A new organization, U.F.O. 101, has been formed to attract those interested in local phenomena, UAP, discussions, research and legends. It is set up to be a welcoming and friendly group where folks can share personal observations, post videos/ photos, relate experiences and discuss.
“We’ve heard a lot of stories,” said David McWhorter, one of the founders of the group.
He is hoping the group will be a place where people in the area will want to talk about UFOs and related phenomena without fear of being ridiculed. He believes it will be interesting to see how many have had similar experiences.
The first meeting of the group was Saturday, Jan 18. Membership has taken off with 171 at the first meeting. Thirty were physically in attendance and 141 attended via Zoom. Ages ranged from teenagers to retirees.
“I’ve always been curious,” one man said on Zoom. “Always interested.”
Sadly, those attending via Zoom didn’t get to enjoy the U.F.O. 101 decorated cookies.
Streaming was made possible through library representative Tillie Jamison. Information on the new club is available on the New Carlisle Library Facebook page and website, newcarlislelibrary.org in addition to the club’s own Facebook page at “U.F.O. 101”. There are already more than 120 followers. Email address is ohioufo101@gmail.com
Social media expert Stacy Frazier from Medway facilitated the Zoom connections and played a video of a local UFO sighting near Lake and Scarff.
During a discussion time Irwin and Karen McWhorter encouraged others to share their experiences seeing orbs and triangular shaped objects in New Carlisle, Donnelsville, Crystal Lake, and near WPAFB. There have been quite a few seen over the years.
“I knew it wasn’t a balloon,” one man commented.
Group members talked about related topics such as Rh negative blood and Bigfoot. A questionnaire was distributed and aimed at helping a person decide if they really had seen a UFO or had related but forgotten experiences in the past.
According to David McWhorter, there will be no dues and hopefully a newsletter will be published in the future. He is looking for suggestions of guest speakers and interesting books or websites for research. He manages the Facebook page and is hoping to keep discussions going.
This group will be meeting every third Saturday at 2 p.m. at the New Carlisle Public Library, 111 E. Lake Ave, New Carlisle. Streaming will be available via the “U.F.O.101” Facebook page.