UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969)

Ferguson, William. A message from outer space. Oak Park, Ill., Golden Age
Press, 1955. 54 p.
A translation decoding thE> Book of Revelations allegedly given to author
telepathically by "Khauga, the angel who gave itto St. John." Flying saucers
are said to be the spacecraft of "perfected beings'' who ru:e "progressed to a
four dimensional ~tate of reality" and who are "preparing earth for the
second coming of Jesus. "
Finds saucers exist solely in imagination. Science digest, v. 37, J at;. 1955: 24.
Flying saucer controversy; meteorological balloons, and weather conditions
which may provide explanations of the phenomenon. Illustrated T...ondon news,
v. 223, Dec. 5, 1953: 936-937.
The flying saucer mystery. Science news letter, v. 57, Mar. 25, 1950: 188.
The "most likely" explanations of reported flying saucers are reported as:
(1) the planet Venus; (2) balloons; (3) meb•ors; (4) secretly tested aircraft;
(5) mass hallucinations; (6) secret disc-like devices being tested by the
armed forces.
Flying saucers. The engineer, v. 191, Mar. 30, 1951: 416-417.
Office of Naval Research's official announcement that flying saucers are
Skyhook balloons prompted speculation as to why, if this is true, so much
time and effort were lavished on "Project Saucer."
Flying saucers. Public opinion quarterly, v. 14, Fall 1950: 597-598.
Results of poll in which question was asked: What do you think flying saucers
are? Asked of 94% of a national sample who had heard or read of UFOs.
23o/r believed they were Army or Navy experiments or new weapons; 16%
thought them to be an optical illusion or hoax; 5% said they were comets,
shooting stars, or something from another planet.
Fouere, Rene. Leurres et realites. Phenomenes spatiaux, Mar. 1967: 13-17,
Phenomena often mistaken for UFOs are discussed.
----- Meteors ahublots. Phenomenes spatiaux, Feb. 1965: 7-9.
Meteors and atmospheric phetiomena have often been mistaken for flying
saucers. Plasmas resembling flying saucers have been synthesized in the
laboratory. However, none of these phenomena have features that even
remotely resemble the "portholes" described in many alleged sightings.
Presence of portholes would then preclude a meteoric or other "natural"
explanation for a UFO sighting.
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