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Number 35 S K Y L O O K October ,1970 - -

A Message From Your D i r e c t o r

What i s t h e MIDWEST UFO NETWORK? - - - It i s a n i n f o r m a l l y org2nizeC g roup of s i n c e r e l y i n t e r e s t e d i n d i v i d u a l s , working and s h a r i n g t o g e t h e r t h e i r combined knowledge o b t a i n e d t h r o u g h i n v e s t i g a t i v e and r e s e a r c h a c t i v i t i e s i n a d e d i c a t e d e f f o r t t o r e s o l v e c h e UFO phenomena.

The Network is composed of i n v e s t i g a t i v e u n i t ? i n eEch of t h e mid- w e s t e r n s t a t e s under t h e l e a d e r s h i p of a S t a t e D i r e c t o r . . Each S ~ a t e i s . sub-d iv ided g e o g r a p h i c a l l y w i t h S t a t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r s i n ' cherge . .The S , t e t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r s i n t u r n d e v e l o p a F i e l d I n v e s t i g s t o r s tean; i n t - h e i r p o r t i o n ,of t h e . s t a t e , which c o u l d i n c l u d e s e v e r a l a d j a c e n t C o u n t i e s e ,

A h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d g roup of C o n s u l t a n t s i s a lways a v a i l a b l e t o l e n d t h e i r t a 2 e n t s i n s t u d y i n g UFO c z s e s r e q u i r i n g t h e i r p x t i c u l a r a r e a o f e x p e r t i s e . . A r a d i o a p a ~ e u r conununications s e c t i o n p r o v i d e s r a d i o t e l -

- ephone. communications between t h e Network D i r e c t o r - , t h e S t a t e D i r e c t o r s , and S t ~ t e - S c c t i o n D i r c c t o r s , 'o?crc7t ing3in t h e 75 m e t e r "Ham b m d " u t i l - i z i n g s ingLe s i d e band t r ~ n s m i s s i o n ,

The o f f i c i a l lvvoice l l o f t h e illID\dE'ST UFO NETWCRK is t h e p u h l i c z t i o n . SKYLOOK. A Master F i l e o f UFO r e p o r t s s u b m i t t e d by and a v a i l a b l e t o a l l members i s ma in ta ined by the .Ne twork S t a f f . Fo r f a s t r e f e r e n c e each r e p o r t ' i s b e i n g c a p s u l z t e d t h r a u g h 5 D a t a Reduc t ion System and conver t ed t o McBee key sort punched c a r d s . A F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t ~ r s Man-

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u a l w i l 1 , b e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e a f t e r r e v i s i o n s have been made i n t h e e x i s t i n g b rochure t o mzkc i t more comprehensive and t r u l y a v a l u a b l e a i d when conduc t ing F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f UFO s i g h t i n g s .

Membership i n t h e MIDWEST UFO NETWORK i s by i n v i t ~ t i o n on ly . 17 t h i s menner , q u a l i f i e d and' competent i n v e s t i g a t o r s , enginc e r s , and s c i e n t i s t s w i l l be a p p l y i n g t h e i r combined t a l e n t s and knowledge t o s o 1 v i n p : t h e UFO enigma.

The Network w2s o r i g i n a l l y o rgan ized May 3 0 , 1969 on a v e r y i n f o r m a l b a s i s , however it i s now b e i n g r e o r g a n i z e d and exp8nded t h r o u g h o u t t h e midwestcrn s t a t e s .

S u b s t a n t i a l 2nd s o l i d growth i s e v i d e n t a s we welcome t h e fo l low- i n g new members who hzve jo ined d u r i n g t h e month of September: P u b l i c R e l a t i q n s D i r e c t o r : W i l l i ~ m ~ " B i l l f 1 S c h e l e n , 21 2 ,N. 2 7 t h S t . , Quincy , Ill.,. 62301, Telephone: AC217 223-0361. C o n s u l t a n t : John C. P r e i s a c k (Asst. Mgr. McDonnell P l e n e t a r i u m ) Astronomy; 2683 ~ a ' l t r u s r o l , -0Sk- v i l l e , Mo. 63129, Telephone, A C 31.4 846-9496. . .

From Arkenszs, we g r e e t F rank A.' Hudson, J r . , S t a r R t . 2 , ' Boi 9 3 , E l k i n s , Ark. 72727, a new S t s t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r arid a f r e q u e n t con- t r i b u t o r t o SKYLOOK.

