1980 MUFON
UFO SYMPOSIUM
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UFO TECHNOLOGY
A DETAILED EXAMINATION
Sponsored by Mutual UFO Network, Inc. (MUFON)
Hosted by VISIT
Vehicle Internal Systems Investigative Team
CONTENTS
PROJECT VISIT - AN APPROACH TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE THEY?"
by L. David Kissinger and Jom F. Schuessler, Houston, Texas.
UFOCAT “AND A FRIEND WITH TWO NEW IDEAS
by Fred Merritt, Evanston, Illinois,
UFO CONTACTEES: CAPTIVE COLLABORATORS OR COSMIC CITIZENS
by R. Leo Sprinkle, Ph.D,, Laramie, Wyoming.
THE UNIFIED FIELD THEORY AND THE UFO
by Henry C. Montieth, Ph.D., Albuquerque, New Mexico
HYPERSPACE (VIRTUAL STATE) ENGINEERING
by Thomas E. Bearden, M. S., Huntsville, Alabama
QUALITY CONTROL OF THE UFO DATA BASE: SOME SUGGES’
TECHNIQUES by James E. Oberg, Dickinson, Texas...
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL INJURIES AS-A RESULT OF UFO
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS by Richard C. Niemtzow, M.D., Houston, Texas....131
FLYING SAUCER ‘TECHNOLOGY r
by Stanton T. Friedman, M. S,, Hayward, California
INSTRUMENTED SENSING, RECORDING, AND DOCUMENTATION OF
TRANSIENT PHENOMENA IN UFO EVENTS
by Ray Stanford, Austin, Texas
Eleventh Annual MUFON UFO Symposium
CLEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
CLEAR LAKE CITY, TEXAS
June 7 &8, 1980
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139furon) MUFON Symposium Proceedings
WALTER H. ANDRUS, JR.
Walter H. Andrus,
the ternational Di:
Mutual UFO Network, Inc., (MUFON)
a worldwide organization ‘dedicat-
ed to resolving the phenomenon
known as unidentified flying ob-
jects. He also serves on the
staff of THE MUFON UFO JOURNAL,
the official publication of
MUFON.
He is a Production Manager
“for the Motorola Automotive
Products Division Plant in
Seguin, Texas. Prior to his
present assignment, he was em-
ployed in successive capacities
as Assistant Plant Manager, Man-
ager of Quality Control, and Op-
erations Manager, during his
thirty year tenure with Motorola.
Walt and his wife, Jeanne,
reside at 103 Oldtowne Road, Seguin, TX 76155. They are former members
of the First United Presbyterian Church in Quincy, Illinois, where Walt
served as an Elder for twent: s. Their son, Donald L. Andrus, is
Sn Rttorney-at-Law in Harrisburg, Illinois, and’a member of MUFON's le-
gal staff. They are the proud grandparents of two lovely granddaugh-
ters.
Mr. Andrus has been interested in the UFO phenomenon since August
15, 1948, when he, his wife, and son observed four UFOs flying in forma-
tion over downtown Phoenix, Arizona. He was instrumental in founding
and organizing the Mutual UFO Network in May 1969, an organization which
has grown from the participation of members from a few midwestern states
to one of international stature, known throughout the world for its sc:
entific approach, investigative capabilities, international UFO sympo-
siums, and publications.
. Mr. Andrus hag presented illustrated lectures to colleges, univer-
sities, and civic groups in Illinois, souri, Iowa, Texas, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Arkansas and Mexico cn UFOs. He has also
participated in both national ‘television and radio programs on the sub-
ject of unidentified flying objects during the past twelve years.
When the Center for UFU Studies was founded in 1973, MUFON was the
only major UFO organization to pledge its support. These two compatable
organizations have developed a high degree of codperation during the
intervening years