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BRITISHUFO

ASSOCffitONtffink SOCbtigS BRrrrsa rlrnc sAr'm B'REAU

INGI'.FOLIS$ TIFO RESEAACE CLI'8 IINESIDE UTO SOCIETASCOtTIIIS I'FO NESEAFCE SOCIETT I{I{DON trI'O. AESEA*CE ORCANISATIOITSTRASFORD-Otr..AVOT{ UtrO GROI'P DINECT ITVE,STIGATIOT{ SROUP Of AERIAIpEENoHET{r cEETTEUEAM rlrrlte sAucER cRonp IsIa oF nlcn! uroI]TVESfIGAIION SOCIETY CA"!{BNIreE UilIVERSITT GROI'P TOR TBE I$TEST-IGAIION OF UToe oXfORD UNTVERSITI llTos SfIIDI cSoItP

I. !O CO-OnDItrl[E tnvcgti.gatlou and proaote reeearcht.r'to lll{MNTIfIED FLID{0 OB.IECI phenonena.

!O DISIiEI{INAIE n[ffiLEDOE aait facllltate tboercheagc ef inforngtloa oa thie aubJect.

UI{IDAj?IfT$ IlL]|lNG OBJECTS - often referr"ed to es nflyi:rg saucetstr arenysterious seriel pbenonena which tlo not in any wey resenbLe any lootmkinel otr nachine or netural phenonenon.

Bnroa ,rou&{A" COI\ITENTS sE!,rBEn r soulisl re6t

EDITONIAI,, 2

SIGUIIIaG nEPoSsS t I+5 6?rNmvrErrilc al{ ErEtrrsEss I g

8reIONAI, ORSAXISAIION . ilAP 10 1Iurs?EBr GEAXERS e rt 14 r5sss oF oSsEEvAsroil 15 17 18 19 2o

iX3ICIES aaal l,SmBnS f,or pnbllcation ia BItrcA JOU$[*L tLou!.d beaddrceced to the ASSIST!$! EDITOB:

PEEEB STASTEI6 Duaefold SoueelKiaganynpfoa par&,/Ktngetoa Xl'll8I'BBET/EIIGI'AND

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BI.IFOA.Journal Sunmer 1!53

TIHE often seens to heve trailed the

Middle Agea iuio the 2oth centurJr.

Tbere is evetr aor an incrediblaatnouat of near-nedleval prejudice and

auapicion atteacling the inveatigalionof unerplaiaed phenonena.

EAPPILI, tbere Ufologlr is colacern€A

ther6 iB evitlenoe that auch of thisis belng ov€reome. It is a Pcispectrhich haE beea oade infiaitely Eore

real bJr tbe formatioa of Tbe BritighU.F.O. Agsociatlon.

OURNALfEE UfO organisatl.one of hitaia areaort for the fLlgt tlner ia aposition to pool their regources.I great ileal is beiag learaeil fronthe ateatly strean of infornati.onreaching tbe Loadoa U.F.O. Researchorgenlaation (lufono)r the centralbraJrcb of tbe Assoei.atioa.

L{TFORO is rleveloplag a puaob oarileyateri rhlch 1111 facllitateconpsciaoaE betreea aigbtrn6s oa arholl.y scl€rrtlfic baEis. Its Cro5riloasectioa is httiatiag a seb€loe lhicbrill have a sinilar reeult"

|EEN thes6 tto s3rsteue ars iaoperatioul rc ghall diacover aoY'lana or tenaleacios rhich nay erloti.o IIFO actlqity. These reEultg 1111be grbliohea i-lr the Journal' a,fterpresentetl.oa at the armual coaf,erenceof the Asgociation.

'fEEY are hopad for sooa.

{SE breatthrough is at harnd.

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3B#"r sumc t9d3 slglrting reports 3

IU|YSTETTY LIGHTSATScDUTFlLffiFTEhe follortng rell-autheaticated. slgbilag ie stiLL bei.ng

thoroughly iavosti-gateil by the Canbridge Uri.yorsitJr Oroup. EhiesunndrJr Ls talcen fron a prellni:rary report by lb. D.f,. pany, ofHagilal.ene College.

D.rkneee had fallea on Decenber \gt L96Zt a,fter e cloudlesa,sunny day, rhen a naa at Brooke (Eaet of l{orticb) lroticod trovery bright lights, oae aligbtly belor and behinil the other.fhey rere novlug eIotly East tovs,rde the coast.

?bls rag at 4.15 p.n., anil betreea thea a,ncl 5.30 p.n. theyr6re Been by auneroua rl,tneseeg. They appearecl a,s tbree verybrlght lighta, oae of rhlch tliaappearecll thea es e g:roup ofyeL1or ligbts cbangtng i-a aunber ancl foraatioo eccord.ing toiliffereat ritnesaee, but alraye rith on€ brtgbter rbite lightfolloriag closely behiad.

Flnally, at 5.3O p.n., a far&€r anrl hle sou ratcheal Lilarnsgeneat as three huge objecte, each ooaaisting of abouteight yellor ligbtc ia anor-head for.uatlon ritb a brightrhtte llgbt behlacl, tbe tbree groups algo la srror-headfomatlo!, paseitl alorly overhead.

f,r. Parry, rto learut of the sightirry frou a ehort report lathe loca1 pap€rr haE laterviereil 30 ritneases. !e reports thatnany of then oaly cEne for'actl af,ter geveral telavlgion aoa railioIrrogrF{ne6 and. a auaber of l€ttere ou tbe eubject ia the localpap€ro. Even nol, he caye, nore ritneessa are beiog forrnil.

At thir etage h the Lnvestigatiolrr llr. paa.ry tlrars thefollorirg coaclusLoaer

1. That the cloEe corresponileace ia tLue, ilfirection,appearance anil chacacterieticg of thE IJFOs nakee Lt probablethat the aane obJects rer6 seen by all the ritnessea.

2. fhet (by calaulatioa) the UfOe rere probably betreere l00ft.aail 2OOft. ac!os6, flying at 1O to 4O laotr, ritht! half anlle of cany of tbe ritlrosBoc.

3, that tbay rere pobably three ciroul'ar objects, eacb ritba bri@t light et Lt6 contre aail ye1lor ltgbts at the rit.

