BUFORA Journal, Volume 2, Number 11, Spring 1970

This document is the Spring 1970 issue of the BUFORA Journal, published by the British U.F.O. Research Association. The journal serves as a platform for the association's members to discuss UFO research, sightings, and theoretical frameworks. The editorial by the journal's editor, J. Cleary-Baker, addresses the skepticism surrounding UFOs, particularly referencing the Society for the Investigation of Unidentified Flying Object Phenomena (SIUFOP) and the U.S. Air Force's debunking tactics. The editor argues that the similarity in reports suggests a common class of objects and advocates for a more serious, unbiased scientific approach to the subject, despite the lack of physical 'hardware.' A significant portion of the journal is dedicated to a detailed account of the 1959 sightings in Boianai, Papua, involving Father William Gill. This account, based on a tape recording of an interview with Fr. Gill, describes two evenings of sightings where disc-shaped objects were observed hovering over an Anglican mission, with human-like figures visible on the decks of the craft. The journal also includes book reviews, such as 'Operation Earth' by Brinsley Le Poer Trench and 'Mysteries of the Skies' by Gordon I. O. Lore and Harold H. Deneault, as well as letters to the editor discussing psychological theories and the nature of UFO research. The journal concludes with a list of member societies and branches, demonstrating the organizational structure of BUFORA at the time. Throughout the publication, there is a clear emphasis on the need for empirical analysis and the rejection of both naive belief and dismissive skepticism.