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                   Mutual UFO Network - MUFONET-BBS Network
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                        MUTUAL UFO NETWORK, INC.  1990
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                              IFO - UFO SLIDE SET

1.   galaxy montage
2.   sun - surface
3.   Martian landscape
4.   Venus near moon in sky
5.   meteor
6.   airplane headlights
7.   suspended model
8.   thrown peanut butter lid
9.   Walt Andrus
10.  Dan Wright
11.  Bruce Maccabee
12.  Antonio Huneeus
13.  Bud Hopkins
14.  Stanton Friedman
15.  Hynek DE-CE categories
16.  McMinnville, OR disc
17.  McMinnville (computer images)
18.  Namur, Belgium disc
19.  Trinidad disc (at sea)
20.  Santa Ana, CA disc
21.  Tully, Queensland, Aus. site
22.  Pirassununga, Brazil illustration
23.  Pirassununga site
24.  Van Horne, IA farm
25.  Van Horne, IA site
26.  Delphos, KS site
27.  Canary Is. luminous object
28.  GEPAN publication cover
29.  Amazon River disc from airliner
30.  English crop circle
31.  English crop circle
32.  English crop circle
33.  English ringed crop circle
34.  Indianapolis, IN site
35.  Schoolcraft, MI site
36.  Gulf Breeze, FL disc with beam
37.  Gulf Breeze, FL disc (foreground pampas grass)
38.  Gulf Breeze, FL disc (road shot)
39.  montage of discs
40.  montage of discs
41.  montage of delta shapes
42.  montage of miscellaneous shapes
43.  Robert Taylor with sculpted Bigfoot
44.  bust of "grey" entity
45.  entity (Amoco advertisement)

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                        MUFON SLIDE SET NARRATIVE

1.  We live in a vast universe.  Astronomers estimate that,
beginning 10 to 20 billion years ago, at least 100 million
galaxies formed.  Like our Milky Way, most have hundreds of
billions of stars.  Only a fraction, like the six here, have
been catalogued.

2.  Our sun is of modest size and age - about 4.6 billion years.
Like all other stars, it is a nuclear furnace, transforming
hydrogen into helium.  Until confirmed by the Hubble space
telescope and further explorations, we can only assume that the
galactic dust which coalesced as planets around the sun was
likewise a normal process for stars throughout the universe.

3.  Mars, the fourth planet in our solar system, is in major
respects like Earth.  While it has only one-tenth of our
planet's total mass, it has an atmosphere comprising the same
gasses, but in a different mix.  Mars has polar caps and
seasonal changes and once volcanically active.  Unlike Earth and
the second planet Venus, Mars is devoid of carbon, an essential
for human life.  But, it does contain all the other basic
minerals.

Given the sameness by which galaxies, individual stars and their
presumed planets came about, is it so difficult to assume that
life forms inevitably spawned and in some places evolved into
intelligent beings?  The famed Carl Sagan calculated that
perhaps a million such intelligences evolved in the Milky Way
alone.

4.  Among the myriad celestial bodies in our night sky, one in
particular is routinely responsible for false UFO reports.
Shown here below the moon, Venus at its greatest magnitude is
brighter than every other star or planet, equivalent to the
brightness of a quarter moon.

5.  Meteors are likewise commonly mistaken as anomalies.  During
annual meteor showers, dozens per hour may be viewed at night.
Larger bolide meteors like this one are visible at any hour.
Similar in appearance to a bolide is the reentering debris of
previous space launches.  Several thousand pieces of metal orbit
the planet and will fall through the atmosphere with ever
increasing frequency.

6.  Another routine type of mis-identification involves
conventional aircraft.  The headlights of an approaching
airplane tend to obscure its wings and may appear to hover
momentarily.

7.  Whereas honest mistakes have occurred in great numbers,
fraudulent UFO reports, when publicized, make lasting
impressions on the public.  This is a small model suspended in
front of the camera.

8.  A flying peanut butter lid.  Hubcaps and frisbees have also
been tried.  Computer photo analysis readily exposes this type
of filmed hoax as well as double exposures.

