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From: jan@cyberzone.net (Jan Aldrich)
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 11:36:25 -0700
Fwd Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 18:47:35 -0400
Subject: Re: 1947, Era of Confusion

From my E-mail, some apparently have the wrong idea of my post yesterday.

The 1947 era is *not* rich in close encounters.  A study of the time
period reveals there were a lot of people who spent many hours scanning
the skies, and when they something new, it became "a flying disc."  Many
of these sightings sound very much like balloons or at night searchlights
which after the war became available through the military surplus sales.
I think by going back and researching the beginning of the UFO era we can
better understand what is going on now.

For the last few years many hoaxers in Australia have been using balloons
with various arrays of light to hoax the people.  While there were plenty
of hoaxers in 1947, they did not make the use of balloons that modern
hoaxers do.  There were, however, more use of balloons in general
meteorological work than today.  They did not have weather satellites
then.

The purpose of my research, Project 1947, is to look at all aspects of
the UFO situation in the early UFO era.  My interest is not balloons, but
after working in meteorolgical operations for 16 years, I am very aware
of them.

Articles on Project 1947 can be found in UFO Magazine, Vol. 11, #2, MUFON
Journal #327, the International UFO Reporter, Summer 1996 see:

    http://www.cufos.org/aldrich.html

in the latest issue of Phenomena, the SOS OVNI publication, and final in
the Fortean Times, UFO 1947-1997, Fifty Years of Flying Saucers edited by
Hilary Evans and Dennis Stacy.  Also, a preliminary report will be
forthcoming from the Fund for UFO Research.  These publications are not
about balloons.  They concern UFOs.

A British Columbia report proir to Arnold involved animal reaction, three
hovering UFOs which were joined by two others, and then, all five left
the area.  This report deomonstrates activity which could not be
attributed to balloons.  Balloons do not rendezvous.  You can find out
more on this and other outstanding reports in 1947 when I speak at the
MUFON Conference.

Thank you.

Jan Aldrich
Project 1947