Editorial
MORE SUBTLE CHANGES AND AN
END TO AN ERA
As I write this editorial, the beginning
of the eighth year this magazine has
been available to the public, I received
an email stating the Graham Birdsall’s
UFO Magazine has produced its last
issue (March 2004) and will no longer
be printed. It’s sad that it has come to
this, but Graham was the heart and soul
of the magazine and it’s unfair to assume
his family would be willing to continue
his legacy. They gave it a go but it was
too painful for them as it was a constant
reminder of their lost father and husband.
We wish the Birdsall family a prosperous
future. Only time will diminish the pain
of their loss.
the magazine, starting from the cover
to the format of its pages inside. This
is an attempt to win over more overseas
readers as its all-Australian content has
excluded us from a market that we wish
to explore and expand upon.
You’ll notice some subtle changes to
I will be present at the next Australian
So I hope you like the changes. There will
be more to come in the near future.
We have also received a lot of letters to
the editor and personal accounts for the
Your Stories section of the magazine.
These will appear in due time on the
pages of future issues of the Australasian
UFOlogist magazine.
National UFO Conference in
Campbelltown, Sydney. So this will be
an opportunity to meet me in person and
have a chat.
I shall keep this editorial short as I am
suffering from the flu and my brain, as I
type this, feels like it’s about to explode.
So enjoy this issue. As always I am open
to all suggestions, and complaints, and
constructive criticism. So shoot away!
This Tasmanian photo of an unknown object, which appeared in Vol.7 No.6,
was taken by a gentleman whose name is Rod Beveridge. He sent this
image he obtained with his digital camera to UFO Research NSW. Don’t
confuse this with the Whittlesea/Beveridge, Victorian UFO case printed on
page 12 of this issue.
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WHITTLESEA/BEVERIDGE
UFO PHOTOGRAPH
by Robert Frola
Copyright © R. Frola 2004
Mr. Rozario, a traffic engineer, and a
colleague were doing a routine audit of
a railway level crossing at about 2:00pm
on Thrusday, January 15, 2004 taking
photographs with a digital camera facing
east and west. Mr. Rozario stated that
neither he nor his colleague saw or heard
anything while taking the photographs.
Mr. Rozario returned to his office,
downloaded the images from his camera
and noticed an object in one photograph.
The photograph was later sent to the Chief
Defense Scientist, Defense Science and
Technology Organization and the Civil
Aviation Authority.
The railway crossing is on the Beveridge
Road, just east of the Hume Highway
and south of Wallan. The road runs
roughly east-west and the photos were
taken facing west. The camera used
was a Kodak DC240 Zoom Digital
Camera and details encoded within the
image file (EXIF) reveal the following
information:
Exposure time: 1/250 seconds
F-stop: 9.5
Date/time: January 15 2004, 14:52:46
(Engineer stated photo taken around 2
o’clock)
Shutter Speed: 1/256 seconds
Aperture Value: 6.5
Metering Mode: Average
Focal Length: 10mm
Pixel X Dimension: 1280
Pixel Y Dimension: 960
Analysis:
Some excellent photographic analysis
has been performed by UFO investigators
across the world via the internet. The
information presented below comes
from Dan Bright and Martin Shough
in the UK (http://www.zaziork.com),
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and Amy Herbert (http://a-realitycheck.
com/whittleseaufo/).
‘Domed Disk’ Hypothesis
Dan Bright
“The azimuth of the sun at 14:52 AEDT
[GMT+11hrs], for Whittlesea Australia
(Lat: 37.5170° South, Long: 145.1170°
East), on January 15 2004 would have
been 306.41°. The Altitude would have
been 65.70° (http://aa.usmo.navy.mil/).
Date and time are ascertained from the
EXIF data, embedded within the image
file.
“However, the camera clock may have
been set one hour fast, thus making the
actual local time 13:52. This corresponds
to the photographer’s statement that the
pictures were taken “about 2pm” (Herald
Sun newspaper article)
“If this was the case, then the azimuth
would have been 341.27° and the altitude
72.91°
“The railway line that is present in the
image runs South to North (Melbourne
to Epping) The sun would be to the westnorthwest (North would be to the right
of the image). The photographer states
“I took about 10 or 12 photos, facing
east and west” (Herald Sun newspaper
article). It has since been confirmed
by a local newspaper (information via
Diane Harrison of AUFORN), that the
photographer was facing West when this
image was taken.
“The precise pattern and intensity of
reflection and shadow on the object would
depend upon its shape, dimensions,
distance from the point of observation,
attitude, altitude, surface material,
atmospheric haze, so on and so forth,
which of course we don’t know.
“The four renders compare different
settings for light (sun) position. They
show the patterns of reflection and
shadow that might be expected to be
visible on a domed disk under the
conditions specified. Note that this is
merely a very rough approximation,
and does not take account of the precise
environmental conditions under which
the image was taken, the precise settings
of the camera, nor the material of which
the UP consisted.