Over four decades, persons dedicated to determining the truth
have waded through the mistakes and fakes to find the genuine
UFO incidents.  Those most active in recent years include the
following:

9.  Retired engineering executive Walter Andrus founded MUFON,
the Mutual UFO Network, Inc., in 1969.  As International
Director, he has built the world's largest civilian organization
studying UFO events.  MUFON now encompasses 2,500 members in
fifty countries.  Scores of behavioral and physical scientists,
medical professionals, engineers and other experts are utilized
to resolve individual claims and conduct research on the
purposes behind UFO phenomena.

10.  Dan Wright is MUFON's Deputy Director in charge of
investigations.  He is responsible for the preparedness of
investigators and for evaluating their completed UFO case
reports.  Under his direction, many thousands of existing case
records are being computerized for purposes of comparative
analysis.

11.  Optical physicist Dr. Bruce Maccabee has evaluated hundreds
of photographs, films and videotapes, using high-tech equipment
and advanced techniques.  He is regarded as the world's foremost
expert on UFO photographic evidence.

12.  Author and lecturer Antonio Huneeus at a claimed landing
site in Queens, New York.  A Chilean native, he is MUFON's
Continental Coordinator for South America and has surfaced many
solid cases from countries around the world.

13.  Budd Hopkins specializes in cases of physical abduction by
nonhuman beings.  His two best selling books, Missing Time and
Intruders, document the effects on what are now believed to be
many thousands of human subjects.  He has established a network
of medical and psychology professionals to handle abduction
cases.

14.  Nuclear physicist and lecturer Stanton Friedman has
verified a decades line effort by the U.S. Government to cover
up its extensive involvement in UFO matters.  Documents dating
from 1947 to the present implicate many agencies and highly
placed officials in secret UFO research.  National security
aside, MUFON contends the public has a right to know what our
government has learned.

15.  The late Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a renowned astronomer,
assisted the U.S. Air Force for nearly 20 years in its UFO
public relations effort titled Project Bluebook.  Disgusted by
the military's habit of discounting strong UFO reports, he wrote
two books, The UFO Experience and The Hynek UFO Report to reveal
the truth about the subject.

Dr. Hynek divided UFO sightings into six groupings:  (1) distant
nocturnal lights with unusual characteristics or behavior; (2)
unconventional objects seen at a distance during daylight; (3)
radar tracks combined with visual sightings; (4) close
encounters of the first kind, observations within roughly 500
feet; (5) close encounters of the second kind, involving
landings or other physical effects on the environment or
witness; and (6) observations of nonhuman entities within or
outside the craft - close encounters of the third kind.

Over four decades, people in every type of locale and of all
social, economic, political and religious backgrounds have
reported UFO sightings.  The sampling to follow presents an
international overview.

16.  Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trent of McMinnville, Oregon photographed
this vehicle twice as it flew neat their home at 7:45 AM, May
11, 1950.  After analysis, the photos of the silent
silvery object were reported to Project Bluebook by a
professional astronomer with the following pertinent comment:
"...all factors investigated... appear to be consistent with the
assertion that an extraordinary flying object... flew within
sight of the witnesses."

17.  Later photometric images of the McMinnville disc. No
wires, supports or evidence of double exposure were evident.
This is one of 700 cases for which Bluebook had no explanation,
yet chose to ignore in its final report in 1969.

18.  This collage of photos was taken in Belgium on May 7, 1955.
The gentleman stated that the object produced a vapor trail,
passed behind it, then back out.

19.  On January 16, 1958, the ship's photographer aboard a
Brazilian scientific vessel was called to the deck to take this
shot, which includes a superimposed enlargement.  The
saturn-shaped vehicle approached the ship near the island of
Trinidad, then moved back out to sea.

20.  Highway traffic engineer Rex Hefflin twice photographed
this disc on August 3, 1965, from inside his truck near Santa
Ana, California.  A Project Bluebook coordinator declared them
to be "among the top four or five examples of photographic
evidence of the existence of UFO's."  That appraisal was ignored
by his Bluebook superiors.

21.  A pattern found in UFO research pertains to the effects on
ground vegetation where an unconventional craft has landed.
This site was discovered near Tully, Queensland, Australia on
January 26, 1966, following the observation of a spinning disc
by many residents over the town.

22.  On the morning of February 7, 1969, hundreds of witnesses
observed the vehicle illustrated here, which proceeded to land
near Pirassununga in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
Electrical power and telephone interruptions occurred throughout
the area during its presence.

