J ACQW SVALLEEh o l d sama s t e r ' sd e ve ei na s t r o / h y s i c s f r o m No r t h we s t e r n , wh e r eh es p g n tf o u ry e a r sa sa na s s o c i a t e

f r om a Fr e n c h uni ve r s i t y and a Ph. D.i n co m pu t e rs c l e nc e ofD rJ .Al l e n Hy ne k,t he U S At r For c es c i e nt cco ns ul t ut o n UFO r e p or t s . AJ t l l esVe r ne Pr i a wi nne rf orhi sf l r s t s c i e nc ec t i on no ve li nFr e n ch,DrVa l l e eha sp ubl i s he d ov e r t hi r t ys c i e nt c ar t i c l e si n Br i t i s h,Fr e nc h,and Am e r i c mn

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l nt he l as tt we nt pfv e ye ar s ,t hous ands ofpeopl e hav er e por t e dt he pe r s i s t e nt a pm ar a nc e s of UFO phe nome na.A ca r e f ule xa mi nat i on oft he pat t er ns oft he s er e por t shasa1 r e ady s hown t hat t he yf ol l ow de fni t el aws f or whi ch no e xpl anat i on has be en f ound.n es es t at i s t i c al f ac t s ha ve bee n ade quat e l y doc ument ed el s e whe r eland wi l lnotconc er n ushe r e .I ns t e ad we wi l lex ami ne a mor ee x ci t i ng s ub-

j e c t : t h er ol eo ft hi sph e no me no na n di t si mpa c to ne a c ho f
us .Theai m oft hi sbook i st o oFe ra ne w poi ntofvi ew on UFOs . I tha sbe comei mpor t antt o pos et heUFO t pr o bl e m'i na ne w f as hi on bec a us e our cul t t l r al be l i ef sr ega r di ng t he e xi s t enc e of f or ms of c ons c i ous ne s se l s e wher ei nt he uni be en pr e c i pi t a t e d by t he r e al i z a t i on t hat out er s pac e has be en opene dt o man and byt hef e e l i ng oft l l es mal l nes sa nd t hei s ol a t i on ofourpl a ne tbr oughtbac k by as t r onaut s .Pe r hapst he y ar eCowi ng f r om t he hopet hatpt he rc i vi l i z at i ons may al r eady ha ve s ol ve dt he e conom i ca nd s oc i alpr obl e mst hatc onc e r ne ve r yc ot mt r y on ea r t ht oda y.The s c ope and i mpa ctoft hi scul t ur a lchangeha ver ec e i ve ds omeat t ent i on,but no at t empthas y etbe en made t o under s t and i t s bas i cm e c hani s m. I nt hi s book I pr opos et o ex ami ne t he hypot he s i st hat UFOsmay c ons t i t ut e a cont r ols ys t em ;t hatt hey a r e not
1 . Se ei n pa r t i c u l a rt b e bo o k Cl t al l e n g et o Sde n c e by J a c q u e sa n d

v e r s ea r eu nd e r g o i ngma j o rs l l i f t s . Pe r h a p st h e s es h i f t sh a v e

J a ni neVa l l e e( Ghi ca g o:Re g n e r w1 9 6 0 an dt h ep a mra s i cPa qe r n s

i n UFO Ob s e r v a t i on s gb y Cl a ud e Po he ra nd J a c q ue , s Va l l e e ,Pa pe r

A J#J, t h eW- r f c / aI n s t i t u t eY We r / a c l l f Ha n dAs t r o n a u t kst l an u am 1 9 7 5 ) , 1 3 t hAe r os p a c eSc i t n c e sMe e t i n g .

1 2 ht r oduct i o n nec e s s ar i l yc aus ed by e xt r at e r r es t r i a lvi s i t ol ' s ,nort he r es ul t of mi s i de nt zca t i ons a nd hoa xes on t he par t of de l ude d wi t ne s s e s .l ft hehy pot hes i si st nz e ,t he n whatt hewi t ne s s e s ha ve s ee n we r e mani f e s t at i onsofa pr oc e s snotunl i ke t ha t ofa t her mos t ati n a hous e .The t her mos t ati sa me c hani s m t ha ts t abi l i z est her e l at i ons Mp be t wee n ot l r body t empe r a -

t u r er e q ui r e me nt sa n dt h ec ha n/n g we a t h e ro u t s i de .S i r a i l ar l y?UFOsmay s er vet os t a bi l i z et her e l a t i ons Mp be t we e n ma n' sc ons c i ous nes snee dsand t he e vol vi ng c ompl ex i t i e sof t hewor l d whi c h hemus tunder s t and. Thi sbookwi l le xpl or e t Msphe nome non. Am ong t hos e ofmy s ci ene ccol l e agu eswho ha vet a ken

a ni n t e r e s ti nUFOs , t h e r eha v eb e e nt woma j o ra p p r o a c h e s ,

wh S i c h mi g h t b e t e r me d t e c h n o l o g i c a l ' a n dYs y c h o l o g i c a l ' . e ve r alphys i c i s t s and e ngi ne er s ha ve e xamm e d UFO r e p o r t sf r o m a' n u t sa n d bo l t s 'po i nto fv i e w/o nt h eo t h e r
hand, t he s ame UFO r e port s hav e bee n mt e r pr e t ed by

p s y c h o l og i s t sa sa r c h e t k p e so ra st h ef u l s l l me n to fap s y c h ol ogi ca lne ed oft hem r cl pi e nt .M ode r ns c i e nc edev el ope d on t hepr e mi xt hatt he s et wo domai nsoft hephys i c ala nd t he

ps y c ho l o g i c a lmu s ta l wa y sb ec a r e f u l l ys e pa r a t e d .I n my

vi e wt hi s di s t i nc t i on,al t hough conve ment ,has bee n ar bi t r a r y.The UFO phenome non i s a di r e ctc hal l enge t ot hi s ar bi t r a r y di c hot omy bdwe en phys i calr e al i t y and s pi r i t ua l r eal i t y. I nt hi sbook Iwi l lnotconfne mys e l ft ot he e xami nat i on

of t hep h y s i c a l r e a l i t y ,b u twi l lf r a nk l ys t e pf r o mt Mst ot h e

e xm r i e nt l ala nd e ven t ot he myt hi ca l .lwi l lappr oac ht hi s

i n qu i r y wi t hi nt h ef r a me wo r ko fd e s c r l pt i y eph e n o me n o l o g y ,
whi c hs oc i als c i e nt i s tCynt hi aNe l s on hasde ne d asf ol l ows : De s c r i pt i vephenome nol ogyat t e mpt st oc ommuni cat et he qual i t y and s t r uc t ur e of e xpe r i e nce s ,be t he yc l e ar and s ymbol i ca l l y de ined ... or di f l ks e and e ve n not s ym-

bo l i z e d .I t ss u b j e c tma t t e ri sa n yc o n c r e t ep h e n o me no n
i nex mr i enc e. z
2. Fr om a pa mr ,C Sh ' e S s , Re l i g i o usEx mr i e nc ea nd M e n t a l1 1 01 t h: A Ph e n ome n ol o gi l vi e w' e an t e da tt h en i r dI nt e r na t i on al Co n,pr gr e s so fs xi a l Ps y c hi a t r sza g r e b 9 7 0 . ,1

l nt r oduc t i on 13 I ns t e ad of as ki ng,l i ke t he phys i c i s t ,r oe st he phe nome non i nt e r a ctwi t h me as ur a bl e quant i t i es of i t senvi r onme nt? 'or ,l i ke t heps yc hol ogi s t ,< W ha tme nt a li mpul s e sor behav i or al ne eds does t he r e portf ul l ' ? 'we wi l lr e vi e w whati se xm r i e nc e d by t he wi t ne s s e s;we wi l lobs e r v e what t he ydo asar e s ul toft hes ee xm r i e nc e s;and wewi l lat t empt t oc or r e l a t et hem wi t hi nat ot al f r ame wor k.
many peo pl e cl al me dt o ha ve wi t ne s s e d appar i t i onsoft he

I n1 9 6 8 ,d u r i n jt h emo n t h sf o l l o wi n gt h eS i x Da yW a r ,

Vi r g i nM a r yi nZe i t o un( Eg y pt ) . C ' y nt h i aNe l s o nwa sl e dt o

as kt heque s t i on oft heme anl ng oft hatr e al i t yi n a wa yt hat i sdi r ec t l ya ppl i ca bl et oot l rs t udyofUFOs:

Asp h e n o me n o l o g i s t swes u s mn dj u d gqe n ta st owhe t h e r t hea pg a r i t i o ni sr e a l l yr e al( aq u e s t l o nf o rs c i e n t i f k

na t ur a l l s m) a nd a t t e mp tr a t h e rt ou nd e r s t a n d wh a t
t l onsasr e alt he yar er eal i nt he i rcons e que nc es 3 l nt hi ss e ns et he UFO phenome non i sl mdoubt edl yr ea l . t r ols ys t e m ? And whati st he quant i t yt hatl s bei ng cont r ol l ed? I wi l lt r yt os how t ha t whatt akespl ac et hr oug h c l os ee nc ount er s wi t . h UFOs i sc ont r olof human bel i e f s , c ont r oloft he r e l at i ons hi p be t we e n our c ons ci ous ne s sand phys i calr eal i t y,t hatt hi scont r olhasbe e ni nf or cet hr oughouthi s t or y,and t hati ti s ofs e c ondar yi mpor l lncet hati t

ro pl edowh e nc o nf r o n t i n gs t r e s s .I fme nde f nes i t ua Wha td o e si t me a n, t he n , t os a yt ha t i t ma yr e gr e s e n tac o n -

s h o ul dno wa s s umet h ef o r mo fs i jh t i n g so f s p a c ev i s i t or s .
ofev er yday l i f e,It hi nk t hati tc ons t i t ut es80t h a phys i c al ent i t y wi t h mas s ,i ne r t i a, vol ume, e t c, wl z i ch we ca n mea s ur e ,and a wi ndow t owa r d anot he rmodeofr eal i t yf or

Wh e nt l l eo b j e c t wec a l lUFO l sv i s i b l et ousi nt h er e a l i t y

a tl e a s ts o me o ft h ege r c i p i e n t s .I st h i swh y wi t n e s s e sc a n

g i v eusa tt h es a met l meac o n s i s t e ntn a r r a t i v eCAt1: 3 51 wa sd r i v i n go nhi g h wa y5 8. .. ' ) a n dad e s c r i p t i o no fc o nt a c t

wi t hf or msofl i f et hatf i tno acc e pt abl ef r a mewor k?n e s e
r e al ,ye tapr oductofourdr es ms .Li keol z rdr e ams ,wec an

f o r ms o fl i f ema y bes i mi l a rt o pr o j e c t i o ns ;t h e y ma yb e
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1 4 l nt r oduc t i on l oo ki nt ot hei rhi dden meani ng,orwec an i r or et hem.But l i ke our dr e ams ,t he y ma y al s os ham wha twe t hi nk ofas ourl i ve si nwayst hatwedonotye tunde r s t a nd. I mi ght as we l lc onf e s s at t he out s e t 1at l hav es e en phe nome naIca n onl yca l lUFOs . lha venotonl ys e e nt he m, buton t wo oc cas i onsi nt hecour s e ofmypr of e s s i ona lwor k havet r ac kedt he m,us i ng s mal lt e l e s c om sc al l e dt he odol i t es .

Af e wo fmya s t r o n o me rc o l l e a qe sha dma d es i mi l a ro b s e r v at i ons ,a nd af t e r maki ng i nqmr i e s ? we bec ame awar e of ma ny s i mi l ar s i ght i ngs by pr of e s s l onal ms t r onome r st he wor l d ove r . t he r ea ct i on t hey e l i c i t e d among Fr e nc hs c i e nt i s t s at t he

Th eob j e dswewe r et r a c ki n g we r eno ts p e c t a c u l a r ,b ut

t i me f a s c i n a t e d me .I n s t e a do fa s ki ng i ft he s es e e mi n g l j

ma n e u v e r a b l ea n d' i mp os s i b l e 'o b j e c t sc o ul db e a ma mf e s t a t i o n ofs o mea d v a n c e dt e c h no l o g y( a n di ns o mec a s e s

i tma ywe l lh a v eb e e nt e r r e s t r i a l ) , t h e yt h o u g h to n l yo fs u p pr es s l ngt he i rmani f e s t at i on.The y di dt hi sbyde nyi ng e ve r y obs er v at i on, by bl ami ng i t on ai r pl anes when t he doc ume nt at i on was unas s ai l a bl e, and by des t r oyi ng t he da t a whe ni twa s de mo ns t r at e dt ot hem t hatno ai r pl a ne c oul d

ha v ebe ha v e da s t heo b j e c t , sd i d .

The i ns i ght I der i ve df r om t hi s ear l ye xpe t i e nc e wi t h s c i e nt i l k s ke pt i c i s m pr oved i nval uabl e .I tbr oughtme i nt o c ont a c twi t . h anumbe rofs c i e nt i s t swho,l i kemys e l f ,want e d t o unde r s t a nd t he nat ur e of t he UFO phe nome non and wer ees pe ci al l ybe ntupon det e r mi ni ngwhe t herornotl thad

a ni n t e l l i g e nto r i /n.Thi sFo u p ha sg r o wn l a r g e ro v e rt h e

ye ar s . W Mms i ca l l y,i tc al l sl t s e l ft hqnvi s i bl eCol l e ge' .

DrJ .Al l e n Hy n e k,i na na r t i c l ec a l l e d ' I ' h eUFO My s t e r y ' ,pu b l i s he dl nt heFBI Bu l l e t i n( Vo l .4 4 ,n o.2 ,Fe b . 1 9 7 5 ) , h a ss a i d:
Wa y bac ki nt he t dar k ag es 'of s c i enc e,whe ns ci e nt i s t g t bems el ves we r es us pe ct e d of be i ng i nl ea gu e wi t ht he De vi l ,t he y had t o wor k pr i vat el y.n e y of t e n me tc l a nde s t i nel yt oexc hangev i e wsand t her es ul t soft he i rva r i ous ex pe r i me nt s .Fort hi sr e as on,t he yc al l e dt he ms e l v est he

l nt r oduc t i on 1 5 lnv i s i bl e Col l e ge . And i tr e mai ned i nv i s i bl e unt i lt he s c i ent i s t soft hatdaygai ne dr e s pe c t abi l i t y whe nt heRoyal Soci e t ywasc har t e r e dbyChar l e s1 1i nt hee ar l y1 660' s .
My i nt er es ti n UFOs has gone t hr ough s e ve r alpha s e s dur i ng t hi s pe r i od,butmy cur i os i t y aboutt hebe havi orof s c i e nt i s t s who de s t r oy,di s t or t ,or s i mpl yi gnor et he ve r y f ac t st he y ar es uppos ed t oi nves t i ga t e,hasne ve rbe en s a t i s fed.Sc i ent i s t sar e nott he onl y one st o bl ame f or t he un-

f or t un a t es t i g ma t ha ti ss t i l la t t a c h e dt ot he s u b j e c to f
UFOs ,but s uch a g ap ha s apm ar e d be t we en t he i r oc i a l be l i e f s and t he be l i e f s of mi l l i ons of pe opl et hat a r ee xami nat i on oft hee nt i r epr obl e mi snow ne ce s s a r y. W e hav e,on one hand,t he f ac t s- t hous ands ofune x-

p l a i ne do b s e r v a t i o nsb yr e l i a b l e wi t ne s s e s .Th e ys Gnd as

a monume ntt ot hel i ml t at i onsofourunde r s t andi ng.Iwi l l no t enume r at et hes ec as e s aga i n.The c ur i ous r e ade r wi l l fnd t hem i ns uc h ae z Ys s i bl epl a c esast hewor ksofJ.Al l e n

Hy n e k,o fAi mM i c h e l ,J o h n Ful l e r ,a n do t h e r st s e et h e b i b l i o g r a p hya tt h ee ndo f t hi sbo o k) . Oneof myo wne a r l i e r

bo o k s ,Pa s s po r tt oM a yo n i a ,c o n t a i nsa c a t a l o g u eo f9 2 3
une xpl ai ned UFO l andl ngs ,and t hes i z eoft hi sev i de nc ei s i nc r ea s i ngdai l y. W e ha ve,on t he ot her ha nd, a pa uci t y of t heor i e st o ac countf ort hi sr i c hnes sofdat a.Ei t bert hi smus tbei nv ent i o n,del us i on,hoa x,and mi r a ges ,t hee xm r t st e l lus ,orel s e we ar e be i ng vi s i t e d by an e xt r a t er r e s t r i a lr ac e.l ca nnot s ' ubs cr i be t oe i t he re xpl anat i on. I ha ve ar gue df or many ye ar st hatt hephe nome non c oul d notbee xpl ai ne d by hoax and i l l us i on al one ,t hat i tc ont ai ns an oppor t uni t yf or g e nui ne l yne w knowl e dg e.I nt hi sbook Ihopet os how why t he s e une xpl ai ne d obs e r va t i onsne ed notr e pr es enta vi s i t a t i onf r om s pac evi s i t ors . M uc h ofmymot i va t i on f ore xa mi ni ngcr i t i c al l yt hee xt r at e r r es t r i alt heor yhascomef r om a s t udy oft hei nf or mat i on ofwi t ne s sac count s ,whi ch lpr oc e s s e d on a c omput erus i ng m ode r nt e c ui ques of ana l ys i s . M any of t he s ea cc ount s de s c r i % t he occ upa nt s of t he cr af t;t hi s mat e r i al i sr i ch

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e n o ug hf o rugt of or m ag o odi de ao ft h e s eb e i nj s 'ph y s i ol og y and be havi or ,i fi ti nf a d cor r es ponded t ot he c ondi t i onsofbi ol og i c ale vol ut i onwec anas s umeon ot he rpl a ne t s . W hatwe obt ai ni ns t e ad i sa pi c t ur e ofa , di Fe r e ntl e ve lof ex i s t e nce ,a r ea l i t yt hat s e ems t oc utt hr ough our own at r i g htangl e s .I ti swha tIc al lt he r e al i t y of M agoni a.But t he r ei sm or e . No t he or y ofUFOsc an be dee me da cc e pt a bl ei fi tdoes not a cc ountf or t he r e por t e d ps ychi ce Fe ct s pr oduc e d by

t h e s eob j e c t s .By p s y c hi ce Fe c t s 'lr e f e rt ot h es pa c e t i me

di s t ort i onse xpe r i e nc e d by m r c i pi e nt s of c r af t l i ke de vi c es whi c h apm aror f ade awa y'on t he s pot ,i n wayst hatar e r e mi ni 's c ent of de s cr i pt i ons of ma t er i al i z at i ons 'i n t he s pi r i t ual i s tl i t e r at ur e.The dat a al s os how t hat many wi t -

voi c e s or t ho ught si n conne c t i on wi t ht he s l ght i ng s .ButI am e s pe c i al l yr e f e ni ng t ot he f a ct t ha t ce r t a i n wi t nes s e s havebe en c hange di n a mannert ha ti snotex pl ai ne d byt he v ve nt st he yc l ai m t o have obs e rv e d.The be s tway t oi l l us t r a t et he compl e xi t y oft hes e ps y chi ce f l bc t si st oe xami ne t woe xampl e st hatar epart i c ul ar l yi ns t r uc t i v e. l n Oc t obe r ,1 97 3,1 me t a man who want ed t o di s c us s wi t h me what he ca l l ed hi sf mi s s i on' .He was a nea t l y dr e s s ed e ngi ne e r i ng e xe c ut i ve who wor e a dar ks ui ta nd t hi c k gl as s e s .He s t r es s e dt he i mpor t a nc e ofpr e s e r vi ng hi s he s al d,as a r e s ul t of whi c h he had come t ot he Uni t ed St at eswhe r e he wasnow wor ki ng wi t h an e l e c t r oni c compa ny.Thec hangei n hi sl i f eha d oc c ur r e d whenhehad bee n t ake n aboar d a iy i ng s a uc e r and had be en Gught c er t ai n

n e s s e sha v eha du ni q u ee x p e r i e n c e swi t ha p ya r e nt l yt a l i e n '

a no n y mi t y- h eh a de x mr i e nc e d ag r e a tc h a n g ei nh i sl i f e ,

t b i n g s ' . Con t r a r yt omo s tc o n t a c t e e s , ho we v e r , h es o ug h tn o pu b l l c i t j,h a dnome s s a g et od e l i v e rt oh uma ni t y ,a n dd i d

not c l al m t o unde r s t a nd wha t ha d ha pm ned t o Mm.He onl ykne wt hathewasnol onge rt hes a mepe r s on. Att het i me oft hi se ncount erIhad be en f orove ra yea r i nt ouc h w' i t h anot he rman whos es t or y wass i mi l a rbuton

t h ev e r a c i t yo fwhi c h 1ha dr e s e r v e dj u dg me n t .Th i so t h e r

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ma nwa sUH Ge l l e r , t h eI s r a e l i ps y c hi cwhobe g a na ne nt e r t a i nme ntc ar e e r as a s t age magi c l an butl a t e r puzz l ed t he s c i e nt i s t swho t es t ed hi sabi l i t i e si nt he l abor at or y.Li ket he e ng i ne er ,Ge l l er ha d be e ni ns i de what he des cr i bed a sa

l e f thi sc ount r y.Li ke hi m,he f e l tt ha the had be e n gl ve na mi s s i o n'and t hat he wa st he c e nt er of m cul i ar phys i c al e Fe ct s .So,when I mett he e ngi ne e r ,i ns t e ad of bl us h i ng as i de t he ent i r es t or y - as I mi ght have done be f or e my ac qua i nt ance wi t h Ge l l e r- ls pe nt s e ver alhour sl i s t e ni ng t o hi m wi t h an ope n mi nd t r yi ng t o unde r s t a nd M sex pe r i e nce sa nd hi smot i v at i ons . Thi ss e r i esofev e nt shad be gun i nJ ul y,1 961,whe nt he e ngi ne e r ,who wast he nas t udent ,waswal ki ng t hr ough t he c ot mt r ys i de wi 1 f our ot he r me n dur i ng an a r c heol ogi ca l fe l dt r i p.Ats ome poi nt ,he f ound hi ms e l fs e pa r at e df r om t he gr oup,wa nde r e d behi nd a cl us t e r oft r e e s ,whe r es ud-

UFO. Li k eh i m, h eh a de x p e r i e n c e dama j orl i f ec ha nj ea n d

de n l yh es a wa nob j e c to nt h epo u nd; i twa sad i s k s h a pe d

ve hi cl ea boutt we nt yf e e twi dewi t h at r ans l uc e ntt el e vat or ' t hatl i f t e dhi mt o aca bi n. Asi n a dr e am or a movi e,t he ve hi c l et r ans por t ed hi m i nt oa de s ol a t ear e af arawa yf r om t bi ss potand l a nde d ne ar al ar g e mac hi ne r e mi ni s c e ntofa c omput e r ,about5v ef e et hi gh a ndt we nt yf ee tl ong, wi t hr ow af t err ow of< r ec or di ngs ' .

l twa sno tat e a c hi ngma c h i n eo fa n jk no wne a r t hl yt y g e : du r i n gt h et h r e eho u r shes ye n twl t ht h ed e v i c ehi sl mpr es s i on wast hati tkeptpl aymgt hes er e cor di ngsand K f e e di ng t he i rcont e nt sdi r ec t l yi nt ol z i sbr ai n' .M t e rt M ss e s s i on he ;e w ba c k al one.Ei ght e en da yshad el a ps ed asf ara shi s f r i ends a nd f a mi l y wer e conc e r ned.Hi sf at her ?a gov er nme ntoc i al !had c aus e d s e ver alpol i c e and ml l i t ar y uni t s . t ol oo kf orhl m .Hewasf ound wi t hi nf ee toft hes potwhe r e he ha dl a s tbe e ns e e n.Hes t i l lwor et he s ame Cowerathi s but t onhol e .Hi scl ot heswe r ei mpec c abl e .Hedi d notne e da s ha ve. The s t or y wasunbel i e va bl e,ast he wi t nes s hi ms el fs oon r eal i z e d.Tos at i s f yt heunwont e dc ur i os i t y oft henume r ous

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pe opl e who bot he r e d Msf ami l y,he < c onf e s s ed't ha ti thad

b e e naj o k e . Th i se x pl a n a t i o nha dt h ed e s i r e de f l k c t , a n dt h e
l nt he m e ant i me t hl sm a n' sl i f e waschangi ng i ns e ve r a l ways .For e xa mpl e,f ort he sr s ts i x mont hsaf t e rt he i nc i de nt ,he r e qui r e d an abnor ma lamountofs l ee p;he woul d f al las l e e p abouts i xi nt he e ve ni ng and notwake up unt i l s e ve ni nt he mor ni ng.The nt he pat t e r nc hange d,a nd he r e qui r ed l e s sand l es ss l e ep.Now he s ayst hathe r e qui r e s ve r s l t y cour s e sheat t e nde d,e ve r yt bi ng t hatwast aug htnow

c a s ewa s g r a d u a l l yf o r y o t t e n.

o n l y af e w ho t l r so fs l e e pe a c hni g h t . An da l s o ,i nt heUn i -

c a met oMm wi t hy e r f e c tc l a r i t ya ndt o t a lr e c a l l . M or e o v e r , h es t o p p e dd r e a ml n g( o rr e c a l l mghi sd r e a ms ) .Fi n a l l y he

s t at est hathehasnote xpe r i e nce ds i c kne s si nany f or ms l nce t hei nc i de nt . Thi sman' sex mr i e nc e sf ol l owi ng t heUFO e nc ount e rar e ve r ys i mi l art ot hos eofa numbe rofi ndi vi dual s ,onl y af e w ofwhom at t e mptt opubl i ci z et he i robs e rv at i ons . Ur iGe l l e ri sa ne xampl e of one UFO t mr c i pi ent 'who de ve l ope ds ome r at here xt r aor di nar y be l i e f sabouthi ms el f @nd aboutt he f ut ur easa r e s ul tofwhathedes cr i besasa n e ncount e rwi t . haiyi ngs auc e r . An Amer i c an par a ps y chol o-

g i s t ,Dr And r i j a Pu ha r i c h ,b r o ug h tGe l l e rt ot h e Un i t e d

St a t esi n1 971a nd a r r a nge df ort heyoungman t o bes t udi e d unde rl a bor at or yc ondi t i ons at s e ver a ls c i e nt i f k i ns t i t ut i ons .Gel l e r ' sa bi l i t i esi nc l ude whatc an bes tbe de s c r i be d

a st het r i g g e r i n go fa f or c ewh i c ha Fe c t sma t e r i a lo b j e c t s ,

and whi c hs ome t i me seve ns ee mst ol e ad t o dema t er i al i z at i ons .M anyoft hema ni f es t a t i onsar ound hi m ar es i mi l a rt o c l as s i cal< pol t e r gei s t 'phe nomena' as de s c r i be di nt he f ol kl or e o f many c ount r i es: mys t er i ous br e akage and di s oft he wi t ne s s es .The puzz l i ngf ac the r ei st ha ts ome phe nome na a Fe ct i ng mas sand i ne r t i a appe art o be r e pr oduc i bl e i nt hel abor at or y.M os tr emar kabl ef or ourpur pos e ,howeve r ,i st hef ac tt hatGel l e rbe l i e veshi ms e l fi nves t ed 5 v1 t , 1 1a mi s s i on,gi ve nt ol l i m by a mys t e r i ouss pa ce s our c e.Some ofhi sf ol l owe r se ve ns ugge s tt ha themi ghtbeaM e s s i a h.

a p pe a r a n c eo fo b j e c t s ,us ua l l ya s c r i be dt ot hei ma g i na t i o n

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The e ngi ne e r whos ee xper i e nce s1 am s ummar i zi ng her e ha s de ve l oped al ong l i nes s i mi l ar t o Ge l l e r ,al t hough hi s ps yc hol ogi c almake up i scons i de r a bl y di Fe r e nt .He i swi t hdr awn a nd s ec r et i v e,whi l e Ge l l e ri sa s howman. Thee ng i nee ri save r y qui etand we l l or ga ni z ed man whos egr ea t e s t wi s hi st or e mai n unknown.He f e el st hathe hasr e c ei ve d ce r t a i ni nf or mat i on f r om t he t ea chi ng mac hi ne' ,t hat he ha sa cqui r ed t he a bi l i t yt o l e avehi s body' ,t ha the i snow

a b l et ot r a ns f e rh i sc o ns c i o u s n e s sa twi l li nt oo t h e ro b j e c t s
ori nt os pac e ,and t hathec a nt r i gg eraps yc hoki ne t i cpower s i mi l ar t ot hat of Ge l l er ,who c l ai ms t ha t he bends or

br e a k so b j e c t sb yp u r et ho u g h t .

Th emos td i r e c t l yv e r i :a b l ec o ns e q ue n c eof t h i s i nc i de n t ' i nt h ee n g i n e e r ' sl i f eh a sb e e nh l sd e q a r t u r ef r o mh i s

count r yt o pur s ue hi s mi s s i on'i nt he Umt ed St a t e s ,mor e c ha ng eswi l lt akepl ac e .Al t hough hef e e l st he y wi l lb es oc i al an dpol i t i c ali nnat ur e ,he doesnotcl ai mt o ha vebe e n gi ve n anypa r t i c ul arm e s s aget oannouncet ot hew or l d.Theent i r e s t or yi sabs ur d,y etdi s t ur bi ng. W bs ur d' ,t oo,i st he c hangei n hi se ye s i ghtca us ed by t he e xper i e nc e.Pr i ort o hi sal l e gedabduc t i on t hi sma n ha d pe r f e cte ye s i ghti n bot he ye s .l tdet e r i or at e dr api dl yaf t er war d, af ac t he a t t r i but e st o a bl i ndi ng ,bl i nki ng l i ght t hatwas s i t ua t ed on t op of t he ma chi ne ' .Some s or tofvi br at i on ge ne r at e d pai n unde rt he ea r , at t he bas e of t he s kul l , t hr oughoutt he e xper i e nc e.And a l as ta bs ur d de t a i li st hi s one:t hewi t nes ss t at est hathes aw ave hi c l eand amac hi nebuthedi d nots e ea pi l ot ,noran oc c upant ,noranyi de nt i habl ef or m of i nt e l l i ge nt l i f ei n c onne ct i on wi t ht hes e de vi ce s! The c omm on denomi nat or i nt he s et wo s t or i es i st he f e e l i ng ofabs ur di t yc a us e d by t he s upe r i mpos i t i o n ofps ychi ce Fec t s- ps y choki nes i s ,t el e pa t hy,t r a ve lt o a di f l kr e nt s pac ot i mef r ame- t ot hear r a y ofphys i c a ldes c r i pt i onst hat ha vec omet oc har a ct e r i z et heUFO phe nome non i ng ene r a l . Bot ht hes e me nc l ai m t o ha ve obs e rv e dac r af t ,t o ha ve e nt e r e di t ,a nd t o hav er e c e i ve di nf or ma t i on f r om vi s i bl e

s p e c i f i c a l l yi n Ca l i f o r ni a . He r e , he s t a t e s ,s o me ma j o r

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and t a ng i bl ede vi c es .I ti sby c onc e nt r at i ng uponw t hena t ur e oft hi sappa r e ntabs ur di t yt ha twe can s t ar tl ooki ng f or a ge ner alf r amewor k wi t hi n whi ch t he s ee xper i e nce sc an :nd ani nt er pr et a t i on.

Fo urma j o re l e me n t sh a v ec o mb i n e di nt h el a s tf e wy e a r s
t os ha pea new f r ame wor kf ort he s t udy ofUFO r e por t s ,a f r ame wor k I wi l lr e f ert oi n Cha pt e r Fi ve as T he Hi l l t op

The o r y ' . ne s ef o ure l e me n t st h a tf o r c e dar e v i s i o no fj r e v i o u sl d e a sa bo u tUFOS( s uc ha st he ma s sps y c ho s i g 'l d e a a n dt h eG s pa c ev i s i t o r s ' i d e a )a r e: ( 1 )t h eps y c h i cc o mpo n e n t
pr e s e nti nt h ea p p a r e n ts p a c ea n dt i mea l t e r a t i o n sa nd i n t h ei nf o r ma t i o nt r a ns f e rr e po r t e db yt h epe r c i p i e n t s ; ( 2 )t h e
na t ur eofpe r s onal ,s oc i a l ,a nd go ver nme nt alr e ac t i on t ot he phe nome non, whi ch c an be de s c r i bed as t r i pl ec ove r up;

( 3 )t h eo b s e r v a t i o no fpa t t e r n so fb e l i e f( a k i nt o an e wr e l i g i o uso rmy s t i c a lmo v e me n t )a mo ngt ho s ewh oc l a i mt o b ei nc o nt a c twi t hn o nh u ma ni nt e l l i g e n c e s ;a nd ( 4 )t h e

s ophi s t i c a t e d gr oups whi c h ar e al r e ady e xpl oi t i ng t hes e pat t e r ns ,s uc h as t he UM M O or g ani z at i on i n Spa i n. A c hapt erwi l l bede vot e dt oe ac h oneoft hee l e me nt s . The new f r amewor k ope ns ar ea s of i nves t i gat i on whi c h have notunt i lnow be en t i e dt ot he anal ys i s oft he t ot al phenome non,not abl yt he i nves t i gat i on oft he r e l i gi ouse xpe r i enc ea nd t he s oc al l ed Q mi r ac l es ' ,whi c h we wi l li nt r oducei n Cha pt erSi x,and t her epor t sofps ychi cphe nome na, s uc ha st hos ee xhi bi t e dbyGe l l er . The s ear et h e poi nt son whi c h wewi l lbui l d aconc eptof t he pur pos e oft he t e c hnol ogy t hatpr oduc es t he mode r n s i gnsi nt he s ky - a t e c hnol ogy t ha tca na s s umemany mor e s ur pr i s i ngf or mst hani tha ss of a rs hown. Ev e r y hu ma n act i v i t y has a s e c r e ts d e.Sde nc e do e s not e s c a pe t hi s m/ e.Be yond t he dr y,humor l es sr e port i ng of e xpe r i ment si nt he pa ges of t e c hni ca l mag azi nes t he r ei s t he r ea l i t y of r e s e ar ch as i ti sl i ve d by ma ny me na nd women.M uch oft he i re xi s t e ncei ss m ntg at her i ng dat a and

o bs e r v i n gf a c t s .No ta l lt h e# a / ct h e yga t h e rs e et h el i g h to f f f c y. No ta l lt h e f ac t st h e yo b s e r y eb e c o mepu b l l ekn o wl e d ge .

As t he ce nt ur y of Sc i e nc e 'dr a ws t o an e nd,m or e and

I nt r oduc t i on 21 mor eoft hemat e r i alt hatr e s e ar c he r sdi s co verf ai l st obepubl i s hed bec a us ei tf i t si nt o no conve ni e nt ,pr ee xi s t i ng f r a me wor k.I n pa r t i c ul ar ,t he UFO phe nomenon i ss t i l ll ar ge l y

i g n o r e db ys c i e nc ea l t ho u g hi tha sbe e n as u b j e c to fp e r s i s t entmys t e r yf ort hel as tt we nt y fv eye ar s . The r ei s one haunt i ng t hought unde r l yi ng t he UFO phenomenon:s o me t hi n g mys t e r i ouss e emst o bemani f e s t e d i n our e nvi r onme nt- t he t t hi ngs 'ha ve bee ns e e n by t hous a ndsofpe opl ei n al 1count r i e s .The yha ve be en t r a cke d on mi l i t a r yr adar ,and t he y hav e be en phot og r aphed by a s t r onaut s ,l e adi ng many t ot he bel i e ft hat t hey or i g i nat e di l l out e rs pac e .Theyhavebe e nfl me d byr oc ket bor nec ame r a s a nd t ouc he d by f ar mer s .They havebe e na dor e d by s i mpl e pe opl e,de ni e d by s c i e nt i s t s ,pr a yedt o byt hede vout ,c ur s e d by pr i mi t i ve s and c el ebr a t e d by poe t s . The y hav e bee n
c or r el a t edTar g et s . Thi si snots i mpl y a book aboutUFOsorUCTS .Thi s book pr e s e nt sa pe r s onali nt e r pr et at i on oft he i rpat t e r nsi n t hel i g htofc ur r e ntc ha ng esi n human c ons ci ous ne s s .Bas i c t ot hi si nt e r pr et at i on i st he f ac tt hatnow,asatt he e nd of t he me di e va ler a ,t he r ei sar ol et o pl ay f or an I nvi s i bl e Col l e geofs ci e nt i s t si nt er e s t edi nt ot a l l yne wc onc e pt s . The wor k oft heI nvi s i bl e Col l e ge ofUFO r es ea r c her si s

c a l l e d Fl y i n gS a uc e r s ,Un i d e n t i s e d Fl y i n g Ob j e c t s , Un-

r e v o l u t i o na r yb e c a u s et h es c i e n t i s t swh oc o mpo s ei t( a b o ut ah u n dr e doft h e mi nf i v eo rs i xc o un t r i e s )a r ec ha l l e n g i n g

ac c ept e di de asi n cl ai mi ng t hatt hes es t r ange obs er vat i ons des er ve t o be i nve s t i g at ed a nd t ha tno t heor y aboutt hem - no ma t t e rhow f a nt as t i c by or di nar y human s t a ndar ds-

s h o ul db er e j e c t e dwi t ho u ts t u dy . Fo raq u a r t e ro fac e n t u r y

t he y have de vot e dt hei rt i me and ene r gy t ot hi st as k.The y ha vepr ovi ded di s cr e ets uppor tt o gr oupsofa mat e ur swho ha veas s e mbl e dt hedat at ha tc oul d notbeobt ai ne dt hr oug h oc i alc hanne l s ,and t he y have s a f eg ua r ded t he s eval uabl e r e cor ds .Occ as i ona l l yt he y havebe e n abl et o ke e pt hepr e s s and t he publ i ci nf or me d oft he r e al i t y oft he phe nomena and oft heex i s t e nceofa s er i ous- i fi ncons pi c uous- e f l br t t o unde r s t a nd i t .

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The r es ea r c h oft he I nv i s i bl e Col l e gehasi nvol v ed e ve r y

a v a i l a b l ep i e c e o f s c i e n t zc e q u i p me n t-f r o mh qi n g s p o t s ca nne r st oe l e c t r oni c mi cr os cope s - and muc l nf or mat i on of a r e ma r kabl e na t ur e has be e nf ound about t he el us i v eE s a uce r s ' .Iwas i nt r odu d t ot l l i si nf or malg r oup ov ert e n ye ar sago,whe n Dr J .Al l en Hyne k,t he US Ai r For c e' s ex pe r ton UFO mat t e r s ,i nvi t e d me t o appl y my ba ckgr ound i n comput ers c i e ncet oas t udy oft hes t a t i s t i ca l

pr o c e du r e sus e dbyPr o j e c t Bl ueBo ok . I nt hee ns u i n gy e a r s

1l ea r ned muc ha boutUFOswhi c h wasnott hen,and s t i l l i snotnow,publ i cknowl edge .le xal ni ne dt he 1 0, 0* r e por t s c ont a i ne da tt ha tt i me i nt he sl e s oft he USAF,s pe ndi ng

f o u ry e a r si ns o r t i n gt h es i ea lf r o mt hen o i s e .Iv i s i t e dt he
For e i g n Te hnol og y Di vl s l on of W r i ght pa t t er s on Ai r For c e Bas e ,whe r et he Ai r For c e ce nt r al i z ed i t s oc i a l ' dat a.If ound t hatf r us t r at i on c onc e r ni ng t hi sbn i ng pr ob1 e m wasashi gh orev enhi gheramongmi l i t ar ype r s onne las

And ye ti t di d not s e em t ha t anyt hmg coul d be done t o br i ng t he f a ct si nt o as ha r per f oc us . Res e a r c h we nt on s l owl y,a nd t her e a l i t yoft hepr obl em wasme tdayaf t erday i nt hecour s eofourques t . Ast hes i gni f ka ntf ac t swe r es or t e d outf r om t het r i vi a,a s t r angeand be wi l de r i ngpi ct ur ee me r ge d:notonl y we r et he

i twa sa mo n gt heb e s ti n f o r me dofmys c i e nt i ;cc o l l e a gu e s .

o b j e c t ss e e ni nt h ea i r ,t h e ywe r er e p o r t e dt ol a n di nt h e
fe l dsand on t her oadsofourpl ane t .TheyG e c t ed t hel i v es ofhuma n be i ngs who f ound t he ms e l ve sc l os et ot he m .A f e w of t hes e wi t ne s s es g ave s t or i e st ot he pr e s s and wer e r i di c ul e d.A muc h gr e at e r numbvrnev ers poke atal l .The s ci e nt i s t sdo nots us pe c t ,e ve n now,t o whate xt e ntt hewi t ne s s es ar er el uct a nt t os pea k.The y as s ume t hat t her ei s not hi ng mor et o UFOst han wha tt he y oc cas i onal l yr e ad i n

t h en e ws p a p e r s , a n dt he yf e e l j u s t Ke di nr e j e c t i ngt hewh o l e
t hi ng. Today t he e ve nt sI ha ve be e n moni t or i ng s e em t o have e nt e r ed aphas et hatmakesourmet hodol ogy obs ol e t e.The a ppe ar a nc eont hes c e neofaf e wi ndi vi dual swi t happar e nt l y a bnor mala bi l i t i es ,l i ke Ur iGe l l er ,who s ee ksand r ec e i ves

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mu c hp ub l i c i t ya nd o fo t h e r sp e r ha pse q u a l l yg i f t e d ,l i k e

myengi ne e rf r l e nd,who want sa bs ol ut e l yt or e ma i n hi dde n, s t udy s uc h dat a wi t ht he t e c hm quesofs t at i s t i csorphys i cs al one.The c oope r a t i on ofa much l ar ge rgr oup i snee de d, nota sa ne ws c i e nt cs oc i e t y butasa gr owi ng c ommuni t y

g i v e sane wt wi s tt ot h i swho l egr o bl e m. I t i sno t po s s i b l et o

o fp e o p l es e r i o us l yc o ns i d e r i nga ndr e s e a r c hi ngt h es u b j e c t .

Fort hi sr e as on lha ve de c i de dt o pl ac e on r ec or dt hef a c t s a nd t hei s s ue sasIha ve pe r c e i ve dt he m ,hi di ng not hi ng of t he i rcompl e xi t yand s t at i ngwha tIt hi nk ar et hei ri mpl i c at i o ns .And lpr opos et he e l e me nt sofa bl ue pr i ntf ora cont i nue ds er i ouse xami na t i on oft hepr obl em.

1c a n n o ta c c e ptt h ei d e a( p r o p os e db y DrPu ha r i c ha n d o t h e r s )t h a tma n ki n di sb e i n gp s y c h i c a l l yc o nt a c t e db ya

be ni gn i nt e l l i ge nc ef r om out e rs pac e .I do notbe l i e ve Ur i Ge l l e ri sa ne w M es s i a h.Nei t he rc an lbe l i e vemy e ng i ne er f r i e nd whe n he t e l l s me t ha ta cc or di ng t ot he t ea c hi ng

ma c h i ne 't heb e i n g sf r om o u t e rs pa c ewho fy t h e UFOs

hav e no r e l i g i on l nt he human s e ns e and l i v ei n ne ve r e ndi ng l ove, canmakel i f el ong era nd c anr e pl ac eany or g an i nt he body.Buthow c an I s a yt ha tt hi sma ni sa s i nc e r e

wi t n e s s ,a n dy e tr e j e c thi sbe l i e f s ?Thi si son eo ft h eq u e s t i onsIt hi nkmybookwi l la ns wer . 1bel i e vet hata power f ulf or c eha si nsue nc ed t he human r a cei nt he pa s ta nd i sag ai ni niue nc i ng i tnow.Doest hi s f or c eor i gi nat eent i r el ywi t hi nhumancons c i ous ne s s :ordoes i tr e pr es e nt a l i e ni nt e r ve nt i on? Thi si st he que s t l on t hat f or mst he bas i s oft he wor k oft he l nvi s i bl e Col l eg e.And he r ei swhatwekno w. San Fr anci s c o,Ca l i f or ni a Ma r c h,1 975

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The Ps ycM c C om pone nt

l n Augus t of 1 96 0 1 wi t ne s s e dt he a ppe a r a nc e of t wo UFOs:nds i nc et ha tt i meha vehadoc c as i o nale nc ot mt e r s wi t ht he phe nome na.Al lofmy e x pe r i e nc e s oft hi snat t l r e ha ve b e e nc l os e l y as s o c i a t e d wi t h ps y c hi ca wa r e ne s si n onef o r m ora not he r . , - l e t t e rf r om M rC. ,Augu s t25 ,1 97 4 Du r i ng t he d r i ve G t we e n Bur f or da nd St r a t f or d 1 ha d s ome s t a r t l i ng a nd,t o me,nov e li n s i ght si nt o what1 c a n onl y de s c r i be a st hena t ur eofr e a l i t y. The y we r ec onn ec t e d i ns o m ewa yt ot hi ss hi n i ng di s k,a nd ha v e ha d ap r of oun d e f l b cton me ,ca us i ng wha ti sco m monl y known msa pe r s ona l i t yc ha ng e.Iwon' tt r yt oe x pl a i n whatt hos ei ns i g ht s

we r es i nc ea l mos tal lt her e l i /onsoft hewo r l d ha vet r i e d

t odot hi sa ndha vef a i l e d. - I et t e rf r o m M sU.De c e m be r1 3 ,1 97 3

Re t ur n ofa Spe c t e r l ti sdi c ul tf ort hepubl i ct ot ol e r at eamys t e r yt hatr e f us es

t od i e .W h e ne n c o t mt e r swi t h un i d e n t i se dE y i n go b j e c t s
wer es udde nl yr eport ed al love rt he Uni t e d St a t es dur i ng t he Er s tha l f of Oct obe r,1 973 ,a nd whe nt wo me nf r om Pa s c agoul a, M i s s i s s i ppi ,t ol dt he i rt a l e of abduct i on by gr ot e s que r obot l i ke c r e at ur e s ,t he publ i cr e c ogni z ed t he r e t ur n ofas pec t e rt hatt hegood doc t or sofs c i e ncehadpr o-

no u n c e dde a da n db u r i e dwi t hg r e a tpo mpj u s taf e wy e a r s bef or e .Thebur i alhad be e n pe r f or me d byt heUni ve r s i t y of Co l o r a oat t hec o s to f ne a r l yha l fami l l i o nd o l l a r s , a ndt h e
e i ght ht mdr edpagepos t mor t e m had c l e ar l ys t at e dt ha tt he

s t ud yofUFOs' c a n no tb ej u s t e di nt h ee x p e c t a t i o nt h a t
s c i e nc e wi l lbe adva nc e dt he r e by' .Pr of e s s orCondon,who
I J . I P . ) . 2 ; : '

2 6 UFOs :The Ps yc Mc Sol ut i on 1 ed t he s t udy,f el ts os t r ongl y aboutt he us e l e s s ne s soft he

wh o l et h i n gt ha th ede s t r oy e dt hep r o j e c ts l e s .( nr e ed a y s
be f or e hi s de at h, i n M ar c h, 1 97 4, he was s t i l l ur gi ng a phys i c i s tf r i e nd t o dr op hi ss t udy ofUFOs .W hen he was t ol dt ha ta doc ument ar y wasbe i ng pr epar ed he a dvoc at e d

t ba ta l 1 t hef o ot a g eb eb ur n e d)TheAi rFo r c es u bs e q u e n t l y

cl os e d down i t sown publ i c r e l at i onsoc ef ort hemoni t or -

i n go fs i g ht i n gr e p o r t s( Pr o j e c tBl u e Bo o k )wi t h as i mi l a r
de c l ar at i on. W he nt he s i ght i ngse xpl ode d aga i ni nt he wor l d pr e s s ,i t I twase as yf orqyi ng s auc erent hus i as t sev er m her et oe xcl ai r p:t W et ol d you s ol ' But i twas not s oe aj yf or t he wi t nes s e st o under s t and what t he y had s e en.And i t was ev enhar de rf ort he mt of or g eti t . Some ne verwi l l .A hus band and wi f et e am who dr o ve a r oad one Oc t obe r ni ght ,e mi t t i ng a bur s t of l i ght t ha t t ot he c as e oft he engi ne erI hav e ment i one di nt he I nt r o-

be c a mec l e a rt h a tt h es u b j e c to fUFOswa sa sa l i v ea se v e r .

t r uc ki nt h eM i d we s twe r ef i r e df r o mt h e i rj obwhe nt h e y r e po r t e dt h a ta no b j e c tha df o l l o we dt h e ma l o n gaM i s s o u r i

b l i n d e dt h eh us b a n d( i n du c i n gs o mel o s so fe y e s i g h t , s i mi l a r
d u c t i o n)a n dc a u s e dt h ep l a s t i cf r a meo fh i sg l a s s e st ome l t .
Li ket hePas c agoul as t or y ofr obot l i ke mons t e r s ,t he f ac t s wer e unbe l i ev abl et ol ocals c i nt i s t s ,who e xa mi ne dt he m out of t he cont ex t of t he ove r al lphenome non.Pr of es s or Condon had ha dt hes ame pr obl e m :al lt hemembe r sofhi s t e am ha d be e ns e l e c t e d bec aus et he yhad nopr ev i ousknow-

l e d g eo ft h es ub j e c t .Ye ti ti so n l ywh e no nea n a l y z e st h e

t hous andsofs i mi l aroc c ur r e nce si nt hel as tt we nt ysveye a r s a nd i n al 1c ount r i est ha tone a chi ev ess omede gr e eofunde r s t a ndi ng.M y own s t a t e me nt sher e ar ebas e d upon ex act l y s uc h an a nal ys i s . W e ar el ooki ng ata phenome non t hat many ha ve t hought de ad be caus et he y have i gnor e dt he gl oba lnat ur eofi t sma ni f es t a t i on. I nf ac tU FO a ct i v i t y hasnotabat e di nr e c enty ea r s .Even

t of i nd s i g ht i ngsi nt heUnl t e d St at es ,a l ar gewav e ofobs e r vat i ons wast aki ng pl a c ei n Spai n and Por t ugal .The U . S.

d u r i n gt h eCo l o r a d os t ud y wh e ni n v e s t i g a t o r swe r ea t pa i n s

n e Ps yc hi c Component 2 7 i nve s t i ga t or sne ve rhe ar da boutt hes e.l n1 97 2t he r e wasa pe ak ofac t i vi t yi n Puer t o Ri co and many i nt er es t i ng cas es t ook pl a c ei nW e s t e r n Et l r ope.I nt e r es twasl ow among t he ne wsme di a,howeve r ,and t hef actt hatt hec l os eencot mt er s t end t ot a ke pl ac ei ns par s e l y popul a t e d ar e as make st he s t udyoft he s ewa vesadi c ul tmat t er . I nr ec e ntye ar s ,t oo,t he r e por tofpar a nor ma le ve nt si n connec t i on wi t hc l os ee nc ount e r swi t h UFOss ee mst o have be c ome t he rul er a t he rt han t he e xc e pt i on,and mos ti n-

v e s t i g a t o r sh a v ef o u n di t v e r ydi c ul t t od e a l wi t ht hi s a s y e c t
of t he c as e s .Suc he ve nt s ght t ake t he f or m of mmor . mi e unex pl ai ne dc oi nc i de nc e s 'i n whi c h a ma n mi g hthave had

ad r e a m pr i o rt ot h es i g ht i ng( o rh e a r dakn o c ko nt h edo o r

and gonet o open i t ,onl yt o :nd no onewast he r e ,asha p pene dt o a pol i c e man who l at e rt he s ame e v eni ng r e por t e d

be i ng p a r a l y z e db yt wo o c c u p a n t so fa nu nk n o wn c r a f t ) .
Some t i me st he e ve nt was m or es i gni f i c ant . A numbe r of wi t nes s e s !f or e xampl e ,r e por t e d per c ei vi ng di s t i nc tf me s s age s 'i ns l det he i rhea ds , af a ctt he yi nt er pr et e d asa ni ndi c at i onofat e l epat hi cabi l i t yon t hepar toft heUFO occ upant s . St i l lot herc at e gor i e sofps y cMce ve nt sar et hedi s t or t i onsof t i me a nd s pac er eport ed by wi t ne s s es a nd t he a ppar e nt vi ol a t i onsofphys i c all awsr e pr es e nt e d byt hes udde na ppe ar a nce a nd di s appe ar ance ofphys i calc r af t .Cl os e obs e rv e r j , l i ke t he e ngi ne e r me nt i one di nt he I nt r oduc t i on,hav er e por t e ds ome t hi ng aki nt oat l i pi nt o a pa r al l e lt i me s t r eam. Thes e obs e rv a t i ons c ons t i t ut e what I ha ve t e r me dt he Q ps yc l z i ccompone nt 'oft heU FO phe nomenon. The as pe c tof t he s i g ht i ngst ha tI :nd i nt e r es t i ng i st he v er ys ameas m ctt hathasma des c i e nt i s t sf r om ot herdi s dpl i nest ur n awa yi n di s gus t;Iam r ef e r r i ng t ot hei ra ppar ent a bs u r di t y.M yfel d ofr e s e ar ch i st henat ur eofi nf or ma t i on, i t sus e by peppl e,i t st r a ns l i t e r a t i on i nt he f or m ofdoc ume nt s 2and i t sr e pr e s e nt a t i on i nt he be ha vi orof a ut omat a. By us mg t he t ec hnl . que s oft hi sfe l d one c an obs e rv e how
.

ma j o rwa v e so fUFO s i lt i ng s( s u c ha st h e1 9 7 3wa v ei n t heU. S. )ma kea ni mp a c to no u rc ul t u r e :t he ybe g i n wi t , h

as udden s er i e s ofi mpr e s s i ve i ndde nt swhi c hr e ce i ve wi de

28 UFOs:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i on publ i c i t y;s oon many pe opl ea r ee xc i t e d and de mand an

e x pl a na t i o n;e v e r y d a yt h e me d i ar e po r tne wc a s e s ;t h i s
pe r i od of a cut e ac t i vl t y may l as tf r om a pe r i od ofa f ew we e kst ot hr e em ont hs . lha vet r ac ed i n pr ev l ousper i ods ,t he g e nul nec as e sbe c ome adul t e r at e d wi t h wi s hf ult hi nki ng and f ake s:s ome hoaxe r as t i ca l l y ca r r i ed on t hef r ontpage ofma l or ne ws pape r si s

Wh e nt h i si ni t i a lq ha s ei so v e r ,a c c o r d i n jt ot h epa t t e r n s

c o n f e s s e s ,o rs o me ph o t og r a p ho fa s ky o b j e c te nt h u s i r e c o q n i z e da sap i c t u r eo fawe a t h e rb a l l oo na t s u ns e t . Th e
publ l cl aughs ,and t hewa veofr i di c ul es wee psi nt o obl i v i on hundr e dsofge nui nes i ght i ng st hatdes e rv e ds er i ouss c r ut i ny. The n' t he t as k ofc ompi l i ng t he obs e rv at i ons ,s or t i ng t he m out ,c l as s i f yi ng t hem,and l ooki ng f or pat t e r nsbec omesa

l o n e l yo n ea g a i n. Af e ws c i e nt i s t sa r es t i l lp u r s u i n qt h i st a s k
i ns pi t eoft heappa r e ntabs ur di t y oft hedat a.The l rwor kt o unr a ve lt heUFO e ni gmac ent e r si nc r e as i ng l y on t heps yc hi c

c o mq o n e n to ft he r e p o r t s ,t ha ta s p e c to fma ny a c c o u n t s
t ha tl si ndi ca t i ve e i t he r of di r ec t ,ext r as e ns or y communi ca t i onbet we e nt hewi t ne s sand t hephe nome non orofdi r e ct i v ue nce of t hatphe nome non on t he wi t nes st hati s une xpl a i nabl ebyor di na r yphy s i c al mea ns . Overt heAc c e l e r a t or

l nt h ef oo t h i l l so ft h eCa l i f o r n i ac o a s t a lr a ng e , j us twe s to f
t heci t yofM e nl o Pa r kwhe r et heSt anf or dl i neara cl e r a t or pl ung es s t r ai g htundert he ne wl yc ons t r uc t e de xpr e s s way, t her ei sa s potofunus ualbea ut y.I ti ss i t uat e d wi t hi n ami l e

ors o ofa de ns e l y popul at e d ar ei,ye ti tg i ve sone a f e e l i ng

ofut t erl one l i nes s;t he l i ne arac c e l e r a t ors t r e t che sde e pi nt o t hi sv al l ey,gua r ded by wi r ef enc e s ,ye tt hefe l dsar ound i t ha ve ke pta s or tof bucol i cc ha r m ;whe r et he ac ce l er a t or e ndst her ei sa f unne l s ha pe d depr es s i on whi c hi snotvi s i bl e f r om t her oad.l ti sf r om t hatde pr e s s i ont hata ma ns aw an

u n us ua l o b j e c t r i s eo n ee v e n i ng i n Fe b r ua r y , 1 9 7 2 . The ma n wasNr s tat t r ac t e dt ot he ob l ec tby a hummi ng

s o u n di tma d e( h u mmi n gs ou n d s , b ' l z z i n gno i s e s , a n ds o me -

n ePs y chi c Compone nt 29 t hi ng c ompa r ed t ot he s war mi ng ofbe esar ec ommonl yr e -

p o r t e da st h ea u d i t o r ype r c e p t i ona s s o c i a t e dwi t h aUFO) .

Hes t o p p e dh i sc a ra ndh ea ndh i sc o mpa n i ong o tou t . ne

h u m be c a memor ed i s t i nc ta st heob j e c tc a memt ov i e w. I t
wa sgl owi ng r e d.I t;e wi n as t r ai ghtl i ne ,up t hehi 1 1 ,asi f f ol l o wi ng t he r oof of t he e l ong at e dt unnel .The ni t ;e w down aga i n and wa sl os tf r om s i ghti nt he val l e y.Butnot f orl ong.I ts oon came bac ki nt o vi ew and t hi st i mei tt ook oF,r i s i ngvel ' y Mgh and ve r yf as ta si tpa s s e d ove r he ad. The t wo me n bel ow s aw i tc l e ar l y:i twass ome wha tl i kel ooki ng di r e ct l yatt he s un,t he ys ai d,a l t hough c ont our soft hel i ght we r es ha r p.Thei mpr es s i on wasnotl i keobs e rv i ng as t r ong i ngt hr ough awi ndow t hat opene d ont hei ns i deofas t e z r g . The wi t ne s s who t ol d me t hi ss t or y me nt i oned hav i ng
i n M ont anahehad obs e rv e dt wo di s ks hape d cr af tcr os s i ng hi spat h,and t he y had c ome t o hove ri n a e l d.Hewal ke d

p r o j e c t ora t t a c h e dt oaiy i n go b j e c t ; i twa smo r el i k el oo k p r e v i o u s l ys e e nu n i d e nt e do b j e c t s .On ac e r t a i no c c a s i o n

t o wa r dt h e ma n da yp r o a c h e dwi t hi ns e v e n t p: v ef e e t .He
had t he i nt e ns ef e e l l ng ofbe i ng unde robs e r va t i on,e ve n at t ha tdi s t anc e.Heus edt hewor d c ommuni ca t i on' . Tuthow coul d you t e l l ' ? 'I as ked M m.Y ou have me nt i oned no wi ndow, no i ndi ca t i on t hat t he r e was l i f e on

t h e s eo b j e c t s . '

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me ,i mp l y i ngt h a th eh a dt h ev a g u ef e e l i n !t h a tt heo b j e c t
s ome how wasawa r e ofhi m,asa l a r g e ammali sawa r e of t hepr e s e nc eofamanwhi l ea ppe ar i ngt oi gnor ehi m.

Do NotRe por tThi s!