4. fhat they *ere ln cloae foroatio!, ba*ing ltke al,rcea,ft,cloing turas anil ovarlappin€ oonsiderebly co ei to obaoqre oaeaaother.

Xolo resoarch ta betng rmrlertaken, anrl tt Lr erpecteil topablirh a fuller report rhe! thlr Ll .caplcted..

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a siglrting reports 5H$9*"r surumer 1963

Thg folloring tso eighting r€potts, ?€c6ived frorrt shipq at ssateach deecribe UFOs soen on November l, L962. The possibility oftbem being the ga,rne or related object cannot be igaored.

Ur. R. Blackburnra navigatingapprentice on boanil S.S. Briti.shArchitect, rag in the Xediter-ranoan on Novernber lp havingLeft Port Saitl the previous daybound for the U.K. He rri.tesr

rfoo fhursday eveaiag (uov. 1)f noticeil a rather peculiarc1oud. i.n the sky. It resleaving practically due Southa.nd. ras circular in Sape.nI goon noticed it ras novj.ngquite fast in a northerlydirectionr a.nd that it rae theonly cloud in the sky. In slzeit seeiled to be a 1iit1e largerthan a fu1I moon.

"f tolcl the Extra Chief0fficer about it, and throughthe binoculars rve rers able tosee that it was a very dimsatellite a,nd the cloud was ahalo around it. Thi"e ras nostpeculia.r es the mooar rbicb rasia j.ts first quarterr had noha1o.

"The satellite nent overheailthen sta.rted to cliaappean, andfinally disappeared altogethe!ln the region of Caesj.opaela.

"This nakee the second

Sr. P.A. Griffitht algo aaavigati.ng: apprenticer nae j.nthe Rect Sea on lltov. 1 in M.V.Bri.ti.eh l,oyalty on pa.esage frornSuez to tittle Adea. He 'rri.tes:

'rCapi. Xason anal'I si-ghted aglow in the eky underneath thestar Vega. It rae novingacross the sky in a lortherlydirectioa and sligbtly iacreaa-ing 1n eltituile.ttlt sag circular in shape rithsigno of a horizoutal elongationaail in the centre could be seena st&r of poor brilliance. Itappeared to nove at the speeclof e sputDik or Echo satellitein orbit.

"$o eor::rd of aircraft rashearcl at the tirne, a,ucl in anycase it appaared to be of toogteat a.n altitucle. There vasa,bsolutely no cloud in the ekyand visibili.ty *a,s excelleat;so good, in factr that re *eraable to ratch a noon of oalyfour days rlghi ilo*n on to thehorizon a.s it set.

[The object ras vieiblE foronly five rninuteg aad di"s-appearerl beari.ng approxinatelyilue I'iortb. tsputnik I bave seen that

dieappeared ia nid-flight.has

No frrrther deteils rere given by Mr. Blackburne but Hr. Griffithprovides the following inforrnation about his sighting: Position ofibe srrj.p 13oo3lr. +1oir'r.; Time ?4o Glflr 2o4o Zone time at sbip;Bearlng of Vega lO'f- true, altitude 2.5-; Vertical.diaroeter of IIFO(as nee.r as could !e raeaeured by sextant at night)l"fO'; Apploximateiiiit"a.^"i uo'o-izoi Ba,rometer reading 29c8o; i.rp!.*t,ot bror.;Wind 15O" true, 1-2 Beaufort, In a siraple sketch of ihe object, Mr.Griffith lnclicated a halo and its brightest part. As it noveai aclosstbe sky oiher stare could be seen througb the halor he said.

We are inilebteci to B.P. Tanker Go. ltil. and theMeteorological Office for theee reporte.

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3S9*"e Sumer 1963

Sn k"Les&cil $.gb+"frS eo aLau{ th* tu o pcopb lavolwd thatt&ry rsd{ately repwtcd lt to t&. poltcc- Ibc sl'rnlartty betc*tilte lepct eA ths teo frqon tfte rbl.pc rS Eoe s tibs peevlera page teuwtb mti.ug.

!tF. B- J. l$etgbbwr, 2,, e, a@terr of ctggtlter lHlg, lerte.,uas ail,tttng tltt& btE glrlX ffi.ose la his va @ 8a*h$sted 6om mOoL 2t 1964 fre ceeFnaloe Strst noti.c€d tbe obJcct. Shr crplaiaedlsttr t&at lt rttrrctr{ bcr rttotiu bccange thcf fngatfy perhedthsp ead 6bs hnr Bri!!'r s€la a star la tb.t FCrt of tbc slry bcfc.c,fu ti,F ss 9 p.r. Ur. ss!,gbbqrr deearlbod tt as rjust i !d.! heed.t* ttlffi*

up aad Fend ed tbcn stsrtoit to coo tprarde ue. t8 ltba,tr dm c ns tt got ueh btor. f&s lt rras ucarly ovgtt rd ailtsil.sct dlmr eurld bc se.tr eI1 road lt, 11&e r balo. l'hgre rss s{ €!@st thit UgLt b tb -ldd'ts r.ucb epmar.ed to bc fer 118btselose togetbar.

!A i[stlsat h*ir-g sqrd csrrld bc besrd. ft rcnd very elorlyover Bs Ettl tt rns qrt o? rdgr frlou tbc t!6t rlador. I rrs vcryessqal ad stsrbd tbe v!rr, prttlng m ly baedtlglta. ry Slrl frienclras sti.ll mtchd.ag tt, eId ehc sgtrl t'be Ught of thc qbJect ucat outesfptoryhcedllgbts.o

Utrfng Ugbts rd'tb blog ha*a bcea #re Ftt tl'les o$cr Brazll,Eocdiog to Dr. Fontee ln hls artlclee la the lhrcb-lpff ad Ury-Jieo, 1S1, tascs cf Flylag Saset bvl.{.

tilr. 6.fr Oakby, 4I, of loc&ett-Ril. 1 llidnas, IrDcs., lcpts tibcfollord.og sfgltil.trg & tic eoa dry a,s {rhat at Bertbargtad.