I l l i n o i s i s proud t o announce t h e s e new S t a t e - S e c t i o n D i r e c t o r s : Cover in-g . the Chicago-lsnd a r e a , t h e v e r y w e l l known, Sherrnzn J . Lar- s e n , 2926 Applegete Road.., Glenview, 111; 60025-. Telephone: A C 312 '

PA&--4822. C e n t r s l I l l i n o i s w i l l be represented by: Raymond M. U e t t s , 1 2 9 - ~ e b d o w s , Esst P e o r i a , I l l . 61611, Telephone: AC 309 699-2087 and R i c h ~ r d D. P i c k e l , 319 S. MacArthur., S p r i n g f i e l d , I l l . 62764, Telepho,ne> A C 217' 523-0898; I n West -Cent ra l I l l i n o i s . , - w e welcome A . S. P e t z o l d t , 2500 Vsrmoht, Qu incy , I l l . 62301 , Telephone: AC 217- 222-4665. Amateur . Radio communications f rom Quincy w i l l b e handled by M a r s h a l l E. G c i a . WbgARG, 2316 Van Buren S t . , Qu incy , Ill. 62301, Telephone: A C 217 233: 9371 . -

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;oin t h e Network: Ar thur J . E p s t e i n , 9625 Rzdio D r i v e , ST. LOUIS, Mo. z3 123 , Telephone AC ,314 631 -5246; Corbyn J;cobs 901 S l o a n S t . , PAL- ,

MYRA, Mq. , 63461 , .Telenhone AC 31 1i 769-3738 ( th: ~ o s t m e s t e r ) ; Douglas L . b i l l i ~ m s , 4407 S t e v e n d e l e , COLUVlBTA, K O . 65201 , Telephone: ' H : L C 314 474-2692 and B: 449-6108 F x t . 277 (Univ. of ~ i s s o u r i ) ; Ronald G, Lucas 121, N L 'A l l en S t . , CENTRALIP. Mo. 65240 Telephones : H : AC 314 362-5059 2nd 6 : ( Chsmber o f ~ o m e r c e 1 362-2272.

. The most e x c i t i n g ncws f o r S e p t ~ m b e r , i s s t h e a d d i t i o n of a n o t h e r S t a t e t o ' t h e # l , d w ~ s t UFO Network--MIhTNESOTA. The 3-M UFO CLUB of S t . P a u l , Minn. ha's been t h e n u c l e u s of a c t i v i t y i n t h e t w i n c i t y a r e a : We f e e l t h a t i,t i s 2 p r i v i l e g e t o welcome one o f t h e e ~ r l y UFOlogists i n t h e f i e l d a s S t c t e D i r e c t k r - - Louis F. "Lou11 Masoni-ck, 1911 Dellwood,' St;' P a u l , Minn. 55113,- Telephone AC 612 645-5333 2nd a s S t a t e - S e c t i o n D i ' r -

, e c t o r s : Jon C . P l v q r s o n , S t . P z u l , E inn . ; Eldon " A l f V HagIund,' 410 S o u t h 7 t h St.. , l iudson, Id-is. Telephone*AC 715 386-5258 and t o covcr~Southw.es . t Minnesota ;' A r t h u r A . St i -auch, 121 7 E l y Ave-. , Box 361 , Gibbon, Minn, 55335 , Tele,phone: AC 307 4-L931. Art i s b e s t known f o r his n i g h t . t i r n e c o l o r pho tograph of a UFO made n e a r S t . George, Minn. i n 1965.

.It was a s i n c e r e p l e a s u r e t o have had each o f t h e s e gentle-men a c c e p t out ; invitation. t o p p r t i c i p z t e i n t h e XTDbTST UFO NLThiORK. (IVTUFON) . I n a d d , i t i o n t o - t h e s e S t ~ t c - S e c t i o n ~ D i r c c t o r s l i s t e d , e a c h has s e v e r a l . competent F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t o r s working w i t h him. T h i s l i s t would be t o o ex;tensi;v.e-, t o : I l s t = i n SKYLOOK a t t h i s . t i m e , ldu-e.. t o s p a c e r k q u i r e m e n t s , ' May-I commend [everyone f o r k t h s i r e n t h u s i a s m an? c o o p e r a t i v r ' s p i r i t a s we c a r r y - o n t h i s c h a l l e n g i n g s t u d y OF thcrUFO enigma. .

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, Mrs. Kurt Koenip, of Arnold , Mo, r e p o r t ~ d t h ~ t a t 9 : 4 5 P.M. t h e n i g h t o f Sentember .?S , l97O--a~ c l e a r n i g h t v i t h a f u l l moon-- t h r e e c o u p l e s were r . id2np i n la cc.r g h i n g s o u t h G n 1 - 5 5 , a b o u t a m i l e , s o u t h of thle Mer~mec R i y e r , when a l l . s i x s 2 w a v e r y b r i c h t l i p h t \ " j u s t hang-- i n g i n ' t h c e i r . " l h e y s topped t h e c e r t o watch t h e o b j e c t which h o v e r ; ed b r i e f l y , t hen : trhe c o l o r c h ~ n p e d from w h i t e t o o range a s 'it s t s r t e d - moving and. di-sappecircd ,from 'view s o r a p i d l y " i t j u s t c o u l d n l t h.2ve been a h e l i c o p t e r . " No o t h e r l i g h t s were s e e n , and t h e o b j e c t - w ~ s i n view f o r f i v e , minu tes ., -

