To explain what the NEUFOSG was, I am reproducing this article by investigator Ed Fogg, "Thoughts While Shaving", that appeared in the April 1978 New England UFO Newsletter:

"The New England UFO Study Group was founded in 1959 by George D. Fawcett, and originally known as the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Two-State UFO Study Group for Adults.

Meetings were held alternately between the two states, and included such locations as the Seaman's Institute in Newport, R.I., Dean Jr. College in Franklin, MA, Belcourt Castle in Newport, and the Congregational Church in Manomet, MA.

Guest speakers have included, in addition to the Group's own members, Barney and Betty Hill, August C. Roberts, Ivan T. Sanderson, Rev. Guy Cyr, S.M., and George D. Fawcett.

The early days of the Group were a time of frequent radio and TV appearances by many of the members, especially the officers, periods of fluctuating membership according to the "flaps" prevalent at the time, and occasional disenntion among the troops.

We all had a lot of fun, though, and a nucleus of the old-time members have managed to hold the organization together and make it what it is today- a group composed of a good cross section of talents and interests, viewpoints and outlooks.

Through the years, we have weathered storms of criticism, from both the press and the public, regarding the subject of UFOs (flying saucers, if you must- actually, as Ivan Sanderson pointed out, UFO is no better, but it's all we've got), and have managed, usually by keeping a low profile and not going off half-cocked during interviews, to maintain an acceptable public image. It is to be hoped that this will continue in the future, and that through our efforts, and that of groups like ours, that the subject will gain wider acceptance by those most in a position to contribute to a solution to this enigma- the scientists- for the answer will not come from the government, nor the military, (God bless it, especially the Air Force), but people who have the training and background to make some real sense out of the whole mess. Then maybe the technicians can develop something of value from the previous group's findings.

In the meantime, we, individually and as a group, can help by serving as a filter center for good, solid reports, and identifying the questionable events as such, so that when we have the opportunity to share our information with others, we (and they) will not have our files cluttered with material of unknown validity.

We, ourselves, are in the fortunate position of having available to us the use of a computer system which will enable us to retrieve specific information from any and all reports entered into it. A sophisticated program is already in progress to achieve this result, and it is hoped that some pattern will emerge which will give a clue to the solution of our years of investigation. Currently, we are concentrating our efforts on events occurring east of Worcester County, in Massachusetts, but will gladly accept any information from other areas, to be incorporated at a later date. All information is potentially valuable, if only to serve as possible verification of another report.

The years ahead will, most assuredly, be at least as interesting as the years gone by. We hope to see the membership increase and still maintain the same high level of competence that it has in the past. For a hobby, we have a damn good thing going for us- so let's KEEP it going!"

From around 1976 to around 1982, the NESUFOIG published a newsletter, first the NESUFOIG Newsletter, then later the New England UFO Newsletter. The NESUFOIG dissolved around 1982. Through the generosity of Joe Nyman, I have obtained a near-complete set of the Newsletters. The reports on the next page are drawn from those NEUFOSG publications.