Those readers who are also members of the British UFO Research
Association - BUFORA - will be interested to learn that on
September 11th 1993 I resigned my positions of Director, a member
of BUFORA's National Investigations Committee and ordinary
member. I had been members of these for 5, 10 and 15 years
respectively. I won't go into all the details of this decision
just yet but I will explain that I left BUFORA over
important issues of principle. My letter of resignation should be
held in BUFORA's records and I have asked Jenny Randles to
retain a copy for the N.I.C.
It is sad to leave an organisation I have supported for so
long but recent events really left me with little alternative. I
would like to record my continuing support for the invaluable
work of the N.I.C., the only part of BUFORA that
continues to hold my respect and admiration. My reasons for
leaving can be best summed up by quoting the lyrics from Animals,
one of Pink Floyd's greatest and most cynical albums (now that
really does date me!):
"You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need. You gotta sleep on your toes and when you're on the street. You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed. And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight. You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking.
And after a while, you can work on points for style. Like the club tie, and the firm handshake. A certain look in the eye and an easy smile. You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to, so that when they turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in...."
This superb magazine has been doing the rounds for some time
now - I've only been sent volume 1 nos 3 to 5 - but its a must
for anyone who wants to know the truth behind the crop circles.
As far as I can tell this is a free publication but if you want
to get on the mailing list just write something stupid for The
Circular, The Cerealogist or The Crop Watcher -
you're bound to get a copy!
Issue 3 is the least libellous. Apparently Peter Sorenson (see CW18 page 32) is shortly to
have an operation to remove a video camera from his right eye.
Unhappily Mr "Sarsen" has had a video camera
"grafted to his face since birth". This has resulted in
the growth of a "ridiculous beard" ! There is also a
"Season Update" of "Genuine Formations" by
James Chapman (a blank page) as well as a Doug and Dave
"Propaganda Quiz".
Issue 4 contains an expose of "Weaselgate" - the
subject of George Wingfield's belated article in The
Cerealogist about insider crop circle hoaxing in the CCCS.
In an interview with The Informer's "disinformation
correspondent" "The Weasel" (John Martineau)
confesses to how he managed to "infiltrate a well known
circle research group 'Circle Investigation Group And Research
Examining The Extra-Terrestrial Entity Scam (CIGARETTES)
and a smaller, more local group 'Phenomenon Action Group' (PhAG)."
According to The Informer "Me and some mates would go
out at night and hoax a major pictogram somewhere like East
Field. The next day I would go out at night and record it in the CIGARETTES
database as genuine. Everyone in the group knew what was going
on. CIGARETTES would declare the pictogram as being
genuine, 100 % confident that another hoaxing team could not
produce any evidence that they had made it, thus revealing the
truth about the nature of the crop circles. It was so simple
!" There is also an excellent article about the Penis that
appeared near Chequers. Apparently a "TW*T" seen taking
photographs of the formation was Erik Beckjord ! This is followed
by a hoaxer's vehicle registration quiz (won in the next issue by
Grant Wakefield, who is disqualified because his car number is
also included in the list). There's also a TIFINAG quiz, which is
very amusing, as well as the "Waggon & Horses Top 10
Records". Judging from the '60s and '70s groups that feature
in this "hit parade" from the jukebox shortly to be
installed in the Tack Room at the Waggon & Horses it seems
clear that the editors of this scurrilous rag must be a little
older than myself, say 35 to 40. Now does that give you a clue to
their identity ???
Issue Number 5 leads with an exclusive report on The Doug
Bower Enigma. According to The Informer's "Crime
Correspondent" Doug Bower is none other than Ernest Henry
Bryant, who was contacted by Venusians at Scoriton in 1965
(another famous UFO case where a number of leading UFOlogists got
their fingers badly burnt). Some of the comments in this issue
are even more cutting than those that appear in The Crop
Watcher! In one article Grant Wakefield is described as
"an arrogant little snot" whilst Maria Ward is
described as a "l**r" who "dresses like a cheap
t**t" and Richard Andrews is dismissed as a "c***l*t*n
dowser". Listen carefully and you can hear the Libel Lawyers
rubbing their hands with glee !!! There is also the full
unabridged story of George Wingfield's angry response to the
revelation that John Martineau was behind much of the hoaxing
that undermined Project Argus ("this ridiculous so-called
scientific exercise" according to Robert Irving). There is
also a recap on the fabrication of the letter from "Roy
Marks" -the one that dismissed Robert Irving as a
"psychopath". This was allegedly written by Maria Ward
as a ploy to discredit Irving, who features in another article
disclaiming his circle-making activities and membership of M.I.5
! All these issues are an absolute scream!!!
Chris Rutkowski has written in to comment on the
"Squashed Porcupine" case discussed in CW17. According to
Chris the carcass was never actually seen by Chad Deetken, the
carcass was never examined by a veterinary pathologist and dead
animals naturally "deflate" after death through decay
and decomposition. For Deetken's own account of this bizarre case
see The Cerealogist issue 10. Don't forget that despite
Deetken's claims animal mutilation cases and crop circles HAVE
been associated before (see CW17)
Re-reading this case summary again it is not difficult to
re-interpret this particular squashed animal case as a hoax. Why
else would the farmer dispose of the carcass and THEN telephone a
UFO investigator ???
The Yorkshire & Humberside CCCS has just produced
an excellent case summary of the two known formations in
Yorkshire during 1993. The first was a standard dumb-bell at
Blansby Park near Pickering that formed in late July. The second
was a ringed-star at Arras Hill near Market Weighton which
appeared in late August. For copies of this material write to
John Holman, 20 Newton Gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1QF.
Colin Andrews has given his United Nations talk about crop
circles, the General Assembly was suitably alarmed ... In his
recent visit to Malta Colin Andrews spoke to a
"gathering" of "United Nations
representatives" from several countries that keep "open
minds on such matters from UFOs to circles in the corn"...
Andrews expects to be offered a job by the United Nations to
research the phenomenon ... The Ministry of Defence has joined in
a "debate" with Andrews to discuss the
"increasingly numerous sightings of UFOs with the corn
circles" (all from the infallible Andover Advertiser,
13th August 1993) ... George Wingfield's "hice" is up
for sale ... There will be a special BBC documentary about crop
circles in November ... this will be further disinformation from MBF
Services to keep the truth about the crop circles from the public
... Reg Presley ("Wild Thing") is writing a book about
crop circles with Colin Andrews ("Wild Thing") ....
Robin Allen and George Wingfield exchanged pleasantries at the
Dorchester Cornference ...
Crop Circles, A Mystery Solved has been completely
updated and republished in a second edition. Available from
Robert Hale Ltd, Clerkenwell House, Clerkenwell Green, London,
EC1R 0HT, price # 7.99. Contains previously unpublished
photographs of the Wokurna (1973), Bordertown (1973) and Rossburn
(1977) circles, along with numerous historical cases, new eye
witness testimony and a detailed account of the crop circle crash
of 1991-1993.
Wanted: During the late 1970s and early 1980s, a magazine
called PICWINNARD was published in the west country. It
was sub- titled 'a magazine of Wessex leys and folklore'. If
anyone has copies of this magazine I'd like to buy them. Failing
that, I'll be happy to pay for photocopies.
For Sale: I have for sale, several masonic aprons, price on
application. Please write to P.D. Rendall, 46, Partridge Road,
Pucklechurch, Bristol, Avon, BS17 3SP.
