Wednesday, 26 September 2012

UFO News Article (Blog):
A muffled bang, but no harm done
by Billy Cox, 26 September 2012
(De Void, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida)

Billy Cox presents a review on the lecture, “Military UFO Files: Secrets Revealed”:


The lecture was held at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Paradise (Las Vegas), Nevada on 22 September 2012.






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UFO News Article:
“UFO military secrets revealed,
but revelations spark more questions”,
25 September 2012 
(Las Vegas Sun, Henderson, Nevada)

The Las Vegas Sun reports on the lecture, “Military UFO Files: Secrets Revealed”:


The lecture was held at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Paradise (Las Vegas), Nevada on 22 September 2012.
















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Tuesday, 25 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“Argentines Sight UFO”, 4 November 1973
(The Kansas City Star, Missouri)

On 3 November 1973, six persons in an airbase control tower 
in the city of Bahia Blanca watched a spherical shaped UFO for 
20 minutes, according to the article.

The article is presented in the December 1973 issue (page 14) of Skylook, the official publication of the Mutual UFO Network:























Satellite photo of Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(tageo.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“UFO Over Arizona Makes ‘Swishing’ Sound”,
20 October 1973 
(The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona)

Sergeant Thomas Spilde, a U.S. Army policeman, and another guard sighted an oval shaped UFO with bright, blue lights over Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona on the night of 18 October 1973, The Arizona Republic reports.

The article is presented in the December 1973 issue (page 10) of Skylook, the official publication of the Mutual UFO Network:

Quote from the article:
“Spilde told Yuma County sheriff’s deputies the object was surrounded by bright blue, strobe-type lights. It was much larger than a fighter plane, he said. It moved toward a chemical testing area, hovered a couple of seconds, then headed north and upward at a high rate of speed.”

Website: “U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground”:


Wikipedia article: “Yuma Proving Ground”:

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















Aerial view of Laguna Army Air Field 
(Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
(panoramio.com/google.com photo)

Monday, 24 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“2,000 See Bright UFO In Chile”,
26 November 1968 (The Miami News, Florida)

More than 2,000 people watched a UFO for 20 minutes over the town of Caleta Chome, Bio Bio Region, Southern Chile on the night of 25 November 1968, according to the article:


Caleta Chome is situated 2.5 kilometres west of the city of Talcahuano.













Aerial view of Caleta Chome, San Vicente and Talcahuano, Chile
(flickr.com photo)
UFO Article:
“Remarkable UFO sighting in Northern Chile
by J. Antonio Huneeus, 3 November 2010
(OpenMinds.tv, Tempe, Arizona)

J. Antonio Huneeus reports on a UFO incident that occurred near the port of Tocopilla in the Antofagasta Region on the night of 23/24 September 1971:


The UFO was sighted by dozens of people, including several police officers.















Aerial view of Tocopilla, Chile
(flickr.com photo)

Sunday, 23 September 2012

UFO Article (Blog):
“ ‘UFOs and Government’ the book discussed
by 2 of its contributors  Robert Powell and me”
by Bill Chalker, 23 September 2012
(The OZ Files, Sydney, Australia)

The Australian UFO researcher Bill Chalker and Robert Powell, 
Director of Research for the Mutual UFO Network, will discuss 
the new book, “UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry” on 
Coast to Coast AM (hosted by George Knapp), Bill Chalker informs:

http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2012/09/ufos-and-government-book-discussed-by-2.html

The radio show aired on 23 September 2012 (U.S.).
















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UFO Article (Blog):
“New book alert – ‘UFOs and Government.’ ”
by Keith Basterfield, 28 August 2012
(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,
New South Wales, Australia)

Australian UFO researcher Keith Basterfield writes about the new book, “UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry”:

Keith Basterfield,
Australian UFO Researcher
(noufors.com photo)
UFO Article (Blog):
“Valentich – the rest of the file is available”
by Keith Basterfield, 24 August 2012
(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,
New South Wales, Australia)

Keith Basterfield reports on the 23 folios (pertaining to the 
21 October 1978 Frederick Valentich case) he recently received 
from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB):













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Saturday, 22 September 2012

UFO Appears On Defensive Driving Video (U.S.A.)

