ITALIAN UFO NEWSFLASH
ISSUE NO. 375 - 14 NOVEMBER 2002
by the Italian Center for UFO Studies
(Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici, CISU)
Contents:
- Sightings In Italy: October
- "Ultimatum to Earth": The Release Of The Book
- CISU 2003 Membership Drive
SIGHTINGS IN ITALY: OCTOBER
The statistical data on UFO sighting reportedto the Italian Center
for UFO Studies (CISU) has been updated for last month.
There were 38 observations which occurred during the month of October,
thus bringing to 615 the total for the first ten months of this year, as
compared with the 778 comprehensive total for 2001. As a result, the
absence of great "waves" notwithstanding, the ongoing year is likewise
proving to be as rich in reports.
Besides the cases for 2001 and 2002, this month's statistics also include
data for the Year 2000 (already updated since those initially made known
a few weeks ago): the observations of that year totaled 327, which doesn't
even take into account the summer "peak" of the subsequent two-year period.
Major data (in particular, the monthly list of cases), tables, and statistical
graphs featuring distribution data based on month, time, region and type,
are made available on the CISU Website (www.arpnet.it/ufo/casi2002.htm).
[Collaboration by Giorgio Abraini]
"ULTIMATUM TO EARTH": THE RELEASE OF THE BOOK
The new book by Giuseppe Stilo, "Ultimatum alla Terra", is being shipped to
all those who purchased it by advanced order.
The latest book project from Edizioni UPIAR for the Italian Center for UFO
Studies is entirely devoted to the second great historical wave of sightings
over Italy, that occurring in 1952 and heretofore largely ignored, the
complete
relevance of which is now emerging, thanks to the archive research conducted
by Operazione Origini ("Operation Origins").
Two hundred eighteen observations of flying saucers in our country; 1,800 news
reports and articles published in Italian newspapers; and a good 542 pages of
text featuring 39 illustrations: these are the main numbers contained in
this volume.
Which like its predecessor, "Scrutate i cieli!" ("Watch The Skies!"),
dedicated to
the Wave of 1950, does not limit itself, however, to the Italian scene,
but widens
the focus to include the rest of the globe (USA excluded). This makes it
possible
to place this formidable year in its proper context, inbetween the birth of
contactism, the global UFO wave, Nazi myths, the first ufologists, and the
first
humanoids.
Effectively with the release of this book, the promotional discount drive
comes to
an end. As a result, the present volume is now on sale also on the
Internet at
www.upiar.com for the full price of 27.89 Euro (20% discount for CISU
members),
or as a special offer along with "Scrutate i cieli!" (for 42 Euro, minus
CISU discount
if applicable).
[Communication by Gian Paolo Grassino; www.arpnet.it/ufo/stilo52.htm]
CISU 2003 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The month of November marks the beginning of the "CISU 2003" Membership Drive
for new subscriptions to the Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU).
The annual membership fee for the new year remains unchanged at 21 Euro for
"Regular Collaborators" (31 for "Supporters" and 77 for Members "In Good
Standing"),
and entitles one to receive four issues of the quarterly "UFO - Rivista di
informazione
ufologica" ("UFO Magazine of Ufological Information") besides access to
the library,
archives and services of the Center, plus major discounts on publications
published
or distributed by the CISU and Cooperativa UPIAR.
New members who pay their membership fee prior to 31 December will
additionally
receive for free the issues for 2002 released between their payment and
year-end.
For more information, the Membership Form is available on the Internet at
the following
Website: www.cisu.org/cisu2003.htm.
Collaborators on this edition were
Giorgio Abraini and Gian Paolo Grassino.
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This is the English translation of UFOTEL, a free
phone/Internet information service on UFOs edited
weekly by Edoardo Russo for the Italian Center for
UFO Studies (Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici),
available in Italian by calling +39-011-545294,
or by e-mail subscription, or on CISU website
at
http://www.arpnet.it/ufo/ultime.htm
UFOTEL is a supplement to "UFO - Rivista di
informazione ufologica", published by the Italian
Center for UFO Studies, registered at Tribunale
di Torino, No. 3670, on 19 June 1986.
Director: Giovanni Settimo.
Publisher: Cooperativa UPIAR, Corso Vittorio
Emanuele 108, 10121 Turin, Italy
Translated from Italian to English by:
Gary J. Presto, Freelance IT-EN Translator/Proofreader
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Tel.: ++ 1.781.485.1683, Fax: ++ 1.781.485.1684
ICQ: 110502923, E-mail: gpresto@attbi.com
Webpage:
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(c) 2002 by: CISU,
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 108, 10121 Torino, Italia
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