Flying Saucer Review November 1976 [antikvár]

Editor CHARLES BOWEN ConsultantsGORDON CREIGHTON. MA, FRAI, FRGS, FRASC. MAXWELL CADE, AInstP, FRAS, AFRAeS. CEng, FIEE, FIEREBERNARD E. FINCH. MRCS, LRCP, DCh, FBISCHARLES H. GIBBS-SMITH, MA, FMA, Hon Companion RAeS, FRSA R. H. B. WINDER, BSc, CEng, FIMech E PERCY HENNELL. FIBP I. GRATTAN-GUINNESS. MA. MSc. PhD Overseas J. ALLEN HYNEK, PhDAIME MICHELBERTHOLD E. SCHWARZ. MDAssistant Editor EILEEN BUCKLEAn International iournal devoted to the study of Unidentified Flying ObjectsVol.22, No. 4 (published November 19761CONTENTSUFO seen from "Trident" near Lisbon: Omar Fowler 2The "Stonehenge" incidents of Jan. 1975-Pt. 2: Ted Bloecher 5Advice for Ufology: 1. Grattan-Gulnness 12UFO-Hellcopter Close Encounter over Ohio: Jennie Zeldman 15Another Teleportatlon in Brazil: 20Soalclng Wet "Space Flight": Gordon Creighton 23Astronomer'^ Surprise In Perseus: Robert A. Schmidt 24Spies for the "Spacemen": Gordon Creighton 28British Reports, old and new: Jenny Randies 30Mall Bag 32World Round-up ill FSR Publications Ltd.Contributions appearing in this magazine do not necessariiy reflect its policy and are published without prejudiceJ For subscription details and M address please see foot of 1 page ii of covetIMPROVED REPORTINGQ UR JOURNAL has always been fortunate in its contributors; peoplewith something to say on the subject regularly jostle to have work accepted and published in our pages. These people know that if accepted, their reports, views or discoveries will be presented with care in a responsible journal, and that not only will they reach a small but select audience which specialises in the subject, but also will gain an entry into many prominent institutional libraries around the world. Possibly they also feel it is better that way than to have their work kicking around the news-stands as bait for a less critical audience.Particularly noticeable during the last year or two has been the improving quality and variety of the investigations, and the relevant reports which have been sent to us. This has applied especially to reports from France, Belgium and Spain, to some from South America and, more recently, to a growing stream from the United States of America.It has been a source of dismay, therefore, that with an occasional notable exception, there has been little of comparable quality from investigators in Britain. We have been subjected to "scientific" hoaxing (which, as far as we were concerned, served to underline our inability, as a purely spare-time publishing organisation, to find time both to edit this magazine and indulge in our own investigations), and to witness frantic publicity-seeking drives which invariably misfired. But while we have been grateful for the sterling efforts of friends Hke Peter Johnson, Jenny Randies and a handful of other conscientious investigators who can in no way be blamed for the paucity of material, the shyness of ridicule-fearing witnesses or the squirrel-like activities of some other investigators we have yearned for more of the detailed reports of in-depth investigations which we feel may be there for the asking.Fortunately there is a chance that the tide may be on the turn. Omar Fowler and his colleagues of SIGAP have had a truly remarkable case drop into their laps, and they have treated it straight and with no nonsense, recording separate statements from each of the three main and highly-qualified witnesses. And what a case it turns out to be! Radar alert of UFOs from ground control at a major airport, with three air liners involved two of them British Airways planes followed by radar-visual observations by the crew on the flight deck of at least one of the aircraft, and visual observations by the passengers. All this, and a repeat mystery a couple of hours later when the same crew were making their return flight.How did Messrs. Omar Fowler, Richard Beet and their colleagues come to know of this?For the simple, but effective, reason that they had set up a system of communication with the public, particularly that elusive and hidden public which undergoes a UFO experience, and is then unable to find anyone who will listen sympathetically and responsibly to their story. That system consists of two essentials: first, a telephone directory entry under "Unidentified Flying Objects": secondly, an entry in the telephone directory's "Yellow Pages" of small advertisements. One of