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Mufon Journal - 1967-12

The document discusses a sighting of a bright unidentified flying object over Freeport, Illinois and possibly Salem, Missouri. It provides biographical details of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, including his academic positions and role investigating UFOs for the US Air Force. It also mentions plans for a potential group meeting to discuss UFO sightings.

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Mufon Journal - 1967-12

The document discusses a sighting of a bright unidentified flying object over Freeport, Illinois and possibly Salem, Missouri. It provides biographical details of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, including his academic positions and role investigating UFOs for the US Air Force. It also mentions plans for a potential group meeting to discuss UFO sightings.

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4 L e t t s S e r a r a t e F a c t From F q n t a s y December 1967


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S t . L o u i s . John was t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l
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d e s c r u b e d a s - b e i n g - s i l v e r - b l u e and the specifications f o r subcontracted
two g o l d . One was r e p o r t e d t o h i v e l i f e s u p p o r t e q u i p m e n t , and i s s e r v i n g
p e m a i h c d v i s i b l e u n t i l 1 0 : 0 6 am one i n a s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y on t h e A i r l o c k
mornihg . ( s p e n t s t a g e O r b i t a l workshop) program,
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S a l i n c ,. K a n s a s , and ( S u n d a y ) t o r e p o r t f i s h i n g , and one of h i s P e t p r o j e c t s
f o u r e b j . e c t s were i n v i e w o v e r J u n c t i o i s t h e YMCA h d i a n Guide Program f o r
C i t y , ; K a n s a s , ~t one of t h e s i g h t i n g 8 f a t h e r s and s o n s , AS . b e a r Claw, c h i e f -
t h e Smokcy H i l l A i r F o r c e Base s e n t of' t h e Chicasaw T r i b e o f t h e Souix
up i n Q e r c e p t o r s , and one f i g h t e r Nation, John t a k e s a n ' a c t i v e p a r t i n
plane.lwas given permission t o f i r e a t h i s program a n d i s o n e of i t s most
r o c k q t . The UFO's p u l l e d away from enthusiastic supporters,
t h e , c n t e r c e p t o r s a t g r e a t speed.
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news c y v e r a g e i n t h e l o c a l ' n e w s p a p e r s :and a r t i s t - , a s w e l l a s h o u s e w i f e and
and t h e l i s t n e r r e p o r t i n g a b o v e - h e a r d m o t h e r , and s h a r e s a l l h e r h u s b a n d ' s
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f e s s i o n a l j o u r n a l a r t i c l e s and h e i s r e -
s p o n s i ' b l e f o r t h s~e c t i o n on UFO's i n ( 3 ) Animals i n t h e v i c i n i t y b e c o m e .
the c u r r e n t ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. ner'vous and e x c i t e d .
And now f o r h i s 1 , e c t u r e - - a n d we ' ( 4 ) Where 3 v e h i c l e i s c o n c e r n e d ,
? r e hapby t o c o m p i l e f n c t s f r o m e a c h t h e r e i s o f t e n s t o p p a g e of
- e p o r t $ c n t u s s o o u r r e n d e r s may have i g n i t i o n , l i g h t s and r f ? d i o .
hll b e n i ' f i t of D r . H y n e k l s d i s c o u r s e
( 5 ) UFO's a r e o f t e n s e e n by p o l i c e
He began by e x p l a i ' n i n g what a UFO on p a t r o l l a t e a t n l g h t . These
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a l s o s e e UFO's f a i r l y o f t e n b u t
h e i s s u e i s a l s o c o n f b s f d b; t h e h e s i t a t e t o make o f f i c i a l
lany l f ~ d o k s l 1and s e n s a t i o n a l i s t s who r e p o r t s 2s t h e y m i g h t b e s e n t t o
: l u t c r t h e . p r e s s w i t h w i l d c l a i m s and a l l h e a d s h r i n k e r l ' o r made t o t