23.  These landing marks at the Pirassununga site were taken by
the Brazilian Air Force.  The closest witness, Tiago Machado,
confronted small beings outside the craft and was injured by a
light beam directed at him.

24.  At the farm of Warren Barr near Van Horne, Iowa, two young
women observed a spinning disc with an orange glow at low
altitude on the night of July 13, 1969.  Note a mark near the
edge of the soybean field on the right of the frame.

25.  The next morning, Mr Barr discovered this scorched area.
Upon examination of the site, investigators found that the soil
was greatly dehydrated, presumably from an intense heat
generated by the UFO.

26.  On November 2, 1971, Ronald Johnson of Delphos, Kansas
witnessed a small, illuminated, rumbling object approach and
hover momentarily near a sheep pen.  As it departed with a
high-pitched sound, he ran inside for his parents.  They saw the
vehicle in the distance, then discovered a highly reflective,
9-foot ring of whitish material which numbed their fingers.  A
laboratory later determined the material to be natural organisms
stimulated by a high-energy source.  The soil beneath the ring
and nearby tree limbs were dehydrated in the aftermath.

27.  This Spanish Air Force photograph was taken over Grand
Canary Island on the night of June 22, 1976.  The large luminous
object was observed by hundreds of islanders.

28.  GEPAN is a French acronym defining the Group for the Study
of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.  The committee was established
in 1977 as part of the National Center for Space Studies under
the leadership of an acclaimed French astronomer who was
impressed by the UFO cases _not_ explained by the U.S. Air Force
Project Bluebook.  This cover is from GEPAN's regular
publication.  France is unique among nations in that it
officially recognizes the reality of UFOs.

29.  In 1978 over the Amazon River, this object was photographed
in daylight by the pilot of an airliner from within the cockpit.
The photo was leaked without further details to a Brazilian UFO
researcher.

30.  Beginning in the 1970s, farmers in the southwest region of
England have been finding mysterious swirled, circular
depressions in their fields of wheat, barley and other grains.
Whatever the source, the number of crop circles has escalated in
recent years.

31.  Meteorologists have discounted atmospheric phenomena as the
cause. The only other possibility of a normal resolution would
be human tampering.  In this photo, the trail of an
investigator who approached the site is evident.  Numerous
aerial photographs of pristine sites show no crop disturbance
outside the circle.

Measurements have determined that most crop circles are between
8 and 25 meters in diameter, though much larger ones have also
been found.  Curiously, the sites are not circular per Se, but
rather slightly elliptical.

32.  The crop is usually bent in a clockwise pattern, but
sometimes counter-clockwise.  Individual stalks are twisted
together like a rope.  Further, though irreversibly bent to the
ground, the grain is not damaged and continues to grow
horizontally.  No depressions have been detected beneath the
crop at any of the sites to indicate a vehicular landing.

Two aspects are especially confounding.  First is what has been
called a "cookie cutter" effect.  Unlike what the down-wash of a
helicopter would produce, the grain immediately outside the
circle is totally unaffected.  Second are the black marks
appearing on some photos as taken by various cameras.

33.  In recent years, many of the circles were accompanied by
an outer ring - or even double rings.  The grain within the
rings is often found flattened in the opposite direction.
Further, geometric formations of circles have been produced,
most notably likened to the five on a dice cube.

It must be emphasized that, although a satisfactory explanation
other than UFOs has not been offered, thus far no physical craft
has been spotted in the vicinity of any English crop circle.

34.  On July 1, 1983 a woman known by the pseudonym Kathy Davis
discovered this scorch mark on the lawn at her home in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Her discomforting feelings about the
previous night eventually led her to abduction researcher
Budd Hopkins.  Under regressive hypnosis, it was learned that
Kathy had been abducted on multiple occasions throughout her
life.  Her account became the focus of Hopkin's second book,
Intruders.

Following its publication, for years Kathy was badgered
regularly at her home and work-place by black, unmarked military
helicopters - presumably an effort by a government agency to
harass her for unknown reasons.  Other abduction subjects have
reported similar helicopter harassment.