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Mrs. , Koenig, o f . A r n o l d , Qekephoned t h e r e p o r t t o M r . , E p s t e i n , and wiil send him a , w r i t t e n - r e p o r t which may o f f e r a d d i t 5 o n a l inTormat ion . __-___---- --_- _-- -_---------__ --- ---- --- - - -- _ --c===--==---

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C e n t r a l i a ( Ill . Friday., s e p t . 11; -1970. --By S t e p h i n i e Brown.--Wednesday n i g h t around 9 : 3 0 Mrs. Arnold Gluck, h e r d z u g h t e r

.. Kathy,_ M r . and Mrs-. B i l l DuPerr ieu and. t h e i r d a u g h t e r Debbie had gath-- e red o u t s i d e t h e Gluck r e s i d e n c e 2 t 615 W. K e l l S t . , t o wz t c h ' t h e d a u g h t e r s ~ i o r k on a , schooz p r o j e c t .

Mrs. DuPerrieu sudden ly n o t i c e d what appeared t o be a f a l l i n g s t a r i n t h e sky.

F ive p e i r s - o f c v c s f oz:;:ed on a b ~ i g h t l y ~ l i t - ' o b j e c t w i t h f l ~ s h i n g , w h i t e l i g h t s and .?rs red b - ink ing l S . , : l ' ; . ,

I t ,wesnl t 2 f a l l l?,-, st??, t h e y t i l 'nk, nor was it a p l m e , j e t o r s a t e l l i t e . It w d s - 1 n i d e n t i f i ~ d f l y i n g cbje:+.--a UFO.

D e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e o b j e c t r<?nged w i t h i n ;.lc zroup from ' ' c igar - sh2pedl1 t o " b r i g h t around t h e eogc?, 2s i f z i l ~ h t - w e r e s h i n i n g (behind it ," t o a monstrous t a i l l i g h t ' ' l a d i n g away from you."

''The s i z e 2nd t h e f a c t t h z t it made no s o u n d - d i d n T . t r e a l l y s u r p r i s e me," s e i d Mrs. Gluck. ."But t h e speed was t o o f a s t - - s o much f a s t e r t h a n anythimg I 've e v e r seen . l1

The p ~ t h ' t h e o b j e c t took e s it moved a c r o s s t h e s k y , appesrkng and r e a p p e a r i n g , a l s o - s u r p r , i s e d t h e group.

"It w 2 s coming from t h e s o u t h - the first ' time;" DuPerr ieu s z i d . ''Go;- i n g toward S t . Louis.ll He s a i d i t t h e n made a t u r n a i r e c t 2 y e a s t , r i g h t over Centra ' l ia , l1 d i s a p p e a r e d , and r e t u r n e d t h r e e o r f o u r minu tes l a t e r , a g a i n gg ing _t,oward St. ,Louis . I !

- "The n e x t t ime it appeared , h e r e it came a g a i n from t h e e a s t g ~ i n g " t o S t . Louis ," DuPerr ieu cont inued. "And -:t came back from t h e e s s c , . ' aga-in go ing toward S t . Louis.ll

' Mrs:Gluck conf i rms D e P e r r i e u l s d e s c r i p t i o n . She s a i d it appes red ''around t h e moon a r e a , " t h e n moved from t h e

southwest t o t h e n-or theas t . It t h e n d i s a p p e e r e d ; s h e s a i d , o n l y t o '" a p p e a r , t r a v e l i n g from t h e e s s t t o t h e west . F i v e minutes l a v e r it reappeared ; go ing west t o e a s t .

"It was r e a l l y . moving," s h e s a i d . VhB form was' s o m e t h i n g s I ' v e 'nelier seen . lT i a t

- 3 I ( - . ,. - I - . 411 Lf lveA .pg?rsons-' t o o k . tu'rns l p o k i n g a t t h e ob g e c t through , t h e Cluck7

b , i n o c u l a r s , hoping, i n t h e words o f DuPerr ieu; lVlthat i t would come.'' a t' c l o s e r s o we cpu ld> s e e more..'? '

They d o n ' t t h i n k it w i s a n i l l u s i o n o r a r e £ l e c t i p n off t h e moon, n o r do t h e y t h i n k i t ' a a s - ' a p b n e , j e t , o r > & sa - t e l l i t e : . ,

I n add i t$on . to . t h e f i v e p-ersons who or ig in 'a ' l ly szw t h e ) o b j e c t , f o u r a t h e r s : Susan Gluck, Brenda Smith , and two ne ighbors a l s o saw it t h e

x - - - - - - - --last- two t imes -it -alppeared. . The wa tchers c i t e t h e absence on t h e o b j e c t o f a g r e e n l i g h t usual?-y -

found on a i r c r z f t ; - t h e f a c t ' t h a t t h e r e was no sound; 2 n d - t h e t r e r n e n d o ~ ~ speed.