[email protected] 1.4,0-1.{.5 p.!, o1r Os!. 2, I.962, I vaa looE.ng t&rough aupetaira flfrdglr of Sr IoohEtt-Ri1.r{S&tng !tort!) Juat a.fter e shs,'rof ral.n. Ib€ sry ps blrre rrlth lerge nhlte clqdE. I aotl,oed r snallnLlte objeet, (I took to be disc shapod) wylag (sklnarag) acrcea t&esS ftoo feat to East (E.f.Sr cospsse b*!ry) etlcatly ultb grcet spo6d.

Tt #.@ed E& @e sX.ird aod bshfud tbe ocrt, ht rcapca.oil tatha blrc cFFa to tha East otr ths €Isal, sti.ll beptag lts stralgltc@,!rg{r ed EhaF.. It dtil tbla tdsc !or'8, loappcerlag fiol elcrda,una.ltared ta &epe. Bvrotuallg tt illaappearod la f&s clods, hlgbover the elstgrE bor:lro.

T ftrst notieed tt beeose Lt uas e lrtag oblcot la a ottcrvtaeEtll} sry r!ilchrur. It doylal fact, lib a pl.ce (es oWoscd to b[rilsetc) and, olrrtos\r not a p1ene, I vas cnrloa abo.t lt.r

otr t'la ssro sf,lanq,inr :t 3-lI! !r.r., surgscr at &rdcrla[d ssr antLlta, allre7, rmil obJeot, ebort tbs sl,ri oE e leSrre opmuabrell*rr rLlcb reoalaed polsld strgr tbs hoaidtal gF@da for rruseondg. lleo lE C@nt5r DnSar, at 11.41 p.Eo tbc scn ilayr bp noamat GateEbssd, srr a obJcct, travcElng n voqt fagt aod triglt gdd fncoLolra sbe!€d reffter li.ke r reetoglc, bt dtb l&e aorrcrg rfiodsdoff eit ths s{drs alteFtlt cutrd,.

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sighting rryts 98S*"r s---e= 19d3

oo three oocesioas l{rs- !. Sp*aag1 sat a:n uaueual greea 'startfrots her bone ia Orove-Rd., Veatnor, Isle of Blght. fhe eecoaA tiaeit noveci out of sightl antl tbe third tiae it took on s erbrs-ordinary shape. fbe follortrg eums,ries ase takes froa her repcrts.

APnII 18. 1953. 11.30 p"o.

li[:rs. Epaaaer aot'Lced aa exoeptioaally tcigbt stsr j-E theeast€rtl sky at an aaglo of about 5O deg' to th€ boriaoa. Ii raebrigbt greea aoil bshinA it there se€*aal to be a' c]'ouil of tbeconpS.anentary shade of red coeposed of alote of cc}our. Ittvlakled anc! fl-aghedr but the raye of ligbt caae oaly f,ron thaal,dee. tha alght was sooaleee but alnost cloudless. l[rs.$paunea s'rota to the Royal Obeervatory, but *as ill'sgatisfied sltbtheir suggestioas" Sbe resolved to look *gaia.

aPar@Tbe ulgbt tas overcsBt tritb very thln, blgb aad raggsd c1oud.

l{rs" Spenner asx the objeot agalar tbie tfure at an angle of 75 deg-to tho hocizoa. llbe coloura rere the eerae, but tb€rr tbe rad clouclbesane nucb larger a,ail appea:reil io ervelop it for a Doaeat. Eereyes beceroa oonf,uaed, and shen ebe looked agaia the red hailreshepeit itsel.f iato a t*11 reeesbling a roeket exheuet. Itnoved soutbseril losa,rd.a the aealthr aot apparatly at aa5r greatapeed, andl ilisappeareil behlnd a,a adj*ceat bcus.

Alalt 29, 1963. L0.41-eg:-

Tbe obJect apgeaceil a€piar thie ti'se at an angle of about55 alsg. to the borisoa anit sllgttly aorib of tbe porevlous position.Hre. Spaaaet calleil ber ttaugbtar 8a a ritnesa aotl tbey obeetred ittbrougb a apy gleec at iutervalB ov€r the fo1)'orJ:ag tro horre. Ittras ritb.out the red, cloucl aroal ras noriag' its posltLor'. Ai 1 a.a. trhea the obJect res E.S,B. at 85 d€g., lilrs. Spaoaer ear 8, sna11red light leave lt aad travel north East. tossrals the bsrizon. thesky appeareil to be cl"ouilless anil eooa af,terrarda sbe bad a cleareigbtlag tbroug! ihe glass. Sbe rrtteEr

trI coul.cl see quite d16tiac1tr txo long na.rrot cyliaclerst veryvivldly peea. Sach baci a brillia.lei red ligbt at tbe forqartl eadl(f.e" ia the itlrectlou of, travel). It aor resembled not thetraclitloaal ciga,r, but teo bright greea ligbted clgaretteg beldtogether" Thie appeera.nce dl.cl not aL+"er until lt paas€d out ofsLght"n

tttra. Spaaaerrs ilaugbter <teecribetl tbe obJect at tbis point asnlike tso thiuo obl"oag tubeer ot oDo obloag rith a dsakr borizoatal1lae across it.r - Isla of Wlght U.P.O. Iaveatig'atloa Society.

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}ffid sumer t9d3

sIRIf,Gts TEITE IJGEI SBI FBOI,I DOIIS

^ ---F: LJr Bardst- Jlt e tcst'nlcal antbor, of Etgb-St., @e, Ialcof llgbt, reports e 3O*d.mrto elgbtllg o Aprtl 19 tefo yiar.

tr f" loo&tng out to coa tton tbc top of Bredlng ud lshcy Dom,Islq of Ugbt, lhcn bc gau a uLttlsh-colorrrod arca, oblog ia alapc, '

arpondcd ptl.oolets ln q aca d.st belt bctnaea tbc s6a rnd brllliants@-llt ssr. lbs tt!6 ras bcbnan 7.15 and 7.45 9.t.. Thla etghting ocaurned t&e day aftar the flrst of lbe. Spanncrerti!.€ sfgbtfngs (eee factng pago). lbsrc yas oo rltacge.

