ACUFOS Journal vol 1 no 3

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�'IJnd will be· properly used to fi.nc.:lCe research/investigaticm into the UFO
pl1enom�non in Australia; B�t, in order tb U�e the se funds, on� �8st first
HAVE f(mds, tls was ·a. r.lOU'lCed.� the major inc:rr:e for the fund is to · be . · t h e ·.
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own pockets for the sake of research, a�d therefore it would not seem fair
to put an extra burden on their resources. We theref_ore have to depend
heavily on the sale of items a0ailabi� t�rough the Pu blishing Service. This will
be our major money spinner and source of income, To d��e, response to the items
for sale has been extremely poor, with only two orders h�vihg. been received.
Therefore, we ask that you alert your members,. and anyone else interested in
the UFO phenomenon ab out the publications we have available. It is only with the
money received from these that we can publish further · items as well as finance
other, sometimes imp�rtant projects that all too often are left unattended through
lack of finance.
Meteor De bris from Halley's Co�et . . .
Like all comets, Halley's is gradually disintegrating and leaving, as it
does, a ring of meteoric debris around its orbit.
Now, as the earth or bits the sun, it passes very close to the orbit of Halley's
twice every year - in early May and again in late October - and, on each
occasion, a shower of meteors results which (very probably) is the result of
comet debris colliding with our upper atmosphere. The first is called the
n-Aquarid shower and lasts from about 1
8 May, yielding some 20 meteors per
hour at maximum.
The second is called the Orionid shower and is active from
October 16 - 26, giving about 30 meteors per hour at maximum, some of which
show fine trains. Both showers are seen in the latter half of the night.
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As Halley's Comet is due back near the sun again in less than six years
time, it ll!ill be interesting to see what happens to these showers during the
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next few years. Any reports of swift-moving nocturnal lights in the early morning
hours during these dates should also be looked into as being possible pieces
of Halley's comet. At its next return, the comet will be nearest to the sun on
February 9, 1986 and will pass nearest to the earth (not very close however)
on April 11, by which time it will already be beyond the orbit of the earth
and moving away. The eart� �ill be closest to the comet's ORBIT ( NOT to the
comet itself) on · May 8th, at which date the n-Aquarid meteor shower should be
most active. The comet will have passed through that spot some seven weeks
earlier, and IF thepe is ��ing to be a strong meteor shower, I would think that
that date would be the time.
By contrast, at its last return in 1910, the earth passed that spot
before the comet (the comet was nearest the sun on April 20; l9iO, and still
inside the earth's orbit during early May). There does not seem to have been
any dramatic meteor activity then.
Nevertheless, the comet itself provided a show in 1910 which, unfortunately
will not be repeated in 1986 viz. its tail stretched for an unusually long
arc across the sky. This.cannot be repeated in 1986, because the 1910 retur n
involved a very unusual set of circumstances which made that return virtually _
unique.
If lines are drawn from the earth and sun to the comet, the angle made
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by these lines, at. the nucleus of the comet, is known as the phase angle, and
it can have any value from zero t6 180 degrees, the latter otcuring only when
the comet is directly between the earth and the sun (something which rarely
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happens). It can be shown mathematically that the angular length of a comet1s
tail (i.e. as we see it in the sky) must always be less than the �alue of the
phase angle, irrespective of how long it is in kilometers. Thus, a comet's
tail can never reach 180 degrees, although it may approach it if a very narrow ·
(we might almost say freakish) set· of circumstances prevail viz. if the head of
a comet passes directly
between earth and sun and the tail reaches out beyond
the earth. As far as I know, the only recorded case of this happening to its
full extent was on May 18, 1910 when Halley's passed in front of the su� and
the earth passed through'its tail. Just before this happened, calculations
suggest that the t�il should h�ve, virtually, spanned the entire dome of the
sky and, in confiimation of . this, a nu�b�r of people who saw the comet at that
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time remarked that the tail did in fact reach from the north-east (where the head
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r:t.s:i.ng just befoJ.·B dawn) and i� -6� th� south-west, and was described as
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possibly 40) degrees during the latter'p��t of March and early April, when the
total brightness of the comet will'.be a� its maximum' of.< a.bo'ut. th�'rd.:or fourth
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Although mLrch has been published on the incide�ts � summary· of th� reports
will be presented here for those who,may not· be awa�s of some of the �ine� points ..
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At about 2350 h.ci�Jts .. (local time) 20th December· ·19�7t3 a" Mr. ,8i'll Frame,
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flight service office; at 8lenheim RNZAF . base (Woodbourn�) bn his ·first night
on duty i� the control tower �eported obs�rving i b�ight �ights �ff Cape
Camp bell .. "One appe9:::-ed to emit a shaft of lig.. ht-. 1ik� ·.ari aircrc
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The lights appeared to fDQ,Y.e .. upwar.ds and around id a .7ectangular- pattern at
random speed. T'ht?re seemed to;·b.e.' one large. bright orange· light and two less·
i11tense w·hite lights at · a ,·bea'r.:in.g of �.b'out 60 degrees true. Duration 50 m.inut�S·o
(Ireland 1979)'/: There ·W.e. s · �·o me media sp�·culat.ion ,that wellin'gton air traffic
controllers pi_cked trp ·these l:i.ghts· on their .�adar .... HD-wever i't' . is evident from
N ew Zealand s��rces th�t the radar at Welli��ton did �ot· pick up :targets· �t this
time at this Jo�at.ion� ·but !le·. ar Clarence R
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An Argosy. a5.rcra?t ). e f :: 8lenheim at OCL3.5 hL's .21 st, to travel to. Chris tchurch_�,;_
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when the crg'w ·QbSeT.'Ved. an unusu'al. obJect: si�e time after take off. The crew
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consisted. ot' C ap t a i Ft Joh:l �\andle, aged 45.,. a pilot with .28 years. exp�.�.len-ce;
and Firs·.� o·�fi:cer Kei·th 'f�eine, aged '32" An object "giving off 9n intens·e wr,l�·t'e
light1 t�o
powe�ful to be a vehicle7s· headlamps'', was· observed.· It w9s· said to
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be airbor'nt: an.d that its' ligh-t was· very i.ntenseo .
Captain Ra.ndle uJas quofed e.s saying� "I c·buld s�e land f
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it as it p�ssed�" No ra�io �epor·t �Jas made by t'he cr�w· at that time. (3)'
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Further de ::ails give�.'.t�e.re that the object went under the aircraft at an
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estimated 120 k�ots �.Vitn. a ':e�y bright light shining downtJa.rdB' and. othel;'
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Pric� to th� ab9�e two incidents �nd then late�·�t �bout this time, i.e. midnight,
Wellingto� f�da�:��tect�d tnrgetcia ·Senior radar · controller John Cordy aged 4�
and precision talkdown. ··controll. er Andy Herd, 2 5, were. awa.iting the late atri.val .
of an Air New Zeaiand oc·�·B frorn· Sydney, and observed radar targets with strong­
echoes. (3)
Mr. Herd reported: "We seemed 'Eo be able to pick up · 5 , moving up· and down the
coast. It ,is diff'2.�ult to tell if we saw more than five or less moving very ·fast .. "
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·· ·Clarence River area. (2)
Wellington contr�l tower called Christchurch airport and were advised that ·
Christchurch could also pick �P. the .targ'ets Christchurch· repo
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said: " It· a.p peared to hover there �or some time.,, Ab.ruptly it moved at 1.20 knots
to a point· 80 KM SE and stayed there· at least 30 minutes " (3)
Maccabee in··nis r�po.rt 1Eidds �hat the position of. th·e t-arget was. 160 degrees
azimuth and that when the target moved it left a cont
. inuous ·track to this second
point. �eanwhile the 5 target�· off the Kaikoura coast .we�e still evident.
