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Fortean Times #170 (May 2003)

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Release date: 12 Apr 2003
Cover price: £3.20
US Edition is dated June 2003 with a cover price of $7.25 USA (CAN $7.50)
Cover:

Features

30 Angels of the Battlefield (Cover Story)
In 1914, there were reports that British soldiers had been saved by a miracle. Dr David Clarke traces the story from its inception as an early urban legend to its rebirth as a contemporary Hollywood hoax.

44 Flying For Freedom
The Maharishi plans to employ an army of yogic flyers to create world peace. Malcolm Day reports.

50 The Terrible Griffin
Mahalia Way looks at the surprising popularity and longevity of a mythical monster.

Forum

57 The Truth Machine on Trial - John Harney on the polygraph's failings

58 Hanging on the Telephone - Matt Salusbury on phone strangeness

59 The Blind Idiot God - Ian Simmons on the banality of poltergeists

Reports

40 Fortean Bureau of Investigation - No 50. The Air Loom - Mark Pilkington on early mind control

80 Fortean Traveller - No 20. Paul Devereux in Death Valley, USA.

Strange Days

Commercial crop circles, out of place animals, Renaissance UFOs, the miracles of Father Mike, haunted school, ancient scratches, wandering toothfish and much more.

05 Extra Extra
13 Science
18 Classical Corner
19 The Heirophant
19 Konspiracy Korner
20 Alien Zoo
24 UFOlogy
26 Medical Bag
28 Mythconceptions
29 Strange Deaths

Regulars

Editorial

02 War and Peace

Subscriptions

60

Back Issues

74

Reviews

62 Books
66 Film & DVD
68 Games

Letters

75

Simulacra Corner

75

It Happened to Me

79

Comix

70 Phenomenomix

Tales from the Vault

82

Coming Next Month

Synchronicity - Jung's theory of everything
Weirdness on the waves - Great maritime mysteries
Are fiends electric? - The mystery of Iverson cottage
Fortean Times Issue 171 on sale 03 May 2003

Reader Info

69

Masthead

Editor - David Sutton
Founding Editor - Bob Rickard
Founding Editor - Paul Sieveking
Art Director - Etienne Gilfillan
Picture Research - Owen Whiteoak
Reviews Editor/Chief Sub - Val Stevenson
FT Redesign Consultant - Jon Link
Contributing Editor - Ian Simmons
Contributing Editor - Joe McNally
Contributing Editor - Mark Pilkington
Website - Alistair Strachan
Resident Cartoonist - Hunt Emerson

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 * ''A better quality of scan/photo of this issue's cover would be appreciated. If you happen to have access to such an image, please send it to '''scans''' at the domain '''ft dot gjovaag dot com''' with a subject of "Fortean Times Cover Scan". Thanks for your help.''
 * Release date: 12 Apr 2003
+* Cover price: £3.20
+* US Edition is dated June 2003 with a cover price of $7.25 USA (CAN $7.50)
+* Cover:
+===Contents===
+* 44 Flying For Freedom - Can the Maharishi's yogic flyers save the world?
+* 22-23 The Art of UFOlogy - Renaissance saucer-spotting
+* 67 Banned by the BBC  - Peter Watkins' ''The War Game''
+* 13 Science - Boeing's new Bird of Prey stealth plane unveiled
+==Features==
+Angels of the Battlefield (Cover Story)<br />In 1914, there were reports that British soldiers had been saved by a miracle. '''Dr [[David Clarke]]''' traces the story from its inception as an early urban legend to its rebirth as a contemporary Hollywood hoax.
+Flying For Freedom<br />The Maharishi plans to employ an army of yogic flyers to create world peace. '''[[Malcolm Day]]''' reports.
+The Terrible Griffin<br />'''[[Mahalia Way]]''' looks at the surprising popularity and longevity of a mythical monster.
+==Forum==
+The Truth Machine on Trial - [[John Harney]] on the polygraph's failings
+Hanging on the Telephone - [[Matt Salusbury]] on phone strangeness
+The Blind Idiot God - [[Ian Simmons]] on the banality of poltergeists
+==Reports==
+[[Fortean Bureau of Investigation]] - No 50. The Air Loom - [[Mark Pilkington]] on early mind control
+[[Fortean Traveller]] - No 20. [[Paul Devereux]] in Death Valley, USA.
+==Strange Days==
+Commercial crop circles, out of place animals, Renaissance UFOs, the miracles of Father Mike, haunted school, ancient scratches, wandering toothfish and much more.
+* 05 Extra Extra
+* 13 Science
+* 18 Classical Corner
+* 19 The Heirophant
+* 19 Konspiracy Korner
+* 20 Alien Zoo
+* 24 UFOlogy
+* 26 Medical Bag
+* 28 Mythconceptions
+* 29 Strange Deaths
+==Regulars==
+===Editorial===
+* 02 War and Peace
+===Subscriptions===
+* 60
+===Back Issues===
+* 74
+===Reviews===
+* 62 Books
+* 66 Film & DVD
+* 68 Games
+===Letters===
+* 75
+===Simulacra Corner===
+* 75
+===It Happened to Me===
+* 79
+===Comix===
+* 70 [[Phenomenomix]]
+===Tales from the Vault===
+* 82
+===Coming Next Month===
+* Synchronicity - Jung's theory of everything
+* Weirdness on the waves - Great maritime mysteries
+* Are fiends electric? - The mystery of Iverson cottage
+* Fortean Times [[FT171|Issue 171]] on sale 03 May 2003
+==Reader Info==
+* 69
+==Masthead==
+* Editor - [[David Sutton]]
+* Founding Editor - [[Bob Rickard]]
+* Founding Editor - [[Paul Sieveking]]
+* Art Director - [[Etienne Gilfillan]]
+* Picture Research - [[Owen Whiteoak]]
+* Reviews Editor/Chief Sub - [[Val Stevenson]]
+* FT Redesign Consultant - [[Jon Link]]
+* Contributing Editor - [[Ian Simmons]]
+* Contributing Editor - [[Joe McNally]]
+* Contributing Editor - [[Mark Pilkington]]
+* Website - [[Alistair Strachan]]
+* Resident Cartoonist - [[Hunt Emerson]]
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