PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
oe ete ATLANTA, GEORGIA

3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION =fnueR: HOAX

CIVILIANS (#3) Investigations proved that the sources were trying to get pub-

licity by building up a hoax. Animal was examined and identifies
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS as a shaved monkey. Sources admitted that story was a hoax.
ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

13. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Three civilians reported that they were riding in a car when
they saw a red saucer-shaped obj & three little men on the
highway. Two of the little men got back into the saucer
which flew away, but the third creature was hit. The animal
was taken to a newspaper office in Atlanta.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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&. PHOTOS

X Yes
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FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous cditions of this form may bo weed.

THE INVASION CONTINUES

Sherman, Texas photo

A large unidentified fiying ob-

jects was photographed near Sher-
man, Texas. The UFO appeared

as a large light.

Unidentified flying objects were
sighted over Seattle, Washington
about 11 o'clock Friday, August
13, 1965. The UFO's were de-
scribed as red and green. A red
UFO was sighted near Mount
Rainier from the air by an airline
pilot. The UFO's were described
as moving from north to south. The
UFO was described as round.

Another photo was obtained on
Tuesday night in Oklahoma City
by a TIOUFO Board of Director.
The objects (14 in all) were also
not visible at the time the photo
was taken. These objects appear as
dark ovals.

Only one other photo was ob-
tsined to our knowledge and this
was obtained by two Pratt, Kansas

reporters.

The flap of sightings were re-
ported over a nine state area, over
the two nights. We have been in
contact with Wright-Patterson
AFB, on several occasions. There is
no question that they are real, and
that something is there. The ques-
tion now is what are they and
where do they come from?

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THE ALIENS?

Early in the Spring of 1949
Almost 16 years ago an un
identified flying object landed on
a ranch near Aztec Mexico. The
thirty-six foot saucer one mem-
ber of the two man crew was found
lying dead across the sill of the
door which he had apparently
opened on landing. Death seemed
to have been caused by the “Bends”
that affiction which has agonized
deep-sea divers and upper strato-
sphere flyers in the past when they
moved suddenly from one air pres-
sure area to a greatly different
one. The other spaceman was dead
by the ships’ instrument panel.
Within three hours scientists
from Denver were on the scene
and shorrly transported, marked as
“amunition” on army trucks to
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
What did the scientists find out?
The saucer was propelled by clec-
tromagnetic power and traveled at
the speed of light, 186,000 miles
per second.
The photo beiow is one of the

“little men.”

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Ky @ \ se OPERATIONS REPORT - 6 thru 10 July 1953 aon
\" Be During the past week press activity concerning unidentified flying

objects has increased noticeably vith the most apparent case in which press
publicity was given being centered around the Atlanta, Ceorgia, area. In
subvetance this sighting concerns three men traveling along in a car near

A Atlanta and reportedly sighting a flying disk vith three creatures attempting
to enter it as the car approached. The three men stated that two of the un-

knowns got back into the "saucer" but the third was hit by their car. They
took this object back to Atlanta with them and one of the observers, Mr. 5.
Gee, aisplayea it in his barber shop window.

Upon investigation by the 35th Air Division, Intelligence Office, and
pressure from local and national news agencies MERRe ccuofessed the whole
story to be a hoax in an attempt to gain publicity. The unknown creature
whieh he had reportedly hit with his car was in fact a monkey which he had

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ghaved. A local pet shop reported that three monkeys had recently escaped
80 shat the issue about the story being « hoax was never in doubt.

yg Waters stated that before his planned sighting, he had attempted to

~ spread stories of the flying saucers and found people very eager to transmit
ff his rumors.

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UNCLASSIFIED
7 July 1953 Atlanta, Georgia

Description

On the night of 7 July 1953, three observers from Atlanta were driv
ing on Highway 78 near Mapleton, Georgia, when they encountered a "“fly-
ing saucer" in the middle of the road, There were three small animals
near this red colored “saucer". As the observers bore down on this ob-
ject, two of the animals entered the "saucer" ond escaped. As the
“snucer" rose and disappeared at a 45 degree angle, it turned a light
blue in color. Observers’ car struck the third animal and knocked him

unconscious. ,After getting out of the car and finding this animal

which was approximately 21 inches in length, had long ears, no hair,
and no tail, observers stayed at the scene and several other automobiles

stopped. The animal died in about 30 minutes and was taken to one of
the Atlanta newspapers. A reporter for the newspaper called the FBI,

who in turn called the OSI to investigate the incident.

