UFO Article (Blog): “VANISHED?”

By Bill Chalker, 19 October 2013

(The OZ Files, Sydney, Australia)

Bill Chalker presents his original report (prepared between October 1978 and January 1979) on the 21 October 1978 Frederick Valentich incident:

http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2013/10/vanished.html

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UFO News Article (Blog): “Here’s to the new normal”

By Billy Cox, 22 October 2013

(De Void, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida)

Billy Cox reports about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos (Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) (DIFAA):

http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14180/just-another-scientific-inquiry/

The article mentions Peru’s most famous UFO incident. The Peruvian fighter pilot Lieutenant (later Air Force Commander) Oscar Alfonso Santa Maria Huertas had a dog-fight with a UFO over La Joya/Mariano Melgar Air Base, Arequipa, Peru, on 11 April 1980. Huertas fired on – and hit the UFO – but the bullets had no effect on the unknown object. Huertas flew a Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber airplane.

Oscar Alfonso Santa Maria Huertas,
former Peruvian Air Force Fighter Pilot

(youtube.com image)

UFO Article and Radio Interview: “Antonio Huneeus – Peruvian Air Force UFO Department – October 22, 2013”

By Alejandro Rojas 
(OpenMinds.tv/Open Minds UFO Radio, Tempe, Arizona)

Host Alejandro Rojas interviews J. Antonio Huneeus about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos 
(Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) (DIFAA):

http://www.openminds.tv/antonio-huneeus-peruvian-air-force-ufo-department-october-22-2013/

J. Antonio Huneeus,
Chilean-American Science Journalist &
UFO Researcher
(openminds.tv photo)

UFO TV Programme: “RPP-FAP INVESTIGARÁ FENOMENOS AÉREOS ANÓMALOS ¿QUE OPINA UD DE LOS OVNIS?” (“RPP-FAP INVESTIGATES ANOMALOUS AERIAL PHENOMENA ¿WHAT DO YOU THINK OF UFOs?”)

19 October 2013 
(RPP, Lima, Peru)

Source: FUERZA AÉREA DEL PERÚ (YouTube channel)

The Peruvian Air Force (FAP) presents an RPP TV programme about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos (Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) (DIFAA):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keV5abBxq5U

(youtube.com image)

UFO News Article: “ ‘Det ligner jo på et romskip’ ” (“ ‘It looks like a spaceship’ ”)

17 September 2013 (Namdalsavisa, Namsos, Norway)

An alleged self-luminous UFO was sighted and photographed over Elgstien (road), Fossbrenna (suburb of Namsos), Norway in October 2012, at around 8:30 p.m., Namdalsavisa reports:

http://www.namdalsavisa.no/Nyhet/article6868592.ece

The silent, red-orange UFO flew slowly at an altitude of maximum 50 metres. And the unknown object slowed down when it passed over Elgstien, according to the male witness.

The article contains two UFO photos.

English translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.namdalsavisa.no%2FNyhet%2Farticle6868592.ece

Namdalen has experienced a large number of UFO incidents over the years.

Namdalen is a district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Namsos (the trade centre), Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Namdalseid, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, Namsskogan and Vikna, all located in Nord-Trøndelag County.

Elgstien and Fossbrenna can be found on Google Earth.

Satellite photo of Namsos, Norway

(tageo.com photo)

UFO Article: “Peruvian Air Force to re-open UFO investigation department”

By Alejandro Rojas, 16 October 2013

(OpenMinds.tv, Tempe, Arizona)

Alejandro Rojas reports about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos (Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) (DIFAA):

http://www.openminds.tv/peruvian-air-force-to-re-open-ufo-investigation-department-1173/

(openminds.tv photo)

UFO TV News Programme: “TV RPP – LA FAP INVESTIGA APARICIÓN DE OVNIS – DINAE” (“TV RPP – FAP INVESTIGATES UFO OCCURRENCES – DINAE”)

(Unknown date)

(Radio Programas del Perú (RPP), Lima, Perú)

Source: FUERZA AÉREA DEL PERÚ (YouTube channel)

The Peruvian Air Force (FAP) presents an RPP Noticias (Lima, Peru) TV programme about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos) (DIFAA):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlVIcX_p3jE

The TV programme contains an interview with FAP Colonel Julio José Vucetich Abanto, Director of DINAE.

The UFO research department is run by the Directorate of Information and Aerospace Interests (Dirección de Información e Intereses Aeroespaciales) (DINAE), under the official sponsorship of CONIDA (National Commission for Aerospace Investigation and Development), and the Peruvian Air Force (FAP).

The video was published on 19 October 2013.

Related posts:

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=DINAE

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=DIFAA

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=OIFAA

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=Peruvian+Air+Force

Colonel Julio José Vucetich Abanto, Peruvian Air Force, 

Director of DINAE (youtube.com image)

UFO News Article: “Fenómenos aéreos anómalos en Perú podrán reportarse a la FAP” (“Anomalous aerial phenomena in Peru may be reported to the FAP”)

18 October 2013 (Andina, Lima, Peru)

Andina reports about the Peruvian government’s UFO research department, Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos (Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena) (DIFAA).