“A camera’s field of view is highly
significant in terms of the appearance
of objects in the frame, including their
position relative to each other. Therefore,
the FOV may greatly affect the way in
which light and shadow appears in the
frame (for example, some objects may
seem to cast shadows at a different angle
to other objects in the same scene.
“This is due to the relative position of
the objects being ‘warped’to the angular
constraints of the camera’s FOV, in
conjunction with focal length and zoom
functions). Note that the field of view of
the camera used to take the Whittlesea
image is currently unknown (information
pending from investigation), hence
an accurate 3D reconstruction is not
possible at this point.
“This albeit basic demonstration appears
to suggest that the patterns of reflection
and shadow that might be expected for
a domed disk at the specified time and
location are not consistent with the object
in the Whittlesea image. By contrast, if the
UAP was a ‘domed disk’, the pattern of
‘reflection and shadow’ evident appears
to be a closer match to what would
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A: Facing West, 12:52 AEDT
Shadow Enlargements
B: Facing West, 13:52 AEDT
C: Facing West, 14:52 AEDT
photograph was taken is still unknown,
with the photographer stating “about
2pm”
Enlarge Solar Reflection
The Bird Hypothesis
Martin Shough
Martin Shough considers that a bird
resolution would be more consistent with
the photographic data than the insect
hypothesis.
D: The sun positioned as on a June afternoon.
expected from the sun’s position on a
June afternoon [D]
“The position of shadows on the
ground in the original image appear to
be fairly* consistent with those in
demonstration [B]. The shadow and
reflection on top of the sign-pole also
appears to be a prima-facie match for
demo [B]. The sign-pole appears to
confirm that patterns of reflection and
shadow (other than those exhibited on
the UAP) do conform to a sun position
as shown in [B]”
*The exact time at which the
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“Given an average wing beat period
of about 1/80 second one would expect
that if the wings are caught during, say,
an upbeat (1/160 sec.) then they would
be blurred through 2/3 of that upward
motion in 1/250 sec. The same for a
downbeat. If the wings happen to be
caught just at the peak of the cycle then
they would appear blurred by about half
this much (about 1/3 of the full up-down
cycle).
“Given that the near wing is edge-on to
the camera and appears as a _fairly_
sharp and bright line, it seems safe to
conclude that it is not blurred through
2/3 of its motion, and probably not even
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by 1/3 either. In other words a 1/250
second exposure would only ‘stop’ a
wing beat which was at least twice as
slow, and probably at least three times as
slow, as the mean insect rate. This rate
is about half the minimum cited rate of
a beetle wing. Therefore although the
bulk lateral rate deducible from apparent
motion blurring might be consistent
either with a bird or with an insect,
this wing beat measure serves to test
between the hypotheses. The result is
probably inconsistent with an insect, but
is consistent with a bird.” [Martin
Shough, Feb 12 2004]
There appears to be no shadow on
the road, which it has been suggested
favours an insect resolution, rather
than a bird. However, Martin
Shough forwards the possibility
that this may be explained if a
mega-wide-angle frame width of
roughly 112 degrees was used.
The field of view and focal length
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will be ascertained in due course, via direct
measurement of the camera used.
The enlargements on the following page may
mitigate in favour of the bug/beetle/insect
hypothesis. However, one has to be cautious
about the interpretation of ‘enhanced’
images, due to the ease by which such
adjustments can provide a false impression
of the original data.
It is worth noting that blurring of the object
in question (especially at both the left or
right extremities) may appear manifest not
only due to forward motion but also lateral
deviation from a linear forward trajectory,
involving changes of heading, altitude and
attitude.
Whilst the blow-ups on your right may
suggest definition of wings and head/
abdomen/thorax detail, there is currently
insufficient data upon which to base a
definitive conclusion regarding the nature
of the object in question.
Un-enhanced enlargement (1000% non-bicubic ‘genuine fractals’ algorithmic enlargement)
Enhanced enlargement (1000% non-bicubic ‘genuine fractals’ algorithmic enlargement)
The Bug Hypothesis
Amy Herbert
“While studying the image in Paint Shop
Pro 8.10, I accidentally bumped the contrast
too high which revealed an image of what
appeared to be a flying insect.
“I then created a generic 3D flying insect
model with Bryce 5.
“I altered the model to resemble the object
in the photograph then placed the model at
the approximate angle and orientation of the
object in the photograph. The similarities
between the Whittlesea UFO and the Bryce
flying insect model became clearly visible.
“Side-by-side comparison of the Whittlesea
UFO enlarged 500 times and a flying insect
model created with Bryce 5 and special
effects using Paint Shop Pro 8.10.
Enhanced enlargement (1000% non-bicubic ‘genuine fractals’ algorithmic enlargement)
“This is only one example of what the object
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may be in the Whittlesea photograph.”
