Declassified UFO / UAP Document
L.U.F.O.R.O. BULLETIN No. 8
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A 1960 bulletin from the London Unidentified Flying Object Research Organisation (LUFORO) documenting various UFO sightings, radar anomalies, and related news reports from the period.
This bulletin, issued by the London Unidentified Flying Object Research Organisation (LUFORO) on September 15, 1960, compiles various reports and observations regarding unidentified aerial phenomena. The document features accounts of objects in orbit, including a report from the director of the Adler Planetarium regarding an object one-tenth the size of the Echo I satellite, and a report of an object photographed by a tracking camera at the Grumman aircraft plant. The bulletin also details a sighting in Boreham Wood, where a witness described a 'giant catherine wheel' object, and a separate account from an RAF employee who observed a black sphere with lights at dawn. Additionally, the bulletin addresses the 'ring angels' phenomenon, which it attributes to bird activity based on research by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. The document includes an index of 1960 UFO sightings and announces an upcoming 'Flying Saucer Convention' at the Russell Hotel in London.
Light often plays curious tricks with the shape of normal aircraft but we will notify the department which investigates these matters.
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Official Assessment
Air Ministry: 'Light often plays curious tricks with the shape of normal aircraft but we will notify the department which investigates these matters.'
The bulletin reports on various UFO sightings and phenomena, including radar signals identified as 'ring angels' likely caused by birds, and sightings of objects in orbit.
Witnesses
- Robert JohnsonDirector of the Adler PlanetariumAdler Planetarium
- Evelyn AaronHousewife
- C.F. CoventryRoyal Air Force, Flying Training Command
Key Persons
- G.F.N. KnowstubPresident of LUFORO
- Norman CruttwellReverend
- E. EastwoodDr.