Discussion

This animal was first examined by a local veterinarian who stated
that he had never seen such an animal before. Later the animal was
taken to Emory University where an Emory authority identified it as a

member of the monkey family and not an "animal from space”, A member
' Of the State Crime Labratory and another member of the Emory University

staff identified the animal as a monkey which had been shaved and from
which the tail had been removed. Observers confirmed that the whole
story was a hoax resulting from a $10.00 bet with a friend that he (ob-
server) could not get his picture in the paper. Observer was fined
$40.00 for obstructing the highway and was released at that time.

Conclusion
‘Other = Hoax °

Note: This is one of many similar reports received by Project Blue '
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CAPUCUIN) ASSERTS PET FARM OWN

Ucun} P_FAR BE} | |
lon a , Experts Say VP Linty ‘Martian’

LIKE ESCAP1
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By KATHERINE BARNWELL | two other similar creatures sail| the head, the shape of the mouth monkeys to Emory for polio red
Pape ef, ys that} ® on a flying saucer. - and the eyes are just like a) search, said he lives near Brook-
’ weird ifless er his: anwhile, pet-shop owner,! Capuchin. haven where the trio works,

three Aflanta youths claimed) z Street ing at a| The three monk hich go*
~\ : ’ ng : ree eys which go} pr, Jones said, “the animal
space” was identified Wednesday| him by a Constitutiog photograph-| were all male Capuchin monkeys | ;, from outer space ” And
as @ monkey by scientists, andj er, said he'd “alpost het that)he said. He said they usually Dr. Marion Hines, professor of
the owner of ‘a Buckhead™ pet wase Capuchin mpnkey. *.| weighed 314 to 4 pounds. * Axperimental anatomy at Emory
frrm from which three monkeys! It's about the |

me —. and| Street, whose farm supplies | ebserved that if the creature

came from Mars, they have mon-:
keys on Mars.)

escaped Saturday said the ani- -
rval looked like a “shaved Capue fg

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chim mankey.”’ oy ee aa Dr. Jones and Dr. Hines, who
Sclentists at Emory University: «saga CaM - "examined the ‘for The Con
Be. an Jones ot the ic.) ae za RES examined the animal for The Con

We stitution after the three men
,)) Va brought the creature to The Con-

\ ¥ *t*s stitution offices Wednesday mora-
4. ing, said the monkey's hair had
been removed with a razor or
depilatory and its tail had bees

¥ soe “chopped oft.”

State Crime Labovatory said the .)) .
cveature which the youths said — ({
they killed as it tried to boarda =.
fiving saucer was “nothing but a .
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monkey.”
Dr. Jones confiscated the body ~~
of the beast for investigation §. —

™ ; Rr ie tbe ie “PM, ‘ Dr. Hines said there are sev-
oon — a and a ieee {3 CAT ypy> 2s eral hundred species of monkeys
“rcher who said they ran over » y tae y i “sf and she could not immediately
| on. Highway 78 at Leland in pag | | identify this monkey “hecauss

‘svdnight Wednesday. ‘The trio HERE'S “FLYING SAUCER" AS SEEN BY BARBER !!8 Most remarkable ciy,

“da tantastic story of seeirg Edward Watters Drew Picturé of “Little Men's Ship” , Continued on Page 1
12 THE ATLANTA: CONSTITUTION, Thursday, July 9, 19387

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Monkey, Say [ier
The Experts f=".

; Barher Stands Pat
On Saucer Story |

. ' __Keontinued Fram Page
ives have beeq removed.” She
sci the hair and tail of a monkey
a key characteristics.