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l s o h i n d e r e d by t h e l l c i r c u l a r r e a s o n i n g a r e conscience ( c o n s i d e r i n g it
f some ( s c i e n t i s t s , e . g . : t h e r e p o r t e d n p u b l i c d u t y ) , and c u r i o s i t y - -
8henomeQa a r e c o n t r a r y t o t h e known a wish f o r an e x p l a n a t i o n . Reports
nws o f [ p h y s i c s ; t h e r e f o r e t h e y c a n n o t a r e now coming i n from p e o p l e a

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g a t e tQem? D r . Hynek f e e l s t h e A i r ago but d i d n o t r e p o r t them a t
'orce fgllows t h i s school of thought t h e t i m e f o r f e a r of b e i n g t h o u g h t
nd p o i h t s o u t t h a t t h e government h a s queer.
e v e r g i v e n a UFO r e p o r t a t h o r o u g h
n v e s t i g a t i o n . P r o j e c t B l u e Book t a k e s When D r . Hynck bcgan h i s work a s
a c h UFQ r e p o r t one a t a t i m e and s e t t l e c o n s u l t a n t f o r t h e USAF i n 1 9 4 8 h e was
n a n a h s w e r . They n e v e r a n a l y z e a s u r e t h a t UFO's were n o n s e n s e . He
r o u p o( s i g h t i n g s t o d e t e r m i n e s i m i l a r b e l i e v e d by 1952 t h e whole t h i n g would
haractqristics or patterns. j u s t f a d e away--but i n s t a e d , a s h e
:I p o i n t e d o u t , t h e UFO problem h a s
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fie s t a t e d t h e r e a l raw. m a t e r i a l become g l o b a l and i s s t i l l w i t h u s
o r t h e ' r s t u d y o f -UFO's i s t h e UFO r e p o r t t o d a y .
othingjmore. People d o n ' t b r i n g i n D r . Hynck q u o t e d t h e 1966 G a l l u p
a u c e r s o f l l t t l e g r e e n men---they b r i n g P o l l which showed t h a t o v e r 5 m i l l i o n
1 r e p o k t s . Most o f t h e r e p o r t s , a s Americans r e p o r t e d s e e i n g UFO's, f i f t y
m t i o n & d , a r e o b v i o u s l y normal o b j e c t s m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n t h e US b e l i c v e UFO's
i q i l y r e c o g n i z e d by t h e t r a i n e d a r e l'realll, thus i n d i c a t i n g an extremely
> 9 e s t i , g ~ t o r .B u t , once i n a w h i l e a high awareness of t h e ph~nomenon.
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o f UFO's and s a i d h e f i n d s them more S t . , H a n n i b a l ; Mrs. B e t t y J o e l and two
i % t e r e s t i n g t h a n most p h o t o s . He a l s o c h i l d r e n , o f Vancouver, K a s h i n g t o n , a n d
ghowed/some c a r t o o n s f r o m h i s e x t e n s i v e Steven Gramling, age 1 6 j of K i r k s v i l l e ,
c o l l e c t i o n . Thses brought a d e l i g h t e d w e r e s u n n i n g . t h e m s e l v e s o'n t h e b e a c h a t
r e s p o n s e from t h e a u d i e n c e , a s d i d t h e t h e S t x t e Park l a k e , t e n m i l e s n o r t h of
many w i t t y r e m a r k s w i t h which h e l a c e d K i r k s v i l l e o n a sunny a f t e r n o o n i n
h i s t a l k , although h i s gcneral tone wns August ( t h e 2 0 t h ) when a l l o b s e r v e d
s e r i o u s i a n d expressive of a genuine t h r e e groups o f o b j e c t s f l y i n g from
c u r i o s i J y and open-mindedness t o w a r d s o u t h e a s t t o n o r t h w e s t , f o l l o w i n g an
i d e n t i c a l p n t h ,?,bout 85 d e g r e e s a b o v e t h e
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s p i r a l g a l a x i e s , 3s w e l l a s u c l o s e - ~ p s v The s k y was c l e a r w i t h a f e w h i g h
o f s e c t i o n s o f o u r own g a l a x y . He p o i n t - c i r r u s clouds scattered t o t h e south.
e d o u t & h e r e a r c b i l l i o n s o f stars i n V i s i b i l i t y was good. The f i r s t o b j e c t
e a c h g a i a x y . I t would b e e x t r e m e l y was s i g h t e d a t 6:19 pmq CDST, and was o f
p r o v i n c j a l o f u s t o b e l i e v e t h a t among a n o v a l s h a p e . Mrs. S h i p l e y , who made t h e
a l l t h e g e only our sun has a family of r e p o r t t o t h e 1 7 9 t h Radar S q u a d r o n Base

