Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 01:22:28 EST
From: OregonOtto 
Subject: Fwd: Early sightings of UFOs
To: PROJECT-1947@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
From: OregonOtto 
To: WEINSTEIND@compuserve.com
Subject: Early sightings of UFOs
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 23:12:17 EST
Dominique Weinstein,
I just received today your Aircraft UFO Encounters (from Aldrich)
and I am really impressed with the good work you have done. I
realize what follows is not a "aircraft sighting " but it is of
great interest to me because of the date and the location.
A famous artist Nicholas Roerich traveled on a long and arduous
trip through the Orient from 1924-1928 in which he traveled
through India, Sikhm, Mongolia, China and Tibet. His epic journey
had many harrowing encounters even though he had many official
documents to assist him, he traveled in remote  and dangerous
areas where they were almost completely useless. There have been
many articles, monographs written about his works, travels and
his art. There is even a Roerich Museum in New York at this
time.
In a book that includes his travel descriptions and diary notes
there is an interesting observation on page 360 of the book ,
Altai- Himalaya written by Roerich.
Aug. 25, 1926
"-something remarkable! We were in our camp in the Kukumor
district not far from the Humboldt Chain. In the morning  about
half past nine some of our caravaneers noticed a remarkably big
black eagle flying above us. Seven of us began to watch this
usual bird. At this same moment another of our caravaneers
remarked, "There is something far above the bird". And he shouted
his astonishment. We all saw, in a direction from  north to south
, something big and shiny reflecting sun, like a huge oval moving
at great speed.  Crossing our camp this thing changed in its
direction from south to southwest. And we saw how it diapered in
the intense blue sky. We even had time to take out field glasses
and saw quite distinctly an oval form with a shiny surface, one
side which was brilliant from the sun".
He also painted a picture of it which I saw on a general program
about UFOs last year. I was able to make a copy of the segment
and it certainly looks a symmetrical metalic-like object to me.
I must also add, there no doubt in my mind that this was a
tactical weather balloon sent up by the Mongolian cavalry in
order to check the wind direction and to locate fodder slopes. No
wonder they once conquered the world !
I really admire the work you have collected and please keep your
research moving. I will probably send for a second copy soon.
With your permission, I would like to forward this letter to the
1947 group as well.
Qoute from Altai Himalya, Nicholas Roerich- ArunPress, Brookfield
Conn. 1983
Jim Doerter (Retired Prof.of Art)   + OregonOtto@aol.com
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