A somewhat s k e p t i c a l spokesmpn f r o m - b c o t t . A i r Force Base s a i d -yes-.. terd-a? t h p t " t h e r e ,a re a l w a y s - e i r c r c f t :from our b a s e - ( f l y i n g ;over 'your?:' a r e a l1

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He s a i d t h e absence of :a .preen l i g h t : m a $ have been caus fd B y - t h e . a n g l e o f - t h e a i r c m f - t wings, t h 2 t t h e l s c k of sound would depend upon- many y a r i a b l e s , i n c l u d i n g , t empera tu res and wind d i r e c t i o n , and : t h a t wha.; appeared t o be g r e e t speed may have been caused by a n o b j e c t f ly i -ng c l o s e r t o t h e groun-d. ., ,

He .added thp t , S c o t t , A i r Fo rce Base does . n o t r e c e i v e r e p o r t s of UFOs. now t h a t . ' ~ l u e Book,. t h e cornhission .which negated t h e p r e s e n c e of UFOs, i s c losed . ( c o n t i n u e d on n e x t page)

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niot.:.an. ord.in2ry:'i:i.r vk'hic'le t h ~ t . s h e has . c o n t a ' i t k d a' w-omen ' i n . C a r l y l e who . t a k e s , surve,vs::o.f-. UF.Os..spotted : i n . : t h i s :-area.: . ' . . , . : . , : '

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., But - . , . su . r r ea l i s t i c e x p e r i e n c e s mus t s o o n e r o r . : l > t e r . ' g i v e way. t .o ,r'egil- isti-c ' t h i n k b g . : As .one:.'kember 0 . f ' t h e , g roup :s?id-:to' t h e . o t h e r s ,." I f .'you =

t e l l anyone zbout ' t h i s tomorrow, they . ' : l - l . , th ink ' y o u - a r e c r a z y . !I:-:-: .. '"

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llThe Columbia D a i l y :Tribune," Columbia, Mo., A u ~ u s t 18,1970:--A h i g h l y unusual o b j e c t w 2 s r e p o r t e d l y s i g h t e d i n t h e sky n o r t h of Col- umbia l a s t ~ ~ g h t a r s m d 1 0 p.m.

"Bel ieve >ou me, it was no a i r n l ~ n e , " s a i d Mrs. A l i c e M. Thompson, who l i v e s about, 6 5 ' m i l e s n o r t h o f tswn on Wagsn T r a i l Roed.

Mrs. Thompsa!~ s a i d s h e w ~ s s i t t i n g i n h e r !i~.ring room w i t h W. B. Cook, 7102 Pannn l l S t . z f t e r t h e y h ~ d f i n i s h e d some work ?round h e r t r a i l e r . Mrs. Ti-,om;json su6denly h e a r d h e r c o l t , which i s k e p t ou t - s i d e w i t h a mare, r . ~ x i n g 2nd a c t i n g e x c i t e d . She g o t up t o t a k e a - look.

J u s t a s s h e g o t up, Mrs. Thompson s a i d s h e h e s r d a s t r a n g e n o i s e l i k e a "popf1 which l a t e r reminded h e r of a cor,k coming o u t of a b o t t l e , She s a i d it was a hol low sound and sounded l i k e i t could have been som5 distance aw?y.

She f o l l o v ~ e d t h e sound and rushed t o look o u t t h e ba'ck door of t h e t r a i l e r which f a c e s e a s t . J u s t a s she 'opened t h e d o o r , ,she sam a n i n - t e n s e l i g h t s h i n i n g through a nearby t r e e which j? . l .?mi?~?ed t h e i n s i d e o f h e r t r a i l e r . She a!:o saw something behicd. t h ~ r , r ee ,

I n j u s t a moment, Mrs. Thompson r e c o u n t c < . t h ? ~li :sc!, moved from bg- h i n g t h e t r e e . It was l a r g e and c o r n p l e t e ~ p r>o1l:x, s;;c s a j d, a:ld e i t h e ~ looked l i k e a b a l l of f i r e o r an i n ~ e n s e l y i l i imiLv:ed o b j e c t zicrne 1 0 t o 20 t i m e s a s b r i g h t a s t h e moon. She a l s o s a w something hanklng from t h e o b j c c t i n t h e sky which looked l i k e a l o n g p i e c e of r o p e , pos- s i b l y w i t h a n o t h e r s m a l l o b j e c t a t t h e en(;, She s a i d t h e o b j e c t was low i n t h e sky, perhaps t h e a l t i t u d e of 3 s m a l l p l a n e , b u t made-no n o i s e It seemed t o Mrs. Thompson t o be l e s s t h a n an e i g h v l o f a m i l e away and s h e added, l l I t m accustomed t o p l ~ n e s because I was i n t h e WAVES.ll

A t t h i s p o i n t , Mrs. Thompson s a i d s h e c s l l s d Cook from t h e l i -v ing room and he, t o o , saw t h e o b j e c t . As t h e y wztched t h e o b j e c t it moved n o r t h a c r o s s t h e sky a t a moderate r a t e o f speed and t h e n suddenly iis- appeared , a c c o r d i n g t o Mrs. Thompsonts accoun t . She h2d s e e n it f o r about a minute.