The unknown object can be seen at 55 seconds into the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5mxm0A-4_4



UFO Magazine Article:
“WHAT OUR AIR FORCE FOUND 
OUT ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS”
by Edward J. Ruppelt, May 1954 (TRUE)
(Sign Historical Group)

U.S. Air Force Captain Edward J. Ruppelt was the director of Project Blue Book from March 1952 until late 1953:


He was also the director of Project Grudge from late 1951 until 
it became Project Blue Book in March 1952, according to the 
Wikipedia article, “Edward J. Ruppelt.

Wikipedia article: “Edward J. Ruppelt”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._Ruppelt







The late Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, U.S. Air Force,
Director of Project Blue Book (1952-1953)
(NARCAP.org photo)
UFO Lecture (Summary):
“UFOs – A CHALLENGE TO OBSERVATION”
by Dr. James E. McDonald, 13 February 1969,
Washington, D.C. (Sign Historical Group)

The lecture was addressed to participants in the Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation:


NOTE: Project 1947 hosts the Sign Historical Group web page.

The late Dr. James E. McDonald,
U.S. Physicist & UFO Researcher
(wikimedia.org photo)
Chilean Government UFO Document:
“PLAN DE DIFUSIÓN CEFAA”
(“PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION CEFAA”)
(Comité de Estudios de Fenómenos Aéreos Anómalos,
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, Santiago, Chile)

CEFAA informs about the organisation’s distribution of research information:


English translation:


The Committee for the Study of Aerial Anomalous Phenomena is an official Chilean government organisation.

CEFAA is attached to the General Administration of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC).

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Friday, 21 September 2012

UFO Web Page:
“It’s a Small World”

Captain David D. Schindele, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), presents the article, “UFO at Minot Launch Control Facility”:


GlobalSecurity.org article: “Minot AFB”:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/minot.htm








Map of North Dakota

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UFO News Article (Blog):
On breaking 40 years of silence
by Billy Cox, 21 September 2012
(De Void, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida)

Billy Cox reports on retired USAF Captain David D. Schindele’s testimony regarding the 25 August 1966 Minot AFB UFO incident:
















Satellite photo of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
(city-data.com image)
UFO Article:
“UFO Incidents over Minot AFB, ND, 1967, 1968”
(UFO Casebook, Belton, Texas)

The article is written by Francis L. Ridge, Richard H. Hall 
and Ray Fowler:

http://www.ufocasebook.com/minotafb.html

The web page also contains a minot.af.mil article called 
“Minot Air Force Base, History.”

Minot, North Dakota” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Minot-North-Dakota.html
















Map of Minot, North Dakota (city-data.com image)

Thursday, 20 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“Could So Many UFO Witnesses Be Right?”,
12 September 2008 (ABC News, New York City)

This is an article about the UFO documentary film, “UFOs: Seeing is Believing”:

http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=5790432#.UFwVaLIaPFY

The documentary reports on the 24 October 1968 Minot Air Force Base (North Dakota) UFO incident, among other UFO cases.

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UFO Article:
“UFO Hovered Near Missile Launch 
Control Center at Minot AFB”,
by Robert L. Hastings, 19 September 2012 
(UFOs and Nuclear Weapons)

Robert L. Hastings presents an interview with retired U.S. Air 
Force Captain David D. Schindele regarding a UFO incursion 
that occurred at Minot Air Force Base’s ICBM launch sites 
(at November Flight) in the summer of 1966:

http://www.ufohastings.com/articles/ufo-hovered-near-missile-launch-control-center-at-minot-afb

Hastings also presents a The Minot Daily News article and a declassified U.S. government UFO document which reveal that yet another UFO incursion occurred at Minot AFB on 25 August 1966. This incident occurred at a different Launch Control Center (LCC), 
Mike Flight.