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p l a n e t s , w i t h o n l y one o f them s u p p o r t -
i n g i n t l l i g e n t l i f e . The o d d s a r e
overwelrr3ing t h a t t h e r e a r e b i l l i o n s o f
a t K i r k s v i l l e t h a t e v e n i n g , compared i t
t o a c i g a r and s a i d i t g l i s t e n e d
l i k e p o l i s h e d aluminium. I t was t r a v e l i n g
s u c h s u n s . The g r e a t q u e s t i o n i s , a s h e a t a c o n s t a n t s p e e d and t h e r e was
p o i n t e d ! o u t , how c o u l d c r a f t f r o m d i s t a n no j e t s t r e a m o r p r o p e l l o r v i s i b l e .
s t a r s r&ach o u r e a r t h ? That i s t h e i m - Mrs. J o e l saw s m a l l a l u m i n i u m c o l o r e d
p o s s i b l e t h i n g according t o uor present o b j e c t s b e i n g e j e c t e d f o r and a f t from
k n o w l e d g e . But c o n s i d e r how i m p o s s i b l e he o b j e c t . ,\bout 1 5 s e c o n d s 3 f t e r t h s
7 j e t l i n e r would h a v e l o o k e d t o a c o v e r - UFO w 3 s o u t o ? s i g h t , r ~ n o t h e r ? p p e q r e d
e d y a g o n t r a v e l e r $00 y e a r s a g o . on t h c s 2 m e f l i g h t p a t h . T h i s w 2 s made
Then c o n s i d e r t h a t t h e i n h a b i t a n t s o f up o f two ? a r t s t h a t were s q u a r e o r r e c -
other pl,mcts circling other stars t : ~ n g u l x r i n sh?:ie m d a?luminum i n c o l o r .
may h a v e g o t t h e i r s t a r t m i l l i o n s o f Onc w:!s a b o v e t h c o t h e r .md c o n n e c t e d
y c x s a g o . Would we n o t e x p e c t t h e i r by a n u m b i l i c 2 l c o r d . They moved i n a n
t e c h n o l b g y t o b e immeasurably beyond undulating f3shion with th2 top object
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a UFO h i m s e l f , b u t g i v e s h i s o p i n i o n r e f u e l i n g ~ l i r c r , ? f ti n f l i g h t and t h e s e
t h a t t h e possibilities indicated, i f d i d n o t h a v e t h - t a p p e 3 r 2 n c e . She s a i d
reports are true, are exciting. A s a t h e y l o o k e d l t l i k c rwo s h e e t s o f m e t a l
s c i e n t i s t , h e c a n n o t a c c e p t them a 1 1 f l y i n g t o g c t h c r " and seemed t o l ? c k a n y
u n t i l l t h e y h a v e been r e l i a b l y i n v e s t i - propulsion.
g a t e d , o r u n t i l l h e h i m s e l f h z ~ s ex-
p e r i e n c e w i t h UFO's. The t h i r d o b j e c t , g l o b e - s h p ~ e d and
The l e c t u r e ended w i t h a q u e s t i o n aluminum i n c o l o r , f o l l o w e d t h ? f i r s t two
and a n s w c r p e r i o d . A r e p o r t on t h i s and a l o n g t h c s:me p n t h and a p p a r e n t l y a t ,