Dr. Hines said it is not a rhesus| BA.
tponkey in her. opinion. She de sh
t cided it as “am Old World mon- | 4
key," ; ig
She said death was caused by ab !

t ow on the head. She said there

vere razer marks on the body in-|

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crating the monkey had been ‘o FAS. |
aved, but there also were evi-* .. ae
conces that a depilatory had been SS nd Be he |
'ced, Dr. Hines added, “Some. | aah? | EL ane - - geet tog
ove pulled cut one of the mon-' |. Pe SS PEG ks nt ea

y's lower teeth." ’ Stat? Photo—Ficyd Jitison|

De. Hines said the monkey had <5, " EXAMIN VERDICT: ‘SHAVED MONK”
' SPACE CREATURE” EXAMINED AT CRIME LAB...
sii. te Alig lly mi cle Dr. oh Jones, left, cnd Lab éAssictant Look Over Animal That Rode In “Fluing Saucer

o* longer. gince it had been Ah Boned
 etgerated. ohe said tnéré whs Moe EFFKcT ped a small hill, and onetoi the dicated the monkey’s tail was re-

/ tiger mortis when she per-'

, med a “little autopsy.” Here are some of the repercus- boys yelled for me to stop. moved afier it was killed. She)

tw. Jones also said: ‘No car , sions of theic strange report: | cae cape & Nad aiot-Se Se said the tail was cut off in . rei
that monkey. There were no; 1. More thar 25 newsmen! 96 running like men toward)* “*”, pees a ee
cned places and it had a frac-| T4di0 men, photographers and the object. have bled to death, She Saik ~
> @ in the hack of the head.” newsreel cameramen deluged the SPEEDS AWAY was sure the monkey ones hia f
e-acientists said they believe |youths with questions and took] STII SWAT aoa sinnped.| tit Because there were hair fol:
*.omeone waa playing a prac- Pictures. . r , Licles ‘and small airs sti fon | ,
| Spt cated ouagl St a sety tot Earlier, Dr. W. A. Mickle, ax-

ti al joke.” 2; Hundrets of people—imen. | ing sailed away at a very fast| ....iate professor of anatomy at

women ard children — called peed.”
. ; AS . f . } $s . mo iy a7 > . i. -
| eo sei 28, a hare! bp valent be en Many! He said a Cobh County police i ee patency i
“ea - ‘ . We } {A . ‘ne . _ - .
officer, identified as Lt. Amos/' sof. ted the animal and agreed it

ler of 1919 Peachtree fid.. jus to know where the crea- , :
\. W.. insisted his story was not meme he) displayed, - licenced tia Soon after they +inoked like a Rhesus monk gy
» hoax, He stendtastly inalated | 3. Twa Army \Air Force rep- R. L. Long. a teller in an Aus.| Without hair and®without a tai,”
ms creature poms a, pore resentatives interviewed the fly-/tell bank. told Marietta newsman, VET CALLED
| oe ee scientists ee ing saucer “witnesses” and re- Bill Miles that he saw the same| Their assertion hore out an
“= “5 ' . layed a lengthy report to Wright-\ “flying saucer” observed by the earlier opinion by Dr. Marvir: T.
rvlowteds ' Patterson Air Force Base in Day- three. Atiantans. He said he was Thome. Decatur Veterinarian. Dr.
“+t posted y to say eae sy a : oe near Austell when he saw Thome, first expert to view the
porta : . Watters said ane te ea bright object with a reddixi. reature, said it appeared to him
Watters and Thomas Wilson, | ealer offered him $5,000 a glow ahead of him take off “ard to ate we eo more than
“\ another barber, and Arnold e's body. Space. He was about one-hai’ lanything else, except that jt
sity) Payne. 19.-a butches, | Vatters told hi« story “about [mile from the trio at the time, he. lacked hair.
” share an apartment at "he! 19 times,” he estimated. Each) said, and he passed the Atlanta Dr. Jones said he plans ‘o hold
vachtree Road address, said the] ime he cave the same details; men and the dead creature og I sine monkey's bedy “for ‘urther

esture lived about 30 mirutes and maintained serious facial ex- the road a short time later investization.”’ ;

or they hu it. They said they pression. Dr. Hines said all evidence in- Watters protested the :amova!
» aced tt in theip refrigerator alongg © “We were out honky tonking."* os Of the body from his apagtment,

ih their milk, eggs and cheese. he said. “but we were not drink- j " insisting:

The . men  appafently were] ing. We were going at about! ° “We know where it come from
rorazed by phe Te story] 50 milesjan hour when we, 'Op-. | and we want i: back to keep.”
‘ . cated.. ree Ls aap nr - roo ee — ee ad - -