Images of flying objects not seen by
witnesses at the moment a photograph
is taken and discovered only when
reviewing the resulting images can be
anything from UFO’s to birds, bugs,
debris, lens flare, conventional aircraft or
a whole list of photographic anomalies/
possibilities. Until conclusive evidence
is forthcoming, images of this nature
should be considered ‘unidentified’ and
neither promoted as UFO’s nor hastily
dismissed as IFO’s.
The Hoax Hypothesis
Deputy editor of a leading digital
photography magazine (UK)
The following explanation has been
reproduced unedited. Date of explanation:
January 28 2004
“If you look at the EXIF data (in
Photoshop 7, go to the File menu, select
File Info and press Ctrl + 5) you’ll
see it was taken on a Kodak DC240.
This is a 1.2MP camera introduced in
1999, and has been out of production
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for a long time now. (You can see one
doing impossible things in the second
Mission Impossible movie.) It has a fairly
primitive sensor with an even worse
sharpening algorithm, and produces a
characteristic pale fringe effect along
high-contrast edges. You can see this if
you look at some of the other objects in
the picture that are silhouetted against
the sky, such as the crossing sign. You
can see it more clearly if you bump the
contrast up by about 50%. If you zoom in
on the “UFO” you can see that there’s a
lot of pixel noise around it, but the fringe
is missing.
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“Also, the EXIF data indicates a shutter
speed of 1/256th of a second. For an
object to have that degree of blur at what
appears to be a considerable distance
(assuming this is supposed to be a decent
sized craft) and at that shutter speed, it
would have had to have been moving
extremely quickly. Look at the apparent
size of the thing in the sky. Are we to
believe that someone was so interested in
photographing a railway crossing with a
fully automatic point-and-shoot camera
that they didn’t notice something that big
zipping across a perfectly clear sky right
in front of them?
“It looks to me as though someone
has taken a picture of a saucer from
somewhere else, pasted it into the image
and then added a motion blur filter in
Photoshop. Note that doing this would not
affect the recorded EXIF data embedded
in the photo. They’ve not done a bad job
of it, but the angle of illumination isn’t
quite right.
“The picture was taken at 2.52 pm, in
the middle of the southern-hemisphere
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Original Image
Summer, and the sun is almost overhead
and in front of the photographer, judging
by the shadows and the reflections from
the rails and the metal parts of the
crossing sign. The “saucer” however
appears to be lit from the right and
slightly above. There may be some who
disagree, but I believe this picture is a
forgery.”
The Verdict:
The sample of evidence as expressed in
this article and the conclusions that the
various researchers have presented, all
agree, with the exception of the deputy
editor of a leading digital photography
magazine in the UK, that there is
insufficient information available to form
a conclusion about the origin of the object
imaged in the Whittlesea/Beveridge
digital photograph.
Dan Bright had compiled a plan of
investigation document that includes
questions to put to the photographer
and information to be obtained from a
site survey. Tony Cook of the Victorian
UFO Research Society has kindly offered
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to conduct the field investigation and
witness interview. In the event that
an interview with the photographer is
not possible, Tony plans to present a
questionnaire to the photographer via
Whittlesea council. Dan Bright will
publish further information on his web
page as and when it becomes available.
Source:
• http://www.zaziork.com/ufo/case_files/
ext001/inv.php
• http://a-realitycheck.com/whittleseaufo/
comparison.htm
• http://a-realitycheck.com/whittleseaufo/
analysis.htm
Related Links:
• http://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/content/
content.asp?cnid=1545
• h t t p : / / w w w . h e r a l d s u n . n e w s .
com.au/common/story_page/
0,5478,8475447%255E2862,00.html
• http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004
/01/23/1074732605811.html
• h t t p : / / w a s h i n g t o n t i m e s . c o m / u p i breaking/20040123-042813-4786r.htm
• http://www.hypermax.net.au/~auforn/
WhittleseaUFO.html
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PART 3
by Albert Rosales
Copyright © A. Rosales 2003
Location. Sedona, Arizona
Date: July 28 2002
Time: 0310A
In a wooded area the witness saw what
appeared to be a figure glowing all white,
with black “straight” eyes; and black
diagonal/diamond strip of “clothing” on
top. He stood staring at the figure for 20
seconds and then left. Prior to seeing the
figure the witness had seen lights in a large
oval shaped pattern in the sky.
HC addendum
Source: NUFORC
Type: C?
Location. Tahmoor,
Queensland, Australia
Date: July 28 2002
Time: 1730
Three girls had decided to visit the
roof top as they did the prior evening
watching for satellites. It was dusk and
the girls had a good vantage point looking
towards the east. With them they had a
pair of binoculars and a pair of walkietalkies. The girls noticed that a large
orange light appeared approximately 15
degrees above the eastern horizon. The
anomaly was noted to have fluctuated in
colours of orange, yellow, white and pale
blue. At first they thought of an arriving
aircraft, but then a second light appeared
approximately 50 degrees south of the
first anomaly, and about 10 degrees above
the horizon.
