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,~ j .~ REVIEWS (cid:1) out the Australian mainland. The result is raising Whitehall eyebrows, standardising this compilation of 142 compelling eye UFO reporting procedures, accessing 'lost' witness accounts. (Sadly, Maureen died archives, making press statements, and before she could publicise her book.) ultimately concluding that UFOs and THE MYSTERY OF THE MIN MIN The phenomenon cries out for scientific extraterrestrials are real-and at least LIGHT analysis, but because of its fleeting and some of them should represent a real by Maureen Kozicka unpredictable nature this would obviously threat to the defence of the British realm Published by M. Kozicka (1994), Australia be a difficult task. (if not the entire world!). (See Pope's let ISBN 0-646-18711-2 (140pp siC) ter in NEXUS 3/05.) Price: AUD$16.95 + AUD$3.00 p&h in OPEN SKIES, CLOSED MINDS Pope's book is a credible, open-minded Aust; NZ/PNG add AUD$6.00 p&h; S-E by Nick Pope thesiS which highlights some intriguing, Asia add AUD$7.00; UK/Eur/USN Published by Simon & Schuster (J 996), UK alarming, even convincing evidence from Canada add AUD$1O.00 ISBN 0-684-81664-4 (280pp h/c) UFO cases in the UK-for example, the Available: Australia-Helen Kozicka, PO Price: AUD$34.95; NZD$45.00; Rendlesham Forest incident-and abroad Box 20, Machan's Beach, Qld 4878. STG£14.99 that can't be explained away. Something's One of the great mysteries of outback Aust-Dist. by Simon & definitely going on and, in Nick Pope's Australia is the phenomenon known as the Schuster, ph (02) 416 3255; NZ-Dist. by opinion, the public has a right to know Min Min light. Appearing as a sphere of Pan MacMillan, ph (09) 415 6677; UK exactly what. energy or light, the Min Min has struck Dis!. by Simon & Schuster Ltd, ph both awe and terror into the hearts of (O}1442 882222, fax (0)142 882288. those who have witnessed its strange After decades of official silence, and behaviour as it glides, streaks, dances and despite the thousands of 'unexplained' hovers over the landscape, arriving with UFO reports, the British Ministry of out any warning and disappearing without Defence stated in April this year that there a trace. was "no evidence which might substanti Earth lights-if these are what the Min ate the existence of such phenomena". Min lights are-are by no means limited Could Nick Pope's bosses at the MoD be to Australia, but, judging by Aboriginal the "closed minds" to whom he refers in stories, they have been part of the land the title of his book? scape since ancient times. The stories Nick Pope's job description at the MoD have only become more prolific with changed dramatically when he was European settlement. appointed to the Secretariat (Air Fascinated by the Min Min tales she'd Staff)2a-the UFO Desk-in 1991 for a heard, author Maureen Kozicka decided to three-year term. This UFO novice thrust field-research the phenomenon in 1992. himself with gusto into researching his Her focus was on Queensland sightings, new subject area, interviewing eyewit although reports have been made through nesses, comparing notes with ufologists, ,-- --- ==::-::,. OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1996 NEXUS· 79 , b... ~: ."F/ ;; i. I' ,,-. ,.;..'