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132 ufo contact LIFE’S GIFTS. Each of us receives life’s gifts on Earth. A belief in a continued spiritual life after the comparitively short time of 70 years of physical life here on Earth, compared with the endless cycle of eternity, makes the actions of the moment an investment with far- reaching consequences. The certainty that Man can choose between good and evil should lead him nearer to his Creator. Fur- ther, it should lead to an understanding that Man’s life here and later, is more likely to depend on his relation to the spiritual than to the scientific. Our decisions now will unavoidably determine fut- ure actions. Nature around us will hold more unsolv- ed than solved mysteries. But science has won itself sufficient power so that it can open up a Golden Age for Mankind, providing this power is used for good — or destroy it, if the power is used negatively. Religion’s ethical guide-lines are the bonds that can hold civilisation together. Without it Man cannot reach his dearest goal — peace with himsefl, his God and his neighbour. Wernher von Braun. From: ’’Jyllands-Posten’”’, Denmark, Dec 11th 1966. Credit: IGAP-DENMARK. Translation: RONALD CASWELL. UFO-reports Soviet radar spots UFOs MOSCOW - (AP) — A Soviet scientist says there may really be such things as flying saucers from outer space. Soviet radar screens have detected unidentified flying objects (UFOs) for 20 years, he says. But Soviet scientists, like their colleagues in the West, are still puzzled about what such UFOs really The scientist, identified only as F. Zigel, was writ- ing in the current issue of the illustrated Soviet youth magazine Cmena. He offered five possible explanations for UFOs, including visitors from outer space. He called this alternative ’’extremely speculative.” “But,” he added, "as the UFO problem has not yet been solved, different explanations, including extremes, are possible.” The article took the lid off a subject rarely disc- ussed in the press here. In the 1950s the Soviet press scoffed at American reports of flying saucers as just so much cold war propaganda. By those Soviet accounts, the Americans tried to explain away the '’saucers’’ as some sort of new, secret Soviet weapon. Reports of flying saucers sighted in the Soviet Union, in the Caucasus and in Central Asia, also were ridiculed here. Then for several years the Soviet press remained silent on the whole question; the Cmena article show- ed that the UFO issue is being reopened, this time as an object of serious scientific study. Zigel was identified as one of the editors of a book, "Inhabited Cosmos,” being prepared for publi- cation here. The book will discuss the possibility of living beings in space and efforts to communicate with them. The chief editor of the book is B. P. Konstantinov, who, as a vice president of the Soviet Academy of Science, is one of this country’s most respected scientists. In his magazine article, Zigel said the ’’Angel Echo,” a UFO detected by radar, is constantly obs- erved by scientists at the Central Aerological Obs- ervatory near Moscow. Similar observations, he said, have been made in the United States, Australia, India and Japan. "The phenomena of the UFO today should be con- sidered as global,’ he added. He rejected the idea that birds, insects or plant seeds could cause such reactions on radar screens. Zigel said there could be no doubt that UFOs exist but the nature of these objects is still not understandable today.” Then he listed these five possible éxplanations: 1. NONSENSE or invention. He said there was some untruth here, citing reports of people who 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. 2. AN OPTICAL illusion related to the distribution of light in the earth’s atmosphere, such as a rain- bow. The UFO, he said, is more complicated than that, however. 3. A NEW SECRET flying apparatus of one of the military powers on earth. ’’No one holds this view now,” he said. 4. AN UNKNOWN phenomena of nature, just as radioactivity was unknown until the end of the last century. In this context, ionized particles and charged particles of dust in the atmosphere were given as a possible explanation. But Zigel said, this does not explain the color or maneuverability of UFOs or their appearance in good weather. 5. SPACESHIPS from an advanced civilization on another planet. Zigel said the speed of UFOs supp- orts this theory. So does what he called ’’the fact” that no UFOs were ever reliably reported to have landed. Zigel called for "an all-sided, thorough, scientific exploration’ to clear up the origin of UFOs once and for all. From: The Miami News, Wed, April 19th, 1967. Credit: Mrs. Jane McEvoy, Florida, U.S.A. ufo contact 121 What Adamski sald... 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 claimed 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 this integrity all 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 detail 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 | 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. | sent a cable confirming receipt of the letter and consenting to the interview. Toward the end of April, when | returned to Lon- don from lectures in outlying cities of the British Isles, the rumor was out that | was to have an inter- view with Queen Juliana. | was at the home of Des- mond Leslie when the telephone rang. It was a rep- orter asking for verification of the interview. | 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: "| checked with Juliana’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 | cannot disclose. The talk will be between the two of them alone.’ ”’ The newspaper accounts which claimed | told rep- orters of the forthcoming meeting with Queen Juliana were entirely false. One thing is certain: the press was furious. 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 chilly 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 HAGUE, 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 lasting 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 Aviation, Lieutenant-General H. Schaper, Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Staff, Professor Jongbloed, of Utrecht University, an expert in medical science dealing with aviation, 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 | 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 | will relate the true facts of my inter-