L.U.F.O.R.O. Newsletter No. 1

This document is the first non-scheduled newsletter issued by the London Unidentified Flying Object Research Organisation (LUFORO) in December 1959. The newsletter serves as an introduction to the organization, outlining its primary objectives, which include the collection of UFO reports, press cuttings, and correspondence. A central goal of LUFORO is to advocate for the unification of various UFO research groups into a single body, tentatively proposed as the 'International Federation of U.F.O. Researchers.' The organization argues that such a federation would increase the credibility of the field, facilitate better research, and help distinguish legitimate investigation from 'frauds and cranks.' The newsletter also details a specific sighting reported by a Pan American Airways pilot, Captain Wilson, who observed an object with a cluster of bright lights over the Pacific on July 12, 1959, shortly after LUFORO's formation on July 11. Additionally, the newsletter addresses a false rumour regarding an alleged audience between George Hunt Williamson and Queen Elizabeth II, clarifying that the Home Office confirmed no such meeting occurred. The document concludes by providing contact information for the organization's leadership, including President and Editor Roy Stemman, Director of Research G.N.P. Stephenson, and Secretary and Treasurer Susanne Stebbing.