" It seemed t o b e a UFO,ll she s a i d today. "We were i n a b i g h u r r y and it wzs t e r r i b l y e x c i t i n g b u t , b e l i e v e you me, we saw i-t." Mrs. Thompson s a i d s h e hed h e ~ r d chout u n i d e n t i f i e d f l v i n g ob . j ec t s b e f o r e , b u t had never m ~ d e any kind o f s i g h t i n g . W e d o n f t go around s e e i n g th ings , l l s h e s a i d .

A spokesman f o r t h e U. S. W e z t h ~ r Bureau could o f f e r no e x p l a n a t i o n o r evidence t h z t anyone e l s e s a w . t h e o b j e c t l z s t n i g h t , b u t no ted t h a t t h e s k i e s a r e - f u l l o f v i s i b l e s a t e l l i t e s . '

"The Columbia D2i ly Tr ibune, ,Aupust 19--Several a d d i t i o n e l persons have r e p o r t e d s i p h t i n g some s t r z n g e goings-on Monday n i p h t abou t 1 0 porn, n o r t h of Columbia :$ X: :k S e v e n t e e n - y e ~ r o ld Sidney Huphes, who l i v e s on Route 3 some f i v e m i l e s . n o r t h of town, bout a m i l e ' f r o m Mrs. Thompson1:;

< home, has now confirmed a l o n g w i t h o t h e r s t h a t he a l s o saw a v e r y brigh.'. l i g h t through t h e t r e e s ebout t h e same t ime a s t h e . s i g h t i n g claimed by Mrs. Thompson 2nd Cook.

Hughes s a i d he hzd been v i s i t i n g h i s b r o t h e r ' s t r a i l c r Mond;,y n i g h t and w 2 s about t o d r i v e away i n h i s c a r s h o r t l y a f t e r 1 0 p.m. when he suddenly saw an i n t e n s e l y , b r i g h t l i g h t coming from t h e n o r t h - t h r o u g h a wooded z r e a n.earb_y. Hughes s a i d t h e l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d t h e -a rea and c a s t unusual shadows on h i s b r o t h e r ' s t r a i l e r . Herwatched f o r ?bout

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Columbia ' S e e s t h e L f g h t . . . .(-Continued ) ' . i.*g. -...Huphe$. the.fi..d.rove .away 2nd f org0.t t h e ..t-nc.ide-n-t u r , f , i l - M ~ - S .-. Th,o;n?-- s o n , c a l l e d , him y e s t e r d 2 y a , f t e r n o o n , , . z.nd t o l d him of h e r s ; i g h t i n g - - :

,. "1 :wa%'hor; 'deridg"~h2tt i t . w.as: I f ';Hbphes s a i d -of : . the eerik ' . ' Light . "Ther.9 - . . . - . Gssn ' t as$thi.n&::goyfig on but'-t.flere: i i He r e p o r t e d ' w h i t h e ' had- ' s e e n : t d h l s , s i s t i ; , r - in - l aw ; s n d s h e remembered h e h r i n g a d u l l "pop" ' a t ' t h a t

. . t i m e ,: .simil5r tio ;wh;:t .Mrs. Thomps'on report t ;d . 'he2r ingie ' Hugh.es) , s a i d he . t h o u i h t : a t . t h e tlrfie t h ~ t pe rhaps Peabody Coal ',Co.i. '

w a s . mdv in i -a c r a n e .'in i n e a r e a t h a t n i g h t , b ~ t a spdkesman f o r . . the , .,

c o i l coindkny s a t d , P e a b o d y h a d no equi,pment t h e r e o n , Monday.,, . - ,. ,

N ~ s : ~ jThGmp;'$cN' r o t t'o&ay- t h a t s h e ' h a s been: ' ca l - l ing ; h e r , n e i g h b o r s tof . ' ask ' i ' f . t h e y saw a n y t h i n g . -unusual dnd s e v e r a l have confirrne'd ' h e r - ': Monday n i g h t g i g h t i n g . . M r , . and .Mrs. Rober t G.. D a v i s , who,. l i v e :orii'Hi'gh- way '"VV '*~6; 'out. 'CWO mi'ies fr'om Mrs. Thompson's tr 'a i l e ' r ,, r e p p r t t h ? t ' t h e y 's$. .wha.t looked::!>li-'ke a . b e l l ., o f f i r e l o w i n t'h& 'sky on .Monday eveni 'ng '.