Ac c o u nt ss u c ha st h eo n eIh a v ej us tqu o t e da b o u nd i na
c or ne r oft heps yc hi c hous et hatt oo f ew pe opl ei nt e r e s t e d i n par a nor ma lphe nomena e ve rt aket he t r oubl et o vi s i t .I n

t h el a s tt we n t y v ey e a r s , a tl e a s t5 v et ho us a n ds i g ht i nq sof
u n i d e nt i e dq y i n go b j e c t sh a v eb e e n l e da wa yu ne x p l a l n e d b yc o mp e t e n ti n v e s t i g a t or s( 1a mn o tr e f e ni n gh e r et ot h e
number ofca s e sr e po rt ed but onl yt ot hos eu ns ol v ed,a nd

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myf i g u r ei sav e r yc o n s e r v a t i v eo ne ) ,b u tnob r i d g eh a sy e t

be e n bui l tbe t we e nt hi sbody ofdat a and t hee vi denc et hat e x i s t s f or ps y chi c phenome na s uch as ps yc hoki ne s i s , pr ophe cy,a nd t e l e pat hy.Suc h a br i dg ei sne e ded,notonl y be c aus ecur r entr e s e ar c h on pa r aps y chol ogy c oul d hel pe xpl a i ns omeoft hem or emys t i f yi ng UFO i nci dent s ,butal s o be c aus e,an unde r s t a ndi ng oft hena t ur eoft he UFO phe nomenon c oul d pr ov i de ne wi ns i g ht si nt o unus uale ve nt st hat ha ve notye tbe e n dupl i ca t ed i nt he l a bor a t or y,and woul d g i v eac l uet ot heme chani s m ofs omeps yc hi cpr oc es s e s . The na t ur e oft he pr obl em c an be i l l us t r a t ed by anot he r e xampl e ?a r epor tgi ve nt o me by awoma nl i vi ng i n Ber kel e y ? Cal l f or ni a,who onc e obs e r ve da s er i e s of:ve r ound ob l ec t scr os s i ng t he s ky ove rEas tSan Fr anc i s c o Bay.She i mme di at e l yt houghtt he y mus tbebal l oons .Then t he sr s t one ac c el er at e da nd,upon r eac hi ng a c e r t ai ns pot ,s hot s t r a i ghtoutofs i ghtatan unbel i e vabl es pe e d.The s ec ond vani s he di nt he s ky.And t he f ourt h,and fnal l yt he f t h. Thes kywasempt yonceag ai n.Buti nt hemi ndoft hewi t ne s s t he r e wasa s t r a ng et houg ht ,t hes t r ongs ugge s t i on t hatt hi s S was al lr i ght f or he rt os e e ' .Thi s was a cc ompani e d by anot he rt houghtwhi c ha l mos tc ameasan e x pl i dtme s s a ge: Thi swas not hi ng t hats he s houl dr e port .And i ndee ds he we nthomewi t houtbr e at hi ngawor d oft heeve ntt oanyone , unt i ls he at t e nde d al e ct ur ewhe r e lr ai s e dt he que s t i on of t he pos s i bi l i t y of uncons ci ous or r e pr e s k ed t cont act ' .W e wi l lobs er v et hr oug houtt hi sbook ho wf r eque nt l y wi t nes s es

ob j e c tdi dt h es a me a f e w mo me n t sl a t e rwh i l et h eo t he r t hr e ec o n t i n u e d.Th e nt h et h i r do b j e c td a s he da he a da n d

de c i det owi t hhol dt l l i ski nd ofi nf or mat i on.

l fwe di s r eg ar dt he l as tpar toft he wom a n' st e s t i mony, s he i ss i mpl y anot he rpe r s on a mong mi l l i onsofAme r i c ans who be l i e ve t hat ,atone t i me or a not her ,t he y ha ve s e e na UFO.Butdo we ha ve a r i g htt o di s r eg ar dt hats e c t i on of he rr e por t ?Andwha thappensi fwedo t akei nt ocons i de r a-

t i o nt he f a c tt h a ts h ed i s t i n c t l yf e l ta d i r e c ti mp q r a t i v e
me s s age had be en i mpl ant ed i n he r mi nd,and t hatl twas asmuc h a par toft heoc cl z r r enc eashers e ns or yobs er v at i on

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o ff i v el u mi po uso b j e c t s ?Wha tha pp e nsi fwee x a mi n et h e

fl e s of UFO s i ght i ngs wi t h an ope n mi nd r eg ar di ng s uc h ps y chi c compone nt s ' ?W ef i nd t hat phe nome na of pr e c ogni t i on, t e l epat hy, and e ven hea l i ng a r e not t mus ua l among t her e por t s ,es pe c i a l l y whe nt he yi nvol vecl os er ange

o bs e r v a t i o no f a no b j e c t or di r e c t e x po s met oi t sl i g h t The Cas eofDrX Thef ol l owi ngcas ei samongt hemos t t hor oughl yi nv es t i gat e d ac c ount s of t he i nt e r a ct i on be t we en human per ci pi -

e n t s( t ho s ewhoha v eE p e r c e i v e d't h eph e no me n o nb ywh a t e v e rme a n s )a n dt hep he n ome n o n ofUFOs .l ti n vo l v e da

me di c aldoc t orwho hol dsan i mpor t antoc i a lpos i t i on i n s out he r n Fr a nc e .W hati s unus ua la bout t hi sc as e ,whi c h oc cur r e dt he ni ghtofNove mbe r1 -2,19 68, . i st he f ac tt hat

c ompe t e nt i n v e s t i g a t o r s( i nc l u d i n ga na s t r o p hy s i c i s t ,a ps y c h i a t r i s ta nd a ph y s i o l o g i s t ) we r ea bl et og a i nr a p i d
l i c i t yi nconnec t i on wi t h hi se xpe r i enc es :ne i t he rhl spat l ent s norhi si mmedi a t ef ami l y know oft he ev ent s ,whi ch hav e be en pr e s e nt ed onl yi n a Br i t i s h publ i c at i on s pe c i al i ze di n

ac c es st ot heda t aa nd t om o ni t ort he dev el opme ntofs ubs e que nte ve nt swi t houti nt e r f e r e nc ef r om t hepr es sorf r om

mi l i t a r ya u t ho r i t i e s .Th ewi t n e s swa n t sa b s o l u t e l yn og u bh i g h qu a l i t y do c u me nt a t i onofUFO ph e no me n a( t h e F/ ti n gSa u c e rRe v i e w,e d i t e db yM rC. Bo we n, c / oCo mp e nd l u m Boo k s , 2 8 1Ca md e nHi g hS t r e e t ,Lo nd o nN+ 1 ) .
Shor t l ybe f or e4 A. M. t hatni ght , t hedoct orwasawa kene d by t he c al l s ofhi sl 4mont hol d ba by.Exper i e nc i ng s ome

p a i nb e c a u s et h r e ed a y se a r l i e rh eha di n j u r e dl l i sl e gwh i l e c ho p p i n gwo o da n ds t l l l h a dal a r j eha e ma t oma( a na r e ao f

a c c u mul a t e db l o od u nd e rt h es kl n ) ,h eg o tu pa n df o u n d
t he baby ge s t ur i ng t owar dt he wi ndow wi t he xc i t e me nt . ' Thr ough t he s hut t e r s ,t he doct or s aw whathefr s tt ook t o be f l a s hesofl i ght ni ng,buthe pai dl i t t l e at t e nt i on t ot hi s , ga ve a bot t l eofwat e rt ot heba by,and we nton t oi ns pe ct

t h eh o us e , f o ri twa sr a i n i n gv e r yh a r d( t h o u g hn ot h u n de r C o ul db ehe a r d) .' I ' h el i g h tEa s h e sc o nt i nu e d,c o mi n gf r o m

32 UFOs:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i o n t he we s t e r n pal ' t of t he wi de l a nds c ape t hatc an be s e e n f r om t hes out h oft hehous e,whi c hi sbui l ton t he s i de ofa hi l l .Ope ni ng a l ar g e wi ndow t ha tl e ads ont ot he t e r r ac e ,

t hewi t n e s so b s e r v e dt h eo b j e c t sf o rt h er s tt i me .Th e r e
we r et wo oft he m,di s ks ha ped,hor i z ont a l ,s i l ve r pwhi t eon t opandbr i ghtr edunde r ne at h.

Ot he rd e t a i l so ft heo b j e c t st h a tt h edo c t o rwa sl a t e ra bl e

t or ec a l li nc l ude . hor i z ont al< a nt e nnae'and ave r t i c aloneon t op, whi l e a be a m of whi t el i ght , per f e ct l yc yl i ndr i ca l , i l l umi nat e dt he mi s t under t he di s ks .The ias he s ,whi c h mar ke d by a br i e fi nc r eas el nt he l umi nos i t y ofbot h di s ks , f ol l owe d by a s udde n bur s t of l i g ht bet we e nt he m.The o b j e c t swe r emo v i n gi nu n i s o ni o wa r dt h el e f t hati st o , t s ay,t owar dt he c e nt e r of t he doc t or ' s e l d ofvi e w - and t he ywe r ecomi ngc l os e r ,t hei rappa r e nts i zei nc r e as i ng whi l e

o c c ur r e d wi t h ap e r i o d i c i t jo fa b o ut o n es e c o nd ,we r e

t he o b j e c tt h a ts e e me df a r t h e s ta wa yc a met oa l i g ni t s e l f
wi t ht he c l os er one . W hi l et he y we r es t i l l appr oac hi ng abl e dt hewi t ne s st o as c e r t ai nt hatt he y wer ei nde e dc omi ng

( f o l l o wi n gt het r a j e c t o r yo ft h eb e a mso nt h eg r ot md e n c l os e r )t h e s et wo d i s kswe n tt h r o u g h ar e ma r k b l et r a n s f or m> t i on: t hei r ant e nnae' c ame i nt oc ont ac t ,t he t wo beams i nt er pene t r at e d, t he Eas hi ng ac t i vi t ys t oppe d,and t het wocr af tme r ged. . Ther e wasnow a s i ng l e di s k,di r ec t l yf ac i ng t he wi ndow and s t i l lcomi ng near e r ,wi t h as i ngl e be am ofwhi t el i ght

un d e r n e a t h. Af t e rat i me( t h ewi t n e s si su n a b l et or e c a l l h o w l o ng ) , t h ed i s kb e g a nQi p pi n gf r o m aho r i z c mt a l t oav e r t i c a l

pos i t i on,unt i li twass e e na sa c i r c l es t a ndi ng on edge .The s haf tofl i ght ,whi c h had be e n dr wn by t her ot at i on i nt oa s we e pi ng move me ntt owar dt he ho us e ,c ame t oi l l umi nat e t he e nt i r ef r ontand s hone s t r ai g ht i nt ot he doc t or ' sf a ce . Att hati ns t anta K bang'washe ar da nd t he di s k de mat e r i -

a l i z e d, l e avi ng be hi nd a whi t i s h gl ow whi ch was s l owl y

bl ownawa ybyt hewi nd. lha ve s um mar i ze dt he s ee ve nt sf r om an e xl l entr e por t

pu b l i s he di nt h e Fl y i n gS a u c e r e v f e w,r e p o r t e db yMr

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Ai m M i c hel ,a s c i e nc e wr i t e r and a l e adi ng fgur ei nt he s t udyofpar anor malphe nome nai n Fr a nc e . Af t ert he s ee ve nt st hewi t ne s swr ot ea det a i l ed ac c ountof hi ss i g ht i ng,wi t hs ke t c he s .Heawoke hi swi f e and t ol d her wha thadhappene d.Att ha tpoi nti twass hewho obs e r v e d, wi t h cons i der a bl e ama ze me nt ,t hatt heswe l l i n ga nd y wf ai n hi sl e g hadc ompl e t e l y di s a ppea r e d. I nt hedayst hatf ol l owed, h e be came awar et hata 1 lt he s e que l a e ofa wound he ha d

r e c e i v e ddu r i ngt h eAl g e r i a n wa rha da l s od i s a pp e a r e d( h e

ha ds u f l b r e df r o mr i g ht h e mi p a r e s i s ,a h i g h de ge eo f
f a t i guabi l i t y on t he r i g hts i de,and pa i n whi l es t andl ng;he ha d be e n unabl et o ke e p hi sba l anc e whe ns t a ndi ng on t he

r i g h tf o o to n l y ) . Th er e a d e rs ho u l dk e e pi n mi n dt h es po n t a ne ousheal i ng oft hi sman' sl e g.W e s hal lha ve oc c as i on t odi s c us si tag ai ni nCha pt e rSe ve n. M rM i c he lv i s i t e dt he wi t ne s s on Nove mber8,s i x da yg af t e rt he s i ght i ng,a nd f ound hi m t i r ed;he had l os twe i g ht s i nc et heobs er v at i on and wasve r ymuc h di s t r es s e d by what hadha ppene dt ohi m. n ats amedayheexpe r i e nc edcr amps andpa i nsi nt heabdome n,a nd ar edpi gme nt at i onappe ar e d ar ound t he nave l ,f or mi ng a t r i angl e.By Nove mber1 7t hi s ' pr e pos t er ous 'phe nome non wa s we l lde ve l ope d.Exami nat i ons by a der mat ol ogi s tl ed t o nega t i ve r e s ul t s ,but t he s pe ci al i s twas s oi nt r i gue d by t hi st r i a ngul ar pi m e nt at i on wi t houta ca us et ha lhe de c i ded t o doc ume nti tasa r e por t t ot heFr e nc h Acade myofM e di c i ne. Thewi t ne s s-whoha d nott ol dt he s pe c i al i s tt hate ve r y t hi ng ha ds t ar t e d wi t h hi s obs e r v at i on ofa U FO - r e ques t ed t haton t he c ont r ar y he g i ve t he phe nome nc f n no publ i ci t y. Dur i ng t he ni g ht of Nove mbe r1 3 -1 4,t he doct orha d had a dr ea m i n whi c ha

t r i angul ar pa t t e r n was s e e nc onnec t ed wi t h a iyi ng di s k.

Thes amet r i a ng l eappe a r e d on t heba by' ss t omac h ada y or s oa f t e rt he wi t nes s 'e xami na t i on.The ps yc hos oma t i ce xpl anat i on r s t pr opos ed by Ai m M i c he lhad t o be di s ca r de d.

W he nt h ei n v e s t i g a t o r( whok e ptt hewi t n e s su nd e rc l o s e ob s e r v a t i o n )p u bl i s h e dt h er e s u l t so fhi st wo y e a rf o l l o wu p

M UFOs:n ePs yc hi c Sol ut i on oft he c as e ,henot e dt hatt her e had bee n no r e c ur r e nceof e i t he rt hewars e quel a e ort he wound on t he l e g;t hepe cul i art r i angl e,howe v er ,c ont i nued t o come a nd go on bot h t he f a t he r and t he s on,and woul ds t a y vi s i bl ef ort wo or t hr e e days a ta t i me ,e ve n when t he chi l d was away a nd

s t a y i n g wi t hh i sg r a n d mot h e r( who t ot h i sd a y kn o ws
not hi ng oft he s i ght i ng and i sv el ' y muc h al a r medwhe ns he

s e e st h et r i a n g u l a rpi g me n t a t i o n) .

Li ke t he g r andmot he r ,f r i ends of t he f ami l ys t i l lkno w not hi ng,butt he y have not e dac ha nge i nt he me nt a la t t i t udesoft hedoc t ora ndhi swi f e:t he ys e em t oha veac qui r e d

a na l mos t my s t i c a la c c e p t a n c eo ft h ee v e n t so fl i f ea n d

de at hywhi ch l spuz z l i ng t ot hos ewho had known t hem pr e v i ous l y. Fi nal l y, t he r ei st he mat t er of t he pa r anor mal phe nome na t hatnow t akepl ac ear ound t he m.Coi nc i de nc es ofa t el e pat hi cnat ur ear ef r e que nt l yr e por t e d,and t hedoc t orha se ven,on atl e as toneoc c as i on,e xper i e n d l e vi t at i on wi t hout be i ng a bl et oc ont r ol i t . Cl oc ks and e l e c t r i c al c i r cui t sha vebe e na Fe ct e d,appar e nt l ywi t houtcaus e . Suc h phe nomena a r e not unpr ec e dent e d.Cas es ofunc ont r ol l e dl e vi t a t i on orgr avi t ye Fe ct sha vebe en r eport edi n c onne c t i on wi t h UFOs .I n one c as e ,whi c ht ook pl ac ei n 1 954 i nt he Fr e nch c ount r y s i de ,a ma n who was c omi ng bac kf r om t he fe l ds wi t h hi s hor s e ha dt ol e t go oft he br i dl e ast he a ni malwasl i f t e ds e ve r a lf e e ti nt ot heai r- a

d a r k , c i r c ul a ro b j e c twas:y i n gf a s to v e rt h et r a i lt h e ywe r e
f ol l owi ng. Ne i t he ri st he c ha nge i nl i f epat t e r nsan uncommon f ac t

a mo n gwi t n e s s e so fc l o s ee nc o un t e r swi t hs u c ho b j e c t s . An

awa r e nes s of t he pa r anor malhs be e ni ns pi r e d by s uc h s i ght i ngs i n me nl i ke Ur i Ge l l e r and Edgar Ca yc e.The f or me r ' se xper i e nc esar e wel lknown t o ma ny r e ader s ,but t he l at t e r ' s enc ount e r may be l e s sf a mi l i ar .As a chi l d, Edg arCayc eme tawomanwho a ppea r e d ou tofa s phe r eof r adi antl i ghtand t ol d hi mt hathewoul d beabl et o hea lt he s i c kwhe n heg r e w up. Ass oon ast he we a t he rFasgood he we ntbac kt o hi s

ThePs y chi cCompone nt

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r e t r e ati nt he woods .Ther e,one af t e r noon i nMa y ... he bec ame a war e of t he pr e s e nce of s ome one e l s e .He

l o o ke dup .A wo ma nwa ss t a nd i n lb e f o r eh i m. .. t You r

pr aye r s ha ve be e n he ar dy 's he s al d, G t el lme what you woul dl i kem os tofal l ,s ot hatlma y gi vei tt o you'e M os t ofal llwoul dl i ket o be he l pf ult o ot her s ,a nd es pec i al l y t o chi l dr en whe nt he y ar es i c k. 'Sudde nl y4 he was no l ongert her e.Hel ooke d att hepl ac ewher es hehad s t ood, t r yi ngt os e ehe ri nt hebe nmsofl i ght ,buts hewasgone. l Edgar Cayc e' ss i ght i ng i sr e mi ni s ce nt of s e ve r al c as es

t ha tf a l l i n t ot h ec a t e g o j yo fr e l i l i o use x p e r i e n c e s , a l t ho u g h
t he i ni t i alobs er v at i on l sof t e nl l nke dt oa n unus ua liyi ng

o b j e c t , a si nt heT mi r a c l e s ' o fLo ur de sa ndFa t i ma , whi c hwe

wi l la nal yz ei n Chapt e rSe ve n,and i nt hevi s i onst hatl e dt o t he f oundi ng oft he M or mon cha r c h.I ti snot e wor t hy t hat s uc h mi r a cl es 'of t en gi v et ot hepe r ci pi ent shea l i ng orpr ophet i c power s .l nt he c as e of Ur i Ge l l e r ,who, l i ke t he Fr e nch doc t or ,t r ac es hi s par a nor mal a bi l i t i es t o hi se x-

p os ur et oape c ul i a rb e a mo fl i q h tt h a tc a mef r o mt hes k y ,

wehavea n exa mpl eofps ychokme t i cphe nome na whe r et he E s ens i t i ve 'be l i e ve st he s our c e ofhi spowe rt o be an e xt r at er r e s t r i alone.I nt heconc l udi ng s e ct i on oft hi sc hapt erwe wi l lha ve oc c as i on t o ques t i on t hi si nt er pr et at i on,bati ti s al r e ady cl e ar t ha ts uch s t at e me nt s pl a ce t he pr obl e m of c ont ac t 'i n at ot al l ynew f r ame wor k.

M et aLogi c ?, W hatdo weknow oft henat ur e oft he c ommuni ca t i on t hat i sr e por t e dt o occ ur be t we en human wi t ne s s e s and t he UFOst he y pe r c e i ve?Ihav ee qr l i e rcomme nt e dt ha t ,on t he s ur f ac e,s uc h communi c at i on apm a r st o be s i mpl ya bs ur d. Thewor d: a bs ur d' ,howev er ,i smi s l e adi ng;l pr e f ert hee xpr es s i on 4 me t al ogi ca l ' .W he n a wi t nes sme e t sa UFO oc c upantwho as ks , W hatt i me i si t ' ? 'and r epl i es , l t ' s2: 30, ' 1 . Tho ma sS u gr u e ,Th e r eI sa Af v e r( Ne w Yor k: l lpa mr ba c ks 1 9 7 0 ) , p. 4 5 .

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o n l yt o be b l u n t l yt o l d ,' Yo ul i e- i ti s4 o ' c l o c k '( t hi s a c t u a l l yh a p p e n e di n Fr a n c ei n1 9 5 4 ) ,t he s t o r yi sn ot

s i mpl y abs ur d. l t has a s ymbol i c me ani ng beyond t he appar e ntcont r adi c t i on oft hedi al ogue .Coul di tbet hatt he t r ue meani ng oft hedi al oguei st t i mei snotwhatyou t hi nk i ti s ' ,or< any meas ur e me ntoft i meca n onl yber el at i ve ' ?I n

t ot hehumanol de xaml ni ng hi mt ha tt i mewasan i mpor t a nt co nc e ptf or us on e ar t h.The humanoi d apm ar e d nott o unde r s t and whathe mea nt .l n an e ven m or er e mar kabl e c as ei n Sout h Ame r i ca,a m a n who f ound hi ms el fi ns i de a UFO c oul ds e et he% pi l ot s 'cons ul t i ng adev i c ec ont a i ned i n a box,He ma nag e dt ol ook i nt ot hi s box and s a w what l ooke dl i ke acl oc k,butt he c l oc k had no hands .Thepoi nt oft hes ei nci dent ss e e ms t o ha ve be en t v conve yt he f a ct t hatc ons c i ous nes st r ans c e nde dt i mei t s e l f . k Si t uat i ons c h as t hes e of t e n ha ve t he de ep poe t i ca nd

1 9 6 1 ,s i mi l a r l y : Ba r n e yHi l lf o u n dhi ms e l ft r y i ngt oe x pl a i n

pa r a d o x i c a l a l i t yo fEa s t e r nr e l i g i o u st a l e sCWha ti st he s o un do f n dc l a p pi ng? ' )a n dt h emy s t i c a le x pr e s s i o n s

oft he Ca al a,s uch a sr e f e r enc est oa dar k iame ' .l fyou s t r i v et oc onv ey a t ru t ht ha tl i esbe yond t hes e mant i cl e ye l ma de pos s i bl e by youraudi e nc e' sl anguage ,you mus tc ons t r u ctappar entc ont r a di ct i onsi nt er m sofor di na r y me ani ng.I nt heabovcc ont ac tcas ei n Fr anc e,t hene xtque s t i on

wa sa bo u ts p a c e ,a n da g a i n wa sa b s u r dC Am Ii nl t a l yor Ge r ma n y? 'a s k e dt h e UFO p i l o t ) .W h a ts c i e n t i s two u l d

t akes uc h as t or ys er i ous l y?W hatpubl i coc i alwoul dr i s k

h i sr e q ut a t i on b yr e a c t i n gi ne a r ne s t ?Ev e nap r ks tmi g h t

a voi dl t ,f orf earofde mons !I nf act s ome wi t ne s s e sha ve t houghtt he y had s e ende monsbec uus et hecr e at ur e had t he unpr e di ct abi l i t y and mi s c hi e vous ne s sas s oc i a t e d wi t h popu1 a r conc e pt i ons of t he de vi l .l fyou wa nt e dt o bypa s st he i nt e l l i ge nt s i a and t he Chur c h,r ema i n undet e c t a bl et ot he mi l i t ar ys ys t e m, a nd l e ave undi s t ur be dt he pol i t i ca l and admi ni s t r at i ve l e vel sofa s oc i e t y,and a tt he s ame t i me i mpl ant de e p wi t hi nt hat s oc i e t yf ar r ea c hi ng doubt sc onc e r ni ngi t . sbas i cphi l os ophi c alt e ne t s ,t hi si sex act l yhow you wol z l d havet oa ct .Att he s amet i me ,ofcour s e,s uc h apr o-

ThePs y chi cCompone nt 3 7 c e s s woul dp l cv ct o Jr ov f t f ei t s owa ex pl anat i on t o make

u l t i ma t ed e t e c t i o ni mjo s s i b l e . l no t he rwo r ds , i two u l dha v e

t ar ge ts oc i e t y.lt l l i nk t hecur r e ntbel i e famong m os tiyi ng

t op r o j e c ta ni ma g eJ us tbe y o n dt hebe l i e fs t r u c t u r eo ft he

s a u c e re nt h us i a s t st ha tt he u n i d e n t Ke di y i n go b j e c t sa r e
s i mpl yc r af tus e d by vi s i t or sf r om anot he rpl ane ti sa na ve c once pt .The e xpl anat i on i st oo s i mpl e mi nde dt o ac count f or t he di ve r s i t y oft he r e port ed be havi oroft he oc c upant s and t hei rper c ei ve di nt e r a ct i on wi t h huma n be i ngs .Coul d t hi sconc epts el ' ve pr e c i s e l y a di ve r s i onar yr ol ei n mas ki ng t he r e al ,i o ni t el y mor ec ompl ex na t ur e oft het e c hnol ogy t hatgi ve sr i s et ot hes i g ht i ngs?

Ob s e r v a t i o n ss i mi l a rt ot hel a nd i n ga tPa s c a g o u l a( wh e r e t wohs h e r me nc l a i me dt oh a v ebe e na b d uc t e db y c l a wme n ' )

hav e bee n madeev er y ye gri nt he Uni t e d SGt e ss i nce19 47. A comput e rc at al ogu e ofc l os eenc ount e rcas eswhi ch Iam c ompi l i ng f or pur pos es of cont ent anal ys i s wi l l hol dt he det a i l sofnea r l yt wo t hous and c as e soft hatt ype,f r om a l l count r i e s ,i ndi cat i ngt hataf or mi dabl ei mpac ti sbe i ngmade on ourc ol l e c t i veps yc he .Ye twhatt r ac e hast hi spr oduc e d on s ci e nt i c pat t e r ns? A ve r ys mal l one i nde ed: a f e w c our ag eous as t r onome r sar e be g i nni ng t or e vi s et he pr oba bi l i t ye s t i ma t es f or ot her c i vi l i zat i ons i ns pa ce;muc hi s madeoft hepos s i bi l i t y ofdet e c t i ngr a di os i g na l sf r om ot he r

voi c et hei rdoubt sc onc e r ni ng DrCondon' sbl as es .Ag ai ns t s uch a bac kgr ound I am af r a i dt hatmy own s pe c ul at i ons wi l l cont r a di ct bot ht he i de as of t he bel i e ve r s and t he

s o l a rs y s t e ms ; a n daf e w ph y s i c i s t sa r et i mi d l lbe g i n ni ngt o

a s s u mp t i o nso ft h es k e pt i c s .lwo ul d no tf e t lj u s t i se di n

o Fe r i p gt h e m he r ei fIha dno tha dt h eo p qo r t u ni t yt oc l i s c us st he m pr i vat e l ywi t h pr of es s i onals ci ent l s t s . f or mi ng t he l n vi s i bl eCol l e geofUFO r es e ar c h. A1 1ha vee nc our age d me t os har et hes es pe c ul at i onswi t h awi derpubl i c,i nt heho m t hats omepi e c e oft hepuz z l e ,asyetundi s c l os ed,maycome t ol i ght .

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Fi veSt a t eme nt s He r e,t he n,i s a nec e s s a r i l y br i e fs t at e ment of:ve us e f ul pr opos i t i ons :

1 .Th et h i n g s we c a l lun i d e n t i Ne d Ey i ng o b j e c t sa r e n e i t he ro b j e c t sn orCy i ng .Th e yc a nd e ma t e r i a l i z e ,a ss o me

r ec e nt phot ogr aphs s how, and t he y vi ol at et he l aws of mot i on asweknow t he m. 2.UFOs have be e ns e en t hr oug hout hi s t or y and have

c on s i s t e nt l yr e c e i v e d( o rpr o v i de d )t h e i ro wn e x p l a na t i o n
wi t hi nt he f r ame wor k of eac hc ul t ur e.l n ant i qui t yt he i r oc cupant s we r er eg ar de d as gods;i n me di ev al t i me s ,as

ma g i c i a n s ;i nt h eni n e t e e n t hc e nt u g,a ss c i e nt i f i cg e n i us e s . An d fn a l l y ,i no u ro wn t i me ,a sl n t e r pl a n e t a r tt r a v e l e r s .
( St a t e me n t sma d eb yoc c u pa nt sof t h e1 8 9 7a i r s hl pi n c l u d e d
m orrow ' . )

s uc h de c l a r at i ons as : W e ar ef r om Ka ns a s ' and e ven W e ar ef r om ANYW HERE ...butwe' l lbe i n Cuba t o3.UFO r e por t sa r enotne c e s s a r i l y ca us ed by vi s i t sf r om s pac et r a ve l e r s .The phenome non c oul d be a mani f es t at i on

o famuc hmo r ec o mpl e xt e c b no l o g yl ft i mea nds pa c ea r e

notas s i mpl ei ns t r uc t ur e asphys i c l s t shave a s s ume d unt i l no w,t he nt heques t i on, whe r edot he ycomef r om ? 'maybe me ani ngl e s s:t hey c oul dc ome f r om a pl a cei nt i me .l fc ons c i ous nes sc an be ma ni f es t ed out s i de t he body,t he nt he r angeofhypot he s e sc anbee ve nwi de r .

4.Th ek e yt oa nu nd e r s t a nd i n goft heph e no me no nl i e s i nt h eps y c hl ce fe c t si tpr o du c e s( o rt hegs y c hi ca wa r e n e s s

i tma k e s po s s i b l e )i ni t so b s e r v e r s .Th e l rl i v e sa r eo f t e n
dee pl y change d, and t he y de ve l op unus ua lt al e nt s wi t h whi c ht he y ma y nd i tdi c t t l tt oc ope.The pr opor t i on of wi t ne s s e s who do come f or war d and publ i s h ac c ount s of t he s ee xper i e nc e ss e e ms t o be qui t el ow; mos t of t he m c hoos et or e mai ns i l e nt . 5 : Cont a c t be t we e n human pe r ci pi e nt s and t he UFO phe nomenon oc c ur s unde r condi t i ons c ont r ol l e d by t he l at t e r .I t schar act er i s t i cf e at ur ei sac ons t xntf act orofabs ur -

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d i t yt h a tl e a d st oar e j e c t i o no ft he s t o Fb yt h eu p mr
l aye r soft het ar g e ts oc i e t ya nd an abs or pt l on a tade e p uh-

c o ns c i o usl e v e lo ft hes y mb o l sc o n v e y e db yt h ee n c o u n t e r .
n e me c hani s m of t hl s' r e s onance ' bet wee n t hq UFO s ymboland t he ar c he t ypesoft he human unc ons ci oushas

be e n abundant l y de m os t r a t ed by Car lJung ,whos e book,

Fl yi ng Sauc e r h ma kesmany r e f e r e nce st ot he a g ol ds i gni Ec anc eoft he' s i g nsi nt hes ky' . lam notr ega y di ng t he phe nopenon oft he UFOsast he unknowabl e, uncont r ol l a bl e game of a hi ghe r or de r of be i ngs .Ne i t he ri si tl i ke l y,i n my vi e w,t hatan e ncount er wi t ht he m woul d add t ot he huma n be i ng a ny t hi ng i tdi d not al r ea dy ' pos s es s - at an uncons c i ous l e ve l ,pos s i bl y. Eve r yt hi ng wor ks ,i n my opi ni on,as i ft he phe nomenon we r et hepr oduc tofa t e c hnol o gy t hatf ol l owe d we l l de sne d r ul e sa nd pat t e r ns ,t hough f ant as t i c by or di nar y human s t andar ds .The phe nome non hass of arpos e d no appar ent t hr e att ona t i ona lde f enc eand s e emst o bei ndi Fe r e ntt ot he we l f ar eofi ndi v i dua lwi t ne s s es ,l e adi ngmanyt o as s umet hat we ma y be de al i ng wi t h as t i l l undi s cov er ed na t ur aloc c ur -

r e n c e( qt c a n n o tb ei n t e l l i g e nt ' -s a yt h e s ep e o p l e-4 b e c a u s e

i td o e sno ta t t a c ku s ! ' ) .Bu ti t si mpa c ti ns h a j i n gma n ' s

l ongt er m c r e at i v i t y and unc ons c i ousi mpul s esl spr oba bl y e nor mous .The f ac tt hatwe ha ve no met hodol og yt o de al wi t hs uc h an i mpac ti sonl ya ni ndi c at i on ofhow l i t t l e we know aboutourownps ychi cwor l d.
Av e yr on,ort heEs s e nceofPr ophe c y Two we l l i nves t i ga t e d cas esofr ec e ntye ar shavecont a i ne d ps yc hi ce l eme nt s .One t ook pl ac ei n Ave yr on,Fr a nc e ,and t heot he ronei nKans as .

On J un e1 5 ,1 9 6 6 ,i n Av e y r o n( ar e /o no fFr a n c es i t w a t e dn e a rt h emi d py r e ne e s )a7 6 y e a r o 1 dwo ma nma d . et h e

f i r s ti n al ong a nd f as c i nat i ng s e r i es of s i g ht i ngs t hat c ent e t e d on an i s ol a t ed f ar m .Thef a r mhous ei t s e l fi sve r y ol d,wi t ht en r ooms whos e wi ndowsf a ce p ut l la nd c ommand a ne xc e l l entvi ew.

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UFOs:n e Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on

Iwa sa tt h ewi n do w -j us tf o ramo me n t-b e c > us ea tmy

ageyou ne e d a br e at h ofai rwher e veryou a r e.Butne ve r ha ve l s e e nl i g ht sl i ke t hat ,nor t hi ngs l i ke t hat!The y

we r e n' t j us tl i g h t s , t h e ywe r eEr e s !

n e ol d woman be c nme f e ar f ul ,and t hewor dss he us e d t o de s cr i be he r angui s h conve yt he pr e ci s ef ee l i ng t hat manywi t ne s s e shav et r i e dt oex pr es si nal ll a nguag e s:
A1 lt he s e r e s- l ' m t oo ol d,I don' twantt os e et hi ngs l i ke t hat .I ft hi st hi ng' s goi ng t o move aboutl i ke t hat , what ' st o bec ome ofusal l ?Af t e r wa r dsi tmoved a gai n,

o v e rb yt h ec o r n e ro ft hev i n e y a r d , y o ur e me mbe rE s p e a k i n gt o he rs o n i nl a w) ,t h a t ' swh e n1c a l l e dy o u,t h a t ' s

when I was f r i ght e ned, but i ft hat come s any cl os e r , t ha t ' sgoi ng t o go i nt he ba r n and e ve r y t hi ng wi l lgo up i ns moke,t he hous e and us wi t hi t- s o Ic al l e d hi m,I cal l e dhi m.

M r Fer na nd Laga r de,who c onduc t ed a v er yt hor ough

h we s t i g a t i o no ft h ee v e n t s ,r e po r t si nh i ss u mma r y( p u bl i s h e di n Fl yi n g Sa u c e rRe v i e wS e pt / oc t .1 9 7 0 )t ha t t h e
ha unt i ng t houghtof5r ef r i ght e nsa1 1count r y peopl e ,a nd s o,di s t r ac t ed a nd s car e d,s he ca l l shers oni nl aw t o hel p, a nd l a t ers hewi l lt e l lust ha ts hewe ntt o be df ul l y cl ot he d, f orf e arofwhatmi ghtbe t oc oi ne.Thi si sa s t or y wi t h al l t her i ngoft r ut habouti t '

n ef i e r yo b j e c t sa r ei nf a c ts p he r i c a li ns ha pe ,a n dt h e y
c r os st hefel dswi t h de l i be r at emot i on.Thes oni nl a w,who wor ks t he f ar m ,al s o obs e rv e d what t he ol d woma n has

s e e n, a n dg o e so u tt oh we s t i g a t e . Th eo b j e c t s , hes a y s ,a r e
r ounde d on t op a nd r at herEa t t ene d unde r ne at h,and t hey va ni s h on t hes potasi fcont r ol l e d by as wi t c h.Atonepoi nt t her e ar es i x oft hem,l es st han a mi l e away;t he y movei n one l i ne att he s pe e d ofa t r ac t or ,and t hey ent e ra l ar g er

l u mi no u so b j e c tt ha ta p ge a r sa sa s o r to ff i e r yt r e e ,a n

i l l umi nat e ds he l l .Eve r y t hl ng di s a ppe ar s nd t he wi t ne s s es ,a r et i r ei ncompl e t epuz z l e me nt . Thi sf e e l i ng wa ss t i l lve r yc l e ar i nt he t a pe di nt e r v i e ws

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t ha tIhe ar d dur i ngar e c e ntt r i pt o Fr a nc e ,andM rLa gar de c onEr me dt ha te v ir yt hi ng apm ar ed t ot hem di s conc e r t i ng and i r r at i onal .I t we nt on < i nt he ca l m ni ght a wi t hout a s ound,unr ea la nd dr e aml i ke' .The l umi nouss pher esc ame bac kt ot hef ar mi n Av ey r on s i x mont hsl at e r- on J anua r y 6,1 967,t o beex ac t .Thef ar me rha d gone outt oc hec k on t heani mal swhe n hes uddenl ys aw ones pher enotmor et han

f i f t yy a r d sa wa y . Hed e c i d e dt o6 g e tr o u n dbe k i n dt h a tt h i n g
t os e ewhati ti s ' ,hav i ngas s umed t hat i t 'had a f r ontand a bac k,butwhe n hegotopt s i de t hegat e 2t hes pher ewasne xt

t oi t ,wa i t i n gf o rh i m.He h a bl e f tl ti n s i d et h ey a r da
mome ntbe f or e .Theman t he n dec i de dt ot akea s pal lpa t h

t h r o u g ht l l ese l d sa n da g a i ng e tb e hi n dt ha to b j e c t , b u tt he
s phe r epr oc e e de dt of ol l ow hl m ov erabouts i x t y yar ds ,a nd we ntt obl oc kt heent r a nc et ot hepat h! n att he r et hi ng f ol l o wed me f or a bout60 met r es ,ne ar enough ...and t he nt he r e was a na r r ow bi t whe r eI want e dt o ge tt hr oug h,ldi d ...s o' st o ge tr ound behi nd, t he n t ha t 'f ol l owe d me r i ghtal ong,r i ghtal ong ...t i l l Is t oppedt he r e ,wher eIwant e dt og etr ound behi nd,a nd t he mac hi ne's t ops t he r et oo, r i ght at t he nar r o w bi t . So 1 s ays ,now ...' t a i n' tno us et o ar gu e...lc an' tg et pas t ! Comi ngba ck i nt ot hehous e,t he f ar me rc al l ed hi ss on,a nd goi ng out s i de t he ys aw s i xs phe r e st hi st i me,and wer es o

a f r a i dt ha tt h e y we n tb a c ki n s i de t h eh o us e .n e l a r g e r s h e l l s ha g e do b l e c twa st he r e ,t o o ,a nd . i twa sg i v i ngo f fa

be am ofhght ,asas e ar c hl i ghtwoul d: The r ewasa s e ar c hl i ghton t op,r i ghtatt heend ofi t ,a nd i t1 i tup t hatwi ndow up t he r e ,1 i tup t he whol er oom i t di d... lhadt hewi ndow ope nt he r eoppos i t e . Wa si tadi lus edbea m,orr a t he rver yconc e nt r a t ed? 0h, conc ent r a t e d,v er yconc e nt r a t ed. Andi tl i tupyourr oom ? Yes ,l i ti t up a l lr i ght ...of l -and on l i ke ...i t wa s t ur ni ng.. .ke ptont ul mi ng.

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UFOs:n ePs ychi c Sol ut i on l twast ur ni ngr ound a ndr ound,l i keabe ac on?. Yes ,s ome t i me si tl i tup t he ne xtr oom down t he r e ... kept on t ur ni ng ar ound ... but t he r ei t was , 23: 00 al r ea dy,maybe23: 15 ,s ome t hi ngl i ket hat . The n,s udde nl i ke ,eve r yt hi ng di e d out .I tal ldi e d out , and I di dn' ts e e anyt hi ng mor e.I don' tknow i fi thad gone,ori fi twass t i l lt he r e.

' T ' he cul mi na t i on oft he s er i es of s i g ht i ngs i n Av eyr on, whi c h Iam mer e l ys ummar i z i nghe r e ,t ook pl ac eonJanuar y 11 ,1 96 7,wh hes on s aw t het s he l l 'comi ngdown ne art he . en t hous e .Hedr ovenea ri ta nd c oul ds eet hati twasve r yl ar ge i nde e d. 'Two oft he s mal l e rs pher esent e r e di t ,t he ni t be ca meve r y br i ghtand t hewi t nes shea r d a whi s t l i ng s ound. l tt i l t e da ta 45 de gr e eangl eand wasg oneatan i nc r e di bl e s pe ed.
t r ans par entc upol asont opofi t , and i ns i de.. .

An o t h e ro b j e c tc a me . I twa ss h a p e dl i k ead i s k ,wi t ht wo

We l lnow,i ns i de ...i ts e emed t o met o be 1 i tup i ns i de wi t h a gr e e nl i ght ...i ns i de t he t wo domes ...a nd l s aw ...mi nd you l c an' tbe s ur ea boutt hi s ...i twas ve r y dar k,you mi g hthave s a i dt he r e was s ome s or tof f og,ei t he ri ns i de or out s i de . t know whi c h ... ,. . don' i ns i deorout s i det het wo dome s. Anywa y It houghtIs aw t wo ...we l l ,I s aw t wo pe opl el i ke ...huma n bei ng s , s e e? ...Cos monaut s .The y wor e ove r al l sl i ke ai r c r e w, gr e e nt r i mme dwi t hwhi t e. '

n eo b j e c ti t s e l fwa sho v e r i n g ,wi t h amo t i o nf o ma r da n d

bac k,pi t c hi ng and r ol l i ng.n e i nve s t i g at or ' as ke d m or e que s t i ons:
Di dyou ha vet heca rdoor ss hutdur i ngt hi st i me? Ye s , . yes...I mus tha ve ope ne dt he wi ndow,l t hi nk. . . . Orper ha psi twasaf t e r war ds ,whe ni twe nt o f f ,t hat 1opene dt he wi ndow ...and t he n If el ta wa veofhea t , and If e l tmys e l fa l mos t...Icoul dn' tmovehand orf oot , f orasl ongasi tl as t ed.

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Af t er a bout a we e k,t he wi t ne s s be ga nt o ha ve t r oubl e wi t h hi ss l e epi ng habi t s .He woul ds l e e p asmuch ast we nt y hour sa da y,and i ns pi t e ofhi spar ent s 'advi c e he di dn' t want t o cons ul ta doc t or .He s i mpl y coul dn' ts t ay on hi s f ee twhe ni thi thi m, and t hi swento nf oraboutt womont hs . Some t hi ng e l s e hapm ned t o hi m i n conne c t i on wi t hl t i s s l e epi ngpat t e r n:i nt hee ar l y mor ni nghour s ,be t we e n4a nd 5 A. M. ,i ts e eme dt o hi m t ha t he was ioat i ng oF' .Hi s mi nd woul d beal er t ,al t houg h hi sbody waspa r al yze d,a nd hewoul df e e lhi scons c i ous nes sl e av i nghi sbody. I nl at e r conve r s a t i ons wi t ht he i nve s t i gat or sII ea r ned s e ve r alf ac t st hatt he yr e gar d as out s i de t he s c om oft he UFO phe nome non i t s el f;t he s ef ac t swi l lbe s ee nt o be i n ment l on t hatt he yi nvol vechange si nt he wi t ne s s 'be havi or a nd be l i e fs ys t em ;t hes ec ha nge st ake t he f or m of a new awa r ene s soft hewor l d ar ound hi m .He s ur pr i s e de ve r m ne i nt hi sr emot e ar e a of Fr a nc e by r e c ommendi ng t o young

t h eq e r s p e c t i v eo ft h ep r e s e n ta pp r o a c h,ho we v e r ,wh e nI

p e o p l et h a tt h e ys t u dy a s t r on o my a nd s c i e n c ei ng e n e r a l
wi t h gr e atc ar e;and i n apr i vat edl s c us s i on wi t h oneoft he r e s e ar che r swho havef ors e ve r alyea r sf ol l owe d up t hi sr e mar kabl ec as e,he ca s ual l y me nt i one dt hathe mi ght s oon have t o wr i t e a book.l t waspoi nt e d outt oi l i m t ha t he c oul d har dl y wr i t et he mos ts i mpl el et t e r .' THEY t ol d me nott o wor r y aboutt ha t'hes ai d!< W he nt he t i me i sr i ght , lwi l l know wha tt oputonpa per . ' < THEY't ol d hl m ...Butwho a r eTHEY ?I ts e emst ha t , i nr e cur r e ntdr ea m ss i nce t he i nc i de ntwi t ht he :yi ng di s k, he has s e en a numbe r of me n,dr es s e di nr ed,and e ac h hol di ng a book and poi nt i ng ati t .Not hi ng e l s e hapm ns i nt hedr ea m. J us tt hem e n,and t hebook. M or er ec e nt l y he hast r ave l ed ovrt wo hundr e d mi l es t o vi s i tt he i nv es t i gat or ,who had l e f tpr e ci s ei ns t r u c t i ons t o ke e p hi m c l os el yi nf or me d of any ne w and i mport ant

W ea r et ou c h i n jh e r et h ev e r ye s s e n c eof p r o p he c y .

de ve l opme nt .Butwhe n he wasi nt he i nves t i ga t or ' s hot l s e

he c o ul dn ott al k.The par tofhi sbr ai nt ha thandl ed ve r bal e xpr e s s i on a nd t he me chani s m ofl anguag e coul d notpr o-

44 UFOs:ThePs yc hi cSol ut i on c e s st he dat at ha the kne w we r et he r e .W ewi l l . c omebac k ag ai nt ot hi st ype ofe Fec ti nt he c our s e oft hi s book.W e

h a v emu c hn e wa nde x c i t i n gg r o u n dt oc o v e r . Fr omAv e jr o n

t o Ur iGe l l er ,s ome t hi ng i sha ppe ni ng t ohuman cons c l ous ne s s . W es e ei tag ai ni nac as et ha tt ook pl a cei nt heU. S.
n e De l phosCas e I nt heev eni ng ofNove mbe r2,1 9 71 ,on t heJohns on f a r m l oc at e d nea r De l phos ,Kans as ,e l e ven mi l e sSout h ofM i n-

n e a po l i s ,a n un k no wn o b j e c twa sr e p o r t e dt oc o medo wn

al mos tt o gr ound l e veland t ook oF aga i n.I twass e en by a young man and l a t erby hi spa r e nt s ,and i twoul ds i mpl y havegone i nt ot heanna l sofuf ol ogy asone ofm a ny t hous andsof l andi ng s 'i fi thad notbe e nf or s e ve r als ec onda r y

e se c t st h eo b j e c tc r e a t e d: i ta Fe c t e da n i ma l s ; i tl e f tp e c u l i a r

t r ac e sont hegr ound;and,asi nt heFr e nc hc as eofAve yr on, i talec t e dt hewi t ne s s ' s l e epi ngpat t er n. ' He r e aga i nt he young s on oft hef a r me ri st he mai n wi t ne s s . Si xt e e nyea r ol d Ronal d J obns on was t e ndi ng t he s he e p,a cc ompani e d by hi s dog,whe ni thappe ne d.W hat

t h e ys u d d e n l ys a w wa sa mu s hr o o ms h a p e do b j e c t ,i l l u mi nat e d by mul t i c ol or e d l i ght s ove ri t se nt i r es ur f ac e ,and hover i ng wi t hi nt wo f ee t of t he gr ound t went ysve ya r ds awa y. 1 t sdi a met e rwasaboutni nef e e t .

Th eg l o wf r o mt h eo b j e c twa ss uc ht h a th ec o u l ds e eno
de t a i l s ,and i t was maki ng a s ound l i ke ' an o1 d was hi ng mac hi newhi c h vi br a t es ' .Then i tbr i g ht e ned att hebas ea nd t ook oF.Thewi t nes sr e por t e dl y be ca me t e mpor a r i l y bl i nd. Dur i ngal lt hi st hedogwasf ve r yqi e t ' m Af t e rs ev er al mi nut e s Ronal d,r e gai ni ng l l i ss i ght yr an

i n t ot h eho u s et oc a l lh i sga r e n t s ,a n da l 1c a meo uta g a i nt o s e et h eo b j e c t ,no wh i g hl nt h es k ya nd o v e rh a l ft h ef u l l

mooni ns i z e .I tv ani s hedi nt ot hedi s t anc e. n et hr e e wi t ne s s eswentar ound t hehous et ot hes i t e of t hene arl adi ng and we r es ur pr i s e d,t he ys a i d,t o obs er v e

ag l o wi n qr i n go nt h eg r o un d.Pa r t . sofn e a r b yt r e e swe r e

al s o gl om ng.n e t e xt ur e oft he s oi l ,r epor t sa ni nves t i ga -

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t o r ,M r Ted Phi l l i ps ,% f e l ts t r ange ,l i ke a s l i c kc r us t ,a si f t hes oi lwasc r ys t a l l i ze d' .AndM r sJ ohns on not i c e dt hather Nnger swentnpmb,asi fa l oc alanes t het i chad be e n appl i e d. She i sa nur s eata ne ar by hos pi t al ,a nd f ort wo we e kst hi s c ondi t i on pr eve nt ed her f r om t a ki ng t he pul s e of he r pat i e nt s. The ne xtda yt he r i ng wass t i l lcl ea r l y vi s i bl e,wi t h a dr y and ' c r us t y'appe ar anc e.The i ns i de a nd t he out s i de oft he r i ng we r e damp f r om r ec e nt r a i ns ,butt he r i ng i t s el f wa s per f ec t l y dr y!Thi r t y t wo daysl at e r ,when Ted PMl l i pswa s a bl et o go t ot he s c e ne,s now had f al l e n and wasm e l t i ng bot h out s i de and i ns i de t he r i ng,but t he one f oot wi de c i r c l ewaspe r f e ct l ywhi t e. W er e move ds now f r om ones e c t i on oft her i ngand i nt r oduce d wAt e ri nt ot he ex pos e dr i ng ar ea:t he s oi lwoul d not per mi tt he wat e rt o pa s st hr oug ht he s ur f ac e.Thi s wasm os tr e mar ka bl e,a st he r e ha d be en s e ve r ali nc hes ofr ai nand s now. 2 Phi l l i psr e move d as ampl ef r om t her i ng and obs e t ve dt hat i tc ont ai ne d ahi g h conc ent r at i on ofa Fhi t i s h mat er i al . The s oi lunde rt her i ngwasdr yt oade pt hofatl e as tonef oot . Thi si snota ni s ol at e d oc c ur r e nce .Hundr e dsof r e por t s ofr i ngs ha pe d pat t e r ns have bee n gat her ed,a nd many of t hem r ef e rt o awhi t es ubs t anceorpowde ratt hes i t e. A ve r y s i mi l ar oc c ur r e nc et ook pl ac ei n New Ze al and,ata pl ace na med W ai hoke, i nJ anuar y, 1 9 65. The r i ng t he r e was vi s i bl ef or f our ye ar s be f or ei t wa s snal l yc ov er ed wi t h gr as s .l ti scur i oust hati ns pi t eofal 1t heexc i t eme ntca us ed by t he De l phos c as e and t he at t e nt i on i tr e ce i ve df r om ' s c i e nt c 'uf ol ogi s t sand f r om s kept i c s ,noonee v e rbot he r e d

t oi d e n t l f kt h ewh i t es u b s t a n c ef f u e / / tTh or o u g ha n a l y s e so f
t he d oi lhave bee n made,howe ve r ,s howi ng no s i gni fc ant di f l kr enc e bet we e nt he i ns i deand t he out s i de oft he r i ng.1 and f or war de dI tt o abi ol ogi c all abor at or yi n Fr a nce ,whe r e i twas ex al ni ne d unde r a mi c r os c ope wi t h magni c a t i ons 2C ' l meHi s t o r i e s , Fl yi n gSa uc e rAe We w( Fe b r u a r y ,1 9 7 2 ) .

o bt a i n e das a myl eo ft h ewh i t es u bs t a n c ef r o m MrP hi l l i ps

46 . UFOs:The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on r a ngi ng f r om a f e w di ame t er st ot hemaxi mum e nl a r ge me nt pos s i bl eunde rt he oi li mmer s i on t e chni que .The whi t es ub-

s t a n c e wa sr e s o l v e di n t os be r s( t hu sde s t r o y i ng t h e e x pl anat i on'oft becas eputf oeh by Phi l i p Kl as si n hi sbook

UF0sEx pl a i n e d ,wh e r eh ec l a i me dt h es ub s t a n c ewa sg r o d u d b yt heur i n eofs h e e ?f e e di ngf r o m ac i r c u l a rd e v l c e ) .

n e Ebr es wer e veg e t a l m na t ur e and be l onge d t o an or ga ni s m oft he or de r oft he Ac t i nomyc et al e s ,wl l i c hi san

i nt e r me d i a t eo r g a n i s mb e t we e n ba c t e r i aa n df u n gu s .t ' I ' he Fr e n c hbi o l og i s t whoi d e n t i s e di t , a n dwEoha swi s h e dno t

t o be name di nt hi s book de t er mi ned t ha tt he or ga ni s m be l ongs t ot he f a mi l y of t he Ac t i nomyc et ac e ae and t he of t he or de r oft he Bac i di omy ce pes ,whi c h may iuor e s ce underc er t a i nc ondi t i ons .Thi sf ungu sc an c aus ea c i r cul ar pa t t e r nt o be v i s i bl e on t he s ur f ac e oft he g r ound.n i si s undoubt edl yt hee xpl anat i on f orf omeU FO i r i ngs ' ,butt he

g e n u s< No c a r d i a ' )I ti so f t e nf o u ndt og e t h e rwi t h af u n g u s

c o i n c i d e n c eo ft hi sf u n l u sr i ngwi t ht heo b s e r v a t i on ma de
by t h J ou s ons r e ma mst o be e xpl ai ne d. One pos s i bl e i nt e r pr et a t i on i st hathi ghene r gy s t i mul a t i on t r i gge r e dt he s pe ct ac ul ar gr owt h of t he Noc ar di a and of an e xi s t i ng f ungusa nd ca us e dt he l a t t ert o iuor e s c e.I ft hi si st hecas e , t he nf ur t he re xami na t i on oft l l e whi t e fber s mi ghtgi v ea c l uet ot hephys i ca lnat ur eoft l t ephe nome non. s i s t e ntwi t h ot he rl andi ng cas es .Dur i ng t he s i ght i ng i t s e l f , t hedog wasve r y qui et :he di d notmove ata l lnordi d he bar k.Thes he e p we r e be l l owi ng,butl i ket hedog t he y we r e al mos tgl ue dt ot he s pot .The boy c oul d notmove e i t he r , buti twasnotc l e art o Mm whe t hert hi swasdue t of e aror t o anot he rc a us e.n e be ha vi or of t he ani mal sa f t e rt he s i ght i ng was r e mar kabl e. For about t wo wee ks ,e ve r y

Th ee Fe c t so ft h eg l o wi n go b j e c ton a n i ma l swe r ec o n -

e v e n i nga ts u ns e t , t h es he e pwou l dj u mpo uto ft hepe na nd

r unwi l dl y. Thedogwoul df ur i ous l yt r yt oge ti nt ot hehous a tni g ht f al l .H pr a ct i c al l y de s t r oye dt he s c r e e n door ,and t he onl y way t o ke e p hi m out s i de wast or e pl ac ei twi t ha s t r onge rme t aldoor . n e r e we r es t r i ki ng e fe ct s on t he wi t nes s Mm s e l f ,t oo.

n e Ps yc hi c Compone nt 47 Fi r s the s uFe r e df r om s t r ong e ye i r r i t at i on - hi se yeswe r e r e d and wa t er y.Then c ame t he he adac he s ,a nd t he ni ght mar e s .Thes eni ght mar e s ,l as t i ng aboutone we e kywe r es o r e aland vi vi dt ha the woul d wake up hi spar ent swi t h hi s l oud s c r eams .Heha dt he s amedr ea m ,ni g htaf t e rni ght ,i n whi c h humanl i ke c r e at ur e s we r el ooki ng i nt ob i swi ndow f r om t he out s i de.Two or t hr e et i mes ,when comi ng i nt o hi s be dr oom,hi s par e nt sf ound hi m s cr ea mi ng, s t a ndi ng byt hewi ndow.

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Wea r e pl e a s e d t oa c l c nowl e dg er e c e i pt of y our l e t t e r ... r e ga r di ng t he p hot o v aphss howi ng UFOSi nf o r ma t i onall g ht ,whi c hy ou me nt i on we r et ake nb y Ca pt a i n Or r e g o oft h eChi l ea n Na vyne a rAnt a r ct i c ai n1 9 48. Re ga r di ng t hi s mat t e r we wi s ht oi nf or m y ou t ha tr e ce d t l ywer e c e i v e d ac ommuni c at i on f r om Capt a i nOr r e g o s t a t i ngt ha theha dnots e e nanyUFOso ve rt heAnt a r c t i c a i n1 9 48 .n e r ef or et he p hot o gr ap hsr e que s t e d by you do not e xi s t . - Le t t e rf r om t he Chi e f of t he Chi l e a n Na va lM i s s i on t oa n Am e r i c a n wr i t e r l ti sf or bi dd e nf or T. V. ,r adi o, n e ws pape r s ,a nd ot he r
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n e wsme di at od i v u l q e UFO r e p o r t swi t h o u tt hep r i o r

c e ns or s hi p oft heBr a al i a n Ai rFo r c e . - I ns t i t ut i ona lAc tN o.5 , St at eRe rl z r i t y ,

Br a z i l i v Go ve r n me nt Re g ul at i on Cr e di bi l i t y Gap I n1 9 71 ,af t e ra n unus ualUFO s i ght i ng,s e ve r a l puz z l i ng

o b j e c t sf e l lf r o mt h es k y. ne s emy s t e r i o usf r a ee nt swe r e

pi c ke d up by aTexa n who s howe dt he mt o hi sf r l e nds .The ne xtday t wo me nf r om Ai rFor c eI nt e l l i ge nc ecamet o hi s doof ,e xhi bi t e dt he i ri de nt i sc at i on paper s ,and pol i t el yr e ques t e dt he e vi de nc e .n e wi t nes st hr ew t he m outru de l y wi t has t at e me nt t ha t I :nd admi r abl e:r od ha s made e ve r yt hi ng i nt bi swor l d,and He hasmade Fl yi ng Sauc e r s t oo,wha t ev ert he ya r e. Thes ef r am ent sha vef a l l en i nt o my bac ky ar d and l e r ef or eGod c l ea r l yi nt ende df orm et o hav o

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t he m .l fHe ha d want ed t he Ai r For ce t o hav et hem,He woul dha vedumpedt he m on t hePent agonl ' I n ar ec e nt s ur v ey of t e chni c al l yt r ai ne d wi t ne s s e s who

h a ds e e na nun i d e nt i e diy i n gob j e c t ,i twa sf o un dt h a tt h e

pr opor t i on oft hos ewho had bot her e dt oc al lt heAi rFor c e wasonl y onei nt we l ve!Thi sat t i t udet owar dt heaut hor i t i es i sa ni mpor t ant compone nt of t he UFO phenome non.l t e nabl e st he i dea ofa c os mi c mys t e r yt ol i nge ri nt he mor e s hadowy ar e as of our i mag i nat i on,a nd t hus t oi nue nc e muc h mor e powe r f ul l y ourcol l e ct i v e beha vi or ,r e qec t ed i n t r ea t me ntofUFO s t or i e si nt heme di aand i nbooks .Coul d i tbe t hatourr e ac t i on t ot her epor t s ,i ndi vi dual l y and c ol l ec t i vel y,i sasmuc h a pa rtoft he UFO phe nome non ast he
ps y cMc compone nt of t he UFO phe nome non. N ow we mus tl ook att hec haot i cr e act i on ofouroc i all e vel sconf r ont ed by t hi smys t e r y,r e s ul t i ng i nt he e xi s t enc e oft hr e e l e v e l sofc ove r up.

o b j e c t st h e ms e l v e s ?I nt h e sr s tc ha pt e r we d i s c u s s e dt h e

n e Fi r s tCove ru p n e fr s tl e ve lofc ove ru pi si nt he r epor t i ng ofUFos .l ti s t he r e s ul toft hene gat i ve a t t i t ude ofgo ve r nment ,s c i e nt i c, and mi l i t ar y aut hor i t i es .M or es pec i sc al l y,I appl yt he e xpr e s s i on f i r s tc ove r up't ot hee f l br t st hatar emadeby me n i n a pos i t i on ofaut hor i t yt o di s coar ag et he r e por t i ng ofa UFO i nc i dent .Thi sca nr a ngef r om t he l aaght e r ofa I oc a l deput ys her i Ft oi nt i mi dat i on ofpi l ot sbyt he i rc omm a ndi ng o ce r .I ns ome c as e st he publ i ci s1 e dt o be l i e ve t hat r e -

po r t i ng UFOs i su n ne c e s s a r yb e c a u s et he g o v e r n me n t
knowsa1 laboutt he m. An i ndl c at i on t hatoci als t at e me nt s a boutUFOswer e bi as e d and de l i be r at e l yi nac cur a t eca me t o my a t t ent i on i n1 964.Unt i lt he n,l had na t ur al l y be e n a war e oft he s t r ange ga mes pl a ye d by oc i al s who we r e t r yi ng t o expl a i n UFOsatal Ic os t s .Suc h game shad be en putf or t hi ns e ve r albookscl ai mi ng t hatt he U. S.gov er nmentkne we ver yt hi ngaboutt her e al i t y oft hes a uc e r s .Howe ver , I had not s e e na ny di r ec te vi de nc et ha tc onf i r med
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t he s ec l ai ms e i t he ri n my cont ac t s wi t ht he Ai r For ce or wi t hs c i e nt i f k col l e ague s . ' Lat ei n1 964,s e ve r a lf r i e ndsi n Pa r i ss e ntme i nt e r e s t i ng da t a.l ts e e ms t hat s ome body t her e was t r yi ng t os pr e ad

UFor e l a t e ds t o r i e st h r o ug ht he Fr e n c hn e wsme d i a( t h e
Fr e nch wor df or s uch s pr e adi ng of r umor si sl i nt oxi ca -

t i o n ' ) .A f or me rme mb e ro ft h el nt e l l i g e n c eS e r v i c e ,f o r
i ns t anc e , who wa sr e gar de d as a t r el i abl es our c e ' ,made s t a t e me nt st ot he esec tt ha tt he Br i t i s h mi l i t ar y was c ar ef ul l ym oni t or i ng t he UFO s i t ua t i on a nd waspool i ng i t si nf or mat i on wi t ht heRus s i ans! Thei deas e eme dpr e pos t e r ous , buthe o Fer ed i ti n aI ls e r i ous nes sand we nton t os a yt hat bot hc ount r i es had now c ome t ot he conc l us i on t hatt he

ob j e dswe r er e a l . An o t he rs t or yt ha t c i r c u l a t e da mo n gP a r i s
ne ws men c amef r om an Ame r i c an who cl ai med t hatf e de r a l l aw enf or ce me ntage nci eshad compi l ed exhaus t i ve s t udi es oft he U. S.cas e s ,a r umort ha t appe ar sa tl e as tpar t i al l y t r ue ,bec aus es ome l andi ng c as es hav e ha d el e me nt st hat

b r o u g h t t h ee v e nt wi t h i nt he j u r i s d i c t i o no f t h e s ea g e n c i e s .
I n bot ht he s es t or i eswhi ch or i gi nat e df r om qua s i oc i a l

s o ur c e s , t h e r ewa s t h es a mer e a s s u r i ngt h e me: pe o ql es ho u l d

notwor r yaboutUFOsand s houl dl ea vet hei nve s t l g at i oni n t hehandsoft hec ompet e nta ut hor i t i es , whoknew e ve r yt hi ng t he r ewa st oknow.W ewe r ewel lpr ot ec t e d. I nt hemea nt i meIwasobs er v i nga v er y di fer ents i t uat i on and as t a t eofmou nt i ngune as i ne s samong t hes c i e nt i s t swho had be en i nvol ve d,ev en r emot e l y, i nt he UFO de bat e ' Obs e r vat i ons we r e not s i mpl yc omi ng f r om f ar me r s and

t r u c kd r i v e r sb u tf r om j e tp i l o t s ,a n do c c a s i o n a l l yf r o ma
gr avepr of es s orort wo.I n Aug us s ,1 965 ,Col one lSpaul di ng made i nqui r i e s among t op s c i e nt i s t s as s oc i at e d wi t h hi s oc eatt heAi rFor ce .Heas ked t he ms pe c i fca l l y whatt he y t hought of s ubmi t t i ng t he UFO f i l e st ot he Acade my of Sci e nce sort os ome s uch hi g hl yr e s pe c t e d body,i na ne f l br t t or ea s s ur et hepubl i c . Ea r l yi n Nove mbe r ,1 965,t he Sc i e nt i fc Adv i s or y Boar d of t he Ai r For c e met i n Dal l as and di s c us s e dt he UFO ques t i on.Thei dea ofan t i nde pe nde nt 's t udy wasfr s tc on-

TheTr i pl eCove nz p 51 s i de r e d att hatmee t i ng.I te ve nt ual l y1 e dt ot he Condon i nve s t i g at i on. A phys i ci s t , Dr Br i e n O' Br i e n, hea de da s pe c i als t udy gr oup t hatca me bac k wi t ht he r e c omme ndat i on t hat t he Ai r For c es pe nd $ 25 0, 00 0 a yea rt o obt ai n 4 hi ghg r adedat a' . Thev el ' yf a ctt ha tanew s t udywasr e comme nded s ee mst os how t hata ny s uppr e s s i on ofi nf or ma t i on or a ny l e aki ng of wi l dr umor s was not t he r e s ul t of a

s e c r e tmi l i t a r yp o l i c yo nt h eUFO s ub j e c to rt h ewo r ko fa

s i ni s t e r si l enc e Gr oup'but mor el i ke l y a pr oductof t he c onf us i on t ha twasev i de nta tal ll e ve l soft he bur e aucr ac y. The mi l i t ar y was r ea ct i ng t ot he s i ght i ngs i n di r e c t pr opor t i on t ot he i ri mpac ton t hepr e s s ,whi c ht he y we r et r yi ng t o mi ni mi z e,and t hes er e ac t i ons wer ec l ums y.The c onf us i on t hatr es ul t e d wasunbe l i ev abl e.The bes te xampl eof t hi swast heSwamp Gascr i s i s .
Swamp Gas n e Swamp Gase pi s ode hasbe e nt ol dma ny t i me s ,and 1 do noti nt e nd t o de vot ea gr e atde alofs pac et oi the r e.The

f a c ti st ha t ,f o rb e t t e rorwo r s e ,i tg l a y e dad e c i s i v er o l ei n
i nque nci ng publ i c opi ni on and s ol tpr ov i desa m ode lf or l oc a la ndnat i onalpas s i on t ha twes houl d ke e pi n mi nd.The Swa mp Gasc r i s i sbe ga nf ormeonM onda y mor ni ng,M ar c h

2 1 ,1 9 6 6 .lwa sl i s t e ni n gt o a Chi c a g or a d i o gr o g r a m
b r o a d c a s t : f o u ro b j e c t swe r es a i dt oh a v el l o wno v e raf a r m

whe nt he ne ws oft he t he nr e c entM i chi ga ns i ght mg s was

ne arAnn Ar bor,and one oft hem had l anded i nas wa mpy ar e a.l ts ounde df ai r l yt ypi c al .l n1 964 I had es t a bl i s he d

t ha tl a n di n g st e nd e dt ooc c u ri nde s o l a t epl a c e s ,af a c tt ha t wa sfr s ta pp a r e nti nt hec ompu t e ra n a l y s l s ofFr e nc hc a s e s .