!trl;rlnc sagcER At fiE BoffoM or !fi GlnD&rr

1ETS Tffi ?gE M DIUC CTVEI{ IO A UFO TEMR' UEICE IPPEANED II{ IXEDAIur guFEss 0F HAr 8, Lg6).

roBSm EIRST,13, 0p t6mRA!.r CtosE, KInsS:r, IJVEnpooL, morEDfSffi'GE TES KI?CMN $INDOT TND SA}' USAT gts CI.AIMED ?O M I TIXIM}strcEn Ets SECEIED fi{D $AS qlrlcfl,y JOI}IED BX EIS }tdtgER.

llf raas iBdtl 16ft. Is DIAHBTER AI{D.UAS ffO}tsnf,Hc Jt S'r OVER tHECtXDgS - IT .qElGD tO EAVE Frf0 lERIrr.S $ID A RED IJCffI Ef[30 S Er'SEE SAID. TTMre gAS A MIT BUZZ COMI$G FROU TEE FIJING SAI'CER II{D IEEiI@T SEFT FI,ASEING OTI AI{D OFtr. IT STAIED FOR I{EIN,X A I{IHUIS I!'D lBEAUEST GT OVEB lEB rc{tEMPS.T

BOIE NO8ERT lsD HIS }4OTEEB TEM M tEE IOCAI POIICE STATTOE TONEPONf, SE IXCIDEIT.

EtsIP BRIDGE PtsENOHEI{ON

laotber slatn tbat e lIF0 tcuoheil dorn rrlttln yarda of thelr homcoooa l.!on Hr. and Mrg. L. Greenbatgh, of Egser-Av.1 Feyvood, I.arlcs., /Accor"rillag to e report ln the Eeynood Advertter of Uay 3 thLs year, {tne slghtlng nes rade fron lrbe Green baighre badrooe at five alnutsepart farl on $rndry rcnrlug (AFr{l 2S}. lbe r.epor{ ie colrep(oroustbr€ngb Lts :!.ference to aolse beard at tbe tLe.

ltc ccnple sald ttet they bear.ril the sdrad of an cnglnc apgoacbtngaad frol ths nindq ganr a Fgu,cer. specding over&cad.

lte. GreolhaLghleft alrcst toebsd tbc rroof and {rhcn ns say ttscwvn anqr and bover owr a partly hetlt bqsEacroas the road. It etryrd tlrere cbqt toa d.a-utes anal tbea tqrcbcd dqm.

!h.. Erscabrlghl rtbe Ught froa tfie obJect rr6s rulrctng. ft raatha brl.gbteet llght f hava cwr aeea and tbcnoiee of tbe auginee rae Just llhe a rochcttaklng off. As tt Fassed or nlailor, ltllluntnatcal the nhole bedrooa.

%Il {ibe 1lgbt oeecd to be pnoJcotoi doranrrrie,none above. I got ro Llpreeslo, of shap orslae bocanse the lLgbt nas too lrtgbt.rl

.lfter tcn d.mtee sr Bo tbo ongintr uoise fla6 heard aealn aal flilaalavqT la the distancs, rlbls ttre thers res rro llgbt or arythlngrr!b. Qrsenhr{gb eald. Otiber resldents ia the strget appcrto hai!slcpt tbrangb the inctdeat, bat a sonan nho lLvcg La Boltq-Fil., BE$r,nlntatns c4h,etically thet sbe h.arrn tibo s€s Dois€ at pecteo\y t&egans tLn. &c ror*s rt ths ssor t{tll as !b. Cceenbglgb.

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98t9*"r surner 1953

INTERVIEWNG AN EYEWITNESSE fr P$EPfiHISIN

the follortrg aoteE ar€ takea frolr a lecture* on tbe favestlg-ation of UFO reports by llr. C.f.P. Stepheaaoor Secretacy of TheBrlilgh U.F.O. AeEoclatlon ancl Chairnan of tbe toaeloa U.F.O.Begearch orgaalsatlorr. In hig lecture Ir. Stephenbon looked at,sone of tbe iU.fficnlties e rould-be iavestigator oa'n er1lect tooeet. ldvLce rag offered aail the techniquee tblcb have beea founilto proiluce the aoat effectiva resultc rere outlined.

Tbe illfficultler of aeel.ag a tlta€Fs et his houe are ofteaexaggoratecl. Ueuelly the begt thing to, tlo ia to caLl rlthoutreral-g at a tLne rbicb roulcl se€B to be couveaieot. lboriag thewltnegets Job rlll obvLously belp ln ilcteroiaiag thts. Celtaialya strange voice oa the telelhone nay fiail tbe tLtteets reluctant tomake a'll appoiatneatl rblLrt a letter EaJr ltrove evea legg rerartliag.It Ls nuch eagier to aake aa orcuac i'a rrtting.

! reapectable-looklag investigator ahorlil have no difficrrltyia beingi ailnltteil to a bouse if courteousr 3ret persuaaive. It Lsuanlseo horever, to offer any forca to thg rltaesr before ororsi:ogtbe thresholal. fhia Ls a very quick ray to a rebuff.

Hany rltnesaes b€con6 erecperated rhen bailgeretl by differentUFO groupe to tlesarl,be ibe5.r erperlences. fhe co-orillaationaehieved by Tbe 3ritiab U.F.O. lssoclatloa ri1l bapplly poreveltnuch of thie. Yj.sits f,roa the looal pesa are laeviteblel horevetea,uil Latleed it 1g oftea thaokg to the local peeo that re flrgt bearof a sigbtlag" lhe oost te cao bolte for b€r€ la co-opeatl'oa.

In tbs rake of etasp€ratio! la a rltnegs there oftca follorgconfuci.oa. tbe rl.tness nay try to cor€r uP an 9!ror in big EeEorttlue to tbls coafusloar ri.tb the reguLt that the iaveetigator tlia-nissss bia atory ag falce. Ia eircungtaacas guch a! thssa theiaveetigator 1111 beaefit nucb frou aa uattersts,ndiat of hdnaoaatu:re. A *ltaege tho ecbnoldara hie etory to iopceae ta unltkelyto go o! rep€eting bi,o eraggeratioag if he reall'geg hig llateaeriB Beelag tbrougb hia.

