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Biographical Note

Scope and Content Notes

Restrictions

Controlled Access Terms

Administrative Information

Container List

Volumes

Guide to the Records of the UFO Club of IUP, 1957-1971This finding aid is part of the Special Collections and University Archives of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Guide to the Records of the UFO Club of IUP, 1957-1971



creatorThe UFO Club of IUP
collectionRecords of the UFO Club of IUP
collection1957-1971
Abstract: This collection includes a number of UFO publications and some information on the activities of the UFO Club.
Quantity: 1.5 (1 box)
Identification: MG#26

Biographical Note

Formed in the mid-1960's, the UFO Club of IUP was dedicated to researching the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects. Headed by Robert Murray, meetings were held monthly, with membership at approximately fifty.

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Scope and Content Notes

This collection contains papers about UFO sightings, club newsletters, books, and magazines.

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The Records of the UFO club at IUP are housed in one archival box.

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Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Property rights reside with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the coordinator of the University Archives and Special Collections.

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Controlled Access Terms

These records are indexed under the following terms in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials may wish to search under these terms.
Topics
Unidentified flying objects.
Unidentified flying objects literature.
Corporate Names
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pa.)
UFO Club at IUP

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Administrative Information

Records of the UFO Club of IUP, 1957-1971, MG# 26, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections

This collection was processed by Special Collections Staff,date unknown. Papers rearranged and inventory rewritten by Special Collections Staff in Spring 2001.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Jason Hutchins on December 10, 2001.

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Container List

BoxFolder
11The Indiana County UFO Club members, minutes, and meetings
BoxFolder
2IUP UFO Club Correspondence 1966-1969
3UFO Pamphlets
4NICAP Sighting Report
5UFO Sightings
6UFO Investigation Procedures
7UFO Sightings 1967-1968
8UFO Sightings 1969
9UFO Sightings no dates
10UFO Magazine Articles . 1966-1967
11UFO Investigator . 1957-1962
12UFO Investigator . 1963-1965
13UFO Investigator 1966-1967
14 The A.P.R.O. Bulletin 1967-1969 (Aerial Phenomena Research Org.) . 1967-1969
15The Goodyear UFO Bulletin (Facts and Comment) 1966-1968
16National Invenstigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena Bulletin (NICAP) . 1957-1960 (
17 The A.P.R.O. Newsletter 1967-1969 and Application n Blanks . 1967-1969
18Affiliate/Subcommittee Newsletter 1967-1969
19Various UFO Publications (Cosmic Star, Saucer News, and The Saucerian Bulletin)
20List of UFO books and topical reports
21Printed Materials and Clippings
22NICAP Memos
23Available Tape Recordings

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Volumes

BoxFolder
1The Reference for Outstanding UFO Sighting Reports, Thomas M. Olsen, M.S., November, . A collection of 160 outstanding UFO sighting reports, intended to serve as a convenient and reliable reference for further study of the UFO phenomena 1966
2The UFO Evidence, Richard H. Hall, May, . A book claiming to give scientific evidence explaining the existence of UFOs. 184 pages, 2 copies. 1964
3United States Air Force Projects Grudge and Bluebook Reports 1-12 (1951-1953). Published by NICAP, June, . Sighting reports form across America. 2 copies 1968
4Saga, January, . "Strange Messages from Flying Saucers", pp. 22-25, 69-70, 72-74. 1968
5Saga, April, . "Secret UFO Bases across the U.S.", pp. 30-33, 86, 89-90, 92-94, 96. 1968
6Saga, June, . "Unidentified Underwater Saucers", pp. 343-37, 54-57. 1968
7Argosy, December, . "World's First UFO Murder Case", pp. 23-25, 60-63. 1967
8Argosy, October, . "Flying Saucers Invade Finland", pp. 41-43. 1971
9True, October, . "A New Look at Saucer Mysteries", pp. 44-45, 125-139. 1965
10Flying Saucer, February, . A magazine including articles, editorials, club news, and letters concerning UFOs. 1960
11Science & Mechanics, February, . "UFOs in History and Myth", pp. 52-55, 86-90. 1967
12Science & Mechanics, July, . "Ithaca's Terrifying Flying Saucer Epidemic!", pp. 30-33. 1968
13Flying Saucer Review-The Humanoids, October-November, . A survey of worldwide reports of landings of unconventional aerial objects and their alleged occupants. A 72-page special issue. 1966
14Flying Saucers, November, . Rockets, satellites, space travel, and mysteries of the space age. 95 pages. 1963
15Fate, January, . "UFO Hoax at Glassboro?", page 66. 1965
16Fate, December, . "Sensational Theories for UFOs", pp. 67-76. 1965
17Fate, April, . "Cattle Rustling by UFO", pp. 42-44. 1966
18Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, Daniel S. Gillmor, Editor. Bantam Books, . A 965 page book with photos and reports on UFOs compiled by the U.S. Air Force. 1968
19The Flying Saucer Reader, edited by Jay David. Published by Signet Books, October, . A worldwide round up of facts, theories, and up-to-the-minute sightings. 252 pages. 1967
20UFO Over the Americas, Jim and Coral Lorenzen, Published by Signet Books, . 254 pages of A.P.R.O. facts that were never revealed. 1968
21UFOs? Yes! Where the Condon Committee Went Wrong, David R. Saunders and R. Roger Harkings co-authors. Published by Signet Books, December, . The inside stories by an ex-member of the official study group. 256 pages. 1968
22Flying Saucer Occupants, by Coral and Jim Lorenzen. A July, 1967, Signet Book. Hundreds of scrupulously investigated reports from across the world gathered by the authors who are directors of A.P.R.O. 215 pages.
23Flying Saucer-Serious Business, Frank Edwards, Bantam Books, . A collection of UFO stories. 184 pages, plus 32 pages of photographs. 1966
24Rumor, Fear, and the Madness of Crowds, J.P. Chaplin, Ballantine Books, . Case histories of the strange mass hysteria's that have swept across America-- including, "The Martians Invade New Jersey", pgs. 89-100. 1959

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