Flying Saucer Review May 1976 [antikvár]

could come from 'foreign powers,' was discussed by us way baclt in 1965. What kind of responsible power would admit the fact that craft of a foreign power were landing unopposed on their territory, often near to prohibited areas. Furthermore we speculated in 1965 that the controllers of these craft might well find themselves faced with an insuperable recruitment problem, for surely the inexhaustible supplies of 'little men' for the crews must be hard to come by.However, the most misleading passage is the one about there having been no sightings on radar, or by the air force's own airmen. That, to those who know about these things, is completely untrue, for we had, on February 21, 1974, the word of the French Minister of Defence, M. Robert Galley,* in a France-Inter radio interview (which we have on tape) that there have been radar "sightings" of UFOs in France, and we do not doubt he had both air-to-air radar interceptions, and ground radar locatings in mind. For the question posed by reporter Jean-Claude Bourret was: "Monsieur le Ministre, have there been cases in which Mirage aircraft have pursued UFOs over France?"In his reply M. Galley alluded to an important radar sighting in Aquitaine in the 1950s, to other French cases which remained unexplained, to the Caselle Airport (Italy) ground-to-air radar/visual cases, to the modest number of reports by French Air Force pilots, " even some that are classified."Perhaps an attempt is now being made by the French "Establishment" and this could also be bad news to disabuse French minds of the notions instilled in them by the words of M. Galley; notions that there have been, and are, radar interceptions of UFOs a reaction on the part of the Establish-A fine new book, an introduction to the study of UFOs . . .THE EDGE OF REALITYA progress report on Unidentified Flying ObjectsbyJ.ALLEN HYNEK and JACQUES VALLEE300 pages Price S5.95HENRY REGNERY CO. 180 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO Illinois 30601ment which, in Britain, is virtually automatic. (We remember all too well the notorious Man Alive programme in February 1972 when, after your Editor had carefully described the Bentwaters/ Lakenheath USAF/RAF ground-to-air, air-to-air radar sightings, with visual confirmation by ground observers, pilots and aircrew,t he was followed soon afterwards by a serving officer who blandly denied that there were any radar sightings by the services.So why should the French services suddenly appear to get cold feet, particularly over the radar sightings? Is it possible that they took a cue from their late president, M. Pompidou, who was on his death bed at the time of the Galley broadcast. We have heard, on good authority, that among his last words to his Minister of Defence were: "Tu ne penses pas que nous avons déja assez de msur les bras sans parler des soucoupes?" ("Don't you think we have enough s on our hands without bringing in the saucers?")When reading through that profound question it is clearly seen that the President didn't deny the saucers; merely that he didn't want to have them spoken about. Perhaps that's good news after all!See French Minister speaks on UFOs in FSR Vol.20 No.2, 1974.A staggering case which was released from the secret list by the late Dr. Edward U. Condon and his USAF-spon-sored Colorado University Investigation. The "Condon Committee" couldn't explain this case and several others so they concluded that " further extensive study of UFOs probably cannot be justified in the expectation that science will be advanced thereby " etc., etc.INVISIBLEHard cover edition Price S8.95What a Group of Scientists has discovered about UFO influences on the Human Raceby JACQUES VALLEEpublished by E.P. DUTTON & CO. INC. 201 Park Avenue South New York NY 10003