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of i n v e s t i g a t i o n w i l l be g i v e n i n t h e
n e x t i s s u e o f SKYLOOK, Mrs. S h i p l e y , who h a s h e r B..'i. f r o m
t h e K i r k s v i l l e S t n t e Teachdrs College,
. Mahl t o . D r . Hynek should.- b e a d d r e s s - .
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R,1M ( R 2 d a r A b s o r b e n t M a t e r i z ~ l )s , s u c h a s !! H o s p i t a l a n d s e v e r a l mcmbers o f t h e
exotic jobs whi-c.h refuse t o , r e f l c c $ t e p ! ~ ~ n s o n County s h e r i f f ' s d e p a r t m e n t
i! . 2 1 ~ 0 h ~ d s e e n t h e UFO.
r n d a r beams t o g i v c f a l s e i n f o r m z t i o n
c o n c e r n i n g t h e 'number, l o c a t i i o n a n d s p e e d . The o b j e c t W I i S d e s c r i b e 3s a p p m r -
bf, t h e a i r c r a f t , i l n g "1:rrger t h 2 n 3 b,-:scb::ill a n d a b o u t
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Any one o f t h e s e t e c h n o l o g y a r e : - ' s I 3 a l e m i s 3 t h r i v i n g l i t t l e Oznrk
wo,uld 'be z n o u g h t o k e e p .a. m r ~ j o rf i r m ,town .:south 2nd w o s t - o f c e n t r a l . i v ~ l s s o u r i ,
busy f o r u n t o l d y e 2 r s , assuming it, w.?s ' a n d ' t h e S.lLdi4 i W i d o f NOV. 1 3 t h r e o o r t e d
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t h e r e w l s 1 i d t . h e f f o r t b,iir.g expended : o b j e c t a b o u t 2 a.m..-Nov. 8 t h . S h e
:called a ilfighbor, V i o l e t Cotner.
t o w a r d t h e s o 1 , u t i o n 0.f t h e b i g p r o b l e m s l:ldies watch,.d, thi? o b j e c t w h i c h ,
2f s i l e n t f l i g h t , zxtr:d%e x c e l e r a t i o n described being ,'bigger th3n a
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? i c u t r + i s b e g i n n i n g t o c h n n g e . 2; s c r i o u v o f f ,2nd o n u n t i l a b o u t fivc0 1 c l o c k ,
Look . i ' b~e i n g g i v e n ' a t t h e r e p o r t s o f I The Nov. 1 6 t h i s s u e o f t h e SALEM
P O ' S j n d t h e t e c h n o l o g i c ~ Jc l d r a n c e s the); POST g a v e f u r t h e r r e p o r t s from t h o s e
seem t o i n d i c 2 t e : :who had s e e n t h e U1.0 on t h e .'8th. Mrs.
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J F O I S R 3 s p r o p e l l e d t h e U n i v e r j i t y of llightos too, ,3nd itmoved slowly.
: o l o r - ~ g bi n t o t h e s p o t l i g h t i s t h o f i r s t ishe moonl~
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i c i - n t j f i c groups i n p r i v a t e industry, ; t h a t s h e t o o s o w t h e o b j e c t i n t h e sky .
~ t h e ri l n i v a r 5 i t i e . s 2 n d e v e n t h e m i l i t : l r y j a S s u t 5 s h e w r o t e "The was , .
l o t h h&d and . a b r o a d . lpitch dark w i t h nothing e l s e i n t h e sky
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; h s r e 5 s c a r c h and development p o t e n t i a l lbehind t h e c l o u d and o b j e c t . I t ssemed.:
) f : U F O - i n v e s t i g a t i o n , h a v e q u i e t l y begun , o d d a s t h e r e w3sn1 t a n y b t h e r b r e a k c ~ g e
j i z o t p r o j e c t s .?im&d n t - c a s h i n g i n o n a n !of c l o u d s e x c e p t r i g h t b e h i n d t h c o b j e c t
x p n n d ~ d: G o v e r n m e n t - f i n n n c e d s t u d y w h i c h l o s t h o u g h t h e moon m i g h t bz s h i n i n g . (
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