NUFOH REPOR·r
1970- 74
�r�1.is report c .... ntai:'ls su.;_n.;na.ry inform&ti Jn on cas As inve.stigated
by UFO rr.�c:.e.rc?1 gr >ups in the north of. ::Sri tain.. The ·t-i;rp.,�. ,:Qe,ri 'id
c o v er e d is t�13 first half of thi s d.-cade al th:)i.lgh c.-::rt-�int ti.:ncs
with�n t:":e.ch p C' ri .1 d ar:-. bett,·.r cJvercd due- ·to the fluctuatint:;···
a c; tivi ti: s 0f OFO inv'?stige.ti0n. UFO grnups ··do not d· :s0rve s·Jme
of thB ridi�ule to which t11sy e.:.·<?. inE!vit ably subje c t (' d . The,fr ta::k
involves colla·tinc and r�:eord'ing t�.'l� f acts regarding puzzling
aP.rial pheno:n.ena witnE'·Sscd by ordinary peo:=;:,le. Many m('.:nbf:�r s wi tlJ.in
their ranks do st'!rl t ng w .. rk tj) this end and many,fe.r from b ing
fa.11.atics or cranks. ac tu ally poss0.ss ·scir.'n·:�ific training. There is
aliJI!ays a placE: for the 'Jrdin.a.ry 0n-�::1usiast- wt th 110 training what
so ev0r and the gr oups , L ��ow,would like to h;a� any off�rs of
assistanc,..
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It would of course be e.n i�npossibl(., task tJ tha11..k individuals
p .._.rsona.lly but what 0an bn done is t·J d('dicate this r::-:p--)rt to
t�'l'-"'- gr·.�ups as a '.1\'h')le. They are listed below yJith full gratitude.
Naturally no c la ims can be made: that thi s work is comprehensive.
Ther--:. is an in:;,vi table. amount of 'lost' data which. si,.�·lply is
nev· r r ...·P' �rtr�,d :)�T thf pu'!'Jl ic ci th':.r t'tlr0ugh ignorance of whc:r·� to
rep0r-t it to or throue;h. f�?.ar of b-::.ing ridicL,llsd.Howey�r, there is
a f air sunnation oiff data C1Jntain��d wi thi.n. th':'=.:·G pae;r.s t�Y se:rve as
a basis f0r analy s is.
'rhe format of tho rep··)rt is si.mplG e.noueh. Each yr-ar is tr:·.at(·.cJ.
in turn with a summary and with full i nf )rmati "' n on cas0s of
. r;xpross i1.1t'?rr:nt.It would obvi_Jusly bs p··S8ible to fill many pag::s
wi t�1 c':>_he historir-s on EVE�1Y invc.�stigat�,d r ':� p ,.) rt but this w.::uld
no·t- .'lnl:y b8 dull rc2.ding out would cloud the ov: rall pi0ture. Fo r
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t'l:lis rc·ES·)n the: ce .es chosE!n are highly s l s ctiv ,.... re,pr,....scnti tiVf=D
of thG ''Vents of -that y:.ar.
Thn r8p'Jrt is th;n concluded with an
a naly s i s of all the data made availa'bl<:· to NUFQN oy th'"'. g-roups
wi t�.l -··-n.-;, 0r �wo t��l-"JU.?;:lt s -)n ths trend s sh'1v.rn -t;h:?rfbY.
Jenay Re.ndles
1-ruFON
May 1975
fhe NO RTHERN UFO NET.�if:�m� is a working co-opf··ration of UFO gr:)ups
who rr,:-.m;·.in t ')tally ind�·.pendant and yet agrE'-e to· pool their re-soun�s
and inf:)rillation. The chir-,f f1-1.nction o:f thP nc.tw:·,rk is CO[JIT.TIJNICATION
Tha:lks a re given t 1 t��1:- ... following groups:*
BITFORA (B ri tish TJFr,) Resr.arch Ass9c):: 6 C a i rn Ave LOl'niDN Vl5 HX
13UFOH� (Yorks J3ranch)::8 Central Park WellhEad 'HALIFAX HXl 2BT
J3YUIG· ( B ritish Youth UF9 Inv Gr_)up):: 27 Ten.!."lison St BOOTLE Mersr..y
DIGAP
( Dire.et I:nv0stigati0n Group on Ar::rial Ph.Gne>mena )
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I�9J�. ( �anc iv· n t e. r
N1'lPllA
RI GAP
SUFOHS
YJUFOS
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Bury
B2rr0sf.)rd St MANCHEj·rER
Phen Res Assoc):60 Tildslr-y
(North0rn A�:rial
( Rossende.le
125
UFO Re:s Assoc):�
Dr UNS-NORTH
Cros WESTON
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Invr:.stiga.tio.n. Gr,up on Aoria l P'.aent)ID0na)
Fi -:.lds, HASLINGDf:N BD1: : Five W�;ys,
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This y0ar ie( rather poorly cove:red by the NUFON files.The
r e- ason for this is that several of the l�cal investigation groups
.di.d not commence op.Grations. until 197 2 or 1973. andso -mu.ch curr,.·�nt
data was lost.·It is an illlfortunate fact that: UFO groups which
were around and suhs e q uen tly bece..m8 dc.funct did not pass:on their
valuabl� files.The hope is that now NUFON exists not only will
such dis)andments be e l iminated but _if any unfortunately do ocr;ur
the r�sulta of -;heir work,stored i.n tb.e NUFON files and the
national bodies to whom they· arE" a l so channe�ed, � ll not _br lost.
The tot�l n�ber
CAS:�;
7002
APRIL·
1970
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MUFORA ·
The Fuzzy
.Moon
Several penplG fr0n various· parts of Lancashire were
witne ss- to the passage of this large fuzzy ,mo0n s,ha:p<.!d obj·oct
travelling s il 0 nt ly in end out .:;f cloud.Estimat ··.s· of spe.od ser,_m
·to indicatr. ab o.ut 200mph and sinc e the cloud level was ar•)und
1500 f:�,::t w�': have a fa.ir estimat"' of its h·�.ight� Several witnesses
. rc:.p:>rtcd that bits wE.re flying off it. There is a distinot
p··Jssi'bililiY that this obs f' rvati n n r::;fr-.rs t
the r e - e ntry of a
satoili te· into the earths atmosphere - i�1 which cas(� .the height
�s�im.ates would _seem wrong. No d(:finitB con c lusl on can b6. made.
CASE 7004
JULY
1970
WUFOS·
DISC v;ith Masts
Prob8.bly the· most unusual rr-;p:>rt of the y�ar c'Jncc-rs a
w,)ma,n out v1i th a hors o at Prr-_�nton Jn the" ·�·lirral at ll.l5p.m. Unlike
th'?: previous r�:port where th .� number of wit nesses make-s the validty
of at least the obs0rvati·.,n c �":'. r tain in sing:;t.f w:L tncss r �·p o rts we
can but rC'· lY on the ap1> ar ant int0eri ty . . of·· the person concern8d.
Th�: 0bjcct dnscribed was like e.n upturned dinner plate with a
p�r:(r·ctly .fle.t bottaF Ther':\ was a
dome on top and what seemed to be
masts protruding from 8ach side.
It was so�n to move· in and ·out
o� cl0ud for ab ou t t0n minutes
leaving a sh.,rt vap'Jur tra. il s.nd
a,n ·odd smell. The vroman fr:lt that
it followed her,s�0pping and
star-ting with her mOV0ment.This later fact C·1Uld be �mp.)rtant With
rse;ards t·:) cr..rtain r;ptieal :phen·-�mcna.However an important additi.'">n
·is the fact that her horse we�·s sevz:,r(�ly d i s turbed during tJ1:e.- . .