It ia lnportsnt to renenber that he rho tells ll'eg elgo tellstho troth. lay runber of fala€hootls alo aot antiroly Lavell'tlate aatory. SallnrE to rea!,igo thig haa beea e naJor lst-beck to IIFO

laeeotlgstioas, partlculacly rhea people bave alalneil coatact ritbuPOs anal tbetr pllott. Oa the otber haad c@plet€ hoalec areperpetreted, and lhaa a ttof,t beglaa to oollapae the poreibllt'tyof thlg shout"il not bo far fron aD LD?eattgstorrc thougbtr..

oootd.r Ir. Stepheagoa ilellvered the leoture frorr rli.cb tht! srtlaleLg taken to tbe Canbiitge Unlverslty Group for tbe Inveatlgetlolof U.F.O!. oa Febcuary 8r 1953r anil tbe Orfeil llalveral.ty U.F.Oc.Sturly Group oa Iay 8r 1963.

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la effort shoulir be nade by the iav€stigator to iliscover tbea€groe of llluaioa ia a ritaese. Both optical coad.ltio:rg enil theeaotioaa.! stat6 of 4 tltuesB alu:rl.g tbe peri.oal of gi'tbtlttg uay havea,ffectetl bis perceptlon of tbe object. fhe rigbt resultg areusualLy obtalaeil by neraly cauaLag the ritaeee tg coastd€r th€possibility of illusloaary factore.

llbere i.e elraya the denger, of coursa, thai the ritaese,having recogaiaetl illuelonary factorg anil tbitrkirrg that theerplanation is probably nore si.apl'e than be orlglaal-ly thoughttrl11 elaborat€ his storJr to save face. Tbis tlaager caa perhaps beovercone by ihe iaveatlgator erplaining that he ig interested iathe alghting rhatever the erp}anatloa'

Oatheotherhandrcritaeseaeybeinaocloubtrhatevertba'tth€ obj€ct appeared anil behaved just as he reneobers lt a,nil theneraggeiate oafy to convince a scaptical investigalor. The noralhere is eelf-Evitlent.

Sone connon lllusionary factore atre aE follorg:

I. !I3E: t' single ligbt ia often eraggeratecl in th€ n€Bory'2. ffimrr: A s1or, Eoving light may app€ar to be noving in

TiiCA jerke, antl a fatling ligbt oay gC-ve the irapreaeioaof Doving awaY into the dista'nce.

3. !I@t Variationg i8 luninosity are oftea oonfusecl forG-ratrons rn arze.

4, W, Objects seea only for a fer secoads aro oftonlaaccuratelY renenbered.

,. SOiJt{D: l:o obgerver cooceatrating oa I elghting nay thinkhe bearg souillE.

the ail of the iavestigator is to reconEtruct the trrbanonenonas it really appearecl to the rltaees'

f,heu a Elghtiag baa been ritaeased by several people ln thessne house, it ie tleeirable to intervier eacb rituess aaparately.fhis iE perhaps b€st achi.evecl by haviag more than one lvestigatorthere at the t1me.

Wbea a tape-recorder ie to be uaedr Lt ls beat to have apureliniuary noa-recotcleil ictervier to al1ay nsrvouEnesB. layaiffer.oce in tone of voice betre€tt the tro intervierg should be

nentioneil ln a report to lhe Britieh U.F.O. Asgociation.

A brief rrltten accourrt of a aightlag for the Srttish U'F'O'association ni1I be very va1uable, both as a record ancl a forn ofeylclence. such a,a accouat ruuet be supplenenleit by a report fronthe i.avostj.gator explaining a,roy ili'acrepaacies hs has lroticad'

Shorthaad, too, shoulcl be irseal oaly rlth csrs Eo ag aot tocauge too tlucb narvousness in the wll36sE. Reports of iaterviergeboulit be rrittea up ionecllately afterla,rcls, before oaers niad hag

tlne to becone confugeil by tliscusaioD tith eol1ea4uea.

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5 ROBIN SADLER (Canbridge Univereity Group for the Investigationof UTOs) Si.dney Sussex Col1ege, Canbridge.

7 J D LLE:IIELLIN (Stratford-on-Avon UFO Group) 5J Maeoae RoadStratford-on-Avon, Wamickehire.

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I.n lbe Dd.Iy Erprees of {th fufi f953 tbere rae aa intrlgutngreport of, a hole la a ftelal, Ag tMs ge6mA rorth lnsetlgatlng,Nlgel gtapbenao! a!.d r rreat dosa th€ aert day auil r pald a-secordr161t o! tbe {tb aail Z!tb. lbe follortrg le an account of the factsaacertataed.

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-rffils ls aflelal at !{a!or Fatts, Charlton, Ell'tshire, Juet to the

east of sbaftesburT b Dorset. The fcn lg o'mecl by ur. Roy Blaacher{.captaln John Rogere, head ol a bonb cllspoeal uol.t, *as laveltlgatlngthe elte.

The tlrn th€ hore rae Esde ls una6r"la1tr but rae ao'erhere eboutthe encl of June or begtnniag of July.lbe tleld rs iurtded r.to tso ortops, barley aad potatoes, tbepotato r!'tlgos luaatig par.allel to the dlrldtng ltne. lbe slti laa onthls bouodary but nalaly ta the potato sectloa - see itlagean (l).Tho aaasuretlsats glvea are probab\r close to tbe oomeet r!l-u6sbut la rle'c of tbe fsot tbat a atnber ol people had vlelted tLe s ttebefors *€ arrlyed tbe outllnes coulrl bgve bela itletulbed to Bo@ ertent.Tba cettlal holo me about !t actoaa and lr d,eop. ft sas not con-plotely eqrty but beil-loose roakl laeltle lt. lt was-sltuateat ls a

shal.lo€ leplgas-loo, 8l h dlameter, but E.,t eole ttuo J-4o Uetou gro,me16va1. I'' tb6 baeLey were three gape, bat these appar6atly illd nc0e:rteud to th6 bountlary of, the plaated area. Al1 tbe barley had bealgnoYed fron the placee and only loose soll reuslteal. lhe auttlagtbrough tbe potato rldgee Tas v€!!r lll-clefined, rylthi! a c1r6le ofabout 12' floe the coatre vsr1r fsr potato pJ.aats reralned.

