<A HREF="http://www.space.com/spaceimagined/area51/ufo_china_000126.html">htt
p://www.space.com/spaceimagined/area51/ufo_china_000126.html</A>
Space.com, January 14 2000 (approx. 1075 words)
Article by James Oberg on recent UFO reports from China.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000131/08/odd-pychics">http://news.exc
ite.com/news/r/000131/08/odd-pychics</A>
Reuters via Excite News, January 31 2000 (approx. 250 words)
New York City has ended a program in which welfare recipients were given jobs
dispensing advice on a psychic hotline.

<A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/news/court/nsco1202.htm">http://www.usatoday
.com/news/court/nsco1202.htm</A>
USA TODAY, January 18 2000 (approx. 350 words)
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by psychic hotline workers who
had sued ABC television's PRIME TIME LIVE for taping them without their
permission in 1993.

<A HREF="http://www.azcentral.com/news/cols/0209ruelas.shtml">http://www.azce
ntral.com/news/cols/0209ruelas.shtml</A>
The Arizona Republic, February 9 2000 (approx. 575 words)
Article on hearing in District Court on lawsuit asking the government to
release documents on triangular UFOs.  Lawyer Peter Gersten is quoted.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000208/07/odd-alligator">http://news.e
xcite.com/news/r/000208/07/odd-alligator</A>
Reuters via Excite News, February 8 2000 (approx. 175 words)
A two-foot long creature, described as both an alligator and a "cayman
alligator" in the story, was being sought in the waters surrounding the
foreign ministry in Brasilia.  It was not known how it got there.

<A
HREF="http://www10.nytimes.com/library/financial/sunday/020600biz-ethics.html"
>http://www10.nytimes.com/library/financial/sunday/020600biz-ethics.html</A>
The New York Times, February 6 2000 (approx. 750 words)
A columnist defends the practice in New York that placed some welfare
recipients with jobs at psychic hot-lines.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/ap/000215/22/ent-brf-abc-lawsuit">http:/
/news.excite.com/news/ap/000215/22/ent-brf-abc-lawsuit</A>
Associated Press via Excite News, February 15 2000 (approx. 150 words)
A lawsuit by an employee of Psychic Services Network who claimed ABC's PRIME
TIME LIVE had ruined his reputation by secretly videotaping and airing his
opinion of the service was upheld, resulting in a payment of $933,992.

<A HREF="http://www.abqjournal.com/news/5news02-16-00.htm">http://www.abqjour
nal.com/news/5news02-16-00.htm</A>
Albuquerque Journal, February 16 2000 (approx. 225 words)
Items from Roswell will be displayed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston for an exhibit on the impact of UFO beliefs on popular culture.
Stacy Wolkwitz of the UFO Committee is quoted.

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tp://www.omaha.com/Omaha/OWH/StoryViewer/1,3153,302040,00.html</A>
Omaha World-Herald, February 15 2000 (approx. 700 words)
Recent reports of UFOs in Omaha and China.  Among those quoted are John
"Jack" Kasher, physics professor and UFO researcher, and Sun Shili of the
Beijing UFO Research Society.

Bufo's WEIRD NEWS Links thanks Louis Lowry of the WORLD OF THE STRANGE
newsletter ( <A HREF="http://www.jb-graphics.com/thestrange/">http://www.jb-gr
aphics.com/thestrange/</A> ) for alerting us to this story.

<A HREF="http://endi.zonai.com/ciencia/html/ovni21.html">http://endi.zonai.co
m/ciencia/html/ovni21.html</A>
El Nuevo Dia (Puerto Rico), February 22 2000 (approx. 300 words) (in Spanish)
At the upcoming International Air Fair (in Chile), the subjects of UFOs
(OVNIs in Spanish) will be a topic.  People mentioned include Juan Jose
Benitez, Richard Haines, Jean Jacques Velaso, and Jose Huneus (sic).

BWNL recommends the use of http://www.freetranslations.com to translate this
roughly into English.

BWNL also thanks Scott Corrales of http://www.inexplicata.com for bringing
this story to public attention, and Louise Lowry of World of the Strange
(http://www.jb-graphics.com/thestrange/) for alerting us to this story.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000225/08/odd-face">http://news.excite
.com/news/r/000225/08/odd-face</A>
Reuters via ExciteNews, February 25 2000 (approx. 175 words)
The vicar of the Church of England's All Saints at Great Driffield, East
Yorkshire, UK, has reported that an image of Jesus Christ is apparent in
marks on a wall in the church.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000224/09/odd-monkeys">http://news.exc
ite.com/news/r/000224/09/odd-monkeys</A>
Reuters via ExciteNews, February 24 2000 (approx. 75 words)
Brief note on a Kenyan who died of head injuries after "riotous monkeys"
reportedly threw rocks at a group of people.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000223/university-education-213">http
://news.excite.com/news/uw/000223/university-education-213</A>
The Duke University Chronicle via U-Wire via ExciteNews, February 22 2000
(approx. 675 words)
Profile of the Rhine Research Center, formerly associated with Duke
University.  It studies parapsychology.  People quoted include Richard
Broughton, the Director of the Rhine Institute and John Palmer, a senior
research associate.

<A HREF="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0002/28/text/pageone9.html">http://www.sm
h.com.au/news/0002/28/text/pageone9.html</A>
Sydney Morning Herald, February 28 2000 (approx. 650 words)
Report on a newly-described rodent, described as a "giant tree rat" with a
white streak on its head.  The story also mentions other species being found
on this expedition to Peru.  This story is included because of its possible
bearing on the search for new animals as outlined in the description of this
list.

<A
HREF="http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/200
0/02/29/DD56417.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chroni
cle/archive/2000/02/2</A>
San Francisco Chronicle, February 29 2000 (approx. 800 words)
Article on an art show at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center that features
pieces based on UFO beliefs, including a "prayer battery" from the Aetherius
Society.

