a n e t s b e c a u s e they t e n d LC
g e t s m a l l e r a s t h e y r i s e above t h e h o r i z o n . M r . Cogar s a i d lie h a d b e e r
h u n t i n g i n , t h o s e woods t o o many y e 2 r s t o m i s t a k e t h e l i g h k s Tor s t a r s - - -
tfiey w e r e t o o l a r g e and t o o b r i g h t ,
M r . Chaklos was s o i m p r e s s ~ dby t h e s t r a n g e l i g h t s : he c a l l e d t h e
Mc?onncll P l a n e t a r i u m a s soon a s h e returned home a b o u t 2 : 3 0 t h a t a f t e T -
noon. -The a r e a where t h e l i g h t s w e r e o b s e r v e d , i s a b o u t s i x m i l e s w e s t of
elg grade, Po.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY. k t e l e q h o n e c a l l was r e c e i v e d by M r . P r e i s a c k a t
t h e P l a n e t a r i m on G c t . 2 , 1969; w'r.ir'l r k s u l t e d i n a n i n - v c s t i g a t i o n b y
A r t E , p s t e i n and Robert H ~ ~ . t o,l lo f T:, i d t s t o n , Vo., a n o t h c r f i e l d i n v c s -
tigator.
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t e l g y i s ~ o nt o w e r s . . T h e t w o f a i l l i e s w e r e o u t s i d e t h e n i g h t of
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l i k e t o j o i n : t h e n e t w o r k , Mernbcrship i s &!+~,00p e r y e a r ,
DATA-NET RSPORT i s f u l l o f UFO news f r o m e v e r y w h e r e . We l o o k f o r -
wzrd t o l M i k e - 1 s p s r s o n $ l comment which sometimes s i 7 e l e s ? and J o ? s
f i n e w r i t i n g c o n L r i b u t e z t o a v c r j . r e h d a b l e m ? ~ ? z i n e . You' c a n g e t
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i n o r d e r t o have a w o r k i n g s c h e d u l e t h a t w i l l work---but be;zi?se of tA;c
h o l i d a y m a i l , s 3 m e . m a t e r i a l was u n d e r s t a n d a b l y l a t e i n a r r i v i n g , and xio:
made a n e x c e p t i o n t h i s month ( D e c e r n b e ~p r e p a r a t i o n o f y o u r J a n i l a r y i s s u e )
and h e l d up a s s e m b l y o f SKYLOOK p a g 3 s i n o r d e r t c add a n o t h e r two p a g e s
( t h i s ) . SKYLOOK w i l l .be i n t h e m a i l n o l a t e r t h a n t h e 2 7 t h - - i t j u s t means
e x t r a work on Ye E d ' s p a r t a t t h e l a s t - - s o r e m e m k r , t h e 2 0 t h i s t h e
d e a d l i n e . And t h a n k s f o r l i s t e n i n ' !
1970 G o a l s t o be D i s c u s s e d a t UFO M e e t i n g
The UFO S t u d y Group o f G r ~ s t e rS t . L o i ~ i sw i l l h o l d a n i m p o r t a n t meet-
i n g a t t h e home o f t h 3 D i r e c t o r l J o h n F', S c h u c s s l e r , 808 P r i m r o s e C o n r c ,
O ' F a l l b n , N 3 . , a t 1:33 pm, S ~ n a c y ,J a n . 4Ln,
M r . Walt A n d r i ~ s , o f Girint-y, Ill,, D i r e c t c r of t h e I l l i n o i s C h a p t e r
,of t h e Nldwest T!F'O N e t w o r k and ~ ? ~ tjh qe I l l i n o i s S e c t i o n of t h e APHO.
w i l l p r e s e n t t h e s t ~ t c solr : i e v z r a l i n ; ~ ~ r t , ~p r~o~j c' c; t s . H i s v a s t know-
l e d g e i n t h 2 UFO f i e l d c a n b2 01v a h e t o a; 1,
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t h e Nove!nSei- 3 3 t h s i g h t i r s , r e p q r t e d b y h a l t ~ n d r 1 . 15n ~ t h j s i : ; s r i p of
SI(YLG35, and *adds t h a t m m b e r s o f t h e T r i - S t z t e llPO Stud)- C r o u p a r e .
h u n t i n g f o r , o t l l e r p e r s o n s who n i g h t h a v e s e e n t h e o b j e l d t t h a t fright,
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t i n e t h e g r o m d , was o b s e r v e d z b o u t 3 0 m i l e s s o u t h w e s t o f Buckeye, Aria,
Dec. 1 7 , 1959, a s r e p o r t e d by t h e " P h e o n i x G a z e t t e , "
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ed t h e f l s s t a b o u t 6:57 a,m, He s a i d i t a p p e a r e d a s a s i n g l e f l a s h s i m i -
l a ? t o inteimnal cloud l i g h t n i n g ,
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a r e a and t h e o t h e r t a k i n g o f f , a l s o saw - t h e f l a s h . a s d i d o h s ~ r v e r s 2- - t -
Sky H a r b o r t o w e r , One p i l o t s a i d h e saw t h e f 1 . a s h s . " h i t t h e grc>uncifl-but:
coul-d n o t e s t i m a t e t h e d i s t a n c e . A q u i c k c h e ~ ka c c o u n t e d for a i l c i v i l -
i a n a x 4 m i l i t a r y a i r c r a f t . -4 b r i e f ' s e a r c h ~ i 't h e a r e a was rlxid~;b u t
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Church i n P e o r i a . The t o p i c f o r d i s c u s s i o n W ~ S" M i s s i n g ' P w s o n s .
A l s o d i s c u s s e d . w a s t h e U f o l o g i s t s r C o n v e ~ t i o np l a n n e d . f o r S a t u r d a y ,
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o f t h e most renowned u f o l o g i s t s i n t h i s c o u c t r y . O f c o u r s e , t h e i r w m e s
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