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t h, tbst f rag able to e.raataethe barley r aa rsaaam ol its origlnal ippearanae when flret cll*oe red.tbe flret plaea le gttuateil on tbe far sLde of the barlgy, bane*h a gapln tbe bedge. In tba esntrs le a cl:leuJ.ar alea about 2' in ataileter -fron rbiab the barlay r6s otEgrng. Tbe surrounailng rgglo! ras mucbtranpleil iloun, probably by tbe teet of, elgbtseers, aact !.ts orlglaelErtest caulil trave been aaything frq 6t - 18'. I glre no drarlag oftble slnce tbe elte nay bave preeerted.a rery dl*peretrt plctur€ sea ltras flrst found to that 1t bad wLen I sar 1t.

0D tbs otber slale of th€ bedge 1s a graas fteld aad beyoact tiataaot!€r gtretch of barley. Tbls latter appearect to haye beea cEl,aldq'-ab\y ilteturted. Drartog No.2 ebosg one of iboee patcbes. Ia tbe aresoutllnEd the ilotg lepreaeat barley staacllag upr!.e!t. Tbe arrqwgrepreeent stalkg of barley leeaLng ln the (llrcatloB slosla. thle pa]rtof, the illgtur.banae e:rtel,d,e about 2Zr, but beyoad thle tbela te a i7t1llo of t4lrlsht barlay stalks vitb the frrrttlng portlon bent over attbe top.

Tbere rss a eolslilerably larger srea tban that Bhssa larther lntothe fteld, but I i1!.r1 tot sranlae thls., elaee I dld not see qutte box Icoula reach lt or aeasure !t stthout tle&I,lt-Eg part of the clop tlatvag strrl etaatlleg.

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The &[ail---ffi obJect reglsterlag olr ths inatnrmrts o! the bob dlalnsal 'nrt(at tbe firet gtte) ras erentuallt found to be rlron 1lant, a Alpoaltconslstlag ohleflt of lroa bytlrorlile. unfslgnm161g' ilen; Fg oogeologtst present rhel lt ae dtseovered, otherrlee re rouLal lot ber€laal tbs rporta that th€ rueteorlter haal b€en founit.

Conngut---6ie great aAvartage re have, becauec thls ras trcated e a bonbdlspoeel operatlon, le tbat r€ caa aor be lalrly eerbaln tht thle bolsend narke rare not aaueed by a neteortte. Because thel! llgtrrr[o,€no loager gave a readlag rcben tbE pyrltes rag ranoreil, lt !,e hrdhlyunllkely tbat aay nEteollte lles burded t! the Lmeillate ulctalty.

lte probablltty tbat thle rae a hoar la ratber rnell. tbe eltettself ls !.ot eno tlst rcultl be rlslteal ver5r often aad 1s ratbsrout-of-the+y. llhe publlclty *as causeil by people cbo care otr t!'eaaeae aubsquont to tbe dlecover?

llhe erploslon bypotheets also lacke ar4tportlag evldelrac.Alryerently tbera ms ao alga of ssorchtrg, aa nlgbt have beo! erl,6ct€d,.f san€tblng bail explodeil. !!e oorblnd loo of a aoEpalatlrely <tepeeatrel hol€ rtth a rer? ehallcs elepneel.on aleo tblora coDsialesbbdoubt oo both tbe €aploslotr anil tho aeteorttl Xygotlesee.

leootdtngly re aro f,aeeil rlth tbe poselblllty tbat tLls n,s alararng of s[ eltra-terreetrlal nacblne. Thero als

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of evlileuce rbloh sr4lport thl.s" l{ot tbe lEaat of, theae le tle bl'letof the f,a:ruslo l{r. Bleacbard, hllBssl! tbst such cs tb cagg. f rouldrot bate tbo'ght that thls mulcl be the reactlol of, evsly faaer ltathas baa sucb aD 6r!€r.1eEca. Aacorahgly I thhk ra Eboulal pay lot€atteatloa to lt tha! se mulil ln tha or{laarg my.

I s8csid polat ls t&s alsslrpoeratrce of, the barley aad potatoea.It lE s?ea Ll years silce I flrst realts€it that &eE€ Echtlss ereataor nodtfy glarltetlotal f,orce ald oace tbls baelo laloa ls aasopteat 1tLg aot euqrrlalag tbt 1! takls8 olf trce the ealth they sboulal l|llonae@o of tbe ailJaccat veggtatlon, Bqr tbat tn paaslng or boverlng overa flelil of barley tbey obould ilteturb tbs crps. Ibele sle certd.aleatureg abotrt tbs placos vbore iileturbalcos bale ocaurr.ed tLlcbfltlnto the general plcture. The gap ln the bedge le a[ tal€al apt frovhloh to look ilorm the ralLey. ths 39-toot dl.eturb6!,ee la illagreu 2Botata rllreet\y ilom the ral1oy torarde a gaB betrostr tro hll]'s. thiemu1il be tbs ob"tous fllg$t patb ebould s uaohlro be raqutred b keepeloee to tb€ gtor/iil.

gt'mllgi up, I ronld saf tlat thlr la arl ereq)l€ of a gpaullplanilllg. lS tnrestlgattoaa are etllL eonttauitg aDd I loda lelco@arg lnfeaatloa aonc€nrlng uausual o€curretBces lE tbs t6g1oB fro!,nld-Tuae to eld-tuly.

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k st€Bsl?e 1x&Ilctty gtvea tc tbe Challtoa nyetery la tbeBrittsb fr:less, raillo aati teledsl,on, prcqrteil sthor faaere lniUffeleat p*rte of tle Brttlsb Ieles to repori siallal boles tlat theyhad tor:nd. nhs Ssgtsan?, tultr 2!, reprted' tho altseovetY of tsuelr*'ee! fe6t etat€rsr tlp to t&ree feet cleop, ou tb $Oo-foot llllEtdeeall€il tbe Xeadom at Xlddle Xclyrnut farm, 21 Elles soutb of Dubar.the cratere **e 12 feet a3ari, rtth 12 cbalnslg ta$rtag la length t4lto $ feat radlatisg frce t!@. farge bloeks of, 6att! l4y scattereil tpto 4$ yarde f,F@ tte elateta, asil tiere ers sLEo E ger'tea of sguareloleg oae foot el0e a:rit to feet deap.