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field, Fanwood, Westfield Scotch

Plains, Mountainside, Garwood, Nese’
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Kenilworth, Cranford, Roselle
and Roselle Park.

in the papers, f
Ea Watters, twenty-eight,
won the bet. His picture was

widely used locally and was |

staging a fake incident designed
to support his story about a
flying saucer and

Word had got around that
glowing red “saucer” carrying
hee men” from outer space

landed on & highway
Tuesday night. Watters pro-
duced a twenty-one-inch-long,
four-pound “creature” that he
said he killed with his pick-up
truck while other similar tr*ngs
hopped into the saucer and flew
away in « blaze of light.

An Emory University anatomy

performed an autopsy and came
to the same conclusion.
The barber took the blame for
it all te spare his two com-
panions. Cobb County Superior
Judge James T Manning fined
Watters $40 alter he was picked
up on @ Warrant charging cruelty
to animals, , The cruelty charge

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“Surprised Any: F olks Were F ooled

_By KATHERINE BARNWELL

‘Edward .Watters, the 2#-yeer-
oid Atlanta barber whose story.
of @ flying saucer and little space_
men, created a national stir, was

‘the fantastic story, Watters told .
Judge Manning * ¢

Hoax Ends”
In Health
Fine of $40

Continued From Page 1

a0 the papers could print a pic-
ture of one of the little men.”

Watters ‘aid he bought the
reankey for $3) at a pet shop at
West Peachrree and Tenth
Streets Tuesday night, then took
it home and carefully oneres. it;
while it was alive.

<= shaved it so good,” he kes.
ed, “that even those scientists
couldn't see any hairs until they
got a microscope!’

He insisted he didn't hurt the
monkey, adding he has been’
shaving people for 12 years and
never hurt anyone,

Watters said when he had fine |
ished shaving the money he gave
it ether and put it to sleep. He)
said he then hit it over the head.
with a hortie and killed it. After
he had killed it, he said, he cut
off ite tail,

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es were placed against Theat
“Wilson, 20, also a barber, and

Arnold (Buddy) Payne, 19, a su-
permarket butcher, Watters’ two
partners in the ‘incident.

“I don’t believe in flying sau-)|
cers,” Watters said. “I think

what I saw was as true a flying
saucer as there is anywhere.” |

Watters said he “sure did hate
to pay the S40 fine’—and he
estimated his hoax cost’ him “a
whole lot more” than he won oa
his bet. He explained he had bet
a friend $10 he could get his
picture in a newspaper.

The husky, ruddy-faced barber,
gaid his story of seeing three |
creatures chasing a flying sau-
cer on Highway 78 near Austell
was a deliberate attempt to get:

Stat? Prete—Tom atereg Publicity, He said he placed the

i BARBER ADMITS HOAX shaved monkey on the highway)

Watters trims customer Qvatianed on Page 12, Calums &

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Although Wilson
he!ped Watters tei!

and Pa '
the fiying-eany

cer story, Watters insisted they

never touched the monkey,
full responsibility for the hoax.
Watters said he rented a pic

accompanied, . Witsen  «

Payne, He placed the monk
on the highway, he said.

“After that,”’ he related,

waited about 30 minutes for

i] someone to come along. Fie,

nally, a car came along and we!

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waved it down. We didn't know)

it was a Cobb Courty policeman
/ umtil_he stopped. We toid him
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up truck for $8 to take the |

key out on Highway 7. He was)

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SPREAD STORY

| Watters said he had studied
ing saucers in magazines and

aus

Watters said he had not ex-

pected sm many people to get
excited ahout his story, bul he
admitted he had tried fF evs,

sa ears te. "spread | reports. of
ng saucers and found. it easy

“I would tell people to look 2)
that thing in the sky,” he said.)
“and they would look up and say

saw it, too.”

got his description of them from
“things I had read.” '

Watters noted the judge who
fined him told him if he was |
caught again “doing any monkey |
business” he would be put in
jail.