The UFO research department is run by the Directorate of Information and Aerospace Interests (Dirección de Información e Intereses Aeroespaciales) (DINAE), under the official sponsorship of the National Commission of Aerospace Investigation and Development (Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial) (CONIDA) and the Peruvian Air Force (FAP):

http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/noticia-fenomenos-aereos-anomalos-peru-podran-reportarse-a-fap-478982.aspx#.UmPbEHC9CSo

English translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andina.com.pe%2FEspanol%2Fnoticia-fenomenos-aereos-anomalos-peru-podran-reportarse-a-fap-478982.aspx%23.UmPbEHC9CSo

The Coat of Arms of the 
Peruvian Air Force (FAP)

(wikimedia.org image)

UFO Documentary Film: “UFOs: 50 Years of Denial”

(Paranormal TV, U.S.A.)

The documentary was released in 1997:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0h1RZwlCbw

(youtube.com image)

UFO Report: “The 1978 UFO Chronology”

Created: 15 September 2007, 
Updated: 27 July 2012

(NICAP.org)

Quote from the web page:

“This is currently a 23-page chronology of UFO incidents and events for 1978. Our thanks for these chronologies must go to Richard Hall (the original 1978 chronology from UFOE II), Dan Wilson (archive researcher), and Jean Waskiewicz (online NICAP DBase [NSID]. You will note the many foreign reports that we are now being able to access. Our special thanks to Dan Wilson for getting those to us. As more come in, this page will be updated.”

http://www.nicap.org/waves/1978fullrep.htm

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UFO News Articles: “ ‘Don’t provoke them’ order to air force – UFO FEVER GRIPS THE WORLD”/“How it all began”

3 January 1979 (Unknown newspaper)

(UFO Research (NSW) Incorporated, Sydney, Australia)

The articles report on the 1978 worldwide UFO wave:

http://ufor.asn.au/pages/ufor/magazine/NSW_Australian%20Newspapers_1973to1980_Searchable.pdf

Related post:

ufo-tv-news-magazine-report-1978-lanno.html

(ufor.asn.au image)

UFO Article (Blog): “The Valentich UFO mystery – after 30 years still unanswered”

By Bill Chalker, 24 October 2008

(The OZ Files, Sydney, Australia)

Bill Chalker reports on the 21 October 1978 Frederick Valentich incident:

http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html

The Australian article on the 21 October 1978 Frederick Valentich case (4.bp.blogspot.com image)

UFO Article (Blog): “Ufology – ‘One Way forward’: use the approach of science”

By Bill Chalker, 15 October 2013

(The OZ Files, Sydney, Australia)

Bill Chalker reports on Edward Ashpole’s new book “Signatures of Life – Science searches the Universe”:

http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2013/10/ufology-one-way-forward-use-approach-of.html

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UFO Article and Radio Interview: “David Marler – Triangular UFOs – October 14, 2013”

By Alejandro Rojas 
(OpenMinds.tv/Open Minds UFO Radio, Tempe, Arizona)

Host Alejandro Rojas interviews David B. Marler about his book, Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation:

http://www.openminds.tv/david-marler-triangular-ufos-october-14-2013/

David B. Marler,

U.S. UFO Author & Researcher 

(openminds.tv photo)

UFO Article (Blog): “Perú: Peruvian Air Force Launches Anomalous Aerial Phenomenon Research Department”

15 October 2013 
(Inexplicata.blogspot.com)

In 2013, DINAE (Dirección de Información e Intereses Aeroespaciales) (Directorate of Information and Aerospace Interests), under the official sponsorship of CONIDA (Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial) (National Commission of Aerospace Investigation and Development) and the Peruvian Air Force (FAP), decided to relaunch and reactivate the office established in November 2001 under the name of Office of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (Oficina de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos) (OIFAA). The name of the reactivated department is Department of Investigation of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (Departamento de Investigación de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos) (DIFAA).

DINAE and DIFAA are under the authority of the Peruvian Air Force.

http://inexplicata.blogspot.com/2013/10/peru-peruvian-air-force-launches.html

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UFO News Article: “TELEVISION IN REVIEW: UFO Documentary On Skeptical Side”

11 May 1966 
(Beaver County Times, Beaver, Pennsylvania)

The Beaver County Times reports on CBS’ documentary film, “UFO: Friend, Foe Or Fantasy?”:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19660511&id=82wlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9rIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5785,2020377

Quote from the article:

“In addition to the recent focal area of Michigan, Tuesday night’s program was also filmed in California, Colorado and Britain, but not even ‘CBS Reports’ was able to solve the dilemma.”