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About 033.0. hrs a second Argosy plarie took . dff· frofT!
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Christchurch, flying rough1)' the same course�
Mr. Cbrdy radioed the crew of the plane and a�ked the� if they 6ciuld get
a visual observation of a ra.dar:· target. which wellington painted on . their screens
as 20 KM starboard of the plane. The crew, Captain Ve).:'n Powell, aged ·55, with
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18,000 hours flying ex�erience, ahd ·First Officer Ia�.Pirie,. aged .31, looked
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Within a matter of secon�s they were asked to. check a position 40. KM to port
as the radar targ�t had��pparently mo�ed to · that pdsition. The crew . observed
a light in that dire·ctioh� Captain .Powell said:·. "If it went behind a ·cloud we.
could still see tho glow, then it would pop back into sight, an intensely
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Pirie spotted a bright white light �ith an intermittent_reddish light,
which seemed to change hue back and forth noticeably. They approached to·
within several kiiometr�s as indi.9ated by the plane's · weather radar, and
levelled off at 3200 metres re�aining on coutse� As they�picked up speed the
light seemed in the same position r�lative to them. Mr. Cord� ��id that these
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radar targets _ were at least as ·b{g ·and as .�so
as the Argosy plane. The crew
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watched the lig�� f6��some 10-12 minutes before they had to turn 60 degrees
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starboard · to keep o n track, off Kaikoura. The:··a· bject the.n ?eemed to lag
behind and vanished.
Wellington radar shoftl�' �fterwards lost their
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As Argosy tw6- hear.e.d.Motunau i.slanEl; th� onb·oard radar picked up· a moving
signal off Banki Peniri�ula. Captai� . Powell �nd his co-pilot _ watched in
amazement as the object sped across 24 KM in only 5 seconds before veering
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sharply right, a speed .of more than 17,000 KM/hr. "It could have gone further·· ....
across the sci't?�n · ·bofore ·. disappearing, " Captain Powell said, "When we looked ......
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The obje _c� was :appar€ntly s_treaking acros-s their path. Captain Powell
in most othe·r. s'.<;:>urc·es is credited
with saying · that he got a view of a bright
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white, f�a�hing light which shot past at spe'ed .. � then turned right towards thern
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Christch�rch'� . rad�r ·has a blind �p�t 40 �M ·s�a�ards at this spot and were
unable to.sp&t . this objedtc Meanwhile the f{rst Afgosy plane had takon off from
Christc�u�ch �nd was headed for Auc�land at the top of the north island, on a··
direct �o�te which · took it up t�e south island's coast. It had aiready past the
first plane whe� Welllngton radar asked Captain Randle to watch out for
unusual objects.�At·first they saw nothing, then they spotted the five objects
still off�·hore from the Clarence River area. Mr. Cordy said: "Captain Randle ·
:-:-asioGd that he was tur-ning around for a better look. HG reported-, 'Yes, we
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they're white tinged with ambe·r
p.asslng 16 KM so.uth of us·
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150 metres above the.watero" (3)
The pl�ne.com�leted an orbit around th� objects before it resum�d its ndrtherly ·
course.· Captaln Randle said:"As we flew on we saw on our own radar what . appeared
to be three large surface vessels moving down the South Island coast, very close
inshore·� ''Then' we
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didn't. O�e··of th��·app�ared ·in shoaling waters. The whole thing was strange
because y�� wouln't consider that stretch of coast safe for.any kind of
shipping· in any ··circumstances."(3)
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the· for·m of taped interviews tuith Vern Powell and John Cordy which appeared on
Australian tele�iiion. As these interviews may not have been repeated elsewhere
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. e first· officer I-an Pirie and · myself looked out and la� f�rst of all saw
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it and· �e-�aid 'Goodness l9ok at that!' or · words to that effect and there was
this massive. bright light siligh_tly ahead of our port wing' but out to the
loft of us. We couldn't really see �pw · far �way it was from us but it was out
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VP "It was· definate1y airborne. In fact it was above us. I think Ian �.aid', when·
we startod t·o turn, we' 11 give a description _t6
· racdar.· . Our co-pilot doing the:.
radar, who was doing the radio work told them it �as definately airborne and·
r.ertai _!l1y it· was defiriately airborne."
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VP "When r: ·realised that there . was certainly something there that we couldn It
explain, I must admit the back of m� neck went creepy for a while, but then I
feel I really got excited about it, �onderin� what on earth it w�s. It was a
ve�y bright light with a red tinge. A bright light with a red tinge every now
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GF "I believe it followed you down the coast for .· a while."
VP ''Yes� Radar told us this. We levelled out at 10,000 fe�t, looked out ari� it
was still there, and I said it was in the same place b� radar which it shouldn't
have been I thought if it was somethin� station�ry, but they s�id they'd h�d
something which is hove;ring in that �area and :t'hen they: t.old �s .it had been·_
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. cking us On thEi·.way into Chr.istchurch· · ­
following us for a per'iod of time. ft was tra
on stil�. Du� rada� screen has'got a scope oo it, that ha� a
we had our radar
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strobe qcross the screen�,about app�·oximately ever:
fraction longer tha�:a·�econdo_�e-pi6ked up a ·blip just, oh ju�t�over the·40
·mile scale' f:r .om U S The-'·n�xt time it. s.trobed back agaiil, \'�wl}ich' �w· as just over a
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lightin� up �h�re it h�d been before, so ��e bl�p from the second before was
still there alth.ough �-t· was faqing, ·8o' you ·could see the trail, from where it w-as.
WDen we first picked it up and_: "th�n� '·it did a dramatic; ..wel
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a sudden turn to the rig fit."
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vp· "Wel1. If you work it out. About 15 miles in 5 seconds. 5 int.o 60'· goes 12,
' plied by 60 and you ·get around about the 1,000 mph ·(sic)·marke"
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_QF "J ohn, you w'E:n�e
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JC · ."Dne' .of great e><citement really. I.. :thinl:<- I've never .had a night ·quite, like that
�ef�re in the whole tim� l've been an.air tr�ffici. controller. It wa� r��l�y
e�piting, .cettainly that shift passed atlo�. quicker· than- a 16t of other� I've
been on.
QF "Do you be li,ev e in .u FOs ?.1'
JC 1•I'v�' got an_open mind on them. I didn't know wh.at they are
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.cQF_. "Byt' there were definately ·SOme · unidentified fly,� ng objec s ·�n the .are
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' inly were. Thet�e were t-hings there ·that. I can·'t explai[l�" ... · :
Qf ··"Co_uld _they· have been such things . as clouds and mayb-e even· surface tr:-affl.c .
on a road or. even a ship at sea?"
JC "I don't t.hink . so becaLiJse the·Te were too niany factor-s involVed. We had
people on· 'th�Z- ground ill the Blenneim tower se�ing thi�_gs. ·w
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air see_in.g · ·things .and ·we had. us in th.e· control centre .here seeing t'hings ·O.n
radar I.. would_n.tl eX.
. pect to se,e a c.ar on the road at · Clarence. A. ship at sea?