This much smaller anomaly began to
perform some unusually manoeuvring;
from a stationary position it accelerated
at least 5 degrees closer to the ground
surface at an approximate 45-60
degree angle within a matter of a single
second. The first anomaly then began
to move slowly towards the north. At
this stage they partially lost view of
it as it moved behind a tree. Then a
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third anomaly appeared in a valley-like
region of the horizon. According to the
witnesses, this third object appeared to
have “landed” on the ground surface.
The object was then viewed through
the binoculars and presented in great
detail; the object was described as a
gray saucer with interchanging colours
of green, red/orange, blue/purple and
white rotating around the rim. Thy also
noted the trees being slightly illuminated
by this extraordinary phenomenon. They
were suddenly distracted by someone
on their walkie-talkie saying, “Identify
yourself.” This was followed by some
unusual voices communicating in a
foreign language.
Around 1830 the girls were then called
down to have dinner. At about 2030
the girls re-established their places on
the roof after dinner. To their surprise,
the third ground-based object was still
present. Unexpectedly a yellow beam of
light ascended a few meters above the
object and suddenly deviated its course
towards the three girls. “It was like an
orange, yellowy bright light shining on us
from far away.” The light shone on them
for a period of about half a minute. At
this point, it is not clear how one of the
girls ended up on the ground. She became
extremely hysterical and ran inside.
The other two girls quickly followed her.
That evening all three girls had stomach
pains. One of them could not sleep and did
not go to school the next day. Another of
the girls woke up the next morning with
her nose bleeding. She also mentioned
that she had seen a strange small human
like figure in her bedroom.
HC addendum
Source: The Australian UFO Research
Network
Type: D or F?
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Location. Punta Alta, Bahia
Blanca, Argentina
Date: July 29 2002
Time: early morning
Local residents have seen a strange figure,
which they described as resembling a
“shroud”. The apparitions, which always
occur in the early morning hours, have
become so common that in recent days
several neighbors have stayed up late to
see them, and it is thus that they were able
to confirm the simultaneous presence of up
to 2 such beings, as well as red lights flying
over the area. All the witnesses whether
individuals or in a group, agree that the
entities are nebulous and glowing, with a
pair of red eyes being clearly identifiable,
and glassy faces (as if transparent).
Their movements are smooth and they
always appear from behind the sand dunes,
as though “coming from the Naval Base.”
Most witnesses agree that they show a great
interest in the water tanks located above
the roofs, and that they do not flee upon
detecting the presence of local residents;
rather, they stare at them fixedly for some
minutes. Deep silence is perceived during
the observations and “the air appears to
become still” and neither heat nor cold can
be felt, only a sensation of warmth, as if
the beings emanated heat. Witnesses also
state that things appear to be darker when
“the shroud” appears, as though ambient
lighting were dimmed. Another curious fact
is the large number of cats and dogs who
report to the place where the sightings
occur and sit down to observe it in silence,
in a state resembling a trance. A series
of semi-circular prints have been found
in the dunes, not very deep, with 15-20
cm separations in some cases and 30-50
cm in others. The locals have identified
them as the strange being’s footprints.
Efforts have been made to photograph the
“shroud”, but all images, despite the use
of different cameras appear exposed.
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One witness who approached the site
to witness the phenomenon took two
photos of the prints in the afternoon and
decided to stay with the group of people
hoping to see the “shroud”, managing
to take some photos of same and record
the new prints which appeared in the
dunes after the sighting. A completely
uncommon print was found at the site,
but the residents aren’t sure if it’s related
to the phenomenon: it has the shape of
a five-fingered claw. One witness tried
to make use of his carbine’s telescopic
sight to see the figure in greater detail,
but “when he tried to focus on it, he could
see nothing. It was a though it could only
be seen with the unaided eye.”
HC addendum
Source: Scott Corrales, IHU, Christian
Quintero and O A Mario
Proyecto Condor
Type: C or E?
Location. Arroyo Pareja, Bahia
Blanca, Argentina
Date: July 30 2002
Time: 0530A
27-year old Mariela Baigorri reported
seeing a strange figure that floated in front
of her house. She had woken up early that
morning and was getting ready to mount
her bicycle when she saw behind the fence
something floating in mid-air. It appeared
to be a figure wearing a flowing white
transparent tunic, with bright red eyes and
undefined facial features. Feeling no fear
she decided to approach it. She felt as if
the figure waited for her and was observing
her. At this point Mariela felt some fear and
began reciting the Lord’s Prayer. The figure
suddenly moved back and disappeared in
plain sight.
