IN THE SUMMER OF I984, NATIONAL TV NETWORKS AND

newspapers around the country broke what had ap-

peared to be a long-standing taboo. They were once

again covering sightings of UFOs---unidentified flying

objects. A rash of well-documented reports from up-

state New York had made it impossible to continue

ignoring the subject.

When, in the late 1940s, the first witnesses had

reported seeing mysterious lights and incredible craft in

the sky, the media had not been so shy. The sightings

were given wide coverage. But when the government

dismissed the reports, the majority of those who pack-

age the news quickly lost interest.

One exception was The NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

Probing for the truth about UFOs, The NATIONAL

ENQUIRER has developed an amazingly comprehen-

sive file through the years. The recent incidents in New

York give it new importance. In the face of events that

even the most skeptical have been unable to deny,