Yes;.·� large . con£aine� 0essel, we h�ve seen them in the past oh radar and we
certainly shill see th�m again" But they mo0�. sl6wl� a�d distinctly. They
have a mqtion all thei�·· own. A ircraft have a motio� � 1 1 their'pwn �ut th�se
things were random almost one
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QF '' There ·was one parttcul&.r puzzling aspect of thl.s This was the object· you.
picked up while it was stationary .::m d yet your Gbject is· not. supp.?sed to pie�
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50 miles aHd then stopped. Now
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disappearedo we checked with Kelburn weath�r office. They had launched a
balloon, but the balloon had burst 30 minutes previou� to ·our enquiry. ·The
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track of the' object was i'n fact consistent with the winds·· at that time but I
wouldn't exp·ect :.a
. burst wea.ther .balloon t0 stop ther.e for· ,30 minutes ·at' l
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It was at least 30 minutes we $a�
. it .�overing ther-e... It may· haye even been
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radar. I'm afraid I do�•t:ha� e a� accu� ate figure for you but to gi0e you a� .
idea we can see glider�.:and light aircraft, the size . of · turbulence,
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therefo re have seven separate defin ed in ciden ts to examin e. These . be�n g:·,.
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B ilien hG.dm
Lights in the $ky
. gto n R�dar t�rgets o ff Claren c�
W e . llin
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Ran dle �h� Hein e see whit� ligh � belo w plan e·
�ellingto n Target · 48 KM moves to 80 KM
P o well. an d Pirie . see white light
�rgqsy 2·
W hite ligh t streaks in fro n t of plan e
A rgo sy · 2
A rgo sy 1
Ran dle t� � brt�. fivG lights o ff Claren ce area ·
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·In ioo k.ing at ,these i n cide n ts, it must be - remembered that I am
examin in g the� fo r po ssib�e o�uses. b�sed o n · t�e detail curren t�y available to
meo
1. �relan d (191�) · suggest s th?t J�pit�i (mag�i�u�e �2. 1) which ro se at 2320 at
65 degrees E an d �o uld ha0e been �.5 degrees .ab60� the horiiQn:59. 9 degrees E,
an d by 0040, 12.t· de����s altitude, 50.8 degtees·t, waa ��e cause �f fhis
c o r et: t ·'in histcon cl · sion j·
�bservatio n ·. Maccabee disagrees & appears . to be mo.re
n o ...1 up1. e r.
-tnat ne'£ wer�;?
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2. W ell1.n gton radar 1.s repo rted to have p1.cked u� ta�ge s r�o m th� area. o
Claren ce at abo ut the E?a(lle time. as the.·1.. . repo. rtE?d
. . . o' bservqtio n of lig'hts f ro m .
Blen he im. P erhaps �n · i�po rtan t po in t to · b� n dted was a . co mm�n t by Jo hn .Co �dy
durin g the in tervi��:with Fo garty, wh en he said, ''
but these thin g� ·wer� �an do m
almo st on e could say;" when ref errin g to the mo vemen t o f the targ.ets• .
LJttle info rmatio n Has been publishe d on the n ature o f these targets,. .oth�·t
than they were o ff Claren ce mo vin g aro un d· in . a 16. KM quadran t.· Due to this l�qk
o f con crete data it is really i�po ssible'to pin down a cause at this stage.
Irelan d { 1979) tepo tt� an o malo us return s were picked up on the-Wellin gton radar=
o n 31 O ec, 3 Jan an . d .8 J an . . besides this o ccasio n .· These returns on 8 J.an we.re
appar-en tly asso· ciated with . a .temperature in version . The presen ce o f such an ..
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in version ni.earrt that areas such as B an
. ks P en in sula, n o rmally o ver the radar
horizon w'as ·visible. A iso surface shippin g was visible o h the sciee
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the an o malo us return s were in the area o f f. tho Ka.iko ura co ast/Gape Campbell.
On 8 Jan , on 18 dif f erent o ccasion s co n tact was made with_a gro u� o f visual
o bservers o n the Kaiko ura co ast. On two . o csasion� �earin gs g iv�n iden tified
shippin g. No o ther vi.sua;l targets were n oted. The refractivity pro file fo r
Christchurch �t 2300 hrs 20.12.78 sho ws there was a sufficien t gradi�n t belo w
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1 KM �o cause radar pro ppgation . ef fects, (tr�lan d i979) M accabe e co mmen ts:
· on -�I,TI display· to sho · w' gro un d an d sea· clutter at greater,,
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The se co mmen ts are •Bu.ggestivE!'
_ . that fur·thr;r ·in vestigatio n needs to be made;·
\ 'alvin g the W ellin gton radar. Or. Neil Cher·ry,
in to the 2_1· �2. 78 :o bser vation s ini
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a research wci_ 'r_ker · at Lihco ln Co lle ge, Christchurch was quo ted as. in dicatin g that
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3. This o bservatio n . was made sho rtly· afte r 0035 hrs� but scarce_ details hav� been
givc:no It appear s · t.hat an inten se: white ·light, airbo rn e, lit u·p the lan d features·
belo w it. The o nly serio us.su'g.gestio n made was the po ssibility o f an illegial
deer hun t by he lico pter with spo tlight. (5)
4. T he mo st pecul�ar radar o bs�rvation o f this ser�es was this on e! W ellin gton
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radar picke'd';up at. 0300. hrs a 'target 48 KM , 160 degrees fro m W ellin gton which
mo vc:d at 120 kno ts to 80 KM , 160 degrees where it became a station ary target f or
some 3 0 min utes. The peculiarity exists in the fact that the radar in its M TI .
mode is mean t tQ �emo vc: ari y target travellin g �t less than 15 kn o ts an d n o t
display it. Yet th�re wa s a station ary targett I� was sugge sted (5) that· a
hoverin g helico pter would st ill be picked up. M accabee suggests that station ary
targets co uld be . . sh6wn if they co uld "chan ge the phase o f the return sign al o r
shift its f requency slightly". No on e has yet put fo rward a satisfacto ry explan 'atio n .
5. 0ellin gto n p�in ted a target 20 KM starbo ard to the A rgo sy aircraft who se
crow co uldn 't see an ythin g visually. The crew then lo oked to po rt and n o ted an
1bject. The tape tran script gives the o bject as slightly ahead o f . the po rt win g
an d based on the repo rted lo cation o f the plan e this places the azimuth as
appro ximately 90 degrees�·apparen tly at abo ut 0340-0345 hrs. A cco tdin g ·to
repo rts it was a) behin d clo uds at times, b) within several kilo metres acco rdin g�
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d rc ppe d be hin d · ··th�m '-· ari d ' '0 c3n i s he�(·
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plan e 's lo c�t ion. 'as_: . W:e1 ( �� - � b cwra te ' tim in gs · fo r_ the obs e r v.at io_n . I t w as
appa re n tly n o t a vi s u� l obs e rV a� i o ri o f J upiter (to 6 f ar ri o rth - at th is t im� )
tlo r V e n us (1 05 .'d e gre es azfm u t h , 4· d e g_ re e s alt i't u d e aec or d in g t o the ri s in g
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f las hin g light w a:S·C ·n o te d \/ls u ally' an d on dn b o 9 rd rad a r·, 't rav e l lin g at high
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s pe ed .. � o n atu ra l· e x plan g ti'6 n has bee n put' fo rwa rd · in _t he . li te rat u re s o f ar.
How eV e r� ·· on � t. he d e t ai ls ,ava ilq ble I w o uld li ke to · s u gg.e s t a po s si bility.