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THE MAIN INVASION WAVE

34. July 31, 1965. At approxt-
mately 8:00 p.m. enroute to Okla-
homa City several persons observed
a bright light traveling. north, to-

ward Oklahoma City. The UFO‘

was observed for about two min-
utes. During this time it flashed
n red light several times.

duly 4 1965

At 1:05 a.m. on the morning of
Saturday, July 3ist the UFO's
came back to Oklahoma. Wynne-
wood, Oklahoma police officer,
Lewis Sikes, 29, reported an uni-
dentified flying object approximate-
ly 30-35° NE of Wynnewood. OF
ficer Sikes did not realize that the
UFO was also being watched simul-
taneously by radar from Tinker
AFH, Oklahoma City and Carswell
AFB, Fort Worth, Texas. Officer
Sikes observed the UFO with his
wife for approximately 10 minutes
in front of their home, when Officer
Sikes drove across town and ob-
served the UFO for another three
minutes. His wife, Gail-Jean con-
tinued to watch the UFO until
2:30 a.m.

An “intelligent control” was in-
dicated during the first 10 minutes
of observation when the object
abruptly gained 1000-1500 ft. in
altitude (estimated by Sikes to be
10,000 ft., confirmed by radar at
8,000 ft.) The UFO remained sta-
tionary for several minutes and

abruptly loss approximately 1500-

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2000 ft. The UFO then moved to
the west for approximately 1000-
1500 ft. and returned to the orig-
inal jocation, at which time
it moved to the east for approxi-
mately 100-1500 ft. then returned
to its original position.

The night sky was clear and
many stars were visible. The UFO
appeared to be three times as
bright as the evening star and was
estimated by Sikes to be five miles
NE of Wynnewood. The UFO ap-
peared as a “light” source. The
UFO itself was white with a blue-
green center, with a red rotating
light circuling the center.

At approximately 1.15 Officer
Sikes drove across town and once
again observed the UFO. His wife
stated that while he was gone the
UFO seemed to change colors and
fade out. The UFO then reappeared
and she watch it until she went
in. Both Tinker AFB and Cars-
well AFB, tracked the object to a
point 15 miles southwest of Tinker
when it disappeared. A few min-
utes later, it was tracked to a loca-
tion 29 miles south of ‘Tinker when
it was lost again. A Brainiff air-
liner in the vicinity of Wynnewood
at 5,000 ft. was notified but the
airline pilot said no visual contact
with the UFO was made. Officer
Sikes’ mother, Mrs. Robert Sikes,
also watched the UFO and re-

that it faded out was gone.

I first learned of the Wynnewood
sighting at 9:05 a.m. when Mr.
Mike Buchanan of KWTV, Okla-
homa City, called to see what I

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“space;
man” was just a monkey with ts

Watters adm itted in Cobb,
ccananied: court in t meartey |
Marietta. today.. that. had
hatched ‘the hoax and absolved his
ons. The originally
were arrested on Charges of
cruelty . ot animals but Judge
James T. nning decided this
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the hoax, no financial, fraud could
be claimed. But several cirs had
collected at the point where Wat-
ters claimed to have hit the space
man. So the highway obstruction
charge was entered and. Watters
pleaded guilty. The other os men
were dismissed.

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knew about it. Within an hour my
wife, Karon, DeWayne Critchfield,
our photographer and Public Re-
lations man were on our way. I
was permitted to interview Offi-
cer Sikes for two hours. We re-
turned to Oklahoma City and start-
ed putting the story on paper. Sun-
day afternoon with the help of
W. F. Riefer, our Senior Director,
we interviewed Officer Sikes again.
Upon returning to Oklahoma City
a full report was typed out.

At 9:00 a.m. the telephone rang
and Mike Buchanan said that the
Oklahoma Highway Patrol tower
located near Edmond, Oklahoma
had been receiving UFO reports
since 8:08 p.m. So far they had re-
ceived in the neighborhood of 25-
30 reports. The UFO's were sight-
ed frm Purcell north thru Norman
to Chandler and back south
through Meeker and Shawnee.
Shawnee reported that the UFO's
were flying in a diamond type for-
mation. Cushing reported four of
the UFO's. Tinker AFB, stated
they had four UFO's on radar at
22,000 ft. which coincided with
visual sightings. The UFO's were
all muit-colored. They hovered for
as much as two hours, faded out
or shot off.