Quote from the article:
“Schindele's experience may or may not be related to the UFO incursion mentioned in the newspaper article above. 
A declassified document confirms that the August 25, 1966 event took place at Mike Flight, which is adjacent to November Flight.”















Aerial view of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
(wikimedia.org photo)
UFO News Article:
“Family chased by UFO”, 
10 November 1973 
(The Calgary Herald, Canada

A 10-foot wide, oval shaped UFO with flashing white lights 
chased the Bouchard family while they were driving along
Highway 417 (Ontario, Canada) in early November 1973,
according to The Calgary Herald:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CG9kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cn0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1105,4176532

















Road map of the Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) area
(listingsca.com image)

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

UFO Mailing List Post:
Brazil's December IV World UFO Forum”
by A. J. Gevaerd, 18 September 2012
(UFO UpDates, Toronto, Canada)

The IV World UFO Forum will be held at the Hotel Golden 
Tulip International Foz in Iguassu Falls, State of Parana, Brazil 
on 6-9 December 2012:

http://ufoupdateslist.com/2012/sep/m18-001.shtml

A. J. Gevaerd,
Founder and Editor of
Revista UFO (Brazilian UFO Magazine) &
UFO Researcher
(paradigmresearchgroup.org photo)
UFO News Article:
“UFO mysteries from Binbrook – still unexplained!”,
24 February 2009  (Market Rasen Mail, UK)

The Market Rasen Mail reports on a UFO incident that occurred near Louth, UK on 9 December 1992, at 4:30 p.m.:

http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/local/ufo-mysteries-from-binbrook-still-unexplained-1-1182761

The article presents an interview with Nick Pope, former head of the UK MoD UFO Office (1991-1994), who investigated the case.



















Satellite photo of Louth, UK (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“Spate of UFO sightings”,
19 September 2012 (Market Rasen Mail, UK)

A portion of the article reports about a spate of UFO incidents that occurred in the Caistor and Wragby (UK) areas in mid September 1978:

http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/community/nostalgia/spate-of-ufo-sightings-1-4279087



















Satellite photo of Caistor, UK (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“1973: UFO sightings abound
throughout Southeast Missouri”,
28 February 1999
(Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri)


Throughout the spring, summer and autumn of 1973, many
persons reported seeing UFOs over the Clearwater Lake area
in Piedmont, Missouri, the Southeast Missourian informs:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gs4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=09wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1336,8867849

NOTE: The newspaper date is 28 February 1999.

“Piedmont, Missouri” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Piedmont-Missouri.html




















Satellite photo of Piedmont, Missouri (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)
UFO TV News Magazine Report:
OVNIs Guarabira (Unknown Date)
(Fantástico, Rede Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

This is a TV report (contains UFO videos) on UFO incidents that have occurred over the town of Guarabira, State of Paraiba, Brazil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z-Y68AFuiU





















Satellite photo of Guarabira, State of Paraiba, Brazil (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)

Monday, 17 September 2012

UFO Mailing List Post:
“Amazing Headline In Minot North Dakota Newspaper”
by Robert L. Hastings, 17 September 2012
(UFO UpDates, Toronto, Canada)

Robert L. Hastings presents an article that was published by
The Minot Daily News on 6 December 1966:

http://ufoupdateslist.com/2012/sep/m17-001.shtml

Robert L. Hastings,
U.S. UFO Author,
Lecturer & Researcher
(pressdispensary.co.uk photo)
UFO News Article:
“Slew of light sightings reported in Newport”,
10-11 December 1994 (Bangor Daily News, Maine)

The article reports on several UFO incidents that occurred over Newport, Maine in late November 1994:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oatJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bA4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4561,2846579

NOTE: The newspaper date is 10-11 December 1994.