It may w e li b e that i t w�s · i n f at t a me t� o t B lackme r et al ( i96 9 ) ref er to
the o bs e rv� � i � n o f. met � b � �- o� � rad ar via· t � e t rail d f1 ion is ation w hich is
le f t - � ll · t h e atm� s phe r� � fte co mm e n ts be c� �s ·e . \!l,f · the s mall cros s s e ction o f the .
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trail, tn e te o r ion l z at iQn· i s d e te ctable · 'bn1 yi, w he n the _,rr ad ar be am in te rce pts
t he trail at r ight an glei . P re.s s reports � a in ta in - that the �h it� o bject (right
co lo ur ·r or me teo r) s t r e.�k ed acros s th e ·p ath o f the p l.;H"I e , t h� tl turn e d right .
Capt�� p. . P o we ll. _ re lat � s 1 t the n appe ar ed _ to be . appro ac:: hin ·g ·. th em .-at this s tage .
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7 . O �.p fin a l_ ·i tl�S: id en t of this n ight · o c� u
_ r ed w he n C_� p t ain . R an d �e vie wed f ive
d bj. � ct·� s tirl. d f f the. a_lare n c e R ive r ar e a an d the p lan e or bi t ed' t h� m.
Capt ai n· R an d le's· . o<;> mme,..li t w as . 't hat t he y w e re- · ·w hite t in ged ·w ith amb e r, . r ef le et in g
o n the -w ate·r . Ran -d � e- himse l_f . s aid ( 2 )' :· '' Th e re . w a·s no thi n g I s �� ·t hat ' co uld n o t
hay e bee n rep .r o· ·a u c ed by tb_€ 1 A ir Fo r ce w it.h an I ro q)Jo us he l ico 'pte r. It. w o uld
hay.e be en ·, ,. c·Q,f!:l P le.t e l y p o ss i ble fo r a J apan e s e or R us s � an · w ha l i n g ' f le � t ' to do ·
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( 1) U n kn'own , · ( � ) an om alo us atmo s ph.e -r.i c p r o pa_g � t i cin· e ff�·cts , (3 ) ille gal deer
. h un tin g he lico pte r, ( 4) rad ar on ly- un � d �n t i f ied. ; ( 5) r� d ar/v isual-un id en
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A s· .,� can be seen the re ' ' is a s e rio us. rl�e d · for · an in .:.. d e pt h in ve s tig a� _ ion · p f
� � 1 1 the - 2 1 s t D e ce mber 1 9 78 Ne w Z e aland i� ci d e n ts . T he . s o on e r the be tt e r
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( 1 ) 11N ·e w Z e� lan d rad ar- vi s ua1 an d f ilm cas e s 11 MU FON Jo urn al n o - 1 32 ' · No v/D � c 19 78
( 2 ) NZ '''r he · D� min ion '' n 'ew s p� pe r, 2 3 12 78 . a(l· d . 2 . 1 .. 79
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( 3 ) 11 A us tra lian " n ew s p a pe r .--3 1 . 79
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(4) "D omi ni-o rn " 1 0.1 . 7 9
( 5 ) . · "A us tr·a l ian " 10 . 1 . 79
Bas te rfi e ld , K "Ne w Z e aland radar- visual an d f ilm cas es " MU fON ' Jo urn a l n o
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Blackmer e't. al "R ad ar an·d the o bs e r v ation of UFOs " ; Chap te r 5 · o f · "S cie·n tif ie
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.s tud y o f �n id e n tif ie d f lyin g o bj e cts " ," :u r i o f Co lo rado , Ban tam� 1 9 6 9 .
Fog arty , , d Tape re co rd in g o f talk give� � t UFdCON 4 , S ydn e y , Oct 7 9 .
Ir'C? lar1d. , : .W . .'' !d_nfamili ar o b s e rvn tio n s of lights in the n ight s ky" , OSIR re po rt
n o 6 5'9 ,, oe c:; 1 9 7 9 �
_ . M accab-e e , 8 "W hat r� ally h appen e d in · N -ew Z � alan d '! , un publ ished man uscript,
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1 9 7 9 . A ls o s ee �lU FON . Jo ur n al, n o 1 3 5 1 M ay
. 79 pp 9 - 14 ,· an d 1 3 6 Jun e 79 ppl2 - 1 7
Ot he r s o urce s r�V iew e d :
lo "The D o min io.n " 2 3. .. 12 � 78 - .2 . l o 7 9
iO . l o 7 9 - 1 7 . 1 . 79
2 6 1 . 79 .
2 . "The A us tral ia n " 2 3 o. l2 . 78. - 2 7 . 12 � 78 - 3 � 1 . 79 - �q . l-� 79 -� ·
3 . N ew Z e alan d UFO Stu� ies Cen tre , . s pe cial is s ue no 4 .
4 . "E ve n in g P os t " 2 7 . 12 . 78
5 . V ario us T�le vis ion and rad io n ew s � eport s, e s pe ci al ly chan n e l 0- 10 A d e laid e
d o cumen tary Fe brua ry l 9 7 9 .
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H um a n - A l i e n S e x :
C l os e E n co un t 2 r s
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E v e r s i nc e 19 4· 7 , b u t mo r e ,··'fr e q u e n t l y s in c e C E 3K an d " a bd u c t i on " U F· O
c a s e s h a v e b 2c o m e p op u l a r i n b o ci k i an d j o u r n a l/ � e w s p a p e r a r t i c l e s , r e p o r t s
h av e b e e n m a d e o f s e x u a l c o n t a c t ,
ev e n s o me t i m e s w i t h r e s u l t i n g c o n c � p t i o n :.
t a k i n g p l a c e , · b e t w e e n w i l li n g o r u n w i l l i . n g h um a n b e in g s an d e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l � .
T h e s e r ep o � t s v a r y
f r o m t h e s e em i n g l y c r e d i b l e t o t h e o bv i o u s l y s e n s a t i o n a l '
h o a x e s o f t h e " t r u e c o n f e s s i o n " k i n d . A t o m m o n e x am p l e o f t he l a t t e r ., e as i l y
fo u n d i n s en s a t i on a l i s t l i t e :L' a t u r e , w i l i b e h e a d l in e $ pr o c la i m in g " I w a s R a p e d
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o f �9m0 s ag i en s_7 t h u s fa r L m s a t i s fa c t o r i l y e xp l �'in e d ' e x'c ep. t ' i n V e.i y b r o a d a n d
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g e n e r a l t e rm s b y t r a d i t i o n a l p h y s i ca l a n t h r op o l o g i s t s , · j u� t � i g h� b e a r e s u lt
c f s exual
T h us ,
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man ip u l at ion
( breedi n g )
b y -o u t s i d E? r s . ( e xt r a t e rr e s t r i a l s ) .
m a n k i n d i s n o t a p r o d u c t o f n a t ur a l s e l e c t i o n
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fam i l y H om i n i d a e ( o r d e r P. t i"ma t e s ) , b u t a r e s u lt oJ a r t i f i c i a1 s e le c t i o n ,
c o n t r o l e d b y a li en s ! T h i s a · f c o u r s e c 6 u l d m e �� a r t i fi c ia l · s e i e c t i on o f t h e
P r i ma t e s t o ck t o p r o d i J C e w h a t w o u ld o f o t h e r uJ i s e b e en a n w n n at u r a l d ev e l op m e n t
m a n , in t e l li g e n c e an d . c i v i �{� a t i o n . T h i s i s t he · t h em e o � � r t h u r C . C l a r k e ' s
w e l l k n o w n s c i e n c e {j_ C: t i o n n·a v e l s " 2 0 Q 1� A S p a c e O d y s s e y " a n d " C h i ld h o o d 1 s ·
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a n d t h e s e q u e l t o i t . " T h e G e n t l e G i a n t s ' o f G an y m ed e " o O f c o u r s e , · . i t c b u l d a ls o
m e en w e a r e g e n e t i c l y r e l a t e d t o t hi s a l i e r r a c e an d t h a t t h e r e i s n o
" m i s s i n g l i n k " b e t w e e n m a n an d ap e . T h e · l i n k i s m i s s i n g b e c a u s e t h e r e i s n o ·
l i n k at a l l ! T h u s , - s om e s u g g e s t t h� t m� n w a s n o t a · r e s u l� _ o f s e l e c t i o n ,
.
n a t u r a l o r a pt i f i c i e l , . f r o m o t h e r P r i � a t e s , b u t s o m e s o r � o f e x t t a t � r r e s t r i a l
c o l o n y a n d/ o r b i o l o g i c �! e xp e r i �g n t c o n d u s t e d b y a l i e n s
if you w i l l !