·_-time 'Jf t�'lG prosGnc(·. yf .tJ:1e obj: et ovc?:r:l.'='ad.Eve.ntually. it appr.ar:,d
cl·;sn to the plac0 of fi rst sigh tine anQ. tilt0d on oCI.ge.Tt· then
strGakc.d off and "�Ut nf sLe;ht.
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NQVE!.fWER 13 1970
two casE's sh')uld be
7007 & 700!J
SUFO�lS
Eloating Yellow }Jails
Thr.;:Sf:
combined although t�1.e latter
r0r.:ardcd independently by :BIDFORA. At 02-00 a BR Sicnalman,
a� )ne in his box near Saxilby ,Li+1CS, obs�_.-.rvr-d t'.VO yell•.)W spij.cr",s
si tti . . 1g silr::ntly just abov�, the grbJild about half a milo avvR.y.
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He went outsid0 bc.cause he t·,_ought th0y might bo rPfl--,ctions on
th�, v1.?indow glass - but no - th0.y w�.re still there.After a minute
or so thc'Y bec;a.n to float about gen�ly.He tri o d to ph on e the next
sir.:;nal box dov:n the line but· they suddenly 0Xtineuished thomselves
like a light bulb.
Not far away in an es.r,nose and throat ho spital
in rorthants .a y ,ung patient got out of bed and lo:>k0d out at the
:pr�-dawn sky. Ther'7- ap:pcarod a ynllow light, spirt.ning and zig-zaging
1.::tp and down. It cHm0 from the East · and move,d off south,growi.nc; smallEr
b12.for"': vanishing inst;:.ntly.
The similarities· in· those storiss
t--·.stify to the validity .'Jf SOMETTi:ING. T��11E'lth€:r th_is was some kind
.,f mt'teor .logical phenomene. is hard t·::> say , but it sec.:rns doubtful
tb.at such a wid:. aroa would 1)e 0ffect0d wi th-:)ut man�y more re;p·)rts.
We may spr:culatr:: thcrofor�· that t.' •.is was one objc�:t;-,. .. Y�hich was se(.n
in Lincolnshir�.. at 2am .and s·)m-;: tim�-- 1: ter headed �.t to appear
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in N · rt ha nts . But what was it??
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Still [".. ycr::.� \>.rhich is :.1ot uell tcatv.rccl.,nlthouch $eYcral 1ol(_1 �opo-.cts
1.wre .:'ic�e��; 1..��9 �--y ;:-:r:-ou:>s 2.ftcr their !orr.AC.tion.It C.oes.1hm·tcve��contairl some case uhich
illusti:"2.te ��oints of. i.'1te:cest.Ar:oncst t�103e !lot trc?..tat in d:?�th b e l et·J is o!lc '.thich
ha.s Dmj,. of t:13 c-.ttri�Jtltes of 70011-. '::his cones fron 1::./':lC�: 25 th �1.c"'.. occurcc� at :J;.: :rra:;­
,,,,here :10:'lies e�1c1. r.or�es L"'l a fielt ,;,ere violentJ.::r ��-isJ�---1!'efl �i'J. ['-. cross shc.;;er� O�)j.Gct
r1ivinr-; off spe,:d�.!� p:Levimisl -... ·the O�)jGct cil clecl. rounr�,a�:n>enrinc' E.-"lt. <J.ise.p:JCn.z>�1�
o.ltt::rnztel�.r .Also r1n::_i."l{� th9 .:· n:;ust of this y·3?2' a lE',r�:·;:; nu.r:':,)er o!: rc�1orts ,,,ere· founr: to
coinci<1.e rith ·the close n,:;,-.coach of 1�';. {S to J�hc �'"!r:.rth c:-:.nc1. its consc:quent 1;r.i.�:'htnoss in
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the s1?jr.:.-:e:::-�1&ps t.1c �.:.ost fer.ous cones fron ...., Tti'ffiJ' in St�ffor��-s}:ire ,_.,l:ten a. :T?olice�Jl too!c
12 p�1.otor;rc-.phs of �- l)rit:ht re.(,_ o�J j o ct hnnti!1G i.n the s��:y .ro lGss a.."'1 autho�ity-_ t�12n JJr
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tin."'l7{ t}1_o ';9licencr1 h;,cl :>hoto:-:r-aphet re!lc�tions of str�ot l ir:hts ""'��ilot.- v1su.ally seeinc :rC?rs.-S"c�a�s (l.ce..lt uith re.,orts from thG sc.r::e tir.1e uhich uncl.ou'htoC:ly uere of ·the ·sc..r.1e
orir�il1.rinP.ll�r the cannon lJr:'O type,c:. fuzzy orru.1.["C s�here,rnc1.e its v.("esenc3 �m.o1:m uith w
cxcelle:.'ltly �.ocunentet. :t e yort from the s}loras of Loch 2-�ess · ci::.....f..c' �"J'.J a retfreC. �LW �:!me
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A you.nc. stuc.ent11.rho thour�h a.lo:.<1.e seer..s of .:·ocx1 st�..n!:"_ine,· re"_9o:.:"tcd the..t she
o1)se�re��- the slou .flir:b.t of a ,.-rey tria:"lr.lc shape on a 8:"' course over_ a. Tesi��-entinl area
of I�MC!!ostor.It· was f1or'.ti..."1C' as if c a�1troll c t a..Vld the �1.ei�ht ,.,as fakldr accurate-lY···-··
estwzte
E'.S 2,000 ft.'.1c �:cc r�.irly ce�ta in it ,.,as no t�_,.� of nircrc.ft z,s its spoot_ �-rc.s
to slou.Thc ;�ossf'-)ility of a ";Jalloon !!�,s 1)een consic1eret. �mt the l<no,·m 1'1!1.'1::1. S:?f'C(. Ha,s
sli�'""ht t::J.1:1 in tLc t.-.''2•on;: !lircction.l'.a.1othcr theory that has 1)cen lJOstul�tt�d is that it ':ras
sone t.;t!1G of t��sscous cr.:isflion rron nenrby n."..rshlen�"'- "Jut this is su_,)joct t.o tho sl:l.r..c
��.ralhacks as the 1)alloon thoo:tJ'.
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7106
5th Se�t
1971
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Ch a, "1ri:-:ht S\l.!'l_ny �.ftar-noon c::. rJ.:�'l �ne: vrife ,.,ere '·ratchir1C e� li,.-;_ht aircraft n.t
r�Jc�forc. air:?ort.The hci["�:1t ,:T?�S 6JJout
�-!harfc�c..le ·Skipton,cs jt rJE.te its Hay tm·tarr:1s L,.._eiJ.s
G ,000 ft. ust a":)ovc the aircrn::.-t 1:!fl.S a !'lazy lo6kinrr, cone uhich s2er.e{� to "Qo r:etalic It
flcu t'�lonG Hith the nircrrut for sonc C�ist�1.11cc.The plene then e::ttercC. a clou.d hllnk \·There
upon the o11jcct steppe�,_ ant hove�ocl ·ror a fm·r seconc1s.It reversec"!. its c:�cction of not_ion
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sporl. aloray. One. :possi'Jle ex:)la..""lation for this is some type of optic�l reflection of the
c.ircraft but t'ho later clotails of· the story (�.o n ot quite fit this.·
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?.Oth Cct
1971
I�ushroon in Field
�.rke(l
<hd of t1:ro rc corde c1_ lal'lriinG cz.scs forthis yec:r took ;.Jl�ce t.t.t i.!cld.on in
Forth�t"!ts.'l"hcrc \·ras a.2 ly one lrit:�ess,a vor.�.cn. ,.,�o h..".d a caravan '\·,rhich \'TC.s
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O!)C!'l s}X'.ce '\-rith fiol�ls ��c�inr1 i t.She claims to have seen q_?'). o1.J j ect loo�ine li�-=c an. upt�1rne;1 rJushroon ;·rhich un.s shiny ant. u!1itc.It '1as sitt.intr: in the field,resti."rl[" on thr ee
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r.:ist all rotUl<l it a.."Yit. its =:·!iclr�le r;'lmrcd a �cc_ a11�: :-:-rccn colour.