0B tb6 slqres of hrfGoa Fel1, ibatnorlards a gtaat crater, 60yariis acr.ose aEd tro f,eat dea;rr rpg illacotelad, acoordlng to nthsYortrAlas Posta, tugxrst 2. Aoitotts oa t&eto trp evqte dXf be pub-l'l$sil la tlls Jegsl rbl Lat€€tlgatloas are cepleteil.

Arotbr hole res illeaot€$sil at flladoroug! Eeaitr Yortsblre, aailtr. Ealso3.s Brr1l, Dllectsr of, our 3a11far Braacbr rbo Lorcgttgatatt t&eelte rltb br.s oglt-€gtp &e?or ?bl&ter, seat ue tbe follrylug r€Port.

Xear tile eO of truo a plsue! bgyrloi lagair tas outtbg tbg grassoa tb odga ol a *l6f'at {r&1oh is oe ths beaillanil} at Forttr Uoor tra1ttxbq b lotled tbat tb grgss qlil bay ssat tbe edge bail beea tltetur$ed.B€ tborElt Estht3g @re about tt rattl oi tb€ f9ih ttdy !,e

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t!€ bay l.a tbe tleLt tu b gar tbat tbe eartb baA beeq t&rorso qp; b16tirsst tbr€lt *s t'!st a plg bsil bss tootlng qlil tbrota up tbe ooll'brrt d€E !s eagdrod !t clos€t be gar tbt tt cotSd rot bare bsea aadeby a plg. Ee tela tb faeae, Ur, gelar ltbo rqDtecteA the goagtguard tos€c lf arythbg bad fblla out ol a rplane ta the alear but t!!,4 ngnot so.

5e e!-lad tlo fealr dtdposal uatt rbo erd.aeil tbs bole aadl efterdXgtng to foltor oao sr tw arqcka looktlg llke rat holes they f{Lleiltbe bolc 14.

lbout t&e tt-oe at *tsh tbs Sle *ag tlrct algt€cteil thore bad beeaa tlretle!€toa aail eae tprtlonlerAy louit elsp of tbruiler aail flaeb etrg-geotail to !{r. Eood a Soeatble eqrtaaatlou of, tbb holot tbt tt lsal besn&usf by afegtalag; lut be prrltl nst sy t'iat tble Ee Aofhlt€\v thecga{r.

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It *as difflau1t to iletoraiae tlo ebaln of tb lole sctly tltts totbe scetisrlsg of soll' eround wteu lllltng lt 1l anil aleo ilue to graeegrsrlrg aroqad. ilr. Eooit gsld tbat the {here) llgtrt extrrd'ty rae latleby tbs Bonb Dl.qosal Utllt iltggltr8 aloag one of tbe clEoks, olre of sblch1s ghosa on tbs lsft. Tbere €Ia evoral. of t!s6e orqeke flm&lag la allillrectlEns Eh€a tb hole *as fotnil but they we trot atryEr€Bt sbeaeramtaed on Jlst Ju.fy, f963.

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!!eee ts e=or{,I€se destgreil for ths puqpoElo, OeoolEtrato tlat eatyCeelgBE aad abapes ad&l,t of Eore tlsrl osp l!1torl,tetstlos, oor ltrrsEearcb alrcb as tbst llto ufors p€rs€ptloo, morg ad ite*r.l.pt1on ofal obJect ars tbe only ea,!g of lilattlttEEtlso. 91ace very fer p€qrlewhc se€ sfocg are trEt"rsi la Ebeoratloa, arblete for exacpla, lbre 1sa clancc of arror tE rapoltllg ttg detatls of tlo etg[tilg; tbtE,oonplcil rtth tbe (ueual\y) brtef tloe for nhlc! tbo objeetles obselrsd.aed algo tbE (oftea) loBg ttrs rhlob qy elatF6 bef,srs the alghtrag tereported, aay produae rcgu.Lts suggostttrg aa obJect qulte ru,ltte tha ooaotually sbselred.

Clearly *e aao€ E€me lBet!6d by s&lal *e ea& asarlEa aril eraluete tb€IFlgel,ttva pocrE of persoas el"atrfrg to lsvs ser uforg. Altbo€b thlsDay €nsets of a tBlg Brotberr or tPoltca Stster strste tt abould aot bgso, aad e?Erysae Eay eoss€trt of lefuss to partlotpete at bls wa d1s-cretto!" HhllEt uoilers psycbologf fAvours s1raslallEe{ tsets to !.orest-lgato g!€ lartterSat bygotbale, a sore gB€rel lareettgatloa worrld gberfor Erelqtlg, that idrn Ao laneeb€rs doatgag laxtof,gt tbaa tbey are, andlll,Eg B. teads to :Fcr@ber abapee ag beLlg ebot*er tlaa tlet ree115r ale.

Ibue, l^D a <lcatga euoh ss tLE"'t llr. Ao aai[ l&Ee 8" oay later draslt ee ls f1g"3A aad f,tg.p reepeottrely"

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$!E$", sleoer t95j L7

TESTS 0F 0&9ER?AfI${ coatil.

Tbs polats dlch c mot to study are:-

1. Polceptlon,

2. !lemo4y,

l. Descr'lptlon.

these tbree beadlngs ar6 clos€ly coanected, aael a.y ons catnot b d1s-cussed. 1n tera6 vhlsh ilo uot toucb on the otber trc.

1, Pefceptlon: thle refere to tbs ray h rhleb eacb ladlrl{ual tseesr 8nobJect or destgn, aaii bon he uaderstaatls lt atd tt{.es to reellee lt ardf1t lt lato teraa rrh:Lch a:ra coprebonslblE to hlns€lf. tb!.s l€tte! t€luof self-cmprebeaglblllty la slgnlflcant; for era.qf-e, 1l re ask a p€r-soa to 9€tlnate tbs urlnb€! of people la a crcnd,, lst ug suppose thet heglves JOO rrbereas tb6 actual aunbEr ls lO0. Altbough be muld be vr.orgae far ss the facts se coacorared, tt voulil be fouaii that lf tn ilegcrlb-1lg the nusber of people ln aBoth€r croqd x€ raro to nag riheresoulil beabout JoO l)eop16 6ftogetb.6rr, lYheB the real nr.lllber sasr otrly I0O, tbenthls saee nsn roul,cl vlsuallge ihe slze of crord nhlch !o rrilterstaDilg byrJgOr ard thtg sould be a good ldea of t.he t:rre slze of the cr.oryd. It1s as 1f *e il6r6 rsug s toaiot to renes.ber lileae, ln this cas€ nuebsr ofobjects or people, a.l-t&ol'gl lllg nsnrg tcodst *as illffereat flon our o*alt eould st1ll produc€ the correct reeu]-tg.