I f t h i s l a t t er i d o � i s c o r r e c t , i t i s r e e n fo r c e d b y � _ a h d i n t u r n r e en fo r c e s .
t h e c n= d i b i l i t y o f.� t h e s e c i:o s e e n co u n tie.r s o f t h e s e x u a l. k i n d ! I f t h e i d e a i s
.
i n co r r e c t , i f t h e :r e i s n o d i r e c "t a n d h i s t o r i c a l g e n e t i c r e la t i o n s h ip
b e tw e e n H o mo S§_Q5 . e n s an d e x t r a t e r r es_t r i a ls 1 i f t· i' a d i t io n a l p h y s i c a l. .
a n t h r op o l o g y a n � b i o l o g i c a l e v o l u t i o n a r y t � e o r y c an _ p r o v e t h e d es c e n t o f m a n
f r o m P r J m a t e s , +: h e n a l l r c;p o r t s o f a l .i en - h um a n s e >< u a l co n t a c t - i n t h e . p r e s e n t
m u s t b e t a k en w i. t h a g :;:- a i n o f s a l t , p J · CJ b a b l y e v e n l e s s � E i t h e r t h a t · a r
s o m e b o d y h a d b c t t e r - p r o d � c e a h y b r i d b a b y , s u c h a s i n J o h n W y n � h am ' s n o v e l
" Th e �1 i d w .l c h C L! ck o o s "
or · a s i n t he s t o r i es o f T h e P eop l e b y Z enna H e n d e r s o n
( P i l g r i m a g e " . a n d "·Th e P e qp le: �
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ai" e b i o J.o g i c a l l y · r e l a t e d t o U F O o c c up a n t s d o
r. ep o r t s o f a li e n - h um a n s e x u a l c o n t a c t m a k e s e n s e o A s s um i n g t h �r e t o b e n o
e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l bi o l o g i c a l a n c e s t r y ,
s e r i o us on e s ,
do 1
w h i c h m o s t U F O wr i t e rs ,
a t l e as t t h e
s e x u a l e n c o u n t e r s t o r i e s a r e s t r e t ch e d i n d r e d i b i li t y t o
t h e b r e ak i n g p o i n t .
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I f o n e t a k e s o n e a s p e c t s e r i O us l y ( e i t h e r s e x u a l e n co u n t e � s
o n e m u s t t a �< e b o t h a s p e c t s s e r i o us l y , a n d v i ce v e r sa . W h y_?,: .- . ... �. -
B e c a u s e - t h e o d d o t h§ t
i n d e p e n d e n t l y ev o lv e d b i o l og i c a l c r e a t u r e s � o u l d
ev o lv e t w o s e t s o f s e x u a l e q u i p m e n t , t h a t w o u ld b e c o mp a t a b le w i t h e a c h o t h e � , .
two
m a k e b e � n g d e a lt t e n c o n s e c u t i v e r o y a l
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c o mp a r i s� n l
f l u s h e s � e em a lm o s t a c e r t a in t y in
·
C o n s i d e r . W h a t , "' a r e t h e o d d s t h a t a l i en s w o u ld h av e ev o lv ed t w o s e x e s ,
m a le a n d f em a l e ? On e ( q. r a s e x_u a l ) s e x i s l i k e l y , s u c h as in m � n y o f o u r l o w e r·
i n v � � t e b r a t e s a n d p la n t s .
A s e x u a l r e� r o d u c t i on o v e r c o m e s t he _ p r o b l e m .ci f
" g e t t in g t o g e t h e r " b u t a t t h e e xp e n s e o f g e n e t i c v a r i a b i li t y
Th r e e s e x � s · i s
n o t i mp r o b a b l e e i t h e r , a s I s a a c A s i m o v s h o w o d i n . h i s _ n ov e l " Th e . G o d s T h em s e lv e s " .
E v e n fo u r o r m o r e s e x e s c o u l d b e v i a b le o B ut o • o e ·
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A s s um in g t w � s e x e s
" e quipmen t " ,
fo r o u r a lj en
f r. i e n d s ,
w h at wo u ld
be t h e o � d s � ha t t h e
in t e r. n a l an d e x t e .r n a l w o u ld b e t h e e x a c t s am e as .i t· · -i. s i n '
� o m o s ap i e n s , and i� t h e s am e l o c a t i o n s ? E v e n t e r r e s t r i a l b i s e x u� l a n i ma ls
h av e m a n y v a r i a t i t:!n s· o n t h i s .t h em e ! B u t
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G iv e n t h at " t he y "
agains
d o h a v � " e q u ip m.e n t " t h e s am e as o u r s , m u l t i p l y _ t h e - · o d_d s
.
c o m p a t i b i l i t y o n t h e m i c r o s c o p i � s c a l e � W o u ld e xt r a t e r r est r i a ls · h a v e
e g g s an d s p e r m a s w e k r o w i t ? I f s o ,
w o u ld t h e s e x c e l ls b e i n ,
w h a t t o us w o u ld
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b e, the "right" se xe s? A s lo n g as the se x c e lls get to ge the r in fil suitab le .
e n vi ron m en t, it m atte rs l� ttle wha t sex in jeo ts� w ha t sex ce ll ' in to - what o th� r
se x! B ut. �- .�
If · so i wo u ld � xtrate t re st rial · .� e� .- c e l i � ' ha� e : � vq lve d the . e xac t sam e n um � � r ··
..
o f c: hr om,o so'm_e � �s ' human s e x c e lls ( 2 3) ' . assum ir}g . t.he y. use d t ha t partic ular '
c e ll ular struc tur'e · i n the f irs t plac e? W .9 u.L d e ac h . an d e ve-:ry c hrom o some con t ain
th� e xac t n um b e r ( �n thg hun dre ds � o f t h� u� and s m in d you) 6 f ' ge n e tic trait;
.
- ie n s
( ge n e s) . , traits n o t o n ly cam pa tib re b ut .i..den tic a1 . with o urs ( w hat if the a'l
had gre e n sc ales? ) · AND .ir1 the . ve � y s am e_.re lative 1 o c ation on ·· the c hromo s·om e ?
B u t;.-� .· ·
.
.
If so , an d f in ally, wo uld alien b io c hem ist ry . ,be � c omp·a tib l e wi th o urs in
o rde r fo r c on c e' ptio n: to p;r o c e e d7
· 'N 6 ; a � a-n · i e ve· l- ·m ac ro , � ra , o r c hem ic al, if on e assum es corn p..let�
in d e pen den t e vo lution o f e xtrate rre strial in telligen c e s an d human : be i n g� , the n
we wo uld have m uc h mo t e o f a c han c e o f suc c essf ully m atin g with a c a� ro t� than
with an y e xtraterre str i al U F O o c c upan ts.
