BUFORA Bulletin, June 1983, No. 009

This document is the June 1983 issue (No. 009) of the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA) Bulletin. It serves as a comprehensive record of the association's activities, administrative updates, and investigative reports. The bulletin details the history of BUFORA, which was formed in 1962 through the merger of several UK UFO societies, including the London UFO Research Organisation (LUFORA). A significant portion of the bulletin is dedicated to the investigation of Case 82-015, a sighting that occurred on March 24, 1982, in Milton Keynes. Two police officers, Sergeant Ian Victory and PC Anthony Underwood, observed a large, lozenge-shaped object emitting yellow, red, white, and blue lights while on patrol. The object was described as having a superstructure with girder-like features on the underside and produced a humming, throbbing sound. Two independent witnesses, including a milkman named Richard Wait, also observed the object. Despite the witnesses' accounts and significant media coverage, the Ministry of Defence and local police refused to conduct a formal investigation or allow the officers to be interviewed by BUFORA, citing that the matter had been reported to the Air Traffic Control Centre at West Drayton. The bulletin also features articles on the 1983 Third International UFO Congress, the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich in Australia in 1978, and a historical account of a 1926 fireball in Yorkshire. Administrative sections provide contact information for various BUFORA branches and officers, as well as updates on the association's investigative policies, including the implementation of a new Code of Practice for investigators. The bulletin reflects the association's ongoing efforts to maintain scientific rigor in the face of declining membership and public interest, while also addressing the challenges of investigating UFO phenomena in a climate of official silence or denial.