Unfortunate)..y it does not seem as if &JY hc'W:'d physical evirlence is a"'tail���le from this
report t.rh ich is a pity, 1J·ecaus2 if true one lroulr,_ expect th:.n:·e to hE�.vc ,Jeen ['_,t leant the
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:-�ossi1Jility of· some.
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:1e)orter1 lanc:i..11�s ��c unfortun�t e ly quite: :��.re .in this country •"rhich t."'.c'!Y l)e
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�., ue to its hi:�h, :?O!JUlc,-tion f'.ensity a.n(1. the seeming. statistical· avey-sit-y- of such �eports
to e..rc;;c:.s of hi5h �,o,ul2.tian.�u .'·c·· is u.r:-�ently ��l-re.i.-tinr, ·the· op:')rtunity to tac!(lc an e,lle­
::ro�1- 1::!-'l'lC.inr; rapitcly so the..t valut>,�Jle :90tentic:.l trace evi0.oncc _be· ret:rciv_cc.•
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CASE.7109
October
27 1971
SUFORS
MYl tiple
witness 'ba..l.oan
m�oueh there _are p o t e ntia l explanati8ns for this c a se
which· sprine to mind (�such as a ill" !teorological p!1.enomdna of SO:Jl.O
type:'. ) none. has been found and owine; to tho ·many independant and
r eli able witnesses it has much of interest.The time is a r ound ?.Jo
pm .&.."'1. OAP :1n t:1e WD.y to watch some v.rrestling in the centre of
S c u_ntho rpe saw .a red reflsction in
her spr-ctacles. She lo·Jkod up and
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saw. a r,.,d balloon shape moving N'?::. ./0 l.,_
Sin a moti0n which dipped and ·
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THE MOTION AS.BESCRIBE:b
fr:-Jm ·.1thGr part s ·)f the t "wn came
forwP.rd with their stories t!,lere wc,re int E\ r e stin g discrepanci. s
in the f a c tors involved.On the wh!le thr-:-�y te-nded .to dc'-scribe a
ve:ry similar pheno rn e na , ex.cspt d r. . ta ils were a.dd�d. The red ball
s e eme d to hover in position after rising before it sw o ope d
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downwards and when it moved away its c0lour cfianged to ora n ge.
These latter r e p o r ts refer to
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December 17 1971
SUFOHS
The witness was driving to a n appointment 0n tb_e L i nc oln
sids of Newark at about 8pm. Suddenly his car engine cut out
· thour;h -the l i ght s r0mained ON. The car was a brand new model., just
a y'-:,a.r ':lld,and had not been causi .n.g any trouble before.· Tha
puzzled driver got out to investigate and notod in passinrs that
a h.uge grc.y sp h - �r � id shape we.s r A st i ng in a f i e ld cl') Se by. It
was as big as a· bungal ow front and shilr.tl�:ri!.l.g as if surr:und€;d by
a. h e a t haze.
Since ·he was i� a hurry he took litt�s notice and.
cnntinuc.d to search the insidc,s of his cBr to find the pr\)-blem.
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T h�rr! was appara.:.1tly nothing wrong. Suddenly h·'' sr::rw lights . ..
m')vi.n& across t,_\e fron t of him and he look�·d up no-tici··:J.g ri.?;ht .
av;ay t!.1a.t the big sph eroid had vanish--::d without· sound or t�acr-:
A few n:)illf';nts later his car c�ngine r <' s t �rted as if the-re had
This is not the end of the
nov�·.r been a_nythi.ng �rr. -ne;- v:i tJJ. i-t.·
str)ry si:;.1.c c 'Ji:1 -thR night the wi tnec:.iS was intorvi�wr:;d roc;arding
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t�.1is case th.0 .. ce,:r. ... did exactly the sa.n�·- -Ghi:.1g for about· ton minutes
It has app arantly ne-ver: d)ne so at 8.!1JT ' oth er time? before o:p .F>inp·e,
nor was a.ny mechanical fault found.· Myst�,ri·.")usl�r aft0r this .second
incid o nt the wi t ness rr:�fused to talk furthe:f on the subject.
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Of course th.···r:: is li ttl8 to i�dicate that thE. dlbsorvati..on
- of a. str a nr;r obj net close by and thE, eff.r.ct on the car wero rolc=�t,�.d
lJut it is certainly true that ther.;:. are many such cast::·S on record
where some fi.0ld gz:·.n('.rat(:Jd by tJ:1e. UFO seems to intorft:'re with
e.l-(.ctrieal eq-..J.ip.:nent. One would be hard pushed to· rel·.. ,gatG th�:,m all
to t�1e r'·)a.lms of chance.· It is t :.1is theory thc.:).t an electrmnagnctic
fi ·· ld of great in :; ensi ty is gen,�rated by the UFO w�.1ich has led to
vari. ·> us types of 'UFO detector' vvllose value is und e cid ed but who
in r c ality are d0tcct me.gne cic variations NOT nec-�ssarily UFOs.
One might spc:culatc- in this ca.se that th2. witness refus d
tt) discuss -th?, matt.-:-�r furthr.:�r f �.r fear of e. hoax being foun.d JUjr
but it migh-t also be a natural reacti Jn to such mysteric.us goir:•.es
on - IF THEY OCCUREO.
1972::
A l th.J',_ 0;h we arc n·1w in t!.1.s ti,nr- sp2n wh�J.':l n0 st NTJFOl� r:·r·� '.,__'Ds
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were, acti ve this yr-ar SE'-�ms :)n th· wh ;l �- . quiet.Most -1f the c s�::_. ­
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invf'st"L,�atc�,d "Tere unsp : ct a cul ar and · .fe. i r ly Gasy tn identify BUT
t ·ere ar�- imp o rtan t cxcepti ·)ns as shC�WYl bel JW. The CaiTO' Mill case
.
in particular is pn rh aps Ol'lS .Jf the cl ass i c· UFO reports c'f all
ti.JJ.() from our rs_gi8n.· Other casr: s of int�rE',st ·all co·�o fr:)m· a
conc:::ntrat��:d lat-:.· yr,ar p0ri::>d which carriC'.d ov'?,r into early. 1973.
Du.ri ng this time the WirJ.sf·�ro ar('.a ·'Jf Choshire was sub j r., c t e d to
man.y r r: p •) rt s some 0f which
.
seem c c� rt �.in to ind i_cate a r;enuine
interc-��t in that area by the UFO phen ·..J.'.lena - what0vc.r it may beJ
i��
·
The t ot a l nu.-rnb·:.r of r �:, p ,.> rts
CASE
7209
O c t o� � r
0 1972
)ll
fil,.·
is:
15
BtJFORA
lVIr B �Nas a r {'·· sp E' ct r-. d security guard pat r ' ·· li ng the yards
·')f F e rrant i 1 s Cairo Mill in Oldham. It was five j_llinutcs to mid
nie;ht on a crisp :su...11.day -'Jv(:o.in,�.
hav0 b2.8n most fortlli�a te ·in
-;�J t a. in ing gr :::, at w-:·,alth :)f d -�: tai lr.:.d inf�.:ri.i:tati,)n r 2· e-;a rdin.g his
ob s ':·. rv. :ti-'Jn - t1:1anks larg,..·,ly to tho E�ffor-:�s of Gordon Cle.zg, the
1 ')C;::_l :::JUFOR..t\ HIC. What he saw· was a huge di sc shape ob j ec t · .
e;lowine;- Y.1i th -, bluish l i ht and with cl·-,arly d�fincd �Ninci.ows. ·
- .. ..