Al l e n Hynek and I l a t e rver e di t ,us i ng Ai r For ce dat a. Swa mpsl i ke t he Eve r gl ade sr e gi on ofFl or i da we r e among t he pl a ce st ha t UFOs s ee me dt o pr e f e r .I n1 965 t he r ehad be e n as e r i es of r e por t sby Aus t r a l i a nf ar me r s des cr i bi ng c r a f tt ha tl ef tc i r cul a rt r a ce si nt he v ege t at i on c ove r i ng t he s wamps t her e.Pe opl e had ev en c r e at ed a ne w ex pr e s s i oh, ' UFO nes t s ' ,t odes cr i bet hes em a r ki ngs .

5 2 UFOs :ThePs ychi cSol ut i on Ical l e d D rH y ne kt o al e r thi mt ot hes i ght i ngs , and hei n .

t u r nc a l l e dPr o j e c tBl u eBo o ki n Da y t o n ,Ohi o, t opr o po s e

t hatt hey i nv es t i gat eatonc e.He s ug ge s t e dt hathego t he r e be f or er e por t e r sand c ur i os i t ys ee ke r sdes t r oye d a1 1t hee vi de nce .The oc e ri n Dayt on was not i nt e r es t e d,as Al l en Hy ne kl at e rt ol d me: The cas e has n' t be e nr e por t e d oci al l yt ot he Ai r For c e ,hes ai d. That ' snotv er ys c i e nt c,Hyne kr e mar ke d. ldon' tgi v eadamn,wast hel i t e r a lans we r .

Ha l f a nho u rl a t e r , Pr o j e c tBl u eBo okc a l l e db a c k:

How s oon c anyou bei nAnnAr bor? lt hough!youwer e n' ti nt e r e s t e d!
am i nut eago. W howast hat ? The Pe nt agon! The y ar e de l uge d wi t h ca l l s . Ev er y r e por t e ri nt hec ount r ywant st o know wha t ' sgoi ngon.

We l l , s o me o n eh a sr e p or t e dt h ec a s eo c i a l l yt ou s j u s t

The n extm or ni ng,Dr Hynek was i n Mi c hi gan.W hat ha ppe ned i n Ann Ar bori s a cl as s i ce xampl e ofmi s unde r s t andi ng wi t ht he pr e s s;Hy ne k had t or e l eas ea s t a t eme nt pr emat ur el y,a tt he ur gi ng ofppbl i c r e l a t i onspe opl ef r om t heAi rFor c e.l n hi ss t a t e me nt ,heca l l ed f orat hor ou gh i nv e s t i ga t i on of t he phe nom e non,but m ent i oned a l s ot ha t s ome pe opl ei nM i chi g an mi ghtha ve s e e ns wamp gas .The pr es st ook t hi sf ora f i nalv er di ctand e xpl ode d wi t h ange r . How dar et hi sa ca de mi c man f r om Chi c ago c hal l enge t he wor d ofan hones tf ar me rand s e r i ous l ys ugg es tt hathehad nots e e nwha twa se vi de nt l yar e alQyi ngs auce r? Thos ei r at e com ment sc am e f r om t he s a m e ne ws pape r s

wh of o ry e a r sh a dr i di c ul e d wi t n e s s e sj us tl i k et hi spo o r
f ar me r ,and ha dg i ve n no s uppor t wha t s oev er t o Hynek hi ms e l f whe n he be gge dt he m t or e por tUFO c as e s mor e r e gul ar l y and mor e ac cur a t el y.Suddenl yi t ha d be come

f a s h i o n a b l et obe l i e v ei nEy i ngs a u c e r s , j u s ta st o mo r r o wi t

wi l lper ha psbe f as hi onabl et o bel i e ve i n UM M O,AFFA,

n eTr i pl eCove ru p 53 or SPECTRA, or any oft he mys t er i ous e nt i t i e st hat we wi l li nve s t i ga t ei nt he ne xtf e wc ha pt e r s .I n M ar ch: 1 96 6, ne ws men wer e bea t i ng t he bus hesofM i c hi gan l ookmg f or M ar t i ansand UFO e xpe r t s .The s wi t c ht ook t he Ai rFor ce

bys u r p r i s ea n dd e s t r o y e dt h ei ma g eo fPr o j e c tBl ueBoo k

i naf e ws hor tdays . Publ i cr e ac t i on f ol l owi ngt hes wamp ga ss t at e mentca r r i ed t he cas et o W as hi ngt on,wi t h he l pf r om a t he nl oca lpol i t i ci an,Ge r al d For d,who de ma nde dt hatf ul lat t e nt i on be gi ve nt o what had bec ome known as t he Swamp Gas

s c a nd a l .A me e t i nyo ft h es p a c ec o r n mi t t e eo ft h eS e na t e

ponde r e dt heque s t l on Er s ta nd dec i de dt hatNASA s houl d notg eti nvol v ed.The s pa ceage nc y had i t spubl i ci maget o pr e s e r v e and de c l i ne dt o ha ve a nyt hi ng t o do wi t ht he s ub-

j e c t .So t he yh a n de dt h i sh o tp ot a t ot ot hea r me df o r c e s
c ommi t t eeoft heHous e . Ear l yi n Apr i l ,1 966,t he Se cr et ar y oft heAi rFor c e was hi ms el fr e por t ed t o be i nf a vor of a s c i e nt i fc ana l ys i s of t he 648 c as e st hatwer ec l as s e d as K uni de nt i se d'a tt hat t i mei nt h Bl ue Book fl es .La t et ha tmont h,t he gove r nor of Fl or i da and s e ve r alne ws me ns aw an unknown iyi ng c r e at e d as t i r ,butt he out r ag e ov ert he M i chi g an i nci dent had al r e ady s ubs i de d.I twas al mos tt wo mont hsol d and no l onge r ne ws wor t hy. The publ i c r e l at i ons peopl ei n W as hi ngt on knew t hi swel l .On t e l e vi s i on a be aut i f uldocut o new hei ght s: i ts howe d as t r onomerDona l d M enz e lpour i ng s ome be nzi ne ove ra t a nkf ulofac e t onet o de mons t r at e

o b j e c tf r o m t h eg o v e r n o r ' sp r i v a t ep l a n e .Th e s er e po r t s

me n t a r ywa sr e l e a s e d ,c a r r y i ngt h ed e b un ki n go ft hes ub j e c t

e l ght e e nt h ce nt ur y.Hewast r yi ng t oc onvi nc et heaudi e nc e t ha tUFOswe r enot hi ngbutmi r age s . Q l w e tmeknow ne xtt i mei tr ai nsbenz i ne, wi l l you' ? '1as ke d mywi f e .E We ' 1 lgooutandwa t cht heiyi ngs a uc e r sl ' Me nz e l ' snumberwasf ol l owe d by ac l as s i ci nt e r vi ew wi t h a cont a ct e e 'who was r e l i e d upon t o pr ovi de comi cr e l i e f by des c r i bi ng hi s me et i ngs wi t ht he < s pa ce br ot her s ' .Hi s . s t at e me nt swe r ec ar e f ul l yc hos e n,pos s i bl y out ofhour sof

o gt i c a lpr o pe r t i e st h a twe r ec o mmo nk no wl e d g es i n c et h e

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i nt e r vi ews ,t omakehi ml ook ass i l l y aspos s i bl e. I n cont r as t wi t ht hi sm a n,t he ne xti nt er vi ew wa saver yi mpr es s i v e di s c us s i on wi t h anot he ras t r onome rwho s t at e d wi t h aut hor i t y t hate xt r at e r r es t r i a lvi s i t a t i onswe r emos ti mpr obabl e.W ha t heknew we l l ,and di d nots ay,i st hathewasm e r e l y o/e r i ng as t at i s t i c ale s t i mat e whos er e l i abi l i t y was t ot al l y unve r i f i abl e.Hef e l lvi c t i mt ot hef a ul t yr e as oni ng: Ei t he ri t ' sal l nons e ns eorwear evi s i t e d bybe i ngsf r om anot he rpl a ne t . ' The doc um e nt a r ya l s o cont ai ne d an i nt e r vi ew wi t ha mi l i t ar y oc e rwho s t at e dt hatno U FOswe r ee ve rde t ec t e d on r a da rs cr ee ns ,andan i nt e r vi e w wi t han as t r onom erwho de cl ar e dt hatno UFOswe r ee v ers ee n orphot ogr aphe d by t he s g t el l i t et r ac ki ng s t a t i ons .Bot hs t at e ment swe r e ,i n my opi ni on,mi s l e a di ng.I ti st r uet ha tr adar sne ve rE s e e'UFOs , butt hati sonl y due t ot hef a ctt hatt her a da rope r at or sc al l
f ort unc or r e l a t e dt ar ge t s ' !Att he t i me whe nt he doc ume nt ar ywass hown,t he W es t er n De f ens e Sys t em wasr e cor di ng about s e ve n hundr e d of t hes e bami ng UCTS pe r mont h! The r e had e ve n be e nas ugg es t i on by a hi ghl yr e s pe ct e d as t r onomer t ha tt he mi l i t a r y m odi f yt hc i rc omput er pr ogr am t o gat he ri nf or mat i on aboutt he s e UCTSr at he rt han

t h e ms o me t hi nge l s e!I nt h e i rj a r g o nt h e ys pe a ko fUCTS ,

i g n o r i n gt h e m be c a u s et h e yd i d n' tf i tt h et r a j e c t o r yo fi n comi ng r ocke t s .Ev en comi ng f r om s uc h as our c e as t hi s , t hes ugg es t i onwasnoti mpl e me nt e d. ln a l et t e rt oa s c i e nt i s twho had i nve s t i ga t ed a c er t a i n U FO s i ght i ngi n1 953, awi t ne s swr ot e ,t hi r t ee nyear sl at er: lwa st ol di n1 95 3t o notr e vea lany f ac t saboutt h i sca s e andha ver i gi dl ym a i nt ai ne d mys e c r e c yt hr pught heye ar s .

To b ep e r f e c t l yf r a n kI ' dj us ta ss o on n otb e c o me i n vol vedaga i nbut.. .i fyou t hi nki tmi ghtpos s i bl ydos ome good,1wi l l...t r yt or e ve alwhatlr eme mber...l thas bee n m y per s onal obs er vat i on t hat whe nev er anyone me nt i ons havi ng s ee n a UFO,t he g ene r alpubl i ci si ncl i ne dt o nod t he i rhe ad,s mi l ewr yl y and m e nt i on s om e t hi ngaboutf c andi dat est ot hef unnyf a r m' .

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Scar e d Sci ent i s t s W hy we r et he s c i ent i s t sr e mai ni ng s i l e nt ? M any as t r onome r smus thaveknown whatlknew f r om my daysatPar i s Obs er v at or y, na mel y 1at we we r et r acki ng uni de nt ed

o b j e c t s ,a n de v e np ho t o g r a p hi n gt h e m.Th e r e we r ef l ms ,
t oo.W e r e pr of e s s i ona ls c i e nt i s t s af r ai d of t he emot i onal f or me d and cr edul ouspubl i c?W asl tduet ot hei rdes i r et o avoi d maki ng s t a t e me nt sbef or ea l 1t hef ac t swe r ei n?W ha t -

r e a c t i o nt h e i rs t a t e me n t smi g h tt r i g l e ri n ag e ne r a l l yu ni n e v e rt h er e a s o n: i tc o u l dno tr e a l l yj u s t i f yt h ede l i be r a t ed e s t r uc t i on of s cl e nt c da t a.Evi nt l l ei de a of e not s a yi ng a ny t hi ng t hat mi ght ca us ef ear 'di d not hol d wat er .' l ' he Mi c hi gan i nc i de nt pr ove dt ha tf ear c oul ds pr ead muc h f as t e r ,and wi t h muc h m or e de s t r uct i ve e l l e ct . s ,among a

p o pu l a t i o nt ha th adb e e nk e pts y s t e ma t i c a l l yi eo r a n to f t h ef a c t s . Ch i l dps y c h o l o /s t sk no wv e q we l l t ha t I t i sb e t t e r

t o pr epar et he c hi l df ort he i dea t hathl sgr a ndf at he ri snot goi ng t ol i ve f or e ve rt han t ol e thi m di s cov eri twhe n de a t h s udde nl ys t r i kes .Si mi l a r l y,by denyi ng t heex i s t e nc e oft he mys t e r yt hes ci e nt i :cc ommuni t y wast nki ngs e r i ouschanc e s wi t ht he be l i efs ys t e m of t he publ i c .l n my opi ni on,s uch a t t i t udesha ve c ont r i but e dt ot he l ongt e r ml os sofpopul ar s uppor t andpopul arr e s pec tf ors c i e nc e . who ha d be en as s oc l a t e d wi t ht he U FO he l d t hr oug , h pe r i odi cal sorbooksbe gan r e c e i vi ngl e t t er sand phone c al l s g at i on oft hephenomenon.l n hi sabs or bl ngbook The UF0 Ex pe r i e nc e Dr Hynek ha s de s c r i bed how t hi sl i t t l e gr oup

Mu c hwa sh a pp e n i nju nd e rt h es u r f a c e . S e v e r a l s c i e n t i s t s

f r o ms p e c i a l i s t swhowa n t e dt opa r t i c i q a t ei nt h ei n v e s t i g r e wd ur i n yt h el a t es i x t i e s .I ft hi sne t wo r ke v e rde c i d e dt o

be c om e vi s l bl e,a ve r y br i l l i a nt pa ne l of s c i e nt i s t sc oul d r api dl y be a s s e mbl e df r om i t sr ankst o de aleFe c t i ve l y wi t , h t hi sne w a r e a ofr es e ar c h.Gi ve n cur r e ntcondi t i ons ,howe ver ,i ti spr obabl y bes tf ort hes e me nt ot @ke f e w chanc es and t o cont i nue t hei ri nves t i ga t i onsi n pr i vat e.The hi s t or y

o ft heCondon i nve s t i g at i on att he Uni v er s i t y ofCol or ad

convi nc e dm a ny o fusoft hi sf act .

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W ha tCondon Di dn' tKnow . M y own t heor y of t he Condon sas co i s not a cove r up s c enar i o.l be l i e ve t hat t he Ai r For c el a t ei n 1 966 was s i m pl yf e d up. Af t e r ov ert went y yea r s ofa nal ys i s oft hi spr obl em,t he mi l i t a r y was i ne s s e nc es a yi ng t oa cade mi a , wi t h good r ea s on,we hav ef ound no e v i denc et hati tl i e s wi t hi n our
e nemi e s oft he U ni t e d St at e s .W e do note ve n know w hat t he y ar e m ade of ,and e ve r yt i me we s ubm i ta ca s et ot h e s ci e nt i s t st he yr i di c ul e our pi l ot s ,who ar e onl y gui l t y of t r us t i pg t he i rown e ye sa nd t hei rown i ns t nz ment s .W ehav e had e nough oft hi s .Her ea r et he dat a.l ti syourt ur nt os e e wha ty ouc an makeoft hes ephenome na. The s ci e nt i f i cc ommuni t y,whi ch had be e ns oe age rt o ma ke s t at e me nt s be f or et he ca me r as t o ex pl ai n UFOs ,as l ong ast he Ai rFor c e wasi nc har ge ,r e ac t e d cool l yt ot he s ugg e j t i on t hatt he i rex pl anat i onss houl d pe r hapsbe t e s t e d on a l ar ge rs cal e.Se ver aluni v er s i t i eswe r econt ac t ed by t he Depar t mentofDe f e ns e but t he yt ur ned down t he as s i gn-

mi s s i ont os o l v ei t . Th eo b j e c t sa r eno to p e n l yb e h a v i n ga s

me n t .( Tl 1 i smus th a v ec a u s e d gr e a ta n g u i s ht ot h ea dmi n i s t r a t or soft hes e uni ve r s i t i e sa ta t i mewhe n hal fa mi l l i on Some Eur opeans f ol l owed t hi s de ve l opme nt wi t h ke e n i nt e r e s t .The Br i t i s h ha d adopt e d an at t i t ude of qui e tr e s er ve ,buti n Fr ancet he r ewasan e age re xpec t at i on oft he Ame r i ca n dec i s i on:oc i a lFr enc h pol i c ywoul d bemodel e d af t er t he U. S. s t and on t he mat t e r.The r e was ex pl os i v e ma t er i ali nt he Eur opea n fl es .M any oft he s i g ht i ngswer e ex t r emel y we l ldoc ume nt e d,and i nv es t i ga t i onsoft he l t i ghes tc al i berha d be e n mademuch mor et hor oughl y and pr of es s i onal l yt han ev en t he be s tc as esi nt he Ai r For c ef i l e s . And no wonde r .Some of t he wi t ne s s e s had bee n of t he hi ghes t pol i t i c al r a nk. l n one Eur opean c ount r y,a ne ar The c r af thad be e n des cr i be di n de t ai lby me mber s oft h e oci al ' se nt our a ge.n i s mea nt t hatt he obs e r va t i on had

d o l l a r swo u l dh a v ec o mei nq u i t rha n d y . )

l a n d i n gh a dt a k e npl a c eo nt h eChi e fo fst a t e ' . pr i v a t ee s t a t e !

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no tb e e ns t u di e d by t h el o c a lpo l i c e ,ore v e n by t r u s t e d s c i e n t i s t s ;t h ei nv e s t l g a t i o nha db e e nc o n du c t e da tt hev e g

t op l e ve lby s e cr e ts e rv i c ee xpe rt s .The c ha e e ur of t l us hi g , h pol i t i c al a ut hor i t y,as de s c r i bed i na r e por t of t l z e s i g ht i ng, whi l edr i v i ngt hr ought hee s t at e , s e e swha the be l i e ve st o be an a i r c r af tt r yi ng t ol and on t he r oa d,di r e c t l yi nf r ont ofhi m.He s t ops t he c ar i m-

me di a t e l y . n eo b j e c tp a s s e sj u s taf e w me t e r sa b o v et h e
s t oppe dc ara nd,whi l e doi ng t hi s ,c aus e svi ol entver t i c al

v i br a t i o n si nt h ev e hi c l e . Af e ws e c o n dsl a t e r , t heo b j e c t
r e v er s esi t scour s e and pas s esagai n,now i nt he oppos i t e

d i r e c t i o n, wi t ht h es a mee Fe c t so nt h ec a r .Th e n ,h a v i n j

r e ga i ned i t spos i t i on aboves omet r e eswhe r ei thad i ni t l al l yappe ar ed,i tm a ke saf as tc ha ng eofal t i t ude,ani ne t p de gr e et i l t i ng wi t hr es pec tt ot he hor i zont al ,and dar t s awa yt ot hewes t .

Th ewi t n e s si sh i g l z l yr e l i a b l e( t h er e po r tg o e so n ) . We

f o un dt h a tt h eo b j e c t , a nup s i de d ownyl a t ewi t hac e n t r a l

t ur r e tand por t hol e s ,coul d beoft hedl me ns i onsr eport e d byt hewi t ne s s , namel yt went yme t e r s .

S u c ha no bs e r v a t i o n wa sno j o k e .Ne i t he rt h e U. S.Ai r

For c e nort he Ame r i can ac ademi cc ommuni t y was a war e of t he e xt e nt of t he pr obl e m i n We s t e r n Eur ope. n e Sovi e t s we r e pos s i bl ye ve n m or ei nt e r e s t e dt han t he W e s t Eur ope ans . The ru mor t ha ts pr ead i n Eur ope t hr ough < i nf or ma l c ha nne l s 'dur i ng t he s umme rof 1 9 66 wasa di c ul tone t o ve r i f y,buti n vi e w ofl a t erev ent si nt hehi s t or y oft heCondon Comm i t t ee i t has s ome i nt e r es t .Ac cor di ng t ot hat r umor ,t he Ai r For c e was compl e t e l yf rus t r at e d wi t ht he UFO pr obl em and wasl ooki ngf or a ne xc us et o ge tr i d of i t . Theonl ypr obl e m wast o :nd auni ve r s i t yt hatwaswi l l i ng t owr i t eanega t i ver epor ta f t e ra c ur s or ye xami nat i on oft he f ac t s .n i s ,Ir e pe at ,wasonl y anz m or .Butt hi sr umorwas t ake ns er i ous l y enough i n Par i st o pr ev entt he c r eat i on pf an i nve s t i g at i on commi t t e es i mi l a rt ot he Amer i c an one . The Rus s i ans made s ome move st owar dt hecr eat i on of a

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c omm i t t ee but cl e ve r l y awa i t e dt he de ve l opment si nt he U. S.bef or ef undi ng i t and gi vi ng i t an oc i als t a mp of a ppr oval .l n Boul de r ,Col or ado,a gr oup washna l l y be i ng as s e mbl e d wi t h m uc hf a nf ar e,he ade d by Dr Condon,a pr e s t i gi ousphys i c i s tc l os et or e t i r e me nt .The g r oup ha dr ec e i v ed a s i z abl e gr antt o ponde ruf ol ogy and i t sr e por twas duei n 19 69.l tw oul dpr ovet obene gat i ve .
D es t r oyi ng t he D a G

I n Nove mber ,1 96 6,whe nt he Col or a do Commi t t e es t ar t ed ga t he r i ng t es t i mony f r om peopl e who had done r e s e ar ch

i n t o kFO c a s e s ,Dr Hy n e ka n d lt r a v e l e dt o Bo ul d e rt o
br i eft heCondongr oup.W enot i c edt ha toneoft hea dmi ni s t r at or swasc l e ar l yt hedec i s i onma ke ri nt het eam al t hough he had no s c i e nce de gr ee a nd l i t t l ei nt e r e s ti nt he whol e mat t e r .Ther ewa sa c e r t ai ne uphor i cf ee l i ng i nt her oom,a s e ns eofe m bar ki ng on a uni queadv ent ur e.The r ewasl i t t l e pas s i on i nt he pr es s now; t he M i chi ga nc r i s i s had bee n l ar ge l yf or got t e n.The pr obl em was i nt he hands of t he s c i ent i s t sand i thad be comeasdul lasany v ent ur et ha ti si n t hepr oce s sofbei ng r at i ona l i z e d awa y byt hea cade mi cm i l l .

l ft hej o u r n e yt ot hemoo nc a nb et ur n e di nt ot h ee x a s p e r at i ng bor et hatmodel mt ec hnol ogy hasge ner at e d,t he r ei s no r e as on t oe xpe ctt ha tt he s a mel ac k ofi nt e r e s twi l lnot s e t t l e ov ert he UFO mys t er y onc ei tf al l si nt ot he handsof abl y di e ofe nnuiwhen t hey r un out of but t ons t o pus h,

Bi gS c i e nc e !( Thef i r s ta s t r o n a u t st odi ei ns p a c ewi l l pr ob -

d i g i t s t or e a do u t , a n dj o k e sa b o ut t h ef o o t b a l l s c o r e s . )

As e ar l y as Febr uar y, 1 96 7, membe r s of t he Condon Commi t t e e wer e pr i vat e l ya ppr oac hi ng t he i rs c i e nt i sc c ol l e agu es on ot he rc ampus es ,as ki ng t hem how t hey woul d r e ac ti ft he c ommi t t e e' sf i nalr e por tt ot he Ai r For c e we r e

t or e c omme nd c l o s i n g do wn Pr o j e c t Bl u e Bo ok .A f e w

mont hs l at e rt he wor k of t he commi t t e e ha d come t oa

s t a n d s t i l l .Fi e l di n v e s t i g a t i o n swe r e no n e x i s t e n t .Que s t i on nai r eswe r es entoutt o wi t nes s e s ,butonl yoneas s i s t a ntwas a vai l a bl et o enc odet her e s ul t sf ort he c omput e rl i l e ,whc r e

The Tr i pl eCove r up 59 t he bul k of t he i nf or mat i on was pr ovi ded by t he t hr ee t hous and punc he dc ar ds I had t ur ne d ove rt ot he commi t t e e. A mi nor i t yf a c t i on oft hegr oup ca us ed ac r i s i swhe nt hey r e be l l e d.Af t era s e r i e s of i nc i de nt st hatDr Saunde r s has doc ument e di n an e xc e l l e nt book, &FOs? Ye sl ,t he t e am s pl i ti nt ot wo vi ol e nt l y oppos ed f a ct i ons .An e ar l yi nt e r nal memor andum wasdi s cove r edandpubl i s hedbyt hemi nor i t y gr oup a se vi de nc et ha tt he Condon Com m i t t e e had nev e r i nt ende dt ol ook s e r i ous l yi nt ot heUFO pr obl em.Publ i c at i on oft hi sdoc uments o out r ag e d Condon t ha thesr e dt he

mi n o r i t yg r o u pa n dr a nt h ep r o j e c twi t ho u ts e r i ou sc on s i de r a t i onoft hepos s i bl er e al i t yoft hephe nome non.

n e sl e so fPr o j e c t Bl u e Bo o kh a v e no wb e e nt r a n s f er r e di nt ot he Ai r For c e ar chi ves .The sl e sar e notc l as s i f i ed butt he bui l di ng i s ,wi t ht he i nt e r e s t i ng r e s ul tt hatone nee ds a s e cur i t yc l e ar anc ei n or dert os e et he s e unc l as s i f i ed'pape r s .And whataboutt hef i l e soft heCondon Commi t t e e?Onewoul dt hi nk t ha tt he ybel onge dt ot hes c i e nt i ic

f r a t e r n i t y .No ts o.W h e nt h ep r o j e c twr o t ei t sr e p o r tt h e

f i l e s we r el ocke d up by t heuni v er s i t y.Iam t ol dt ha tt he y we r el at ert r ans f er r e dt o a pr i vat e home,and we r e bur ne d s hor t l yt her eaf t e r .

TheSec ond Cove r up The l i t t l et own of Car t er et l i e s on t he wes t er nc oa s t of Nor mandy,aboutt went y mi l esawa yf r om Che r bour g.l ti s s i t uat e d di r e ct l yt ot he nor t h of wonde r f ul M ont sai nt Mi che l , a m onas t er yt hat ,a s ev er yone knows ,t he devi l bui l t .On De c e mber2,1 9 73 ,aver ys t r ang et hi ng ha ppe ned on t he be ac h atCar t er e t .Two hs he r me n,M r G.J e an,4 4, and hi ss on Noe l ,1 8,gotup a t5A. M.t or e t r i e vet he i rne t s atl ow t i de.W he nt he y ar r i ve d on t he be a ch hal fa n hour

l a t e r ,t he ys a w av e r yb r i g h to b j e c td i r e c t l yo v e rt h ea r e a

wher et he i r ne t sha d be en s pr e ad.They wa l ke dt owar di t unt i lt he y es t i mat ed t he y we r e a hundr e d and f i f t y ya r ds away,and i tappea r e d asan i nt e ns ey el l ow f wi ndow ' ,e i ght

60 UFOs:n ePs yc hi c Sol ut i on f e et l ong and :ve f e et hi gh, e mi t t i ng a co ne l i ke bea m di r e c t ed t owar dt hep ound.The t wo ss her me n wir e af r a i d and dec i de d nott o ge tc l os e r .The yt r i ed t o wor k wi t hout

t h i n k i n ga b o utt he o b j e c t ,b u tt h e ni tc ha n g e ds u d d e n l y:
t he ye l l ow l i ghtwast nr ne d oF.Ove rt hear e a whe r ei thad be e n hove r i ng t her e was now a bl ue gr e e n f oot bal l 't hat :e w awayat6: 05A. M. I t r i pt hr ough t he we s t of Fr a nc el n De ce mb r1 973.She wentt o Car t e r e tl e s st han t e n daysaf t ert heocc ur r e nc ea nd s poket o oneoft hewi t nes s e sa nd t ot hepol i cei nv es t i g at or s whi l elwasche cki ng ot he ri nf or mat i on.M any s t r angeda> came t ot he s ur f ac e.Fi r s twe f ound t hatt l l i s wasnott he

Mywi f ea n d1i nv e s t i g a t e dt hi ss i j h t i ngdu r i ngar e s e a r c h

r s ts i / h t i n g .Two m o n t h se a r l i e r ,t h eyo u ngma nh a ds e e n

t hr e ey el l ow s pher esi ns t a gge r e df or ma t i on ove rt he s ame be ac h whi l e dr i vi ng wi t h hi s br ot he r i nl a w.The s i ght i ng t ook pl ac e about 7 P. M.and t he s pher e s appe ar e dt o be

a b ou tt we l v et o ff t e e nf e e ta bo v eg r o u nd ( r a t h e rt ha n l a nd e do nt heb e a c h' , a sr e po r t e di nFr a n e e so i r ) .

4 W ha twa st hepat t e r n oft hel i g ht s' ? 'weas ke dN oe lJe a n. n e r e was a fr s t ye l l ow l i ght ,a s e cond one above,a t hi r donet ot hel e f ta boveagai n, ands omeme t al i nbe t wee n' W hatwasi tdoi ng' ? ' t ' fhel i ght sca meonand oFand i tf ol l owe dt heca r' W ndyou, whatdi d youdo' ? ' t W es t opped t ol ook a ti t ,and when wegotba ck i nt ot he

c a rt h el i g ht swe r et ur ne do font heo b j e c t'

Si nc et he s e cond s i ght i ng t heel de rm a n hasdec i de d not

t og oo u to fh i sh o u s ea n y mo r e .Hen ol o ng e rg o e sEs h i n g .
1 . I nt h ec e l e b r a t e ds i g ht i n gi n Pn q r ng o ul a ,M i s s i s s i pp i .whi c ht ook p l a c eo nOc t o a r1 1 , 1 9 7 3 , a n d whi c hi n v ol v e dt hr e ec r e a t u r e s :o a t i ng ' o ut o f a ho v e r i ng UF0, t h e wi t ne s s e s we r ea g a i nt wo fs he r me n: Cha r 1 e s Hi c ks o n. 4 2 ,an d Ca l v i n Pa r k e r ,1 9 .Dul i ng t he n i g h t of Nov e mbe r6 ,Ra y me Ry a n ,4 2 ,a n d hi ss o n Lar r s 1 7 ,a s we l la s Ra y me ' st wi nb r o t h e rRa ymon da ndhi ss onn r l , 1 6 , s aw as u bme r g e d t b r e e oft h e ' s ee mp . e s ,wi t hi nt wo mo nt hs ,t h e r eh a db e e nf l s h e r me n, e i t he ra no l d e rn un a nda y o un go neo raf a t h e ran d hi ss o n.I ti sa l s o not e wo e yt ha tt he Pa s c a g ou l a hs h e r ma ni sc o n vi n c e d+a t i twi l l h a pp e na g a i n' r f hi wt o o, i sac o mmo nr e ma r t

o b j e c ti nt heo y s t e rbe da r e at ot hes ou t h we s tofPa s c a go ul a .I nal l

n eTr i pl eCove r up 61 He l oc kshi ms e l fi n hi sr oom whe nt he i nv es t i gat or scome t o as k hi m ques t i ons .Doeshe know s ome t hi nghedoesnot wa ntt odi s c us s? W es aw no t r ac e s on t he be ac h.The ge nda r me sc onsr medt o ust hatt hegr a s si nt hedunesha d notbe e n aFe ct e d.

Th e r e wa ss o me b a r be d wi r en e a r b yI twa sc h e c k e df o r
ma gnet i ce Fe ct s .The t e s t wa s ne gat l ve.W e he ar dt hata l oc alr adi o ama t eur had not i c ed s ome t hi ng att he t i me of t he ne ar l andi ng a nd che c ke dt he s t or y:hi sr ec e i ve r had be enbl oc ke doutf ors e ve r al mi nut e s . : I twasi nt hemi ddl eoft hene t s 2 ' M rNoe lJ ea nt ol dus . n e pape r s have s ai dt hat l t me as ur e d 1. 50 by 1 . 50 me t er s y ' wei nf or medhi m. S ' Fhat ' s nott r ue .l tw a sr e c t a ng ul ar ,abo ut2. 50 by 1 . 50

me t e r s . l t wa s a sb i ga s as t o v e( . f c ) ! '

t W hatt i m edi di te nd' ? ' W e gott he r e at5: 30.I tdi s apm ar ed be t we en 5: 5 0a nd 5: 55. '

< W e we nt awa yl ooki ng att he r e ct a ngul ar l i ght al lt he t i me ,and i tt ur ne dt owa r dt he dune s ,t hen c ame bac k on us .I twas t ur ned of l -and t he n we s aw a s mal lbl ue gr ee n bal labovet hes pot .l tgots mal l e ra nd af t e rs i x wecoul dn' t s e eanyt hi nganym or e. ' l l ow bi gwast hebal l ' ? ' t I twasl i keas occ e rbal l . ' W hatdi d you do whe n you goton t he bea c h and s a w t her e c t a ng l eofl i ght' ? ' qs t ar t e d goi ngt owa r di t ?buti tgotbr i ght e ra ndbr i ght e r . Somyf at hers ai d: % For ge tl t ,c omeba ckt ot hi ss i de. , ,, The r ei sa l ar g er adar i ns t a l l a t i on ne arChe r bour g,ata pl a ce ca l l ed M aupe r t hui s ,l oc at e dt hi r t yei g ht ki l om e t er s a way f r om Ca r t er e t . The r ang e of t he ant e nna i st wo hundr e d ki l omet er s .At6: 1 0A. M.ont hatpar t i cul a rmor ni ng i tpi c ked up a ne c ho i nt hes out hwe s t ,movi ng t ot he nol ' t h

t Wh a t ha pp e ne dwh e nt h eo b j e c t d i s a p pe a r e d' ? '

o f Ch e r bo ur g .An o b j e c tf l y i n gf r o m t h ed i r e c t i o no f
Car t er et t owar d Gr e at Br i t a i n woul d have f ol l owe dt Ms

62 UFOs:ThePs yc hi c Sol ut i on cour s e.' I ' hes a m emor ni ngs omet hi ngpe c ul i arhappe ned on t hecoas t .TheFr e nc ht r a wl e rAr c ht 'el p ,whi c h wascl os et o

t h er o c k yc o a s to fUr v i l l e ,di r e c t l ywe s tofChe r bo u r g( o n t h et r a j e c t o r yt he o b j e c tmu s tha v ef o l l o we di ft her a d a r e c hoc o r r e s po n dst ot h eUFO)we nto f l c o t l r s e; i nv i e wo f
t he f r eque nt l y obs er v e d ma gnet i c pe r t ur bat i ons i n t he vi ci ni t y ofa UFO,i tcan behy pot he s i ze dt ha ti t sm a r et i c navi gat i on s ys t e m g ave er r one ous i ndi c a t i ons .The boa t gott oo c l os et ot hec o@s t , hi tt her oc ksa nds ank,f or t unat e l y wi t houtl os sofl i f e. Theobs er v at i on oft heyel l ow E wi ndow'on t hebe ac h ha d l as t ed no l es st han 5ver ni nut es . W hy had t het wo Es her men

no tw> l ke dc l o s e rt ot he o b j e c tt oa s c e r t a i ni t sn a t ur e? ne r es e e mt obet wor e a s o n sf o rt hi s .Rr s t ,t he' wi nd o w'

be c ame br i ght e r ast he y wal ke d wi t hi n one ht m dr ed f l f t y yar ds ,and t hi s di s c our age dt be m f r om a ppr oac hi ng any cl os e r .And t he yf e l t' pa r al yze d wi t hf e ar ' .W he t her t hi s t pa r a l ys i s ' was an act ual phys i ol og i c al i nhi bi t i on or t he r es ul tofps y chol og i c alf e ar- orb0t h - hasnotbee n as c e r t a i ned.W St r angeAf r a i r 'wast het i t l eoft he ar t i cl e on t he s i g ht i ngi nt het abl oi dM i nut et hef ol l owi ngwee k. The obs e r va t i on had t ake n pl ac ee ar l y Sunday m or ni ng. n ef ol l owi ng Fr i day,l oc alpe opl e di s co ver ed s ome i nt e r e s t i ng i t emson a ne ar by bea c h.n e s econs i s t e d ofa compl e t epr of es s i onals e tofunde r wa t e rex pl or a t i on equi pme nt , ar a di oa ct i vi t yt es t e r ?s oni cs i gna l e r s :al ong wi t ht r ous e r s

a ndj a c k e t s wi t hEn g l l s h l a n g u a g ewr i t mg .

Now t he l oc al pol i ce , wi t , ht he a s s i s t anc e of t he DST

( Fr e n c hc o u nt e r i nt e l l i g e n c e ) a n dt heS DECE( t h eo r g a ni z a -

t i o nt h a tc o ns t i t ut e st h ema i ni nt e l l i y e n c ea r mo ft heFr e n c h
wat er r adi a t l on det e ct i on.Such was t he s ubs t anc e of t he

g o v e r nme n t )h a v ed i s c o v e r e dt ha tl twa sac a s eoft mde r -

c a r e f ul l yd e s i g n e dr u mor t ha tb e g a nc i r c u l a t i ng .

Thi sl s whatI ca l lt he Sec ond Cove r up:t he r e l ea s e of

o c i a lI e x l j a n a t i o n s ' t h a t d on o t e x p l a i na n y t h i n gb u t whi c h pr ovl de s ke pt i c s wi t h an e xc us ef or di s mi s s i ng t he

s t or y.Di c ul tcas eswi l lbes we ptunde rt her ug atal lc os t

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i fps yc hol og i c alpr es s ur e on t he wi t nes si s note nough t o di s c our agehi mf r om t e l l i nghi ss t or yi nt hefr s tpl ac e. How coul dt he di s cove r y ofs ome di vi ng e qui pmentE or l a ne ar by be ac h'e xpl a i nt he t wo obs e l wa t i ons of t he unna t i on'i sc ompl e t e l yi nval i d,buti ti st y pi ca lofs t or i e st hat a r eengi ne e r e dt o di s cr e di tt hewi t nes s e sand r e as s ur el oc al

i d e nt i Ee do b j e c t s ?W h a ta bo u tt her a d a re c h o?Th e e x pl a -

po p u l a t i o n s .Th e s eo b j e c t i v e sa r eg e n e r a l l yr e a c h e d .Th e
wi t nes s e s ar ei nt i mi da t ed, and t he l oc al pol i c e ,t he onl y s our c e ofac c ur at e da t a,ar ege ne r al l y anx i oust os e et hi ngs r et ur nt o nor m al . W e we r ef or t unat et o be a bl et oi nv es t i gat et hi s cas e wi t hi n af e w da ys of t he e ve nt s ,be f or et he c ove r up was or gani z e d.W ha twoul dbe t he r e ac t i on of a s c i e nt i s ts t umbl i ng upon s ucha c as e af ew we eksoraf ew mont hs l at e r? Hewoul ds i mpl y br us hi tas i de ,and wi t h good r eas on.The wi t nes s e s ar e uncoope r at i v e;one oft he m s t ayshome and wi l lnot t al kt o vi s i t or s ;t he l oc alpol i c e no I ong er ha ve a nyt hi ng t os ay;t hem i l i t a r yr a daroper at or si n Cher bour g ha ve r e ce i ve d or de r st o de ny t he i rs t at e me nt sof t he ni ght i n ques t i on;and t hei nf or ma t i on t hata ppe ar si nt he ne ws pape r si sconf us e d,g ar bl e d, andi nac c ur at e. Al ocalne ws pa pe rpubl i s he d aca r t oon s howi ng t he l i t t l e t own ofCar t er et ,wi t h a qyi ngs auc erand a M ar t i a ni nt he f or e gr ound. A s mi l i ng Fr e nc hma n ha s appr oa che d t he l i t t l eM ar t i anand as ks :K W hatki ndofmi l e ag edo y ouge t' ? ' l n al at e rdev el o pme nt ,whi ch wi l la ppe ari r oni ci nl i ght of t he cove r up at t empt s at Car t e r et , a Ca bi net me mber ac knowl e dg edf ort hefr s tt i met her e al i t y oft heUFO pr obt he Fr e nc hM i ni s t e rofDe f ens e ,M rRober tGa l l e y,a gr e e d t o pa r t i c i pat ei nas e r i e s ofr adi oi nt e r vi ewst hati nc l ude d r e por t sf r om wi t nes s e sa nd s t a t e me nt s by t hr e e Fr enc h

l e ma sa s ub j e c tl i tf o rs c i e nt i scr e s e a r c h. l nM a r c h,1 9 7 4 ,

ye ar s:Dr Pi er r e Gue r i n,oft he Par i s As t r ophys i c all ns t l -

s c i e nt i s t swh oha ds t u d i e dt h eUFO p he n o me n o nf o rma n j

t ut e;DrCl a u d e Po he r( he a do fs c i e n t i f cs t ud i e sf o rt h e Fr e n c he qu i v a l e n to fNAS A) ; a ndmy s e l f . W ha tt h eDe f e ns

64 UFOs:ThePs yc hi c Sol ut i on Mi ni s t e rt ol dr e por t e r Je ancl aude Bo urr e t z mi ght be a l e s s onf orot he rgov e r nmentoc i al sa round t hewor l d: Ia m de epl yc onv i nce dt hatwemus tr e gar dt he s ephe nome nawi t han a t t i t udeofcompl e t el yope nmi ndA numbe r

o fbr e a kt h r o ug hsha v eb e e nma d ei nt h eh i s t o go fma nki nd bec aus es ome one hasat t empt e dt oe xpl a l nt he une xpl ai na bl e.Now,among t he s e ae r i al phe nome na t hat hav e be e n ga t he r e d unde rt he l abe lofUFOs ,i ti s unde ni abl et hatt he r ear ef ac t st ha tar eune x pl a i ned orbadl y e xpl ai ned. I n1 954 t heDe f e ns eM i ni s t r yc r e at e d as pe ci als e ct i on f ort hegat he r i ng a nd s t udy ofwi t ne s sac count sr e gar di ng

t h e s el l n i d e n t i :e di y i n go b j e c t s .I h a v eb e f o r e me a

numbe r oft he s e ac c ount s ,t hatha ve deve l ope d ov ert he ye ar st mt i l1 97 0;t he r e ar ea ppr oxi ma t el y sf t y of t he m. Among t heea r l i es tone si sa s t at eme ntofpe r s onalobs e r va t i on by Li e ut e nant d' Eme r y, J e an, f r om Ai r For ce Bas e1 07 at Vi l l a coubl ay, da t ed Nove mber 20, 1 953 . The r e ar e al s or epor t , sf r om t he Gendar me r i e and s ome obs er v at i ons f r om pi l ot s and Ai r Ce nt er commander s . The r e ar e many e l e me nt s ,whos e conve r g enc ei s ofc once r n,dur i ng t he ye ar 1 954.The r e f or et he a t t i t ude one mus thav ei st ha tofa compl e t e l y om n mi nd,an at t i t ude i n whi c h one doe s not deny t he obs e r vat i ons a pr i or . Our anc es t or s ,i n pr i ore nt ur i es ,mus thave deni e dt he r ea l i t y ofa numberoft hi ngst hats e e mt o ust oda y abs o-

l ut e l ye l e me n t a q, l i k ep i e z o e l e c t r i c i t y , o rs t a t i ce l e c t r i c i t y ,
n o tt ome nt i o nb l o l o /c a l ph e no me n a.
l nf a ct ,t he e nt i r e de ve l opment of s c i e n cons i s t si n

t h ef a c tt h a t ,a ta gv e nt i me we r e a l i z et ha tf o rf l f t y
ye ar s we ha ve had mi s t aken l deas about t he r ea l i t y of ce r t a i nphe nome na. l ti sdi c ul tt o add a nyt hi ng t ot hi ss t a t e me nt .l ti snot
hi si n v e s t i g a t i o ns a nd i nt e r v i e ws m a ne x c e l l e nt bo ok e n t i t l e d ZJ

2. J e a n cl a u deBou r r e t ,al t udi n qFr e n c hj o l l r n a l i s t ,ha spu bl i s h e d

No uv e l l eFt l g l f ede sx s bl l c ogw Vo un t e s( Pa r i s :Fr a n c e Emp i r e .1 9 7 *.

n eTr i pl eCo ver u p 65 c l e ar t ha tt he s i mpl ef a ctofke e pi ng ap ope n mi nd a bout UFOswi l li ni t s e l fmakeabr e akt hr oughpos s i bl ebuts ci e nc e s houl dc e rt ai nl y wel c ome t he l i f t i ng oft heat t i t udet ha thas pr ev ent e di tf r om e xami ni ngt hef ac t s . The Thi r d Cove r up

W eh a v es of a rd i s c u s s e dt wof or mso fc o v e r u p: ( 1 )t h ef a c t
t hat pr e s s ur ei s pl a c ed on wi t ne s s e st o di s c our a ge t he m t i ons 'whe n a wi t ne s s doe ss pea k.I bel i e ve t hat t ot he s e f a ct or s we mus t add a t hi r d one: t he bui l t i n si l e nc i ng

f r o mt e l l i n gt h e i rs t o r y; a n d( 2 )t h ef a b r i c a t i o no ft e xp l a n a -

me c h a n i s mo ft h e ph e n o me n o nf / ' c t / l

On Dec e mber3 ,1 967,apa t r ol manna medHe r bSchi r mer , ofAs hl a nd,Ne br a s ka,had an e xpe r i e nc et ha t de s e r v est be pl ac e di nt he cont e xtoft he s t or i esoft he abduc t i on of Bet t y and Bar neyHi l land oft he Pas c agoul ass he r me n.At

2: 3 0i nt h emor ni n gS c h i r me rs a wo nt her o a da no b j e c t
wi t har ow ofCi c ker i ng l i ght s .Be l i e vi ng i tt o bea t r uc k,he

t ur n e do nh i shi g hb e a ms . Th eo b j e c tt o o kof l . Th e2 2 y e a r o 1 d pa t r ol man dr ov e bac kt ot he s t a t i on and wr ot e hi s

e n t r y: ' S a w aQy i n gs a u c e ra t t he j u n c t i o no fh i g hwa y s6a n d

6 3. Be l i e vei tornot . ' Sc hi r me rwenthomewi t has t r ong he adac heand a buz z i ng noi s et hatpr ev ent e d hi m f r om s l e e pi ng.He al s o had a

r e dwe l tb e l o wt h el e f te J r . 3Thec a s ec a met ot b ea t t e n t i o n

oft he Col or ado Cbmmi t t e e an d Sc hi r me rwaspl ac ed under hypnos i s .I tt hen be ca me cl ea rt hat t he r e was a t we nt ymi nut eper i od dur i ng whi c h her eme mbe r e d not hi ng.Lat e r , att hes ug ges t i on ofanot he rr es e ar c her ,hewasaga i n pl ac e d under hypnos i sr ev ea l i ng an e xt r aor di nar ys e que nc e of
e ve nt s .

Ash es a wt h eo b j e c tt a k eo f l ,t h epa t r o l ma nd e c i d e dt o
3 . I nt hec a s eo ft h ee n gi n e e rme nt i on e di nt h eI n t r o du c t i o n avi b r a-

f o nwa sa l s or e p or t e dt oha v eg e ne r a t e dp a i nt un d e rt h ee a r , a tt heba s e

O ft h es k ul l ' . Th ep hy s i o l o g i c a . l i mp l i c a t i o n so ft hi sc o ns i s t e n to bs e r v a .
t i on a r ei nt e r e s t i ng: l nl y o t hc a s e s h e wi me s smi g h th a v el xe nh i tb y ,t t h eb e a m of ad e v i c et oa l t e rhi s s t a t eof c o n s c i o u s n e s s .

66 U FOs :' Fhe Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on f ol l ow i t ,a nd dr oveup adi rtr oa dt owa r dt hei nt ens el i ght .

He t r i e dt oc a l lt h e po l i c ea tW a h oo ( Ne b r a s k a )b u tt h e r a di owa sno two r k i n ga n dt h ec a re n g i ned i e d. n eo b j e c t ,

me t al l i ca nd f oot bal l s haped,wa ss ur r ounded by a s i l ve r y gl ow.I twas mnki ng a whoos hi ng's ound,an t he l i g ht s

we r eKc ke r i n!r a pi dl y .Le g sa p pq a r e dun d e rt h ec r a f t ,a n d

i tl anded.Sc hl r merwant e dt o dnvehome ,buthewasG pr e y e nt e db ys omet hi ng f a hi smi nd' .The oc cupant soft hecr a f t c amet owar dt he c ar .He wasunabl et o dr a w hi sr e vol ve r . ne ys hots ome gr ee ni s h gast owa r dt hecar ,pul l e d as mal l
pas s e d out!

o b j e c tf r o m ah o l s t e r , ia s he d ab r i g h tl i g hta th i m,a n dh e
n e ne xt t hi ng Sc hi r me rr e me mber ed,under hypnos i s ,

wasr ol l i ng down t heca r wi ndow and t al ki ng t ot he oc cupa ntoft he c r af t rwho pr es s ed agai ns tt he s i de ofhi sne ck and as ked Mm :* A1 ' e you t he wat chman ov er t hi s pl ac e? ' t he n poi nt ed t ot he powerpl anta nd s ai d,qst hi st he onl y s our c eofpowe ryouha ve? ' Sc hi r me r wast ake na boar d.He s aw c ont r olpane l sand c omput er l i kem a c hi ne s .Theocc upa nt swe r ewea r i ngcove r al l s wi t h an embl e m of wi ng ed s e r m nt . One of t he m pus hed a but t on and t a pe ss t ar t e d nmni ng. Tl l r ough my mi nd ...s ome how ...he i st e l l i ngme t hi ngs...M ymi nd hur t s... ' Re me mbert hatmy f r i end t he engi ne e r had a l s os e e na ma chi ne wi t ht ape s buthe had s pe nt e i ght e en ea r t h days f ac i ngi t . n e oc c upa nt s ga ve Schi r me ra 1 ot of i nt er es t i ng but pos s i bl y mi s l e adi ng i nf or mat i on. r fhe y wa nt e d hi m t o be l i ev et hatt heycs mef r om anea r bygal a xy. The yhad bas es i nt he Uni t e d St at e s .n e i r cr af t was ope r at ed by r e ve r s e el e ckomagne t i s m .The i rs bi psha d be en knoc ked outoft he a i r by r adar ,by i oni z at i on.n e y dr e w powe rf r om l ar ge wat err es e rv oi r s .

ne yha v enopa t t e r nf o rc o n t a c t i n gp e o g l e . I ti sbyp u r e

c hances ot he gov er nme ntcannotde t er ml ne any pat t e r ns a boutt he m. The r ewi l lbea1 otmor ec ont a ct s .

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TO A CERTAI N EXTENT THEY N/ANT TO PU ZZLE PEOPLE. The y know t he ya r ebei ngs e e nt oo f r e que nt l ya nd t he y ar et r yi ngt oc onf us et hepubl i c' smi nd. Fi nal l yt he oc c upantt ol d Sc hi r me rt hathe wasnott or eme mbert hei ns i deoft hes l z i p.Hec onc l uded:

YOU W ILL NOT SPEAK W I SELY ABOUT THI S NI GHT.W E W I LL RETURN TO SEE YOU TW O M O RE TI M ES.
And a tonepoi nt ,i n a haunt i ngl y be aut i f ulmoment ,one oft he me nt ook Sc hi r me rt ot he l a r gewi ndow oft he s hi p, poi nt e dt ot he de s e r t e dl ands c ape ar ound t he m and s i d gr a ve l y: W at chma n,s ome day you wi l ls eet he Uni ver s el ' l ft he% occ upant s 'ar es o adv ance d,and do notwa ntSchi r me rt os peak wi s el y oft hatni ght ,why c oul d he r e me mber s o muc h of i t unde r hypnos i s? Hav et he y notant i c i pat e d t hi s me t hod ofdi s c l os ur e?Orc oul di tbe t hats ome par t s o ft he human mi nd ar ei nac c e s s i bl et ot hem ? Coul di tbe t ha tt hei rpowe ri smor el i mi t e dt han t he i rac t i ons s e em t o i mpl y?Coul di tbe t hats omeone,ors ome t hi ng,i spl ayi ng af ant as t i ct r i c k onus? ThePhenome non Neg at e sl t s e l f Pe r haps you have ha dt he oppor t uni t yt o at t e nd a magi c s bow per f or med by an ex ce l l e ntmas t e roft ha tr e mar kabl e pr of e s s i on.Hepr oduc esbe f or e you,unde ri mpos s i bl econdi t i ohs ,a phe nomenon t hati s cl ear l y une xpl ai nabl e.But t he n he appear st or eal i z e how di s appoi nt e dt he a udi enc e i s .l nde ed,e ve r yone f e el sal mos ti ns ul t e d by t he pr epos t e r ous ne s s of hi s per f or manc e .The r e mus t be a s i mpl ee xpl a na t i on,a n obv i ous t r i c k!You do not:nd i t ...t he n t hemagi ci an e x pl ai n se v e r yt hi nglt he t abl et op washol l ow, t he c ane was made of s mal ls l i di ng s ec t i onst hathe c oul d c ol l aps ei nt o a di f l kr e nts hape.Now you ha ve unde r s t ood e ve r y t hi ng,you l a ugh atyour s e l ff ornoti mme di at e l y per -

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UFOs:n e Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on

c ei vi ng s uch a s i mpl es ol ut i on.You l e av et her oom wi t ha war mf ee l i ng ofgr at e f ul ne s sand a c e r t ai na mount ' ofpr i de. Ye s ,pr i de:q am not s os t upi d af t er al l .Thi sl i t t l e pe r f or me rhas n' tha d mef ool edf orl ongl ' Asyouge thome ,doubt sbegi nt oc r e e pi nt oyou. rr at i onal

r n i n d. Yo uo b t a i na l lt h eo b j e c t sn e c e s s a r yf o ra c c o mp l i s h i ng t hes ame t r i ck by t hes i mpl e me t hod s o ni c el yl ai d ba r e

be f o r ey o uj us ta n ho u re a r l i e r :a n dt h e ny o ur e a l i z et ha t
t heex pl a nat i o ni t s e l fi si mpos s i bl e,t ha tt he magi c i an ne v er t ol dyout her e alt e chni que!

s ol vabi l i t y.I tl ea ve si ndi ce s be hi nd,but t hey s e e m t o be e ve n mor e madde ni ngl y mi s l e adi ng t han t he wi t nes s e s '

The UFO p he n o me no ne n j o y st h es a me r e c ur s i v eu n -

a c c o u nt s .Th eph e n o me n o nn e l a t e sf f ' c / / lI ti s s u e ss t a t e -

me nt sand demons t r a t es pr i nc l pl es whe r es ome of t he i nf or mat i on c onvey e di st ru e and s omei sf a l s e .De t e rmi ni ng whi c hi st he t r ue ha l fi sl ef tas a ne xe r c i s et ot he i nve s t i ga t or ,butt he l ogi ci ss uc ht hatone i st e mpt e dt o pl ac ei t c ompl et e l ybe yond t her at i onalr e al m :a dange r oust empt at i on! I ns ome c as es a1 lt hr ee f ac t or s ar e gat her ed ar ound a s i ng l e per s on, and t he nt he c ompl e xi t y of t he r e s e ar c h bec omest r ul yf a nt as t i c.Ur iGe l l er ,ofc our s e,i sa c as ei n poi nt . l n anot herr el e vantc as et he ma i n wi t ne s swasf ool ed by s oci ol ogi s t s; t he be l i e ver s wer ef ool e d by a l l e ge ds pac o men cal l i ng t he ms e l ve st he Guar di ans ' ;t he publ i c was f ool e d by t hebe l i e ver s;a nd t hes oc i ol ogi s t smay ha ve be e n f ool e d byt hephenome noni t s e l f ! Cont a ctwi t h a gr oup c al l e dt he Guar di a nss t ar t ed when aMi dwes t e r n woma nr e f e r r e dt o as M r s Ke ec h woke up onewi nt e rmor ni ngwi t , h at i ngl i ngornumbne s si n he rar m: M y whol e ar m f e l twar m r i g htup t ot he s houl de r ...I

ha dt hef e e l i ngt ha ts o me o n ewa st r y i ngt og e tmj a t t e n t i on.W i t houtknowi ng why,I pi c ked up a pe ncl la nd a pad t hatwe r el yi ng on t het abl e nearmy bed.M y hand be gant o wr i t ei n anot he rhandwr i t i ng.