35.  On October 4, 1986, a couple considering the purchase of a
property near Schoolcraft, Michigan was walking the acreage when
this site was discovered in a remote lowland area.  The outer
circle measured 17 1/2 feet in diameter.  No human or vehicle
tracks were found in the vicinity.

36.  Home builder Ed Walters of Gulf Breeze, Florida, a suburb
of Pensacola, took over 40 photos of anomalous aerial objects
between November 11, 1987 and the 1st of May 1988.  Initially
using an old polaroid camera, he later employed a sealed
multi-lens camera and finally two modern polaroids on a
framework for stereo shots to verify that what he was filming was
genuine.

At 3:30 AM on December 2, 1987, Ed confronted a 4-foot entity at
the rear deck of his home.  He attempted to pursue the being but
was frozen in his tracks by a blue beam.  With help from his
wife Frances, he freed himself, then took this shot of the craft
and its beam after it retreated over a nearby field.

37.  Two weeks later on December 17 at 1 AM several small
figures encroached the Walters' bedroom.  Ed was in a near
blackout state as they left.  Recovering, he went outside and
took this shot of the object as it hovered 150 feet away.  A
computer technique called edge enhancement later determined that
the pampas grass in the foreground is in the correct focus
relative to the craft for the stated size and distance.

38.  In the early evening of January 12, 1988, as Ed drove to a
construction site, the same or a similar vehicle confronted him
over a rural road.  Partially immobilized by a beam of light, he
took this shot through the windshield while the craft hovered
over the road 180 feet ahead.  The reflection on the pavement
below the object permitted accurate measurements afterward.

Extensive analysis of the various photos was conducted by Dr.
Bruce Maccabee, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a private lab
hired by publisher William Morrow and Company. All were unable
to detect evidence of a hoax in _any_ of the photographs by Ed
and Frances Walters.  Also noteworthy are the hundreds of other
Pensacola area residents who witnessed anomalous objects during
and after the Walters' episodes.

39.  We are now in the fifth decade of what is called the modern
UFO era.  By far the most commonly observed type of
unconventional vehicle has been the disc shape or, in the
vernacular, flying saucer.

40.  As seen in these two frames and twelve images total, there
is quite a variety of discs.  In that nonhuman entities are
observed far less often than their ships, we are still in the
process of placing particular occupants with every type of
vehicle.  That is fundamental to determining UFO purpose.

41.  Sighted with some regularity are delta-winged crafts.  A
few of these shapes are, of course, remindful of the B-2 stealth
bomber developed for the U.S. Air Force.  Since delta-shaped
UFOs have been reported for decades, one may question whether
our designers chose that particular design for the B-2 "out of
the blue."

42.  Distinct shapes other than the disc and delta variety have
also been seen close at hand.  Among the most common is a
red-orange or yellow-orange glowing sphere.  Another is a
metallic cylinder, often referred to by witnesses as cigar
shaped.  The size of some of these is estimated to dwarf a
conventional jetliner.

43.  Bigfoot is the American term for a legendary anthropoid
also known as the yeti, abominable snowman, and sasquatch.  It
has generally been described as walking upright, 6 to 8 feet
tall, an estimated 300 to 500 pounds and foul smelling.
Physical evidence in support of its presence includes
numerous 14-16 inch footprints as well as some controversial
snapshots and film footage.

Reports have arisen on five continents.  In North America, large
numbers are reported in Pennsylvania as well as western mountain
states and Canadian provinces. Three hypotheses have been
offered as to its reality:  (1) a type of ape not yet
documented; (2) the long speculated "missing link" between ape
and man; and (3) a primal species associated with a visiting
alien intelligence.  There is a persistent relationship  between
Bigfoot reports and UFO sightings.

44.  What do the entities themselves look like?  Over four
decades, witnesses have most commonly described a being of 3 1/2
to 5 feet in height, very thin with grey-white skin, long arms,
small hands with four long fingers, and captivating, black,
almond-shaped eyes.

45.  This likeness, curiously, appeared in a 1989 magazine ad by
the Performance Products Division of Amoco.  The UFO theme has
likewise been used on television by dozens of major advertisers.
One must wonder whether corporate America has a stake in
educating the public about alien visits.

Regardless, by these pictures and accounts, MUFON asserts that
UFOs are real. Thank you.
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