B ut, assum in g suc h sexual e n co un te rs have take n plac e an d . c an b� - ve rif ied,
the im plic ation s argue ve ry stro n gly . . t hat we are b io lo gic ally r e lated ... .t o
c re ature s f rom the stars. Thus o ur he redity is common to theirs an d the ir
.
se xua l ab ilitie s, ways an d m e a n s wo uld·- o b vio us ly m atc h o u rs : ( �ome wo � l.d
co un te r that se xual en c o un te rs with U F O o d c upan ts sugge sts stro n ge r ev ide n c e
n o t fo r a c om mon hum an - a lien an c e stry , b ut fo r U FOs b e in g te rre strial ' ti�e
m ac hin e s - hum an visi to rs f ro m: o ur o wn f uture ( som e s ugge st ' pas t - . visit.o rs f rom
an advan c e d � arthly , b ut remo te in tim� , an c ien t· cl0 ilisail on ) . Ho we ve r� tim e
travel o p� n s up m o re c an s o f wo rm s tha� I c are explo re he re - sc ie n c e � iction
write rS ha ve alre ady do n e this hun dred s of time s o v� i o )
Ho weve r, I pe rsb n ally dp ub t the se c lo se en co un t e rs o f the sexual ki n d are
valid as ac tual physic a l happen in gs, tho ugh I do n ' t do ub t the ", vi c ti m su
hon e stl y ' b e l i e ve they act ually oc c urre � . The h um an m in d c an ' pla y som e � e ry
stran ge , b u t seemi n � ly re ali stic f ri c k$ o n us, an d t he bo rde rl in e· b e tw e en
reali ty an d · f an tc:i s_ y 'i s . n o t always. as - c ut an d d ri ed as we w o u l d' e xp e c t. T he
re ade r i-s d i r e c t11d to .·rea d A llan Hf;l n dry'. s "The U FO Han dbo o k'" . ('1 9 7 9 ) ··an d · C . G . J un g 's
"F lyin g SaL:Jce r·s: 'A M q' dg rn M yth .Ci f f hin g $ Se en in the . Sk¥e s" ( 195.9 ) : fo r · f urthe r
an d in the .l:a tt�:r· c afle m o re e xpe rt ifl . f orm at� o n on this, and t he artic le b y .
Jo e 1 G re e n b er g· "C_:lo.s� E n co un te rs: A,li' in · the :M in d7" ( S c ie n ·o e N:e ws, 1 7 Fe b ruary
1 9 7 9 - p. 1 0 6 - 10 7 ) � �h ere fo re , the � h�� . r; o f � n alie n i ac� b e in g th� � a ren ts o f
Hom o sapi en s · (· o r the time trave le rs the o ry) i s j ust th.a.t m uc· h mo re do ub tf ul.
,
If , an d oh wa · at a b i.g "i f ", the re w.e re ex ac t paral le ls b e twee n o ur se xual
e quipm e n t ? n d pro c e� se s, an d tho se o f o ur t heo retic al a lien pare n ts� the n it
is mo re than re aso n ab l e to as sum e e x· ac t, o r v e ry n e a rly so , parallels in all
o the r an atom ic � l. a n d physi ol o gi c al a r� a� ; n o t just supe rf ic ial ( li� e �wo l egs
an d arm s, a· c e n tr� l b ody _ an d. sin gle hea d on t o p,· han ds an d ie � � ' fi n ge rs an d
to e s e tc . ) . , b ut so e xac t- t hat the se .· e xtrate rre strials ( o r time trave lle r s)
wo uld b e. in dist�n gui sha b le f rom an y typi c al m an -in � the - stre e t. De sc ript io n s o f
U F O o c d upan t� b y CE 3K � itne sses do no t - s u gge st sue� a� e xac t parallel The y
re sem b le hwm ano iq s, b u_.t n o t hum an s. ·· ( in con trast, t he "con_t ac tee s " o f .the 50's
an d 60 ' s did c'laim, thi s, b ut as has . b eeh dem o n st rate d, an y sim ilarity be twe en
their sto rie� a n d re ality is pure ly a m atte r o f co in c ide n c e .The r� is ve ry .
li ttle comm o n gro un d b etwe e n the "co n. .t ac te e " an- d the CE 3K witne ss an d/o r ·v i c' tJ. m .J
.
If CE 3K . w itn e sse s c l ·a·ime d wh·a t t.h e "co n t� c tees" had c laime d a bo ut the ph ys ic al
appe are n c e o f U F O: o t:' c u pan ts ( hurri�� -, n� t· h. um an o id ) , t hen that f ac t wo uld
re e n fo rc e the -c lo· se · ' en-co un te rs o f� the se xual kin d, hen ce t heo ri e s o f an
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e xtra te r re stria l an c estry 'fo r m an ki n d in; the
, " re � e n t" past·, ( o r o. f. t im e . tr a v'ele rs'
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de pe n din g o n w h at e ver turn s yo u on) .·
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The r� - � s flbt o n ly a la c k · . o f dir� c t · visua l con f irm atiq� o f a d ire �t
b io lo gic al relation ship b e twe en us · an d U FO o c c upan ts, b ut in di re c t as we ll.
Ho we ver, thi s ap� lie s o n l y to the · E T H ( extrate rre stria l· hypq the si � ) a n d no t
T TH ( time. tra veLle rs hypo t he a is) . ·
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IF u ·f- ·o s arG . pro du_c t s o f , an d p: ilo ted b y, "f le sh an· d _b lo'o d" · r.a lie n . b ein gs, ·
it is a r e ason ab le assum ptio n . to t8 21 y t hat thei r P AR EN T p lan e t is n o t in o u r
;
so lar system , al·l histo ric al eviden c e to the co ntF_ar·y ·( L un ar "b ri dge s",
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Mar. tian " can a ls" e tc.) o T he en vironm en ta l con d itio n s o n a ll o ther so la r
sy st,r;m a bo d e $ a re such tha t n o crca tw res. co uld evo lV e tha t w o ul d r emo tely
r esem ble ,.u. s; se r ve a s o ur .a n cesto r s; . . a d c,:l pt witho ut. ap pa r en t d if f iculty to - o u- r
en v iro nm en ta l ·c o n d ition's (gr a vity , a tm u sp.her'l c com po sition , etc.) a s U F O
o ccupah ts ap pa ren tly d o . b f co � rse va r i9 us su la r sy stem a bo des (p lan ets� an d/or
sa te ll ites) co uld sti1 1 ser . ve a s "o utpo sts" fo r thei r act ivities; ba ses o .f
a r I' iV .a l· · an d , d !?p a r tU I' e' . but t_h a t1 8 a n q n -r ela ted pQ in t C?nt ire 1 Y
A ssum in g ther efo r e a n o r igin a l in ter stella r so ur ce for o ur e xtr a terr estr i P l
f rie n d s . �n d . an cest or s (if tha t is wh a t· the � . a r e) , · ther � a r e . o n ly fi ve wa y s
'
in which t hey go t to � a r th in the ma ss n um bers sugge sted · by th e vo l wrn e o f
CE 3K r epo r ts (o ver 1 5 0 0 with an y wher e f rom 1 to lO% . com i�g to p ublic a tt�n ti o �
a cco r d in g to H en d ry ) ' .· ..