..and > a t . ' T i r s C t.'hoi@ht'it' was 2n"a i rp l ' ane wi'th an ,engine on f i r e , i :Davis s a i d he, d i d n o t d e t e c t much movement i n . t h e mi.riu%e' ;or ' S.O. - h e

sah t h e ' o b j e c t , % n d though t i t m u s t be ' moving bw'ay f romhim. . he 'said. 't.kiey w e r e loo,kin.g"in, t h e d i r e - c t i o n ,,of t h e Thpmpson rks iden 'ce ; to'. t h e . . . : ' n o r t h e a s t . a n d , w h i l e t h t y were wonder-ing whzt it c.ou1d be,, t h e ligl!:t;, ' d i s a p p e G r e d . -"It% t h e f i r s t t ime we e v e r s a w a - n y t h i n g l i k e t h ~ t . , , " . . . . . , ~ . . . . . . . Davi.s' .:ss i d :' , .

:' Mrs. M e r i e Moreau, who l i v e s ~ b . o u t 3 h e l f mi,ie awey f r o m : ~ r s ' . :-hornp- s s n , s a i d s h e saw -a b a l l of f i r k . . t ha t remindeki her.' o f , B. romar) c s k d - l e .- bc?ll-: , f 3 o c t . i n ~ . ! t h r o u g h . . ,. : the air. "'Mrs. ~ o r ~ , a u ' . $ a id^ t h e o b j e c t - d i s a p p ~ a r - &d.- f rom . . . hcr view _behind . , . . .some tr&s ' a s i t d r i f t e d towerdz: t re ~hbk~; j ,5 (1 home. . .

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'it s u d d e n l y ;d lsappeare ,d . . ' . . . Fs. Thomps,on; 2.ls.o ' r e p o r t s t h z t - H ~ r o l d , Huphqs., . '~o.ut ; ,e 3 , f e t h e r o f :

Si'd'ney:' Hugh'es ,' s a i d , he saw- t h e b a l l of f i r e ' . . . . . . .

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a l i g h t i n t h e road a r , a r e f l e c t o r ; b u t when Mrs. Turne r s a i d n o , it was someth ing i n t h e heaven.^, Smi th r u s h e d ou tdoors ' t o . s ee i t .

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E d i t o r ' s Note: B r e n t Raynes is a now-and-then c o n t r i b u t o r t o SKYLOC. s i n c e wa'y-back-.when and w e l r e g l a d t o hzve t h i s r e p o r t . We eng?ge i n good--natured b a n t e r .as% t o o u r views on UFO's. B r e n t knows I t h i n k sone of h i s m a t e r i a l is " t o o f2.r o u t , " b u t h e a s s u r e s me t h a t " f a r o u t f ' i s where t h e s o l u t i o n is'! ,And you c 2 n f t a r g u e w i t h a come-back l i k e t h a t , But Ill1 worE on it.

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Mercury i s a g a i n q u i t e n e a r t h e sun and i s n o t v i s i b l e d u r i n g t h e month. That b r i g h t o b j e c t i n ' t h e w e s t e r n Sky j u s t a f t e r s u n s e t , t h e p l a n e t Venus, r e a c h e s i t s g r e z t e s t b r i l l i a n c y on October 6 a t a magnitude of -4.3, i f s e e n t h r o u g h a s m a l l , t e l e s - - cope t h e p l a n e t w i l l a p p e a r a s a t h i n c r e s e n t . The p l a n e t ' w i l l b e s e t - t i n g j u s t a f t e r t h e s u n and i s n o t i n a good p o s i t i o n f o r o b s e r v a t i o n -

Marsomay be s e e n i n t h e low sou thwes t j u s t b e f o r e s u n r i s e . The r e d p l a n e t i s s e e n a s a - v e r y f a i n t , r edd5sh s t a r . J u p i t e r , a l o n g w i t h Ve- n u s , i s q u i t , e n e a r t h e s u n 2nd w i l l n o t be v i s i b l e a f t e r mid-month.

T h e r i n g e d p l ~ n e - c , S a t u r n , i s w e l l p l aced f o r o b s e r v a t i o n - d u r i n g t h e month; it i s l o c e t e d i n t h e c o n s t e l l a t i o n A r i e s a n d - i s s e e n i n t h e h i @ s o u t h e r n s k y th roughou t t h e even ing ,

F i r s t q u a r t e r . moon--0ct. 7 ; F u l l moon--0ct. 1 4 ; L a s t cquarter--oct. 21 ; 'New moon--0ct. 30.