It hov-".rP-d by -G1:1e :mill side -..,nly
We
·
)·(*.:i�\
J.·:::·..:tf:±:\,�'\
-.· <--::;� ·- - - �· : -p
·
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ab'lut lOO feet hic�h a n d was in .
plain view for s e v �. r e. l .minutGs.
·
He dr, scr ib ·--- d a s li ght humm.img
;,-,und whi c h cams fr�)m thr object
and. whi c h SG(':min�ly d � s turbed t11.e
THJ� Ct\IHO
OEJ::;CT
� r-ITL
··1
.d
···
fac t 0ry cat - wb1c1 1 h 1.. d ayay for
.
sc,vr,ral d ay s follyrrine� the incident . A ft "',r a while thG ·.)bj 0ct
flip·)=�.d ovr:.:r sud :l enly )nt.-) i ts · side and �'lovnr:::d t�1crc for· j ust
a s e c o1�1d . r:t t:.1cn shot stre.ie;ht
up into the sky at a fantastic
sp e?,sd.
Clearly ·c11is cB.SP _is Jne
--·
..... ,
..
whic:1 rr--pr8S8j_1ts �:::xc�-l_ lent
evidence. ')f a rr,ally extra · ·· r dil1.8.r�r
TT:fS OBJEC�T IN· POSI·ri-' N
DhG2.1. );::r}_0,:.1.a. Ther·� seems no roa:-,r)n
fl �.\1
·to d')Ubt the.. sine r:;ri ty of the
wit.. :v�ss wb/) ha s ·r0p·;:it;-�ly ;·;tuck i.i:l �··x.act d:;ts.il t0 his st.. Jry.
ThC're. was als o coJ:1_fir ;tat'�ry rr'.p:Jrt.s from o t h c-. r parts Jf the a.rsa
·
of an unid'--.ntifi:-:-.d 0bj ·-et �J- ing seen. It has be. on i.-,lp'Jssible to
do fUll j usti c ·-:. h0r·�. t0 tb.E.: massi VP.· rr:p.:_;rt which BUFQRA issued
�n this case, out it was f--1 t n :_ , c �" ssar y t-'J. i nc l ud r· it· since its
pl..:.cc. ·in tl1is re.�? .rt is undotibt:-dly j1.1stifi :·-d.
·
:
CASE 7212 &
7213
_i::-.cr:.�nb0r 12 1::372
RIGAP
A Flying Du.stl1in
ThE',re arr- t'.vo ind·::-.p.::�ndant rep,Jrts here which
or :n�y not br-- C · )nn r·: c t ,.... d . ·.Chey b'Jth :.)ccur on th�:, same date ·but
f orm--:· r was iny0stieatod oy �UFORA and the latter by RIGAP. In
af t c: rn o ni t11c, staff at a sp e c i ali s t schbol in I'I·Jrthu.mberland
may
·t-Je
Garl�r
wsre
t'1 the sl 0 w p�ssag0 on an East-W0st _c�urse of a flying
.
dustbin trailing wisp'r SillUkf".It wa s only sme. l l , 2 '.'r 3 fr.r·�t .lJy 5 ,;r
6 but was sn·en by about twenty p er s ons includi ng t ··- ach ,: rs , speech
t�1.·-·ra:pists ·and psy c h :·1-,.�gists. At 5pm wi t n e, sses in Helmshore,
Ross-:-.ndal .. , saw whe.t seems rGmarkably similar '1 b j e c ts CDming from
the :a:::'r'Gh East. One such ::bj �et mov('.d S'Juth a�d was lost into thE:·
m.ir-:ts l_Jut a sscand did a sw-::;:sping curve.,came ov,·rhc,s.d and tb.0n
-:novsd north west It wa s like an invsrtod buck� t and r )und und.':r
ne ath. Th'4rr·. wr;,rr: four whit�-. li ghts C011l'lcc-Gr_�.d by a corridor or
ne. on tube. On8 of the l i:g-h-Gs was flB.shing at t�:1.!'' rate of a�J0Ut
�.rh.ouc;h .Jno could spr-:culatc t:J.a. t so::ne
ono flash pr-;rsr::=C'J:ld.
was inv. .Jlvr.Jl in th:�,se obs-:.rvat i ·�ns
ft
.
a
r
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ir
a
imcntal
r
t,·:-p0. of r->xpr-::
t!l2 mutual c ·J.ffipa t ab i l i ty - d-·_spi tr:-, thGir S01,U'Ces b<::ing fully
witns ss
.•
i nii. ':'= P "ndan t
is most
i n t --:-, r e- s tinc .
6�
197 3 : :
-·
.
7/ e are now C 'J.n i ng t o wha t w i l l s e em the two mo s t imp o r t ant
y s ar s c ov s r e d by thi �� r op J rt Thi s is s o ;nr-;wha t art i f i c i e.l du e t o
fa c t �r s a l r E: a dy de s cri b e d but i t i s c r; rt a i nly true that th e r e, _ are
1n Jrc- c a s r., s worthy ') I m e nt i on in 197 3&7.4 than i n t.: 1o o t her y e a r s .
Tho s e inc lud G d b e. Inw a r r:, by
thr.� unP-xplai:n.e d c a s e s
f or 1 9 7 3 . Thr::-, r :. wa s an r-,xc e ll ent ill ' ll t i p l e W.tne c.; ::; c a s o fr om. Un si:il �> rth
·
wa s r; f i c i a ll y � r: :x.p la il1 ;�·� d ' as G. 'bal l o 'Jn ) G:).nd an i n t 0 r --:·, · t i ne
r eJ) ""irt fr ·1m O l dham n o t s even day s l e. t · r of -A. hovc:: r ing c one s ha p e d
ob j � -. e t . Th ::, r r=" wsr ' al s o c a s 0. s whi ch
s o emi ngly puz z ling a t
t h e t i:n.e vrr:: r e s u s eq uent ly i d.d n t i f i e d . F o r e xamp l e two gr 8 en 'ball s
of f i r e wi th · s t r (� ak s a. c r o s s thc :n
the' lat t nr s o en fr om _:_nany p a r c s
0 f t]_')_ ';) n o r t h we s t ) turn :·: d )U-t -:'.i \ b e f i r e b a l l me t e o r s . Th 2 r :_ wa s
e.l s o the c -� s e n f
UFO whi c h d c s t r 0 v c d g!lfJ tber wi th e. l a s e r b r-,am
.