E6 csB al,stect a stqllar rcoder for tb€ pelcepttou of ebepee, assltb Mr. l. and li:lss B. above, elrd lf thls code ls trooonn ?e are thsaable to rd€-4oiler tbelr ilescrlptlolrs ald f::oa then obtsln sonetbtgBoaletr to th€ orlgloal shape or daslga.

LEggIg: lbe nanne! lD shlcb an Llaage ls retelnEd by the lncllvlcl.ddepencis soneflhat on the way ltr whlch lt ls percolyod, but alao cG thetlne lapse betvcea tbe or{.gtral belng seea ald subsequeat il€scdptlonof the od.gtnel. Ihe descrlptloa 1111 deter.l.orate *ltb tlme due to theforgetttrg of detall srd confusloE of glnllar tletalle fron otbersources.

j. Descd.ptlop: By tbls t€Dr se hclude both rerbal {aarl rrlttea} aaalplctorlal rapfeB€ntatlos. of a desl.g3" Both thega arc tlrnlterl rtth tbeporers of descrtpttotr of th6 tndlvldlrsl but thle ls ody ta rare crsega:ry great hhtlranco.

oae way to aselst tle plctorlal rep::eseatatlott by people lrbo say!f Just ca!.rt dl?wtr roay be founil 1n the lsstltutloB of sse sort of'Ideatl-g1tr of ufo slepes, but althougb uailoubtettly ueefirl this ooulalbe eoafuslng to somg obsErrers. thls eoulal bs oae ray la dlch to:.atrcaluc€ a quaniltatlre baglg to late!,tlflcatlon ald claeslfladloa.

Desclpttoa, r:allke !6s!rory encl Perceptlon, Ls t!6 oalgr aae of theseheaillags vblch csn be itlractly larestigdedr lelng tbe ong naaas byshlch the other tro sas be comunlcatecl.

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IESIS 0f o8tr8lYAlIO[ coltd.

ffi* suer 1961

Co[duatlar ths :trests

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Tbe obseren on shoa tbe tests ars carrl.sal out roulil be gbro a deslgn(tm or thloe dtneaslonal) anil then later aaked to deaarlbo t&ea bytlra 1ng ald,/or by a vrltten account.

Ee nulal ther be aeM to rcpeat h1a tlesorlptloos, f,ron nenory,after varytng lnt€!"als of, flve alautes, au bour, a day, a nek, aldEto oE, aE conveaieat, Coqnrleob ol hls reEt!€atlre al€scrlptlols rLIlylald nuch lafoloatlo! oa psreaptloa adl glgltttg reports,

Probably tb€ Ealn obgtacle to tbls tnreetlgd to! ls the psycbolog-loal one rbLcb nakeg p€qpl6 f6el tbst they ale und^er auoplGl.oar o! tbdtbey are not qulte tnrsted. grls ls of cgurse lot ao, atd the fseilDgehould be aeeuagetl riea lt Lg Ederstooal tbat rs ale neoly trVlag toetuily a pheasusaon rLich E ory oae of u€ suffels.

You rey rleh to try theee tests for youraelt, atd eccor{lrgry ono bagbeea coupoaeil anil te bcluileil ln the present Journal. Befee looklaget tbe ilealgae pleaae reail, tbea follm, tb€se tBstnr6tions:-

a) re.nove t&e f,1rEt tleelgB by cuttlng out ths toP quar'ler ol thcoppoetto pege

b) ufold tt, lolillug tbeileetgn about l3 lacbes tloq tb eyas,and Look at lt for flrE gecodls {oont L-2-t4541 .

o) deetroy tbe it€stg!

il) ilrar ths il€s1gB lmeil!.ataly3 label tlla ilrrertlg:

'!-llEES@L'e) (trar tbe ilestgn agaln gEggggX!.a:?!€r flye riDutes;

label thls!' e_l!!ggg,h$eel '

f! ilras tb ieEt€n eCeln gggg af!s! e day or a rek;label tble:

' 9-Lggg-3gxl' or '9-lggg-gl "Bepcat tbte rltb tbe eecmd, thlrd aail fourtb deal.gls, aail eed, yourr.egultg to re:

F, llalsol& 3ull,{ Settlxoa 8tret,9outbovcl,@,Ior*sLlrg.

fou Eay a].go rlsb to seDd a vfttt€! ilescrlptloa aaals attbealetlus; tf, o, pleaac do, 0'!e thtlg I tlo asts, pleaee raatt tle ileecr.l.pt-lona ard ilrastreg aloarly rttb ths tlne lapsa, e.g. af,ter flre 414utes,aari eo or, and pleas€ be boaest aud doart cr.l,b flo :[llfiA@--othglrl'aa th3 dols potnt of, thg srlrsrtEeat 1s lost.

Ss Decults i111 bc glreu ta a later leaue, but aares of laalldn-sals rltl not ba glreB rltbut polnl'sslo!.

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Ea itslrFn>aaacr.d t ocl od5b9aor Drd rllt lldO-l r UFld oA..l.P

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Pl€as6 DO reA IllF OIB rmtllyoo !a!e cut tDLe out gd arsra,lly to Dsgll tb sqDor|.mt-

Plosr. D S! IIIEX OIIS mttl'tou Dsrp €ut tEt eqt alil aprsily to bc€|a tb slrcd'gt

cut,br! cut H.cffiffiilrilililfillilfiiltffi I

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Plmse il} rcl fitF OllR nttl5roo blc eut ltls oat alil elsrearly to b€f! tDe qtillnt

Pleaee DO &l llllU OtlB otllyou lale e* tftc out ard arlreaily to bedr tb srp.rtet

.8r{.'a! bcll.Prt Oo aEE {t O;a''r'rhao ooaEro'.Lo>60=A=.cr o!Fl'hPoO Drit fta .lrltd 6 !0Orl a.{ {t {r.oad5,P

cut Dprs

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