TheTr i pl eCove ru p 69 n r ough t heme s s a gess hegot ,t hi swoma n wasgr adua l l y i nt r oduc e di nt os omet hi ng s her e gar de d ast her ea l msoft he l i f e be yond,unt i lone day s he r e ce i ved a mes s ag e ofc omf or tf r om anT l de rBr ot he r ' : Iam al wayswi t h you.Thecar esoft heda yc annott ouc h you.W ewi l lt e acht he mt hats ee ka nd ar er e adyt of ol l ow i nt hel i g ht .Iwi l lt ake c ar e oft hede t a i l s .Tr us ti n us .Be pat i entand l e ar n,f orwea r et he r epr e par i ngt hewor kf or you asaconnoi t er .Thati san ear t hl yl i ai s on dut y be f or e lcome. Thatwi l lbes oon. * Mr s Ke e ch c ame t ot hi nk oft hi s as g enui ne cont a c twi t h hi ghe re nt i t i esand be gan i ndi ca t i ng t o pe opl e ar ound he r t ha tne w knowl e dg ewa sc omi ng t hr oug h.Soon a s ma l ls e ct f or med i nt he M i dwe s t e r nc i t ywhe r es he l i v ed.One oft he l e ade r s of t he s e ctwas a G Dr Ar ms t r ongy 'a man we wi l l aga i nf md i nvol ved i nt heUr iGe l l era f hi r .The Guar di ans gav et he gr oup t e ac hi ngs and adv i c e.The y al s o pr e di c t ed

f u t u r ee v e nt s ,s u c ha st h el a nd i n g sofE y i njs a u c e r sa n d

vi s i t sf r om s pa ce me n.One of t hes e pr edl c t l ons was of a s pa c ec r a f tl a ndi ng ata ne ar by mi l i t ar y ai r sel d.The s mal l gr oup dr ove t o as potf r om whi ch t he yc oul ds e et he r unwa ys and obs e r v ed t he s c e ne and t he s ky i n va i n,but

s ud d e nl yama na p p r o a c h e dt h ek a r t y ,a n du po nl oo k i nga t
hi m al lpr es e ntf el tan e er i er e act l o nt o hi sa ppe ar a nc e.No one had s ee n hi m appr oac hi ng.HewasoFe r e ds ome t hi ng t o dr i nk and dec l i ned. He wal ke d wi t h a cur i o us ,r i gi d bea r i ng.A mome ntl a t erhewasgone,butno one had s e e n hi m go away!As s uch s t or i e s be gan ci r c ul at i ng t he be l i e f s t r uc t ur e of t he l i t t l es e c t be c ame bet t e re s t a bl i s he d. I t ac c umul a t e di t s own f ol kl or e and e ve nc r e at ed i t s own voca bul a r y-s pe ci alwor dswi t hs pe c i alme ani ngs . Mr sKe e ch wasnow wr i t i ng asmuch asf our t ee n hour sa

da y;t he t e a c h i n g sb e c a me i n c r e a s i ng l yc o n c e r n e d wi t h
4. Le o n Fe s t i n g e r , He nr y Ri Kk e na n d St a nl e yS c h a c ht e r ,O e a

r e hg i ousmat t er s ,wi t hc os mol ogy,and wi t h Cyi ng s a uc e r s . Fi nal l y one day t he gr ea t mes s ag e ca me t hr ough.I t was
Pr o p he c yFa # J( Ne w Yo r k: Ha r mr& Ro w,1 9* .
T J . I P . ( ) . -4

70 UFOs:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i on f or e cas t i ng a di s as t e r ,an e ar t hqua ke a nd a Cood,and t he s a vi ngoft hebe l i ev er sbyt he i rSpac eBr ot he r s: ... t he r e gi on oft heCanada,Gr e atLa ke sand t he M i s s i s s i ppi ,t ot heGul fofM e xi c o,i nt ot heCe nt r a lAmer i c a wi l l be as c hange d.The gr e att i l t i ng oft he I and oft he U. S. t ot he Eas t wi l lt hr ow up mount ai ns al ong t he Ce nt r al St a t es . The gr oup now f e l ta s pe c i a lr e s pons i bi l i t yt ot el lt he wor l da bout t he s e moment ous e vent s .The yi s s ued pr e s s r el e as e s ,s ome of whi c h we r e pi c ked up by l oc alpam r s . Thi si nt ur n at t r ac t e dt heat t e nt i on ofat ea m ofs oc i ol og i s t s G hvi or of i ndl vi dual si n s oci al move me nt s bas ed on s pec i :cpr ophec i e s . The y obt a i ne d a For d Foundat i on gr ant t os t udy M r sKe ec h' sgr oup and r ec e i v ed l ogi s t i c als uppr t f r m t he Uni ve r s i t y' s La bor a t or yf or Re s e ar ch i n Soci al Re l a t i ons .The y be ga ni nl t r a t i ngt hes ec t ,pr e t e ndi ngt o be s i nc e r ec onv er t s and a t t e ndi ng me et i ng st o moni t or t he e vol ut i on ofi t s bel i e f sas t he appoi nt e dt i me f or t he f ul fl l me ntoft hepr ophe c ydr e w ne ar er . Al t hough t heus e ofs uc h de c e pt i on me t hodsby s ci ent i s t s

a tt h eUn i v e r s i qo fMi n n e s o t aw h owe r ei n v e s t i g a t i n gt h e

Fai l s ,wr i t t en by t he s oci ol ogi s t s on t he bas i s of t hel ri nve s t i g at i ons ,i se s s e nt i a lf ora nyonet r yi ng t o unde r s t a nd t he c ompl exna t ur eoft hebel i e fi n UFOs .Thebook det ai l st he e For t s made by me mbe r soft he s e ctt o war n manki nd of i mpe ndi ng doom a nd de s c r i be st he i rbe l i e ft ha tt hos e who woul d be dr owne d woul d be s pi r i t ua l l yr e bor n on ot her pl ane t sappr opr i at et ot he i rs pi r i t ualde ve l opme nt ,butt hat f l yi ng s a uce r s woul d come down f r om t he s ky i nt i me t o s a ve t he be l i eve r sf r om t he Fl ood.' I ' he pr e di c t ed e ve nt s ,as t he r e ade rmus tbe a war e ,di d notc ome t o pas s .The M i dwes t er n pa r t of t he U. S. has not be en engul f e d by t he oc e an,a nd t he many count r i e ss l a t e df or de s t r uc t i on ar e s t i l labove s e al e vel .W hatdi dt hi smea nf ort he bel i e f s of

i sno wv e r ymuc hu n de rq ue s t i o n , t h eb oo k ,Wh e nPr o q h e c y

t h es e c t ?I ta c t u a l l ys e r y e dt or e i n f o r c et h e i rc o n v i c t i o n ,be c aus et hey t ook c r edi tf ort he a voi danc eoft hedes t r uc t i on!

TheTr i pl eCove r up 71 Somee ar t hquakesdi dt ake pl acei n de s e r tar easar ound t he da t eoft heca t a cl ys m,and hadt he ys t r uc k apopul a t e d ar ea t he damage woul d hav e be e nc ons i de r abl e.He nc e ,i t may ha ve be en t he l i ghts he d by t he s mal lgm up off ai t hf ulbe l i e ver st hat had s par e dt he count r yf r om di s as t er ,t he y s pe cul a t ed.Some membe r soft hes e ctal s ot he or i z e dt hati t had be en a not hert es toft he i rabi l i t yt o be l i e ve bl i ndl y,t o f ol l ow wi t hout di s c us s i on t he or de r st he yr e c i ve df r om t hei rGuar di ans , andt of a cer i di cul ewi t houtf e ar . W hy br i ng t he s t or y ofM r sKee c hi nt ot hedi s c us s i on of as c i ent zc s t udy of UFOs? M any s oc i ol ogi s t s wi l lar gue t hatherca s ei st y pi calof ma ny s mal ls e ct sa nd cul t sand t hata de qua t et he or i e snow exi s tt o ex pl a i nt hei rbe ha vi or . To a v er y gr ea te xt entt hi si st r u e,butIam notc onvi nc e d t hatt he me c ha ni s m t hatgi v esr i s et ot he f oundi ng ofs uc h m ov eme nt si sf ul l y under s t ood,and l do notbe l i ev et hat

t h e i rgo t e n t i a l i mp a c to ns o c i e t yha sb e e nma d ec o mpl e t e l y

expl i c l t . Thec as e ofM r sKee c hi si mpor t antt oa l 1s c i e nt i s t swho ha ve an i nt e r e s ti nt he UFO phe nome non,be c aus ei tpr ovi de sa pr ot ot ype f or a ni nc r e as i ng numbe r ofgr oupst hat es t abl i s ht he ms e l ve sa r ound s i mi l arbe l i e fs ys t e ms .One of t he mos tpubl i c i z e d oft he s e gr oups i nr e ce ntyea r si st he net wor k of Ur i Ge l l er de vot ee s ,whi c h has s ucc e ede di n ar ous i ngt hei nt er es tofs ev er al l e adi ngphys i ci s t s .l nGel l e r ' s c as e ,l i ke M r sKee c h' s ,t he r ea r es e ve r alune xpl ai ne d phe nome na t ha tpr ovi de a bas i sf ort he be l i ef soft hegr oup.l n bot h ca s e s ,t oo,wear et ol dt o ex pe c t' hi ghe r 'knowl edget o comef r om t heUFOs .And i n bot h ca s e st her ei san i mpac t on t hec ol l e c t i vecons c i ous nes s . W hataboutt he pr ophe t i ce l e me nt ?M r sKe e ch pr e di ct e d aEood and s al vat i on f r om above.Ge l l erand Puha r i c h have f or e cas tm a s s i veiyi ngs a uce rl andi ngs . M anypeopl ear ound

t he c o u n t q( who ma ut h o rJ o h n Ke e lha sa pp r o p r i a t e l y
t he y we r e pur e l yr el i gi ous ,he nc e pr i vat e,i nt i me spas t ,a nd

c a l l e d t hes l l e n tc o n t a c t e e s ' )a r ek e e pi n gt ot h e ms e l v e swh a t t h e yr e g a r da sr e v e l a t i o nsma d et ot h e mb ya l i e ne n t i t i e s . Pe r h a p spe o pl eh a v ea l wa y sha ds u c he x pe r l e nc e s .Pe r h a js

7 2 UFOs:ThePs y chi cSol ut i on onl yt he r el a t i veac c e pt anc e ofmode r n UFO s i ght i ngsby a s egme nt oft he me di a and by a f e w cur i ous s c i e nt i s t s ha s e ncour age dt hepar t i aldi s c l os ur e of s ome of t he c ont a c t s . W hat eve rt he c as em a y be ,we t e nd t o di s c ountt oo e as i l y t he f ac tt hatt he phenomenacont ai n abs ur de l e ment s .Thi s i st he t hi r d cove r up. l ti st e mpt i ng t o pl aceM r sKe e ch and a1 lpe opl l i ke he r i nt oac at e gor y ne at l yl abe l e di ns oc i ol ogi c al t e r ms ,l i ke < dooms day be l i eve r s 'and cogni t i v e di s s onanc e' ,pr e f er a bl y

wi t ht h ema g i ct e r mt b e ha v i o r 't a c k e do n.Ex a mi n i n jt he

de t ai l sofhe rs t or ys houl d, howe ve r ,makeusa bi tc aut l ous . i nt he fr s tpr ophe t i ci ns t ance .The a ca de ml ci nve s t i gat or s f el tt hatt hey we r e on s uc hs t r ong t he or e t i ca lgr ound t hat t he y ne gl e ct e dt o as c er t ai n whe t he rt hemys t er i ousappe ar ance and di s appea r anc e oft he s t i Fl eg ge de nt i t y coul d be consr me d by ot her s .Thi sl ac k of f ol l owup mus t be de pl or e d. On t wo ot he r oc c as i ons rM r s Ke e ch ha d be e n vi s i t e d by s t r angepeopl e.Thefr s tl nc i de ntf ol l owedt hedi s c l os ur e ofherQood f or e c as ti nt he l oca lpape r s .Two me n ca met o he rdoorand as ked t ot a l kt o her;one oft hem was a pe r f e c t l y or di nar y hum a n,but hi sc ompa ni on was ve r y s t r a ngeand di d nots a y as i ng l ewor d dur i ng t hevi s i t .She pl ane t ,buthe l snot . 'The poi ntoft he i rdi s cus s i on,whi c h l as t ed f orhal fa n hour ,wast ha ts hes h oul d notpub l i c i zeF l cr

Th e r ei s , f o re x a mp l e , t h ema t t e ro ft h es t r a n g ema ns heme t

a s k e dwhot he ywe r e , a n dt her s tma nr e p l i e d , 6 1a mo ft h i s

i n f o r ma t i o nb e yo n d wh a ts h eh a da l r e a d yd o n e . ' I ' h et i mei s

no tr i g h tn o w, 't h ema ns a i db e f o r el e a v i n jwi t h hi sc o mpani on.Thi se ncount e rha d be e n deadl ys e r l ous .Asa r es ul t Mr sKee c h ga ve up he rpl anst o' publ i s h a book abouther e xper i e nce s . The r ewasanot he rvi s i t ,a f e w mont hsl a t e r ,t hi st i me by f i veyoung vi s i t or swho s pe ntt wo hour st r yi ng t o convi nc e Mr sKe e c h and a s c i e nt i s twho wasa membe rofhe rgr oup t ha tt he i ri nf or mat i on wasi ncor r ec t ,t ha te ve r yt hi ng t hey wer epr e di c t i ngwaswr ong. The i nve s t i g at or s ag ai n made no e f l ol ' tt oi dent i f yt hes e v i s i t or s ,whi c hi si n my opi ni on a s er i ousover s i g ht: W hy

TheTr i pl eCove nz p 73 t hes e young me nc al l e d att he hous e,wha tt hei r pur pos e was ,and who t he y we r e- t he s ear et hi ngswedo notknow:

t h e y ma yh a v ebe e npr a c t i c a l j o k e r s ,o rt h e yma yha v eh a d

as e r i ous pur pos e. 'l n de s cr i bi ng her di s c us s i on wi t ht he l a t ervi s i t or s ,M r sKe e chs ai d, s hoc kedandwee pi ng,t hat : n e y keptf or c i ng met ot a kebac kt hi ngs .Hekeptt r yi ng t o pr es s ur eme i nt os ay i ng t he y we r enott r ue.The y kept t e l l i ng me t ha twhatI s ai d was al 1f al s e and mi xed up. And t hey t ol d me t hatt he y we r ei n co nt ac twi t h out er s pa c et oo a nd a1 lt hewr i t i ngslhad we r ewr ongand t hat eve r yt hi ngIwaspr e di ct i ngwaswr ong. Now t he r i ng of abs ur di t y was compl e t ea r ound M I S Ke e ch.Shewase xper i e nci ng t he t hi r d cove r up.The Fl ood woul d nott a ke pl a ce .Thebe l i ev e r swho had t r us t e d al 1t he s i gnsand t he obvi ouss i nc e r i t y oft he i rmedi um orYhanne l ' woul d be l e f tc ompl e t e l yi s ol at e d - ha vi ng l os tor r e s i gne d

t he i r j o b s , i ns omec a s e sh a v i ngs o l da 1 l t he i re a r t h l ypo s s e s s i ons ,c ommi t t e dt oar e al i t yt ha tonl yt heycoul d per ce i ve; t he y woul d be f or e ve r una bl et ot el lt he whol es t or y.The mos tMghl ye duc at e d man i nt he gr oup,a l oca lpr of e s s or , woul dcom m e nt :

t hi ng.I ' ve c ut e ve r yt i e.l' v e bur ne de ve r y br i dge .l ' ve t ur ne d my bac k on t hewor l d.1 c an' ta f l br dt o doubt .I have t o be l i e ve . And t her ei s n' t any ot her t r ut h ... You' r e ha vi ng your pe r i od ofdoubtnow,butha ng on, boy,hang on.Thi si sa t ough t i mebutwe know t hatt he boysups t a i r sar et a ki ngcar eofus . A f r i ght e ni ng vi ew,pe r haps one t hatwi l li nt he f ut ur e t ake ne wf or m sand engu l fmor epe opl e.Suc hi st her e s ul t oft het hr eec over ups .

I ' v eh a dt ogoal o n gwa y . l ' v eg i v e nu pj u s ta bo u te ve r p

CHAPTER TH REE

M em or andum f orA r c hi ves

Ar eG t hol i cst heChos e n Pe opl e? N o.Si gn ed AFFA . - Can wes e ea s pa c es hi p orf l yi ng s auc e r ? - W he n woul d yo ul i ke t os e ei t ? - Ca n we s e ei tno w? - Go t ot he wi ndo w!
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Exc ha ng e be t we e nt hr e ei nt e l l i g e nc e omc e r sand t he al l e ge ds p ac e i nt e l l i g e nc e AFFA ,J ul y 6,1 95 9,

i nW as hi ngt o n,D. C. ,f r om aPr o j e ct

Bl ue Bo ok me mo r a ndum

The Co nt ac twi t h SPECTRA

Th e : s e r i e so f c on t a c t s b e t we e naph y s i c i a n , An d r i j aN ha r i c h ,
a gr adua t eofNor t hwe s t e r n Uni ver s i t y, and t he l nt e l l i ge nce i nt heSky'c al l e d SPECTRA orHoova, beg anon Nov ember 3 0,1 971 ,when Puhar i ch hypnot i z e d Ur iGe l l erf ort hhr s t t i me.Ur is ai d unde r hypnos i st hathe f ound hi ms e l fi na ca vei n Cypr usand ca met he r ef orl e ar ni ng' . ll e ar n and l e ar n,butl don' tknow who i s doi ng t he t e ac hi np' 6 W hatar eyoul e ar ni ng' ? ' qti s...aboutpe opl e who come f r om s pa ce .ButI am nott ot al kaboutt hes et hi ngsyet' l D ur i ng t hi s hypnt i cs e s s i on:Gel l e rr ec al l e d hi se ar l ye xper i e nc e swi t h UFOs a sa c hl l d.Att he a ge oft hr e e,ashe waspl a yi ng i n ag ar de ni n Te lAvi v,hes aw a l ar g es hi ni ng 'And r i j aPu h a r i c l l .&r f( Ne w Yo r k: Dou bl e d a y ,1 9 7 4 ) ,p.9 4 .

Me mor andum f orAr c hi ves 75 bowl s hape dl i ghti nt he s ky a bove hi m,on Dec e mber25, 1 9 49.And t he r ewasahuge, ver y br i ghts hi ni nggur ei nt he gar de n: The s hi ni ng sgu r ehad no f ac et ha tcoul d bes e e ntonl ya r adi antc ount e nanc e .Ur iga ze d att hi sr adi anc el nt ot a l hy pnot i s m.Thenhebe c amea war eofar mss l owl ym ov i ng outf r om t he s i de oft hebody oft her adi anc e.The ar ms wer er ai s ed ove rt he G he ad'oft her adi a nc e,and t he n Ur i s aw t hathe l d be t we en t he ha ndswast he s un.l twass o bl azi ng i ni t s br i ght ne s st hat UH pas s ed out f r om t he powe rofi t sr ay s ,wi t ht hepai nofbl i ndne s s .

Att h a tpo i n toft hehq n o t i cs e s s i o n ,av o i c ewa she a r di n

t he room.I ti dpnt i he dl t s e l fas t he s our ce t hathad f ound Ur ii nt he g ar de na nd had pr ogr amme d'hi m .Theme s s age was i mpr es s i v e but al s o a bs ur d: We r e ve al ot t r s el ves

b e c a us e.. .g l a n sf o rwa rh a v eb e e n ma d ebyEg y p t 'Th e

al l e ge d cos ml ci nt e l l i g e nc ewasex pr es s i ng t hes amec onc e r n t hatwasi nt hemi ndsoft hepe opl e ga t he r ed i nt hatapa r t c ommuni ca t i on t hati t d1 d notoc cur t ot he m t hats uc ha c os mi c powe r ,i fr eal ,woul d hav e be e n abl et os t op a war wi t hc ons i der abl ee as e. Af t e ra l l ,i ft he yc ans t op aut omobi l e e ng i nes ,why nots i mpl yf r e e z et he mot i on ofa l 1t he t a nks i nt he M i ddl e Eas t ?l ns t e ad,Ur iand Puhar i c ht ook t he mes s ag est ha tf ol l owe d,r e adi ngi nsni t ewl s dom i nt ops eudo-

me n ti nI s r a e l , a n dt h e s eg e op l ewe r es oo v e r wh e l me db yt h e

me s s a g el i t e r a l l y .An dt he yt o o kl i t e r a l l ye v e r yo n eo ft h e
s c i e n t cmu mb oj u mb ot ha to f t e ne me r g e df r o mt h e i rt a pe
r e cor de r:t n e r ei sa dema t e r i al i z ed as pe c tt o yourat oms ,

t h a twec a nu s e '( p.1 6 6 ) ,a n d< W en e e dt h a tma s sl a n d i n g I i k ey o u pe o pl eo ne a r t hc a l lr e f u e l i n j ,a n dc h a r g i ng u p ,

l i keahug epl aneofyour sc har g esupwl t he l e ct r i c i t y.W edo t hat t hr ough your bar ome t r i ca nd c os mi cl aye ra r ound

e a r t h' ( p .1 7 9 ) .On a no t he ro c c a s i o n, t h ea l l e g e dc o s mi ci n t e l l i ge nc ee ve nut t e r e dt hi spi ec eofwi s dom : W e ha ve pas s e d our s oul s ,bodi e sand mi nds i nt o coi n-

pu t o r s( s i c )a nd mo v e ds e v e r a lo fmi l l i o nso fl i g h t y e a r s

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UFOs:The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on

ba ckwar dt owar d yourt i me and di me ns i on.I q due t i me we s hal lr ec e i v e al lmat e r i alcomi ng bac kt o our mai n ce nt e r whi c hi sz oned i nt o a di f l kr e nt di mens i on t ha n yo ur s .Thi sdi Fe r e ntdi me ns i on l i esbe yond t he s oc al l e d s t ar ,and s oc al l e d god,s oc al l e d pl ane tt ha tyou c al lt he s un.l ti smi l l i onsof l i ght ye ar sbac kwar di nt ot he di es -

h o l d( ? ) o ft l l ea g e s .
Not onl y have Puhar i ch and Ge l l e rt a ken t hes e phi l os ophi caland ps e udos ci e nt i sc mes s ag es s er i ous l y,butt he y ha vef ol l owedt ot hel e t t e r , wi t ht hem os te xt r e mer ev er enc e , t he i ns t r uc t i ons t hey r ec e i v ed f r om t hi s al l e ged c os mi c s our e.The f i r s tc ont a ct t hat Puha r i ch ha d wi t ha l l eg ed UFO e nt i t i eswast hr ough t hes ameman who wasa l e ade r

i nMr s Ke e c h ' ss e c t !( Th es o c i o l o g i s t swh o wr o t e Wh e n Pr o p h e c y Fa i l sc a l l e d hi m DrAr ms t r on p)No w,t h ec a s e s

weha veal r eadyr e vi ewe d ha vepr e pa r e d ust o de alwi t ht he ma t er i al pr e s e nt ed by Ur i Ge l l e r.l nt hi sr e s pe c t 1 wi l l a t t empt t oc onv ey my f e e l i ng of unea s i ne s sa bout t he aut he nt i ci t y of t he mes s ag es and t he i nt ent i ons of t he i r
Sour ce.

Iha ve me tDr Puhar i c h,whom lr e gar d as a ni nt ens e l y s i nc er e man,and It hi nk hi g hl y ofGe l l e r ' st a l e nt s .W ec annot br us h as i de t he i r expe r i enc es ,and t he e xpe r i enc es of ma ny peopl e who hav e be e n cl os et ot hem,wi t hs i mpl e

r e j e c t i o n s .W h a twec a na n ds ho u l d do i st os o r to u tt h e
i mpl i c at i ons of t he e xt r emel y conf us i ng s etof e v ent st hey c l ai mt o haveobs er ve d. He r eagai n,a si nt heAve yr on c as e , we t ouc ht he ve r ye s s enc e of pr ophe c y. SPECTRA t el l s Puha r i ch,atonepoi nt , l ti sa s hamet hatf ors uc h abr i l l i ant mi nd we ca nnot c ont ac t you di r e ct l y. M ay be i nt i me we s hal lbe abl et o cont ac tyou di r e ct l y. 'Ear l i er ,SPECTRA ha ds ai d:K our c omput e r ss t udi e de v er y one on ea r t h.You wer e not i ce df oryourabi l i t i e s ast he per f e ctm an f or t hi s mi s s i on'W hywoul dac os mi ci nt e l l i ge nc e, ca pa bl eofmani pul a t i ng t i meand s pa c ea twi l land ofc ont r ol l i ng t hem i nds ofmen,us es uch a pr i mi t i ve de vi c e asa c omput e rt os or t outt hea bi l i t i e soft hee ar t h' spopul at i on?

Me mor andum f orAr c hi ves 77 Butwear enotas ked t oc ompr e he nd he r e;we ar e as ke d s i mpl yt o bel i e ve. l ' Fe cr e as ke dt o su s pend our r at i onal

j u d g me n tt z n t ft of r l f x ft heG h i g h e r ' po we rf J l afe x p r e s s e si / J : / J ' t h r o u g ha/ c wc h o s e npe o pl e . Thi s l sn o tn e w. Th e r ei sap r e ce de nt ,t oo,f ora young m a nf r om l s r a e lwho be l i e ve s he wi l ls av et hewor l d.W ha tha ppe nsi fwer e f us et o bedr a wn i nt o bl i nd be l i e f oft hi ss or t?W hathappe nsi fwe a nal yz e a nd compar e?W e :nd t hatt he me s s a ge sf r om SPECTRA d o note x pl ai n UFOs .The yf ai lt o gi ve a cons i s t enti nt e r pr et at i on of t he char a ct e r i s t i c s oft he s i g ht i ngsi nt he l as t t went yf i ve y ear s;f ur t he r m or e,we f i nd t ha tt he c ul tt hati s bui l di ngup ar ound Puhar i c h and Gel l e ri sve r ys i mi l art oa numberofot he rbe l i efs t ru ct ur e st hatha vedeve l ope di nt he U. S. and ot hercount r i esi nr e c entye ar s . UH and Puhar i c hr e ce i vemes s ag esf r om SPECTRA,pr e l nt he di s c us s i onslha ve had wi t ht hem t hey havei gnor e d t he f ac tt hats i mi l arpr e di c t i onsha ve bee n ma de t o ot he r s al l ove rt he wor l d, al l eg e dl y comi ng f r om ot he rc os mi c one t e l l i ng obvi ous f al s e hoods and ut t e nng s he e rJ a r gon m os toft het i me . Theme mbe r soft hel nvi s i bl eCol l eg e havebe comei nt er e s t e di nt he s e pat t er ns ,but t he y have c ar e f ul l yr es e rv e d

d i c t i n gma s sl a nd i n g s( pe r h a p sv i s i bl eo nl yt ot h e ms e l v e s ) .

s o ur c e s ,e a c ho n epr e s e n t i n ga c o ns i s t e n tg hi l o s o ph ye a c h

j ud g me n to nt h e i rn a t ur e .W e c o ul dr e j e c tt h e Ge l l e r
phe nome non asa n abe r r a t i on orahoax,and t hi swi l lbe ,I s uppos e ,t he r ea c t i o n ofmany s c i ent i s t s .M y own appr oac h i st or ec ogni z e pr e ci s e l yi n what r e s pe c t si t does not r e s embl ewhatweal r e adyknow oft heUFO phenomenon, and t he nt o pl a c ei tal ongs i de ot he r ,pos s i bl ys i mi l arpr obl e ms wl l i ch have be en ar ound f or s ome t i me .Per i odi ca l l yIt r y a nd t o pe r c e i ve s ome pa t t e r nt hatmi ghtbe a cl ue t ot he i r
nat ur e .

t or e v i s emyo wn pr e j ud i c e sa bo u tt h e s eun e x p l a i n e df a c t s
n eW ay t o Enl i ght enme nt? Thr oug houthi s t or yt he mi nds ofme n ha ve be e n mani pul at ed by s our c e sa ppar e nt l ye xt er na lt ot he i re nv i r onment .

78 UF0s:ThePs y chi cSol ut i on l thasbee nac ommon t he me i n a1 lt he s ec ommuni c a t i ons t hat t he pur pos e oft he mes s age was t os how manki nd a way t oe nl i ght e nm ent t o gr e at e r happi nes s ,and t os a l va t i on,e i t herf r om phys l c aldi s as t e r sorf r om dange r swai t i ng f orusbe yond dea t hi t s el f .Anot he rc omm on pr e mi s ei na l l s uc hi ns pi r at i onalmes s age s wa st ha tt he y or i gi nat e d wi t h G hi g her 'be i ngs ts upe r i ort o huma ni t yi nt e chnol og ya nd i n wi s dom.Thehl s t or i c ali mpor t anc e ofs uch c ommuni ca t i ons hasge ner al l y be e nt r i v i albutocc as i ona l l yi tha s be e n pr of ound.l tha sof t e nr es ul t ed i nt hec r e at i on ofs mal lg r oups ofpr i e s t s or i ni t i at eswho cl a i me d di r e c tcont actwi t ht he hi ghe re nt i t i es or gods .One of t he poi nt s of Puhar i ch' s boo ki st opl ac eas i mi l a rc l a i m be f or eus .Forheand Ge l l er ar e cl e ar l y des i gnat e d as t he i nt e r pr e t e r s of t he voi c e of

S PECTRA:: 1b e l i e v e , 's t a t e sDrPu h a r i c h( p.1 2 7 ) ,E t h a t

a Pr ophet ,a Ur iGe l l e r ...i ss pec i :c al l yc r e at e dt os er ve as an i nt er medi ar y be t we en a E G di vi ne ' 'i nt el l i g enc e and ma n. 'l na not he rc ommuni cat i on Dr Puha r i c h was t ol d: 7n t he l as tt we nt yf our hour s you hav e pas s e dt he t es t

s ucc e s s f ul l y.' t hi si st hel as tt i me e v eri n yourl i f et ha tyou

wi l lhavet obet es t ed...Youmus tt e l lt hewor l dev er yt hi ng a boutus ... 'Fi nal l y,Dr Puhar i ch s t at e sf l a t l yt ha t f ' he r el at i ons hi p ...be t we en t hes es upe r i orbe i ngsand Ur iand me cont i nuest o gr ow de e perand mut ual l y mor eme ani ngf ul . ' l n ot he rwor ds ,Puhar i chand Ur iar ei ni t i at es ,mode r nda ypr ophet s . Al t ho ugh mos toft hemes s ag esf r om SPECTRA ar es a i d t o ha ve c ome on a t ape r ec or der ,Ur iGe l l er hi ms e l f has be gun t o ge ti nf or ma t i on t hrough aut omat i c wr i t i ng.l t c ome si nt he f or m of t e ns or e qt t at i ons ,a ki nd ofhi gher ma t hemat i cs ofwhi ch Ur ihasno c once pt .Puhar i c h and Ge l l e rhav ef ai l e dt o not et hats i mi l arE mes s ag es 'havebee n r e por t ed by al 1s or t s ofi ndi vi dua l s unde ra var i e t y ofci r c um s t ance s and t hataga i n,mos t oft he m ha ve be e n mi s l e adi ng.The r ei smuch t ol e ar nf r om a s t ud y oft hi ss t r ange f or m. oft c ommuni c at i on' ,ass omei nt el l i ge nc epr g ani z at i ons di s c ove r edi n1 95 9.

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The Cont ac twi t h AFFA n e dat ewa sJ ul y6,1 959,and t hepl ac e,W as hi ngt on,D. C. l bel i e ve t he f ac t st o be aut hent i c,and I am s or l ' yt hatI m us tdi s gui s et hena m esoft hepr i nc i pal s . z On t he day i n ques t i on a g ent l e man l s hal lca l lM rTal man had an e xpe r i e nc et hatc aus ed hi mt oc ont a ctCol one l ma n' s per s onal e xper i e nce s wi t h ps yc hi c phenomena i n c onne c t i on wi t h UFOs . Tal man and Fr i e nd me tt hr e e da ysl at e ri nt hepr es enc e of s i x me nf r om t he Ce nt r al I nt e l l i ge nce Age nc y and a r e pr e s ent at i ve oft he oc e ofNa vall nt el l i g enc e,and t he y we nt over t he e nt i r ec as e . The di s c us s i on be ga n wi t ha br i e fng a boutoc i algove r nme nti nvol v ementi nt hes t udy ofU FO s .Se ve r a ll ocalcas eswer es t udi ed,aswel lass om e hi ghl y publ i ci ze d Amer i c an s i ght i ngs wher e phot og r aphi c e vi de nc eha d be e n obt ai ned,e s pe c i al l yt he M / r i a na ca s eof Augus t ,1 950,and t he Tr e mont on s i ght i ng ofJul y,1 95 2.I t s e e ms t hats ev er a lmember s oft he gr oup ha d had c ont a ct wi t hauni tt hate xam i nedt hepi c t ur es . Suc he vi de nc e,i nt e r e s t i ng asi twas t ot he par t i c i pant s , wasnott he ma i n poi ntoft he mee t i ng,a nd Ta l man fnal l y de s cr i be d hi s own e xper i e nce . For t he l a s t :ve ye ar s hi s or gani z a t i on ha d bee ns t udyi ng a wom a n,M r sSwan,who c l ai me dt o bei n ps yc hi ccont actwi t hs pac ee nt i t i e s . And one of t he i nv es t i gat or s ,an i nt e l l i ge nc e oc e r named Cur t i s , had l e ar ned hert e c hni que and ha da cqui r ed he r abi l i t yt o r e c e i veme s s a ge sf r om out ers pac e! The me t hod t ha tM r sSwan us e di n he rcommuni c at i ons wasas i m pl eone .As ki ngs pe c i scque s t i ons ,s hewoul dr e l ax he rbody compl et e l y and,hol di ng a pe nci l ,woul d awai ta n ans we r . An unknown f or c e'woul dt he nt akec ont r olofher
2 . ni sdo c ume nth asbe e nq uo t e de x t e ns i v e l yi nt her e c e n tb o ok b y Rober t Emene gger: UFO% Past ,Pr e s ent and Fut ur e , wi t ht he per mi s s i on oft he i ns t i t ut i ons i nvol ved.Thus t he f ac t scont ai ne di nt he memor andum c ' a n now bedi s cus s edpubl i c l y.

Fr i e n d ,t he nh e a do fPr o j e c tBl ueBo o k,c o n c e r ni n g Ta l -

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a r m and wr i t edownt her e pl y.He rabi l i t i e shadbee ns t udi ed i n de pt h by t he Ca nadi ans , and t he U . S. ar me df or c e s al s o ha dac ompl et ef i l e on he r .Att hatpoi ntofhi ss l l mma l ' y,Tal ma ng av et he :oort o hi scol l e ague ,Com ma nde r Cur t i s . Cur t i s be gan hi ss t at e me nt bef or et be gr oup wi t ht he r e ve l at i on t ha tdur i ngt hes ec ond hal fofJ une,1 959 ,heha d i nde e df l own wi t h anot he r oc er t o vi s i tM r s Swan.The ai m of t he vi s i twas t o obs er ve t he c ont a ctand t o as ka numbe r of ques t i ons t hr oug ht hi s6 channe l ' .The me et i ng t ook pl ac ea s pl anne d,a nd att he e nd oft he s e s s i on M r s Swan s ugg es t e dt hatt he c omma nde rt r yt o ma ke cont ac t wi t hj he ent i t i eshi ms e l f .Cur t i smade t he at t emptbutwas uns uc c es s f ul . Upon hi sr e t ur nt o W as hi ngt on CommanderCur t i shad di s c us s ed t hecas ewi t h Tal man and anot he rc ol l e agueand, at t hei rr e pe at ed s ugg es t i on,t r i e dt oc ont a ct t he ent i t i es ag ai n. Thi st i me Curt i s appe ar ed t o be s uc ce s s f uli nr e c ei vi ng me s s age sf r om a s our c ei dent e d as AFFA l i v i ng

o nt h egl a ne t Ur a n u s .

Cur t l swast ol dt o wr i t edown t heque s t i onsast he y we r e pos ed by Tal man and a not her i ndi vi dua l .He di dt hi s by

r e l a x i n gh i sa r mc o mpl e t e l ya l l o wi n gi tt ob ec o n t r o l l e da s
hede s c r i bed i t ,by t het out s l def or c e'whi c h wasr e s pons l bl e
of a ve r yi nt e ns e phys i cal t e ns i on dur i ng t he me s s age t r ans mi s s i on. Somee xampl esoft heex changebe t we enAFFA andt he s e t hr e eme na r easf ol l ows:

f orwr i t i n gt h ea n s we r s .He o b s e r v e dt h a t hewa st h eo b j e c t

% D oyou f avorapa r t i c ul arGove r nme nt ,r el i gi on,gr oup orr ac e? ' N o.Si gne dAFFA' Wi l lt he r ebeat hi r d wor l d wa r' ? ' * N o. Si gnedAFFA. ' Wr eCat hol i cst heChos e nPeopl e? ' % No. Si gnedAFFA' f canwes eeas pac es hi p oriyi ngs a uc e rz '

Me mor andum f orAr c hi ves t W he n woul dyou l i ket os e ei t' ? ' t canwes e ei tnow T Go t ot hewi ndom '

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Att ha tpoi nt ,t he t hr e e men r us he dt ot hewi ndow buts a w not h i ng.Comi ng bac kt ot he t abl e ,Cur t i s as ked,W r e we l ooki ng i nt he r i ghtdi r e ct i on? 'The r es pons ef r om AFFA di d notcom et hr ough hi sar m butasawor dt hatCur t i spr onounce dv er bal l y: W esl ' I twas2 P. M.on t ha tda y,Jul y 6,1 95 9,when t he t hr e e

me ns a wt h edi s k s h a pe d ob j e c t .l tf l e wo v e rW a s h i n g t o n

and wasde s c r i be d ashavi ng c l e are dge sand a dar kc ent e r . The y ca l l e dt her adarc e nt e rand wer et ol dt hat ,f oran unknown r e as on,t he r adar r et ur n was bl oc ke di nt he s e c t or t he yi ndi ca t e d!One oft he e ar l i e r que s t i ons t o AFFA had el i c i t e d ar e s pons e de al i ng wi t ht he s auc er s 'di cul t yi n pe ne t r at i ngt hee ar t h' sr a da rnet wor kunde t ec t e d. Uni ve r s alAs s oc i a t i on ofPl ane t s W he n he he ar dt hes er e ve l a t i ons , Col one l Fr i e nd as ke d Commande r Cur t i st o make anot her at t e mpt t oc ont a ct AFFA asheha d done t hr e e dayse ar l i e r ,butt he t r i alwas uns uc c es s f ul .He di d ge ta f ew r e pl i es ,butt hey i ndi c at e d t hatt t he momentwas notf avor abl e' .AFFA s t at e d,how-

e v e r ,t h a tt h e r e wa sno o b j e c t i o nt ot heme mbe r so ft h e

gr oupat t endi ngt hem e e t i ng. M rTal m an and al lt he pe opl ei na t t e nda nc eatt hem e e t i ng s t a t e df or t he r ec or dt hatt he y had known Cur t i sf or man y ye ar s ,and t hathe had al waysbe e nc ompet e nt ,qui et , c al m,a nd ver yc ons er v at i ve.Al 1t houghthi se xpe r i enc e. t o bee xt r emel ys i gni f ka nt ,notonl ybe c aus eofhi sbac kgr ound, but be ca us e of t he t es t i mony of t wo ot he rs e ni or of l i c e r s who had be e n wi t h hi m whe nt heiyi ngs auc e rhadappe ar e d ove rt hebui l di ng! The ne xt day Comm a nde r Cur t i sa nd Col onel Fr i e nd we ntt ot heoc ewher et he:1 eoft h econt actc as ewaskept . The doc ume nt sc ont ai ne di nt hat :1 es howed t hat M r s

8 2 UFOs:ThePs yc hi cSol ut i on Swa n had be e n i n communi c at i on wi t h t he f ol l owi ng e nt i t i es : A FFA f r om Ur a nus CRI LL f r om J upi t er AI . OM AR f r om M e r c ur y PONNAR al s of r om M e r c ur y ANKAR f r om t hec ons t e l l at i onCent aut ' us W hat i mpr e s s ed t he i nves t i gat or s was t he f ac tt ha t t hr ough t hes econt act st hewoman had bee n abl et o ans wer ques t i onst hata ppe ar e dt obebe yondhe re duc at i onandt e c hni calknowl e dge.Howev er ,t he vi s i t or s wer e di s a ppoi nt e d t of i nd. onl yvaguede s c r i pt i onsoft hepr opul s i on me chani s m of t he mys t e r i ous Cyi ng s auc er s . Some of t he s t a t e me nt s al l uded t ot he mat e r i alt ha twasus e di nt hei rc ons t r uc t i on, butnot hi ng s pe c i c wasr ev eal e d.Cur t i si ndi cat e dt hatt he Canadi ans had pur s ued t hi s par t i cul aras pe c toft he que s t i onqui t edee pl y. Tbedoc ument si nt hatf i l e ga ve i nf or mat i on on t he e nt i t i est ha twe r er e s pons i bl ef ort he c ont ac t .Ther ee xi s t edi t s e eme d, a c e r t ai n or ga ni za t i on c al l ed OEEU, me anl ng t uni ve r s a lAs s oc i at i on of Pl a net s ' ,and t ha t or gani z at i on

h a dap r o j e c tc a l l e dEU o rEREVZA, whi c hme a ntt Ea r t h' . 3

l t sai m wasne ve rs pe ci se d.l n Chapt erFour ,howe ve r ,we s hal lhave t he oppor t uni t yt o anal yz ei n de t ai lt he f a s ci na t i ng ba ckgr ound ofa s i mi l a r or gani z at i on whos er eput at i on i sr api dl ys pr e adi ngi n Spa i n: i ti sc al l e d UM M O and i s at t e mpt i ngt oi n:ue nc ehuman a fai r s . n e me m or andum t hat was m i t t e nf or a r c hi vi ng pur pos e s as a r e s ul toft hi ss e r i es of ' me e t i ngs c onc l udeswi t h t he wr i t er ' se va l uat i on oft he pe r s onala t t i t ude s wi t hi nt he g r oup.Thel e ade roft hei nt er a c t i on,i twass t at e d,a ppea r e d t o be a man wi t h a :neana l yt i c mi nd.Hi sonl y m ot i vat i on i nt heca s ewa shi sr es pe c tf orCur t i s .The l a t t e rs e e med t o

3 . Th e do c t l me n tIa m qu ot i n gf r om he r ei sa c o py oft heor i g i n a l me mo r a n du m.The s ml l i ng ofs o me oft h en a me sd i Fe r sf r o m t ha t g i v e nb y Eme n e gg e ri nh i sbo o k.Fo ri ns t a n c e ,h e ha sOEEV r a t he r t h a n OEEU, a ndEUENZA i n s t e a dof EREVM .

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be a ver ys t a bl e man:% He occ upi es- oroc cupi e d!- a r e s pons i bl e pos i t i on' ,t he me mor andum goeson t os a y wi t h t ongu ei nc hee k.Thi s of l i ce rs e emed qui t e embar r as s ed whe n he f ound hi ms e l fa c ent e r of at t e nt i on dur i ng t he i ni t i al phas eoft heme e t i ng, buthel at err el axe d. Fi nal l y,Tal man was s ai dt o be l a man wi t h bot hf e e t fr ml y on t he g r ound' .G lher ei sno q ue s t i onn 't he aut horof

t heme moc o n c l u de d ,% t h a tt h eo b l e c ts e e nov e rWa s h i n gt o n o nt h a t d a yo fl u l y, 1 9 5 9 , wt ua fyi n gs a u c e r '

The Cont ac twi t h 71 71 I n1 972lbeg an my own i nv es t i gat i on i nt ot he phe nome non of aut omat i c wr i t i ng and I had t he occ as i on t o obs e r ve

s e v e r a ll e n g t h ye x c h a n g e sb e t we e n on eo fmy s ub j e c t sa nd
an ent i t yc al l i ng i t s e l f$ 71 71 : ,who cl a i me dt o be c onne c t ed

wi t h UFOs .Th es u b j e c twa sa ma n who s ea bi l i t i e sIha v e

mr s o n a l l yt e s t e d;i ns u c c e s s i v ee x g e r i me n t si n v o l v i n gs ma l l o b j e c t sh i dd e ni np l a s t i cb o x e s ,t h l sp e r s o np r od u c e dd r a wi ng so ft h et a r g e t swi t hc o n s i de r a bl ea c c ur a c y .( Ot h e rt e s t s
i nvol ve dt he us eofacomput eri nt hepr edi ct i on oft he s t at e pe r s on had oc c as i onal l yf el tt heur g et o wr i t e wha tatf i r s t s ee me dt o beme ani ngl es s mes s age s .W hen que s t i ons we r e a s ke d of t he e nt i t y' a l l e ge dl y pr oduc i ng t he wr i t i ng,t he mes s ag esbec ame mor ef ocus ed,and p on c ent e r e d on t he UFO phenome non.Thi s pe r s on t he n appr oa che d me and agr e e dt hat mor es ys t e mat i ct e s t i ng was i n or der .At t he s amet i me we at t empt e dt or e f i ne t he c ommuni c at i on t ec hni que and t oi de nt i f yt hos e compone nt soft he i nt e r ac t i on t hatmi ghtbecomi ng f r om t hec ha nne l ' sown s ubc ons ci ous mi nd. Thec ont e nt sofs omer e l e vantcommuni c at i onsar egi ve n bel ow.The poi nthe r e ,once aga i n,i s not t hats uch c omm uni ca t i ons m i ghtcont ai n any ne w knowl e dge,but t hat , t akeni nt hecont e x toft he cont ac t 'wi t h AFFA?t he yt hr ow
t onwe r epl ayi ngwi t h.

o fa r a n d om n u mb e rg e n e r a t o n) Fo rs e v e r a ly e a r s ,t h i s

s o mel i g hto 'nt het y p eo fph e n o me nat h eme ni nWa s i n g-

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UFOs:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i on xper i e nc et hef pt ur e? Val l e e: Canyoue Me di um : YES. Val l e e: W hyar eyou c ommuni ca t i ng? Me di um : THE ANSW ER TO THI S 1 DO NOT FULLY KNOW M YSELF.lKNOW ONLY THAT I TI S CONSISTENT W I TH THOSE HI GHER THAN 1 . Val l e e: W hatar eUFOsas ymbolof ? Me di um : THEY ARE A SYM BOL OF NOTHI NG I N THE SENSE THAT YOU M EAN .THEY HAVE A VALI DI W I NDEPENDENT OF SYM BOLI SM . Val l e e: W hyar et her eme nl i keusi nU FOs? Me di um : BECAUSE,FOR VERY DEEP REASON S, THE FORM OF M AN I S A UNI VERSAL CONSTANT. Val l e e: W hydo t he ycomehe r e? M edi um : TO HARM OM ZE THI S W ORLD W I TH THE REST OF THE UNI VERSE. Val l e e: W ' hoi s71 71? Me di um : HE I S ONLY ONE OF THE I NFI NI TE NUM BER OF ENTI TI ES THROUGH W HI CH I M AY SPEAK. Val l ee: D oe sheha ves pe c i als i gnc anc e? Me di um : ONLY I N THE SENSE THAT HE W AS CHOSEN AT A PARTI CULAR TI ME

FOR CONTACT W I TH XXX.( me d i u m' s n a me )

Val l e e: Can you s e rv easa c ha nne lt o an ent i t yt hati s hi ghe rt banyour s el f? Me di um : THERE I S NONE HI GHER THAN M YSCLF.

M emor andum f orAr c hi ve s 8 5 Val l e e: You l i e d whe n you s a i dt ha t you we r et he s upr e me s our c e of l i f e ,t hen. Ea r l i er you me nt i one d < t hos e hi ghe rt han l ' . Can you e xpl ai nt l l i s? Me di um : YES.1AM BOTH.THE APPLE I S BORN OF THE TREE, BUT I S ALSO THE SOURCE OF ALL APPLE TREES. Val l e e: Can you pr oduc e phy s i c ale l l kct st hatwe c an

r e c og ni z e( l i g h t , s o u nd ) ?
Me di um : W HEN THE TI ME I S RI GHT SUCH THI NGS W I LL OCCUR. How Bel i e fI sBom

Ont h eb a s i so fs uc hc o mmu n i c a t i o n s ,s h o ul d1n o wj ump

t ot heconc l us i on t hatIam now i nc ont a ctwi t h as our c eof i mmens ewi s dom ?Shoul d 1as s ume ,l i ke DrPuhar i ch,t hat lh vet her es pons i bi l i t yt or e ve alt ot hewor l dt hee xi s t e nce of t hi s hi ghe r power? Unf or t unat e l y ,I ca nnotr e gar dt he above , or any of t he ot her e xc hange s I have obt a i ne d t hr oug ht hi sand ot he rc ha na el s ,asa ge nui ne c ommuni cat i on wi t h a hi ghe rent i t y.Ido notdoubtt he t r ut hf ul ne s sof t he man who act e d asc hanne l ,a nd whom I a m happy t o have as a f r i end.Nei t her do l doubt t hatt he r e mus t be , t hr oug houtt he uni ve r s e ,bi l l i ons ofent i t i esendowed wi t h t hought ,ofwhi c h l woul de xpe c t ,on a pur e l ys t at i s t i c al bas i s ,aboutha l ft obel owe rt ha n man a ndha l ft obehi gher . Humani t yi s ,a f t e ra l l ,t heonl yf or m ofevol v e di nt e l l i ge nc e

wek no w( wes t i l lh a v emuc ht ol e a r na bo utd ol p hi n s , ho we v e r )a n d we s h ou l de x p e c tt ob ea bo u ta v e r a g eo nt h e

s cal eofi nt e l l i ge ncea m onggal a ct i cc i vi l i z a t i ons . W hys houl d t her ebeanyt hi nge xce pt i onalaboutus ? 1r e gar dt heabovedi a l ogueasan i ns t anc eofcommuni c aonl yi nt er msofa s pac e t i mes t r uct ur emor ec ompl e xt han

t i o n wi t ha l e v e lo fc o ns c i o u s n e s s ,p o s s i bl y( b u tn o tn e c e s s a r i l y )n o nh u ma n.Bu ti t sna t u r e ma yb eu nd e r s t a n d a b l e

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wha tc u r r e ntp h y s i c sp l a c e sa to urd i s po s a l . As . wea t t e mp t

a de hni t i on oft hl sf or m ofcons c i ous ne s si ti sus ef ult oke e p i n mi nd t hatas pe c t sofi tmay bes ys t e ma t i ca l l y mi s l e adi ng. l t smani f e s t at i on i nt hef or m ofs t at e me nt si n ourl a nguag e may be c hi l di s h or a bs ur d.I t se l eme nt smay be bor r owe d

e nt i r e l yf r o m o u ro wn b r a i n sa n dr e i e c t e du p o nu s( a s
s e e m st he c as ei n mos toft he e xc ha ng esbe t we en Puhar i c h

a n dS PECTRA)o ri tma ypr e s e n tj e n ui ne l yn e w da t a . Ex per i e nc e si nvol vi ng a ut om a t i c wr i t l ng ar e not a r e c e ntde v l opme nt .The t e c hni quest he ms el ve sar e asol d ast heOl d Tes t a ment ,whi c h was ,af t e ral l ,wr i t t e nt hr ough c ommuni c at i on wi t hs uc h at hi ghers our ce ' ,and i ti sdi cul tt odeny t hatt he c ont e nt soft hi sc ommuni c a t i on s t i l lru l e ove rt he l i vesand conduc tofhl mdr e dsofmi l l i onsofhl l man bei ng s . W ear enotde al i ng her e wi t haf unny bi tofs t ag e magi c or wi t han i nt r i gui ngs our c e ofr andom i nci dent s .W e a r ede al i ng i ns t e ad wi t h oneoft he mos tf unda me nt aldr i ve soft he

hu ma nr a c e . Ho wc a nt h e s ema n i f e s t a t i o nsh a v es u c hade e y

r e l at i ons hi pt oc ol l e c t i ve c ons ci ous ne s s?The y ma ke pos s l b1 et hea ppe ar anc eand de vel opme ntofm a s sr e l i gi ousmove ment s ,i ns pi r i ng e nt i r e ci vi l i za t i ons t o war and conque s t , s ubmi t t i ng t he mt ot he wi l lofl ea der swho may nothes i t a t e t os ac r i sc e mi l l i onsofl i v est oc r e at e ne wf or ms ofs oci et y conf or mi ngt ot hei rvi s i on. Ther ei san unc anny powe ri n wor dst hatappe art oi s s ue f r om a s upe r huma ns our ce ,a nd i twoul d be dange r oust o as s umet hatt hi spowe rc annots t i l lmoy et he wor l df t ? # aA ' .l t i s mani f e s t e d ar ound us i nt he c har i s ma t i c move me nt ,i n hundr edsof oc c ul tgr oupsof one ki nd oranot he r !and i n many Ul rr e l at e d wr i t i ngs s uch as t hos ei ns pl r ed by SPECTRA,AFFA, and ot he r s we wi l li nve s t i g at e.Thi s mat er i ali svar i ous l yr e c ei ve d asa mnni f e s t at i on f r om G od, as a s i gn ofl una c y,or as a dang er ous f or m ofs oc i alde vi a nce.M os t of t e n, t he wor ds of t he 4 ent i t y' ,whe t he ri t c l ai ms t o be ofa s pac e or i g i n or t or e pr es ents ome dea d mr s on l i ke W untM a r t ha'doe snot hi ng mor et han bor r ow wor dsand e xpr e s s i onst ha tex i s tast hought s ,pos s i bl y unc ons ci ous l y,i nt he mi nds o ft he pe r s ons who at t end t he

M emor a ndum f orAr c hi v es 87 mee t i ng.For t hi sr e as on,e xpo j ur et os uch phe nomena i s haz ar doust o ps ychi chea l t hl 4 A pe r ce pt i ver eade rofPuha r i c h' sbook wi l lnot et ha tt he voi c e ofSPECTRA c ons i s t e nt l y us e sc onc e pt . st hatar ec ur r e nti nt he t hought sofe i t he rUr iort he aut horhi ms e l f .l n pa r t i c ul ar ,i t ge t s conf us e d about as t r onomi cal uni t s of me as ur eme nt i n pr e ci s e l yt he s ame manner as Ur i Gel l e r does:

f Mi l l i o nso fl i g h t y e a r sb a c k wa r d si n t ot h ed i e s ho l d( ? J o ft h ea g e s ' ,s a y sS PECTRA ( p .1 8 5 ) ,c o n f u s i n gu n i t so f

t i me wi t h uni t s of s pa ce . And on anot he t oc c as i on t he Rhom bus 4D c om put e rs t at e s:t ' l ha twa s pl anne d hun-

d r e d s ,h u nd r e d so fI i g h t y e a r sa g o ,And r i j a 'An dS PECTRA al s os poke of many bi l l i ons ofl i ght yea r sa he ad of t i me' .The r e f or e we s houl dc ons i de rt he pos s i bi l i t yt hatwe a r ede al i ngwi t h aphenome non t hatus es , oremanat esf r om, t hebr ai nsofGel l e randPuhar i c h. Bef or e Dr Puhar i ch ge t st oo de e pl yi n' t ot he t e ns or equat i ons he i s ge t t i ng f r om t hi s di vi ne s our c e,l s ug ge s t t hat he s houl ds pend a l i t t l et i me s t r ai g ht e ni ng out t he def i ni t i on of t he i r phys i c al uni t s , be c aus es omet hi ng i s dr as t i cal l y wr ong wi t ht he i ri de a of l i ght ye ar s!A l i ght ye ar ,cont r ar yt o whatt he name s e e ms t oi mpl y,i snota uni t oft i me ,buta uni t ofs pac e ,name l yt he di s t a nc e bet we en t wopoi nt sA and B,s uc ht hatal i ghts i gnals entf r om Ar e ac hesB oneyearl at e r ,att he l i ghtvel oci t y of18 6, 000 mi l es pe rs e cond.Ti me obvi ous l y ca nnot be meas ur e di n l i ght y ear s , Ei ns t e i n or no Ei ns t e i n.That woul d be l i ke s a yi ng t hatUr iGel l e rwei ghst we nt yi nc he sand t hati tt ook Puhar i ch 5 0. 7 ki l og aus st o wr i t e hi s book. The a mus i ng f ac t her ei st hat Ur im a ke s exa ct l yt he s ame mi s t ake as SPECTRA.Dur i ng hi ssr s ti nt e r vi e w wi t hs c i e nt i s t sf r om t be St anf or d Re s ear ch l ns t i t ut e ,Ur ie xpl ai ne dt he conc e pt
4. Ca t ho l i cp r i e s t sa tt hee nd oft h e ni n e t n t hc e n t u r y di s c ou r a g e d ma n y Fr e nc hf ami l i e sf r om e x pe r i me nt i n g wi t ht a b l e st h a tt i pp e da nd t a p m dun c a n nyme s s a ge sf r om Be yo nd . n ef a c t swe r eu nd e ni a b l e , a nd t h ee vi d e n c eof t heph e no me n a wa sa sg oo d, i fn ot be t t e r , t ha nt h ee v i d e n c ef o riy i ngs a uc e r s . I nma n yc a s e st hee Fe c t swe r et hes n me .

88 UFOs:The Ps ychi cSol ut i on ofSPECTRA' Sc omput e r s gui di ng hi s< power s 'and s ai d: l ' Y' ou s e e,t he y ar ec omput e r s ,whi c h we r ef e d mi l l i ons of l i g ht ye ar si nt hef ut ur e ' ofcour s e ,r ai s esi n ours kept l c almi ndst het houghtt hatUn maybeacl ev erv ent r i l oqui s twhoha sbe e nf ool i ngPuhar i c h f or ye ar s ,s i mul a t i ng t he voi c e of SPECTRA.Thi ngs ar e not ,ho we v er ,s os i mpl e.Puha r i c hs ome t i me sr c c e i ve st he mes s ag eswhe n UH i sawa y,and i ti sdi c ul tt o bel i e vet hat e ve n ac l e ve rmagi ci an woul d be a bl et o pl antl ouds pea ke r s i nt hewal l swhe r e verDrPuha r i chgoes . No val i di nt e r pr e t at i on oft he r e l a t i ons hi p bet we e n Ur i Gel l e yand hi ss ot l r c e sofpowe rca n bemadewi t houta r ea l under s t andi ng of t he compl e x phenomena of a ut omat i c wr i t i ng,s pi r i t ualcont a c t ,a nd t he i rmany var i ant s .l nt he wake ofUH Ge l l er ' sf ame ,a numbe rofpe opl e havebegun t or e c ei vee me s s a ge s 's i mi l a rt ot hos ei s s ui ngf r om SPECTRA

He r ea g a i nh ei sus i n gal i l ht y e a ra saun i to ft i me . Th i s :

t hc y ar es o amaz ed by t hei nf or mat l on t he yc l ai mt o obt ai n t hr ough t hi sc hanne lt ha tt he y ar et empt e dt o dr op e ver yt hi ng e l s et o de vot e al lt he i rt i m et os uc h as t udy.I hope t hat t he dat a gi ve ni nt hi s book wi l ls e r ve as a not e of c aut i on t ot he s es c i ent i s t s . I ti st r ue ,i n my opi ni on,t hat Gel l e r and ot he rE s i l ent c ont a ct e es 'c an pr oduc e phenome na t hatar ei nade qua t e l y e xpl a i ned i n conve nt i onalt er ms .I ti sal s o unde ni abl et hat t hes ephe nome na do notcons t i t ut ean end,butamea nsf or c onv i nci ng bot hs ci ent i s t sa nd nons c i e nt i s t s oft he oppor t uni t yf orcont ac twi t haY g her 's our c e ofi nf or mat i on and power . He r el i e st he dange r , be c aus e hi s t or i c al l y, s uc h me s s ag eshavene ve rr e v eal edanyt hi ngt hatwa snota l r eady known orwi t hi nt hei nt el l e ct ualgr a s p ofman. Thef a ctt ha t Ge l l e r wr i t es t e ns or e qua t i ons s houl d not s ur pr i s e us: Pu ha r i c hi sf ami l i arwi t ht hi sf or m ofma t he mat i c s ,and i t ha s be en c ons i s t e nt l y obs e r ve dt ha tmes s age spr oduce d by aut omat i c wr i t i ng coul dt a pt he knowl e dg e,c ons c i ous or unc ons c i ous ,oft he par t i ci pa nt s .The f ol l owi ng pr e vi ous l y t m publ i s he d ca s ei san e xam pl e oft hi sphe nom e non:not h-

a n d Rho mb u s4 D. So meo ft h e s ey e o p l ea r es c i e nt i s t s ,a n d

Me mor andum f orAr chi v es 89 i ng t hati swi t hi nt he powerofany one oft he par t i c i pant s i sbe yondt hepoweroft heal l e ge de nt i t y.. l n1 899, t he gr e at Fr enc h as t r onome r Cami l l e Fl am-

ma r i o n ,wh owa sa l s oak e e njs y c l t i ci n v e s t i g a t o r , r e po r t e d

t hatheha d onc eat t e nde das pm ts a nc eatt hehome oft he poe tVi c t or Hugo,whos e wi f e and br t her a l s o at t ende d. The r e wer et hr ee ot he r di s t i ngu i s he d gues t s ,M e s s r s Vac que r i e,G ue r i n,and Al l i x.They s at ar ound a t abl e and e voke dt he s pi r i t ,who s oon r es ponded and i dent i ed hi ms e l f as t he ghos t of M ol i r e . Eve r yt hi ng we nt :ne unt i l s ome oneas ke dt heent i t yt o pr ovi dei nf or mat i on aboutt he pr obl em of dea t h.M ol i r e wa st he nr e pl ac e d by anot her

e nt i t y ,whot o o ko v e rt het a pp i n!a n da n s we r e dt h r o u g h

t het abl ei namagni sc e ntpoem ofel ghtl i nes : Spi r i t , e age rt oknow t hes e c r e toft heni ght Hol di ngbe t we enyourhandst het e r r es t r i a ll i ght , You woul dcome ,s t ea l t hi l y, amongs ha dowsofgl oom, Runni ngas e ar c hi nghook t hr ought hi senor moust omb! G obac kt oyours i l en,andext i ngui s hyourf l ame , G obac ki nt ot hi sni ghtoutofwhi c hyou c ame; Nol i vi nge yee t er nal booksha sr e ad Ove rt hes houl de r soft heDea dl s Thegood f ai t h oft hee xpe r i ment er sc a n har dl y bedoubt e d. Fl amma r i on was s os hake nt hat he di d not publ i s ht hi s f ac t ,r e por t i ngi tonl yi n amanus c r i ptl et t e rt oPaulSouday ,

aj o u r n a l i s tf r i e n d who s ea d v i c eh e wa sa s k i ng i nt hi si n s t anc e. Thei nt r i gui ngpoi nti st hatt het abl ewasg e ne r a t i ng, t hr oug h whatm us thave be e n an exc r uc i a t i ng l yl ong s er i e s
5 . The Fr e n c ht e x tt ha tIa m h e r ea t t e mp t i ng t ot r n n s l a t e , we n t mu c hmor ebe a u t i f ul l y , a sf ol l o ws : E z pr i t qu iv e l f fs a v o rl es e c r e td e sf t l z l lr e .

Et4 f f f at e n an te np wf ? ? al et e r r e s t r eFf z ee t w, Vi e n t Ar f flt t o n st i# ? an o so mb r e sf u n b r e s

Cr o c h e t e rf f t z a . l ' i mme n s el t l ? n &t w/ Re n t r e# z z z , ct o ns i l e n c ee ti ml f . # l et e sc / z f ? r l f f d / l c . L' o e i lv i v a n tn eI i t pa sl e sc h o s e s t e r n e l l e s J kr t f e ul l . l ' pa ul ed e sz z l p r / l !