( a c c oJ� d i ng t :� one .J f t h e s e v ':) r.a l wi tn:-- s s e s ! ) wh i c h ac tu lly pr ovs d
t o be U:.""lu s ual rcfl --:· cti- .J ns of ai rcraft l i ght s . All in all an o dd yo a:D
o
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no m:-: ans all
f
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a
The
CASE 7 3 09
t •J tal numb ':':r
Jtnill 197 3
tb. .-:.ugh
i) f r ep ort s
nn
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is �
32
·I:I.[UFO RA
The . ma s s ,ve c i gar
MUFORA
A
A well d o c c umo n t e d · rsp nrt fr ')ID a f o rr ;- s t r y w ::>rkor in tho
v i l l ag o '1f Lamplugh , C um.b €,�l, and , wh i c h gai ns in · value due to hi s
p r 0 s rr::n c e "1f mi nd duri ng t.1J. .�, ')tJ S erva t i ·:Jn . I t wa s dusk on a f i n e
ovc.n ing and he wa s re turni ng h · "1mr, a cr o s s t1:1P. hi l l s i d '?, s af t o r
vi s i t i n<� t h e t own . l i b r a r y . Sud d enly he:; hc s rd a dr ·"; ni ng , p 2.rie� t r a t i ng
S OU;,"1. d whi c h p :.) u.nded i ns i d (" hi s h n a d . I-fe c augh t s i sht 0f a huge
cy_l i ndr i cal ob j r-; c t wi th r e1und e d end s m;)ving s l -:)vvly ( ab - Ju t: 10
mph ) . He wa c chP, d i t :ff o r t r:·, n t o f i f t <:. en· minu.t r:-, s a s i t pa s s e d ov e r
h r:-,ad and d i s app c·e.r o d ovr:.r Mur-t e>n F el l ., 8. n 0 arby hi ll . A s i. t fa d (', d
i nt 0 ti.1 0 di s t anc e i t r c fl :. c t J d the s ·� t t i _;_�.:.f:: sun ·(.' f a. p o l i s h e d
surfac c- . Dur -Lng t h o t i m :-< ' > f hi s ob s e rva t i on h e h e l d the b o ok he ,·
�J.8.d in hi s arms e.t arms l r:--: n cth and a n ac : : ur2.t n me:a.sur (:: _')f the
0b j ·· ·, c t s si z e was. ob ta i J.l f, d . Thi s wa s 3 3 0 fe · t l r� ng . I t s h ;: i ght yra s
c l :J S 'J t o 1 5 00 f o e t j udp; i ng f r o m th ::�, d i s t B.nc e, v� i th whi ch i t c l o ar -8 d
the hi ll . Al t:1. oU2)1 ,t0_ Q r·8 w6 :r' c nt) :) th(': r di r o c t w i t :.'l r:--, s s c s p e op l e ·
::>n a n�' P.r�J Y fa ;·_ m t 0 s t i f i o d t o ths s ta t s.n f!nt t h a t tJ.'J. ''\Y h ::.·: ar d th
n ·:) i s r, c..nd tha t the d o._:.� s and (; th c: r anima l s w:�'r n di s turb e d by i t .
r
C.A SE
7 311 J ULY 2 1 97 3
A h ou s :::- wi f . and
f l a�n i ng
j ewei
!
c
fa·n ili'r wp,r r-: r A turniJ.1.g h .;me fr o 11 a
day (;Ut a �.1 d w er ,�:� park :) d .i � �
by n :) Br L o s t - �· C k Gra l am i n
C h E'- sb:ir c . I t wa s j "J.. s t gr ovT i ne: dark . She ob s Grvr:: d t h o s l ow d �- s c c, nt.
o f what wa s d e s c r i b r -. d a s a 1 :_-, ng whi t e j e:vve l whi c h c ap t i va t e d h 0 r
a t t ent i c n e. s i t dr -'Jpp c, cl b ehi nd
tr 0 o s , s 0 Aming ly i nt o a f i � l d .
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.
The othsr .mexnb E',r s "i f her f am i lly
·
' c - )uld
W E;r. e c l o s e a. t hand but she
n o t -' c a l l out t o them and they
di d not wi tne s s the s i l ent
d -:� �� c ent Dtiri :'1e; the f -::: .w m� )m 211t s
.. ,.- of h ('.r · �"Xp or i r· nc e sh0: s a i d that
sl1e wa s t o t a l l y u..nawar r, ·: )f t };_e
traff i c pa s s
c l ,J s e oy . Af t er
a f �w m i nu t �. s wh en ·s he r e lat -: ,r} her ;:x.p ··: r i onc s, a s e arch �ra s ma d G
of t;.1(· f i e l d s no arby b u t n8 t r a c e - "f any t!J.ing wa s f · )lLnd n o r any
p ) s s i � :L e c au s e f or th0 l i �.1t phonomena . Al th0ugh n � t a s i n tri n si c
t n f:'; S S :?.r :
a lly J?UZ § l i ng :· :�s t 1�p.. p r 0Vi �·JUS . c a fY� the f:ff ec t s .J n the
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'� h� !' ' i c k 'l ng
Thi s t yp ""'. -) f UF O phAn\.'i 11�:na · i s qui t �, c ommo n , and f e l t by
S r·.n e . t 0 b e di s t i nc t f r l ·.il th'.?. main branch · f)f ·; ;J j ·-.' c t s . It i s thouc;b.t
·
p --. s ;:::; i:J l ·-. . t ,1.at s ·;m" u11.kn 0vln typ e ·)f G l �· · c tr i cal phtSnO"JlP:na .c .;ul d
ac c .) J.in.t f o r c e r t a i n c a s e s such a s t> o .:)ne whi c h f :-:>1l ows .
Thri. Yli tn(, S S had · s t ay e d up l 8.t r. t 0 rE.ad end j u s t swi tc�1 � d ·�ut t�1e
l i e;1.1 t a t ar ·)ti.!.J.d 1 . 40 am . He saw a b lu e wbi t e b all :Jf li · ht whi ch .
j us t hov�; r e d ')V r . r r :) ')I - t ·)p S 0pp ·J s i t e hi s Hal e homs . I t wa s the
a_ yp ar �.nt s i z r: of th
full m � o n a.nd wa s r .) c kin0 s l i ght ly fr Jm. .
s i d , t ) s i de . Af t '_.r ab 'Jut 3 0 s 0 c n nd s i t 1J c. �;an t 0 . mov0 s outhwards
and to d ? :=- '� snd , a c c e l r A. t i nc; a s it went . I t al s o a)p s ar c d to a l t �. r
c�- �s� ..: Whf;n t:.1 r:- :no t i · ,n o ·· . �an a s ·:lli1d l i ke a lawn-m:) wer a l oiD.g
way off wa s he.grd - · whi c h lVIAY havr'· 1J -:-: eh c onJJ. :: c t r- d wi th t h e 1Y?.ll
)I .li ght . Af t or b s inr; Sl.,l�J j " C t t o di sb s l i.. r: f b y all h e .t -,ld he k e p t_ qui ,_� t
·,b ->ut t 11.0 :;b s erva t i un unt i.. l tJ.J.A 0p p :; rtuni ty aro s t o
pas c r}(,te. i l s 1)n t o 1�/IUFORL\
Thi s a�a i n i: s a c Jmmon C'-x.p:-.ri <Jnc e W�J.i ch
-arr;'11 '� , s f o r thr r c. al i ty- l'; f 8. t · l e a s t th · J b s s r va t i Jn of· s· .,m.�. t�:.i!lg
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7 32 6
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N 0vcmb �r
7 197 3
Tht:· Gun.n ---· tal
7TUF O S
S auc e r
'
g . s ·h't�.ne;e ob j 0 c t was s o en hovr:-- ring nv�r
at Rockf err;J . It ap-p c.ar c d l i ke · two
sauc o r s
\l\'i th a
small ·flat part ')n t op · . I t s A emed
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_,..- .-- - -b i e; ·_:; r r t , .1.an the'. shi p s on the
·�-- . - - ----ad j ac ent r i ve.r :a nd c ov ';r r-:· d a ma t c :1.
s ti c:ij: h � a d h_ � l d at ar ms l -:,ne;t1.1 .