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reported UFO's over Hobbs, Caris-
bad and Artesia. The UFO reports
that came in from Kans. Oxford,
Belle Plaine, Winfield, Caldwell,
Muivane, Liberal and Wichita also
reported the UFO's as egg-or turtle
shaped flying in formations, mak-
ing sharp maneuvers and chang-
ing colors. By. midnight UPI from
Dallas reported that several thou-
sand UFO's had been sighted over
Texas and Oklahoma. I was at the
all night. Reports came in fasfer
than they could be logged. Ft. Sill,
Harrah, Yukon, Pauls Valley, Strat-
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tower
ford, Lindsay, Pawnee, Ardmore,
McAlester, Wewoka, Durant, Vi-
ita, Miami, Sapulpa, Coalgate and
Eufaula. Also all sightings were
made by State Highway Patrol
Units and police officers.

The Air Force in its announce-
ment in Washington said initial
study of the flood of sightings in-
dicated the sightings were “as-
tronomical in nature.” “The ob-
jects observed may have been the
planet Jupiter or stars Rigel, Ca-
pella, Betelguese or Aldebaran
which were visible.” the Air Force
statement continued. “At the time
of the reported sightings, the
azimuth and clevation of the re-
ported sightings supports this pre-
liminary conclusion.” It was also
pointed out that the temperature,

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beam appeared to be hundreds of
miles in length and was observed
for seventy minutes. Professor
Lowell believed they could have
been signals, while the eminent
Professor W. B. Pickering (now
Director Jet Propulsion Lab., Pas-
adena, California).

On May 20th, 1903, a “dust-
cloud-like” object was observed
near the terminator of Mars by
Lowell, which remained visible for
several days.

Martian clouds are generally
white and dissipate rapidly, but in
December 1911 a “yellow cloud”
appeared south-south-east Syrtis
Major. It changed in shape and
size.

From October 10-12, 1924, clouds
appeared to project from the Mar-
tian surface and covered the large
region known as Hellas.

On June 4, 1937, Japanese as-
tronomer, Sizuo Mayeda observed
an “intense flare spot” near Sit-
honius Lacus on Mars. Meyeda
observed this phenomenon for a
full five minutes at 500 magnifica-
tions through his 8-inch reflecting
telescope.

The American Philosophical So-
cicty met in April, 1938 and Dr.
V. M. Slipher, told the gathering
that he had found “evidence of
changes in the canal system of
Mars.”

On December 9, 1949, Tsuneo
Saheki sichted a luminous yellow
cloud, 700 miles in diameter and
40 miles above the planet's sur-
face. It was followed by a “bril-
liant glow” lasting several min-
utes. Saheki's next sighting came
on December 8, 1951. This time he
saw “a sharp, glaring spot suddenly
appear on Tithonius Lacus.” A
third sighted occured in July, 1954
when the Mars observer saw Edom
Promontorium suddenly brighten
for about five seconds.

A one second “flash of white
light” was sighted on the eastern
edge of the Martian dise on Au-
gust 25, 1956.

On August 30, Dr. Gerard f°
Kuiper reported that a “dust
cioud” intisable the night before.
tcok a form 1000 miles in length
and 30 miles wide. The following
day, the cloud clongated to a
length of 3000 miles and had a
width of 250 miles in the strange
shape of the letter “W.”

If Mars is inhabited are the
700 canals used to irrigate a dying
planet? Were the martians forced
to construct these canals to retard

17

LIOUFO ACTIVITIES
August 3, 1965 WKY TV-radio
a “UFO Sky Watch
Party” from 7:00-10:00 p.m. on
the lawn of WKY-TV. Over 2,000
came to discuss UFOs.
August 5, UFO lecture to the
Cosmopolitan International Club.
August 6, UFO lecture was held
in Topeka, Kansas.
August 7, UFO lecture was held
in Wichita, Kansas.
August 16, UFO discussing pro-
gram KWHP-FM.
ee 20, UFO lecture at the
New Age Center, Okahoma City.
August 21, UFO discussion pro-
gram KWHP-FM.
August 21, UFO lecture at the
New Age Center, Oklahoma City.
‘aus 21, UFO discussion on
NBC Monitor with NOUFO.
August 22, UFO discussion from
9:30-11:00 on KOMA.
August 28, UFO discussion pro-
gram KWHP-FM.
September 4, 11, 18, 25, UFO dis-
cussion program KWHP.