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90 U FOs:The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on oft aps ,one oft hefne s tpi e ce sofpoet r yt hatVi ct orHug o coul d ha ve wr i t t en!Af t e rs uch a f e at on t he p r t of t he

e pt i t y( whos i g n e d6 ' I ' h eS h a do wo ft h eS e p u l c hr e ' f o rg o o d me a s u r el )1d ono td ou b tt ha tt hr o u g has i mi l a rme c h a n i s m

Ur iGel l e rc an s i tdown i n Puhar i c h' s pr e s e nc e and cov er pageaf t erpag e wi t h Hami l t oni an t e ns or s .l fa s i mpl et a bl e c an us et he mi nd ofVi ct or Hugo,and t e as e hi m by ge ner at i ngs uc hapoe m, whycoul dn' tGel l e rG bor r ow's omemat he mat i ca ls ymbol sf r om t he mi nd o fPuha r i c h?ls eenot hi ng her et hat r equi r e st he i nt er vc nt i on of an al i en ag enc y. I t hi nk t he phenome na i nvol v i ng t he t abl e can be e xpl ai ne d by uncons c i ous and me nt alpr oc e s s among t he at t e ndi ng T s pi r i t ual i s t s ' . Thes ameex pl anat i on hol dst r uef orPuhar i c h and Ge l l e r . W hat e ver f or c et hey ar e cont ac t i ng i nt hi s f as hi ons howsnoe vi de nc eofbe i nghi ghe rt ha n man. n eSt or y ofJ ohn De e l ohn De e and Edwar d Ke l l yc l ai m t o be ment i oned t oge t her y 'wr i t e sChar l esM ac ka y, havi ngs ol ongbee n as s oci at e di nt he s ame pur s ui t s ,and unde r g one s o many s t r ange vi ci s s i t ude si n ea ch ot he r ' ss oci et y. ' 6 One m i ght wonder whe t he ra f ut ur e hi s t or i an wi l lnotha ve t he s ame t hi ng t o s a ya bout Dr Puhar i ch and Ur i Ge l l er . Dr De e wa sa br i l l i a ntman,bor ni n London i n1 527,who ent er e d Cambr i dg eatt heageofff t e e n. Ther ehebe gant o de vel opakee n i nt e r e s ti nt he oc c ul t ,a nd f ound hi ms e l ft mde rpr e s s ur et o l e a ve. Fr om Engl and he we nt t o Louv ai n, i nt he Low Count r i e s ,wher ehe s t udi ed wi t ht hedi s c i pl e soft hatgr e at mas t e ri nt he magi ca rt s ,Cor ne l i usAgr i ppa.He r e t ur ne d t o Engl a nd i n1 551 a nd obt ai ne dt hr ough s ome f r i e nds a pe ns i on f r om t heki ng, Edwar dV1.Hebe c amean as t r ol og er

a nd e n j o y e dt h ef a v o ro f Qu e e n El i z a be t h ,s e e l dn gt h e
e l i xi r of l i f e and t he phi l os opher ' ss t one , and ge ne r al l y havi ng a happy l i f e .Hes e rv e d al s o asa ni nt e l l i ge nc eage nt
6 . Ch a r l e sM a c k a y ,Ext r a or d l s n a r y Po pu l a r De l u s i o n sJ Z ? Z /t h eM a d n e s so 0 . J rr ow& x e w Yo r k: No o nd a yPr e s s , 1 96 7 ) , p. 1 .7

Me mor a ndum f orAr c hi ve s 91 t o El i z abe t h,and s i gne d hi sr eport . sf r om a br oa d wi t . ht he nowf amousnumbe r00 7. One da yi n Nove mbe r ,1 581 ,DrDe e wascont ac t ed by a ne nt i t y.He was wor ki ng i n hi smus eum,whos ewi ndow f ac e d wes t ,whe n a dazz l i ng l i ghtappe ar ed.I nt he mi ddl e oft hel i ghtwast hef or m ofan ent i t y who i nt r oduc ed i t s e l f as Ange lUr i e l .Dr De e was s pe e chl e s s .n e a nge ls mi l e d

a n dg a v ehi ma no b j e c t ,ac o n v e xc r y s t a l ,a n dt o l dh i mt o

us ei twhe nev er he wi s he dt o conve r s e wi t ht he bei ngsof anot he rs pher e.Al l he had t o do wa st o gaz ei nt ot he c r ys t al ,whe r et hebe i ngswoul dappe arand G unve i l t ohi ma l l t hes ec r e t soff ut ur i t y' . I n hi s us e oft he cr ys t al ,DrDee di s c over e dt wo f ac t s . Fi r s t ,he had t oc once nt r at ea l 1of hi sa war e nes si nt ot he

c r y s t a l ( whi c hwa si nf a c t ab l a c ks t o n e , o rpi e c eo fpo l i s h e d

c oal , ac c or di ng t o an ac count publ i s he d i n Gr ange r ' s

Bi o g r a p h i c a l Hi s t o r yj i no r d e rt os e et he be i n g s ,a n d,
s ec ond,he c oul d ne ve rr emembe r hi s conve r s a t i ons wi t h t he m ,a f ac twhi c hi snotunl i ke t he mys t e r i ousdi s appea r ance ofDr Puha r i c h' st a pe s whe n he r ec or dst he voi ce of SPECTRA. I n or de rt or e cor dt he c ommuni ca t i ons ,Dr De ec onEde dt he s ec r etoft hes t onet o hi sas s i s t a nt tEdwar d Ke l l y. On Dec e mbe r2,15 81 ,t hefr s tofma nys e s s l onst ook pl ac e , and t hecompl e t et e xtoft he s ecommuni c at i onsi snow ke pt among t he Har l e i an manus cr i pt sa tt he Br i t i s h M us e um. Among t he f ac t sr ev ea l e d by t he e nt i t i eswi t h whom Kel l y and De e wer ei nc ont ac t ,wa sac ompl et el angua ge known as Enoc hi a n, whi c h i ss t i l lr eg ar de d by cont e mpor a r y t he Enoc hi an l anguage ,whl ch hast o be pr onounc ed i na

o c c u l t i s t sa sat oo lo ft h eg r e a t e s tpo we r .Al e i s t e rCr o wl e y , f ori n s t a n c e ,e x pr e s s e dl l i sj r e a t e s tma g i c a li nv o c a t i o n sl n c e r t a i nwa yi no r d e rt ob ee f l kc t i v e ,a ndt h e s ea r es t i l lus e d

t odaybyhl smanydi s ci pl e s. W hat c oul dt he a dv e nt ur e of Dr De e have t o do wi t h UFOs ,wi t h SPECTRA,and wi t ht he ev ent sr e vi e we di n t hi sbook?Fi r s tofal l ,t hef a ctt ha tt he e nt i t y appear e d,as

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i tdi d,i n da zz l i ng br i ght ne s s ,and de l i ve r e dt he cr ys t al ,i s c er t ai nl y ofi nt e r e s ther e.Thef actt hatDrDe ehi ms e l fwas s pee c hl e s swi t ha weand wonderi sa l s ocur i ous . Asat r ai ne d oc cul t i s ta nd magi ci an,De e pus tha ve of t en ex pe r i me nt e d wi t hi nvoc at i ons' . a nd e voc at i ons a nd coul d be e xpe ct e d i mme di at e l yt oc ha l l enget he i nt r u de rwi t h powe r f ulf or mul as .l ns t e ad he r emai ne ds pe e c hl es s;a l s o ofi nt er es ti st he f ac tt hata s er i e s ofmes s ag esi spr e s e nt e d,whos el anguage i snotunde r s t a ndabl e atfr s t ,butmus tbe t r a ns l at e d wi t h t he he l p of a l i ngui s t i c de vi c e .W e wi l lhave oc c as i on t o r e c al lt hi si nt er es t i ng bi toff ol kl or e whe n we di s c us st he phe nomena s ur r oundi ng t he M or mon pr ophet si n l at e r chapt e r s .But t he m os ti nt e r e s t i ng di s c ove r yi nt he e nt i r e e pi s ode wasmade by my f r i e nd D onal d Hanl on,whe n he poi nt e d outt he f a ctt hatt he ex pr es s i on AFFA e xi s t sasa wor di nt he Enoc hi an l a ng ua ge.The Enoc hi an wor d AFFA me an sG e mpt y' l W he nt he t hr e ei nt e l l i g enc e oc e r s we r e b ei ng t ol di n1 959 t hat W or l d W ar l I I woul d not t ake pl ac e,and whe nt he y we r es hown a :y i ng s a uc e r ove rt he ca pi t aloft he i rc ount r y,t he y wer ei n di r e ctc ommuni c at i on wi t h ...e mpt i nes s! l nt heps ychi cl i t e r at ur et he r ear ecas eswhe r et hee nt i t i e s whi c h mani f es tt hems el ve sby gui di ngt he hand orus i ngt he voi c e ofa human c hannels ee mt oe xhi bi ta l e ve lofknowl e dgebe yond t hatoft heme di um ;howe ve r .s uc h af a ctc an s e l dom be pr ove d.Thef a ctt hatt hewr i t i ng appear smuc h m or e bea ut i f ult han any t hi ng t he pe r s on c an pr oduc ei na nor ma ls t at e me ansnot hi ng,asi ti s of t en s uci e nts i mpl y t o unl ock t he uncons c i ous mi nd t or e l e as eav er i t abl e s t r e am ofar t i s t i cene r gy.To us ei tpr oduct i ve l yi sanot he r mat t er , as t he ade pt s of t he ps yc he de l i c move me nt ha ve pai nf ul l ydi s c ove r e d. ldo notmea nt oi mpl yt ha tg enui neps y c hi c phenomena do nott akepl ac ei n aut omat i cwr i t i ng, ore ve nt hr oug ht ha t may be r ec e i v ed f r om a var i et y ofs our c es- mi ndsofot he r ne s st ha ti sat t ac he dt o no huma n he ad.The s ee nt i t i e shav e

o l dd e v i c eofd i v i na t i o n,t h eOu i j abo a r d. Commun i c a t i on s

pe o pl ep e r h a p so r( who k no ws ? )ahi g h e rl e v e lofa wa r e -

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b e e nkn o wnt oma s q ue r a d ea sd e pa r t e ds o t l l s , a s( r e a tmi nd s

ofant i qul t y,asde ni ze nsofot herpl anet s .The r el sno que s t i on t hats ome oft he i rs t at e me nt sc n achi e v e di mens i ons ofr ea lbe a ut yandca n as s umeaver yprophe t i cs t a nc e .

of M r s Kee c h iour i s hed i n Wa s hmgt on, D . C. ;I t was c al l ed t he Or de r oft he I ni t i a t esofTi betand waspr es i de d ove rby M i s sM ar s l and,da ught e rofGe or ge M ar s l and,t he f ounderoft heAmer i c an Banker s 'As s oc i at i on.l n1 9 09 t he c ul t had ve t hous a nd f ol l ower s ,among t he m pr omi ne nt me mbe r sof t he s oc i a land di pl oma t i cs e t .M i s sM a r s l a nd r e c ei ve d he rt ea c hi ngsf r om a mys t e r i ous s our c ei n Par i s .

S h o r t l ya f t e rt het u r no ft hec e n t u r y ac ul ts i mi l a rt ot ha t

( Al l e g e dl yt h e ye ma n a t e df r o m Ti b e t , we r e wr i t t e ni n

Sa ns kr i t ,and wer et r ans l at ed i nt o Fr e nc h by t hehi gh i ni t i -

a t ei n Pa r i s . )The mi s s i o no ft h es e c twa st o dr a w me n

f r om t hes t udy ofmat er i ale Fec t swhi ch hass of a roc c upi e d t he ex cl us i v e at t e nt i on of s ci ent i s t s ,and t o di r ec tt he m t o t he s t udy ofca us e ,f or c e,vi br at i on a nd t he uns e e n' .The r es ul t i ng advance me nt woul dV t r ans mut et he s ci ent i s ti nt o a M agus 'and l ea dt oc ont ac twi t ht he i nhabi t a nt sofot her pl ane t s .Thi ss ec ti san i nt e r e s t i ng pr ec ur s ort ot he var i ous move me nt sa ndc ul t st hatar ec t i vet oda y. I n 1 9 66 a woman named Nel l He be r l i ng publ i s he da vol ume ofaut oma t i c wr i t i ng e nt i t l e d The Go l de nMe s s a ge r om Cr el l r i t us .l tcont ai ne dt hef ol l owi ng,t h4tI:nd much m or er el e vantt o ourpr e s ent t i me t han t he s t a t e me nt sof AFFA: . Yourwi s em e nhol dt he i rknowl e dgehi gh, Yetf ai l t os e et hati nyours ky Tr ut hsdwe l lbe yondyourf e e bl em i ndss os mal l . Yout hi nkt hatyouha vegr as pe di tal l I nex pe r i ment sofg r ea ts cope; Ye tbound ar eyou. Youda r et ohope

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7. S e ei n pa r t i c u l a r Wa s hi ng t o n ' sM os tCu r i o u sf 7 n l t- Und e rt he Tz ude r s hi p ofa W o ma t pi nt h e Wa s h n gt o nPo s t ,Oc t ob e r3 1 ,1 9 0 9 .

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CHAPTER FOUR

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n ec a s tof l i g ht y ou s i nt he s out he r ns ky i s of o ur di r Kt i on and i spul s a t i ng wi t hat u r ni ng,s pi n ni ng m o t i on oft h ec r af t... whi c hi st ol a nd upon t he pl a ne ti nt heca s t oft heda yofAugus tf l r s t . - Comm un i c a t i on f r om t he Guar di a ns t o Mr s Ke e c h, quot ed i n Whe n Pr o ph e c y Fai l sb y Fe s t i ng e r , et a 1 . Rec e i v e d byaut omat i cwr i t i ng. I nM a r c h1 95 0 al e nt i c ul ar s pa c e c r a f te s t a bl i s he d co nt a c t wi t ht he Ea r t h' sl i t ho s phe r ef o rt he f t r s tt i m e ...The de s c e ntt ook pl a c e ne a rt hevi l l ag e ofLa J a vi e ,i n Fr a nc e . W ea r e a pe opl e ol de rt ha n yo ur s ,t hathasr e a c he dal e ve l of ci vi l i z a t i onwhi c hi sh i g he rt oo. - Commnni ca t i on f r om UM M O t oaS pani s h wr i t e ri n 1 9 68 .Re c e i v e di nt hem a i l .

S P EG RAi s t h en a meo f as g a c Kr a f t wh i c hweu s ea sy o u

us e a pl an et .I thasbe e ns t at l one df ort he pas te i ghthun dr e dy e ar sov e rt h ee ar t h ...The I s r ae l it e ni t or yi s whe r e we f t r s tl a nde d on e a rt h .. . W e hope t ol a nd o ny our pl ane ti n af ew ye ar s .W e a r es n mor e an d mor e by

pe opl e . W e wi l len t e ry our or b i t a ls y s t e mt l l r oug , h( %

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A Cr af twi t h an I ns i g ni a Car l ost houg htt hatt hewea t he rwoul ds oon be t oo hotf or hi scus t omar yev eni ng wal ks .Buti nl at es pr i ng t heai r wa s

de l i g h t f u l .Hes a to nt heg r a s sa n de n j o y e dt h es me l lo ft h e

pi ne t r e e s .H e opene dt he pa pe rhe had boug htatt he bus s t at i on on hi swa y ba c kf r om M adr i d,a nd t ur ne dt ot he s por t s pag e.A1 lwaspe ac e f ulf or s e v er a lmi nut es .Then a c hi l d' scr ymadehi ml ookup. Ac r af twasr i s i ng behi nd a l i ne oft r e e st ot he nor t he as t

a n di tf o l l o we dac u r v e dt r a j e c t o r yt o wa r dt hepo we rl i n e s . I twa sal a r g el e h s s h a p e do b j e c t ,nol e s st h a nf o r t yme t e r s

i n di ame t er .W hen i ts udde nl y ii pped on one s i de,Car l os l os ts i g htofi t sbr i l l i a ntdome.He dr oppe d hi s ne ws pape r andr os et o hi sf e e t .Hewass t r uc k byt hes t r angei ns i gni ao n t he unde r s i deoft he c r af t :i tr es embl ed a c api t alH wi t ha ve r t i ca lbari nt he c ent e r .l twasnotqui t et he as t r ol ogi ca l s y m bol' f or U r a nus ,and c oul d hav e pas s e df or a cy r i l l i c l e t t e ri ft he te r t i c als i de s had be en s l i ght l y cur v ed.Ot her s woul dl at er de s c r i be i t as a n M ,or as an H,but Car l os cl e ar l ys aw t hem i ddl ebar . The f or mi dabl ec r af ts wung t ot he r i ght ,s t abi l i ze d,and

r e a c h e d ag o i n tt ot h es o ut h e a s y ,whe r ei ta g a i nv e e r e d ,e x pos i ng i t sl ns i g ni af ort hes e cond t i mebe f or et ur ni ng nor t h. Fo rs e v e r a lmi n ut e si tr e ma i n e ds t a t i o n a r fn e a rt h ec a s t l e;

t he ni tf l ew up atan unbe l i e va bl es pee d and wasl os tt ot he vi ew of al l .l t s col or had gr adual l yt ur ne df r om br i ght ye l l o wt o or ang e, andfnal l yt or ed. Ca r l osl ooke da r ound a tt hedoz e nsofe peopl e who wer e s t i l ls t ar i ng a tt he s ky,hopi ng t ha tt he c r af twoul dc ome bac k.The r e wer ee nt i r ef a mi l i eswho had be e nr e s t i ngne ar t hepi ne t r e e s .The r e wer e wor ke r swi t ht he i rwi ves ,r e t ur ni ng f r om M adr i d.The r ewe r ec hi l dr e n pl ay i ng. The s un ha d

j u s ts e t .Thed a t ewasJ u n e1 ,1 9 6 7 . Th ep l a c ewa saq ui e t

s ubur b na med Sa nJ os de Va l der as .: 1 wonderwhatt he news pa pe r swi l l hav et os ayaboutt hi s y 't houghtCar l os . . ' I ' he nextmor ni ng,M r Ant oni o San Ant or do,gr a phi c s

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at e l e phoneca l lf rom a manwho t ol d hi m hewaspl ac i ng a t hi sdi s pos alf i vee xt r aor di nar y phot og r aphi cdocume nt s ,t he ne ga t i ve sofa s er i esofs hot shehad be e nf ort unat ee nough t ot ake atSa n Jos de Val der as t he pr e vi ouse ve ni ng.The man de cl i nedt og i vehi sname .Theneg at i v es ,hes a i d,coul d

bepi c k e du pa taph ot o g r a p hi cl a bo r a t o go fCa l l eGe n e r a l

Ri ca r dos .Thepa pe rpubl i s he dt hef i vepl c t ur es ,admi t t e dl y ve r ybad ones . Oddl ye nough,t he ne gat i v eswe r enoti ns equenc e.I twa s as s ume dt ha tt hemys t e r i ousphot ogr a phe rhad ke pta f e w oft hes ens a t i onal pi ct ur e sf orhi spr i vat eus e . W he nt het es t i moni eswe r epubl i s he d and t hephot ospr oduc ed,cons i de r a bl eex ci t e me ntar os ei nM a dr i d.Pr i va t ei ndet al l s . Two mont hs l at e r,on Augus t26,1 9 67,a not herwi t nes s name d Ant oni o Par do pr oduce d t wo phot og r aphs t ha t we r easpoorast hefr s ts e r i e s ,al ongwi t hs e ve r aladdi t i onal i t e ms .Her ea gai n,t e l e phone c ont a ctwases t a bl i s he d wi t h t he mys t er i ous ma n,butwhe ni nves t i gat or st r i ed t o me e t hi m hec oul dnotbel oc at ed. bot hs e t s of pi c t ur es agr e e d wi t ht he de s c r i pt i ons of i t s mot i on. But t he t wo phot ogr aphe r s had mys t er i ous l y va ni s he d. A Pe r f e c tCas e? A young ma ni n hi sear l yt hi r t i e swho was dr i vi ng t owa r d t heM adr i ds ubur b ofSa nt aM oni cabe t we e n 8: 3 0 and 9: 00 t hat s ame e ve ni ng obs e r v ed a n ova l gl ow wi t h a whi t e ce nt er and dxus ed ye l l ow edg es goi ng down r api dl yt owa r da r e s t a ur a ntknown asLa Ponde r os a.He t he ns a w t hel i ghtr i s e' andvani s h. I n Sant a M oni ca,atNumbe r 33 Cal l e de Se dano,l i v es Ey i ng ov ert het r e esandr i s i ngr a p dl y.

v e j t i ja t o r s nl s h e dt ot h es c e n ea ndi s s ue dc a l l s f o ia d d i t i o n a l

Wh e np l o t t e do n ama pa g a i ns tt h el l i g h to ft h eo b j e c t ,

M r Ri v e r o,a s h o po wn e r .Th i sg e n t l e ma n wa sj u s tg o i ng

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ob s e r v e dt h es a meo b j e c t f r o mh e rwi n do w. I nt h e i rb oo kUn Ca s o Pe r f e c t o ,An t o ni o Ri be r aa n d Ra f a e lFa r r i o l sg i v ea

r e cor d ofani nv es t i gat or ' sconve r s a t i on wi t h he y: l ook, t her ei sLaPonder os a' Yes . ' < Asyou c an s e e,t ot he l e f t- t hati s ,t ot her i ghtofLa Ponde r os a, t her ear es omepi net r e es , s om et al lt r e e s . ' t ' rhe s edar kt r e es? ' Yes ,t hos e and a bi tf ar t he r ,ove rt her e,you unde r s t an 'd?Neart het r e es ,whe r et het r ucksa r egoi ng... ' t Be t we e nt het r ee sa ndt het r uc ks' ? ' Ye s , ye s ,t her eIs aw t het hi ng' < Ont hegr ound orup i nt heai r' ? ' t N o, no.ls aw i tl a nd. ' l andpr ec i s el yt her e? ' ls aw at hi ng,a sl ' mt e l l i ngyou ...asi fi tha d ai r pl ane l i ght sorport hol e s .And t hen Is a wi twasa r ound t hi ng, asI ' mt e l l i ngyou?l i kea g as ol i net ank - Ii magi net ha ti t wasr ound! ldi dn' tt hi nki twasf l atont heot he rs i de. And t he n,l ookl ng ati t ,Is aw i twascom i ngdown.q < Wj , j ata s t r ang et hi ngl ' 'ls a i dt omys e l f .4 r f ' heki dsmus tbedoi ng s ome t hi ng ove rt he r e. ' ' ...and t he ni tl ande dt he r e ,or atl e as tf r om t hatdi s t anc ei tga vemet hei mpr e s s i on t hati t l ande d on t he gr ound.Lat e ri ti os e and s t opped a f ew me t er sabov e gr ound and t he ni t waq - N ow you s e ei t , now you don' t... and Ica nnot . s aywhe r ei twent . ' l Ant oni o M uhoz i sa young m an who wa si ns i de t he r es t aur ant La Ponde r os aa tt he t i m e ft he i nci de ht .H e was s t andi ngat op al adder , pl ac i ngcol or e d bul bsi n pr epar at i on f or t he ar r i valoft he ev eni ng c us t ome r s .A man s uddenl y r us hedi n:

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s e e nal i g h t e do b j e c tl a nd t wo h u nd r e d me t e r sa wa y.The

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and dr ew a s ke t c h oft heob l ec tt hats hbweda s ymbolon i t s

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Car.

The mi ddl e age d man c ame bac kl at e r and s poke t o M uhoz aga i n.Lat er t hatni ghthe wentt ot he s i t e of t he

l a n d i n g .Then e x tmo r n i n g ,t h es a mema nf o u ndt h et h r e e

mar kst hatf or me d an equl l a t er alt r i angl es i x me t e r si ns i z e. Eac ht r a ce was a r e c t a ng l et hi r t y by Ef t ee n nt i me t e r s , f ai r l y de e p.Att he ce nt r e oft he t r i angl et he g r as sbur ne d andamet al l i cpowderwa sf ound. The r e wasanot he r vi s i tt hats a me ev eni ng.Se ve r a lme n

c a met ot h er e s t a ur a n ta n ds y o ket oMuh o z . Wh e nh et o l d

t he m oft he wi t ne s s e s 'de s c npt i on t he y gote xci t e d s ayi ng i t cor r e s ponde dt o as i gnalt he y had r ec e i v d whl h was

f r om a n o t he rp l a n e t .l nt h ef o l l o wi nqd a y ss e v e r a lo ft h e

s hopowner si nt he ar ea r e c e i ve dac ur l ous l et t e rwr i t t e ni n Spani s hi n a pe cul i ar l yf or maland or na t es t yl e ,t heundat e d l e t t erwass i gned by t he Fr enc h name ofHenr iDagous s et . l tbe ga n: '
DearSi r: On J une 1 s tof t hi s ye ar 1 967 t ook pl ac e an i nci de nt t hat was me nt i oned by t he pr e s s of Spai na nd by t he I nf or ma t i onAge nc i esofEur ope an Count r i e s .I na c e r t ai n pi e c e of l a nd s i t uat ed nea r km .3 of t he Boa di l l a de l

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l e gal l y ope ni nt hatar e a oft heCapi t alofSpai n,webe g you t o br i ng t he pr es entcom m uni c at i on t ot he a t t ent i on ofyourpat r onsa ndne i ghbor s .

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l nr e cogni t i on ofyour ki ndnes si n gi vi ng publ i c i t yt o f orea chc aps ul et ha twes ec ur et hr oug h youras s i s t apc e.. . A concl udi ng par agr aph oft he l e t t e ri ndi c at e dt he pur pos e oft hei nves t i gat i on: Ouri nt er e s ti spur el ys ci ent i sc.The ca ps ul esi n ques t i ondonotc ont ai n anyde vi ceofm i l i t ar yi nt er es t ,butar e, wer e pea t ,g enui ne l yt e c hni cal . O ura ct i v i t i e sar er e s t r i ct e d

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V ol ant es ' . M rFr a nci s c o Ar r oyo,t he mana ge rofa barca l l ed Sant a M oni c a,r e ce i v ed a c opy oft hi sl et t e r .So di d M r M uhoz, t he owner of La Ponde r os a.And ac c or di ng t o hi m, M r Ri ve r o,t h es hopowne rquot e d abov e,a l s or e c ei ve d ac opy. Wi t ht hel et t e rc am eas e par a t enot e:

o b j e c t s ) po p u l a r l yn a me d i n t h i s Na t i o n Tl a t i l l o s

ALL CORRESPONDENCE M UST BE DI RECTED BEFOR E JU NE 28 TH TO M rAnt oi neNANCEY Li s t a de Cor r eos- M adr i d Anal yz i ng t heCa ps ul es' A Spani s hi nves t i ga t ornamedFar r i ol swasf or t unat ee nough t o obt a i n oneoft hec aps ul es .l thad a l l ege dl ybe enf ound by al zye ar ol d boy who br oke i topen wi t h a pai rofpl i er s . Thi si mpor t antpi e c e ofev i de nc ewasnotdi r e c t l y obt ai r i e d by Far r i ol s ,howe ve r .l twasgi ve nt o hi m byanot herUFO a ma t eur who ha dr e c ei ve di tf r om Ant oni o Par do - t he s amema n whohadpr oduce d oneoft hes e t sofphot og r aphs a t San Jos de Va l der as- t he man who was nev er i nt er vi e we di n pe r s on by any oft he i nves t i ga t or s .As s ome one wa sl at ert or emar k,t henam eA nt oni o Par do ca n bet r ans l at e d asA nt honyBr own. The de vi c et hatwas e xami ne d by Far r i ol sa nd Ri be r a cont a i ne d a pi e c eofg r e e n pl as t i con whi c ht heve r ys ymbol oft he UFO wase ng r a ved:t hr e eve r t i c albar scr os s e d hor i zont al l y.Acc or di ngt ot heboy,t he r eha d bee nt wo pi e c e si n t hec yl i nde r ,a nd a pe c ul i arl i qui d had e s c ape df r om i tand

e v a p o r a t e dwhe nheb r o k ei to g e n .

I ts o ha ppe nst hatM rFar r l ol s 'uncl ei st he pr e s i de ntof I NTA,t he Spani s h Nat i onalI ns t i t ut ef orSpac e Re s ear ch.

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c ar e f ul l y anal yz ed.A n e xt e ns i ve t e chni c als t udy t he nr eve al edt hef ol l owi ng: 1.The ca ps ul ei t s e l fwasm ade of ni c ke lofa ve r y hi g , h

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d e g r e eo fp u r i t y( 9 9 %)wi t ht r a c e so fma g n e s i m,i r o n , t i t a n i u ma n dc ob a l t ,s i l i c o n,a n da l umi nu m.( Mi c r o p ho t o gr a phsha vebe e n obt ai ne d and ar epubl i s he di n Ri ber aand

Fa r r i o l s ' bo o k. )

2.Thepl a s t i cmat e r i a lwasi de ne e d by s pec t r a lanal y s i s

Att he t i me oft he e v ent s ,t hi s ma t er i alwasmade e xc l us i ve l y by du Pont deNe mour si nt he Uni t e d St at es ,unde r t hebr and na me ofTEDLAR.I t sus ewasr e s t r i ct e d and t he pr oductwasnots ol d comme r i al l y. TED LAR ha sa n ex t r aor di na r yr es i s t anc et o ul t r avi ol et r adi at i on, wea t he r i ng, di s s ol vent s ,che mi calag ent si ng ene r al ,a nd abr as i on.I ti s

a sp o l y v i n y l: uo r i d e , e n t r yNo .5 . 2 9i nt h eb oo kI d e n t sc a t i o na n dAn a l y s i so fpl a s t i c s , byJ . Ha s l a ma n dH. A. Wi l l i s .

us e db yNAS Aa tCa g eKe n ne d yt oc ov e rr oc k e t so nt h e i r

t owerpr i or t ol a unc hmg.n e s a me mat e r i a li sal s o not ed f or s omem i l i t a r yappl i cat i ons g . Nee dl e s st os ay,TEDLAR cannot be obt ai ned on t he ope n Spani s hm a r ke t .To c onf us e ma t t e r se ve nf ur t he r ,no one by t he name of He nr iDa gous s e t ,and no one by t he nameofAnt oi neNance yc oul d bel ocat edi nM adr i d.

n e Conuc twi t h UM M O Fe r nando Se s ma M anz ano i s a Spani s h gove r nment e mpl oy ee and a mi nor l i t e r a r y gu r ei n M adr i d.I n1 95 4 he f ounde d a UFO g r oup cal l e df soc i e dad de Ami g os de 1 Es pac i o' .Fors e ve r aly ear sheavi dl yr e ad t he Cyi ng s auc er l i t e r at ur eand hom d t ha ts ome day he woul d be cont a ct e d by s pa ce be i ngs .He was ,t he r e f om,we l lpr e par e d whe na

ma nwi t . has t r on gf o r e i g na c c e n t c a l l e dMm ont het e l e q h on e

i nt he e ar l y day s ofJanuar y,1 965,and s Gr t e d ut t e r mg a s e que nce ofs t r ange wor dst ha tSes ma ver y car ef ul l y wr ot e down. Spe nki ng i n Spani s h,t he s t r ang e ri ndi ca t ed t hat ' he was goi ngt of or war ds omei t e msofanYxt r a t e r r es t r i alor de r ' .

f ' f hi si s not pos s l bl e at t he mome nt .I a m unde rs t r i c t or der s . '

Wh yno t me e ti ng e r s o n' ? ' S e s maa s k e d.

The Func t i on ofOEM I I 1 03 I nt he f ol l o wi ng m ont hs ,Se s ma wa s ioode d wi t ht ype wr i t t e n ma t er i aland t el ephone ca l l sf r om hi s out e r s pac e f r i e nds .l nf or mat i o ' n al s o ar r i ve di nt hef or m ofl et t e r sf r om asf ara wayasAus t r al i a,ma ki ngr ef e r e nc et oe ve nt st ha thad t ake n pl ac ei n M adr i d onl ys ome f or t yei ghthour sbe f or e . Some of t he c ommuni c at i ons c ont a i ned wonder f ult hr e edi me ns i onalphot ogr aphs .l n hundr e ds ofpage ssl l e d wi t h s p ec i h t e chni c aldet ai l s as we l lasphi l os ophi c alcons i de r a t i ons ,he s aw unf ol di ngt hecompl e t es ys t em oft hou ghtof an a l i en l i f ef or m -t he r a c ef r om pl anetUM M O whi c h wa sr es pons i bl ef ort hef l yi ngs a uc e rac t i vi t i e son e ar t h! W he t he rt he yc amef r om Aus t r a l i a,Spa i n,ors omeot her pl ac e,t h e docume nt swer eal wa yss t ampe d wi t ht hes y mbol of t he UM M O Ge ner al Gove r nme nt ,t hr e e ve r t i ca l bar s cr os s e d hor i z ont al l y. On Fe br uar y 6,1 96 6,i n Al uc he,a s ubur b ofM adr i d not f arf r om San Jos de Val der asand Sant a M oni c a,bet wee n

8: 0 0a n d 9: 0 0l ' . M. : al a r g ec i r c u l a ro b j e c twa ss e e nt ol a n d
by a gr oup ofs ol dl e r sata ne ar by amm uni t i on dump.The

o b j e c twa sa l s os e e nb yM rVi c e n t eOr t u n oa n db y ama n

name dJ os Lui sJ or dan who wa s dr i vi ng t owar d M adr i d.

J o r d a n' sa c c ou n t( p ub l i s h e di nt h e Ba r c e l o na ma g a z i n e
Por q ue ofFebr uar y1 6,1 966 and i ns ubs e que ntar t i cl esby di s k comi ngcl os e rt o hi m 2i t scol orchangi ng t o ye l l ow a nd or ang e.G et t i ng outofhl s car he wat che di tc ome down nearan ai r Gel d.H e dr ove cl os e r ,i nt i met os e et he di s k, aboutt hi r t yf e eti n di a met e rand amaz i ngl yl umi nous ,asi t r os e qui c kl yf r om t he gr ound. l t was m aki ng a s t eady

Ri b e r a )c a nb es u mma r i z e da sf o l l ows .He s a w a wh i t i s h

mu t e dv i b r a t i o n .Su d d e n l y ,i tj u s tf we n tou t ' .Th r e ed e e p

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Ast he di s kf l e w up,Jor dan c l ear l ys aw i t s under s i de.I t bor e a pe cul i ar s ymbol ,t he i ns i gni a of UM M O.To Fer nando Se s m a and t he ve r yf ew peopl ei n M adr i d who ha d i nt he i r pos s e s s i on s e ve r al docum e nt ss t am pe d wi t ht he s a mes ymbol ,t hec oi nci den wa si ndee df as c i nat i ng. .

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c e e d i n g sa n dt h eo b j e c t i v e so fo u rv i s i tt oy ou . W ec o me
f r om UM M O, a pl anet t hat r e vol v es ar ound t he s Gr I UM M A,r e cor de d on yourea rt h under t he de nomi nat i on W ol f42 4.

We r e c e i v e di ns t r u c t i o n so n1 2J a n ua t y 1 9 6 5( Ea r t h Ch r i s t i a nEr a ) , r e g a r di n gt h eo r i e n t a t i o na n dl i mi t so ft hi s
i nf or mat i on. Appr ove dr edac t i on .. .

Fol t owi ng s ome cons i de r at i ons r ega r di ng t he di c ul t i e s

of e xpr e s s i ng UM M O conc ept si n Spa ni s h,t he doc ume nt r e c ei ve d bySes macont i nued: W epr oc ee d,asweha ve s ai da bove ,f r om t hepl ane tor s ol i di fed c el es t i albody UM M O, whos e char ac t e r i s t i cs wei ndi c at easf ol l ows:
s e r ve sasourSun, asf oc us . Di s t ancef r om f oc usW ol f424 t ot hef oc usoft hes ol ar s ys t e m on J anua r y4,1 953:3. 685 02l i ght ye ar s . By t e l e phone,Fe r nando Ses m; r e que s t e da c or r ec t i on of t he l at t e r di s t anc e,as i t appear e de r r one ous t o Mm.He

Or b i t : e l l i pt i c a l wi t ht h es t a rW o l f4 2 4( I UM M A)t h a t

wa st o l dt ha tt h ed i s t a n c ewa s#v e n he r ea st h et t r u edi s t a nc e ' ,whi ch var i e d gr e at l yf r om day t o day a cc or di ng t o t headva nce d phys i ca lconc ept sofUM M O.Comi ng t ot he s ol ar s ys t e m al ong s uc h ar out e woul d be l i ke goi ng t o Aus t r al i abyadi r ec tt nnnel t hr ought heea rt hz Acc or di ng t ot he s a me s e r i e s ofmes s age s :t he mas s of UMM O i s51 4x 1 , 021t onsand t he ac c e l e r a t l on ofg r avi t y

t he r ei s1 1 . 8 8 m/ s e c z . At l p o s g he r i cc o n di t i on sa r ec l o s et o

t hos eon e ar t h, s ot hati ti sl og l c alt o5ndt hatt hei nhabi t ant s ofUM M O l ook v er y muc hl i keus ,e xc eptt hatt heyhaveno 2 . n ee mi s s a r i e sf r o m UMMO a r ei mpl y i ng t h2 on ee >n t r a v e l t h r ou ghh i gl yrd i me n s i o nsmu c hi nt hewa ym whi c hama nc ou l dl o
f r o mo ne p omto ft h es u r f a c eoft hee a r t ht oa no t h e rb yl e a vi n gi tm Spa i na ndr oe n t e r i n gi ti nAt l s t r a l i a .

n eFunc t i on ofOEM I I 1 05 t ons i l s .Be t we en t he ag esof 1 4 and 1 6t hevoc alc hor dsof t he chi l dr en be c ome s c l e r os e d;f or t hi sr ea s on,t he adul t i nhabi t ant s of UM M O ar e una bl et oe xpr e s st he ms e l v es v er bal l yand m us tus eat el epat hi cf unct i on.Thi si sac compl i s hed by hol di ng i n one' scons c i ous nes st he me nt a li ma ge ofone' scor r es ponde nt ,a nd s e ndi ngi mpul s esofanappr ox i mat e dur a t i on of 0. 1 4 mi l l i s ec onds . Suc h i mpul s es a r e known as C C BUAE BI EE' .Thanks t oas pe c i albi l i ngual c odei ti spos s i bl et oe m pl oy t hi st e chni quei n dubl es i m ul t ane ousconv er s at i ons . I ti snot e wor t hy t hats om eadul t son U M M O ke ep t he i r nor m al ,ear t hl i ke phonet i c or g an i n ex ce pt i on t ot he r ul e. Thi swas t he c as ef ort he me s s e nge r swho s poke t o Ses ma byt e l e phone. ' The mos tc ompl et ee xpos i t i on oft he nat ur e ofUM M O t hatl have s e en i sa c onc i s e doc ume ntwri t t e ni n Fr e nch t hat or i gi nat e di nWe s t Ge r many and was wr i t t e ni n an a wkwar ds t y l et hatmi ghtbet r a y aSpani s h aut hor ,a l t hough ot her el ement ss e e med t oi ndi ca t et ha tt he wr i t e rf ound di cul t yi n us i ngnotonl y Fr enchbuta ny human l a ngua ge . W e ar e wel lawar e of t he t r ans c endent alnat ur e oft hi s me s s a ge.W e r ea l i z et ha ta s t at e me nt of t hi s nat ur ei s us ual l yf or mul at e d bya hoa xer ,ame nt al l yde r a ng ed pe r -

s o nw ' i t hf a n t a s t i ci d e a so r ,p e r h a p s ,b ys omej o ur na l i s t ,
s ome adve r t i s i ng ma n,ors ome ag entofa pol i t i c al ,e s ot er i corr el i gi ousor gani z at i on who mi ghta i ma tus i ngt he ve r s i on ort hei nf or mat i onf ort hebe ne :tofhi sgr oup. The l et t e rc ont i nue d on a c aut i onar y not e.The r e ader wasi nvi t e dt o be ex t r emel yc r i t i c aland t ot a ke t he mos t pai ns t a ki ng car et o as c er t ai nt he t r ut h of t he s t at e me nt s t hatf ol l owe d-s t at e me nt s ,i twa s poi nt ed out :t hatr e s t e d s ol el y on wi t nes s 'ac c ount sa nd whos er ea lor i gl n was ,af t er al l ,unknown t ot her e ader ,al t hough,t ot he aut hor s oft he docume nt s ,t he y wer ec l e ar l y ev i dent .W he ni tc ame t ot he U FO s , t hel e t t erwase ve nm or ecaut i ous . l nt hel as tf e w ye ar s ,a tt heoc a s i on oft hea pm ar a nc eof

1 06 U FOs:' l ' hePs ychi c Sol ut i on t heUFOsi nt he Ear t h' sa t mos phe r e ,M an' sf ant a s y has

s u r g a s s e di t s e l f , a ndo n eha ss e e ni nt h ep r e s ss o mei n f o r mat l ons c onc e r ni ng t he s e phenome na t ha t we r e of t e n f r audul e nt , r ar el yaut hent i c. W ear eawa r et hatt he s eve r s i onshavec r e at edanunde r s t andabl eat mos pher e ofm i s t r us t ,a nd weknow t hatour

s t a t e me n t swi l l ben e c e s s a r i l yg r e e t e d wi t he x t r e me r e s e r vat i on.H owe v er ,ourai mi ns endi ngyou t hi sdoc ume nt , t y pe d by o neofouras s i s t a nt s ,i snott o bebel i e ve d wi t hout any e vi de nc e mor ee xt ens i ve t ha nt hes ef e w par aB T aphs . ' I ' he docume ntt he ni ndi c at e dt ha tG gr oups ofeduc at e d

p e r s o hswho kn o wo fo u re x i s t e n c ea l t h ou g b ,a to u rs u g g e s t i o n ,t he yk e e p ad i s c r e e ts i l e nc eo nt h es u b j e c t ,e x i s tl n
Canada,Aus t r i a,Spa i n and J ugos l av i a' .I tc ont i nue d wi t h ane xpl anat i on oft hec ont ac twi t h ourpl a ne t : ' ' At05hour s1 7mi nut esCM T ofEar t hda y M ar c h1 95 0,

a n OAW OLEA OUEWA ( l e nt i c u l a rs p a c e c r a f t )e s t a bl i s he dc o n t a c twi t ht h e ka r t h' sl i t h o s p h e r ef o rt h e fr s t

t i me i no t t rh i s t o q.Th e de s c e ntt oo k pl a c en e a rt h e
vi l l ageoft LaJa vi e ' ,l nt heBas s es Al pe s , i nFr ance . W e ar e a peopl e ol de rt han your s ,t ha thasr eac he da l e ve lofc i vi l i za t i on whi ch i shi ghe rt oo.Ours oci als t r uc t ur ei s al s o a di Fe r ent one . W e ar e gove r ne d by f our me mbe r swho ar es e l e ct e d by ps yc hophys i ol ogi ca le val uat i on.La ws ar er e gul a t e d asa f unc t i on of s oc i ome t r i c cons t ant sme as ur edi nt i me.

Oure c onomi cs ys t em, t oo,i sdi Fe r ent .W edonotknoW mone y,s i nc et r ans ac t i onsi ns c hf e w val uabl ei t e msas ex i s ton UM M O t a kepl a cet hr ough a ne t wor k ofwhat you woul d ca l lel ec t r oni cc omput e r s .Nor malcons ume r goodsar epr a ct i c al l yi mpos s i bl et opr i c east he i ra bunda nt pr oduct i ongr eat l ye xc e edsde mand. Ours oc i e t yi sdee pl yr e l i g i ous .W e be l i e vei n aCr e at or

( WOA)o rGod 2a nd wepo s s e s ss c i e n t i fca r gu me n t si n

f avor of t he ex l s t e nce of a f ac t or t hat you woul d cal l Youl ' .W el c now ofat hi i df ac t ort hatl i nksi tt ot hebody

The Funct i on ofOEM I I 1 07 and i scons t i t ut e d by kr y pt on at om se mbe dde d wi f hi nt he c ephal i cm a s s . W e do notme an t o' i nt e r f e r e wi t ht he s oc i ale vol ut i on ofyourpl anetf ort wo t r ans c e nde nt a lr e as ons .A c os mi c m or al i t yf or bi ds a ny pat e r nal i s t i c at t i t ude on pl ane t ar y s oc i alne t wor kst ha tmus tbei ndi vi dual l yc r eat e d by e ac h of t he m.Fur t he r mor e ,any publ i ci nt e r ve nt i on on our par t- ourown oc i a lpr e s ent at i on,woul d pr oduc egr ave

a l t e r a t i o n s ,i n c a l c u f a bl es o c i a lpe r t u r b a t i o n s ,a n dt h u s
t he s t udy and anal ys i s of your Soc i e t yi ni t s cur r pnt vi r gi ncondi t i onswoul dbei mpos s i bl e . Ourm odes tat t e m pt satcont ac t ,j uc h ast heonewear e now maki ngwi t h you,wi l lnotc aus ea gr e atc ha ng e,f or wea nt i ci pat et hena t ur als ke pt i c i s mt hatgr ee t st he m.
A My s t e r i ousSoci e t y The UM M O af l a i r gai ned pr omi ne nc e dur i ng 1 970 and mi nds and conve r s at i ons of Eur ope an UFO gr oups .l t woul d be v er y wr ong t o as s ume,howeve r ,t ha tt he f as ci nat i on e xe r t e d by t he mys t e r i ous doc ume nt s was l i mi t e dt o s uc hc i r c l es .I n Spai n,hi gh o ci al si nt hegove r nme nt ,t he l a we nf or c ement ag e nc i e s , and t he mi l i t ar y had bec ome f i r m be l i e ver si nt he r ea l i t y of a pl ane tt hatci r c l e d W ol f 42 4, m anyl i ght yea r sa way. ' I n Fr a nc et he s i t ua t i on t ook a pe c ul i art ur n.W he nt he Uni t e d St at e s Ai r For c er e l e as ed t he ne gat i v ec onc l us i ons of t he Condon s t udy on UFOs t he s c oncl us i ons wer e pr omi ne nt l y di s pl a ye di nt he Par l s pr e s s .Ther es ul t ,howe ve r ,was notwhatt he U. S.Ai r For c e had e x pe c t ed.The Fr e nch had qui et l y acc umul at e dt hei r own da t a on t he s c i e nt i s t s ,t he r ewa sno l ac k ofmi l i t ar ype r s o nne land t ec hni c ale xpe r t si n Fr anc e' who kne w whatt he r e als i t uat i on

1 9 7 1 , . r a pi dl yb e c o mi ngt hemo s ti mpo r t a n ts u b j e c ti nt h e

s u b j e c ta nd ,a l t ho u g ht h e s efl e swe r en o ta v a i l a b l et omo s t

wa s .S o me o ft h e mh a dj o i n e d UFO r e s e a r c hg r o up si n
Par i s .Ot he r s ,i n hi g h oc i alpos i t i onsi nt heFr enc h Spac e Ag e nc y, we r ewor ki ngal one, s e c r e t l y.

1 08 U FOs:n ePs ychi Sol ut i on Thr ough v ar i ous pr i v at ec ha nne l st hes es ci ent i s t she ar d had t he m t r ans l a t ed wi t hg r e atcar e.n e y we r el nt ngued byt het r at i ona l 'appr oa ch t ot hepr obl em ofc os r ni ccont act e v i denti nt hes edoc ume nt s .Thebac kgr ound oft heAl uc he , San Jos de Val de r as , and Sant a M oni ca s i ght i ngs was f as c i nat i ngk fr s t ?t he y pr ovi dea we a l t h oft e chnl c aldat at hatt her e ader i skl ndl yi nv i t ed t oc hec k,and,s e c ond,t he gr oups ofper s onsc ont ac t e d by UM M O a r er eques t ed NOT t o di s s e mi na t et hi si nf or ma t i on,and,i n par t i c ul ar ,nott or ev e alwc / l c ommuni c at ont ot hei rgoy e r n me nt s . Lat ei n1 969 t he UM M O doc ument s we r ea l r e ady t he

o ft heUMMO do c ume n t s ,we r ep r o v i d e dwi t hc o yi e s ?a nd

Th eUMMO d o c u me n t sa r ee x c e y t i o na l i nt wor e s p e c t s :

s u b j e c to ft e c hn i c a ld i s c us s i o ns o u t s i d eS p a i n .l n Ar g e n t i n a ,apr omi n e n tj o u r na l i s tc o n t a c t e dt h eLa Pl a t a Ob s e r va t or y,ne arBue nosAi r es ,a nd pr ov i ded t he s t a f l -wi t ht he as t r onomi c alpa r amet e r sconc er ni ngUM M O.Acc or di ngt o t he i nf or mat i on he r el aye d bac kt o Spai n,af t e rs pe ndi ng e nt i r e da ys a nd ni ght s 's t udyi ng t he sgur e s ,t hes e as t r onomer shad r e ac hed t heconcl us i on t ha tt hepl ane tUM M O mus te xi s t .Att he occ as i on oft he Twe nt i et h Congr e s s of As t r onaut i csi n M arde lPl a G !f ur t herconve r s a t i onson t he

s u b j e c tt o o kp l a c ea mon gah t t l eg r o u p who s ec o n c l u s i o n

wast hatt i n or dert os hootdo wn t he UM M O t heor y one
ne eds , as t r onomi ca l l ys pea ki ng,ve r ys t r onga r gume nt s ' . I nJ une ,1 9 71 ,at hr ee dayme et i ngofr es ea r c he r swho had be comef as c i nat e d wi t h UM M O t ook pl ac ei n Spai n.n e r e we r ef ourpeopl ef r om M adr i d,a 1 loft he m c l os eas s oc i a t es ofFe r nando Se s ma.Hal fa doz en pe r s onsc amef r om Ba r -

c e l o n a.A pr of e s s i o na lb i o l o /s tc a me f r om Pa r i s .Thi s
bi ol ogi s ts howe de xt r e me i nt er es ti nt he UM M O conc e pt of bi og ene t i cbas es ' .Hi spr e s ent at i on be f or et hegr oup i nc l uded t he s pec t ac ul ar a nnounc e me ntt hat ,as s oon as he r et ur ned t o Par i s ,he woul d at t e mptt ot e s tt he t heor yt hat kr y pt on coul d be f ol md i nt he human hypot hal amus ,as s t a t e di ns omeoft heUM M O doc ume nt s . At t he s nme mee t i ng,s e ve r aloft he UM M O be l i e ve r s

n e Funct i on ofOEM I I

1 09

pl a yi ng s omet hi ng t hatc l os e l yr es e m bl ed r e l i gi ous c onvi cA Spani s h engi nee r anal yz ed a c e r t ai n document co nce r ni ng t hel BOZOO UU,whi c h co nt ai nsE an e xpos oft he er r or s of mode r n phys i c s ' .Thi s doc ument wa ss hown t o compar ef avor abl y wi t h advanc ed t e xt s wr i t t e n by M i nkows ki and Eddi ngt on. Thi se ng i ne e r ag r e e d wi t ht he phys i ci s t s of t he Fr e nc h gr oup GEPA , i n s ayi ng t hat UM M O phy s i calconce pt s we r ea bs ol ut e l yc ons i s t e nt .l f t he s ec onc e pt s we r e not of e x t r at er r e s t r i a l or i g i n,i t was poi nt e d out ,t hen t he y mus tha ve or i gi na t e d wi t h pqopl e who kne w per f e c t l yt he t ul t i ma t e advanc e s of mode r n phys i cs ' ,a ndhadex t r apol at e d be yondt hem . n eW a r ni ng t o M anki nd M enoft heEar t h! Wec onv ey t o you our s i nc e r e condol en s at t he oc ca s i on oft hede at h ofyourbr ot her ,t hi nke ra ndmat hema t i ci anBer t r and Rus s e l l . Thee xpedi t i onar ygr oup t ha tor i gi nat e d wi t ht hes ol i di f i ed c e l e s t i a lbody UM M O i sf ond among t he c i t i z ens of v ar i ous na t i ons on Ear t h! wi t ht he M an Be r t r a nd Rus s e l l and ot her s among h1 s br ot he r s:M i r anda s K.

c o n t r i b u t e dne a r l yf a na t i c a ls t a t e me n t so nt h es u b j e c t , di s t i o n. ( On eo f t he me v e nr e a da n4 od et oUMMO' ! )

Ga n d hi ,Er n e s t o( Ch e )Gu e v a r a ,He l d e rCa ma r a ,J o hn

X. Xl l I Ma r t i n Lut her Ki ng, Kar l M ar x, Emma nue l M ounl e r , Al be r tSchwe i t z e r ,Tol s t oi ,a ndot he r s .
s oc i e t yi nt o whi ch t he y wer ei ns e r t e d,or i ent i ng i tl nt he di r ec t i on ofneg at i v ent r opy t owar df or msmor ei nc onf or mi t ywi t ht hee t hi c al nol ' msofc ol l e c t i vecoe xi s t enc e . I na not herdocum e nt ,t r e at i ng s pe ci f i cal l y phi l os ophi ca l , m or al , and l og i c al ques t i ons , UM M O c aut i one d t he humans i t had cont ac t ed a gai ns tf a l l i ng i nt ot he t r a p of cul t i s m. l nnowaydowewi s h= a ndwes t e r nl ywa r nyou about

Th e yh a v ed e d i c a t e dt h e i rl i f et ot r a n s f o r mi n jt he

11 0 UFOs:' f hePs yc hi cSol ut i o n t hi s- t os e e you f a l li nt ot he t e mpt at i on ofs wi t c hi ng yot t rr e l i gi ous ,s c i e nt c and pol i t i coe conomi ca li de as f or our s .You wi l lunder s t and your s e l ve st he r e as on f or s uc h a wa r ni ng.I nt he fr s t pl a c e,t he i nf or ma t i ons we

acc ountvoi dofpos l t i v ear gument s ,r at i or i a l e s ,andpr oof s ouri deas ,c once pt sand s t a t e me nt satf ac e va l ue,wi t hl n

g i v ey o ua r ep u r e l qde s c r i p t i v e .Wep r e s e n ty o u wi t ha n s u pp o r t i n gt h e m. l two ul db ami s t a kef o ry o ut oa d o gt t h ei d e ol o y i c a lc o ns t e l l a t i o nf o r me db yy o u rt e a c h e r son

Ear t h.Be s l de s ,i fyou ac t ed i nt hatf as hi on,you woul d al t erdanger ous l yt he nor ma lr hyt hm ofs oc i ale xi s t e nc e and t hef ut ur e Cul t ur e on Ea r t h.You woul d modi f yt he nor malt e c hnol ogi ca lpr oce s s ,damagi ng t hecur r entge os oc i a lbal a nc e.A r e vol ut i on ofyours t r uc t ur esmus tt ake pl a ce unde rt he s i gn of t he pr oper s oci al ne t wor k.A cos mi c m or al i t ys uc h ast he one we s ha r ef or bi dsust o i nt e r v ene ,out s i de oft mpr e di c t abl es pe c i alci r c ums Gnc e s . I ti si nt e r e s t i ng t o not et hatot he rf a ct or sex i s t e di nt he deve l opme ntofUM M O,f ac t or st hatwer eofa mor es i ni s t ernat ur et ha nt he s i mpl ee x pr e s s i on of pe r s onale xube r ance .The r ewa s ,i nt he fr s tpl ac e ,t he f ac tt hata mi l i t ar y t e chni c als c hooland a i oe l dl i e s att he f ocus oft he t hr e e s i ght i ngst ha tpr ovi deUM M O wi t h al li t s' e vi de nce ' .The n t he r ear et hecaps ul es , t hes t r i psofTEDLAR. A mi l i t ar yi nt el l i ge nc e gr oup coul d have a number of r e as onse i t hert os pons orors t ag et he UM M O pr oce s s:t he

mo t i v a t i on ,f o re x a mp l e ,c ou l d be s i mp l y a pr o j e c tf o r
t r ai ni ng i nt e l l i ge nc ea gent s .W as UM M O an e xe r c i s ei n c amouiag et hatgot outofhahd? l ft he pur pos e was t he c r e at i on ofas ma l lnucl eusoff anat i c s , t heE e xe r c i s e' ce r t a i nl y s uc c e ede d! l n my opi ni on,howe ver ,UM M O i smor et han a s i mpl e i nt e l l i ge nc ee x er ci s e .l nt he pr e vi ous c ha pt e r I me nt i one d t hecas eoft hewoman who wasi n cont ac twi t h AFFA.She ga ve i nf or mat i on on a ce r t a i nK uni ve r s al As s oc i at i on of Pl ane t s 'ca l l e d OEEU,a t e r m whi c h hasace r t ai n mor phol ogi c als i mi l ar i t y wi t h UM M O.I n bot hc as es ,me s s a ge sar e

TheFunc t i on ofOEM I I 111 r e c ei ve dt hatar e al l e ge dl y or i gi nat i ng wi t h an e xt r at e r r es t r i a ls oc i et y.One mi ghtbet empt e dt oi nf e rt hatt he r ewas al i nk b et wee nt het wogr oupsofev e nt s . l twoul d be c omf or t i ng t o di s cov ert hatt he c l ai msi nt he UM M O s t or i e sc an be di s pos e d of as me r e hoax e s , but s uc hi snott he c as e .l nf ac t ,m4ny of t he UM M O doc ume nt sgi vi ng de t a i l sof l oc alcondi t i ons att he t i me of t he al l e ge d Tr s tl andi ng'of 1 95 0 ha ve now be e n che c ked and c onfr me d by t he Fr e nc h pol i ce ,whos ei nv es t i gat or gf ound t he t i ny f ar mhous e me nt i on ed as t he t ar ge t ofa bur gl a r y r a i d pe r f or med by t heal l eg e d i nv ader s ' .l nt he l at es i xt i es ,

UMM O ha dc a s u a l l yc l a i me dt h a ts e v e r a lo b j e c t s ,a mo n g

t hem anel ec t r i ca lmet e r ,had be en t akenf ors t udy'i n1 95 0. The pol i c es e ar c he dt he i r o1 d ar c hi v es f or mont hs and f ounda c ompl ai ntsl e d byt hef ar me rf ort hedi s appe ar anc e ofhi sel e ct r i c alme t e r .Howe ve r ,t he y di d notf i nd t he c av e whe r eot he rar t i f ac t sar es uppos edl yhi dden. I n Augus t ,1 974,I was dr i vi ng a Re naul ton a nar r ow, c r ee ki nt heAl ps .W l t h mewe r eAi mM i che land Fer nand La gar de ,t wo of t he bes t i nf or med r es ea r c her s of par a nor ma lphe nomena i n Eur ope.W e we ntasf arast he r oa d woul dl e adus , t oat i nyvi l l ag ewhe r eM i c he lenga ge d al oc al f ar me ri n pat oi s .W ewer el ooki ng f ors omei ndi c at i onst hat mi ghtconhr m or di s pr ove t he UM M O s t or y.The pe opl e i nt hevi l l ageas s ur e d ust he r e wa s no c ave i nt he vi ci ni t y, and we we nton t o anot hervi l l ag e.Af t e rt wo da ys of i nqui r i e si n as mal ls ec t i on oft hem ount ai nsar ound La J avi e we had l oc at e dt he ar e a oft he mai ne ve nt sand c ompa r e d not e s wi t h af r i end who ha d conduc t e das i mi l a rs ea r c h

f o r l or nI i t t l er o a du gt h ep r e c i p i t o usv a l l e yo famo un t a i n

bo t h on l a nd a n db ya i r .( TheFr e n c h Ai rFo r c et o o ha d
t akenpi ct ur e soft hea r e aand s us pi c i ousmar ki ngshad be e n

c a r e f ul l yi n v e s t i g a t e db ys e a r c hpa r t i e s . )
Dr i v i ng ba ck al ong t he pr e c i pi c et hatday Iwast hi nki ng of a not her c e l e br at e d cas et hat had ne ve r be en s ol v ed, anot herc as e ofa U FO wi t h an i ns i gni a.AtSocor r o,New Me xi co,i n1 96 4,oce r Lonni e Zamor a ha ds e en a ne gg-

s h a p e do b j e c ti nt h ede s e r t , wi t ht wor a t h e rs ma l l me nn e a r

1 1 2 UFOs:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i on i t .On t he s i de oft hi sc r af the had s e e n a m cul i arr e ds i gn, as or tofve r t i ca lar r ow wi t h a hor i zont albarunder neat h. N oe xpl anat i onf ort hi ss i g n wase v erf ound.The n oneaf t e r -

no o nIh a db r o ug h tupt hes u b j e c ti n ac o nv e r s a t i o na bo ut f o l kl o r ea n d my t h o l o g ywh i l ev i s i t i n !af r i e nda tS t a n f o r d .

He had be en i nt r i gue d by my de s c npt i on oft he Soc or r o s ymbol .l tr e mi nde d hi m ofs ome t hi ng,he s a i d.And a f t e r m uc hs ea r c hi ng a m ong hi snume r ousbookshe s howe d me a copy of a me di e valAr a bi ct e xtwhi c hi ncl ude d al i s t of

s y mb ol sf o rt hema j o rp l a n e t s : h e r e : un mi s t a ka bl y ,wa st h e
i ns i gni aZamor ahads e e n-t heAr abl cs i gnf orVe nus! Thi si sanot he rr emi nde rt hatone c annotunde r s t and t he UFO, phe nome non wi t houtt aki ng i nt o cons i de r at i on a l lof i t s pos s i bl es ymbol i cr ami sc at i ons ,no mat t e r how s e e m-

i n g l yr e mo t ef r om o u rt e c hn o l o /c a lr e a l i t y.Butt h es t o r y
ofUM M O t eac hesusmuch mor e ,aswes l owl y unr ave lt he r e l a t i ons hi p bet wee nt he r ea l i t y ofourbe l i ef sand whatwe

l i k et oc > l lt het o b j e c t i v e 'r i a l i t yofo urp h y s i c s . Ti l ef a c ti s

t ha tt h eb e l i e f so fh u ma n i t yc a nb ema n i y ul a t e d bo t hb y
phys i c ala nd s ymbol i c means .Cer t a i nl yt hl si s one oft he ps yc hos oc i ol ogi c a lt es tor a s i ni s t e r pl ot .ButU M M O i s onl yas mal lpar toft het ot alphe nome non,and t het i mehas cl ea r l yc ome t o as s es st he f ul li mpactof our s t r ange ,be wi l de r i ngc onf r ont at i onwi t hi t .

ob j e c t i v e sofUMM O,wh e t he ri ti sa p r a n k i s hg a me ,a

CHAPTER FI VE

The C onf r ont at i on

Ast heSun s hi ne sdownf r o m He a ve n I n an >me r a wai t i ng wa i t i ng Asi the at smy s ouli s . s haki ng Chme r a wai t i n g wai t i ng ...