HC addendum
Source: Juan Carlos Corrales Morey, Vision
Ovni, Argentina
Type: E
Location. Arroyo Pareja, Bahia
Blanca, Argentina
Date: July 31 2002
Time: 1845
23-year old Julian Pereyra was in his
vehicle when he observed two red spheres
flying slowly over some nearby woods,
they seemed to descend and disappear
behind the trees. 15 minutes later, Pereyra,
accompanied by several other witnesses
approached the area and observed what they
described a tall floating figure wearing a
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white glowing cape like outfit, it seemed
to glide silently over a field. It had what
appeared to be a visor at face level and two
beams of red light emerged from where the
eyes would have been.
The witnesses watched the strange
figure glide over the fields for about 30
minutes. Curiously numerous local dogs
and cats approached and also watched
the figure in fascination. The lights and
figure disappeared into the distance. In
another occasion Pereyra and some of his
family members encountered the strange
humanoid and felt a strange sensation as
if the wind had suddenly stopped, they felt
as they were inside a vacuum or “bubble.”
Strange tracks have been reportedly found
in the area also.
noise. Shining the light in the direction of
the sound he again saw the same creature.
The creature sat there crouched by the
trees staring at the witness. The witness
walked slowly towards it, he got to within
20 ft when it just jumped backward and
disappeared. He described the creature as
about five to six ft in height, gray in colour.
It was totally naked. It had human features,
but more leathery, and its face was very
wide, its eyes were huge and even though
they reflected light, they still looked black,
resembling two intensely black marbles.
Its legs were very muscular, but turned
backwards, like a bird. Other hikers in
the area have reported encountering little
brown men on some of the more isolated
trails.
HC addendum
Source: Diario La Nueva Provincia, Bahia
Blanca, Argentina
Type: C?
HC addendum
Source: Paranormal Story Archives,
November 2002
Type: E
Location. La Cienaga, Pocri,
Panama
Date: early August 2002
Time: night
Location. Jacinto Arauz, La
Pampa, Argentina
Date: August 1 2002
Time: late evening
Luis Alfredo Diaz reported hearing loud
noises coming from the terraced patio
where the kitchen was located, going to
investigate he found his cat apparently
dead with two obvious holes on the neck
and some blood on the floor. Before finding
the cat he had called his wife, Maria de Los
Santos Barrios. As his wife stood in front
of him a panic stricken look came over her
face, turning around he was confronted
by a bizarre 1 metre tall humanoid that
had jumped to the centre of the patio. The
creature was described as thin, covered
with dark hair, with large pointed ears
that almost covered its face, it had very
large eyes and extremely strong hind legs
resembling that of a kangaroo. Terrified he
ran to his son’s bedroom and carried him
outside yelling for his neighbors. A search
failed to locate anything.
HC addendum
Source: Panamanian Paranormal Forum
Type: E
Location. Near Waterville
Valley, New Hampshire
Date: August 2002
Time: night
The same witness involved in a similar
encounter last year was again camping
in the same area when he again heard a
64-year old Raul Dorado was touring
some fields when he heard a loud sound
on two occasions, like a whirlwind, which
drew his attention. The third time he saw
something he describes as a green circle
with three legs hovering over him. At
that moment Dorado fell to the ground,
and according to his story, he carried a
shotgun, binoculars and a cellular phone,
the latter, which was taken from his hand,
and he could clearly see being sucked
into the object, which was apparently at
low altitude. His next recollection was
seeing the object disappear toward the
east. Dorado remained at the location for
an hour before being able to rise and walk
back to his car, returning to town in a state
of shock. He had to be hospitalized. Later
when calls were placed to the (abducted)
cellular phone someone would pick up
and heavy breathing could be heard.
Later on the phone was apparently
disconnected.
HC addendum
Source: Scott Corrales, quoting Diario La
Arena, La Pampa
Type: G?
Location. Montour Ridge,
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Date: August 2 2002
Time: 1730
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A man named Todd Sees went up the
mountain to look for pre-season deer.
He told his wife that he would be home
by noon. He rode his 4 wheeler up the
power line behind his home. He never
returned. A search party composed of
local police, state police and volunteers
searched for Sees. The 4 wheeler was
found on the top of the mountain near
a power-line. Tracking dogs could find
nothing to go on around the 4-wheeler.
The search went on for 2 days and over
6 miles of mountain was covered from
top to bottom.
Date: August 7 2002
Time: 0503A
Then, in the evening of the 2nd day, his
body was found in a hard to reach wooded
area. He was wearing his underwear. He
was emaciated, not bloated. He was pale
and had an expression of horror on his
face. When he went up the mountain
he was fully dressed, boots, camo vest,
hat, socks, pants. 3 people, on one farm,
said they saw a large round bright object
just above the power-lines at the time of
the disappearance. It was silent, it did
not move for about 10 to 15 minutes. It
suddenly went up and suddenly stopped.
A light shone down and something was
pulled up into the light. It then went
straight up, hesitated again, and then
went west over the Susquehanna River
and out of sight.