;.rh'"' surf:a. c
ws.s dull gr r:."y arid i.t mov-�. d f i r s t -Ea s t N("�rth Ea s t
and thGn Ea s t a t qui t o a s l �)W sp - d . O n -:-· c an C '':.J.c ludc l i t t l e
a:tJ ·Jut c a s r- s su c h a s t h i s , ') f whi c h t}J_ · · - r r. ar e . man�r , ,. x.c ept t 0 say
t1.1at . the f a c t s as p r ·3 s Gnt e d do n 'J t s r cm t o i nd i c a t 8 any knov�.-n
kind of o"b j G c t . Tho q U0 !. -. t i 'Jn i s alv;ay s ar c � t 1'l ·�, fac t s pr�. s ent G d
�.rr n l1ClY ( r: i thr-.r int -- .nt i ;na l ly .'J r not ) or· i s the ob j o c t UN1G;ro�.-/1'T . ·
tlrJ.c she ll
I,n mi d. morning ·
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o t � we · - k af t -:�rvve..r ds . I t do r_, s have f (�; a turc ;3 wJ.1 i ch ar -:c
s
Prn
fr 'Jm
, if s-p �:c al i �J.t ,....r :··. r.-� t , i_1 r1wevcr . N f)tap ly t:.1 0. r o i s t �J. < Y t ran s pa ran t
vap · ur t ra i l whi c h was but a f '"','N f � c t 1 n1.3: and - wh i c h qui-ckly
·di s siua-t;�.:·, d . T ra i l s ar ;_ . riot unknown J3UT a�_.:,-C', n o t th:': · rule- i n such
'Jb s � rvat i 'Jns and ther �� pr.. c s er�:c o 1 r aJ� sBnc �- �nay b r.. an i up l r t E� n t ·
f \�h--,:t c:: v -- r ,1J j ,�· e t i s und 0 r
c .l u0 t o t�1.e me t b. o d s of pr \pu.l s i -'.-_ n
)b s .--rvat i ·. n . The\ 8b j r:: c t ht�:r c d c� �; c rib c d was a lar:.:;('· d1il.s c surr r)U.�1.c1 � d
by l i e;ht s whi c h r o t a t '_: d . Th-=-y wer G: c ., l our P: d r e d , :J l,ue and y c:. ll ov1.r
·
w� s al s 1 a r 0f lc c t r d
and · th0r
s.r-ra · �)f ) 1 i r;i."lt · ··· n t :Jp ��f t,J.c
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S tran<;r::; ly t ; 1. i s · · lat r.·, y :� e..r p : r i : d.. ( w .-_;_ i ch �radi t i nally i s not·:
well s ·:; · c k ' · d \Ni t '. .� U1:'0 r ( !n :-· r t s ) s c c. ms ·)VCT' r r:; c e.n t �r ,..·. ar s t :} bave
pT ) duc s d p r "Jpor t i ,·, nat ly l ?"rc; e numb .- r s Tht s i s � ,.·.rt ain_ly true f ·:) r
1972 & l J. 7 3 as w _� l� as 1 9 7 4 ( a s wG _ shall S S· 8 i rt a ffi;)Jl · nt )
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i J.1o e thi 8 i e �lt , 'Y . a!' du.r i �"-� '""'i ('l h MUl"eM �ir e t 'o �ee.n t o
flli1C t i on i t i s .n.e. tural t!1a t i t : .:.1 nJ.ld c -;nt a i n t�1 s . �.1 i ;o::2 -:-- s t dP�ta
t o tal . B:r no means C J ul d i t bo r; all o d a ' c la s s i c • · UFO - �r oar - i nd � o d
w o ar e ')p t i :ni s t i c a l ly aw -:- i t i ng a . sudden outbur s t o f hi gh value
s t ��� · .. t L ngs whi c h mu s t b e immino .,· t . I j d o (, S c . � .n t a in a r-; . · d .d 8 s.l of
i n.t e. r ":' ::; t , h ovvE';v -.r . Apart fr �Ym. th , ) s E:� c a s 8 s b e l ow o the r u.ni d cnttf i e d
r ep o r t s inc l Q � O an e arly morni ng �b s 8 rv�t i on of a y 0 ll �w s nho r e
by f ive s r.: c:uri t y Jffi c r:;.r s i n Manche st �; r and a pu z z l i ng tub e lli .L:e
shap o surr JundG d by a · s-·n :Jk . ·,y gr e y m i s t whi c h c o nt i nually s t :Tpp r-\ d
and s t ar t e, d i n mn t i )n turnine,- b r i eh t re· (]. a t the tai l "Ahc;n it b ··.r�an
·
t o movc . B o t h th--: s e r r:p 'j rt s . c om G fr o�n the S prine; , al th ·_,ugh i t i s ·
tho la t t 0 r part of t �J f:-'; y G ar \�;hi ch pr ov � � ths m .: . s t c:. c t i ve . MUFO RA
r.vP,n had t o d · ,al v".7 i th a r ep -'J rt {:: <l l a n d i ng c a s e wi th alls g0. d ti�r
huma n- 1 ,>king o c cup a::1t s whi ch p r e D ont 8 d a mul t t- s i d :::� d g i f t wi th
odd v�ri t i ng on i t t ') the puz z l '" . d v.ri tnn s s 8 s . Unf or tu::1at 0 lv thi s
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fr ,_; m .")b s r . rva t i · ')llS m �. d 0 by s evr, ral memb r:,r s ·') f ·. a skywa t c }::tin{� t · · am
o f the ·.v i rral UFO S o c i � ty . Tl'ley e.rs ·�· 7. p 8 � i. r.. n c e d i.!.l thi s t�rp e of'
a c t i vi t y
and a s wi th all sucl1 ex e r c i s c· s w s r E. b P s i c e lly i nvolve d
t o c;i V6 p r a c t i c e i n Ob S r) rVing UnUSU8.l natural phen ."ffiP,n,a S i J.lC f': ·the
l 0w prob ab i li ty 1J f s. g-�·.nui nG UFO ·J 'b s e rva t i ,::t n i s un.der s t .J ') d . · They
l1a d b �. on o b s o rvi nc; f o r s 0me h-Jur s f r 0m thr::· s c h o o l f i Gld i .:.1
J3 : bb i �..!.:c;t on . At a f ?w .:.n�;m ent s "b sf o ro mi dni ght two ob s 0rvors n o t � d
a i) la c k sphc·· r i c al shap e i n th t:: n·J r t ��l v r , .::; t . A t - f i r s t i t h o v � r s d and
t ' 1Pn lJ :-;2;an t 0 mov0; 'JN\· t o i'T-::> r t �.l sl ·J wly . I t was vi ewe d thr ·='ug�1
16x5 0 b i n 'J cul ar s by b o th wi tn� s s e s but ,�.ra s l :) S t : . y on , a s i t ·
wa ; ,.: d i f f i cul t t o p i ck up agains t t h e dark sky backgr .Ju:ad . Tvvo
fur t �J. :: r wi tnc s e : f :)ll ,Jws d i t s slow uB.th and c onf irm wi th t:�J. 2,
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o th �';r wh o wE s s t il l v i c:·vTi ng that i t s o em :: d t o c hange shap r-:-, and
b c c ·:r:.1o .. l ·.J nc;a t " d and cyli ndri c a l . Thi s c hang· "' o c cur 8 :1 i n · a . mat t r· r
:)f s o c )nds a n.d thr- s c:: q uenc 0 c ont inu c, d b a c k t o a sphr.ri c al S}lap o .
