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SF 62-2927
DET:lms
documents many reports throughout the world of UFOs since that
date, and claims that 1965 was the year of the greatest number
of UFO sightings and that these were observed by mul tipl e wit­
nesses .
It is author Edwards ' contention that UFOs are space
vehicl es sent to observe activities on earth and the Air Force,
which is charged with the responsibility of investigating UFOs,
has deliberatel y withhel d information and given misleadi ng
expl anati ons because it f ears a mass panic by the public if
the publ ic were tol d the truth.
The book describes UFOs as pol ished metal objects,
radiating heat and light (sufficient to have burned witnesses
who were too near), and emitting some force fiel d that inter­
feres wi th electromagnetic instruments and power sources .
Colors range from brilliant white to dull reds and bril liant
orange.
Some objects have carried blinking lights .
There are
three basic shapes : 1) zeppel in- shaped ships up to 300 feet
long; 2) disk- shaped objects ranging from a few feet in dia­
meter to 100 feet , with many reported at about 30 feet diameter;
and 3) egg- shaped objects, whi ch according to the author are
the ones most recentl y sighted .
According to the book, the objects move silently and
attain fantastic speeds, yet can hover motionless in mid-air;
they have been reported to land and to take off with great
speed, usually with a burst of l ight from the underside, which
in some cases has left the groupd beneath them scorched.
Many of the persons named in the book who have re­
ported them are reliable individuals, including law enforce­
ment officers, mil itary personnel on official duty, military
pilots, commercial airline pilots, civilian defense officials,
etc.
A number of photographs of the objects have been repro­
duced in the book, some reportedly taken by repubable persons .
Many reported sightings are from atomic and missile research
areas .
Wreckage of crashed saucers has been reportedl y re­
covered on at least three occasions, in one case described as
a magnesium alloy, in another as pure magnesium, and in a t hird
case, attributed to an official of the Canadian government, the
material was described as an exceptionally hard unknown metal,
actually a matrix of magnesium orthosilicate which contained
thousands of 15- micron metal spheres throughout, and showing
evidence of micro- meteorites on its surface.
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