HC addendum
Source: NUFORC
Type: E
Location. Fuerte Alto, Argentina
Date: August 13 2002
Time: night
Location. Mt.Ciosek, Poland
Date: August 11 2002
Time: 1500
Hearing a loud noise coming from the goat
pen, 14 year Ariel Gonzalez summoned
his guard dogs and went to investigate. As
he approached the pen the dogs refused
to go any further and began to emit an
unearthly howl. Climbing on top of a
small hill he looked inside the pen and
was horrified to see a bizarre creature
that had climbed on top of a goat. He
described it as a short hairy humanoid
with large glowing red eyes and shiny
white sharp fangs protruding out of its
mouth. The creature jumped down from
the moribund goat and disappeared
into some nearby woods. Several of the
animals were found dead and bloodless
and mysterious three toed footprints were
found on the ground.
More specifically a farmer saw an object
above Montour Ridge at the power lines,
on top of the mountain, it was round
and very still over the lines. Suddenly it
moved what looked like a few hundred
feet to the east, it stopped and a beam
of blue and white light shone to the
ground. What was seen next was very
unnerving, he saw what appeared to be a
man suspended in the light, he was being
pulled up head first, he was moving his
arms slowly in the light. What looked like
a man was pulled up into the bottom of
the craft. A few seconds later it started
shuddering, then went west very fast,
stopped briefly, and then went straight
up and out of sight. Also three fishermen
saw the craft. The FBI is supposedly also
investigating. (Debated as a hoax, who
would? And for what purpose?).
HC addendum
Source: Rense, UFO updates, NUFORC
Type: G?
Location. Florida, exact location
not given
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The witness was in his room when he heard
a sound out in his back yard. He went out to
see and there was nothing to see. When he
came back to his room, there was a figure
standing outside of his window, the figure
was shadowy and it resembled a “typical”
gray alien. He ran outside armed with
his pellet gun and as he opened the door
he saw it disappearing into the woods in
front of the house. It was gray in colour,
hairless and the head was slightly larger
than normal.
Researcher Robert Lesniakiewicz was out
in a wooded area looking for mushrooms
when suddenly he felt an unusual quiet in
the area, the birds seemed to stop singing
and the insects had stopped chirping.
Almost simultaneously he heard a whistle
coming from somewhere in front of
him that was initially high-pitched and
then declined in volume. He noticed an
“invisible” something or somebody that
seemed to be parting some tree branches
just about 30 meters from his location.
Seconds later he heard a second identical
whistle, this time coming from behind
him. Lesniakiewicz had the distinct
impression that someone invisible was
stalking him and trying to surround him.
He could feel whistles and movement all
around him but could not see anything
physical. After a few terrifying minutes
everything suddenly returned to normal,
with the familiar bird and insect sounds
now back in focus. He searched around
but could not find any logical explanation
as to what had occurred. (Brings to mind
the attack on a woman by invisible
“aliens” in the Lorie Valley, France back
in 1950).
HC addendum
Source: Direct from witness (Robert
Lesniakiewicz)
Type: F?
Location. Sant’ Omero, Italy
Date: August 13 2002
Time: 2030
In an isolated road two witnesses inside a
vehicle watched a bizarre “monster” like
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creature crossing the road ahead of them.
The strange creature stopped briefly to
stare at them with two large black eyes,
it moved very quickly and “diagonally”
disappearing into the nearby brush. Two
other witnesses reported hearing strange
noises coming from a wooded area in the
same area.
HC addendum
Source: Fabio Di Rado, CUN
Type: E
HC addendum
Source: Fabio Picasso
Type: E
Location. Ilha De Colares,
Amazonia, Brazil
Date: August 15 2002
Time: night
Two men were reportedly attacked in a
wooded area by a short powerfully built
creature covered with black hair and
with glowing red eyes. It had three sharp
“talons” that injured both men, one of them
critically. No other information.
HC addendum
Source: Daniel Rebisso & Carlos Alberto
Machado Type: E
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THE 1972 MOLONG,
NSW UFO ENCOUNTER
“My mother was taking me to school
in Orange (central west NSW) as well
as working there herself. The time
was 8am. We had a couple of workfriends in the car as well, but they
saw nothing! I was sitting in the back
seat behind the driver’s seat looking
out to the right and ahead as I always
did. I was looking at trees, animals
etc. up ahead of the car, when I saw
something of interest and I decided
I would watch it until we passed by!
This happened during the morning
about 10 kms outside of Molong while
heading to Orange.
I noticed something was shining in
the distance in the paddock beside
the road, and as we got closer I could
make out a flying saucer. It was just
the other side of a rise in the hill, and
the way the road was, you had to be
looking out to the right to see it! If
mum saw it she said nothing! I saw,
as we got to the bend in the road, the
saucer was in plain view: it was shiny
like if you take a fluro light outside
and turn it on on a bright sunny day.