The Bangor, Maine area experienced a UFO flap in December 1994 and January 1995.

Bangor is situated 39 kilometres (24 miles) east of Newport.

“Newport, Maine” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Newport-Maine.html













Map of Newport, Maine (city-data.com)
(city-data.com image)

Sunday, 16 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“Four Persons Report UFO Over Stockton”,
19 March 1975 (‎The Modesto Bee, California)


The police officers Harold D. Dodson and Patrick C. Green and two civilians, George W. Leech and his wife, sighted a reddish orange UFO over Stockton, California, on the night of 18/19 March 1975, according to the article:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPFJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0R0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3108,1373999

Quote from the article:
“The entire time, Leech said, the object made ‘a wind and whirling sound.’ ”

“Stockton, California” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Stockton-California.html



















Satellite photo of Stockton, California (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“ ‘Unbelievable’ –
Waunakee officers describe UFO sighting”,
15 July 1987 (Milwaukee Sentinel, Wisconsin)

The police officers Scott McElroy and Kevin Plendl sighted a very large, bright UFO over Waunakee, Wisconsin on 14 July 1987, at 1:56 a.m., the Milwaukee Sentinel reports:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19870715&id=zYJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1918,3991891

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zYJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7008,4049281 (Page 14)

The UFO flashed colours of red and blue, according to the police officers.

Quote from the article:
“The officers said they drove to the southeastern corner of the village after receiving a call from a resident who saw strange lights in the sky.

The officers said they returned to their regular patrol after watching the object for about an hour even though it was still in the sky.”

“Waunakee, Wisconsin” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Waunakee-Wisconsin.html














Map of Waunakee, Wisconsin (city-data.com)
(city-data.com image)

Saturday, 15 September 2012

UFO Article (Blog):
“UAP occurrences in the Australian Transport
Safety Bureau’s former OASIS aviation database”
by Keith Basterfield, 18 June 2012
(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,
New South Wales, Australia)


OASIS was an aviation occurrence and investigation database system:

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2012/06/uap-occurrences-in-australian-transport.html






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UFO News Article:
“UFO files of close encounters in Aussie airspace”,
16 September 2012 (Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia)

The Herald Sun informs about the recently released Australian Transport Safety Bureau UFO files:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/ufo-files-of-close-encounters-in-aussie-airspace/story-fndo317g-1226474734743

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau examines near misses or unidentified objects that could interfere with transport safety, according to the article.











Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB),
62 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
(wikimedia.org photo)

Friday, 14 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“Viajeros dicen haber visto
un OVNI en la cuesta de Sama”
(“Travelers reported seeing
a UFO on the slope of Sama”),
30 August 2012 (La Razón, La Paz, Bolivia)

La Razón reports on a UFO incident that occurred near the
city of Tarija, Southern Bolivia on 28 August 2012, at dawn:

http://www.la-razon.com/sociedad/asi_va_la_vida/Viajeros-visto-OVNI-cuesta-Sama_0_1678632167.html

English translation:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.la-razon.com%2Fsociedad%2Fasi_va_la_vida%2FViajeros-visto-OVNI-cuesta-Sama_0_1678632167.html























Map of Bolivia (lib.utexas.edu)
(lib.utexas.edu map)

Thursday, 13 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“UFO researcher verifies sightings”,
30 September 1987 (Bangor Daily News, Maine)


The Bangor Daily News presents an interview with the UFO 
researcher John P. Timmerman, the Vice President of Public 
Relations for the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) 
in Chicago, Illinois:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UalJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RA4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=7047,381319

NOTE: The newspaper date is 30 September 1987.

John P. Timmerman,
U.S. UFO Researcher
(dbarkertv.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“More Controversy Flies Around UFO Sightings”,
20 October 1973 (St. Petersburg Times, Florida)


This is an article on the 1973 U.S. UFO wave:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LetRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HHMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5560,2935465

Quote from the article:
“AN ASTRONOMER (Dr. J. Allen Hynek) urged the government Friday to ‘cut out the nonsense’ and find out what’s behind the growing number of UFO reports.”