Gol de nc h ar i ot sFl l f r l ru pt h es ky Take1 1 . :c hi l d r e nt o ago l de nh l kkSu nl i g hts a v e s M oonl i g hts a v e s Hi ghl i ghts au I t ' sr z l e ea wi t n e s s/ . / ' -/ Ta ke t he l i g ht sr i g htoutofnot hi ng I xtmet e l lyou ' boutt h e wa y' t wi l lbe

I tbur n sbr i g ht e s twhe ne v h body' swa t c b i ng ,

Oh - how wond e r f ul : l ' Fe a r es a y e d l

Oh- How won de r f u l l

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Fr om Su n l i g htSav e s , as ongbyJo hn M us al l ,1 97 4 .

Al mos t as i f by ac c i de nt ,we s e em t o have c ome a cr os s s ome t hi ng ver yi mpor t ant .W e ha ve e ncount er ed a mul t i f ac e t e d phe nomenon and we ar et r y i ng ver y ha r dt oi r or e i t be c aus ei tdoesnotfti nt o anyne atc at e gor y and r e f us es t o bedr agg e d unde ra mi cr os copet o beex ami ne d.l ns t ea d, i ta pm ar st os ee kc onf r ont a t i on wi t h us o nf / Jowa t er ms . W hatar et he s et e r ms?W ha tki nd ofhuma ne xper i e nc edoes
I J . Z ; . ( ) . M

11 4 UFOs:ThePs yc hi cSol ut i on ac l os ee ncount e rwi t h a UFO c ons t i t t e?And how c an we

e v e ro bt a i nr e po r t so ft h eki n da n d4 ua l i t yt h a two u l db e
nec e s s a r yt ode net henat ur eoft hephe nome non? x Se ve n Cat eg or i e sofSt r a ng ene s s Af ar me rs e e sa l i ghti nt he s ky.A ho us e wi f ei sf r i g ht e ned

b yad i s ks h a pe do b j e c tt ha tdi v e st owa r dh e rc a ro na

many r ni l es a way,havi ng no r e c ol l e c t l n of wha t he has done t og e tt he r e.A young gi r lr epor t s a bl ue qame t ha t ii c ke r si n a ne ar by wood.A c hi l d off i ve t el l st he t e ac her

l one l yr oad.A man wal ki ng t hr ough t he hi l l sf i ndshi ms e l f

e n v e l o pe di nad e n s emi s ta n dwa k e su?i nad a z ea tas po t

t hats ome dy he wi l lgo t ot he s t ar s wi t ht he l i t t l e mi ni n
t he r ed mac hi ne and,under ques t i oni ng,r e ve al st hat l a s t s um merhepl a ye d wi t h agr oup ofdi mi nut i vecr e at ur eswho c a me outofal ande d di s k whe n hewasal oneon hi sgr andm ot he r' sf ar m. Suc h ar et her e por t st hatar ecol l e ct e d by t hepeopl ewho s t udy t he UFO pr obl e m :t hey var y gr e at l yi nt he s t r ange ne s soft he e ve nt ,and i twoul d bewr ong t o as s umet hata l l i nve s t i ga t or sr e c ei ve appr ox i mat e l yt he s ame ki nd of i nf or ma t i on.The r ea r es i gnca ntdi l f e r e nce s be t we en eac h one . Fur t her mor e,e ach c ol l e c t i on r eie ct s a di Fer e nt i nve s t i ga t or ' sme t hod and bi as .Oc i ali nve s t i gat or s ,s uc h as U. S.Ai rFor c e per s onne lort he pol i c e,t e nd t o ge ta1 1t he

r e po r t sofs t r a ng el i g h t sa n da i r c r a f t l i keo b j e c t s . Ama t e ur

or gani z at i onsand pr i vat er es ea r c he r sr e c e i vem or el andi ng a ndoc cupantr e por t st handot hepol i c e. Thi sf ac tg avemeac l uet o whtIr e gar dasaf u ndame nt a l pr obl em i nt Ms t y pe of r es ea r c h:whe n sc i ent i s t s and t he mi l i t a r y di s c us s UFOs,t he y ar e nott al k n g aboutt he s a me

pa r t o ft h eph e n o me no nt hep u b l cpe r c e i v e s . Th ea n t a g o ni s m

wi t h whi c h UFO a ma t e ur svi e wt he oc i alr e s e ar che r sc an t o al ar gee xt e ntbe e xpl a i ned by t hef a c tt ha tt hey l i t e r al l y ' s e e'a di Fe r e nts e tofr e por t s .l fdxer e nti nves t i ga t or sar e s o bi as e dt hatmos to ft hem m r c e i veonl yaf r a ct i on oft he

n eConf r ont at i on 11 5 e xpe r i e nc est hey ar ea t t e mpt i ng t os t udy,t he na s c i e ne c i nve s t i g at orwi l lbe f ac e d wi t hs er i ouspr obl e ms s i mpl yi n

a t t e myt i n gt ode f net hebo u n da r i e so f hi sr e s e a r c h.

Iw1 l lpr e s e nther eaf r ame wor kf ort he r e por t i ng phe nome non t hatwi l lc l a r i f yand r ec onci l et hes edx e r e nce s . The n wewi l lbeabl et os e ehow t he s i ght i ngr e por t sr el at et ot he f r ame wor k. A bas i cchar ac t e r i s t i coft hec onf r ont at i on wi t h a UFO i s t he s t r ange nes soft he occ ur r e nc e.DrAl l en Hyne k,i n hi s book F& UFO Ex pe r e ne e ,pr opos e das t udyoft hes t r a ng e nes si n connec t i on wi t ht he r el i abi l i t y of a r e por t -I si t

n e c e s s a r i l yt r u e ,h ea s k e d ,t ha tt h es t r a n g e s tr e p o r t s( s u c h a st h el a n d i ngc a s e swi t ho c c u p a n t s )a l wa y sc o mef r o mt h e

l e as tr e l i abl es our c es? He f ound t hat s uch wasNOT t he

c a s e ,a n dt h a tma n yr e p or t se xi s t e di n hi ssl e swi t h8 0 t h

hi ghr e l i abi l i t ya ndhl ghs t r u ge nes s . Le t us t ake t hi si de a one s t e pf ur t he r and di s c us st he pr obabi l i t yt hata gi v e n wi t ne s swi l lr epor ts e e i ng a UFO.

As s u mi n gt e np e o p l eha v es e e nas t r a n g eo b j e c ti nt h es k y

how many of t hes er e por t s wi l lI be abl et o obui n? Thl s de pe nds ,of c our s e,on how wi l l i ng eac h oft he wi t nes s es wi l lbe t ot el lanyone a bouthi se xpe r i e nc e,and a l s oi twi l l de pe nd on t hepe r s on t o whom he r e l at e si t .On t hi sbas i s l hav e de fne ds e ve n ca t e gor i esofs t r a ng ene s s and I have c ons t r uct e df or e ac h ca t egor y an a ppr opr i a t es c e nar i o,as f ol l ows: St r an ge ne s sCat e gor y 1:You s e e aK c ke r i ng l i ghtasyou c ome outoft he ga r age .l tr e mi ndsyou ofa r e :y,butyou havene ve robs e r v ed fr e Kesunde rqui t es i mi l arc ondi t i o ng . Re s u l t :You ar eunl i ke l yt oc al lt hepol i ceort heAi rFor c e t or epor tt hi s!l fyou do t el ls omeoneaboutt hes i g ht i ng,i t

wi l lp r ob a b l ybeaf r i e n do ra s s o c i a t e :q d i d n' tkn o wt h e r e

we r ef i r e Kesatt hi st i meofye ar . ' St r an ge n es s Cat e gor y 2. .Asyou c ome utoft he gar age

y o us e eaQa mi n go b j e c tt h a tp l u n g e sb e h i n dt heh i l l .Pe r haps you hav er ead s ome wher et hatme t eor sand sr e ba l l s of t en appe ar e dt o be qui t ec l os e whe ni nf ac tt hey we r e

1 1 6 UFOs:ThePs ychi cSol ut i on hundr e ds of mi l e s away.Howe ve r ,you c>l lt he pol i c et o r e por ti tbe caus et hes ummerha sbe e n ve l ' ydr ya ndyou a r e af r ai dt he phe nom e non,what e ve ri ti s ,m ay caus es om e t hi ngt oca t chf i r e. ' St r ange ne s s Cat e go r y 3. . Yu put your car a way and

c o me o u to ft h eg a r a g ei nt i me t os e ea l u mi n o uso b j e c t
gi vi ng of fa bl uegl ow t hatpl ung esbe hi nd t hehi l l .I tl ooks l i ke a l ar g e,c i r cul arai r cr af tand s e e mst o have s ome wi ndowsbutno t ai lorwi ngs .Coul di tbet ha tt heRus s i ansa r e up t os ome t hi ng? You c al lt he near e s tAi r Fo r c e bas et o r epor ti t ,outofaf e e l i ngofci vi cdut y. St r ange ne s sCat e go r y 4:You par kt he ol d Che vy by t he s i de oft he ba r n and as you wal kt o war dt he hous e you s udde pl ys e eal ar g e di s k wi t hl i ght ed por t hol est hatc omes down wi t h a ge nt l er oc ki ng mot i on and t ouc hest hegr ound

ne a rt h ep e nwh e r et h epi j sa r ek e p t .l tma k e sahu mmi n g

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d o wn t h es t r e e th a sl o t so fbo o k so nt h es u b j e c ta n dg e t s al i t t l ej o u r n a l f r om apr i v a t eUFO gr o u pi nI n d i a n a .Pe r haps he woul d pa s s al ong t he i nf or mat i on t ot hem.Thi s wa y you coul da tl e as tt e l ls o me o ne abouti twi t houtbe i ng r i di c ul ed. . St r an ge n e s s Cat e gor y 5:Asyou l ock t hegar aget o make s ur eno vandal swi l ls c r at ch t hepa i ntol lt he ne w Col wet t e you ar es uddenl yc onf r ont ed wi t ha dwa r fwe ar i nga s i l v er y di vi ngs ui t .I thasnovi s i bl ear msbuti t sove r s i z edey esg l ow wi t h as t r ange or ange l i ght .I tt ur ns a r ound and wal ks t ake s of ff r om be hi nd t he he dg e.At f i r s t you ar et oo

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o b j e c tv a ni s h e son t he s p o t .Yo ul e a na g a i n s tt he do o r
wonder i ng whe t heri twasofGod or t he de vi l .Yourmi nd i sfl l e d wi t h bur ni ng que s t i o ns .Coul dl i f e ex i s ton ot he r pl ane t s?W ha ti fwhatwecal lGod wasonl y oneofmi l l i ons of hi ghe r be i ngs who ex i s tt hr oughout t he cos mos? You

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go bac kt o bed wl t hout a wake ni ng your wi f e .The baby s e e mst oha vegonet os l e ep. St r an ge ne s s Cat e go r y 7:You ar e dr i vi ng a t nz c k atff t y mi l esan hourar ound abend i nt her oad when you bec ome The r es e e mst o beno pos s i bi l i t yt o avoi d a col l i s i on butan i nvi s i bl ef or c eappea r st ot a kehol d oft heff t ee nt on r i gand

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wa s t eo fmo ne y ) .It h i n kt h e r ei sag e n e r a l s h ft i n go f ma n ' s b e l i e fpa t t e r n s ,hi se n t i r er e l a t i o n s h t ot h ec o n c e pto ft h e I bv f u e/ c .I ti sh a p p e n i n go u t s i d eo fa n ye s t a b l i s h e ds t r u c t u r e ,

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e a s i l yi n t i mi d a t e db :c o ns e na t i v ea t t i t u d e s . Ge n u i n e
s c i e nc e ,t he y be l i ev e, l sma de by m ov i ng i nt o unknown

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t he be l i eft hate v en t he we i r de s toc cuae nc ec an e ve nt ual l y be r educ ed t o a ca us et he human mi nd ca n under s t and.I ha vebe e nes pe c i al l yi nt e r e s t e di nt wol e t t e r sc ont a i ni ngcr i t i c i s msofs omes t at e me nt sIhad publ i s he d aboutenc ount e r s wi t h UFOs; t he f i r s t one ca me f r om J e r ome Cl ar k, a wr i t e ron ps y chi cphe nome na: 1 . f s c i e nc eBe y o ndt heFr i ng e ' , Na t u r e2 4 8( Ap r i l1 2.1 9 7 4) , p.5 4 1 .

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U FOs :The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on Le tm ecom m e nton yourhypot hes i st ha t.' c ont ac tbe t we en human pe r ci pi ent sa nd t he UFO Phenome non oc cur s under c ondi t i ons c ont r ol l e d by t he l at t er ' .M y

v i e wi s j u s tt h eo ypo s i t e: n a me l y , t ha tt h ep e r c i p i e n tc on t r ol st he condi t l ons .A s t r i ki ng i l l us t r at i on t o what I me ancomesf r om t hedr e am ofayoungwomanac quai nt anc e who,knowi ng not hi ng of my vi e ws of t he UFO phenome non,t ol d met ha ts hehad s e en a l i t t l e ma ns t e p outoft hecr af t .H ewaswe e pi ng pl ai nt i v e l y - addr e s s i ng t he dr e amer ,he pl e ade d wi t h he rt oV l ethi m go' .He s ai d s he ha dc r e at e d hi m and he c oul d note xi s twi t houthe r . Bec aus es he had gi ven hi mf or m and pe r s onal i t y,he was c ompl e t e l y he rs l av e.Hewaswe e pi ng f ort hef r e e dom he woul dne ve rha ve . Anot he rl et t e rc ame f r om a medi c a ldoc t ori n Pe nns y l vani a,a ps y chi a t r i s t who i ss hi f t i ng hi sr e s e ar c he For t st o ps yc hi cphe nomena: ' 1 was s t ar t l ed by t he s e emi ng nons e ns es t a t e me nt s ut t e r e d on t he par tofs ome oft he be i ngsi nt he UFOs . Ra t he rt ha nl ook f or t he mea ni ng of t he a bs ur ds t at e ment s ,It hi nk y ou mi g hts e e k anot he rpur pos ef ort hem, namel y?t hatt hi si se mpl oye d bot h as a hypnot i ct e ch-

n i qu e( l . e . , t het e c h n i q u eo fc o n f u s i o n )a n di ti sa l s oe mpl oye df ors endi ngt e l e pat hi cm e s s ag es y andi ns omet ype s . ofps y chi cheal i ng. W hen t he pe r s on i sdi s t r a ct e d byt he a bs ur d orcont r adi c t or y,and t be i r mi nd i ss ear c hi ng f or meani ng,t he y ar eext r emel y open t ot houghtt r ans f er e nc e,t or ec e i v i ng ps yc hi c he al i ng,et c .W ha t v er t hey r e c ei ve by way of t hought t r ans f e r e nc e , of cour s e be come st he i rt hou ght , andt he yhavenor es i s t anc et oi t... l twoul d be i nt e r e s t i ng t os e ei fa gi f t e d ps y chi ccoul d det er mi ne whatt hought s had be e nt r a ns mi t t ed t ot he m att het i meoft henons e ns es t a t e me nt s ,ori ft hi scoul d be de t er mi nedt hr oug h de e p hypnos i s . The s et wo l et t e r sha ve i mpl i c at i onsf ort heHi l l t op Theor y

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t i o ns u n d e rwa k i n gc o n d i t i o ns )t he n we ma yb ed e a l i n g
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ob l e c t s ,r at he rt han a s i ngl e UFO phe nome non comi ng f r om out s i de . The s ec ond l et t e rc ont a i nst hepr ovoc at i vear gumentt ha t abs ur di t yi sde s i g ned i nt o UFO oc c ur r e nc e si n or dert ope r mi tt houghtt r ans f e r e nc ewhi l et hemi nd i sope nt oe xt e r nal i niue nce s .Thi s woul d ac count f or t he l ow r e por tpr obabi l i t yi ns t r a ng ene s sc at e gor i es6and 7. I n Chapt e rOne ,l r ec ount e dt he s t or y ofa wi t nes swho was as k#d t he t i me by a UFO oc c upant .qti s 2: 3 0, :t he wi t nes sr e pl i ed. You l i e;i ti sf ouro' c l oc k. ' I am i ndebt e dt o Ger a l d As ke vol df or br i ng i ng t o my at t e nt i on an i nt e r es t i ng bookz whi c h quot e sa f as c i nat i ng s t or y by Dr M i l t on Er i c ks on conc e r ni ng whatt he aut hor s c al lt f ' heGe nt l eArt ofr e f r a mi ng' : r ne wi ndy day ...a man came r us hi ng ar ound t he cor ne r of a bui l di ng and bumpe d har d aga i ns tme asI s t oodbr a ci ngmys el faga i ns tt hewi nd.Be f or ehecoul dr e my wat c h and c our t eous l y,asi fhehad i nqui r e dt het l me ofday,Is t at e d,Rl t ' se xac t l yt e n mi nut esoft wo, ' 't hough i twas ac t ua l l yc l os e rt o 4 P. M. ,and wal ke d on.About ha l fa bl oc k away,I t ur ne d and s a w hi ms t i l ll ooki ng at me , undoubt e dl ys t i l l puz zl ed and bewi l de r e d by my r e mar k. ' Af t e rquot i ngt hi ss t or y,t hea ut hor sofChangecont i nue: 2. P.Wa t z l a wi c k,J .We a k l a nd,a n d R.Ri s h,Ch a n g e :Pr i nc +l e so f Pr o b l e m Fo r ma t i o n4 ? 1 , Pr o b l e m Re s o l u t i o n( Ne w Yo r k:' No r t o n, 1 9 7 *. .

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ma k e st hes ub j e c tp a r t i c u l a r l yr e a d ya nde a g e rt oh o l do n

de l i b e r a t e l yu s e dt oe Fe c tc h a n g eo n a ma j o rs c a l e?Th i s
coul d al s o he l p us t o under s t and t he s t r ong r e s e mbl anc e t hatanyonewho hase xami ned t hebel i e f sofes ot e r i cgr oups coul d notf ai lt onot e be t we en c e r t ai n UFO ncount e r sand t hei ni t i a t i on r i t ual sofs e c r e ts oc i e t i es .Thi sI ope ni ng oft he mi nd't o a ne w s etofs ym bol st ha ti sr epor t ed by m any wi t nes s e si spr e c i s e l y wha tt he var i ousoc cul tt r adi t i onsar e al s ot r y i ngt oa chi e v e.

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The Cas e ofJ os Ant oni o A c as ei n poi nt i st he s t or y of J os Ant oni o,an enl i s t ed

Br a z i l i a ns o l d i e r( No . 3 3 9 3 0 )i nt h emi l i t a r yp o l i c eo fMi n a s Ge r a i sa n dor d e r l yt oMa j o rCe l i oFe r r e i r a , wh oc omma n de d att hatt i me a Guar ds 'Bat t al i on.An i nv es t i gat i on c onduct e d by M r Br antAl ei xo and publ i s he di nt he Fl y n g af t e r noo ni n M ay, 1 96 9, J os Ant oni o wa sf i s hi ng on a l a goon nor t h ofBel o Hor i z ont ewhe n he s uddenl y be ca me

Sa u c e rRe v i e w( No v / De c1 9 7 3 )d i s c l o s e dt h a to neSu n d a y
l i ght 'hi thi sl egsand f e l t a numbnes st ha tc aus e d hi m t o dr op h i sfs hi ng r od and f al lt o hi skne es .Hewass e i z e d by t wo mas ke di ndi v i du al s about f our f e e tt al l ,we ar i ng dul l , al umi num s ui t s ,who t ook hi m t o a mac hi ne t hat l ooke d l i ke an upr i ght c yl i nde r .I ns i de t hi sc r af tt he be i ngs ga ve hi m ahel me ts i mi l a rt ot hei rown,t i e dhi m up,and t ook 0f l : Thehi ghe rt he ma chi nes e e me dt or i s e,t he mor edi c ul t di d br e at hi ng s e em f or t he s ol di er ,and atone s t ag e,i n addi t i on t o M ss t at e ofl ow m or al e ,he f e l tast hough hi s whol e body was phys i c al l yt i r ed out ,al mos t par a l yz e d. He f e l tmor e and mor e unc omf or t a bl ei nt hi s pos i t i on, owi ng t ot he har dnes s and t he s hape of t he s e a t ,t he numbne s si n hi sl e gs ,a nd t he we i ghtoft he hel met ,t he c or ner sofwhi chwe r ebru i s i nghi ss houl de r sandne ck. Af t era per i od of t r a velwhi c hs e e med i nt e r mi nabl e' ,t he

a wa r eo ff ku r e smo v i ng b e hi n dh i m.He s a w at b u r s tof

ma c hi n el a n d e d wi t haj a r r i n gs e n s a t i o na n dt h eI i t t l eme n

unf as t e ne d Jos Ant oni o.The y putabandageove rt heey ehol esi n hi she l me tand ca r r i e d hi m wi t h hi skne e sdr ag gi ng on t he gr ound.Hehea r df oot s t epsand t he s ound ofmany peopl et al ki ng. Fi nal l y hewaspl ac e d ona backl es ss eatand t hebandagewasr e mo ved. Jos Ant oni of ound hi ms e l fi nal ar ge qua dr angul ar r oom,t hi r t y by f or t yf e e t ,boutff t e e nf e e taway f r om a r obus tdwar fwho s t ar e d athi mE wi t happar ents at i s f ac i i on' . Hewase xt r e me l yhai r y:

1 2 6 UFOs:ThePs yc hi cSol ut i o: Hi sl ongt r es s e s ,r e ddi s h and wavy,f e l ldown be hi nd pas t

hi ss ho u l d e r st ohi swa i s t ;hi sb e a r d wa sl o n ga bd t h i c k

.

and ca me down t o hi ss t oma ch. He had wl des e te ye br ows ,t wo fnge r st hi c k r unni ng l i ghtac r os st he whol e f t or ehe ad.Hi ss ki n wasl l g ht c ol or ed,ve r y pa l e .Hi se ye s we r e round,l ar g er t han i st he nor m wi t h us ,a nd ofa gr e e ns hade l i ke t he col or of g r e en l e ave s be gi nni ng t o wi t he r .

Ot her be i ngs. of s i mi l ar appea r anc e bega n ar r i v i ng unt i l a boutff t e e n dwar f swe r ei nt her oom.Thes ol di e ras s umed t he r ewasa doori nt hebac k beyond hi sNe l d ofvi s i on.The t hr eewal l shecoul ds e ehadno wi ndow and nodoor. To hi sl e f twasa1 o ws he l fwi t ht hecor ps e soff ourmen, one oft hem a Ne gr o.He t houghtt he y ha d be e n ki l l ed by t he homunc ul i .The whol er oom s e e med t o be m a de of s t one ,and atonepoi nthewasgi v en s om e t hi ng t o dr i nk out of a cubi c als t one gl as s ,and t he ca vi t yc ont ai ni ng a da r k

g r e e nl i q u i dwa si nt h es h a peo fa ni nv e r t e dp y r a mi d .
The l i g ht i ng i nt he r oom was upi f or m and i nt ens e l y br i g ht ,comi ng f r om noi dent i Eabl es our c e.On t hel e f twal l

we r ep a i nt i ng so fa n i ma l s : aj a g u a r , amon k e y ,a#r a f l k, a n

e l e pha nt ;al s ove hi c l e s hous e s ,e t c.I nt he f arr i ghtang l eof t he room wa ss ome t hl ng xt ha tl ooke dl i ke a a ups i de down r ac i ngca r. ' He wa t che d wl t i l et he hom unc ul ie xami ne d al ll z i sfs hi ng

e ' q ui pme n ta n dc a r e f ul l yt o o ko n eo fe y e r yi t e mi nd u pl i c a t e:

t he yk e p to nes p e c i me no fe a c ht y p eo ffs h i n qho o ka n da

s i ng l eba nknot f r om at ot a lof35, 0* o1 dc ru ze l r os . The l ea de r of t he dwar f s be gan a s t r ange c onver s at i on wi t ht he s ol di e r .l twasent i r el yc onduct e dt hr oughges t ur es a nd dr awi ngsand r e vol v ed ar ound t hec onc e ptofwe apons .

( J os An t on i ot h i n kst h a tt h e ymu s th a v em r c e i v e dt ha th e wa si nt hemi l i t a r ya ndi l l us t r a t e dt h i sb yt h e i ra c t i o n s )At

onet i me a l i t t l eman s hota bea m ofl i ghta gai ns tt he s t one wal l .n e c ommuni ca t i on s e emed t o bea r eques tt hatJ os Ant oni o he l pt he l i t t l e be i ngsi nt he i rr e l at i ons wi t h ea rt h. W ashe t o be t hei r gu i de among me n? Thi si s wha tJos

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Ant oni o unde r s t ood. He ge s t ur e dl t i sr ef us a l and be gan pr ayi ng, fnge r i ngt her os ar yheal wa ysc ar r i e dwi t hhi m: The l ea de rs t e pped t owar d hi m and,di s pl ay i n gi r r i t at i on f ort hef i r s tt i me,s ei z ed t he c r uc x and s nat c hed i t f r om hi m .One oft hebe adsr ol l e d ont ot hef l oorand wa s pi cke d up by one oft he l i t t l emen,who s howe di tt ot he ot he r s .The c r ucx wa spas s e d ar ound i nt he s ame wa y, ar ous i ngt hec ur i os i t yofa1 1oft he m. W hi l et hi sdi s c us s i on t ook pl ac e am ong t he hom unc ul i J os Ant oni o had a vi s i on ofa Chr i s t l i ke e nt i t y,< l l i se y es c l ea ra nd s e r en e' ,bar ef oot and wear i ng a dar kr obe. The sgur em a de s ome r e ve l at i ons t o Jos Ant oni o,who now r ef u se st o di s c l os et he m .The appar i t i on vani s he d,t he i r r i t at ed dwar f sbl i ndf ol de d hi m aga i n,a nd hewast r ans por t e d ba ck.As t he mac hi ne l anded, he f el tt hat he Was be i ng dr agge d and hel os tc ons c i ous ne s s .H ewokeup al one ,ne ar t het own ofVi t or i ai nt hes t at eofEs pi r i t o Sa nt o,t wo hundr e dmi l e saway f r om t he s potwhe r e he had be en f i s hi ng. Hehadbe enawa yf orf oura ndahal fdays . Outoft heBody Ther ei sa cur i ouspar al l elt ot hi sc as ei nt he e xper i e nc esof Robe r t M onr oe,an Ame r i ca n bus i ne s s man who s ys t e m-

a t i c a l l yi n v e s t i g a t e so u t of t h e b o dy t r a v e l( s e e Cha pt e r S i x ) .On a p a r t i c ul a ro c c a s i o nh eha dt h ef e e l i n go fb e i n g

out s i dehi sbody, fght i ngwi t ht wo s mal l be i ngs : De s pe r at ef ora s ol ut i on,1t houghta bout;r eand t hi s s e e m ed t o he l p al i t t l e.H owe ve r :I got t he i m pr e s s i on t ha tt he y we r e bot h amus e d,as l ft he r e wa s not hi ng I
hel p. The n 1s aw s ome onee l s ecomi ng up outoft he c or ne r ofmy e ye .1f i r s tt houg hti twasanot he rone,butt hi swa s ve r yde fni t el y aman.Hes i mpl ys t oppe das hor tdi s t anc e awa y and wat c hed whatwas t aki ng pl ac e wi t hav er y

coul d do t o har mt hem.By t hi st i me ,1wass obbi ng f or

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down t ohl sankl es .Ic oul dnots e ehi sf ee t . ' Asi nt he c as e ofJ os Ant oni o,t heappar i t i on oft he t al l e r ma nwast hes i gnal f ort hee nd oft heor de al . I ni t i at i on r i t ua l sar ec ha r ac t e r i z e d byt hef ol l owi ngphas e s orge ner als c ene s ,of t e n combi ne d ordev e l ope di nt o compl e xt heme s: 1.The c andi dat ei sc onf r ont ed by me mbe r soft hegr oup we ar i ngs pec i a lcos t umes . 2.Hei sbl i ndf ol de d. 3.He i sl ed by t he ar m t hr oug har oug ha nd di c ul t
r out e.

s e r i o use x yr e s s i o no nh i sf a c e. . .Hewo r ea d a r kr o b e

4.Hei st ake ni nt oas pe ci al l y des i gne dc ha mbert ha thas no wi ndowsandi spl ac e di ns uc h awayt hathec an onl ys e e par tofi t . 5.Hei spl ac e di nt hepr es enc eofa M as t er ' . 6.Hei sgi ve n at e s tandm a det oans we rques t i ons . 7.He i ss hown a var i e t y ofs ymbol sde s i gne dt or e mi nd hi m ofdea t h. 8.The s i t uat i on s ugg es t st hathe may not s urv i ve t he or de al . 9.Hei sgi ve nr i t ualf ood. 1 0.Hei sbl i ndf ol de d ag ai nand l e d out s i de . Al l of t hes ee l e me nt s ar e pr es ent i nt he cas e of Jos Ant oni o.To t hi swemus ta dd t hef ac tt hate v er yt hi ng i nt l l e

r oo ma p ge a r e dt obema d eo uto fs t o n e . Th edl i n k i n gc u be

wi t ht hemve rt edpyr ami dca vi t yi sanexqui s i t el as tt ouc h. I ni nt er pr et i ngs uc h aca s ewemus tr e me mbe rt hati tt ook pl ac ei nSout h Amer i c a,apl a c ewher eocc ul t i s mt l l r i vesand wher er e l i gi on of t e n t a kes t he f or m of i nt e ns e mys t i ca l pas s i on. The Cas eofPa ul o Ga et a no Anot he rr ema r kabl ec as ef r om Sout h Ame r i c a wi l lc l os e t hi schapt er , r ai s i ng a ddi t i onalpos s i bi l i t i e sf ort henat ur eof conf r ont a t i on. On Novembe r1 7, 1 971 ,at 9: 3 0 P. M.a Br az i l i an ma n

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name d Pa ul o Gae t ano wasdr i v i ng bac kf r om t he t own of Na t i vi dade de Car angol a on a bus i ne s st r i p.W i t h hi m i n t he c arwasanot he rman,M rEl vi o B.As t hey pas s e dt he t own ofBana ne i r as ,Paul of el tt heca rwasnotpul l i ng nor ma l l y,and me nt i one di tt o hi scompani on,who r e ac t e d by s ayi ng onl yt ha t he wa st i r ed and want e dt os l e ep.The engi ne s t al l e da nd Paul o ha dt os t op t hecaron t he s i de of

t h er o a d. Het h e ns a wa no b j e c ta bo u tt we l v ef e e ta wa y. A r e db e a mo fl i g h twa spr o j e c t e da tt hec a ra n d c a u s e dt h e

door t o ope n' .Se ve r als mal lbe i ngs a ppe ar e d,t ook Paul o i nt ot he cr af t ,and made hi m l i e down on a s mal lt abl e. Fa s t e ni ng hi sar ms ,t he yl owe r e df r om t hece i l i ng an appar at ust hatr e s e mbl e d an Xr ay mac hi ne.He f el ta cutne ar

hi se l b o wa ndt h e yc o l l e c t e dh i sb l o o d. ( I n v e s t i g a t o r sf r om

t heSBEVD r e s ea r c h gr oup i n Br az i ls a w and phot ogr a phe d

t h ewo un dt h r e ed a y sl a t e r . )The nh ewass ho wnt wop a n e l s ,

one oft hem a pl an oft he t own ofl t ape r una ,t he ot he ra pi c t ur e ofan at omi ce xpl os i on.Paul of e l t he avy.He r e me mber s be i ng hel ped by El v i o,but doesnot r ec al lhow t heyg otbac k home. The i nt er es t i ng poi nti st hatt he wi t ne s swas notal on e. Di d El vi oa l s os e et heqy i ngs auce r?N o.Heonl ys a w ab us:

Ne a rBa n a ne i r e s , Pa u l oha dV g unt os h o ws i g n so fne r vous ne s s ,El vi or e por t ed.He t ol d hi m t hatt her e was a iyi ng s auc e rac companyi ng t hem,when i nf ac twhatwas f ol l owi ng t hem wasa b uswhi c h waske e pi ng ata r ea s oaa bl edi s t a nc ebehi ndt hec ar . El v i oa dde dt ha tt heca r had s l owe d down and s t oppe d, and t ha thehad c omet ot heas s i s t anc eofPaul oaf t erhehad f al l e nt ot he gr ound,be hi nd t he c ar ,wi t ht he dooron t he dr i v er ' ss i der e mai ni ngope n. El vi om a na ge dt o ge tPaul o on hi sf e e t and s t ar t e d wi t h hi m by bus t owar dI t aper una, wher e Pa ul o was ex ami ne d by t he fr s t a i ds t at i on.The pol i c es e ntapa t r olt ot hes i t ea ' nd f ound Paul o' sca ron t he hi ghway.El vi o wa s unabl et o expl a i n wha tha d happe ne d t oPaul o and why t hedoorwa sopen.Hedi d notr e me ni be r when Paul o had got t e n out .And hecoul d notex pl ai n why

13 0 UFOs :' FhePs yc hi cSol ut i on t he y had t a ken t he bus .The pol i c ef ound no t r Ac e on t he c art hatcoul de xpl ai nt hewou ndon Paul o' sar m.

l ti sb e c o mi njt e c h ni c a l l yf e a s i b l ef o rs ou n dsa n di ma g e s
t ob ep r o j e c t e dmt op e o p l e ' smi n d sa tad i s t a n c e . I s t h i sp a r t
of t he t e chnol ogy t ha t cr e a t e st he UFO phenomenon? Coul dt her e qui r e d equi pme ntbec ar r i e d on boar da n or di -

n a r yb us ?He r ea g a i nwemu s ta s kt h eq u e s t i o nhr s tp os e d

att heoc c as i onoft heUM M O i nve s t i ga t l on: Ar ewedeal i ng

wi t hat e r r e s t r i a l t e c b nol o g yt ha ts y s t e ma t i c a l l yc o n f u s e s t he
wi t ne s s e s? I fs o,i t mus tbe pos s l bl et o de mons t r at ei t .l f c e r t ai n ar e as of t he human br ai nc an be r emot e l ys t i mul a t ed,t hen i ti snoti mpos s i bl et ot hi nk ofbr oadcas t sl i t e r al l ys a t ur a t i ng l ar ge t e r r i t or i e s wi t h af l ood of s ymbol s . gui s ed unde r a pr e pos t e r ous or t abs ur d' appe ar anc e, i t s e l r e ct swoul d be unde t e ct e df ora l ong t i me .I be l i e ve t hi s coul dbeake yt ot heconf r ont a t i on wi t hUFOs .

S u c had e v i c ec o u l db eama j o rt oo l o fs oc i a l c h a n g e . l fdi s -

CHAPTER SI X!

TheW i nged D i s k
l nt he l a s t ana l y s i sma gi c ,r el i gi on a nd s c i e nc ea r e not hi ng butt he or i e s oft h ught ;and as s c i e nc e ha ss uppl an t e di t sp r e de c e s s or s ,s oi tm a y he r e a f t e rbei t s e l fs upe r c ed e d by s ome mor ep e r f e c thy pot he s i s , pe r ha psby s ome t ot a l l y di se r e nt wa y of l oo ki ng at t he phe no me na - of r e gi s t e r i ng t hes hado wso nt hes c r e e n - ofwhi c h we i nt hi s g en e r a t i on c a nf or mn oi d e a. . Si rJ a me s Fr az er , O. M. , The Go l d e n Bou gh

Thepr obl em be f or eusno wi st hi s:I ft her e al i t y behi nd t he UFO phe nome non i sbot h phys i c aland ps yc hi ci n nq t ur e, and i fi tmani pul a t e ss pac e and t i me i n wa ysours c i e nt i f l c c once pt sar ei na de quat et o de s c r i be ,i st he r ea nyr ea s on f or i t se f l kct st o bel i mi t e dt o ourc ul t ur e ort o ourge ner at i on? W e ha ve a l r e ady e s t abl i s he dt hatno c ount r y hashad t he s pe c i alpr i vi l eg eoft hes emani f e s t a t i ons ,and weha ves pe c u-

l a t e da b o u ts i g h t i n j sma deb e f o r eW o r l dW a rI I .Ye twe

mus tca r r yt hear gume ntf ur t he r:I ft he UFO phe nomenon i snott i e dt os oc i alcondi t i ons s pe c c t o our t i me,or t o t e chnol ogi c alac hi ev e me nt sl i ke a t om bombs and r ocke t s , t hen i t ma yr e pr es e nta uni ver s alf ac t .I tmay ha ve be e n wi t h us ,i n onef or m oranot he r ,a sl ong ast hehuma nr a ce ha se xi s t d ont hi spl ane t . vi e w t ha t much of huma nf ol kl or e coul d be us e f ul l yr ee xami ned f r om t hi sangl e .I nf a ct ,i nt hes i xyea r st hathave e l a ps ed s i nc et he publ i c at i on oft ha t book,e vi de nce ofa s i mi l a rbody ofbe l i e f si n pr ac t i cal l ya l lhuman c ul t ur eshas

I nap r e v i o u sb oo k( Pa s s po r tt o Ma g o n a )lo f l k r e dt h e

13 2 UFOs :ThePs yc hi cSol ut i on be en m ount i ng.Notonl yar ebe i ngss i mi l art ot hem ode rnday 6 oc c upant s 'de s cr i bed i n o1 dl ege nds f r om 'a 1 1par t sof t he wor l d,butve hi c l e se ndowe d wi t . ht he s ame pr ope rt i e s

a st h eUFOsoc c u p yapr o mi ne n tpa l ' ti ns o mes t o r i e s( s u c h

ast he W he e l s 'ofEz e kl el ,t he:y i pg c ha r i ot soft he l eg ends of I ndi a, t he r ound bas ke t sf r om hea ve n i n Ame r i can

l n di a nf o l kl o r e ,t h e Ty i n gs hi e l d s 'oft he Ro ma n qt he c l o ud s h i gsf r o m Ma g o n i a 'o fme di e v a lFr e nc hc eo mc l e s , t het i l l u ml n a t e dq y i n jh o us e s 'o f t h eCe l t i cf a i r y f o l k s , e t c ) .

I nt hi sc hapt erIwl l 1e xa mi nes omeoft hel es s onst hatc an be dr awn f r om t he e xi s t e nc e ofe nt i t i e ss i mi l art o wha twe a l lUFOs ,a nd Iwi l li nt r oduc es ome new i ndi c at i onst hat be l i e fi nt he pos s i bi l i t y ofQ c ont ac t gwi t ht hes ee nt i t i esma y h ve r epr e s e nt e d ar e l i g i oust ur ni ng poi nt .Fi nal l y,I wi l l di s c us st her ol et hatt heE bea m ofl i ght 's ymbolpl aysi n conne c t i on wi t ht hes e ent i t i e s ,and I wi l lt r a ce t hes es ymbol s f r om a nc i e ntt omoder nt i mes . a de qua t el y ex pl al ne d by hi s t or i c alt heor i es .n e s ug ge s t i on us e xt r e me l yi nt e r es t ed i n br i ngmg e ve r y pos s i bl el i ghtt o

S ome t h i n gh a y p e n e di nc l a s s i c a lt i me st ha ti sv e r yi n -

t h a tt h es a met hi n gmi g h tb eh a gmni n ga g a i ns ho u l dma k e b e a ro nt h i syr o b l e m. Wh a t Ia mr e f e r r i ngt oi st hec o l l a ps e

o fa n c i e n tc l v i l i z a t i o ns lBe /nn i n gi nt h es e c on dc e nt u r y
B. c.and c ont i nui ng unt i lt he f a l loft he Roman Empi r et he i nt e l l ec t ua le l i t e s oft he M e di t er r ane an wor l d,r ai s ed i na s pi r i tofs c i ent i cr at i onal i s m,we r ec onf r ont ed and ev ent ual l y de f e at ed by a ni r r a t i onale l e me nts i mi l ar t ot hatc ont ai ne di n mode r na ppar i t i onsoft me xpl a i nedphe nome na,a n

e l e me n tt h a t i sd r a ma t i z e di nt h e i rs u mma r yr e j e c t i onb yo u r
own s ci e nc e. Comment i ng upon t hi s pa r al l e l , Ai m M i c he ls ug ges t s t hatwe pi c t ur et hef ol l owi ng s ce ne:Ta ke one oft he Al e xandr i ne t hi nke r s , a man l i ke Pt ol e mae us ,t hor oug hl y s c hool edi nt her at i onalme t hodsofAr c hi me de s , Euc l i d,and 1 . Se ei npa r t i c u l a rt h eda t ac o nt ai n e di nNi l s s o n,Gr e e kP e t y( Ne w Yor k:No r t o n,1 9 6 9 )a ndDod d,T h eGr e e k. a n dt h eJ r mf s l l f ? l( Be r k e l e y: k hof t hl s f or ni aPr e s s , 1 95 9 ) .

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Ar i s t o t l e . An di ma g i neh i 1r e a d i ngt heApo c a l y ps e( o ra n y o ft h enu me r o usv e r s i o n st h a twe r et h e nc i r c u l a t i n g ) .Ho w

woul d he r e ac tt os uc h an ex pe r i e nc e? He woul d me r e l y s hr ug,s aysAi m M i c hel : l twoul d ne ve r oc curt o hi m t o pl ac et h s l i ght e s tcr ede ncei ns uch a compendi um ofwhat hemus tr e gar d asi ns ani t i e s .Suc h as c e ne mus tha ve t ake n pl a c et hous ands of t i mesatt he e nd ofcl as s i c ala nt i qui t y.

An dwek no wt ha te v e r yt i met h e r ewa st h es a mer e j e c t i o n,

t he s ame s hru ggi ng,be c aus e we have no r e cor d of an y c r i t i c ale xa mi nat i on oft he doct r i nes ,i de as ,a nd c l ai ms of t hecount e r c ul t ur et hate xpr es s e di t s el ft hr oug ht he Apoc a l y ps e.Thi sc ount e r c ul t ur e was t oo ab s ur dt or et a i nt he a t t ent i on ofa r e ade r ofPl at o.A s hor tt i me- a ve r ys hort t i me - el aps e d,t he c ount er c ul t ur et r i umphe d,and Pl at o wa sf or got t enf orat hous and ye ar s . l st hi swhati shappe ni ng ag ai n? ' Theques t i on pos e d by Ai mM i c he li svas tand compl e x. W emus ts e e kt bee l e me nt sofa na ns we ri nt hos ec har ac t er i s t i c s oft he phe nome non t hatc an be r el i abl yt r ac e df r om Von D mkenhast r i ed t ol i nk wi t hs pacevi s i t or s ,i ti si nt he Mi ddl eEas tt ha twef i nd t hemos tr e l e vanti ndi c at i onsofa c ul t ur al changes i mi l a rt ot heonewear eunder goi ng.

a n c i e n tt omo de r nt i me s .I ns pi t eo fmu c hp o gu l a ri n t e r e s t i nt h eml s t e r i o usmon u me nt so fS o ut h Ame r l c at h a tEr i c

Phoeni c i a n Amul e t s Hi s t or y bookst el lust ha tt he Phoe ni ci an ci vi l i z at i on was e s t abl i s he da tat i me muc h ant e r i ort ot he He br e w mi g r at i ons ,when s e ve r a lSe mi t i ct r i be sf ounded a s er i esofci t i es on t he M e di t e r r a nean l i t t or al :t he mai n oneswe r e known asTyr e ,Si don,Tr i pol i ,By bl os ,and ea c h wasgove r ne d by

a no l i g a r c h jo rb yaki n g. Att heh e i g h to fi t sd e v e l o pme n t ,

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( i td e s c e n de df r o mt h eo l d Ca n a a ni t el a ng u a g e )a n dt h e i r
al phabet ,pos s i bl yt he ol de s tf or m of Se mi t i c' wr i t i ng,i s ge ner al l yr ega r de d ag t he pr e dec e s s o r of t he Gr e e k and Lat i n al pha be t sa nd,i ndi r edl y,ofa l lW es t er na l pha be t s .I t may i t s e l fha ve der i ve df r om ei t he rBabyl oni an char a ct e r s orf r om Egypt i a n hi e r ogl yphs .

t i ngui s he ds c hol ar son Egyptand M es opot aml a,s t a t est ha t t he Phoeni c i a ns we r e not a l i t e r ar y peopl e .Unl i ke mos t Se mi t i c m opl es ,t he Phoe ni c i ansl ove dt he s e a.The y us e d t he i ra bunda ntf or es t st os uppl yt het i mberf or t he i rs hi ps . The i r wor k was e xc e pt i onal l yr efned and t he i r pr oduc t s we r es ol d by t hei rme r c hant st hr oughoutt heanc i e ntwor l d,

S i rE.A.Wa l l i sBud g e ,o n eo ft hi sc e n t ur y ' smos tdi s -

i nE /o p e , As i a , Mr i c a t a n dI n d i a . T h e yh a dl e a r n e df r o m Ba by l on t he a rtofdye l ng,f r om Eg ypt t he c r af tofgl as s bl o wi n g ,a ndt h e yu s e da c c ur a t es y s t e mso fwe i g h t s .Li t t l e

i s known of t he l rr el i gi ous be l i e f s ,al t hough i ti s of t e n poi nt e d out ,on l i ngui s t i c gr ounds ,t hatt he name soft he i r g ods s howe d di r e ct Babyl oni an, Egy pt i a n, and Gr ee k i niue nc e s . Of t hei rr i t ua lpr a ct i s we r et ol dt ha tt he ys ac n lce d t he i rfr s t bor nc hi l dr en i nt i mesoft r oubl e;t hatt he ys i mi l ar l y ki l l e dt hei rpr i s oner sofwaront heal t ar soft hei rgods; a nd t ha tt hei r wome ns ur r ender ed t he i r vi r gi ni t yi nt he s anct uar i esofAs t ar t e .Fort he i rpe r s onalmagi c alpr ot ec t i on t hePhoe ni c i ansappe art o havea dopt ed t het ypeofa mul e t s

u s e di nBa b y l o n i aa n dAs s y r i a , a n d ac o l l e c t i o nof c y l i n d e r s e a l sha sbe e np r e s e r v e dl nt h e Br i t i s h Mus e um ( De p a r t me n to fEg y k t i a na n dAs s y r i a nAnt i q ui t i e s ) . So meo ft h e s e
a r t i f ac t s , whl ch a r es hown i nt he f ol l owi ng fgu r e s ,A t hr ough E,m a y dat ef r om a f e wc e nt ur i esB. c. ,pr obabl y

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J e l j c ft h ee Wi n g e do Di s k , o f t e n w t h a p p e n d a g e s . F / k z r c . wh l c ha r er f e r r e dt i nt h el i t e r a t u r ea sWf v f a eb e i n g s 'a r e
s e e ne me r gi n gj i ' o mt h e s ed s k s nf o u rc a s e s . An df ae v e r yo n e o ft h e mh u ma nJg l f r c x l hc e r e mo n a ld r e s sa p pe a rt ob ei n Y t / f v e #i nr f / l / af u t h a t c o n t ai nAs s yr i a n f e a t u r e s .

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v aul t e d doorca n bes ee n.To t hel e f ti save r ys t r angefgur e i nt e r pr et e d as a god hol di ng a gaz e l l e orgoatunde rea ch
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i tc o mmo nf o rt hewi n g e dd i s k( af r e qu e n ts y mb o li na n t i q ui t y )t os h o ws e v e r a lb e i n g se me r g i n gf r o mi t su p pe rpa r t ?

l n wha tc ont e xtar es uc hr e pr e s e nt a t i ons e ncount e r ed? I f t he di s ki si nt e r pr et e d as s ome myt hol ogi c als ymbolc ons houl dwet hi nk oft heappendage soft hedi s ki nt e r msot her t ha n bi ol ogi c al ?I n ot he r wor ds ,s houl d we s pe c ul at et ha t t her e pr e s e nt at i on ofa di s k wi t he it ende d cl awsmayi nf a ct s e e kt o pr e s e r v et hememor y ofa vi s i on,orobs er v at i on,of af l y i i l g cr a f tca pabl e ofl andi ng,oft he t ype s of r e qu ent l y de s c r i be di n mo r er e ce nthi s t or y? Tempt i ngasi ti s ,t hi ss pe cul a t i on doe snctans we ra I 1our ques t i ons e i t her , but i t pr ovi de sa s t i mul at i ng ave nue of r es e ar c hi nt o anci e nts ymbol i s m.l ti sc e r t ai nl y.f aj c i nat i ng t or e ad t ha tt he be s tac c ept e di nt e r pr e t at i on f ort he z i gzag s ymboli n Fi gur eC i sl i g ht ni ng or a t hunder bol t . W hy s houl dat hunde r bol tbe as s oc i at e d wi t h a wi nge d di s k,and why s houl dt hr c e peopl ei ne l abor at e magi cal ga r me nt s s t a nd i n ador at i on bef or ei t ? The s c ene s ugg es t spl an and Pu ' r pos er a t he rt ha nac hanc e pc c ur r e nc e of s ome pur e l y nat ur al phe nomenon. Equal l yf as ci nat i ng t o t he s t ude nt of cl os e encount er UFO c as esa r et hes c ne si n wl t i chani mal sa r ec ar r i e dt ot he hove r i ng di s k,a si n Fi gur e sB a nd E:i nt he l a t t e rca s e ,a god i ss e enhol di ngs omehor ned ani malunde re ac h ar m -a s ce nec er t ai nl yr e r ni ni s c e ntofHa mi l t on' sc ow3and m a ny a
3 . I n' Ap r i l ,1 8 97 ,a f nr me rna me d Ha mi l t o n,t o ge t h e rwi t hs e v e r a l o t h e rm op l e ,s a wt he< hi d e o us 'o c c up an t sofa n: a i r s h i p' l i f to neo fhi s c owsa bo a r dt h e i rc r a f t .The b ut c he r e dr e ma i ns o ft h ea n i ma lwe r e

n e c t e bwi t ht h ec os mos( a si si n di c a t e db yt h e ' a b u nd a n c , eof a s t r on o mi c a ls y mb o l si nt h es e a l s :s t a r s ,c r e s c e n tmoo n s ) ,

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c l ai m ofani ma lki dna ppi ng by UFO oc cupant s .Thr e e of

t h ec y l i n de rs e a l s( B,D,E)s ho wa p p r o x i ma t e l yt h es a me
t hi ng: a di s k abo ve s ome e l abor at e r ound s t r uc t ur e:a hum a ni n ador at i on:s ome one br i ngi ng a hor ne d ani mal t owar dt hec ent e roft hes c ene . Thebei ngst he ms e l vesf a l li nt ot hef ol l owi ngc at e gor i e s: t pr i e s t s ' , ki ng s ' ,e t c.Somet i mes t he y ar e we ar i ng m nge d
g ar ment s .

1 .Huma nb e i n g st ha tAs s y r i o l o g i s t sc a l l% wo r s hi p ge r s ' ,

2.The gods .The y ar es hown e i t he re me r gi ng f r om t he di s k,a nd we ar i ng i ns ome cas ese l abor a t e he addr es s e s ,or
t hel ef ts e e mst o bewe ar i ng i t shmri nt hr e el ong t r e s s eson e i t hers i deoft hehea d.

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Fi gur e B but m Fi gur e E woul d mor e pr ope r l y be ca l l e d s c or pi onwomen; ar e onl y s ee n s upport i ng t he di s k.

3 .Th es c o r ji o nme n ,who h a v e ph a l l i ca t t r i b ut e si n

l two ul db ei n t e r e s t i ngt o:n do u twh e r et h ewor ds c o r p l o n

c ome sf r om i nc onne c t i on wi t ht hes esgur e s .' I ' hes c or pi onmen ar ec ons i s t e nt l y aboutt wot hi r ds oft he s i ze ofmen,

who i nt ur na r es ma l l e rt ha nt h eg o ds .( Pr of e s s o r Pr i c e Wi l l i ams ,ofUCLA,poi nt soutt hati nt he Gi l gnme s he pi c oft he s un.The s c or pi onma nl nt he Ba byl oni an Enuma El i s h wasamons t e rc r e at e d by c haosa tt hebegi hni ngoft he wor l d.He adds:< ' rhes ec r e at ur e s woul dt hs be t e l l ur i an b ei ngs , kht honi c' ' asJ ungwoul dhaves ai d-' ) 4.Var i ousm ons t e r s ,s uchast hehor ne dcr ea t ur ei n Fi gu r e A, t hes phi nxi nFi gur eD , et c. Some i mpor t ant ques t i ons we r el e f t unans we r e d by an i nt er pr e t at i on oft hes c ene ss hown on t hecy l i nders e a l sa s a zt ualqyi ng c r af t .I fwe as s ume t ha tt he Phoeni c i a nswe r e t hust r a ns mi t t i ng r e c entoranc i e ntknowl e dg e oft hede t ai l s ofUFO l andi ngs why s houl d s uc h k:owl e dge be pr e s e l we d , i ns e al sr at he rt han i n ot he rt ype s ofi ns c r i pt i on?Ofwha t
Yt r dr o pp e di naq e l d. ( Ve S e eAn a t o myo f a' e z l t l z z l e a o ab yJ a c q u% a l l e e( cl g c a g o: Re g n e l ' y ,1 9 6 5 ) , p. 1 6 . 1

t h es c or pi o nc r e a t u r e swe r et h ej u a r d i a nso ft h emo u nt a i n

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i mpor t anc ewoul dbes uc h ar e f e r nc ea st YR. PAL, . t hes on of HR' DD' ,who waspr obabl yt he owne r ofa gl a s s bl owi ng s hop s ome wher ei n Si don,orpe r hapst hec apt ai nofas a i l i ng s hi pf r om t hehar borofTyr e? ' On t heot he rhandwhys houl dt heobs e r vat i on ofal l y i ng di s k be r e pr es ent e dm t he c ont e xtofan obvi ous l ym a gi c al c e r e m ony t ha t doe s not appe a rt o ha ve any t r adi t i onal c ha r ac t er i s t i csofPhoe ni c i an r el i gi on?W e ar et ol d,f ori ns t anc e, t hat t he Phoe ni c i ans he l dt he s a me v i e w a st he He br e ws c onc er ni ng t he s ur vi val of t he s oul t hat t he y bur i e dt hei r de ad wi t h gr e atc ar e,and t ha tt he l rs a c r i f i c i a l c e r e m oni esi nvol v ed t he ki l l i ngofhuma n be i ngsand s ac r e d pr os t i t ut i on.W hy t he ni si tt hat ,i ft hes e al sar as s oc i at e d wi t hs pi r i t ual or r el i gi ous val ue s ,t he y de pi c t not hi ng of t hi s ,but do i ns t e ad s how wi ng ed di s ks whi c h appea rt o c ome f r om a s t ar ,whi ch c ont a i l ls t r ange be i ngswho ca r r y of fe ar t h ani ma l s ,a nd whi c he mi tl i ght ni ng bol t s?And why ar et he human as s i s t ant s' wea r i ng s pe c i alve s t me nt s wi t h wi ngsont he m? One c annotbui l d a compl e t et he or y oft he s i mi l a r i t y be t we en anci e nt conc e pt s and mode r n phe nomea f r om a

s i n g l es e to fs y mbo l sb e c a us et he ya r es ub j e c tt oav a r i e t yo f
i nt r r pr e t a t i ons . 4 Ne ve r t hel es s !s uch e l ement s de s e r vet o be pat i e nt l y pur s ued,and t he wl ng e d di s ks houl d be t r a cke d do wn.

wi t ht hePhoe ni c i ans . Ths ymboli sabas l conei nt heear l y . ye ar soft he Chr i s t i an chur c h,a nd i ti sc ons i s t ent l y as s oci at e d wi t ht he ange l s .Oc i alChr i s t i an t he ol ogy doe s not

Re p r e s e nt a t i on so fE y i n gd i s ksi nr e l i g i o n do n o ts t o p

ha v emu c ht os a ya b o u tt hea ng e l s , j u s ta so c i a lMus l i m t he o l o g yr e ma i nsd i s c r e e ta bo u tt hed j i n n s . So mer a r ed o c u me nt s ,howe ve r ,gi ve de t ai l sc onc e r ni ng t he nat ur e oft he s e bei ngs .Ac c or di ng t o Japane s er es ea r c her Y.M at s umur a, her l i o ' usSo phi a, a wr t e gi i t t e n doc ume ntc omment i ng upon t hedog m a oft he Gr ee k Or t hodbx Chur c h pr e s e r ve di nt he
a n dwi t ht h ec a du c e u s( he a l i ngs ymbo l ) .

4. la m we l la wa r e ,i np ' a r t i c u l a r ,t ha tt hefy i ngdi s k ha so f t e n be e n us e dt os y mbo l i z et h ewi ng e ds o ul . I t i sa l s oa s s o c i a t e dwi t ht hes e r pe nt

n eW i nge d Di s k 1 41 Leni ngr ad Na t i onalLi br ar y,des cr i best hepr om s sofcommuni ca t i on be t wee nGodand t heange l s: s e et he f a c e ofHi sLor d?An Ang elhasa pr o l e c t i on on t heuppe rpar tofhi se ye s ,wher ea s ac r e dc l oud r es t s .He hasal s oat hi ng t or e ce i ve s oundson hi shea d.Thi st hi ng makesnoi s e sa sa n Ange lr e c ei ve sa n or derwher et o go f r om hi sLor d.n e n hequi c kl yl ooksatt hemi r r ori n hi s ha nd,and he ge t si nt he mi r r ors omet hi ng on whi c h an i ns t r uc t i on f r om Godi sgi v en. I ha ve not bee na bl et o ve r i f y di r e ct l yt he e xi s t e nc e of t hi sdocume ntand t he a cc ur a cy oft he t r a ns l a t i on,buti ti s c ons i s t e nt wi t h a number ofpai nt i ng s ,i c ons ,and mur al s t hatde pi c tc ont ac tbe t we en God'a nd Hi sme s s enge r sand c ont a ctbe t we en t he mes s e ng e r sand m e n.Communi c at i on has f or a l ong t i me t aken pl a ce t hr oug h pi dor i a lr epr e s ent at i on r a t he rt ha n wor ds ,and i ti snotove r l ys ur pr i s i ng

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t of i ndf e wd e s c r i p t i o nso fs u c hc o nt a l ti nwr i t t e nl a ng q a g e .

Iam i nc l i ne dt oal i t e r a l ,r a t he rt han pur e l ys ymbol l ci nt e r pr e t at i on of t he s c ene s de pi c t ed on t he Phoe ni ci an amul et s ,and I am a l s ot empt e dt oa cc e pt as a wor ki ng hypot he s i st hati n ot he rt i mesr e m ot econt a ctoc c ur r e d be t we e n hum a n c ons ci ous ne s s. a nd anot he r cons c i ous nes s , va r i ous l y de s c r i be d as de moni c,ange l i c, or s i mp 'l y al i e n. Thi swoul de xpl a i n much oft he s ymbol i cpowe rr e t ai ne di n ourown t i meby t he c onc e ptofE s i g nsi nt he s ky' .l twoul d ac c ountf ort hef ac tt hatmoder nday UFOss e em t o pr es e nt

a r c h a i ca swe l l a sf u t ur i s t i cd e s i g ns( a si nt h er e p r e s e n t a t i o n o ft h eAr a b i ca s t r o l o g i c a ls i g nf o rVe n u so nt h eo b j e c ts e e n a tS o c o r r o ) ,a ndi two u l da l s oe x p l a i nt hef a s c i na t i o nwh i c h

pe opl e ofa1 1count r i e s and r ac e s have al wayshad f or t he s t r a ngee nt i t i esf r om ' abov e' . How c ons t ant t he s e obs e rv at i ons and vi s i ons ha ve r e mai ne d wi l lbes ee n by compar i ng t hePhoe ni c i an s e als t or y Ki t ht hef ol l owi ngl e t t erf r om awomanwho s aw a Sc or pi onman i n ourown t i me .

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n e Ca s eoft he Oxf or d Sc or pi onM an Al e t t erf r om aBr i t i s h woman: Att he l ec t ur e by Ja cquesVal l e ea tt he London A.A.