You could not make out the shape too
well until you got closer to it. I was
about 50 metres from it when I first
saw it! and there were three large, tall
‘men’ aliens with it: One either side
of it walking around, and one heading
towards the fence, and he was looking
at the cars going by and I know he
saw me looking at him - I don’t know
what sex it was, but I assume it was
a he. They were all tall: at least 7ft!
All were wearing silver reflective suits
like overalls with helmets. The suits
were not bulky at all, it looked like
they were close fitting!
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The whole time I could see them, all
they did was look around as though
they were studying the area. The one
walking towards the fence and road
looked as if he was going to step over
the fence, but by then they’d gone out
of sight. To this day I can see them as
if it was yesterday, and I know exactly
where the area is, and I could still go
to the exact spot if road works have
not cut the corner away!
One day I will get back there and see if
there is anything different: like marks
where grass won’t grow, or burn spots
on rocks etc. If I had a radiation kit
I would test for that. After all this
time it should still show something I
would think! I know what I saw and
I know it is real!
• Description: the ship looked like
it reflected sunlight, but it also
absorbed it, and it resembled a
light left on in the sunlight.
• Location: main highway from
Molong to Orange, central west
N S W, a p p rox . 10 k m s f ro m
Molong.
• Other witnesses: I am not
sure, no one else in the car said
anything!
• Apparent size: huge single saucer
as large as a 12-ton truck.
• Actual size: the size of an 8-ton
truck, just as high and as long.
• Altitude: on ground, landed.
• Object origin: stationary for a
period before I saw it, because the
occupants were outside it walking
around.
• D u ra t i o n of s i g h t i n g : 10
seconds.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attached is a drawing for you, but I
am afraid it’s not very good. However
it does give you an idea. It would be
heaps better if I get to show someone
where it was and where they were
positioned and walking around! I
was thinking about the craft’s legs:
I know I didn’t see any, but I am
thinking it must have had them to
support the size, but they could not
be seen because of the way the ship
was disguised with the light being
absorbed and the glow about it not
so much reflected!
I was looking at the fluro light last
night, with the light diffuser over it,
and that would be as close as I could
describe what the ship looked like
with its glow. Like the fluro, you can’t
make out the edge too well, but you
can make out the shape and that it is
long and straight. In the case of the
ship, I could make out it was a saucer
shape but I could barely make out the
door-shape. I thought about it really
hard last night and, yes, I did see it:
I did just make out the shape of the
opening, and I also remember now the
‘beings’ were either side of the ship
and both were carrying something
in one hand. Like in my drawing
each was holding it across the body,
like you would if you were holding
a weapon, but it could have been
something to test the atmosphere, or
soil, or else some hand-held device
that was taking a film of the area and
the cars!
I am sure the one that was walking
with a purpose towards the road
did see that I noticed them, and he
was walking towards the car and
was walking straight down the slope
from the ship as though he was
going to stop us, but we were too
fast and passed him as he got to the
fence! I am sure other drivers and/or
passengers would have seen the ship,
and adults would have reported it, for
sure, even if they did it anonymously.
I am sure if a public request was made
for anyone to come forward about it,
they would, because the ship would
have been there for a while.
I estimate it would have landed a few
minutes before we got there, because
the aliens were already out and
looked like they may have just started
walking away from the ship on either
side. And the one that came directly
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from the ship may have just got out of the door when
we went past and he may have been going down to the
roadway in any case, probably to have a closer look at the
primitive cars going past ... it may have been a coincidence
that I happened to see him as he looked up and in my
direction. My estimate of around 10secs may be wrong;
it may have been longer, because I first noticed the glow
from a distance up the road - I am not sure how far up the
road though: we had to slow down for the corner, which
was about a 70-to-80-km or 45%-or-so corner, with the
ship in full view all the way around the bend and also on
the long, down-hill approach to the corner, as well as for a
further 50 to10 metres after the corner. It may have been
around 20secs or so...the only way I will know for sure
is when I go back and time myself on the approach and
departure of the corner until it’s out of sight!
With the alien heading towards the road: if no one saw
the ship, they would have seen him as he was so close to
the road, especially for traffic coming from the other way
(from S to N)!
I just remembered a movie made a few years ago about
aliens and they were glowing: all you could see in the
movie were the black dots where their eyes were; if you
toned down the glow to half that, then you would be close
to what these ‘beings’ looked like with their suits on and
the glow of the ship!
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Now I have a reason to stop at the spot the next time I
am going that way, and I will take photos for you! I am
not sure when though, because I don’t have a car at the
moment!
If I remember more details, I will let you know: I am
remembering new things now because I have never had
to before. They’ve always been there, and the smaller
details I have never had to worry about, however if I relax
and close my eyes with no distractions I can remember
more detail!
I am sure though there was nothing wrong with the car we
were in, unless the car radio played up. I can’t remember
that little bit, because I was so intent on taking-in as much
as I could, when I first saw it, and tossing up whether or
not to say anything, and also thinking by the time they
looked we would be past it. I am sure that mum and the
other passenger would have seen it! I will ask my father
if mum said anything to him before she died!
