UFO Times Number 14, July 1991

This issue of UFO Times (Number 14, July 1991) serves as a special congress issue for the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA). The publication covers a wide range of topics related to Ufology, including internal organizational updates, investigations into specific sightings, and broader discussions on the state of the field. A significant portion of the issue is dedicated to an interview with John Spencer, who discusses his new books, 'The UFO Encyclopedia' and 'UFOs The Definitive Casebook,' and his vision for the future of British Ufology, which emphasizes professionalization, business-like management, and reaching wider markets. The issue also features a detailed investigation by Steuart Campbell into the 'Peter Day movie film case' from 1973, concluding that the object filmed was burning fuel dumped by a USAF F-111 aircraft experiencing a rudder problem. Another major focus is the 'crop circle' phenomenon. Paul Fuller provides a report on the 1991 crop circle season, noting the increase in hoaxes and the involvement of meteorologists, specifically Professor Yoshi Hoki Ohtsuki of Waseda University, who has attempted to recreate crop circle-forming plasma in his laboratory. The magazine includes an 'Investigations Diary' edited by Jenny Randles, which provides updates on various ongoing cases, including the Warrington video case and the Buckinghamshire car stop. Additionally, the issue contains a section on the 'Mothman' phenomena by D.K. Rees, exploring the 1966-67 events in West Virginia and a similar British case from 1963. The 'Skywatcher' section provides astronomical data for July and August 1991, and the 'Belgian Casebook' offers testimonies from Eurofon News regarding sightings in Belgium. The publication concludes with a 'Readers Write' section, where contributors debate the merits of various theories, including the plasma vortex theory for crop circles, and discuss the handling of case reports by different research organizations. Throughout the issue, there is a recurring theme of the need for serious, scientific, and professional approaches to UFO research, moving away from what some contributors describe as 'amateur' or 'cult-like' tendencies.