1) M ul ti - g�n �i� tion i ta r ships (lon g tr� v� l- ti m� s)
2 ) S uspehd ed �n im a tion · (lon � tr a vel tim es)
3) V elo citi es clo se to the speed o f lig ht (s ho r ter tr a vel tim es)
4) U � kn o w� · phy sics, in cl ud in g� (ver y s�� r t tr a vel t� me s)
a ) V elo citie s gr ea ter than the sp eec:l o f lig ht. ·
b) Hy per - sp� ce a n d �a r p d r ives
c) B la ck H o les, wo rm - ho les an d whi t� · ho les
d ) Oth·er?
5 ) V er y len gt hy a lien lif espan s m a kin g in ter ste lla r tr a� el to " them " wha t .
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wha t- a ty pi ca l nib d ern d a y : An ta r ctic . ex .pe d itio n m ight be. to us (tha t's o n e
sho r t tr a vel tim e fo r " t hem " ; on e he ll o f a lon g tim e fo r us!
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Ther e is n o thin g im po ssi ble or even i mpr o ba ble witb the f ir st thr ee, an d
c1 n ly a ver y n ar r o w-m in d e d perso n who fur gets tha t on e d a y · we wi ll ha ve a
2 1 st, in d ee� · 31 st cen tur y scien ce, wo uld to ta l ly d en y th e fo ur th . The f if th
po ssib ilit y , a s witn essed by the ver y le n gth.y lif espan s a f certa in: ter r e stria l·
pr g an i sm s, is hi ghly y i a ble i n pla u sibility . B ut thos e a ssessm en t� o f f er
n o thin g n ew - d o zens � f wr iters ha ve s pe cula t ed upon them in hun d r ed s o f
a r ti cle s. Ho we� er , w h� t is r a r ely c o� sidered is the p o ssib ility that d if f ere� t
m e tho d Q l� g ies � sed by . i n ter st� ilar tr a vele rs at e id ea lly su ited to qui te
d i f f er en t goa ls , . a . l tho. u.g h the:r,c c an - . be no h a rd a n d fa s.t d iv id in g lin e s!
T he go a l s I h9v e ··in ..m in d in cl0 de : . a ) e xplo r a t.io n _(gen er al) ,; b) explor a tion
(spe ci f ic' ) ;, ' c) expld tt-it i:6 n ·; ··d } c� lon iza tion . U F O o cc upan t·s exhibit the
se c on d go a l - highly spec if ic e xp lo r ation , with r ps rha ps a bit- o f m uckin g
a r o un d a n d exper im en ta tio n on the sid e. W e ha ve n u e vid ence o f , o r _ r ea son to
believe tha t, .. extra ter r estr ia-ls a r � in the so la r n e ck o f the wu o d s ' to explo re.
' ian t, ' etc
in gen era l (when - y o u hav e se en o n e G - sta r , c rate r e d m ou n , g?S g
y o u've se e n tR em a ll) ; exp lo it d ur n at ur a l r� so ur ce s; o r co lo n ize o ur · ,
plan eta ry sy st em . � e d o f �� d ·to � bel ie0 e tha t in t erstella � spa ce� hips WD � ld
visi t o ur ba ck wod d � � o r n � � o f t he ga �a xy n o t beca u� e o ur sun . or pla n eta r y .
sy stem is o ver ly sig.n ifi ca n t, b ut be ca use u ur s is on e o f tho se r a r e sy stems
with lif e, in d e� d i n tel lig�n t l it� , on un e o f tho se tin y ba lls o f ro c k. Thus,
.
o ur a lien fr i
' end s ar e in terested in the.. "S . tn r Tr ek" .g o al - " to se ek o ut n ew.
l i fE: an d n ew ci viliza tion se · • " • \fl hat m etho d u f in te' r stella r tr a vel, -o r
. stan ces (li:f espan is a cir cum stan cE: , n o t a m ethod ). fao. or this
o ther circum
" S ta r Trek" theor y ?
.
'M ulti'- gen era tio n sta rships a r e id e a lly sui t a ble fo r esta blish i n g .co lon i es
i n spa ce a n d/ o r a m ean s o f r ea chin g un i
· n ha bitE: d wo .rld s fo r plan eta r y cG lon iia tio n
a f ter gen er a tio n s o f se a rchin g f o r . th� se a bo d e s. S uspen de d · a
· n ima tio n is
.J s ef ul for exp lo r a tion in gen era l, wn er e the ta r get is se l ected i n a d vah ce, an d
the lo n gest an d un in ter estin g pa r ts o f th e jo ur n ey ar e spen t. a sleep. It wo uld
n u t be suita ble f o r seekin g G ut lif G fo rm s wh ich wu uld be ver y thin ly scat ter ed
3 mo n g the stellar ta r g ets. On e pr� b� bly wo uldn ' t' kn o w · i� · ad� an c� wh ich sta r
s y stem m igh t just ha ve a life f o rm 6n the thr esho ld o f i n � ei ligen ce ) perhaps
t echn o lo gy . On e wo uldn ' t go throug h 999 cy cle s of fa lse sta� ts an d � t� ps
be fo re com in g a cro ss tha t l in 100 0 lif e bear in g s y� t�m . S uspen d e d an ima tion
i s a lso usef ul fu r explo ita tion - ha � l in g ca r go u vei vas t in ter stella r d ist�n ces
(a s in the sc i e.n ce f iction n o vel an d m ·u� ie "A lien " ) , tho ugh I would suspect tha t
:1 utom a ted ships wo uld be even better .
V elo citi es n ear the speed o f light a r e goo d fo r either co lon iza tion an d/o r
g e n e r a l explo r a ti o n , but n o t f u r sta r- ts - sta r ho ppin g in se a r ch o f lif e,
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u n � e .s s .t�h e st o r s a r.e p a c k o d v e r y � lo s e t o g e t h e r a s i n t h e c·e n t r e ·o f g a i a x i t; s
r · g l o b u la r � 1 ; ; .:> t e r s
W e a 1; e · i ri n e i t h e r !
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g r e a t e r · t h a n t h e � ;J e e d cf l i g h t i s i d e a 1 t o " s e e·k o u t rl'e w
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l i fe . an d . . � e lJ! ci v i li s � t i o n s .. T u b old l y · g u w h e r e · n u ex t r·a t'e r r t? s t r i a l h a s g on e
b e fo � e " . ' I n f a � t , t ha t i s t h e m e t h o d o l o g y t h e r e a l " S t a r T r e k " u s ed ! H ow e v e r ,
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t h e e n t i r..e s p e c t r um u f as
" s l! e e d 'ci f -l i g h t " b· a r r i e r ,
t {� s
y e t u n d i s cov e r ed p h y s i c s t h a t w l" l l b r e a k d o w n t h . e
s u u s e f u l i n s c i e n c e fi c t i o n ,
i s · a:'f n o u s e t u us
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18 ) S a g nn , CCJ r l - " I n P r a i s e: o f R o b o:t s "' · · - . H o r-i zL n s U S A', N o . 16 ( un d a t e d ) p . 5 5 - 5 9 . ( a l s o p u b li s h e d in · l3_£££a· ' ·s B r ain ...; R a n d om H o u s e , N . Y . - 19 7 9 P
2 3 9 -2 4 9 .
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1 9) S i mp k in s , F r an k - " r�ar c h o·f , t ·h e M i c r o fVI a k e s M a n R ed un d <�:m t " - T h e (Me l b o u r n r:)
H q e , 8 J a n u a r y 1 98 0 .