Since that day, I try to make sure I have a camera with me
if I go somewhere and one is always on my dining table
just in case!
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Gorokan, NSW
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AVALON AIRSHOW UFO
SIGHTING
February 1997
By Anonymous
I took the picture at the Friday night air show around about 6:30pm on either the 7th or 14th of
February 1997. The Roulettes were on at the time with an aircraft circling far off in the background
(this cannot be seen in the photo); no other aircraft were present in the air at that time. I took the
picture but didn’t notice anything strange until I received the photo back from the shop. Please take
a look at the image I have supplied. This image has been blown up to 2400dpi around the object. I
tried searching for the negative before but to no avail (I still probably have it hidden somewhere in
the house).
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TALES OF GHOSTLY
SIGHTINGS
Do you believe in ghosts?
No, but I am afraid of them!
by Jo Kent
I have no idea who asked the question or who replied, but I do know that whether you believe in
ghosts or not, they can and do fascinate people from all walks of life.
THE GHOST OF
FRED FISHER
1826
Campbelltown, NSW
I have no idea who asked the question or
who replied, but I do know that whether
you believe in ghosts or not, they can
and do fascinate people from all walks
of life.
This is Australia’s most famous ghost
story. Hope you enjoy it.
On 26 July 1815, Fred Fisher was
sentenced to fourteen years transportation
to Australia. By 1822 Fred Fisher had
served half his sentence and was granted
permission to purchase a property, the
property being at Campbelltown.
In 1825 Fred Fisher had an argument
UFO REPORTS
PENNSYLVANIA, USA: Pennsylvania
Ufologist Stan Gordon reports a daylight
close-range observation of a small cigarshaped UFO. This occurred on Wednesday,
December 31, 2003 at approximately
1:30 pm as the witness was driving west
of Ligonier, Pennsylvania (population
1,695), a small town at the intersection
of Routes 30 and 711, located about 32
km west of Johnstown. The driver was
heading westward on Route 30 when she
observed an object flying through the sky
about 10 feet (3 m) off the ground. The
object was moving up the right side of the
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with a local carpenter and received a light
prison sentence. Worried about his farm,
Fred gave his neighbour, George Worrall,
power of attorney during his imprisonment.
Serving his sentence, Fisher returned to
town a short time later.
On 17 June 1826, Fred Fisher mysteriously
disappeared with George Worrall
announcing that Fred Fisher had sailed for
England. Three weeks later, George sold
Fred’s horse and other personal belongings
claiming that Fred had sold them to him.
Needless to say, the townspeople became
suspicious.
Almost four months after the mysterious
disappearance of Fred Fisher, a strange
occurrence took place in a local hotel. On
that memorable night 1926, a wealthy and
respectable farmer, John Farley, stumbled
into the local hotel in a state of shock.
John claimed he had seen the ghost of Fred
highway, and initially the observer had
the suspicion that she was observing a
bird. The woman soon realized that the
object had no wings. The object began
to approach closer, giving the witness the
opportunity to get a better look at it. She
described the object as cigar-shaped,
about 12 inches (30 cm) in length, and
it appeared to be metallic. On the side
of the object were several dark, possibly
black bands. At a distance of about 15
feet (4.5 m), the object changed direction
and began to keep pace with the vehicle.
The witness indicated that the object
hovered just above her, then in front of her
at a distance she estimated to be about
12 feet (3.8 m) or less. The object then
suddenly took off overhead and was no
longer seen. The entire experience lasted
about 15 seconds.
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Fisher sitting on a rail of a bridge over a
creek. The Ghost pointed to a paddock
along the creek then faded away.
The body of Fred Fisher was later
discovered in the very paddock where his
ghost had pointed to.
On 17 September 1826, George Worrall
was arrested on suspicion of Fred’s
murder. On 5 February 1827, George
Worrall was found guilty and sentenced to
death by hanging. While on the scaffold,
George confessed to the murder.
The tale of the ghostly sighting was not
permitted in a court of law.
By kind permission of the ‘Campbelltown
City Council’s Visitor Information Centre’,
NSW
BRAZIL: On Tuesday, December 16, 2003,
at 11 pm, Daniel D. was outdoors in the city
of Fortaleza, in Ceara state, Brazil when
“I spotted a UFO sitting stationary in the
southwestern sky.” “It was a small oblong
white object seen as clouds passed by. It
did not move, and it did not look or behave
like a kite. It remained long enough for me to
go upstairs, get my Kodak 35mm camera,
come downstairs and snap a photograph.
I would estimate that it was 45degrees
above the southwestern horizon. I did not
see it approach or depart. It appeared in
the clear portion of the night sky. Then
the next cloud passed, and it was gone.”
Fortaleza is on Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean
coast, located about 1,000 km northeast
of Brasilia, Brazil.
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