UFO News Article:

“Scientific body turns attention to UFO mystery”

10 July 1975 (The Miami News, Florida)

The Miami News informs about the UFO research work of the 
J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19750710&id=tNszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gusFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4838,4021952

Part of the article focuses on CUFOS’ research into UFO physical trace cases.

CUFOS had the active cooperation of police forces across the United States, including the FBI – and had received an expression of interest in such cooperation from the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA), Department of Defense, according to the article.

Dr. J. Allen Hynek, U.S. Astronomer,
the U.S. Air Force's Scientific Consultant
on UFOs (1948-1969), UFO Author,
Lecturer & Researcher
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UFO News Article:

“Illinois UFO Soars Away Unexplained”,

3 October 1967 (The Pittsburgh Press, Pennsylvania)

Everett Diamond, a Rockford, Illinois resident, David H. Winker, an Illinois state police officer and Bill Truempler, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic specialist, sighted a silver coloured, elliptical shaped UFO on 2 October 1967, The Pittsburgh Press reports:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19671003&id=yEgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5075,1657681

“Rockford, Illinois” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Rockford-Illinois.html

Map highlighting Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

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