I t t:.1 r. n b �, (�;En t · . mov � · i n -"1.lmo s t · th0 :)pp ) s i t e, path t o wh i c h i t hs.d
C 'Jme and the f :; u.rth ob s •: rvor man a (S c-· d t ) r ::.�a i n s i ght of i t as i t
maV'.\d o f f in t�1i s Y�ay . All f .)ur w.s t chr., d i t move off i nt o t h e
di s t anc e:-. • T:10 t o tal dur a t i. G n \f :Jb s �rva t i \...>n was c l ·'"! S 8 .)n 30 :m.i ns
and s. s c an b e- s n 8n fr o1n thr-. ph.J t ·.'-graph and d i agrams a go o d d r . al
of sky v�a ·s c ovt:1r 0 d duri ng thi s t im r, . E· s t i m2 t 3 s of s i z e ( 10-15 f 0 · · t
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ars qui t e c :>ns i s t ant . The . sug:-:r,· , , s t o d � ,· xp lana t i :J n f 0r t·;:�. 3 apparant
shap e c hancsn i s t h s c hangi ne; angle of ob s s rva t i ,.Jn . In o th0-r vrords
t�r, 'Jb j r�. c t was cyl i ndr i c al e .ll t�.l 8 t ime but wa.s s e en a s a sph!:: r€.
when m�ving mor0 t 0 w ar d s than at r i g=1.t angl c.:·. s t cr' th e Jb s r·, rvors .
G r c e.t t r oub l 8 wa s e; one t o t o try t o find a nat·q,ral �.x.:p lanat i :· n .
The :p . s s i "!J t l i t i r .: s wer.r: fai rly c onc lusi v � l� e·l Lni..na_,� c,d r:�ne by ·'ne
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p c-',ri :> d ar ·.-'Ul1d thi s
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vvhen thr, :LEJ.i.!'ON f i l :::� s wr:;ro ''<X.ami n c d • . Two furth?r c a s e s 'l:v o r s r ::� c ordod
on tl1a t vr,ry ni ght - wi thi ·1. a c o · 1p l e r,f hours of thi.s si�1t ir-g .
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rep ort r-. d s ��H.:- i ng a c i gar shap e in t'1 C'whi ch f ell t o -Ghe gr "und
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r Ap (!rt ·� , d UFO ex.p ;'· r i enc r- s tb.J:.' · :\h -;' :.. t t�J<, wclrl d . F ·· r r::. x a-.:n.pl e t�1e
wi d · . vari e t y of d �; s c r iiJ 2: d s:.� : - 3 s a )p ar · nt .... tb.ough di s t irfc t i ve
catc-p;ori e s , i·t wi ll b r. shovvn ,. �' J o xi. s t T �:1 2- vi ::Utual unanim.i ty of ·
sil ��nc c� d '� spi t e tl1r; a:pp arant _0 l"' ()X · ni ty :->f ·t·· :.e .JiJ j r.:-. c t i s an.-) th.')r
int E:'.r (·, 8 t i n,: � f 8.c -G or . The c han�:; · ;_ ng nf c )1 :ur or bri�h.tno s s pri ·! r t o
a chane � in sp c= ':: d o r m : ) t i �:n c"):� t.:.1 --. ·J lJ j r_)_c t ( cf 7109 , 7 43 G ) , thr:;
off · · e t a an ani;n l s whi c h .:J·· = '7 ir1u.i c a t 0. ultras oni c ll:..i i s e ( 7 004 ,
7 2 09 , 7 445 ) and ti1e r :J ck i nP; ln.-_J t i · , n whi c h UFO s · t �nd t o d 0 o 6rib e
( 7 322 ) ar r., all t ')tally f2.;n i l i. ar t o Uf o invc. s t i ga t : )rs , a s i s the
faint hu:.nmi ne s .:)und , wh c)n s -) q_ :�.1.d i s r e c ord,�.d , wh.i ch time aft er
time is doscrib cvl as b G inc; like ' a e;enr:-ra·t or t •
�p·:-: eul ::;.t r-.
c a s e s i.nclud �\d h�re
th0 off ort.s made· t o
r ep c>r·G t o
wha t . ths
no
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I t : s no t the int cnt i o t nf thi s
)lJ j -�·- c t s r 0port 8d · · ·a.re . S ome of the
· :ro ha.v0
a natural . r�xplane.ti 0n dc spi t e
v�_)_i ch prov!'\d frui t l r. s s . · s oo.e I a.m just
a s sure fall wi th in the c at :.:--r. , J ry ·'1f a tru.oly u.nlo;l.ovvn · :�h�no.mE'._.�1a
·
th:)llgh what t�1a.t may b e' we e_:r � no t. ' i n a p ost ti ')n ;• to sey � What the
c onsi stancy of d r.--, t ai l d ·) 0 S . s;:,_.)Vl j s that wha.t ev�;_r tlJ.�) p�onom · na i s
i t ha s c er t a i n aspr.c t s v..rhi c:t 3. r e ·:) p 8 n t (> s c i (. I� t i.f i c 0:x.azn:ina t i ·:) n
and. evalua t i on .·The i d·· . a :J f t �> i.. s· rt'=U c rt in that s 0n s e . i " ther·;: f orr..
t o ShOW that -tl' l �) S G r GP":'rt A r, r· �f c � t s . ar· r-:: World Wi de and .(!') O C C ur
wi t:1in - · r;ur ·. ; vm. l o c a.l i .t y . \ l e , t �., ,..' TI' 1 0 gr ��:up s , arr, play i ng o'),r part
by r-8 C :)rding t h r- data a 3 �'1 �ul d i ·c J."' .� ally b n .l { · f t t o us tc_ r;o b c�r ond
thi s ? '? :..1ul d · i t n J t b :� b C"· t t '-.::- f J r tb. o :J .� s c �:p t i cal s c i ':'-nt:. s t s :_ :;h o
havr::. ·the .lG.1 .JW1 G d['; t:3 . e.nd 0xp r x 1. -ne · ·. t o maks s ;m e th.i ng -. ;ut 0f 0ur
dat e.. to d ' J S ') ? Thi s rr:-,n :_ rt i : -p r ·· a ent r-;d t o a:nv �_ ,f t . ; O S c wh ·:) r --· ftd
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1. -t e.s an intr oduc t i ,. ;n �t �J t.� .t ' · �c<g.c · � th !. t data i s the r '?, wait ing f �r
t::1-:;m. t n us e i t . 'N e sha ll g o :j·· : c o l. l (::, c t i ng i t
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N O S I · NI F I C L Nir ) JIFFEHENC E
T hi.. s i s an imp o r t ant p c i nt s i 1.1. C e :Jn ·:'; m.i [(1t r.xp e c t m "Jr e Slin:n0r
r op :· rt s wi t ' 1 ·n·l r ::; out d o or cxc,) r s i -)!l s . I t al s o r:. ffipha s i s the rv.;a li.. ty
of t1.J.;', mo:..1.ti.1ly d i ff er r: . nc " ·. s . ' Onn v.r oul d br.': hK.rd pu shP- d t o �-xpl a i n
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any t :.1i.n.g a t all i t b �·· e�r s out -th0 t!:10 ory
s e e.ms s t a t i s t i c a l ly · high in UFO r c�p rt s
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fr om a pur ely s o c i t) l o gi c a l · v i r\wp J i. nt s i j_'1C 0 we okr--n'da are t h . · ,
t i·�e, wh0n m o r s p -:) :·-p l �, &r c-:· out and2b out and al s o more� pr one t o
have- ex.t � rna l i nflucnc :- s c ff ·� c t ing t �:1n i r p ."': r c o pt i .J n of normal
ob j r:, c t s ) . The · 7v e dnr:-. s c1ay ph0nomE'nB- is an i n t r· r o s t i ]:13; one .