I Ar c h i t e c t s ' As s oc i a t i o n)o nt h e1 2 t ho fDe c e mb e rlwa s

s ur pr i s e d byoneoft hes l i de sofaPhoeni c i a ns e als howi ng a wi nge ds phe r e he l d up by t wo c r e at ur e s whi c h he de s c r i bed as scor pi on me n' .Per ha ps 1 have s e en s uc ha ma n mys el f , pe r hapsnot ,butIwi l lt el lyou whatIs aw .. . l nt hes umme rof1 968,Iwasdr i vi ng home f r om Londont o apl ac enearSt r at f or d ovi s i ts omef r i e ndsf ort he , t we e ke nd.I had a c ompa ni on i nt he ca r wi t h me.J us t out s i deOxf or d,ne arBur f or d,webot hs aw a s hi ni ngdi s k f ul lmoon i nt he e ve ni ng.W e s l owed,a nd t hen s t opped t hec art o wa t c hi twhi l ei tdar t e d and dodged and s wung abouti nt hes ky,al mos tast hough s howi ng ofi t sabi l i t i e s , wet hought .Anot herc ars t oppe dt o wa t cht oo.Event ual l y i ts ankdownbe hi ndt het r e e s ,andwedr oveon. Dur i ngt he dr i vebet we e n Bur f or d and St r a t f or d Ihad s ome s t ar t l i ng,and t o me,nove li ns i ght si nt o whatIca n onl y des cr i be a st he Nat ur e. of Re al i t y.They we r e connec t e di ns ome wa yt ot hi ss hi ni ng di s k,a nd ha ve had a pr of ound eFec ton me,c aus i ngwha ti scommonl yknown asa pe r s ona l i t yc ha ng e.lwon' tt r yt oex pl a l n whatt hos e i ns i g ht swer es i nc e al mos tal 1t he r el i g i ons oft he wor l d

i nt h es k y( i t wa sa r o un df o u ri nt h ea f t e r n o o na n dt h es un wa sq ui t eh i g h ) . Th ed i s k wa sa bo u tt h es a mes i z ea st h e

ha v et r i e dt odot h i sa n dh a v ef a i l e d. ( I nt ha ta f t e r n o o nI
c ha ng edf r om an agnos t i ct oa ' gnos t i c,i ft hatme ansany-

t hi n ga ta l l . )Ho we v e r ,t h e s ei ns i g ht sh i tme l i k e bo l t s
f r om t hebl ue,ast hough f r om out s i de ,onea f t e rt heot he r . I ' vene v erhadas i mi l a re xper i e nces i nc e . Thate ve ni ng,af t ers uppe r ,wewer ei nt hes i t t i ngr oom whi ch ha d opel lf r e nchwi ndo ws l e adi ng out ont ot he l awn.A tone poi ntIwentove rt ot he wi ndow st o ge ta

b r e a t ho ff r e s ha i r( i twa sv e r yho ta ndc l o s e ) .Th el i g h t

f r om t he r oom s hone i n an a r c ofaboutt en f e e ta round

n eW i nge d Di s k 1 43 t he wi ndow.l nt ha ta r eaIs aw,ass oon asIc amet ot he wi ndow, a s t r a nge fg ur e. M y per ce pt i on of i t was he i ght e ne d byt hes t a t e off r oz e n pa ni ci tpr oduc e di l me. I twasf or me wi t houtany doubt ,a de mon,orde vi lbe -

c a u s eo fmyW e s t e r no r i e nt e di n t e r p r e t at i o n( 1i ma g i ne )
oft he vi s i on orcr e a t ur e orani ma lorman,orwha t e ver i twas1s a w.Li ket he scor pi on m a n' ,a s wel la sPan,i t f ur ,dar k,and g l i nt i ng i nt he l i ght .l twasunml s t a ka bl y humanoi d,and t o mymi nd ma l e vol e nt .I tcr ouc hed,and s t ar e d,unbl i nki ngl y,atme wi t hl i ght ,g r ape gr e e ne yes t hats l ant e d upwar dsand had no pupi l s .The e ye ss hone and t he y wer e by f art he mos tf r i ght e ni ng t hi ng abouti t .

h a dd o go rg o a t l i k el e g s . l twa sc o v e r e di ns i l k y t do wn e y

l twa s ,I t hi nk r e t r o s g e c t i v e l y ,t r y i n jt oc o mmu ni c a t e
wi t . h me,but my panl ci nt e r f e r e d wl t h any me s s age l mi ghtha ve r e c e i ve d.l fi t had s t ood t oi t sf ul lhe i g hti t woul dhavebee na boutf ourt o:vef e e tt al l .I thadpoi nt ed ea r sand al ong muz zl e.I tgav et hei mpr es s i on ofe mac i at i on; i t shandsand Eng er swe r east hi nass t i c ks . Eve nt ual l y,c onvi nc ed t hatIwasha l l uc i nat i ng,Iwe nt and s atdown f or a whi l e,unt i lt he pa ni c had s ubs i ded. The n Iwe ntt os e ei fi twass t i l lt her e.I twas ,e xc eptt hat i thad m o ve df ur t heri nt ot hes hadowson t hee dg e oft he ar c ofl i g ht .Ima des ur eI ke pta way f r om t ha tdoorf or t her e s toft hee ve ni ng, and l ef tt henex tday. It ol dnoone . Thati tmay havebe e nc onne c t ed wi t ht he s hi ni ng di s kI onl yr e al i z edwhenls a wt ha ts l i de . n e Bea m ofLi ght

A ma j o rf e a t ur ei na 1 l r e l i g i o ust r a di t i o nsi st h a to f t hebe a m

ofl i ght ,e manat i ng f r om a poi nti nt hes ky orf r om a c l oud ofpe cul i ar s ha pe ,and f oc us e d upon a human be i ng.Thi s be am us ual l yi sa s i gn of bl e s s i ng'and conve ysi nf or ma t i on f r om adi v i nes our c e . I am i r i t z i gue d by t hi sc onc e ptbe c aus ei ti sar e c ur r e nt one i n mode r nc ont ac tcas e s.W e ha ve s e en t hi s be am i n a ct i on i nt he c as e of Dr X and of Ur iGel l e r k Anot he r

1 4 4 UFOs:ThePs y chi cSol ut i on ps yc hi cexpe r i me nt e r ,M rRobe r tM onr oe,hasdes c r i be da s i mi l a rphenome n on i nhi sowni nve s t i gat i onsofout of t he body c ons ci ous ne s s . s On t he ni ght ofSe pt embe r 9,1 960, ashewasl yi ngonhi sbed,M rM onr oes ays : ls udde nl yf e l tbat hed i n and t r ans :xe d by aver y power f u1be am t hats ee me dt oc omef r om t heNpr t h,about3 0O abov et he hor i z on.Iwas c ompl e t e l y power l e s s ,wi t h no wi l lofmy own,a nd If el tasi fIwe r ei nt hepr e s enc e ofa ve r ys t r ongf or c e, i nper s ona lcont ac twi t hi t . I t had i nt el l i g e nc e ofa f or m be yond' my c om pr e he n-

s i o n ,a nd i tc a me d i r e c t l y( d o wn t h eb e a m? )i n t o my
head,and s ee me dt o be s e ar c hi ng e ve r y me mor yi n my mi d.Iwast r ul yf r i g ht e ned be ca us e Iw a spowe r l es st o do a nyt hi ngaboutt hi si nt r us i on.

On Se pt e mbe r 16,a tni ght ,agai nf r om t he ve r bat i m not es ofR obe r tM onr oe: The s ame i mpe r s onalpr obi ng,t he s amepower ,f r om t he

s a me ahjl e.H owev er ,t hi st i me l r ec e i v ed t he :r m i mpr e s s i on t ha t1wasi ne xt r i ca bl y bound by. l oyal t yt ot hi s

i n t e l l i g e n tf o r c e ,a l wa y sh a db e e n , a n dt h a tIh a daj o bt o
pe r f or m he r eonear t h ... . Igott hei mpr es s i on ofhugpi pes ,s o anc i e ntt he ywe r e c ove r e d wi t h under gr owt h and r us t .Some t hi ng l i ke oi l wa s pas s i ng t hr ough t h m,but i twas much hi g he ri n e ner gy t ha n oi l , and vi t al l y ne ede d and val ua bl e el s e -

whe r e( a s s ump t i o n: no to nt h i sma t e l i a l p l a n e t ) .

OnSept e mbe r3 0,t hes amepat t e m: They s ee me dt os oarup i nt ot he s ky,whi l eIca l l e da f t er i nt e l l l ge nce we r ef ar be yond my under s t andi ng.I tl san i mpe r s onal ,c ol di nt e l l i ge nc e,wi t h none oft he e mot i ons ofl oveorc om pas s i on whi ch wem s pe cts o m uch,y ett hi s 5 . I n hi se x c e l l e ntb oo k,J ou r n e y s 0u (Of t h e Bo d y( Ne w Yor k: Do u bl e d a y, 1 9 7 2 ) .

t h e m: p l e a d i n g . T h e nlwa ss u r et h a tt h e i rme n t a l i qa n d

n eW i nge d Di s k 1 45 ma y bet heomni pot e nc ewec al lGod.Vi s i t ss uch a st hes e i n manki nd' spas tcoul d wel lha vebee nt hebas i sf oral lof ourr el i gi o usbel i e f s ,as ourknowl edge t oday coul d pr ov i de no be t t e r ans we r st han we coul dat hous and ye ar s Pas t .. By t hi st i me ,i twasge t t i ng l i ght ,a nd Is a t down and c r i e d,gr ea tde ep s obs as I have ne ve rc r i e d be f or e,be c aus et hen l kne w wi t hout a ny qual i hca t i on or f ut ur e hope ofchange t hatt he God of my chi l dhood,of t he chur che s ,ofr el i gi on t hr oug houtt hewor l d wasnotaswe wor s hi ppe d hi m t o be - t hatf or t he r e s t of my l i f e,I woul d s uf f er ' t hel os soft hi si l l us i on.
TheCas eoft heTr a nqui l i z i ng Li ght A cas et hatt ook pl ac ei n M ar ch,195 8,a nd was l at err e -

po r t e di nt h epa g e so ft h LFl y i n g Sa u c e rAc v f c wb y Fr e n c h

i nve s t i gat orJ oe lM es na r d, pr ovi desan oppor t uni t yt ov er i f y ag ai nt hes t r angepr ope rt i e soft hel i ght sas s oc i a t e d wi t ht he UFO phenome noni nm ode r nasi nanci e ntt i me s . Thewi t ne s sher ei sa28ye ar ol d Fr enc h Legi onnai r ewho was on s ent r y dut y att he Al ger i an c amp ofBouahmama, i nt hedes er ts out h ofCons t a nt i ne .Shor t l y af t er1 2: 3 0 A. M. t hi sman he ar d a whi s t l i ng noi s et hats ee me dt o becomi ng

f r o mt h es k y , a n da sh el oo k e du ph es a w av e r yl a r g eo b j e c t ,
aboutone t hous a nd f e eti n di ame t er :comi ng down s ome onehundr edandf i f t yf e e tawayf r om hl m. Themos tr e mar k-

a b l et hi nga bo u tt h i so b j e c t ,h o we v e r , wa sno ti t se no r mo u s
s i z e but t he i nt e ns ec oni ca l be am of e mer al dgr e e n' l i gh ,t

t h a tc a med o wnf r om i t sun d e r s i d e( a si nt hec a s eo fDrX n l e n t i o ne di nCha pt e rOn e ) .

The r e col l e c t i ons of t he Le gi onna i r e be yond t hi s poi nt ar e vag ueand,by hi sown adm i s s i on,may potc or r es pond t or ea l i t y.l ns t ead ofe i t herfr i ng hi sgun t oa l e r tot her sor pi c ki ng up t het e kphone t o cal lhi ss upe r i or s ,her ema i ned

s t a r i n ga tt h eo b j e c tf o ro v e rt h r e e q u a r t e r so fa n ho ur .
Ac cor di ng t ot hi s ma n,as i nt e r vi ewe d by J oe l M es na r d:

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K hepa l egr e en a nd e me r al dc ol or swer et hem os t . bea ut i f ul , r e l a xi ngandf a s c i nat i ngc ol or shehadev ers e en. ' 6 whi s t l i ngnoi s e ,t he nt her i s i ng t o an al t i t udeofaboutt hr e e hundr e df e et ,and f i nal l yt he cl i mb at t r e me ndous s pe e d'

Th eo b j e c td e pa r t e di nt h emos tc l a s s i c a lwa y:f i r s tt h e

t o wa r dt h eno r t h we s t .Ast h eo b j e c tl e f ta n dt h ema nr e t ur ne dt of ul lawar ene s s ,t he happy,e c s t at i cf ee l i ng he ha d ex pe r i e nc e d wasr e pl ac edbya f e el i ng ofs adne s s .He pi cke d up' t he t e l e phone and r e por t e d wha t he had s e e nt o hi s s upe r i or s .The yi ni t i al l yt houghtt hatt he e x pe r i enc e wasa hal l uc i nat i on due t os t r es s ,buti ti st ot he gr e atc r e di tof t he Fr e nc h mi l i t ar yt hata t hor ough i nve s t i gat i on wa spur -

s u e d . , l n s t e a d ofs we e pi ngt h ec a s e . un d e rt h er u g( a n dt h e

Fr enc h Leg i on i n Al g er i a ha d m or e pr es s i ng pr obl e m s at

t h a tt i me t h a ni n v e s t i g a t i n g UFO l a n di n g s l )t h eo c e r s
wentt ot he s i t e,e xami ne di tca r e f ul l y,f ound no phys i c al e vi denc e7r es ume dt hei rques t i oni ng oft hewi t ne s s ,a nd,as he ke ptl ns i s t i ng on t heve r a i t y oft he e ve ntapd t he y had no r e as on t o doubthi st r ut hf ul nes s ,t hey s enthi mt o Par i s f ora mor ede t ai l e d ex ami nat i on.I n Par i shewaske ptunde r obs e r vat i on f oronewe ekatt heVal de Gr a ceM i l i t ar yHos pi t al .An e l e ct r oenc e phal ogr am r e ve al ed not hi ng unus ual . The me di c als t a l fconcl ude dt hathewasi nas t at e ofgood me nt aland phys i ca l he al t h,and di d not s uFe rf r om t he s t r ai nofwa ri nanyunus ual way. M rM e s nar d mett he wi t nes si n M ay,1 97 0.He had r et ur ne dt o ci vi l i an l i f e and i mpr e s s ed t he i nve s t i gat or wi t h hi spr ac t i c al ,downt oe ar t hs e ns e .He had be en l ooki ng f or no publ i ci t y what s oe ve ra nd wa se ve nr e l uc t a ntt o di s cus s hi sexpe r i enc e.W he n hedi ds o,he ans wer ed qu es t i onsi na

ki nd s i ncet he day oft he s i ght i ng,hasha d no ne we xper l e nc e of an unus ual t ype, and r emai ns i nt he e xt r eme l y pe ac e f uls t at ei nduc e d . b yt h e pr e s e nc eo ft h eo b j e c t . l t wa sl i k et i me r unni ng ve r ys l owl y ...i twa sl i ke be i ng i n anot he rwor l d. ' .
6 . J o e lM e s n a r d ,t ' r r a nq ui l i z i n g Vi s i t a t i o na tBo u a hma ma ' s Fl yi n g

s t r a i g ht ,ma t t e r o f f a c twa y .He h a sha dn oi l l n e s so fan j

S au c e rRe v i e w( Ma y ,1 9 7 3 ) , p. 1 7 .

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I st he me c hani s m ofUFO appa r i t i ons ,t hen,an i nv ar i a nt i na l lcul t ur e s? Ar e we f ac e d he r e wi t hs omet hi ng m or e

t h a n a pr o j e c t i o no fl un g ' sa r c h e t y p a li ma g e s ,a ps y c hi c
i ns pac eand i nt i m e?Is eeno be t t e rhypot he s i satt hi spoi nt ofourknowl e dg e ofUFO phe nomena.Ce r t ai nl yt he s pac e v i s i t or s hypot he s i sf a i l st oe xpl a i n ade qua t el yt he anc i e nt s ymbol i s m .W edo nothaveas i mpl es er i e sofi nc i de nt st hat coul db ee xpl a i ned as a ne nc ount er wi t hs pa c et r a ve l e r s who m i ghthav es pot t ed t he e ar t ha nd ex pl or ed i tc as ual l y on t he i r way t o anot he r cos mi c de s t i nat i on. l ns t ead,we ba ve a pat t e r n of mani f es t at i ons ,ope ni ng t he gat e st oa a nd pr oduc i ngi r r a t i onal , abs ur dev ent si nt hei rwake . The Phoe ni ci an amul e t s ,t hec l os eenc ount e r swi t h' oc c upant s 'i n ourt i me,t he anc i e ntbeam f r om he av en,and t he

t e c hn o l o g ywho s ea p pl i c a t i o n skn o wf e wi fa n yl i mi t a t i o ns

s pi r i t u a ll e v e l ,p o i n t i n k awa yt o adi se r e ntc o n s c i o us n e s s ,

f oc us ed l i ght f r om UFOs s e e m t oi mpl y at e c hnol ogy

ca pabl e ofbot h phys i c almani f es t at i on and ps yc hi ce Fe c t s , at ec hnol ogy t hats t r i kesde e pa tt he col l ec t i v ec ons c i ous ne s s ,c onf us i ngus ,mol di ng us-. asper hapsi tc onf us e d and m ol dedhumanc i vi l i zat i onatt hee ndofant i qui t y.

CHAPTER SEVEN

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l es

And be hol d a ne w mi r a c l e. n e r e ap pe ar e d av e r y gr e a tc l oud ov e rt he bi e rl i k et he g r e atc i r c l et ha tuj e t ht o be s e e n aboutt hes pl e nd oroft he m oon;a nd a hos tofa nge l swa si nt hecl oud s e ndi ng f or t h as ong of s we e t ne s s ,a nd t he e a r t h r es ounde d wi t h t he ' noi k eoft hat gr e a tm e l ody . . n e nt he pe opl ec a me out of t h e ci t y ,a bout f me en t ho us a nd, and ma r v e l e dands ai d; ' W hati st hes oun d ofs u c hs we e t ne s s? . . . But t he ang e l st ha t we r ei nt he c l o uds s m ot et he m opl ewi t h bl i ndn es s . - n e Apoc r ypha lN e w Te s t ame nt

W hatHappe ne da tFat i ma The des cr i pt i ons i nt he pr e c edi ng c hapt e r and t he ot he r phenomena we hav e di s cus s e ds e em t o poi nt t o an uns e t t l i ng obs e r v at i on t ha tf or c es us t o de als i mul t ane ous l y wi t ht wo ca t egor i e s wv al ways at t e mpt t os e par at e:t he wi t nes s e s ,i nt he i rs t a t eme nt sa f t e r a cl os ee ncount e r wi t h UFOs ,c l a i mt hatt heex pe r i enc e oft he phenomenon ha sa r e l i gi ous me ani ng t ot hem.Per ha ps i t doe s . Pe r haps we ne ed,notonl yas c i e nt i f k br e akt hr ough he r e,buta cons c i o us nes s br e akt hr ough as we l l ,a gl oba lhi s t or i c algr a s p oft he be l i ef s- ma t e nal 'i s t i c aswe l las i de al i s t i c - among whi c hwehavebe engr opi ngf ort ent hous andyear s . The f amous appar i t i ons a t Fat i ma oFe r a hi s t or i calex ampl e of t he r el i gl ' ous di me ns i on ofUFO e ncount e r s . The c as ei s a ce l e br at e d one ,y etI am pr e pa r e dt o wage rt ha t

t e c h n i c a l( o rp hy s i c a l )a nd t h es pi r i t u a l( o rd i vi n e ) .Ma n y

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s

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f e w Ame r i ca nr e ade r sknow t hef ul ls t or y ofwhathappe ne d i n1 91 7 ne art ha ts mal lPor t ugue s et own.1s us pe c tt hate ve n f e we rr e al i z et hatt heent i r es e quenc e ofobs e r v at i onsofan e nt i t yt houghtt o bet he Hol y Vi r gi n had be gu nt wo ye ar s pr e vi ous l ywi t h af ai r l yc l a s s i c als e que nceofUFO s i ght i ngs . l fwe ac c e ptt he i nt e r pr e t at i bn g i ve n of Fat i ma by t he Ca t hol i c Chur ch2we a r e deal i ng wi t h a phe nomenon t hat c annot be e xpl al ned e i t her as a phys i cale f l kct or a s an i l l us i on.l ni t s dec i s i on of 1 930,ar r i ve d at a f t e rt hi r t ee n ye ar s ofpa i ns t aki ng i nve s t i gat i onsby many s c hol ar s ,t he Chur chs t at e dt hat : . The s ol ar phenome non of t he 1 3t h Oc t obe r1 91 7,de s c r i bed i nt hepr e s soft het i me ,wa smos tmar v el ou' sand c aus e dt he g r e at es ti mpr es s i on on t hos e who had t he happi nes sofwi t ne s s i ngi t... . Thi sphe nome non,whi ch no as t r onopi c alobs e r va t or y r e g i s t e r e d and whi ch t he r e f or ewasnotnat ur al ,waswi t ne s s e dbype r s onsofal Ic at e gor i e sand ofal ls oc i al cl as s es ,

b e l i e v e r sa n du n b e l i e v e r s ,j o ur n a l i s t so ft h e pr i n c i p a l
Por t ugue s e news paper sa nd e ve n by pe r s ons s ome mi l e s away.Fac t s whi c h annulany ex pl anat i on ofcol l ec t i ve i l l us i on. Thi s mi r ac l e' ,t he r eade r wi l l not e ,' ha d be e n pr e di c t ed s e ve r a lmont hsbe f or e by t hr e ei l l i t er a t ec hi l dr e n af t e rt hei r vi s i on ofawoman i n a br i ghtgl ow' .She had nots ai dt hat s hewast heVi r gi n M al ' y.Shehad s i mpl ys t at e dt ha ts hewas ' f r om He ave n'and i ns t r uct e dt he m t or e t ur ne ver y mont h unt i lOc t obe r ,whe n a publ i c mi r ac l e woul dt ake pl ac eE s o t hate ve r yonemaybel i e ve ' . The e vent s at Fat i ma i nvol ve l umi nous s pher es ,l i g ht s wi t hs t r ange col or s ,a f e el i ng of E he atwave s ' ,al 1phys i c al ( ) har act er i s t i c sc omm onl ya s s oc i at e d wi t hUFOs .The ye ve n. i ncl ude t he t ypi c alG f al l i ngl e af 'mot i on of t he s auce rzi gz a ggi ng t hr ough t he ai r .But t he ya l s oe nc ompa s s he al i ng a nd pr ophe cyand a l os sofor di na r yc ons ci ous ne s ' s on t he Pa l ' tof wi t ne s s e s - whatwe ha ve ca l l ed t he ps yc hi c com Po ne ntofUFO s i ght i ngs .l n one oft he e ncount e r sa pi o-

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p h e t i cme s s a g ewa s#v e nt ot h ec hi l d r e n,a dt r a ns mi t t e d b yt h e mt ot heChu r c h. Ap a r to ft ha tme s s a g ewa sn o tt o

be r ev ea l e d unt i l1 9 60, at whi c ht i me Pope J ohn XXI I I opene dt he s e al ed e nve l ope ,butdi d notpubl i s ht hes e cr et . Some i ndi r e c ti nf or mat i o on t he ci r c ums t anc e s of t hi s on t he r e ac t i ons ofhl gh Chur ch oci al st ot he pr o phec y, i fnoton i t sac t ualc ont e nt s .Butl e tusnow >ke t he e ve nt s i ns eque nc e .

o p e n i ngo ft h eme s s a l e ,wh i c h Ih a v eo bt a i ne d ,s h e dsl i g h t

ThePat t e r n ofPr ophe c y

Th esr s ta p p a r i t i o no ft h ewo ma nt o o k gl a c eo nM a y1 3 ,
1 91 7.Thr e ec hi l dr e n wer e wat c hi ng t he l rs he e p when a

l a r g eho l l o w pa s t u r ec a l l e dCo v ad al r l a( l i t e r a l l y: t h eCa v e ofS tI r e ne , a no l ds a c r e ds po t jt os e ewha tha dha pp e ne d.

The yf oundt he ms e l v sc aughti na g l owi ngl i g htt hatal mos t

b r i g h tCa s hs u r p r i s e dt he m,a n dt h e y wa l k e dt o wa r dt h e .

bl i n de dt h e m,a ndi nt h ec e n t e ro ft h el i j h tt he ype r c e i v e d t h e r e we r eff t yp e o pl et h es e c o nd t i me ,on J un e1 3 .The y

al i t t l ewoman,who s poket ot hem,begg mg t he mt or e t ur n e ver ymont ht ot hes ames pot . W hi l et he c hi l dr e n had be en a l one on t he fr s toc ca s i on,

wat c he d whi l et he l l t t l es he phe r dskne l ta nd be came t r ans f i gur ed,asi ft r ans por t ed i nt o anot herwor l d,att het i meof t he ' obs e rv at i on.The ol de s tc hi l d,Luc i a,who was1 0 att he t i me ,a ddr e s s ed an uns e en e nt i t y,whos e ans wer swe r e not hear d by ot he r si nt he gr oup. One s pec t at or,howe ve r ,

r e p or t e dg e r c e i v i n g av e qf a i n tv o i c eo rt h ebu z z i ng o fa
b e e( at y pc a l s ou n da s s o c mt e dwi t hmo d e r nd a yUFOs ) . At
t hee nd oft hedi a l ogu eal lwi t nis s e she ar da n ex pl os i on and s a w as ma l lc l oud r i s ef r om t hevi c i ni t y ofat r e e- on whi h al l t hes uc e di ngmani f e s t at i onswoul dc ent e r . Thef ol l owi ngmont h,on J ul y1 3, t henumbe rofwi t nes s e s had r i s en t of or t yfve hundr e d!Thi st hi r d appar i t i on was t a l l ed des cr i pt i onj by s ome of t he s pe ct a t or s ofphys i ca l phe nome na t ha t ar es pe ci c e nough t o be compar e dt o U FO dat a:

e s ge c i a l l yr e ma r k a b l ei ns e v e r a lr e s p e c t s .I ti n c l u de dd e -

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abuz zi ngorhummi ng s ound,a dec r eas ei nt he Sun' s g l ow and hea t ,as mal lwhi t i s hc l oud aboutt het r e eoft he a ppar i t i ons ,andal oud noi s eatt heLady' sde par t ur el l ti sal s or e mar kabl et ha tt he c hi l dr en we r es hown a vi s i on ofhe l lt hatt e r r i fed t hem,and we r e gi v en a s pe ci sc pr o-

p h e c ya nn o u nc i ngmo r ea p pa r i t i o n so fu n k n o wnl i g h t si nt h e
s ky:

Thewa ri sgoi ngt oend,buti fpe opl edo nots t op ot r e ndi ng God anot he r and wor s e one wi l l be gi n dur i ng t he r e i gn ofPi usXl : 2W he n you s e eani ghti l l umi nat e d byan un kn own I i ghtknow t hatt hi si st he gr ea ts i gn t ha tGod i sg i vi ng you t hathei sgoi ng t o puni s ht he wor l df ori t s c r i mesby me a nsofwar ,f ami ne ,and pe r s e cut i on oft he Chur c hand oft heHol yFat her . Topr e ventt hi sIs hal lcomet oas kf ort hec ons e c r a t i on of Rus s i a ...l ft he y he e d my r eques t , Rus s i a wi l lbe conve r t e da nd t he r ewi l lbe pea c e.I fnot ,s he wi l ls pr ea d he re r r or st hr oughoutt hewor l d.
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The mi xt ur e ofs er i ous nes sand abs ur di t yt ha twe have a l r ea dy not ed i ns e v er a lcont ac t ees t or i e si san unmi s t akabl e c har a ct e r i s t i coft hi ss t at e me nt .W ewi l lf i nd t he s amet hi ng t o be t r ue i n Lour des ,wher et he al l eg ed Vi r gi n M ar yi ns t r uct st hel i t t l eBer na det t et oper f or m mea ni ng l e s sa ct i ons . The pat t er n of pr ophe c yf ol l owe di t s cour s e , and t he humans we r e dupe d.On Augus t1 3t he r e we r ee i ght e en t hous and peopl eatt hes i t eoft hea ppar i t i ons . Thec hi l dr e n, howeve r ,we r e not pr es ent .The y had be e n ki dnappe da nd

j a i l e db y al o c a lo c i a lwh oh a dd e c i d e dt opu ta ne ndt o

t hi st nons ens e ' .l nt he i r abs e nc e ,a c l a p of t hunder was

hea r d,f ol l owed bya br i ghtia s h. As n al lwhki s hc l oud was

f or mi ngar ound t het r ee .I thove r e df oraf e w mi nut es ,t he n r os e and me l t e da way.The c l ouds i nt he s ky ba dt ur ne d
1 . Quo t e df r o m J os e ph Pe l l e t i e r , The Su n Da nc e da t Fa t i ma ' , ( Wor c e s t e r , Ma s s . : As s umpt i o nCol l e g e ,1 9 5 2 ) .
2.Pi us w xldi edi n1 939.

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c r i ms on r ed,and t he nc hange dt o pi nki' ye l l om . and bl ue. col or edl i ghtl i kear ai nbow on t hegr ound' ;< c l oudsar ound t he s un r e ie c t i ng di Fe r e ntc ol or son t he pe opl e'- s uc h ar e s ome of t he t e r ms t he wi t nes s esus e dt o de s c r i be i t . 3 The wi t ne s s ess aw f a l l i ng qowe r s ' ,t he f amousphe nome non of t ange lhai r 's o cons i s t e nt l yr e por t ed af t e rt he pa s s a ge ofa UFO, a nd s ome t i me si nt e r pr e t e d as a ni oni za t i on efec t . One man,M anue lPe dr oM a r t o,r e por t ed s e i ng c l e ar l ya

I u mi n o u sgl o b es pi n n i n gt h r o u g ht h ec l o u d sCun ae s pe c i ed e g l o bol u mi n os og i r a n do n a sn uv e n s ' )i nas t a t e me ntma de

under oa t h dur i ng t he c anoni ca le nqui r y conc e r ni ng t he % s i gns 'ofAugu s t1 3,1 91 7.

On Au gu s t1 9t h ec h i l dr e n V d be e nr e l e a s e da n d we r e
t e n d i n gs h e e pn e a rAl j u s t r e l , whe na bo u t4P . M. t h e yno t i c e d
as udden l owr i ng oft he t e lpe r at ur e .The s un,t he ys ai d, be came ye l l owi s h;t he col or s of t he r a i nbow onc e aga i n

f i l l e dt h ec o u n t r y s i d e , v i s i b l et oa du l t si nt hev i c i n i t y( a swa s l a t e re s t a b l i s h e d ) . Th eb r i g ht f a s hwa ss e e n ,a n d. ag l o wi n g

l i ght tame t os e t t l e about a t r e e near t he c hi l dr e n. The e nt i t y,c l ot he di n whi t e and gol d,s t ood once mor ei nt he c e nt e r of t he gl ow.The wi t nes s e sf e l lon t he i r knee s and Ye as t edt he i rs oul si nr apt ur e' . A di al oguef ol l owe di n whi c h t he appar i t i on as ke dt he c hi l dr e nt ot make s ac r i Ece sf or s i nne r s ' .Af t e rt e n mi nut es t he Lady of Li ght de pa r t e d s l owl yt owar dt hee as twi t har oar i ngs ound! Appar i t i onsofa Fl yi ng Gl obe On Se pt e mbe r1 3t hecr owd nupbe r e dt hi r t yt hous dnd,i n-

c l u d i n gt wo me ni nb l a c k '( we a r i n gt h ed i s t i n c t i v eRo ma n c o l l a r ) . The s et wop r i e s t swe r ea bs o l ut e l ls k e pt i c a l a n dha d c o me s p e c i l ka l l yt oe s t a b l i s ht h ef a l s l t jo ft h e mu c hhe r al de d mi r ac l es ' .The s i t e oft heappar l t i onswasa wi de a mphi t hea t erwhe r e mos toft he c r owd had gat her ed t o be c l os et ot he t r e e of t he appa r i t i ons . Howe ve r ,t he t wo s ke pt i c alpr i es t shad chos e n as pot on t he Mg he r gr ound
Br o wn& Co. , 1 9 6 8 ) , pp . 4 4 , 4 9 .

3 . F a t h e rTh o mu Mc Gl y n m V i s i o no ?F f z f ? z ? a Ro s t o n :Li t t l e

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s 1 53 f r om whi c ht he y coul d obs e r v ee ve r yt hi ng.The f ol l owi ng i sba s e d of lt he i rr e por t . Noon. Thes un gotdi mme r ,al t houghno c l oudswer es e en i nt he s ky.Thos ands c r i ed:The r e She i s ...l ookl 'A gl obe ofl i ghtwass e e n by al l ,adva nc i ng s l owl y down t he v al l ey ,f r om e as tt o wes t ,t owar dt he c hi l dr e n.l tc ame t o r es ton t het r ee .A whi t ec l oud f or me d and outo ft hee m pt y s ky,s hi ny whi t e pe t al s 'b ega nt of a l l .Letus ponde rt hi s de s c r i pt i onft hephe nome nonbyawi t ne s s: Ast hepeopl es t ar eatt hi ss t r a ng es i ghtt he ys oon not i ce

t hatt he f al l i ng,gl i s t e ni ng gl obul i s ,cont r ar yt ot he l a ws

of pe r s pec t i v e,gr ow s m al l e r and s m al l e r as t he y ne ar t he m .And when t he yr e ac h outt he i rhandsand hat st o c at c ht he m t he yf i nd t hat t hey hav es ome how mel t ed away. Thec hi l dr e ns a wt hee nt i t y ag ai ni nt hece nt eroft hegl obe , a nd t he di al ogue beg an onc e mor e be t we en t he Lady and Luc i a. Thepr omi s eofami r ac l eonOct ober1 3wasr e pe at e d. The nt her adi antgl ober os eand di s a ppe ar e di nt ot hes u n. As ke d whathe t houg htt he g l obewas ,oneoft hepr i s t s , now qui t es hake n,s t a t e dt hat i twasa he ave nl yve hi c l et hat c a r r i ed t he M ot he r ofGod f r om hert hr one above t ot hi s f or bi dde n was t el and' .The c once ptoft he e ar t h asa pr i s on ora f or bi ddenwas t el and'i sdec i de dl yapopul aroneamong t hos ewhohav ebe ene xpos edt ot he s ephe nome na. ' The l as tappa r i t i on,aspr e di c t ed,t ook pl ac e on Oct ober 1 3 ,1 91 7.The c r owd number e ds e ve nt yt hous and t hi st i me.

( Th es i z eo ft h ea s s e mb l e dc r o wdh a dg r o wni nt h ef o l l o wi n g p r o g r e s s i o n:3 ,5 0 ,4 , 5 0 0 ,1 8 , 0 0 0 ,3 0 , 0 0 0 ,7 0 , 0 0 0 . ) Th e

v i s i on was pr ec e ded by a fa s h of l i ghtat noo n,a s we e t s t r angef r agr a nce.Thechi l dr e n eng age di n a di al ogue wi t h t heLa dy.Thecr owd di d nothea rt heconve r s at i on and s aw no Lady.Theydi d obs er vet hedr amat i cc hang eont hef a ce s oft het hr e ec hi l dr e n, e nr apt ur e dbyt hevi s i on. Thepr edi c t e d mi r ac l et ookpl ac east heappa r i t i onl e f tt he Cov a daI r i a. The r ai n,t hathad be e n pour i ng down on i he c r owd,s udde nl ys t oppe d,and t hehe avycl oudspar t e d.The

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s un a ppea r e d asa di s k ofbr i l l i a nts i l ve r , a we i r d di s kt hat t ur nsr api dl yon i t . sown axi sand c as t sof fbe amsofcol or e d l i g ht si na 1 1di r e ct i ons .Shaf t sofr e dl i ghts hotoutf r om t he r i m oft hes un a nd col or e dt he c l ouds ,t he e art h,t he t r ee s , t he peopl e;t hen s ha f t sofvi ol e t ,ofbl ue,ofye l l ow and of ot he rcol or sf ol l owedi ns uc ce s s i on. ' *n e s ec ol or shavebee n de s c r i be da s4 monochr omat i cs e c t or s 'and t hey we r e def i ni t e l yr e vol vi ng. Ther eport ss pe a k ofa-t l at d i s kr a t he rt ha n ag l o b e . Af t e r

awhi l ei ts t o p p e ds pi n ni nga n d Yl u ng e dd o wnwa r d si nz i g z agf as l l i on t owar dt hee ar t hand t hehor r e ds pe c t a t or s ' . M os twi t ne s s e s be l i e v ed t hatt he i rl as t hour had come!

Ma n yoft he m be l a np u bl i c l yc o nf e s s i ngt h e i rs i ns .Fi na l l y

t r e e s , a ndt heg r o un dwe r ep e r f e c t l yr y .

t he dl s kr ev er t e dl t smot i on and di s appea r e di nt ot he s un. t he r e als un,onc eagai n fxe d and daz zl i ng i nt he s ky.The as t ounde d cr owd s udde nl yr e al i z e dt ha tt hei rc l ot he s ,t he

Suc hi st he s t or y of Fat i ma as i tca n be r e c ons t r uc t e d f r om r e por t soft he t i me a nd f r om Chur c hi nve s t i gat i ons . The na lE mi r a cl e'ha d come att he c ul mi nat i on of a pr ec i s es e r i e s of appar i t i ons c ombi ned wi t h cont ac t s and me s s a ge st ha tpl ac ei tv er yc l e ar l y,i n myopi ni on,i nt hepe r s pe ct i veofUFO phe nome na.N otonl y wasa iyi ng di s k or gl obe c ons i s t e nt l yi nvol ve d, but i t s mot i on,i t sf al l i ngl e af

t r a j e c t o r y ,i t sl i g h ie Fe c t s ,t he t h un d e r c l a p s ,t h eb uz z i n g
s ounds ,t he s t r ang ef r ag r anc e,t he f al lof' a ng elha i r 't hat di s s ol vesupon r e a chi ng t he gr ound,t hehe atwav e as s oc i -

a t e d wi t ht hec l os ea p pr o a c ho ft h edi s k ,a l lo ft h e s ea r e c o n s t a n tp a r a me t e r so f UFO s i g h t i n g se v e r y wh e r e .An ds o

ar et he par al ys i s ,t he a mne s i a' ,t he c onve r s i ons , and t he heal i ngs .

TheAnge lofPea c e Fe w oft he bookson Fat i ma pr ovi deuswi t h de t a i l soft he c hi l dr e n' sbac kg r ound.Yeti n a1 1appar i t i on phe nomena,i t i sc r uc i alt oi nv es t i ga t et hi sbac kgr ound t hor oughl y and t o
4 . Pe l l e t i e r , o p. c i t , p. 1 2 3 . .

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s 1 55 as ka s pr e c i s e l y aspos s i bl ef or de s cr i pt i ons oft he ea r l i es t i nc i de nt swhi c hs e tt he wi t ne s s on a pat ht o ex t r a or di nar y r e al i t i es .I nt hecas e ofFa t i ma t he e y e nt sdi dnotb e gi n - as mos ta ut hor i t i e si ndi c at e- on M a y1 3?191 7.l ti st t ue t hat s uch i st hedat eoft hefr s tappar i t i on oft heLady,buti thad be en pr e c ede d by a s e r i e sofs i ght i ngsofan ange la coupl e ofyea r sbe f or e. I n Apr i l ,191 5,whe n Luc i a wa s 2,s he was r eq i t i ng t he r os a r yne arFa t i mawhe ns hes a w at r a ns pa r e ntwhi t ecl oud a nd a human f or m.Thi shappe ned a s e c ond t i me i nt he s a me y ear ,and a t hi r dt i mei n Oc t obe r .Then dur i ng 1 91 6, Luci awasvi s i t e dt hr eet i me sbyt heange l . Ther s toc c as i on wasi nt he s pr i ng.Luc i a waswi t ht wo ofhe rc ous i nswhe nr ai ns t ar t ed t of al l .n ec hi l dr en s ought s he l t e ri n as mal lc av e.Af t e rl unch t her a i n had s t oppe d and t he y wer e pl ayi ng att he ent r anc e of t he c ave when t he y he ar dt henz mbl eofapowe r f ulwi nd - anot he rcons t anti n UFO be havi or- a nd a whi t el i ghtappear e d.l twa sgl i di ng

t hr oug ht he val l e y above t he t r ee t ops .l nt he l i ghtwasa

yout h ofadmi r a bl e be aut y who c ame c l os et ot he m @nd s ai d: < 1am t heAng e lofPea ce ' # Het aughtt he c hi l dr e n a pr a ye ra nd l e f t .The t hr e el i t t l e one swe r el ef ti n at r ance:t heyke ptr e pe at i ngand r e pea t i ng t he pr aye r , me c ha ni cal l y , unt i lt he y l i t e r al l y f el lf r om e xha us t i on. Thene xti nc i de ntt ook pl ac eon ahotday i n mi ds ummer 1 916 .Thi st i me, t heange lappea r e ds udde nl yand a s ked: l W hat ar e you doi ng? Pr ay!Pr a y a gr ea t de al !O/er pr aye r sa nd s acr i f i c e scont i nual l y. ' l l ow a r ewet ooFe rs ac r i f i ce s' ? 'as kedLuci a. M akea s ac r i fc e ofev er yt hi ng t ha tyou pos s i bl yca n ... Above al l ,a cc e pt and be ar wi t hs ubmi s s i on t he s uf f e r i ng t hatt heLor ds ha l ls endyou. ' Thec bi l dr e n we r el e f tpar a l yz e d.l twasonl yt owar dt he e ve ni ng t hatt hey r eg ai ne dt he i rs e ns esand be gan t o pl a y a gai n.I nt hi sc as e,as i nt he pr e vi ous one ,t he wi t ne s s qs di d notwa ntt o di s c us st hemat t e r- note ve n among t he mS ej VeS . ' .

1 56 UFOs:The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on The e xper i e nc e has be en s oi nt i mat e and s o ma ni f e s t l y s a cr e dt ha tnone oft hem e vert hi nks ofr e ve ql i ng i t ,or e ve nt hes ma l l es tpa r tofi t ,t oa nyonee l s e .I ti sobvi ous l y af avort o be ke ptf ort he ms e l ves .Oft hatt he y ar eabs ol ut el yand i ns t i hc t i ve l ype r s uade ds
The ne xtday t he ys t i l lcoul d note x pl a i nt hei rr ea ct i ons t ot heappa r i t i on:q don' tknow wha ti sha ppeni ngt o me, '

s a i d one oft he l i t t l eg i r l s . I cannot s pe ak,norpl ay,nor s i ng,and lha ve n' tt he s t r e ngt ht o do anyt hi np'Theange l
a ppe ar e d onemor et i me2i nt hef al lof 1 91 6,i nt heca ve at Ca be s o.He ga ve t he c hl l dr e n Communi on.Anal y zi ng t he

powe lt ha t pr ompt e dt he young w t nes s e st oi mi t at et he ac t i ons oft hi s a ng el 'and t or e pe athi s pr aye r ss l av i s hl y, Pe l l et i eroFer st hi sper c e pt i ver e mar k:
Thi spowi ri ss oi nt e ns et hati ta bs or bsand al mos tc ompl et e l y anni hi l a t est he m.I tpr ac t i c al l y de pr i ve st he m of t oamys t e r i ousde pr es s i ngf or c et hatpr os t r at e st he m. Hi sr e mar kc oul d appl yt ot he e nt i r es pe ct r um ofcl os e e nc ount e r swi t h UFOs.

t h eu s eo ft h e i rbo d i l ys e ns e s. . . ' t h e i rbo d i e sa r es u b j e c t

n eI mpac tofFa t i ma W hatwer et he s e que l st ot he Fa t i ma s t or y? The l i vesof many peo pl e who at t e nded t he t mi r a c l es ' wer e de e pl y change d.Somewe r ec ur edofavar i et yofdi s e as e s . Atmy mot he r ' sr e ques t ,l we ntonc e mor et o Cova da l r i ai n Augus tatt he t i me oft heappa r i t i ons ,wr i t e se ng i ne e rM a r i oGodi nho. Onc emor elc ameba c k di s c our age d and di s appoi nt e d. Butt hatt i me ,s ome t hi ngex t r aor di nar y ha ppe ned. M ym ot he r ,who had had al ar g et um ori n one ofhe rey esf or ma ny ye ar s ,wt u cu r e d.The doc t or swho had at t e nde d hers ai dt heycoul d note xpl ai ns uc hac ur e . 5 . Pe l l e t i e r yo p.c i t ,p .4.f l hi ss t a t e me nti so neoft h ebe s tde sni t i o ns on ec o u l dg i v ef o rmys t r a n g e n e s sc a t e g or y6 . )

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Th i si s j us to n ea mo ngh un dr e d so fs u c ht e s t i mo n i e s . At t h e
t i me oft he hnalm i r ac l e ,many peopl e we r e dr i ve n outof t he i rs e ns e s ,e ve nt hos ewho s a wi tf r om adi s t a nceofs e ve r a l

mi l e s , a ndwe r en o ti nt h ec o mpa n jo fot he rwi t n e s s e swho

mi ghthavei niue nce dt he m .A c hl l d of1 2,na med Al bano Bar r os ,f ore xampl e ,who wasi n a fe l d ne ar M i nde,e i g ht mi l e sf r om Fat i ma,was s os t r uc k whe n he s a wt he di s k of l i g ht f al l i ng t owar dt he ea r t ht ha t he doe s no tr e me mbe r

wh a t f o l l o we dl Ic a nn o te v e nr e me mb e rwh e t h e rIt oo kt he s he e pho me ,wh e t he rIr a n,o rwha tId i d. ' ( l n1 9 6 0h eh a d

be c omeas ucc e s s f ulbui l di ngcont r ac t ori n Somer v i l l e,Ne w

J e r s e y)Ot h e r swe r es oa i c t e dt h a t ,l i kef a r me rM a n u e l Fr a nc i s c o ,t h e y we nth o me we e p i n g .Ano t h e r wi t n e s s ,a

l adywhonow l l vesi nt heUni t e d St at es ,ne arAl bany,adde d t hi scomme nt ,t Eve nt oda y,whe nev ert he r ei sl i ght ni ng,I r emembe ri t and I am af r a i d. 'A pr omi ne nt l a wye r ,M r Me nde s ,s t a t edi n ani nt er vi e w wi t hJo hnHafe r ti n1 96 0: W ha tIs a w atFa t i macoul dnothel p butafec tt hei nt er i or l i f e and Iam s ur et ha tal 1who s a wt he mi r a c l e:ore ve n he ar da bouti t ,c annotf ai lt o be i mpr e s s ed by l t s gr ea t nes s ...I s t i l lr e me mbe ri tt oday a s vi vi dl y as at t he

byt ha tex t r aor dl nar ye ve nt 6 Anot he rwi t ne s sr eport s:4 1al wayske ep t hi nki ng a boutt he s i g n. 'An e xt r eme l yi nt e r e s t i ng s e r i es of t e s t i moni e s ca me f r om wi t ne s s es who we r e not atCova da I r i a,but ma ny mi l e saway f r om t he cr owd.1 ha ve al r e ady me nt i oned t he obs e r vat i on made by Al bano Bar r osi nM i nde .A wom a n na me d Mr s Gui l he r mi na Lopes da Si l va, who l i ve di n Le i r i ano l es st ha ns i xt e e n mi l esf r om t hes i t eoft hemi r ac l e , coul d notgo t ot he pl ac eappoi nt e df ort heappa r i t i on,but s he l ooked t owar dt hem ount ai na tnoon and s a wE a gr e at r e d Gas h'i nt he s ky.Thebr i l l i anc ei nt he s ky wass uc ht ha t

mo me n ti th a p y e n e d,a nd If e e lmy s e l ft ob ed o mi n a t e d

i twa ss e e nt h i r t y mi l e sa wa :( a tS a n Pe dr od e Mue l ,by

Por t ugue s e wr i t erAf ons o Vi mr a,hi s wi f e,a nd hi smot he r 6. J oh nXa f f e r t ,Me at h eWi t n e s s e s( Wa s hi ng t o n,N. J . : AMIPr e s s . 1 9 6 1 ) , p . 7 8 .
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i n l a w) .Th e ph e no me n on ,i ts e e ms ,c o u l dn o tb e ph o t ogr a phe d di r e c t l y wi t h t he phot ogr aphi ce mul s i ons and

s h u t t e rs p e e d sc o mmo n l ya v a i l a b l ea tt het i me .( On epi c t u r e

of t e n pr oduc e d by t he ne ws pape r sand al l e ge dt os how t he mi r a cl ei si nf a cta phot ogr aph ofan e cl i ps eoft hes un t hat

ha sno t hi ngt od owi t ht h eFa t i mami r a c l e . ) Th e r ea r ema n y p i c t u r e so ft h ec r owd du r i nr t h e mi r a c l e ' ,h owe v e r ,a n d

t heact ualbr i ght ne s soft hedl s ki san unr e s ol ved que s t i on. Two wi t nes s e sl ooke d at i t wi t h bi noc ul ar s and r epor t e d s e ei ng a l adde r and t wo e nt i t i e s .The e dges oft he di s k, ac cor di ng t oa 1 ldes cr i pt i ons ,we r es har p.And i twas de -

fn i t e l yno tb l i nd i n g ,a l t h o uq h pi c t u r e so ft h ec r o wd s ho w

ma ny wi t nes s e ss ha di ng t he l re ye s .Butot he r sr e por tt ha t t he phe nomenon dar kene dt he s un t os uc h an e x t e ntt ha t atonepoi ntt he ycoul ds e et hem oonand t hes t ar s . Anot he rr e mot ewi t nes swasa s c hool boywho wass oi mpr es s e d by what he s aw t ha t he s ubs eque nt l y be came a

pr i e s t .( J o h n Ha f f e r ti n t e r v i e we dh i mi n1 9 6 0. )Att h et i me
oft hemi r acl ehe waswi t h hi sbr ot herand ot he rc hi l dr en i n t hevi l l ageofAl bur i t el ,ni ne mi l esa way f r om t he Cova da I r i a,andhe r ei swha thee xper i e nc ed:

1l ooke d sxe dl yatt he s un whi c hs e emedpal eand di d not hur tmy e yes .Looki ng l i ke a ba l lofs no w,r e vol vi ng on i t s el f ,i ts uddenl ys e e med t o come down i n a zi gz ag, me nac i ngt heea r t h. Te r r i :ed,Ir anand hi d mys e l famong t he pe opl e ,who we r e wee pi ng a nd expe ct i ng t he e nd of t he wor l d at any moment .I t was a c r owd whi c h ha d ga t he r e d out s i de ourl oc alvi l l a ge s c hooland we had al l l ef tc l as s esand r un i nt ot he s t r e et sbec aus e oft he c r i e s and s ur pr i s e ds hout sofme n and women who we r ei nt he s t r ee ti nf r ontoft hes c hoolwhe nt hemi r a cl ebe gan. The r ewasanunbel i e ve rt he r ewhoha ds pe ntt hemor ni ngmocki ngt het s i mpl e t ons 'who had goneof l t o Fa t i ma

j us tt os e ea no r d i n a r yg i r l .Heno ws e e me d pa r a l y z e d ,
hi se yesf i xe d on t he s un.He be gan t ot r e mbl ef r om head t of oot ,and l i f t i ng up hi sar ms ,f e l lon hi skne e si nt he mud,c r yi ngoutt oGod.

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s 1 59 Butme anwhi l et hepe opl ec ont i nue dt o cr y outand t o we ep,as ki ng God t o par don t he i rs i ns .W eal lr an t ot he t wochape l si nt hevi l l a ge,whi c h wer es oon fl l ed t o over Eowi ng.Dur i ngt hos el ongmoment soft hes ol arpr odi gy,

o b j e c t sa r o u nd ust u r n e da 1 1c o l o r so ft h er a i n bo w .. .
W he nt hepe opl er e al i z ed t ha tt heda ng erwasove r ,t he r e

wa sa ne x p l o s i o no f j oy .
Two of t he t hr e e chi l dr e na t Fa t i ma di e d young,as t he La dy had pr e di c t ed,butLuci al i ve ds ec l uded i nac onve nt t oanadvanc e d ag e.
n e Se c r e tofPr ophe c y A ma n whos e wor dIt r us tr e c ei v e d an i nt e r e s t i ng r e por t f r om one of t he Pope' ss e cr e t ar i e s , who i nt r oduc e dt he hi ghe s tme ni nt heChur ch i nt ot hepr e s e nc e ofJohn XXI I I f ort he ope ni ng oft he s e c r e tpar toft he Fat i ma pr ophe c y i n1 96 0.Al t hough t he s ol e mn e ve nt t ook pl ac e behi nd c l os ed door s ,t he s e c r e t a r y had t he oppor t uni t yt os ee t he c ar di nal sas t he yl ef tt he Pope' soc e:t hey ha dal ook of de ep hor r oron t he i rf ac e s .Hegotup f r om be hi nd hi sde s k and t r i e dt os pe ak t o oneoft hem whom hekne wi nt i mat e l y , butt hepr e l at ege nt l ypus he d hi m as i dea nd wal ked on wi t h t hee x pr e s s i on ofs omeonewhohass ee n a' g hos t . W hatr e ve l a t i on c oul d have s os haken t he s e me n? Pe r hapsi twast he conf r ont at i on wi t ht he na t ur e of aphe no-

me n o nt h a tt r a n s c e n dso u rr e a l i t ya n do u rh i g h e s tb e l i e f s ,
t r a ns ce nds ourconc ept s ofr e as on and off ai t h,and whos e v er y abs ur di t y appe ar scar e f ul l y des i gne dt o mi s gui de ot l r pr obi ngmi nds .Forwhatpur pos e? Fr om a r a t i onal i s t i cpoi ntofvi e wi twoul d be des i r abl e ,

ofcour s e,t o wor ks ol e l y on t hebas i sofdat ac omi ng f r om s ci e nt i s t s and t ec hni ca l l yt r ai ne d obs er ve r s . M uch of t he UFO phe nomenon i si nde e d pr e s e nt ed i n de t ai l ed ac count s
gi v i ng phys i c aldat a.Henc ei th asa t ec h nol o gi c alba s i s .But we c annoti gnor et hef actt ha tt he e m ot i onsi tge ne r at e ki n t he wi t nes s e s ar er e l i gi ous i n na t ur e and t hat t he docu-

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me n t e df a c t sr e g a r d i n gt h epu r e s tc a s e so ft mi r a c l e s '( l i k e Fa t i ma )v e r yc l os e l yma t c ht h ep a t t e r n sob s e r v ' e di n ma n y

UFO c as es .Thi sl e adsmet or e i t e r at ean ea r l i e rs t at ement : W ea r ef a ce d wi t hat e c hnol o gy t hatt r a ns ce ndst hephys i cal and i s ca pabl e of m ani pul at i ng our r eal i t y, g e ner a t i ng a va r i et y ofa l t e r e ds t at e sofcons c i ous nes sand ofem ot i onal pe r c e pt i ons . The pur pos e of t hat t e c hnol ogy ma y be t o c hang eourc onc e pt soft heuni v er s e. W emus tana l yz eca r e f ul l yt hemor phol ogyofmi r a cl esas wewoul d anal yz emoon r oc ks ,orane wl ydi s cove r e ds pe c i e s of i ns ec t s .W e mus tcy ni cal l yt ake apar tt he t es t i moni e s , l ook i nt o mot i ve sa nd f al l ac i e s ,a ' nd i s ol at et he unde r l yi ng f ac t s .Onl yt he n ca n we be e qui ppe dt o di s c us st he i mpl i c at i i ms . ThePhys i csoft heB. V. M. Thus f ar i nt hi sc ha pt e rv . ? e have exa mi ne d one s er i e s of a ppar e nt l y mi r ac ul ouse ve nt s ,na me l yt hos er e l at e dt ot he Fat i maobs er vat i onsofB. V. M. ,t hee nt i t y des cr i be d byper c i pi e nt sast he Bl es s e d Vi r gi n M ar y' .Thes e pe r c i pi e nt s ,of c our s e,ha ve be e ne xpos e dt os uc h apowe r f ulal t e r at i on of r eal i t yt hatt hei rs t at e me nt s ,f r om t he obs e r va t i on on,ar e di s t or t e d by t he i re mot i ons .Thi s does not me an t hat we

s h o ul dr e j e c tt h e i rt e s t i mo n y .I nt h es i x t e e nt hc e n t ur y ,
peopl ei n gr eatcr owds f e l l dn t he i r kne e sa nd c onf e s s c d t he i rs i ns whe nt he ys a w a come t .l n many c i vi l i z at i ons ,

e c l i p s e sp r o d uc e dt h es a mee f l k c t s .Pe o pl eb e h a v ei na b j e c t

s ubmi s s i on whe nev erpr es e nt e d wi t h a pot ent i a l l yt hr e at e ni ng ca us et ha tl i e sbe yond t he i rc ompr ehe ns i on,a f ac twe l l known t ot hos e who hav es t udi e dt he human mi nd.The B. V. M .ma y dr es si n gol de nr obesand s mi l er adi a nt l yt o c hi l dr e n,butt het e c hnol ogywhi chG s he 'us e si si ndi s t i ngui s habl ef r om t ha tofgodsand goddes s e sofot he rt onguesa nd gar b;i ti sal s oi ndi s t i ngui s habl ef r om t he t e chnol og ys ur r oundi ngt heUFO phe nomenon. . On Febr uar y1 1,1 858,a l lye ar ol d gi r lname d Be r na' de t t eSoubi r ouswasg at her i ng sr e woodby ana r r ow s t r e am ne ar Lour de s ,i nt he Sout h of Fr a nc e ,whe ns he hea r d a

A M or phol ogy ofM i r a cl es 1 61 gr ea tnoi s e ,l i ket he s ound ofa s t or m' .She l ooked ar ound he rbutne i t he rt het r e esnort hewat e rwe r edi s t ur be d.Then s hehe ar dt he s ound agai n.I nf e ar ,s he l ooke ds t r ai ghtup a nd l os ta 1 lpowe rofs pe e c h and t hought ' . Fr o m a ne ar b ye lv eorgr ot t oc ameago l de nc ol o r e dc l ou d.

S o o na f t e rc a mea ne n t i t y ,d e s c r i b e da sa be a ut i f u lLa d y

who pl ac e d he r s el fabove a bus ht ha twas movi ng asi fl t a cr os st hemount ai n wi t houtt o uc hi ngt het r ee s ' ;TheLady c ons i s t e nt l ya ppe ar e di nt he t op br a nc he s ofa s mal lt r e e, whos ec e nt e rs hoot s we r ef ound bentt owar dt he eas t ,as t hough t i l t e di nt hat di r e c t i on whe nt he appa r i t i on de par t ed.Luc i a,of Fa t i ma,was c l os el y ques t i oned on t hi s poi nta nd s t at e dt ha tE ourLady' sf e e tr es t ed l i ght l y on t he

we r e wi n d y.( AtFa t i ma t h e r e wa sa wi n d whi c hT mo v e d

t o po ft h el e a v e s ' . l BM o n t e sdeOc aa d d si nh i sb oo kM o r e
AboutFat i ma t ha t t he t opm os tbr anc he s oft he t r e e we r e be nti nt hef or m ofa par a s ola nd r e ma i ne dt husasi fan i nvi s i bl ewe i ghtha dc omet or e s tupont he m' g W he nt he Lady ofLour de sl ooked atBe r na de t t e,ALL FEAR LEFT HER, but s he s e eme d TO KNOW NO LONGER W HERE SHE W AS.Shewant ed t o pr ay butas s he t r i ed t ol i f the rhand t o he rf or e he ad he rar mr e mai ne d par al yz e d,and i ti sonl y af t e rt heLa dy had c r os s ed he r s e l f t hats hecoul ddot hes ame . l oW hent hes t or ybec ameknown i twasme twi t hi nc r e dul i t y by t he l ocala ut hor i t i e sand by t he pr i e s t s .Fat her Pe yr ama l l e ,who was t he c ur of t he t own, wa se s pe ci al l y angr y and s ugges t e dt hat t he Lady s houl d make t he r os ebus h bl oom be f or et he whol e cr owd i n or de rt oc onvi nc ee ve r m ne.W he n Ber nadet t e co nv eye d t ot he Lady t hi sde mand on t hepar toft hel oca lpr i e s t ,t he appa r i t i on s i mpl ys mi l e d.Forff t e e n da ys s heappe ar ed t o Be r nade t t e,a nd t hei rconve r s a t i onsce nt er ed on t heLady' s r e que s tf ora c hape land f orpr oc e s s i onst he m.Att i me st he
7. Ha Fe r t , o p. c i t . , p. 7 0 . 8. Mc Gl y n n, o p. c i t . , p . 6 4 . p. 8 .

9 .Mo n t e sdeOc a, Mo r eAb ou tFt z f? ? ? a( Dub l i n:Gi l l& S on,1 9 6 0 ) ,

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1 0 . St e p he n Br e e n,Re c e n tAp par i t i o nso ft heB. V. M.( Ne w Yor k: Lume nBo o ks , 1 9 5 1 ) , p. 4 3 .