Some 25 meteors p e r hour may be v i s i b l e d u r i n g t h e O r i n i d Meteor - shower , which o c c u r s on Oct . 21,

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Other C e l e s t i a l Ob, jec ts f o r Octobcr Viewing . . . . By M ~ r k - H e r b s t r e t t . -- .---

E d i t o r ' s Note: M ~ r k h a s s e n t i n some additional n o t e s and p o i , ? % ~ o u t t h e a b i l i t y t o r e c o g n i z e t h e b r i g h t e r s t a r s and p l a n e t s i s of g r e a t v a l u e t o t h e ufo10,gis t and f o r obv ious r e a s o n s .

The C o n s t e l l a t i o n Cygnus i s prominent i n t h e n o r t h w e s t e r n s k y a l l d u r i n g October . Cygnus i s c a l l e d t h e Swan o r Nor the rn C r o s s . The b r i g h t - e s t o b j e c t i n t h e c o n s t e l l a t i o n i s t h e s t a r , D e n e b . It i s ~ a g n i t u d e 1.26 and i s a 6 l u e s u p e r g i a n t s t a r l o c a t e d a t a d i s t a n c e o f 1600 l l p h t , y e p r s . De-neb i s t h e 1 9 t h b r i p h t e s t s t a r i n t h e sky . The d v l ~ b l e s t a r A l b i r e o ( B e t a Cygni) i s a b e a u t i f u l s i ~ h t i n . a 6- inch t e l e s c o p e . T h i s doub le c o n s i s t s of a g o l d e n yel,low s t a r o f 3 r d maqnltude ar.d a b l u e -companion o f ' 5 t h magnitude a;t' a d ' i s t ance of 410 l i g h t y e a r s . -The .dou5le s t a r . 61 :Cygni i s a b o u t '11 ' l i g h t y e a r s away. The d i s t a n c e t o 61 Cygni was measured by B e s s e l i n 1838. 61 Cygni h a s an unseen companion e i g h t t i m e s . t h e s i z e of J u p i t e r . The companion h i s e i t h e r a - s m a l l s t a r ' o r a 3.

l a r g e p l a n e t . The s ix b r i - g h t e s t s t a r s i n Cygni a r e f rom f i r s t t o f0uT?.5 magnitudes. ,

D'eep s k y o b j e c t s i n Cygnus: M-29--This i s .a g a l a c t i c s t a r c l u s t e r ' o f t'he 7 t h magnitude l o c a t e d i n a h e a v i l y obscured regi-on o f t h e Milk; Way. It is 7200 -Light 'years d i s t a n t and 1 5 l i g h t y e a r s i n d i amete r . , . . M-39--Th'is g a l a c t i c c l u s t e r i s l o c a t e d 8 d e g r e e s -ENE o f Deneb -and.-cori- t a h s a b o u t 3 0 s t a r s , . I t i s 800 l i g h t y e a r s d i s t a n t . ' NCC 6960 and *

NGC 6992--The V e i l Nebula i s one o f t h e most s t r i k i n g , o b - j e c t s i n t h e heavens. 1.t was d i s c o v e r e d by Wi l l i am H e r s c h e l i n l 4784. I t is -1 500' l i g h t y e a r s d i s t a n t and i s p robab ly t h e reinnants o f -a Supernova.. N6C 7000--the Nor'th America Nebula is a v a s t c loud o f g a s e s , d u s t and s e a r s t h r e e d e g r e e s e a s t of Denev. T h i s nebula is e s t i m ~ t e d t o b e 1.600 l i g h t p e a r s d i s t a n t and 45 l i - g h t y e a r s i n d i a m e t e r . -

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, 'Observing t h e s e ' o b j e c t s on a c l e a r n i g h t fihroughr a - &-inch t e l e s t o p e o r g r e a t e r h e l p s t h e amateur a s t ronomer a p p r e c i a t e t h e g r a n d e u r and*- v a s t n e s s , of t h e u n i v e r s e . The - o b j e c t s mentioned a r e i n ouryown Mi2ky Way g a l a x y and t h e r e i r e m i l l i o n s of g a l z x i e s and b i l l i o n s o f - s t a r s i i n each. I n my o ~ i n i o n t h e r e must be rn i l l i .ons o f . p l a n e t a r y s y s t e m s c a p a b l e of s u p p o r t i n g i n t e l l i g e n t l i f e .

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How They-were --.-- Named - - ~ n c i e n t Graek a s t r o n o m e r s though t Mercury was- r e a l l y two d i f f g r e n t p l a n e t s ; bhen it appeared on one s i d e o f t h - e . s u n

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The Astronomy Corner (Con t inued SKYLOOK i n t h e morning, t h e y c a l l e d it Apol lo , named f o r t h e god of s u n l i g h t . In t h e e v e n l n g i t was Hermes, f l e e t messenger of t h e g o d s , known t o t h e Romans .as Mercury. '( C r e d i t : Ted P h i l l i p s , Jr . )

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'Br ighton , ' -England-- 'As t ronomers a r e watc'hirig t h e f o r m a t i o n o'f a new pJanetary sys t em 5;OOO l i g h t y e a r s f rom e a r t h , a- p r o f e s s o r s a i d h e r e Friday. .