Dr. J. Allen Hynek, U.S. Astronomer,
the U.S. Air Force's Scientific Consultant
on UFOs (1948-1969),
UFO Author, Lecturer & Researcher
(4.bp.blogspot.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“Sightings of UFOs in Ohio”, 

12 October 1973
(Lodi News-Sentinel, California)


The Lodi News-Sentinel reports on a UFO flap (at least 16 UFO sightings) that occurred in South-Western Ohio on the night of 10/11 October 1973:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jt8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6920,3539723

Quote from the article:
“Patrolman Robert Bales of nearby New Lebanon, said he saw as a set of about four bright lights fused together at the base. He said the object moved across the skyline, came down to treetop level then disappeared. The object was visible for some 30 minutes to about 25 residents gathered on a city street, Bales said, and he snapped a picture of it.”

“New Lebanon, Ohio” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Lebanon-Ohio.html














Satellite photo of New Lebanon, Ohio (city-data.com)
(city-data.com photo)

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

UFO News Article:
“Ware Teens Terrorized By Low Flying UFO”,
23 January 1984 (Waycross Journal-Herald, Georgia)

Danny Edward Thrift and Janet Curry sighted a UFO over Swamp Road, Ware County, Southern Georgia (near Waycross) on the night of 22 January 1984, according to the article:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tWBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5EwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1759,2230210

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tWBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5EwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4657,2293482 (Page 16)

Quote from the article:
“Thrift said the deputy told him that about six persons had reported sighting the object along the Swamp Road Sunday night.”

“Waycross, Georgia” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Waycross-Georgia.html















Satellite photo of Waycross, Georgia (city-data.com)
(city-data.com photo)
UFO News Article:
“UFO Spotted Near Club Road”, 

27 December 1973
(The Anson Record, Wadesboro, North Carolina)


Mrs. R. K. (Lib) Constantian and her daughter sighted a UFO near Club Road, south of Wadesboro, North Carolina on 23 December 1973, at around 6:15 p.m., The Anson Record reports:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sgxDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4547,8548735

“Wadesboro, North Carolina” (City-Data.com):

http://www.city-data.com/city/Wadesboro-North-Carolina.html













Satellite photo of Wadesboro, North Carolina (city-data.com)
(city-data.com photo)
UFO Article:
“Back to Montana”
‎by Captain Robert L. Salas


‎Robert L. Salas gives his account of the UFO incidents that occurred over Malmstrom Air Force Base (Great Falls, Montana) in March 1967:

http://www.wanttoknow.info/ufos/ufos_nuclear_missiles_warheads_shutdown

Captain Robert L. Salas,
U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
(wanttoknow.info photo)
UFO News Article (Blog):
“UFO panel a blast from the past”
by Billy Cox, 11 September 2012
(De Void, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida)


Billy Cox informs about the National Atomic Testing Museum’s upcoming UFO lecture:

http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/13254/ufo-panel-a-blast-from-the-past

The lecture called “Military UFO Files: Secrets Revealed” will be held in Las Vegas on 22 September 2012.

“Special Lecture: Military UFO Files: Secrets Revealed”
(National Atomic Testing Museum, Paradise, Nevada):

http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/docs/Sept.%2022%20lecture1.2-2.pdf

Wikipedia article: “National Atomic Testing Museum”:

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



National Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
(wikimedia.org photo)

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

UFO TV News Report:
OVNIs En SiTV (Unknown Date)
(SiTV, Guayaquil/Quito, Ecuador)

SiTV, now known as Canal Uno, presents a TV report about
a UFO video:

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

The TV report was found on the YouTube channel of the Ecuadoran UFO researcher Jaime Rodriguez.