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LIFE'S GIFTS.
Reports of flying saucers sighted in the Soviet
Each of us receives life's gifts on Earth. A belief
Union, in the Caucasus and in Central Asia, also
in a continued spiritual life after the comparitively
were ridiculed here.
short time of 70 years of physical life here on Earth,
Then for several years the Soviet press remai ned
compared with the endless cycle of eternity, makes
silent on the whole question ; the Cmena article show­
the actions of the moment an investment with far­
ed that the UFO issue is being reopened , this time
reaching consequences.
as an object of serious scientific study.
The certainty that Man can choose between good
Zigel was identified as one of the editors of a
and evil should lead him nearer to his Creator. Fur­
book, " Inhabited Cosmos," being prepared for publi­
ther, it should lead to an understanding that Man's
cation here. The book will discuss the possibility of
life here and later, is more likely to depend on his
living beings in space and efforts to communicate
rel ation to the spiritual than to the scientific.
with them .
Our decisions now will unavoidably determine fut­
The chief editor of the book is B. P. Konstantinov,
ure actions. Nature around us will hold more unsolv­
who, as a vice president of the Soviet Academy of
ed than solved mysteries. But science has won itself
Science, is one of this country's most respected
sufficient power so that it can open up a Golden
scientists.
Age for Mankind, providing this power is used for
In his magazine article, Zigel said the " Angel
good - or destroy it, if the power is used negatively.
Echo," a UFO detected by radar, is constantly obs­
Religion's ethical guide-lines are the bonds that
erved by scientists at the Central Aerological Obs­
can hold civilisation together. W ithout it Man cannot
ervatory near Moscow.
reach his dearest goal - peace with himsefl, his God
Similar observations, he said, have been made in
and his neighbour.
Wernher von Braun.
the United States, Au stralia, India and Japan.
" The phenomena of the UFO today should be con­
From : " Jyllands-Posten", Denmark,
sidered as global," he added.
Dec 11th 1966.
He rejected the idea that birds, insects or plant
Credit: !GAP-DENMARK.
seeds could cause such reactions on radar screens.
Translation: RONALD CASWELL.
Zigel said there could be no doubt that UFOs
exist " but the nature of these objects is still not
understandable today."
Th en he listed these five possible explanations:
1. NONSENSE or invention. He said there was
some untruth here, citing reports of people who
UFO-reports
claimed to have ridden in flying saucers and others
who threw hats in the air and then photographed
"saucers" . But he rejected this alternative as killing
the question rather than solving it.
Soviet radar spots UFOs
2. AN OPTICAL illusion related to the distribution
of light in the earth's atmosphere, such as a rain­
MOSCOW -
(AP) -
A Soviet scientist says there
bow. The UFO, he said, is more complicated than
may real ly be such things as flying saucers from
that, however.
outer space.
Soviet radar screens have detected unidentified
3. A NEW SECRET flying apparatus of one of the
military powers on earth. " No one holds this view
flying objects (UFOs) for 20 years, he says.
But Soviet scientists, like their colleagues in the
now," he said.
West, are still puzzled about what such UFOs really
4. AN UNKNOWN phenomena of nature, just as
The scientist, identified only as F. Zigel, was writ­
radioactivity was unknown until the end of the last
ing in the current issue of the illustrated Soviet
century. In this context, ionized particles and charged
youth magazine Cmena.
particles of dust in the atmosphere were given as a
He offered five possible explanations for UFOs,
possible explanation. But Zigel said, this does not
including visitors from outer space. He called this
explain the color or maneuverability of UFOs or their
alternative " extremely specu lative. "
appearance in good weather.
" But," he added, " as the UFO problem has not
5. SPACESHIPS from an advanced civilization on
yet been solved, different explanations, including
another planet. Zigel said the speed of UFOs supp­
extremes, are possible."
orts this theory. So does what he cal led " the fact"
The article took the lid off a subject rarely disc­
that no UFOs were ever reliably reported to have
ussed in the press here.
landed.
In the 1950s the Soviet press scoffed at American
Zigel called for " an all-sided, thorough, scientific
reports of flying saucers as just so much cold war
exploration" to clear up the origin of UFOs once
propaganda.
and for all.
By those Soviet accounts, the Americans tried to
explain away the " saucers" as some sort of new,
From: Th e Miami News, Wed, April 19th, 1967.
secret Soviet weapon.
Credit : Mrs. Jane McEvoy, Florida, U.S.A.
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What Adamski
said ...
GEORGE ADAMSKI WAS MANY TIMES ACC­
USED of being a charlatan, - that is, a person who
pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he
does have, -
an impostor or a cheat. He has been
called a faker, because he has produced photo­
graphs of so-called space-ships which he cl ai med
to have taken himself. He was a liar, taking money
from the credulous with stories of fantasy, saying
they were true.