I t . i ,s t h g flr'st tiink, s c i e n t i s t s have wi t r iessed t h e f o r m a t i o n d o f a - s y s t e m s i m i l a r t o o u r own, s a i d Zdenek Kopal, as t ronomy p r o f e s s o r a t

,Manches ter University. Kopal s a i d new p l a n e t s had been s e e n forming 'abound a g i a n t s t a r 20

t i m e s t h e ' s i z e ' o f t h e sun . He t o l d t h e . I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 As t ronomica l Meet ing town t h a t t h o s t a r , E p s i l o n Aur igae , w a s ~ a c c o m p ~ n i e d ' by a f o u r - b i l l i o n mile-wfde s e m i - t r z n s p a r e n t d i s z , whose optical p e c u l i ? r i t i e s showed i t was n o t composed o f g a s .

The d i s c was made up of l a r g e s o l i d p z r t i c l e s , a number a l r e a d y t h e .'size of , s m a l l p l a n e t s , . h e s a i d . . ( S o u r c e : ARKPNSAS GA'ZETTE, 'Aug. 2 2 ,

1970. C r e d i t , Lou F ~ r i s h ) 4. .., ... .C .,.,,.I,\ 1.

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S c i e n t i s t s t o Watch S t r a n g e Glow i n ' Moon , ' .

H o u s t o n - - S c i e n t i s t s s t u d v i n g moonquakes t h a t cou ld be r e l a t e d t o s t r a n g e glows on t h e l u n s r s u r f a c e w i l l c o n c e n t r a t e on t h e Fr'a Mauro and A r i s t a r c h o s a,reas'-Monday when t h e moon comes c . l o s e s t t o e a r t h i n its monthly cycle'.' D r . Gary Latham of t h e Laniont G e o l o g i c a l O b s e r v a t o r y i n P a l i s a d e s , N. ' -Y. , -has asked t h e w o r l d l s a s t ronomers t o t r a i n t h e i r t e l e s c o p e s on t h e two "ho t - spots1 ' d u r i n g 2 p e r i g e e - - t h e t i m e when t h e moon i s c l o s e s t . ( S o u r c e : ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Aug. 1,6, 1970. C r e d i t , Lo.7 P a r i s h . 4, .., .., - 8 , .,. +. ,,. .,-

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John C . P r e i s a c k , A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r of t h e McDonnell P l a n e t a r i u m , S t . ' L o u i s , Mo., w r i t e s : " I n r e g a r d t o t h e a r t i c l e i n t h e S e p t e m b e r i s s u e -df SKYLOOK c o n c e r n i n g t h e g r e e n f l a s h t h a t was obse rved 100 mile: o f f . shore f rom Honolu lu , I would l i k e t o m k e t h e f o l l o w i c g comment: Goi-ng s t r i c t l y by what was r e p o r t e d , i t a p p e a r s t h a t t h e g r e e n f l a s h t h a t was s e e n . w a s riiore t h a n l i k e ' l y a f i r e b a l l ' which i s sometimes r e f e r . - eda t o a s a b o l i d e . '

"'As a me teo ro id e n t e r s t h e e a r t h 7 s a t m o s p h ~ r e t r a v e l i n g s t a v e l o c i t y r a n g i n g from 10 t o 45 v i l e s a s e c o n d , depei iding on t h e d i r e c t i o n f rom w h i c h v i t e n t e r s o u r a tmosphere , it t h e n bezomcs a meteor .

"As t h e meteor s t r e a k s t h r o u g h o u r a t n ~ s p h e r e 0.n t h e way t o t h e - - e a r t h , t h e f r i c t i o n of t h e a i r c2uses i t t o bu rn up. Smal l m e t e o r s , most of whi-ch a r e no l a r p e r t h a n g r a i n s o f s z n d , ' b u r n up c o m p l e t e l y d u r - i n g t h e i r j ou rney t h r o u p h our a tmosphere , +

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c h $ l d r e n and 'some. of che ' ne'ighb'or chi.,ldren ,. ' Jednesday nj.:..;!: t-, A u ~ u s t -19, 1970. ' The. - f i rs t , & t t e r ws$ w r ' i t t e n r i g h t a f t e r t h e c;? @I;;-' r g whcn Jean. was' p r e t t y . e x c i t e d (we ,don,( t: you,, ' Jean:--we 'd >lc -gz:?it,e+. t o o ) . end th'e .'$econd- 1,stt e r - f ~$Llow@d when she hdd. t ime f o c o l - i ~ c t .. . ;he.r- w , i t s and, t - o ' " p u t it a l l t o g e t h e r ? . . . .

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