DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT THROUGH ART

The following are attempts to convey through art what a person saw and in one case what was described to them by another witness. Working with this quasi-art therapy approach it has been noted by this researcher that there is often an intense drive to achieve exact representation. Language can fail in seeking to describe colors seen, feelings experienced, and the theme may be developed in several formats and forms as they person attempts to achieve a match to what they saw or what they experienced.

 

Another Mystery Photo

As a collector of ufology related works, I have two copies of a classic work called  FLYING SAUCERS - SERIOUS BUSINESS by Frank Edwards  (Lyle Stuart, 1966) and a paperback version by Bantam of the same year. 

The hardback version published by Lyle Stuart includes a photo of an event labeled as : "One of two photographs of Portland, Indiana, UFO by Robert Kennedy. Object was in view an estimated four minutes. Shown here streaking from a fixed position. Kennedy, police officer Robert Glentser and other witnesses say object traveled in spurts, moved silently. Photo copyright Robert Kennedy.  It is labeled as plate 33 on page 224.  

This image did not make it into the paperback version I have.  

There is a dearth of information about the photo and no clear mention or discussion of it seem to appear anywhere. It has no date (but must be from prior to 1966, the publication date). Portland is located just north of Muncie, Indiana and northwest of Dayton, Ohio. 

Several possibilities present themselves: this is an image of one of the tests involving dispersal of chemicals or inert gases for measuring one thing or another (such as the Barium dispersal).

A test craft, missile, etc.?

If a UFO - - what is the story?

Author Shares Encounters in Kansas

Author Marilyn A. Hudson in Kansas Encounters share some experiences she had in Kansas.  She introduces the reader to the community, shares some memories of life in that time and place and then introduces what she terms, "amber moments."  These are long lasting, unchanging memories of strange events.

Did something unusual happen in a small Kansas town in the early to mid 1960s?  Read her story as she shares about the small visitors, the scar, a red glow at night, and something that happened at a nearby lake.

Hudson is author of the popular Sooner Saucers series, and has introduced a work co-written with Cullan Hudson, UFOs Over Oklahoma: A Guide to Route 66, and a monograph with a chronology of 1947, 1947:Those Saucy Saucers. 

Encounter in Kansas can be found in Kindle format on Amazon at Amazon.com: Encounter in Kansas eBook : Hudson, Marilyn A.: Kindle Store

NEW BOOK SHARES UFO SITES OVER ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA

 

A new book by co-authors Cullan Hudson and Marilyn A. Hudson explores the stories from the historic "Mother Road" in Oklahoma. The state has the longest stretch original highway of any of the Route 66 states.  Coming soon will be the centennial of the road that  country together  and generated an entire sub-culture of enthusiasts and tourists. 

The book is a short and simple guide for those traveling through the state, with a map, legends and lots of stories to tease the imagination.  So cruise down the mother of all roads - but grab of copy  UFO's OVER OKLAHOMA first~

Look for it soon on Amazon and Kindle.  (Covers different for formats)

Click here for Kindle version and paperback link: Amazon.com: UFOs Over Oklahoma: A Short Guide to Route 66 eBook : Hudson, Marilyn A., Hudson, Cullan : Kindle Store

CARL SAGAN: SOME BACKGROUND

He was the handsome face of science in the 1960's - the brash, intelligent, and "with it" face of a younger generation stepping up to receive the mantle of those who  gone before. The schools were bursting with a "youth boom" and colleges were being challenged to house and educate the vast numbers. Add to the government recognition that the US was ranking low in science and math's and the space race challenge took on a more intense focus. Money was pumped into schools and science curriculums.  Step up in a new era of television and film and a focus on "youth" as the answer to the problems....and the gangly young academic struggling to find his own particular square value and worth in his exciting field of astronomy...is suddenly on the scene.  Within two decades he will be the face and  voice of the modern generation as he uses science blended with imagination and poetry to play the piper to lure people into the brave new frontiers of - science.

Many people were more familiar with Sagan from his popular Public Television specials in the 1980's where the term "billions and billions" took on new meaning and the claim we are "star stuff" resonated with a society balancing "New Age" with age-old in a strange juggling act. 

Oddly, however, it is in the pages of the newsletter for A.P.R.O. that his name may  have first appeared to those intrigued by the idea of UFO's.  In the 1962-63 files of the newsletter editor-researcher Coral Lorenzen tried to keep abreast of significant events, papers, discussion, and works from many scientific fields. In May of 1962, she wrote that Dr. Carl E. Sagan of the University of California had stated in public that "Mars is the most likely abode of life in our solar system." His comments were part of a "Voice of America" science lecture broadcast.

In the late 1950's and early 1960's , despite public proclamations of the planet being dead, many high level scientists openly discussed and believed just what Sagan proclaimed. 

He was identified as one of the few astronomers willing to "extend himself into a discussion of the likelihood of space visitors..."  In November 1962, the astronomer made comments that the Earth might well have been visited many times in the past.  He presented the idea as provisional but was seriously willing to dialogue. (APRO, March 1963).

Reviewing his resume it is learned that in 1960-1962 he was a Miller Fellow in California at a University.  In 1961, he was in a special program at Harvard (where Menzel and Wipple were ensconced). He kept a profile there from 1963-1968; he requested tenure from Harvard but was denied. Then, in 1966, he appears as part of an ad hoc committee reevaluating many UFO cases as part of a government move to express how serious they were (they could point to this work and the approach Condon study as good faith efforts).

Academic life is often harsh and competitive.  Funding is crucial for most research based scientists. In the era of the 1960's-1990's the number one science funding source was the U.S. Government. 

As time passes, there may be much more learned about the role scientists played in researching, debunking, and - eventually - disclosing the truth behind the mystery of the UAP's.

 

Now Available : OKLAHOMA UFOS!: A ROUTE 66 GUIDE

Prepare to find new discoveries tripping along the historic Mother Road - US Route 66 - with this handy guide to all things strange in the skies!  Watch for updates on release!

Now available - UFOs Over Oklahoma: A Short Guide to Route 66: Hudson, Marilyn A., Hudson, Cullan: 9798392410613: Amazon.com: Books

Coming Soon! SOONER SAUCERS 2!

 Included in this volume will be new accounts and deeper explorations of known events. There are many first-time ever stories from witnesses who only recently decided to share their stories!  Hudson once again provides vital historical context as she presents - in a story-based chronology - the events, influences, issues and discoveries along the timeline of the unidentified flying object in contemporary culture.

In July she will be presenting to Oklahoma MUFON via zoom on her work and some of the stories uncovered.