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The graph o:n t h e, J.'l".'- Xt page i s p e rhap s the m-1 s t
i ·:lt �·. r ·-. s t i r:tt'; s i ne· �: i t c r1:1. � c, shovln t ime af t er ·t ime , with ou-'G muc h
vari a t i ;n , fr ).ill. any rand :v n S '=-� t of UFO r �;p · jrt da t a . I t i s w i th : ;ut
d oub t of s i gnif i c anc r · , c�:1('.rc!f ore . O f C ')Ur s �; th · : r c· ar -�, di s t inc t
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o c curing duri ng da;Y.)._i ght hou.r s · 1s· extremely l ow . T o s ome degr e e this
·
mus t relat e t o · ·.t he - numb er of p e o p l e indo ors . but c annot sur e-ly
c omp ensat e f or out d o or workers and t he c l e arer vi sib ili ty f or th.o.s c.
who are in a p o s i ti on t o ob s ervo . Of c ours e an imp ort ant p o int i s .
the added di ffi culty of int erpretat i on of norma l phenomena at
night but; ev.e n when s o l ely uni dentifi e d report s are us e d the ,.
pa t t ern remains i f anything moro . Cl ear . · An int ere s ting p o int i s .
the slight mi d mi ght - t lm o poak ( around - 3am ) whi c h shows up in .
othcrsimilar s tlildi c s -t o thi s . lit wo"ul d s e em tha t i t i s a real
:
a sp e c t of the p honomona and no t a fr oak _ of me tho d · or re sul t s . A
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final p oint of no:be . Of .. the c a s e s of l and e d ob j e c t s or c lo s e b;w
under s tudy EVERYr. 'ONE o c c urs b of oro 2 1-30 (mos t ly s ignigi cantly
b ef ore ) and thor e i s a di s t inc t c lust ering b c twc Gn 16-00 and 2 0-00 .
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TYPE
OF OBJECT::
The f oll owing·· figure s r elat e t o the typ e of
the variati on
ob j e c t d o s crib G d i n the r o p o r t s - taki ng int o ac c o�t
in de s c rip t i o n as rela t e d t o f am i l ?- a·r ob j e c t s . ·
A LIGHT
LIGHTSID\Llit,
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DI SC,
S PHERE
ELLIPSE
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CYLINDER
C ONE:
F LARE:
18
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TRIANGLE
6
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One woul d exp e c t light s t o pr e d omina t e
sinc e mo s t ob s ervati ons o c cur at ni ght . W e thor there would b e
any change in . tho re l a ti ve s tati s ti c s of each o t h e r type i s of
c our s e imp o s sible to say . '
e)
c otbtr.R:
WHITE :
ORANGE :
Y·E LLOVI :
GREEN :
36
14
8:
2
TRANS PARENT : 1
24
GREY/ME TAL
RED
PINK ·
BLACK
BLUE .
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2.
1
Tho se ar e the PREDOMINANT c ol our i:ru a r o p o r t . 'N o t e
distinct swiDB, towards RED· and away fr om B LUE .'
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(�A.!&Au • t ' ��,.� . ea �ha wtt e l.e 'b!!ley
are do s crib e d 2.s firoy and s h o rt . O nly one-- wa s t ermed l ong
and three wi spy or smoke like .'
Animal Di s turb anc e : Thi s i s ��wn· in s ix cases where hors o s , dogs ,
c ats and farm anim al s reac tGd t o tho p re s e nc e of a UFO . In
at l oa s t f our cas e s a noi s e was ob s erve d by �he wi tno s s . ·
S ound : Vari ous s ounds woro heard i n five c a s e s ( only ab out 4% ) .
The s e . �ere HUM ( 2 ) ENG INE NO I SE , POUNDING & BANG
C o l our . Chango s : T h e s e are r G c orde d in seven instanc e s wi th s ome
p r o dominanc e in the r e p o rt ;of. the s e three were t o a firoy
c o�our below an d two to red ( p erhap s indi c a t i ng e ngi ne
ac tivi ty ) . Two rep ort s indi c a t e ga i n i n lumin e s c enc e .
,
Smel�: Thr e e re p or t s of sme l l s - two sulphorous and one o z o ne like
Wohhli.n� moti on : Thi s s l i ght r o cki ng mo t i on in f l i ght
. was not ed
1 n signifi c antly s i x c a s e s
:
.
.
There were five rep ort e d landings and one case
di s turbanc e .
lin fift Gen c a s e s the wi t n e s s
s op orifi c
off o c t s , o f
of el e c tromagne t i c
r e c orded s t r ang e c almimg , almo s t
varying degree s . '
IDENT IFICAT IOi�S : :
B:elow a_r e the analysi s o� . the . �8,. _ r e p o rt s by;
W
i d ent i f i c a t i on given THI S i s e i ther POS ITI.VE (: here a
c onc l\l� tY? . s o lut i on was f ound t o a rep ort ) UNKNOWN (.yv��:r� 1ihe , .
mo s t likely explanati on i s of an rmknown phenomena ) liNSUFFICENT.­
nATA (whore the irrwestigat i on di d no t pr o duc e e n o ugh evidenc e
to de c.i do b e tween known and unknown ) ��� , tw � cat �g�ri � s . whore
a natural explanat i on i s more l i k e l y PROBABLE & PO S S IBLE ( tho
f ormer b ordGring on tho POS I T IVE and the latter on the INSUFFI C ENT
DATA categori e s in mo st c a s e s ) .
tho
POS I T LVE :
PR OBAB LE
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32
INSUFFIC ENT DA TA
UNKNOWN
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S t e l l ar o b j G c t
S at olli t e
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POSITIVE
Ai rcraft
Bal l o.om
Mo t e or
M e t e o r o l o gi c a l Fhon
O p t i c al Phenomena
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types
POSSIBLE
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C ONC LUS ION :
,
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I t i s of c ours e real i s e d tha t ],.i ttle me aning. shoul d
b eattache d· t o such a relatively small' .sampio . 'It woul d naturally
have b e en . b e s t t o b a s e the evaluat i ons s olely on the unknown
ren ·J rt s but the s e t o t al s p few in in,un.b er tha t no mo:ce than bri ef
ref er enc e s t o s imi l ari ti e s o r di ff erenc e s in trends c oul d h e
noted . NBvorthele s s what _ the s e figures do r cp ro s en t i s a stati st
i c al survey o f t h e PHENOMENA � :U sing thi s "};) r o ad t e rm w e aro c overiT:Dg
b oth unknown and i dent i fi ab l e rep o rt s whi c h all f orm part of the
sub j e c t of Uf o l o gy .
NUFON i n t ends t o p ub l i s h such rep ort s a s thi s on n
r e gular ba s i s . Thore ar o plans t o i s sue quart erly S PEC IAL I S SUES
of NUFON NEVIS whi c h wi ll f eatur e i n d e p th c a s o · studi e s · and suc h
nGX� year t o c ovor 1975 a rep ortas thi s wil1 b o prepare � l
a yoar whi ch
c�rrolations
:9J5k:naFa11t�� . Stati stical
i s alroactJ{ AJ
and cumulative analys e s W!!t"tnen' b o p o s s ible -
.
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