Most of these names were given to him by people
who would not have had the courage to say it to his
face, or within the presence of a lawyer. If Adamski
had invoked the law of libel in every case such as
this, not one of his detractors could have proven
that the name he had used was applicable, and
Adamski could have indeed made money from those
claims ! But Adamski was not that kind of man. He
knew the truth, and therefore no-one could harm his
integrity. On thi s integrity al l his subsequent actions
rested.
Many incidents is his later life were mis-reported,
sometimes out of malice, at other times because of
expediency, when insufficient detai l was at hand .
Many were the garbled reports circulated about one
very special occasion. Here, below, is WHAT ADAM­
SKI SAID about :
The royal audience
During my stay in Brisbane I received a letter from
Rey d'Aquila of The Hague, Netherlands, requesting
me to attend an interview with Queen Juliana on May
18th, 1959. The letter requested an immediate reply.
I sent a cable confirming receipt of the letter and
consenting to the interview.
Toward the end of April, when I returned to Lon­
don from lectures in outlying cities of the British
Isles, the rumor was out that I was to have an inter­
view with Queen Juli ana. I was at the home of Des­
mond Leslie when the telephone rang. It was a rep­
orter asking for verification of the interview. I admitt­
ed only that such a rumor existed, and did not con­
firm anything.
The reporter was cautioned not to publish anything
until it had been confirmed. He agreed to await con­
firmation , out of respect for Queen Juliana, but his
respect was apparently short-lived.
The Daily Herald of April 29th, 1959, London, pub­
lished the following article under the heading, " Ju­
liana's New Joy - Flying Saucers" . The reporter gave
this account : " I checked with Juli ana's secretary.
'Yes,' the secretary said over the phone from Hol­
land. 'Her Majesty has asked Mr. Adamski to con­
fidential talks. More than that I cannot disclose. The
talk will be between the two of them alone.' "
The newspaper accounts which clai med I told rep­
orters of the forthcoming meeting with Queen Juliana
were entirely false. One thing is certain : the press
was furiou s. The reporters could not get any inform­
ation from me so they fabricated stories to save face
(and perhaps to protect their jobs!). Newspapers all
over the United States copied these false reports
and added comments as they passed them on.
An article in the Los Angeles Examiner of May
19th, entitled " In Dutch On Saucer Discussion,"
stated : " The press has given Adamski, from Los
Angeles, a chi lly reception. The Catholic People's
Party newspaper De Volkskrant, said, for example:
'We are not opposed to a court jester on the green
lawns of the Royal Palace, provided he is not taken
for an astronomical philosopher.' "
Soon after the newspaper De Volkskrant criticized
my interview with Queen Juliana, several other Dutch
papers followed suit and began to speak in a critical
vein. The more dignified papers, however, presented
straightforward accounts like the following:
" QUEEN JULIANA SEES U.S. WRITER, Hour's
Discussion on Space Travel, from our correspondent.
THE HAGU E, May 19th. Queen Juliana and the
Prince of the Netherlands today received , at Soest­
dijk Palace, Mr. George Adamski, the American
author of several books on space travel. The Queen
and Prince Bernhard had a talk lasti11g about an
hour with Mr. Adamski. It is understood that the talk
was of a purely informative character. The Queen
and Prince Bernhard wanted to become acquainted
with Mr. Adamski and his views.
" Those who were present at the conversation
included Mr. C. Kolff, president of the Royal Nether­
lands Society for Avi ation, Lieutenant-General H.
Schaper, Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Staff,
Professor Jongbloed, of Utrecht University, an expert
in medical science dealing with avi ation, and Pro­
fessor Rooy, of Amsterdam University, who gives
lectures on mass communication.
" Mr. Adamski, who claims to have flown round the
moon in a flying saucer and to have been in contact
with inhabitants of the planet Venus, is lecturing in
The Hague and Amsterdam."
As I am a common man with no title or position,
some newspapers questioned the Queen's right to
invite me to the palace. A true ruler, or represen­
tative of the people, can gain knowledge from the
lowest as well as the highest sources.
The press called the Queen gullible and accused
her of falling for strange things. This is not true. She
is only interested in all new things of life, as a ruler
should be. We are living in times when on every
hand things are changing. Unless the rulers are well
informed, they cannot serve their people well.
Queen Juliana has the welfare of her people at
heart. Therefore she has an open mind that permits
her to look at all facets of life, not bowing to the
dictates of the few ; and so she was not persuaded
to cancel the appointment.
At this time I will relate the true facts of my inter­