<A
HREF="http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/03/05/stinwenws03011.htm
l?999">http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/00/03/05/stinwenws03011.ht
ml?999</A>
The Sunday Times,  March 5 2000 (approx. 725 words)
Bernard Buigues, leader of expeditions to Siberia, believes he can recover a
variety of extinct animals (including wooly rhinos and steppe lions) for
cloning experiments.

<A HREF="http://www.azcentral.com/news/0307ufo.shtml">http://www.azcentral.co
m/news/0307ufo.shtml</A>
Arizona Republic, March 7 2000 (approx. 150 words)
Article on upcoming National Guard exercise in Arizona involving flares.  The
article says that a similar exercise three years ago sparked UFO sightings.

<A
HREF="http://thestar.com.my/online/newsreport.asp?file=/2000/3/6/nation/0603kt
bu.asp &newspage=nation">http://thestar.com.my/online/newsreport.asp?file=/200
0/3/6/nation/0603ktbu.asp</A>
The Star (Malaysia), March 6 2000 (approx. 275 words)
Residents of Kampung Gobek report that a large light-emitting object hovered
over the local marshland and then landed.

<A HREF="http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/08/raelians/index.html">
http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/08/raelians/index.html</A>
Salon, March 8 2000 (approx. 2250 words)
Lengthy article on a gathering of Raelians, a group known for its beliefs in
UFOs, the benefits of cloning, and free love.

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HREF="http://www.worldofthestrange.com/">http://www.worldofthestrange.com/</A>
) for alerting us to this story.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000306/18/science-italy-shroud">http://
news.excite.com/news/r/000306/18/science-italy-shroud</A>
Reuters via ExciteNews, March 6 2000 (approx. 175 words)
Pollen tests link the Shroud of Turin, considered by some to be the burial
cloth of Christ, to Israel or Jordan.

Bufo---The St.Louis UFO story did not not come up on the web at the
site/link you provided.

MH

<A HREF="http://www.vny.com/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=68304">http://www.vny.co
m/cf/news/upidetail.cfm?QID=68304</A>
UPI, March 2 2000 (approx. 675 words)
Article by James Oberg on a visiting exhibit at Space Center Houston entitled
"Roswell and the Alien Invasion".

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HREF="http://www.worldofthestrange.com">http://www.worldofthestrange.com</A>)
for alerting us to this story.

<A HREF="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/05_technology/story_15992.asp">http://new
s.ninemsn.com.au/05_technology/story_15992.asp</A>
ninemsn, March 9 2000 (approx. 525 words)
Article about the search for Yowies, Australian hairy bipeds.  Dean Harrison
is quoted.

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HREF="http://www.worldofthestrange.com">http://www.worldofthestrange.com</A>
) for alerting us to this story.

<A HREF="http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788993/10719354.html">http:
//www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788993/10719354.html</A>
The Des Moines Register, March 8 2000 (approx. 225 words)
A burglary suspect has told police that he was abducted by aliens and placed
in the stranger's house.

Bufo's WEIRD NEWS Links thanks The Anomalist (<A
HREF="http://www.anomalist.com/">http://www.anomalist.com/</A> ) for bringing
this story to our attention.

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HREF="http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/scripts/edarchdisplay.asp?section=Local+
news &ID=38648&source=CORN">http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/scripts/edarchdisp
lay.asp?section=Local+news &</A>ID=38648&source=CORN
The Cornish Guardian, March 7 2000 (approx. 500 words)
A big cat was spotted in Bodmin, UK.  It was particularly unusual because the
colour was white.  Chewed bones were also found in the area and are being
examined.

Bufo's WEIRD NEWS Links thanks Ron Schaffner for bringing this story to our
attention.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000316/12/odd-zhirinovsky">http://news
.excite.com/news/r/000316/12/odd-zhirinovsky</A>
Reuters via ExciteNews, March 16 2000 (approx. 275 words)
Russian presidential candidate, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, was shown on television
consulting with "Gypsy Natasha", concerning the upcoming election.

<A HREF="http://news.excite.com/news/r/000320/09/odd-ghosts">http://news.exci
te.com/news/r/000320/09/odd-ghosts</A>
Reuters via ExciteNews, March 20 2000 (approx. 75 words)
A recent poll indicated that 40% of Britons believe in ghosts.

<A HREF="http://www.herald.com/content/sun/docs/025573.htm">http://www.herald
.com/content/sun/docs/025573.htm</A>
Miami Herald, March 26 2000 (approx. 825 words)
What some believe to be ane image of the Virgin Mary has appeared on the
window of a bank nearby where Elian Gonzales is staying in Miami.

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HREF="http://www.worldofthestrange.com">http://www.worldofthestrange.com</A>)
for bringing this story to our attention.

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HREF="http://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/000327/reptilescotland.html">ht
tp://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/000327/reptilescotland.html</A>
Discovery.com (the Discovery Channel) News, March 27 2000 (approx. 125 words)
The Royal Air Force has agreed to not fly over Loch Ness while an expedition
there searches for the reported monster.  Jan Sundberg had sent the request,
claiming that the noise from the jets interfered with underwater sensors.

<A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/local/WBBH/259294.asp">http://www.msnbc.com/loc
al/WBBH/259294.asp</A>
MSNBC, March 23 2000 (approx. 275 words)
A UFO was videotaped over the Gulf of Mexico by a Naples, Florida resident.
The story includes stills and a link to a video of a report about the video.

Bufo's WEIRD NEWS Links thanks World of the Strange (<A
HREF="http://www.worldofthestrange.com">http://www.worldofthestrange.com</A>)
for alerting us to this story.