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1983.0812 Alfred Burtoo encounter

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Alfred Burtoo encounter
On 12 August 1983, seventy-seven year old Alfred Burtoo claims to have an encounter beswide the Basingstoke Canal near Aldershot, Hampshire, England, claiming he heard a voice announce he could go and that he was too old.

 

 

 

1983.1002 "News of the World" on Rendlesham

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"News of the World" on Rendlesham

On 2 October 1983, the “News of the World” newspaper publishes a story about the Rendlesham sightings on its front page, entitled “UFO Lands in Suffolk : And that’s official”.

 

 

 

1984.0000 Movie “Starman”

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“Starman”
The movie “Starman” (1984) starred Jeff Bridges.

 

 

 

1984.0000 Poll of ufologists

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Poll of ufologists
During 1984, information about the education level and primary beliefs about UFOs of 102 ufologists is assessed in an article by Gregory Little.

 

 

 

 

1984.0000 Rojcewicz's thesis

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Ph.D Thesis by Rojcewicz, Dr. Peter Michael “The Boundaries of Orthodoxy: A Folkloric Look at the ‘UFO Phenomenon’”, University of Pennsylvania, 1984, 738 pages.