2 0 ) W e b b , J o h n F . - " Gr av e N e w W o r ld i n � h ip s " . The A u s t r a l i a n , 4 J a n ua r y 1 90 0 a
2 1 ) W i lk i n s o n , M a x - " T h e A b i li t y To Ta l k . B a c k i s N o M e a s u r e o f I n t e l l i g e n c e " T h e A u s t r a li a n F i n an c i a l R e v i e w , · 1 1 J u ly 1 9 7 9 .
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1 9 79 A u s t r a li a n U F O C o n fe r en c e ( U F O C ON 4 ) av a i lab le from U F O R e s e a r c h ( QL D )
N o t e 2 : T w o ex c e l l e n t ac c o u n t s o f a rt i fi c i a l in t e l l i g en c e in s c i en c e fict i o n
a r e : H og a n , J a m e s P . - T h e T w o F a c e s o f T omor row - B a l l an t in e , N . Y . - 1 9 7 9 a n d
J on e s , 0 . F . - C o lo s s us - G e r k e le y M e d a l li on , N . Y . - 1 96 6 .
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B i b l i ogr ap hy Upd a t es :
E x o b i o lo g y o
1) H e n i g , R o b in [VJar an t z . -:- " E x o b i o log i s t s C,o n. t i n ue t o S e a r c h for L i fe o n O t h er
P lan e t s " - B i o s c i e n c e , J a n u a r y 1 98 0 - p . 9: �12 .
2 ) O b e r g , J a m es - " U F O U p d at e : A lon e f.\ g a in " - Omn i ,. · F e b r u3r y 1 98 0 : - p . 32 , 12 2 . •
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3 ) P o l l a r d , W i l.l i am G . � " T h e P r e v n lan c e o f E :J r t h li k e P l an e t s " - A me r i can
3 c i e n t i s t , N o v/D e c . 1 9 7 9 - p • 6 5 3 - 6 5 � .
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1 ) B in g h am , · R o g e r -:- " Th e N e w S c i e n t i s t I n t e r v i e w· : C a r l S 3 g nn " - N e w S c i e n t i s t ,
1 7 J a n uar y 1 98 0 o - p . 1 5 2 - 1 5 4
2 ) N a h a , E d . - " Ma g i c am T a k es · S n g'an I nt o t h e C o sm o s " - Fut u r e L i f e , F e b r ua r y 1 . 98 0 p . l l
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U n i d e n t i fi e d F l Y·i n g 0 b j e c t s
1 ) B l ak e , J o s ep h A . - " U f o l og y : T h e I n t e l l e c t u a l D e v e lop m e n t and . S o c i a l C o n t e x t
o f the. S t u d y o f U n i d e n t i fi e d F ly i n g O b j e c t s 11 ( i n ) - W a l l i s , ·R o y ( Ed )
- On T he � a rqin s O f S c i en c e : T �e S o c i a l C o n s t �u c t i o n O f . Re j e c t e d K n o w ledqe U n iv e r s i t y o f K e e l e , K e e le , S t o f fo r d s h i r e � 1 9 7 9 - p . 3 1 5 - 3 3 7 .
2 ) Ev an s , C h r i s t o p h e r - " I n t e r \j i e w : J a c q u e s V a l l e e " - Omn i , J an ua r y 1 98 0 p . 62 - 6 4-l'
3 ) L e b e ls o n , H arr Y - " U F O U p d a t e : D e a t h. o n t he Ran g e " - Omn i , J an uar y 19 8 0 p . 2 8+
4) O b e r g J am e s - " U F O U p d a t e : A lun e A g a i n " -: Omn i , F e b r u a r y 1 98 0 - p . 32 , 122 .
5 ) W i ls o n , R ob e r t . A t} t on - . " U F O Up d a t e : /-\ lt e rn a t iv e s " - Omn i , D e c em b e r ·1 9 7 9 p . 40 , 138
6) Z i mm e rman , � u w a r d - " A - F ew W o r cJ s A'bo u t U F Os " - S t a r log , Mar c h 1 98 0 p . 66
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1 ) C r it c h fi e ld , R i c h a r d - " I t ' s t h e Y e t i O u t T h e r e ,'.\ g a in , T h e y Sa y " ­
Jh e S yd n ey M o r n ing H e r a ld , 15 Ma r c h 1 98 0 .
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2 ) "D in u s a ur. F o un d i n N T H a r b o r " - T h e (N o r t h e rn T e rr i t u ry) · N e ws , 2 F e b r u a r y · 1 980 ,
3 ) G a r d n e r , R e x · · - . " N o w , A· . P l e t hor a o f ' Em " - T h e (Me l b-u u r ne) S un -P ict �.� i a l ,
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6 F e b� u a r y 1 98 0 .
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4) H o b man � Bo b. - . " A P le t h o r a u f P l es i us a u r i " - Th e G u l let in , 2 6 8 e b r u ar y , - 19 8 0
p . 3 4 , .. 3 7 .
5 ) " M o n s t e r S u r f a c e s " ·:.:. T h E: ( D r i s b an e ) S un d ay-Na i l , 3 F e b r u a r y 1 98 0 .
6 ) R o be r ts. , J i m - " H u n t fu r A p e M a n " - T h e (S y dn ey) S un , 2 9 F e br uar y 1 98 0 .
7) W es t r u m , R o n - " K n ow le d g e A b o ut S e a - S e rp en t s ." . ( i n ) - W a l l i s , R u y ( ed ) O n Th e M argin s O f S c i e n c e : T h e· S o c i a l C o ns t r u c t i o n O f R � j e d t e� K n o w l e dge U n iv e r s i ty o f K e e le , K e e le , . S t a f f o r d s h i r e - 1.9 79 p . 2 9 3 - 3 1 4 .
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P o u r.n e l le ; · -.J:e r r y ( E d ) - T h e En d le s s F r o n t i e r , ;� c e B o o ks , N . Y . - 19 7 9 .
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L i fe i'n· -·-rh e S u l a r Sys t em - T h e J o v i an P :i'an e t s/S :J t e l l i t e s :
1 ) Ra t..� li n , F r'a n c u t,s , e t . a l . - " A b un d an c e o f O r g aM· ic C omp u u n d s .- P h o t u - c h e m i c a l l y
P r od u c ed i n t h e . A tm o sp he r e s o f t h e O u t t;> r· P la n e t s " .- I c a r u s , J u n e 1 9 7 9 p . 3 58 - 3 6 6 .
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· ·1 ) L i l ly , John C . - " C onimun i c at'i n g W i t h D.u lp h i n $ 11 :.... Om n i , N L.Jv em b e r 1 9 78 - p . l0 4 - l0 9+
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s u b s c r ip t ion r a t e t p t h e A u s t r a l i a n U F O N e �s le t t e r w a s . C B . T h a t s ho u ld hav e r e a d
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:JV ai l a b l e c on t a i n i n g m u s t s i g ht in g s i n A u � t r a li a up , to 19 78 . C o s t o f t h e
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mov ed
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to
obj ect
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c u ili o u r
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looked
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p e r h ap s
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s t a t es
c o ur s e .
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( FN Q )
d i s ap p e a r e d o
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did
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Mr s � C .
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inside
t he
c o lo u r
m i lk
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next
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the
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t he
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and
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L.
where
NW
p . m.
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co lo u r
mov ed
it
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looking
1 5 - 1 -8 0
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be
fo l l o w e d
gun e .
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