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- UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA (UFORA)
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- PO Box 229, Prospect,
- South Australia 5082
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- Organization:
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- UFORA operates as a network of interested persons and groups, in all Australian
- States, sharing the information they acquire. Vladimir Godic co-ordinates
- general network administration and Keith Basterfield overall research.
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- The aims of the network are:
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- (A) To stimulate Australian research into the UFO phenomenon, on a without
- prejudice basis, in order to better understand the causes(s) of the phenomenon,
- and
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- (B) To aid research by promoting co-operation between intereste dparties.
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- The philosophy of the network can be best summarised by the term "Middle of the
- Road". It is neither a collection of "avid believers" nor "confirmed sceptics".
- Since its inception it has consistently argued that the UFO phenomenon is of
- interest to science, that it is amenable to study following scientific method,
- and that valuable information may be gained irrespective of the ultimate cause
- of the phenomenon.
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- Results of research are published via a bi-monthly Research Digest, a
- periodical Newsletter, documents, catalogues and articles in a number of
- leading overseas UFO journals.
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- Vladimir Godic - UFORA Administrator
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- Vlad has had a life interest in UFOlogy which became serious in the early 50s.
- His interest covers every aspect of UFOlogy. He was the founder of UFO Research
- (South Australia) Inc. in December 1968, the first scientifically oriented
- research group in Australia, and has been a Liaison Officer for the group from
- that time through 1980. In January 1980 he started up as the Editor and
- Publisher of UFO Research Australia Newsletter. Before founding UFO Research
- (SA) Inc., Vlad was a Senior Vice-President (for 4 years to 1968) of
- Unidentified Flying Objects Phenomena Investigation Association (UFOPIA), and
- (for the latter 3 of those years) an investigation officer for UFOPIA in
- Adelaide , South Australia.
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- In August 1982 Vlad took over the Administration job with the Australian Center
- For Ufo studies which he held until August 1985 when he founded UFO Research
- Australia.
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- Keith Basterfield - UFOR Research Officer
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- Keith has held position within UFO Research (South Australia) Inc. of Co-
- ordinator (1977-1979) and Liaison Officer (1980-1981) He was a field
- investigator for APRO (1977-1980), and the Australian and New Zealand
- Continental Co-ordinator for MUFON as well as being Co-ordinator for the
- Australian Center for UFO Studies. He was also co-founder of UFO Research
- Australia.
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- Keith's major achievements in UFOlogy include a compilation of several
- documents and introduction of the idea of "imagery" for explaining certain
- close encounters.