Walter Cronkite produced and presented the documentary film,
“UFO: Friend, Foe Or Fantasy?” (wikimedia.org photo)

UFO Journal Issue: “Skylook”

No. 21, August 1969

(Midwest UFO Network, Stover, Missouri)

The issue contains the news article, “Silver Disc Seen in Michigan.”

The whole article:

“A state trooper from the Jonesville Post and a motorist driving along US-12 reported sighting an unidentified object in the sky heading northwest and photographed it Tuesday (July 2nd) (1969) at 2:05 p.m.

The driver, Ray Ostarmyer, of 9603 Bay Cuel Road, Erie, spotted the object, described as a silver disc, while driving west toward Moscow, and stopped along the highway.

Trooper D. J. Fenton on his way to the post, stopped to question Ostarmyer. Both Fenton and Ostarmyer took pictures of the mysterious object and reports from the police photographic laboratory in East Lansing are pending.

‘The object appeared to be semi-round. At times it appeared to be elongated, like a blimp, and other tines it appeared to be round,’ Trooper Fenton said. He estimated the elevation to be 1,500 feet. ‘It was stationary for a period, and then took off,’ Fenton reported.

Clinton C. Williams Jr, APRO investigator, is following the developments, and he has found there are numerous sightings in Hillsdale County during the summer months.

Source: ‘Hillsdale Daily News’ (Michigan) 7/3/69; credit– –Lou Farish.”

http://www.theblackvault.com/encyclopedia/documents/MUFON/Journals/1969/August_1969.pdf

Wikipedia article: “Hillsdale County, Michigan”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale_County,_Michigan

Hillsdale County’s location in Michigan

(wikimedia.org image)

UFO News Article: “UFOs ‘Invade’ Colorado Area”

19 May 1967 (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah)

The article reports on a 1967 Southern Colorado UFO flap:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ORNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2UkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6974,4440406

Quote from the article:

“Ben Kin, employed at the Sand Dunes National Monument, told his story:

He was driving on the King Ranch, near the foot of Mount Blanca, when an object emerged from behind rocks and began following his car. It was shaped like a football and garish light from the strange object lighted the interior of his car.

The UFO stayed about 150 feet in the air and 150 feet from his car. It followed him for about a mile, stopping when he stopped.

Two other persons reported seeing a similar object the same night.

Mrs. Charles Blundell, an artist whose husband is a ranger at the Sand Dunes, has painted a picture of an object she said she saw over the Dunes.

Wikipedia article: “Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sand_Dunes_National_Park_and_Preserve

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.

Map of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

(lib.utexas.edu) (lib.utexas.edu image)

UFO News Article: “CIGAR-SHAPED OBJECT IN SKY – Clarke Sisters Sight ‘UFO’ at Dubuque”

19 August 1965 (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa and

East Dubuque, Illinois)

Two Clarke College sisters sighted a small cylindrical shaped UFO over Dubuque (Eastern Iowa) on 18 August 1965, at around 11:30 p.m., The Telegraph-Herald reports:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I2ZFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ObwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2178,6313646

The article also informs about a rash of UFO incidents (police officers were among the witnesses) that occurred in the south-eastern and western parts of Iowa in early August 1965.

Quote from the article:

“For about five minutes the object was fixed in one position, they said, pointed toward a radio tower near Flora Park.

The rest of the time, the light danced about in the sky, and as it faded away it appeared to dwindle into the west, they reported.

The glow at the end of the object appeared like the pink flame from an acetylene torch, Sister Justa said.

At that time, citizens in the southeast and western parts of the state reported seeing various strange lights in the sky. Most of the reports told of red, green and white lights appearing, then moving away quickly within a few minutes.

Law enforcement officials at Coralville, Ia., near Iowa City (South-Eastern Iowa), and a news photographer at Washington, Ia., about 25 miles south of Iowa City, were among the dozens of citizens who reported sightings.”

“Dubuque, Iowa” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Dubuque-Iowa.html

Map of Iowa (lib.utexas.edu)

(lib.utexas.edu image)

UFO News Article: “Another UFO Sighted Here”

16 December 1968 (The Gadsden Times, Alabama)

A UFO flap occurred in the Gadsden (North-Eastern Alabama) area in December 1968, The Gadsden Times reports:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4d8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z9YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=654,2701334

The UFO incidents were witnessed by police officers and several civilians. One of the police officers sighted 2 cylindrical shaped UFOs.

Quote from the article:

“Another police officer made a sighting late Saturday afternoon.

He reported seeing two cigar-shaped craft, each ‘about the size of a boxcar,’ flying across the sky. They appeared to be made of a shiny metal, like aluminium, he said. He watched them for a few minutes until they disappeared behind a cloud.

The officer said the objects could not possibly have been any type of plane or conventional craft.”

“Gadsden, Alabama” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Gadsden-Alabama.html

Satellite photo of Gadsden, Alabama

(tageo.com photo)