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di al oguewast ot al l y abs ur d,a nd i twasabs ur di pt he s a me s e ns e as t he conve r s at i ons wi t hV uf ona ut s ' we ha ve r e vi e we d.On one oc ca s i on,t he La dy t ol d Ber nade t t et o go and was h he r s el fi n anone xi s t ents pr i ng,a nd i n anot he rs he or der ed he rbl unt l yt ot go and e att hegr as st hatgr owsove r
t her el ' A s t udy oft hes ee ve nt sf r om t he poi nt of vi e w of t he e s ot er i ct r adi t i on mi ghtbe r e war di ng.Oc cul t mas t er sl i ke

Gu r d j i e Fa n d Cr o wl e y we r e wo n tt os e n dt h e i rd i s c i pl e s
on i ns ane e r r a nds ,s uc h as c a r r yi ng s t onest o a mount ai nt op asa t es toft hei rde vot i on.Thee ar l ys t or y ofM ar y,and t he mi r ac l e st ha ts ur r ound he rl i f e! poi nt t o i nt r i gui ng s i mi l Mr i t i e s wi t h ear l i er de i t i e s ,and l n par t i cul a r wi t ht he Egy pt i an godde s sl s i s .H owe ve r ,we ar enotconc e r ned her e wi t h an i nt er pr et a t i on ofmyt hol og y butwi t h an at t emptt o de alwi t hr e por t sofobs er v at i ons t hats ee m t of or m e x t r aor di nar ypa t t e r ns .Ones uch pat t er ni st hatoft hecl oud and t he c av e,a c ommon t hr e ad be t wee n Fat i ma,Lour desand ot he ra ppar i t i ons .I n a de s c r i pt i on gi ve ni nt he Apoc r yph a wef i ndt hes amepat t e r n: The ys t ood i nt bepl ac e oft he c av e:And be hol d a br i ght c l oud ov e r s hadowi ng t he c av e.And t he mi dwi f es a i d: Mys ouli s mag ni fed t hi sda y,bec aus e mi ne e ye s have s e en ma r v el oust hi ngs :f ors al vat i on i s bor n unt o ls r a cl . And i mme di at e l yt he cl oud wi t hdr e w i t s el f out of t he ca ve,a nd gr e at l i g htappe ar ed i nt he ca ve s ot hat our ey esc oul d note ndur ei t .And by l i t t l eand l i t t l et ha tl i ght wi t hdr e wi t s e l fun t i lt heyoungc hi l da ppe ar e d. A s uper f i c i a le xa mi nat i on oft hephe nome na ofLour des

wo u l ds e e mt oi n d i c a t et h a ta r a t h e rs i mp l eg i r l( Be r n a de t t e wa si l l i t e r a t e and s pe nt mos t of her da yr e peat i ng pr ay e r s whi l ea c compl i s hi ng s ome me ni alchor es f or her

v e r ypo o rp a r e n t s )s i mpl yt ur n e di n t oav i s i o n a r ya n ds o o n

s har e d heri ns ani t y wi t hl nc r e as i ngl yl a r g ec r owds .Butt he s t or yde s e r v escl os erex ami nat i on. Fi r s tt her ei st he mat t e roft he s pr i ng.Dur i ng t he ni nt h a ppar i t l on oft he Lady,Ber nadet t e wa si ns t r uct e dt o g o

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Be r nade t t el ooke df ora s pr l ng,f ound no ne,and i n des pa i r be gan t o di gi nt ot he s a nd.W at e r appea r e da nd fl l ed t he hol e ,t ur ni ngt he s oi lt o mud.Ber na de t t et r i ed t o was h and onl y manage dt os me arherf ac e wi t ht he mud.The c r owd l aughed athe r ,es pe c i al l y when s he a t t e mpt ed t o dr i nk and l at e r bega nt o eatt he gr as s .Be r nade t t e ha d dug t he hol e

a ndwa s ha ndd r i nki nt h es g l i n g ' . Butt h e r ewa snos pr i n g!

r i ght t i me a nd pl ac ef or a s pr i ng t oa ppe ar .I nde e d,t he ne xtday t he r e wJl a c l e an l i t t l e st r e am att he s pot ,goi ng gai l y down t he hi l land i nt ot he Gave r i ver .A bl i nd man na med Lo ui sBour r i et t e ba t he d hi se ye si nt he s pr i ng and r e gai ne d Mss i ght .A dyi ng baby wasr e s t or e dt of ul lheal t h. Theat t i t udeoft hecr owdc hange d. que s tf or pe nance .Ber nade t t e was i ns t r uc t ed t ot kl s st he gr ound f ort hes i nne r s ' . Thegi r l , and a1 1t hos ei n at t e ndanc e ,

4 i n as o r to fs t u po r 'b uts e e mst o ha v edo n es oa tj u s tt h e

Th en e x tp ha s eo ft h ea pp a r i t i o n swasma r ke d b4a r e -

b e ja nk i s s i n gt h eg r o u n da s ag e s t u r eo f hu mi l i t y Th eg e s t u r e
i smde e d a movi ngone . l ti si nt er pr et e d byma nyasas we e pi ngs oc i al panac e a,as ,f orexa mpl e, St ephenBr e ens a ys: The y we r es et t i ng an e xa m pl e of pr ay er a nd humi l i t y whi ch c oul ds a veEur opei fappl i e dt ot hes oc i a lpr obl e ms oft het i me ,whi c h,a f t e ral l ,ar e onl y a col l ec t i on ofm r s ona lpr obl ems , i nt henal ana l ys i s l l M any of us wi l ldi s agr ee wi t ht hi sr at he rs i mpl i s t i c and s upe r :ci alvi e w ofs oci alpr obl e ms ,butt hepoi ntmadehe r e i st hei l l us t r at i on ofamec hani s mt hr oughwhi c h phenome na s uc h asUFO s i ght i ngsa nd cont ac t swi t h pa r anor male nt i a tt heend oft heni net e e nt hc e nt ur y ,asf orPor t ugali n1 91 7 , t he a ppar i t i ons of t he mys t er i ous Lady we r ei n many r e s pe c t ss oc i aland pol i t i ca lt ur ni ng poi nt s ,de e pl yi v ue nc i ng t hecol l e ct i veps yche . Anot her i nt e r es t i ng obs e r vat i on conc e r ns t he nat ur e of t he s t at e oft r anc ee xper i e nc e d by Ber nade t t e .One doc t or had de c i ded t oe xpos e he ra sa me nt alca s ea nd pe r f or me d
11.Br e en, op.c i t . , p.37.

t i e sc a npl a yar o l ef arb e yo n dt h e i rl o c a l i mpa c t . Fo rFr a nc e

1 64 U FOs:The Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on af as ci nat i ng e xper i me nt .Thi s ma n,a Dr Douz ous ,wi t nes s e d a ca ndl el l ame appl i e dt o Be r nadet t e ' s 'hand f or ff t e en mi nut e s ,me as ur ed by hi swat c h.W he ns hef i ni s he d herpr aye r shec oul d obs e r vet hegl ow ofe cs t as yl e av i ng he r f ac e. Ias ke d he rt os how m ehe rl e f thand.Ie xami ne di tmos t car ef ul l y,butcoul d not f i nd t he l e as tt r ac e of bur ni ng anywhe r eon i t .It he n as ke dt heper s on who washol di ng t he c andl et ol i ght i t aga i na nd gi ve i tt o me.l put i t s ev er alt i mesi ns ucc e s s i on underBe r nade t t e' sl e f tha nd but s he dr ew i t away qui ckl y, s ayi ng , ' Ybu' r e bur ni ng

m . 'l r e c o r dt hi sf a c tj u s ta s Iha v es e e ni t ,wi t h ou t

at t e m pt i ngt oe x pl a i ni t .

Hea l i ng Phe nome na A sna lf ac t of i nt er es tc onc e r ns t he he al i ngs t ha t have occ ur r e d- and a ppar ent l yc ont i nuet o oc c ur- i nco nne ct i on wi t ht heappa r i t i onsatLour de s .1r e al i z et hata wi der ange

o fdi s e a s e sdo h a v eps y c ho s oma t i cc a us e s( i no t h e rwo r ds , t h e s ed i s e a s e sha v eame n t a lr a t h e rt ha na p h y s i c a lo r i g i n )

and t hats ugge s t i on,s e l f hypnos i s ,orf ai t h wi l lpr oduc et he app ear anceofamaz i ngc ur ess i ppl ybyr e movi ngt hement a l nee dsf or t he i l l ne s s .Thi st r ue of s ome t ypesofpar a l ys i s , amnes i a,bl i ndnes s ,e t c.The c ur e s per f or med a t Lour de s , howe ve r ,ar enotl i mi t e dt os uc hi l l ne s s esbute xt e nd t os uc h i mpr obabl ec ur e sast umor sandbr oke n bones! l n one c el ebr at ed e xa m pl e,a Bel gi an m an nam e d Pi e r r e de Rudde r had s uFe r e d a cr us hi ng bl ow t o hi s1 e gf r om a f al l i ng t r e e.He had a c ompound f r ac t ur e and t he me mb er be ca me i nf ec t e d,but he r e f us ed amput at i on.The vi c t i m wa sal mos tunabl et o move ,e ve n wi t ht hehel p ofc r ut che s . A de voutCat hol i c ,he ha d no f undst ot r a ve lt o Lour de s i t s el f ,butwasabl et oc onv i ncehi sempl o yert o pa yf orhi s t r i pt ot he,s hr i ne of Our Lady of Lour des i n Oos t ac ke r , Be l gi um.Thedat ef ort hepi l gr i mag ewaspi c ke d asApr i l7, 1 875.

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To unde r s t a nd wha thappene dt o de Rudde ri ti si mpor t antt o know t he de t ai l s ofhi sme di c alr e cor d.A s ur ge on, DrAfe na e r,had had t or e move a pi e c e ofbone t hathad broke n away and had i ns er t ed i t s e l fi nt he t i s s ues .The boneswe r et huss epar at ed by a s pac eofove ronei nch,a nd t he pat i e nt had endur e de ndl es ss uFe r i ng dur i ng t hr ei ght ye ar st hathad e l a ps e ds i nc et he ac c i dent .De Rudde r had s e e n many doct or s ,al 1ofwhom s t a t ed t hatnot hi ng coul d bedone, s hor tofa n amput a t i on,t or e l i ev et hepai n.He al i ng t he br oke n bones was nat ur al l y out of t he ques t i on.l n J anuar y,1 875,anot he rs pe ci al i s t , Dr Van Hoes t e nber ghe, ha ds e e nt hepat i e ntands t at e d: Rudde rhad an ope n wound a tt het op oft he l e g.I nt hi s wound one coul ds e et he t wo boness e par at e d by a di s t anc e oft hr e ec e nt i me t e r s .Ther e wasno s i gn ofheal i ng. Pi e r r e was i n gr e at pai n and s ufer ed t hus s i nce ei ght ye ar sbef or e .The l owerpa r t oft he 1 e gc oul d be move d i n al 1di r ec t i ons .The he e lcoul d be l i f t e di ns uch a way ast of ol dt he1 e gi nt he mi ddl e .l tc oul d be t wi s t ed,wi t h t hehee li nf r ontand t het oe si n bac k,a 1 lt he s emoveme nt s bei ngonl yr es t r i c t edby t hes of tt i s s ue s . Anot he r doc t or named Ver r i e s tconr med t hi ss t a t ement . Ni ne days be f or et he pi l gr i mag et he wound was obs e r v ed by oneJe an Hout s a eghe .Hes a wt heendsoft het wo bone s and c onf i r me dt hatPi e r r ehad anot herwound on t het op of hi sf oot .Se v er a lot he rwi t ne s s e ss aw t he s t a t eofhi sl eg as he c hange d hi s bandag es .Al lwer es t r uc k by t he f a ctt hat t he wound was i n ve r y poorc ondi t i on.A det a i l e d des cr i pt i on i spr oba bl yunnec es s ar y.
had di s c over ed a nt i s ept i c st hatve r yye ar ,buthi st ec hni que s

Gi v e nt h ep r i mi t i v es t a t eo fh y g i e n ea tt h et i me ( Li s t e r

we r eno ty e ti n wi d eu s e )i ti ss a f et os a yt h a tRud d e rwa s i n ad e pl o r a bl ec o n d i t i o n.Whe nh es t a r t e dh i sj o u r ne y he

t ook t wohour st or eac ht he t r a i ns t at i on,wal ki ng t hemi l e a nd a hal f di s t ance wi t ht he he l p of hi s wi f e ,us i ng t wo c r ut che s .A r ai l r oad e mpl oy ee name d Bl oome c ar r i e dl l i m i nt ot he t r a i n,butwhe n he s aw how l l i sl eg wa ss wa yi ng

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he l pl es s l yhec oul dn' the l p buts a yi ng: W hatar e you goi ng t o Oos t ac kerf or ,i ns uc h as t at e asyour s?W hy don' tyou s t ayhomei ns t e adT E ot her sha ve be en cur ed i n Oos t a c ker y 's ai d Rudder .t So
whynotm e' ? ' Fi nal l yt he yr e ac he dt he l i t t l ec av e, whe r et he pe opl e ha d er e ct e das t at ue of OurLa dy of Lour de s .Rudder s a t down,butt he c r owd wass uch ar ound hi mt hathi s1 e g was r e pea t e dl y hi t by pas s er s by,caus i ng hi m gr e at pai n.He ha dt r i ed t o wa l k ar ound t he ca ve,l i ke t he ot he rpi l gr i ms , butaf t erdoi ng s ot wi ce he had t o gi ve up and s a tdown i n ex haus t i on.He pr a ye d.He be gg ed t o be al l owed t o wor k agai ny s o t hat he c oul d s uppor t hi s wi f e and chi l dr en, and , coul ds t op r e l yi ng on t he c har i t abl egi f t sofot he r s .Hef e l t de e pl y move d, ove r whe l me d by a s t r ange f e e l i ng.Bes i de

hi ms e l f ,h er os e ,we n tt h r o u gh t h ec r o wd ,a n dk n e l tb e f o r e l nj o y ,h eb e g a n wa l k i n ga r o u n dt h ec a v e , a n dhi swi f es a w

t hes t at ue...The n he s uddenl yr e al i z ed whatheha d don e!

hi m t hus: t W ha t happene d? 's he as ke d. W ha t ar e you doi g?W ha tar eyou doi ng' ? 'She l ooke dt r oubl ed,be cme di z z y,and f ai nt e d pnt hes pot . ' Rudde rwa si mmedi a t el yt ake nt o anea r by hous ea nd hi s 1 e g wasexa mi ned.Notonl y wast he wound ne at l y cl os e d, butt hel eghad be comecompl e t el ynor ma la gai n.Thebones

we r e no l o n g e r br ok e n.80 t hl e g s wc r eo fe q u a ll e n g t h .
Rudde rwaswal ki ng nor mal l y,and onl y ex pe r i enc e ds l i ght di s c omf or ti n we ar i ngs hoe sag ai n.W he n he a r r i ved home, s ur r ounded by t hecr owd l i ke a na t i ona lhe r o,hi sdaught er t hr e w he r s el fi nt o hi sa r ms ,i nt ear s .Buthi syoung er s on who had ne ver s ee n hi m wi t hout hi sc r ut ches ,coul d not bel i e vet ha tt hi sma n wasac t ual l yhi sf a t he r . Ass oon ashe h ear d oft he c as e ,Rudder ' sphys i c i an,Dr AFe na er ,r us he dt o hi shous e.He wast husabl et o obs er ve hi m t he day f ol l owi ng t he c ur e,i nt he m or ni ng.H e ca r e f ul l yex ami ne dt he1 e g and wase s pe ci al l ys t r uck by t hef ac t t hat t he bones we r e pe r f e ct l ys m oot h at t he pl ac e wher e t he y had be en br oke n.Thi se xami na t i on wasper f or med i n t he pr e s e nc e of s e ve r alwi t nes s es , who s aw Dr Af f ena er

A M or phol o gy ofM i r a cl es 1 6 7 br e ak i nt ot e ar sa nd hea r d hi m s a y:t You ar ec ompl e t el y c ur e d,deRudder .Yourl egi sl i ket hatofa ne wbor n ba by. ' DrVan Hoe s t e nbe r ghe a l s o came t os e e hi spa t i ent ,bu t he di ds o onl yr e l uc t ant l y be ca us e he r ef us e dt o bel i e ve i n a ny s or tofmi r a cl e.He f ound Pi e r r e wor ki ng i n hi syar d, di g gi ng.Hewass t i l li nc r e dul ousa nd as ke d Rudde rt os ubmi tt o hi se xa mi nat i on. Hi s p t i e nt ,i n a ha ppy mood,

j u mpe du pa n d do wn b e f o r eh i mt oc o n v i n c eh i mh ewa s r e a l l yc ur e d!Thed o c t o rf o un d as c a rj u s tb e l o wt h ekn e e

and anot he r one on t he f oot .He a l s o di s c ove r e dt hatt he bone was now unbr oke n and s moot ht hr oug hout .Pi er r e wasi nde e d wal ki ngnor ma l l y. Pi er r e de Rudde r wal ked nor mal l y unt i lhi sde a t hf r om pne um oni a,t went yt hr e e ye ar sl at e r ,i n1 898.D ur i ng t he s e t went yt hr e ey ear shewasan i ns pi r a t i on t o al l ,and hi se xper i e nc ebr oughtmanyat hei s t sbac ki nt ot heChur c h. The s t or yc oul d ha ve e nde d on t he s ame not e ofs pe c l z l at i ve wondert hatc har ac t er i z esm os tac c ount sofpar anor ma1e vent s ,ha di tnotbe en f or DrVan Hoes t enber ghe,a man ofhi gh i nt el l i g e nc e and i nt e gr i t y,a ge nui ne s c i e nt i s t who had bec ome convi nc e d oft he r eal i t y of t he mi r ac l e ' buthad nota l l owe dt hi sbe l i eft obl i nd hi m wher et hedoc ume nt at i on of t he f a ct s was c once r n ed.Dr Van Hoe s t e nber g he as ke d and wasgr ant e d per mi s s i on t o exhume t h body and per f or m a n aut ops y on Pi er r e de Rudde r .The ope r a t i on was pe r f or me d on M a y 24,1 8 99.The phys i c i a n amput a t ed bot hl e gsatt hekne e .The bon eswe r ee x ami ne d and phot ogr a phe d.The pi c t ur es , whi ch 1 ha ve obt ai ned, s how wi t h gr e atc l ar i t yt he de f or mat i on oft he bonesoft he t ha tt he t wo l egsa r e ofequall engt h and t hewel ghtoft he body c an beequa l l ys uppor t e d.A f r a gmentofbone i ss e e n t o bemi s s i ng. Theaut o ps yr e por twass i gne d and publ i s he d aspar tofac ompl e t epa peron t heRudde rc as e ,c oa ut hor e d by Va n Hoe s t e nbe r g he, Des c ha mps , and Roy er ,i nt he

l e f tl e g . Th eh e a l i n gha so c c u r r e di ns uc h awa y ho we v e r ,

Re v u ed e s Qu e s t i o n sS c i e n t i hq u e s ,i ni t si s j u eo fOc t o b e r ,
1 8 99.The r ei sno e xpl a na t i on f ort hepi ec eofheal t hy whi t e bone,ove r one i nc hl ong,whi c h connec t st he t wo s e ct i ons

1 68 U FOs:' I ' he Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on s t i l ls howi ng t he t r ac e s of br e akage .l nt he i r ar t i c l et he t hr e e doct or sr ai s et he hypot hes i s of f ai t hhe l i ng, t ha t Char c otha df or mul at e di nc onne ct i on wi t h hi sanal ys i sof s e ve r alme nt alcas e s .Thehy pot he s i s ,i nt he i rvi e w,mus tbe di s c ount ed. They:nd i thar dt o admi tt ha tt he ne r vouss ys t e m,e ve n i nt he mos tadv ance d cas esofme nt ali mbal anc e ,coul dr e s t or et he des t r oye dt i s s ue si nv i ol at i on of t he known l aws

o fna t u r a lh e a l i n ?o ft h ebo d y:$ Tos t a t et h i sI t h e ys a y )i s

t o pl a c e ones e l fl n oppos i t i o nt ot he pr i nc i pl esofm e di c al s c i e nce . 'Se ve r a l we e ks we r er e qui r e df or t he hea l i ng of br oke n bone si nt he s i mpl e s tc as es .I ns t ant aneous cur ei s and t het e c hnol ogy oft heUFO ar e onceag ai ns e e nt o pr oduces i mi l a rese c t s . The Cas e ofGua dal upe lha ve i n my l i br ar y ac opy ofs ome unpubl i s he d not e sby

o uto ft heq ue s t i o n . Ye tdeRud d e r ,l i k eDrX ( s e eCh a p t e r One ) ' wa sh e a l e di ns t a n t l y .Thet e c hn ol o g yo ft h e B. V. M.

t hi sc e nt ul y Thei deasoft hl sma n havebee n ofcons i de r a bl e i nt e r e s tt o mebe ca us e lowet ohi ms omeoft hedoc ument at i on i nt hes t udy oft he E Li t t l e Pe opl e'I publ i s he di nPa s s por tt o M agoni a.Evans We nt z,who knew e qual l y wel lt he

Ev a n s We n t z ,o n eo ft h ej r e a t e s ts t u d e n t so ff o l kl o r ei n

po g ul a rt r a d i t i o ns o f Ti b e ta n dt ho s eo fS c o t l a n dh a d

wr l t t e ni n1 909 a di s s e r t a t i on i n Fr e nch, Fai r yFa1 t hi n Cel t i c Count r i e s ' ,af t e rt r a vel i ng t hr ough Br i t t any,I r e l and, W al es , and Sc ot l and wi t hl oc algu i de s ,gat her i ng s t or i esand t al e sf r om ol dermen and women who had s e en t he G ood Pe opl e' .He kne w not hi ng aboutourU FOs ,ofc our s e,but an e xami nat i on oft he oc c upant soft hes es t r a ng e ma chi nes l e d me t or e s e ar ch hi s t or i c alanal ogue st ot hei r be havi or , and If ound s uc h dat a,bea ut i f ul l y doc ume nt e d, i n hi swor k. Evans W ent z ha d be e n bor ni n Ne wJ er s e y butaf t e ral l hi sl i f et r a ve l sc a m et o Cal i f or ni a and s penthi sl a s tye ar s nearSan Di e go,wher e he be f r i e nde dt he l oc all ndi ansand

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di l i ge nt l ys t udi e dt he i rc ul t ur e and t r a di t i ons . He made s ome i nt e r e s t i ng di s cove r i es i n Ca l i f or ni aa nd l e f t ma ny not e si n manus c r i pt f or m . They c ont a i n at he or yt hat appear sr e l e va nti nt hecont ex toft hi scha pt e r on t he r el at i ons hi p be t we e nr el i gi onand par anor malphenome na. The s e c t i on ofEva ns We nt z 'wor k ofmos ti nt e r e s the r e be gi ns wi t hs omer ema r ks a boutt he Vi r g i n ofGuadal upe , t o whi c h Iha ve al r e ady al l uded e ar l i e ri nt hi schapt e r .To hi m,t he ent i t yt hatappe ar ed bef or ea 5 7ye a r ol dl ndi a n

n a me dJ ua n Di e g o( hi sNa h u a t ln a mewa sS i ng i n g Ea g l e )
wa snott heHol yVi r g i n butt heAme r i c an godde s sTonant z i n whom t heAz t ec sha da dopt ed ast hemot herofa 1 lt he i r ot he rgods .Theappa r i t i ont ook pl ac eon De c e mbe r9,15 31 , i nM e xi co.l tbe ga n wi t ht he s we ets ound of s i ngi ng bi r ds ' , f ol l owed by a voi ce wl l i c hc ame f r om t he t o p oft he hi l l . The s our c e of t he voi c e was hi dde n by < af r os t y mi s t ,a br i ght e ni ng cl o ud' .The t ec hnol ogy of t he B. V. M .was at wor k! W hen J ua n Di eg oc am e t ot he t op oft he m ount ai n he s aw a r adi ant l y be aut i f ulyoung M e xi c an gi r lofa bout 1 4, s t andi ng i nt he l i ght .A s e r i e sofwe l l doc ume nt ed mi r acl es f ol l owe d, i n whi c h he al i ngs t ook pl ac e and mys t e r i ous f l ower sappea r e d.A bas i l i c a wasbui l tand i mmens ec r owds

c o nv e r t e d .( l nt h es i xy e a r st ha tf o l l o we dt h ei nc i d e n to v e r e i g h t mi l l i o nI n di a ns we r eba pt i z e d )
He r ei sac hr onol ogyoft hemi r acl e. On Sat ur day,Dec e mber9,Juan Di ego me e t st he ent i t y and i st ol dt o nm a nd i ns t r uc tt he Lor d Bi s hop,i nM e xi co

On Sunda y,De ce mbe r1 0,Juan Di e go we ntba ck t os e e t heBi s hopand i mpr e s s ed hi m wi t h hi ss i nc er i t y.Thepr e l a t e as ked f ora t angi bl es i gn,andJuan conve ye dt hi sans wert o t heLady, whot ol dhi mt oc omet hene xtda y. On M onday,Dec e mber 1 1,J uan Di ego di d not c ome, be c aus e hi s unc l e wasdyi ng.He wasuna bl et or el i e ve hi s s uf f er i ngand de c i dedt og e tapr i es tt hef ol l owi ngday.

Ci t y ,t ob u i l d ac h a p e l .( Th i si st h es a mer e qu e s tma d ei n Lo ur d e s . ) Th eBi s ho pt ho u g h tJ u a nwa si ns a n e .

1 7 0 UFOs:ThePs yc hi cSol ut i on On Tues day, De c e mbe r 12,t he l ndi an r ap ac r os st he mount ai nt o ge tt hepr i e s t ,butwasme tand s t oppe d by t he appa r i t i on, who s ai d: M yl i t t l es on,do notbe di s t r e s s ed and af r ai d.Am Inot s hadow and pr ot ec t i on? Yourunc l e wi l lnotdi e att hl s t i me.Thi sv e r y mome nthi she al t , hi sr es t or ed.The r ei sno r ea s on now f or t he e r r a nd you s e touton,a nd you c an pe ac e f ul l y at t e nd t o mi ne .Go up t ot he t op oft he hi l l . Cutt he Eowe r st hatar egr owi ng t he r eand br i ng t hem t o
m e.

h e r e wh o am y o ur mo t h e r ? Ar e) o un o tu n d e r my

S ng i ngEagl ekne w we l lt hatt he r ewer enof l owe r son t he ,i t op oft hehi 1 1butt o hi ss ur pr i s ehef oa nd t he mt he r e ,cut t hem,and r an t ot hec i t yt o gi v et hem t ot he Bi s hop.W hen hear r i ve d att he pal ac e,unf or t una t el y,t heqowe r sdr opped on t he Eoor a nd he wasmuch di s appoi nt ed.To hi sgr e at s ur pr i s et he Bi s hop and al lpr es e nt s udde nl y kne l t bef or e hi m :upon hi sc oar s e ga r me nt ,made ofm a gue y fbe r s ,had a ppe ar ed t hel ove l yi mageofan une ar t hl y be i ng,t hefgur e ofawoman, bel ow he rac r e s c e ntmoon. Evans W ent z poi nt s out t hat De ce mbe r1 2 was t he anci e ntf e as t day oft he goddes sTonant z i n,t he dar kf ac e d Ear t hM ot he r ,who t husr emai ned t he s pi r i t ualg ua r di an of Ame r i cai nhe rmoder n gui s east heHol yVi r gi n!

Ot he rShi ni ng Be i ngs Themos ti nt e r e s t i ng t heor y putf or t h by Evans W ent zi sa f ur t he r de v el o pme nt of hi s obs e r vat i on t ha t anc i e nt gods ar e cont i nue d unde r ne w name s ast he myt hsevol ve f r om c i v i l i za t i on t oc i vi l i zat i on,f ol l owi ng t he f or t unes of war . Coul di tbe ,he as ke d,t hate ve r yl and ha si t sown ps yc hi c a ndt e l l ur i cf or c e s ,cont r i but i ngt ot heappe ar anc eofc e r t a i n s pi r i tent i t i es ,r ega r ded by human be i ngs asgodsand godde s s es? Coul dt he pa r al l e l i s m be t wee n M or m oni s m and anci entl ndi an be l i ef sbean e xa mpl e ofs uc h amyt hol ogi c a l proc e s s?

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Fr ank W at er shad poi nt e d outbe f or e Evans W ent zt hat t hee ar l y whi t es et t l er si n Ame r i caha d be comeve r yc l os e l y l ndi ani ns pi r i tandf ee l i ng: Theyha dc onf r ont e d her et hatgr eatps ychi ce nt i t y whi ch wa st he s pi r i t of pl a ce ,t he he ar tofa ne wc ont i ne nt .I t s ha t t e r e dt hem c ompl et e l y. But e ac hs ucc umbed i na di f l kr e ntwa y. 1 2

Thevi s i on ofGod and Je s use xper i e nce d by J os e ph Smi t h, t hef ounderoft heChur c h ofLat t e r D aySa i nt s ,wasi nf ac t ,

Ev a n s We n t zbe l i e v e s , avi s i o no ft heSh i n i n gBe i n g s ( k n o wn i no t h e rpa r t so ft hewo r l da sDe v a s ) . The s eS h i n i n gBe i n g s

appe ar e dt oI ndi ansdur i ng s pe ci alr i t ual swhi c h we r e ke pt v er ys e cr etand we r e per f or me d on hi g h pl ac e s or s c r e d m ount ai ns . Thus t he W i nne bagos t e l l of a yout h who c l i mbe dt hemount ai n,e ag ert o :nd wi s dom .He f as t e df or t wel vedays , and a s pi r i tc amet o hi m,gi vi nghi m knowl e dge a nd t eac hi ng hi m wonde r f ulwor ds ,whi ch br oughthea l t h, we l f ar e and l ong l i f e .He ca me ba ck t o hi spe opl e wi t ha s onge xpr e s s i ng t hi snewl y di s cov er ed wi s dom,and t hes ong be gan: I nt os ol i t udewe ntI Andwi s dom wasr e ve al e dt ome . Sa i t ht heSpi r i t , Dr e am,oh,dr e am ag ai n, Andt el lofme, Dr e am t hou! Suc h a vi s i onques ti s uni v er s alamong t he l ndi a ns of Eva ns W ent z,t he be i ngs co nt ac t e di nt he cour s e of s uc h v i s i onsar ei dent i c alwi t ht heCel t i cc r e at ur e soft hel nvi s i bl e Ot her wor l d, a nd he concl ude st hat t he r ei s ev i denc ef or t he i rt r ue e xi s t e nc e . Thes e be i ngs ar et he guar di ans of s e cr e tpl ac e s , 4 hol di ngt he mi nt r us tf oraf ut ur eofwonde r s ' . 1 2 .Fr a nkWa t e r s ,Ma s k e dGo d s( Al b uq ue r q ue ,N. M. :U.ofNe w Me x i c oP r e s s , 1 9 5 0 ) , p. 5 9 .

Ame r i c a ,a l t h o ug l la mo ngs o mer a c e s( s u c ha st h ePue b l o s a n d Na v a ho s )i ti sl i mi t e dt ot hep r i e s t sa nd i n i t i a t e s .To

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Eva ns We nt z had be e n t ol d by t he I r i s h poe tW i l l i am But l e rYe at st hats uc h pl ac e se xi s t e d andwer et hu ' sguar de d. Hei de nt e sones uc hs poti n Fr anc e,onei n Count yW i c k-

l o w( ' I r e l a nd ) ,o nei n Ca mpa g n a( l t a l y ) ,a n do t he r si n As i a

a ndAm e r i c a. Can we t hen us et he vas tand u nt apped r e s e r voi roff ant as t i c ev ent si nt he col l e ct i ons of UFO l or et of or c e an a ns werf r om ourgodso1 dand new,t o br i ngt hem down t oa human di me ns i on,ort o under s t a nd t he i rpowe r?Ordo we 5nd our s e l v esl oc ke di nt he i rmaz e ,t hei rTy bot t l e' ?I st he t i me of our i nqui r y al ways wr ong,t he pl ac e al wa ys el s e whe r e?W he n wepondert hemor phol ogy ofmi r a c l e sort he

pooq ,t wi s t ed bones of Rudde r ,a r et he ange l si n he ave n

r e j o i c i ngo rd ot h e yl a ug ha t ou rs t up i d i t y?
TheM or mon St or y I di s c over ed a l i ght a ppe aHng i n my r oom,wl l i ch cont i nue dt oi ncr em s e unt i lt he r oom was l i ght er t han at noonday,when i mme di at e l y ape r s onag e appe ar e da tmy be ds i de ,s t a ndi ng i nt he a i r ,f orhi sf e e tdi d nott ouc ht he Eoor... Heca l l ed meby name ,a nd s a i d unt o met ha thewasa mes s e nge rs e ntf r om t hepr es nc eof God t o me,a nd t hat hi snamewasM or oni ; t hatGodha d awor kf ormet o do; a nd t hat my na me s hpul d be ha df or g ood and e vi l amongaI lnat i ons ,ki ndr e dsandt ongue s... Thus be gi ns t he a cc ountof t he r e ve l at i on of t he Book of M or mon wi t ht he s t or y ofwhatt r a ns pi r e d on t he ni ghtof

Se pt e mber21 ,1 8 23,be t we en b s eph Smi t h and an ange l .

The book i t s el f ,t he a ng els t at e d, 'wasi nt he f or m ofgol d pl at e st hat1 ay bur i ed ata c er t a i ns pot ,and coul d be t r ans l at ed wi t ht he he l p oft wo s t one si ns i l v erbows ,t hatwe r e bur i e dwi t ht hepl at e s . Af t e rt hi sc ommuni ca t i on,I s a wt he l i ght i nt he r oom

be g i nt og a t he ri mme d i a t e l ya r o un dt h ep e r s o no fh i m

who ha d be e ns pea ki ngt o me ,a nd i tc ont mue dt o do s o

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hi m,when i ns t ant l yIs a w,as i t wer e,a condui t ope n r i ght up i nt o hea ve n,and he as ce nded unt i lhe e nt i r e l y di s appe a r e d. I n1 84 2,at t he r e que s t of Col one l W ent wor t h of t he Chi c a go De moc r at ,Jos e ph Smi t h wr ot ea s ke t c h of t he hi s t or y of t he M or m on Chur ch t ha tc ont ai ned a ddi t i ona l de t a i l sont heappar i t i on: On a s udde n al i ghtl i ke t hatofday,onl y ofa f arpur e r and mor e gl or i ousa ppe ar anc eand br i ght ne s s ,bur s ti nt o t he r oom ;i ndee dt hef i r s ts i ghtwasast houg ht he hous e wasf i l l e d wi t h cons umi ng f i r e.The appe ar anc epr oduc ed as hock t hataFe ct e dt he whol e body. I n a mome nt a pe r s onag es t ood be f or e me s ur r ounded wi t h a gl or y ye t gr e at ert han t ha tby whi ch 1wasal r e ady s ur r ounde d ... 1wast ol d whe r et her e we r ede pos i t e ds omepl at e s ,on whi ch wase ngr av ed a na br i dge me ntoft her ec or dsoft he a nc i entpe opl e st ha t had e xi s t e d on t hi scont i nent .The a ng elappe ar ed t o met hr eet i me st he s ameni ghtand unf ol de dt hes amet hi ng s . l ti si mpor t antt o not et ha tt h sa ppa r i t o n wt z u notJo s e ph' s

u nt i lt h er oo m wa sa g a i nl e f td a r k ,e x c e p tj us ta r o un d

hr s tv i s i o n. I nd e e dh eha d< b e e nf o r b i d d e nt oj o i na n yo ft h e
r e l i gi ouss e c t soft he da y'be ca us e hehad c l a i me dt o ha ve be en f avor ed by amys t i calr e ve l a t i on whi l ehewasal onei n

t h ewi l d e r n e s sa t t h ea g eo f1 4( s e eb e l o w) .

W he n Ange lM or oniappe ar e dt o hi m he had bee n pr ayi ngf orav i s i on,f or ,hes a ys ,1 1hadf ul lconfde ncei n obt ai ni ng a di vi nem a ni f e s t at i on,asl had pr evi ous l y had one . ' 1 3 The ang e la ppe ar ed t hr ee t i mes dur i ng t he ni g htofSe pr epe at i ng e xac t l yt he s ame wor ds 'Af t e rt he t hi r dt i me Jos e ph wass ur pr i s e dt o he art hec oc kc r ow andt of i nd t hat da yl i g htwasappr oac hi ng, s ot hatouri nt er vi e wsmus thav e oc c upi edt hewhol eoft hatni ght ' . J os e ph Smi t h gotup and beg an hi snor malc hor es ,b4t 1 3 .Co n c e r n i n gt h eOr gi nt l /t heBo o ko fMo r mo n sSo ur c ema t e r i a l b yFr a nc i sKi r k ha m( p r i v a t e l yp r i n t e d, 1 9 3 7 ) , p. 2 4.

t e mb e r21 , 1 8 2 3( whi c hha p pe ns t ob et h eAu t umnEqu i n o x ) ,

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he f ound hi ms e l fs o ex haus t e dt ha thec oul dn' tFor ki n any us e f ulwa y.Hi sf a t he rt houghthewass i c k and t ol d hi mt o go home ,a nd on t heway he f e l lt ot hegr ound whe nt r yi ng t o cr os sa f e nc e ,a nd r e mai ne d unc ons ci ous .Theange lt he n apm a r e dt ol l i m onc e m or e and t ol d hi m t or e pe at hi s wor ds t ol z i sf at her ,and t or e vea l hi si ns t r uc t i ons .The f at he rt ol dJos e ph t ogo a nd do ashehad be encommande d, andt hatt t he s et hi ng swe r eofGod' . Thus t he young ma n was a l l owe dt o go t ot he pl ac e whe r et he pl at eswe r e bur i e d,and he f ound t hem i ns i de a s t one box whi c h he had no di c ul t y openi ng,buthewa s unabl et ot ake t hepl a t e s out oft he box.Aga i nt he ange l a ppe ar ed,a nd t ol d hi m t oc ome bac k pr e c i s e l yi n oneye ar a nd e ve r y ye araf t ert hat ;f ouryea r sl a t erhewoul d bepe r mi t t edt ot aket l z epl at e s . The r e mai nde roft he s t or yi swe l lknown.Thankst ot he he l p ofa we al t hy f a r me rna med M ar t i n Hani s ,Smi t h wa , s abl et o wor k on t het r ans l a t i on oft he gol de n pl a t es ,whi c h he r e ad wi t ht hehe l p ofs pe ci als t onesheha df ound i nt he box.W he n Har r i st ook t he pl a t e sand t hebe gi nni ng oft he t r ans l at i on t o Pr of es s orChar l esAnt hon ofNe w Yor k,t hi s l e ar ne d ge nt l e ma ns t at e dt hatt he t r ans l at i on was cor r e ct , t mor es ot han any he had be f or es ee nt r ans l a t ed f r om t he Egypt i an' . Looki ng at t he pl at e st ha t had not y et be e n t r ans l at ed, he s ai dt hat t he y wer e Egypt i an, Chal dai c, As s y r i a n,a nd Ar abi c ,and s i gned a s t at e me ntt ot hatef r ec t

( wh i c hh el a t e rt o r et o pi e c e s ,ho we v e r ,wh e nh el e a r ne d
t i o n so fa na n g e l l ) .

t hatt heyoung man ha df ot md t hepl at esupon t he i ns t r uc El e ve nm r s ons hav es t at ed t hatt he ys aw t he pl a t esune ar t he d by Jos e ph Smi t h.I nJ une ,1 8 29,i nr e s pons et oa communi ca t i on obt ai ned by Smi t h,t he M or m on pr ophe t r et i r e dt ot hewoodsac c ompani ed by M ar t i n Har l i s ,Da vi d W hi t me r , Ol i ve r Cowde r y, a nd knel t i nf er v ent pr ay er ' , hopi ng t or e c e i ve a vi s i on of t he pl at e s .As not hi ng hap-

p e n e d,Ma r t i n Ha ni swi t h d r e wf r om t h eg r o ug ,b e l i e v i n g
t ha ti t was hi s pr es e nc et ha t pr e ve nt e dt he ml r ac l ef r om t a ki ng pl a c e.The ot her sr e s umed t hei rpr aye r sand,af t era

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f e wmi nut e s ,anang els t ood be f or et hem,hol di ngt hepl at e s: : He t ur ne d ov ert hel e av esoneby one ,s ot hatwec oul ds e e t hem and di s c e r nt he e ng r av i ngs t her e on di s t i nc t l y'Thi s c an be us e f ul l y compar ed wi t ht he vi s i ons of t he young f ar merofAve yr on. TheBook ofM or mon was:r s tpubl i s he di n 18 30.l ti sa s t r ange doc l l ment ,s i mi l a ri n many wayst ot he OAHSPE bi bl e ort heBOOK OF URAN I ' I A,t wo a c cot mt sofear l y J a cques Ber gi e r pr opos e dt o me a n amus l ng ex pl anat i on f or t he e xi s t enc e of t hes e books whi ch s e e m t oe ma nat e f r om a c os mi cs our c e and,l i ke t he Bi bl e ,hav e comet o us t hr oug , h aut omat i cwr i t i ng or s ome ot he rf or m ofps yc hi c r e ve l at i on.The r ee xi s t s ,he pos t ul at e s ,a ci vi l i z at i on i n our

h i s t or ys i mi l a r l y< i n s pi r e d 'b yd i v i n ei n t e l l i r e n c e l 4I n1 9 7 3

g a l a x y wh i c hi sb r o a d c a s t i n ga tr e g u l a ri n t e r v a l ss o me
cos ml ce duc at i on pr ogr a m ,muc hi nt hes a memanne rast he Fr enc h Nat i ona lRadi oi se ver y day br oadc as t i ng s e l e c t e d l e c t ur esi n phi l os ophy a nd hi s t or yf r om t heSor bonne.J us t as t he Fr e nch ar e be ami ng t hes e br oa dcas t st o Af r i c a an d ot he rr e mot e pl ac e s ,we coul d we l lvi s ua l i ze an advanc e d c i vi l i z at i on br oadc as t i ngve r yadv anc ed c onc ept son ps y chi c wa vel e ngt hs ,t o be pi c ked up by g i f t ed pr ophe t s on e ar t h andm i l l i o nsofot he rr e t ar de dpl a ne t s! Suc h di f l er enc esas ex i s tbe t wee nt he Kor an,t he Bi bl e, t he Book ofM or mon and ot hers ac r e dt e xt swoul d be due t ot he i mpe r f e c t unde r s t andi ng of t he var i ous i ndi vi dua l s

wh op i c ku pt h e s eb r o a d c a s t s , j u s ta sf o u ro rf i v es o r c e r e r s
f r om di Fer e nt Af r i ca nt r i be s , pl ay i ng a t ni ght wi t h ol d

r a di os e t si nd i Fe r e n tp a r t so ft h ej t mg l e , mi g h to bt a i nv e r y
di se r ent i mpr es s i ons of t he c i vi l i z e d wor l d t hr ough t he Sor bonne c ul t ur albr oa dcas t s ...es pe ci al l yi ft hey di d not know what t he Sor bonne was , and had onl y al i mi t e d a cquai nt anc ewi t ht heFr e nc hl angua ge! I ti sf ut i l et oe ngage i n a de bat ec onc e r ni ng t het ru t h or
1 4. TheOAHS PE b i b l ei sa na c c o u nto ft heo r i gi n sa n da nt i q ui t yof

ma l l k i n da n dc o n t a isma n yr e f e r e n c e st ot h eRe dMe n . l twa sr e z e i v e dp s y c h i c a l l y by J o hn Ba l l o u Ne wb r o ug ha bo ut 1 8 8 1 ,a n di t O r i gg n a t e d wi t hShi n i ngBe i ng s who m hec a l l s' Mg e l s ' .

1 76 UFOs :ThePs ychi c Sol ut i on f al s i t y of t he s t at e me nt s made by J os e ph Smi t h.W e ar e l ooki ng he r ef ori ndi ca t i onsofa i t i ghe r or de r ,and weca n de ne as a mi r a cl e any e ve nt ,r e alor i magi ne d, or ev en f ake d, whi c h c r e at e s r t ai n par anor mal ,but v er i habl e , ef l kc t s .The t r ans f or mat i on of a n or di nar yf ar mboy f r om

r u r a l Ne w Yo r kS t a t ei n t oa nu n c h a l l e n g e dl e a de ro fmu l t i t ude si s ,i n my vi ew,an unus ualf ac twhl c h de s e r v esi nve s t i gat i on.W he n wet r ac et het ur ni ngpoi ntoft hi sm a n' sl i f et o
i ns i det hehg ht ,Ibe l i e vet he ac c ountne e dst o bepr es er v e d al ong wi t ht hos ewe hav e al r e ady f ound i n ot herf ai t hsand ot he rl ands . Letusr e t ur nt o Evans W ent z'not esr e gar di ng M or mon-

t hes i g ht i n!o fas t r a n g el i g h ta ndt oc o nt a c twi t ha ne n t i t y

i s m me nt i o n e di nmyd i s c u s s i ono fS h i n i n gBe i n j s .Ev a n s We nt z wasi nt r i gued by J os e ph Smi t h' sfr s tvi s l on,whi c h wasnotan appa r i t i on ofAnge lM or onibutoft wo ent i t i es whos e name s he wa s not pr i vi l e ge dt ol e ar n. Thi st ook pl ac e dmi ng Smi t h' sf l f t e e nt h ye ar ,a s hewas pr a yi ng i na wood: ls aw a pi l l ar of l i g hte xac t l y ove r my he ad,above t he br i ght nes soft he s un,whi c h des c ende d gr adual l y unt i li t f e l lupon me ...W hen t hel i g htr e s t e d on me ls aw t wo Per s onag es ,whos ebr i ght ne s sand g l or y de f ya l ldes c r i pt i ons ,s t andi ng above me i nt he ai r .One of t he m s pake
unt o m e. 1 5

Ast he t r ans l at or oft he Ti bet a n Book oft heDe ad,Ev ans -

We nt zr e c o gn i z e dt l mtt her o l eyl a y e db yS mi t hi nb r i n g i ng

Amer i c a' .I ts t at e st ha tt he l ndi ans ar et he r e mnantofan

outt heBook ofM or mon wass l mi l a rt ot hatoft heTer t o ns , t he t aker s out 'ofs e c r e t ed s c r i pt ur esi nTi be t .H owev er ,t he

Bo o ko fM o r mo nc l a i mst ob et he s a c r e dh i s t o r yo fa nc i e n t

l s r a e l i t et r i b et h a ts e t t l e di n Ame r i c as i xhu n dr e dy e a r sb e f or e Chr i s t .n i si sadi cul ts t a t e me ntt ot a kes e nous l yi n t hel i g htofmode r na nt hr opol ogy.Thuswe ar eagai n conf r ont e dwi t h ami xt ur eofc e rt ai nt yand a bs ur di t y,off ac tand 1 5 .T hePe a r lo fGr e a t'r f c e ,pa r to ft hes a c r edMo r mo nt e x t ,p u 1
l i s h e da sTh eFr l p/ eCo mb t n s at i o n.

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s 1 77 f a nt as y.W e r e cogni z e he r et he t hi r d cov enz p.W e r es uc h mes s age sde l i be r a t el y gi ve nt oi s ol a t et ' hebe l i ev er sf r om t he s oc i et yar ound t he m? I n an art i c l epubl i s hed i nt he Apr i l ,1 97 4,i s s ue ofOc c ul t ma gnz i ne,J e r omeCl ar k and Lor e n Col e ma n poi ntoutt hat t he hi s t or y of M or moni s m cont ai ns many r e f er e nc e st o t hr e e mys t er i ous be i ngs who mi ght be t hr ee of Chr i s t ' s Ame r i c an Apos t l e g ,who as ke dt o be a l l owe dt or emai n on e ar t h= t 1 . 1hi sSe cond Comi ng.The ' I ' I U' R Ne phi t e s have be en s e e ns e ve r alt i mess i nc et hedaysofJ os e ph Smi t h,a nd f or m an i nt e r es t i ng and col or f ulc ol mt e r par tt ot he n r ee M en i n Bl ac k ofm ode r n UFO l or e.The s e Ne phi t e s ar e s ome t i me ss e e ns i ngl y,and t he y pe r f or m mi r ac l e qand hea l i ngs .I n one oft he s t or i esquot e d by Cl ar ka nd Col ema n, aUt a h woman name d Squi r eswho wase x pe c t i ngt her e t ur n of her hus band,and had s ee n no one a r ound he r hous e whi l e dr awi ng wa t e rf rom t be we l la mi nut e bef or e ,s uddenl yf ound her s e l fc onf r ont ed wi t h a paphai r ed m a n we ar i ng a l opg whi t e be ar d,who r eques t ed s omet hi ng t o e atand s oon r e mar ke dt hat s he was notwe l l ' .W he ns he ac knowl e dge dt ha ti nde e ds he was s uFe r i ng f r om a pai n underhers houl de rtt he unknown man r e pl i ed:' God bl e s s you,Si s t e r .Yo u wl l lne ve r wantf or anyt hi ng a gai n.You wi l lal waysbebl es s e d wi t h pl e nt y'Hewal ke d outt hedoor , butwhe nM r sSqt l i r esf ol l owe dhi m out s i dehehadvani s he d a nd s he c oul d nots eewhe r eheha d gone!Theda t e oft he i nci de nt i s gi ve n as t he s umme r of 1 87 4.Her he al t h and m one y pr obl e ms di s appe ar ed s oon af t e r ,and s he l i ve dt o t heageof89. A Uni se d The or y ofAppar i t i ons l n many UFO s t or i e s of t he ol de n days t he wi t ne s s e s

t ho up tt h e yha ds e e na n g e l sf r o m Goda n df o rt h i sr e %o n
ne ve rbot her ed t or eportt he i re xpe r i e nce s .Ot he r st hought t he yha ds e e nde vi l s -n edx e r e ncemaybeve r ys mal l .Comme nt i ng on t he c hi l dhood e xpe r i enc e sofCa yceand Ge l l e r , aBr i t i s hr es ea r c he rname d Pe t erRoger s on hasr e mi ndedme
I J . I P . ( 1 . 4 )

1 78 . U FOs :n e Ps yc hi c Sol ut i on t hats i mi l ar s t or i e s we r ecommon i n ac count sofm e di umg ofvar i ousl dnds: Andr e w Jac ks on Da vi s ,< ' I ' hePoughkee ps i eSe e r ' ,c l ai me d t ohav e metamys t i ca lm r s ona gewho g av e hi m as t af ri n whi c ht he r ewe r el i t t l eboxe swhi c h ga ve c ur est o var i ous di s e as e s ' .Theac c ountf ol l owst hecl as s i c alpat t e r n oft he evol ut i on of t he s haman. M i r c ea El i ade i n hi s book Sha mani s m r e c or ds t he wor ds of va r i ous s hama ns and how t hey be ca me awa r e of t he s hama ni s t i c powe r s . Ac c ount sa r e of t e n oft he nat ur e1 1was was hi ng by t he r i verwhen agr e a tbal loffr ec amedown f r om t hes ky,i t ent e r e dme, t he nlkne w Iwast obec omeas haman. ' l 6 Si nc et he publ i c at i on ofPas s por tt oM a go n a Iha ve r ec e i ved many i nt er es t i ng l e t t er s .E unt i lnow I t houghtI had s ee names s e ng e rf r om Hea ve ny ' wr i t e sonewi t ne s s . Iunde r s t a nd,havi ngr e ad yourbook,t hatIhad wi t ne s s eda UFO. ' Some o ft hes t or i e sar es t r a ngeye tcons i s t e nte nough t ol h ec omet henuc l eusofane wr e l i gi ousmov ementi ft hewi t nes s wer e oft hepr ope rps y c hol ogi ca li ncl i nat i on.Per ha psonl y one c l os ee ncount eri nt e nt hous and s t ar t s a ne wf a i t h,a ne ws ec t ,or a new be l i ef .W he nt he r i g htc ombi nat i on of s oci aland ps yc hol ogi c alcondi t i onsi s met ,when t he phenome non Ends a wi t nes sa r e ady be l i ev er ,t hen r e ve l at i on t a ke spl a c e. Eve r yt hi ng wor ks a si ft he r e v el at i on we r e de s i gned t o i s ol at et hewi t nes s ,pr ophe t ,orbe l i ev erf r om hi ss oci ale nvi r onme nt .Hebe c ome san out c as tand hast o se e.Thi shas be e nt hef a t eofatl ea s tt wo pol i c eoc er sa nd ofnume r ous ot he r UFO wi t ne s s es .l n Fr anc e,s e ver alf ar me r ss a wt hei r fe l dsnea r l yru i ne d.Theman i nM i c hi ga n whor e por t e dt he

S wa mp Ga sc a s e wa sj e r e da ti nt h es t r e e t sa n dp e o p l e
ca mei nca r st ot hr ow bot t l esathi shous e . n e be l i e ve r s ,i ft hey s ee kac l i mat ei n whi c ht o pur s ue t he i r new l i f ei n ac c or dance wi t ht he i mpl i c a t i ons oft hei r vi s i on,havet oc r e at et hei rown s e c tand moveawa y.M os e s
1 6 . Pr i v a t ec o mmu ni c a t i onf r o mP e t e rRog e r s o n.

A M or phol ogy ofM i r ac l e s 1 79 di dt hi s .So di dJ os e ph Sm i t h.Of t e n one s e e st he l ea de r de s e r t e d by hi s wi f e and f ami l y.The s pous ei s es pec i a l l y

l i k e l yt of e e lr e j e c t e da n dt obe t r a yhi ma tt h et i mewh e nhe

mos tnee dsc omf or t .Thewi f e ofM art i n Har r i sbur ned 1 16 newl yt r ans l at e d page soft he Book ofM or mon.The wi ve s of s e ve r a lpol i c e me ni nvol ve di n UFO i nci de nt s di vor c ed t hem. Some t i me st he s pe c c i ns t r uc t i onsg i ve nt ot hebe l i e ve r s ar es uc ht hat t he i r gr oup cont i nue st o be pe r s ec ut ed f or

c e nt u r i e s( J e ws )a n dh a v et oe n d u r eg r e a tha r ds hi psb e f o r e f n di nga p l a c ewh e r et h e yc a ns e t t l edo wn ( I s r a e l ,Ut a h) . Th el e a d e r sa r eh a r a s s e dbyc r o wd s( i no n et o wnt h epo l i c e c h i e f ' so wnt r a i l e rwa sd e s t r o y e db ys r e ?bl a me do na r s o n ) a nd o f t e np u tt od e a t h( J e s u swa sc r u c e d,J o s e ph S mi i

wa sl pc h e db yac r o wdi nI l l i p o i s ) .

It hl nk t he s t age i ss e tf ort he apm a r anc e ofne wf ai ls , ce nt e r e d on t l l e UFO bel i e f .To a gr ea t e r de gr e et ha n al l

t heyh e no me n amod e r ns c i e n c ei sc o n f r o n t i ng , t h eUFO c a n

i ns pl r ea we:t hes e ns e oft hes ma l l ne s sofm a n,and an i de a oft hepos s l bi l i t y ofc ont a ctwi t ht hecos mi c.The r e l i gi ons weha ve br i e :y s ur ve ye d be gu wi t ht hemi r ac ul ouse xpe r i e nc e s of one m r s on, but t oda yt he r e ar et hous a nds f or whom t hebe l i e fi n ot he r wor l dl y cont a cti s bas ed on i nt i mat econvi ct i on,dr awn f r om whatt he yr e gar d aspe r s onal c ont ac tw1 t . 1 1UFO:and t hei roc c upa nt s .The phe nomenon and i t s eFec t s ar e wor ki ng he r e as t he y ha ve wor ked a t Fat i maa ndLour de sandi n ot he rpl ac es .

Ta bl e2s h o u l d ma ket ii sc l e a r .Th efr s tc o l u mn s ummar i z e st he phys i ca le Fec t s des c r i bed by wi t nes s e s of t he mi r ac l e swehav er e vi ewe d,i nt he ac t ua lwor dsoft hepe r s onswho r epor t e dt he m.n e s e cond col um n c ont ai nsde -

s c r i p t i o nso ft h es t a t eo ft h epg r s on sc o nt a c t e db y UFOs , b o t hd u r i nga nda f t e rt hee x g e ne n c e . IO I i I I I Ct her e a d e rc a n dr a w Msorhe r own conc l us l ons .Ii nvi t eyou t os e e k ot be r do c ume n t si na n yl i b r a qt oc o mpl e t et h i smo r p ho l o g yo f
mi r a cl eswi t hf r es h ma t e r l al .You nee d notf e ara nypauc i t y ofdat a .

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U FO Ev e nt s ' r he ys a w al i g hts p r e a di n g a r ou nd t he ml i ke a m i s t ' Ma go ni a,c a s e 40 2* ' H e wasf ou nd t mc ons c i o us ' Tai nt i ng,a mn e s i aa nd r e t ur n t ot h es i t ei n at r a nc e l i ke s t at e ' Ma go ni a,c a s e4 8 2. he f e l tpr i c kl i ng st hr oug hout hi s bod y,had t os t op,l os thi s ba l a nc es e ve r a lt i me s ' Ma go ni a,c a s e1 0 2 ' hef ound a s t r ong l i g htbe a m ai med athi m'

Re l i gi ous M i r a c l es C Af r os t y mi s t ,a br i ght eni ng c l oud' Gua da l upe , De c e mb e r9 ,1 5 31 C As hoc kt ha tG e ct ed t he whol e bo dy'

G l os sofs e ns e oft i me '

: s oe k ha us t e d hecoul dn' t mov e'

' f e l lt ot hev ound a nd r e mai ne d un con s c i ous ' S mi t h,Se p t e m be r 21 ,1 82 3

: a pi l l a rofl i gh twhi c h de s c e nde d'
a co ndui tr i g htup t o He av e ng

hebadno r e co l l e c t i o n of s t a r t i ng t heca rag ai n' Ma gon i a,c as e8 93

' av e r t i c a lbe >m ofl i g htwa s ai med athi m,di s app e ar e d, wi t h a Qas h' Ma gon i a ,ca s e9 21

al i g hta ppe a r i ng i nt he r oom '

'

J os e ph Smi t h,t heBook of M or mo n,1 82 0a nd 1 8 23

4 ag ol d e nc ol o r e dc l oud'
e a gr e a tnoi s el i ke t he s ound ofa s t o r m' Lour de s ,Fe b ru a r y1 1 ,1 8 58

t l l eob j e c twe ntup i nt oa

c l oud ofunus ua lc ol o r ,wbi c h :e wa ga i ns tt he wi nd' Ma go ni a,c as e5 75 ' t oo k of l wi t h ar us h ofa i r t hatr o ck ed t he c a r ' Ma go n a ,c a s e81

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TABLE 2 ( Co nt i n ue dj
Re l i gi ous M i r a cl e s t l os ta1 1po we rofs pe e c ha nd t ho ug ht ' UFO Eve nt s 6 hef e l lt mc ons c i o usa sa v i vi d I i g hte nv e l ope d hi m. H e wa s una bl et o m ov e hi sl e f ta r m f ort hr eed ay s ,a nd s ee r e d f r om pa i na nd e xt r e me ne r v ous n e s s 'M a go ni a, c a s e9 1 2

e kn e w notwher es hewas '

he ra r m wa s pa r a l m d' Lour de s ,Fe bz ' ua l ' y 11 ,18 5 8 Qe f ti n at r anc e ' f e l lf r om e x ha us t i on ' Fa t i ma ,s pr i ng 1 91 6 at r n nR pa r e ntwhi t ecl oud'

t hewi t ne s sf e l ts o we ak al lof as udde nt ha theha dt o dr op t he g un' M a go ni a,c a s e3 3 9 t he ys a w al a r g es o ur c eof l i gh ti n mi d ai ra nd he a r d p i e r c i n g whi s t l i ngs ounds ' Ma gon a ,c as e8 70 ' i tt oo ko f l wi t has woos hi ng s ound' Ma go ni a ,c a s e77 t he boy sr r i v ed home l i ke a madma n.n e hor s ea nd t he

' whi t el i g htg l i di ng a bov e t het r t ops ' ' r u m bl e ofa powe r f ulwi nd l Fat i ma ,Apr i l ,1 91 5 ,a nd s pr i ng 1 91 6 t he powe rs nni b i l at e st he m'

' d e g r i v e st h e mo ft h eu s eo f
t he l rbodi l ys e ns e s ' no s t r e ngh t hene xtda y '

d o gwe r ep a r a l y z e df o rs e v e r a l
mi nut e s ' Ma go ni a,c ms e 91 6 Rhef o und hi ms e l fpa r a l y z ad a nd obs e r v e dt ha tbi r dsha d s t opm d s i ng i ng and t ha tc ows u me dunabl et om ov e ' Ma ggni a ,c as e82 t t he wi t ne s swa ss udde nl y e ngu l f e di n a bl ui s hwhi t e l i g hts o dnz z l i ng he had t o s t op' Ma go ni a,c a s e8 7 0

Fa t i ma ,s ' l mme r1 91 6

a gl owi ng l i g htnl mos t bl i nde dt he m' Y br i g ht:a s h' Pat i ma ,M a y1 3,1 91 7

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TABLE 2 ( Co nt nu e d)
Re l i g i o us M i r a cl e s UFO Ev e nt s

a cl oud r os ef r om t he vi c i ni t y ' A! Iun us ua lnoi s e ,a whi r l oft he t r e e ' wi n d ofqa me sc om i ng t owa r d t he v i ne ya r d' t r eebr a nc he swe r ebe nt ' pl a nt sm o v ed vi ol e nt l y ' an e xpl os i on' : i tf l e ws out h wi t h a de af e ni ng Fa t i ma ,J une 1 3,1 91 7 r oar ' ' Ma go ni a ,ca s e3 91

a bl l z z i n go r hu m mi n g s ound'
.

' al oud noi s e ' Fat i ma,J ul y1 3,1 91 7

i tm ov e ds l o wl y,pr o duc i ng a hnmmi n gs ound a nd i l l l t mi nat i ng t he i rc a r ' Ma gon i a ,c as e4 25

e as ma l l wh i t i s hc l o u df o r ms ' aE a t t e n e dd o meg i v i n qo f fa
Ta l l i ng :owe r pe t a l s ,me l t
a Wa y

bl i ndi ng l i g ht ,i l l l l mi na t l n g t he c ount r y s i de '

al um i nou sg l o bes pi nni ng t hr ough t he c l o uds ' a br i g htNa s h'

Fa t i ma,Aug us t13 ,1 91 7 gl owi ng l i g hts e t t l e sa bouta t r e e ' as t r a ngef r a gr a nc e ' ' I ower i ng o ft e mp e r a t ur e '
< br i g htqa s h' G r oa rofa r oc k et ' Fa t i ma,Augu s t1 9 ,1 91 7

% i t:e w awa y,whi l e a br i g ht c l ouds l owl yf e l lt ot hegr ound att hes i t e ' Ma go n a,c a s e25 5 as i l v e r y di s k mane u ve r i ng i n t hes k y' q af e e I i ng ofi nt e ns ec ol d' Ma Ron a 'C as e 53 7

' apowe r f u lodo ra st heob j e d

l e f t '
Ma gon i a,ca s e 61 5

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TABLE 2 W o nt i nu e d)

Re l i g i o u sMi r a c l e s
4 ag l obeofl i g htadv a nc i ng al ong t he v al l ey ' on t r ee'

UF O Ev e nt s

' t he y he ar d as t r a ng e hl l mmi ng s ound a nd s aw t wo d i s ks ho ve r i ng 1m .a bo ve Yo me sf r o m Et oW a nd r e s t s t he' ro und'

' awhi t ec l oudf or mq '

Yhi ny whi t ep e t al sf al l ' Fa t i ma ,S e pt e m be r13 ,1 91 7 a we i r d di s kt hat . t u r ns r api dl y'

e t h e yr os e wi t h as ha r p whi s t l i ng s ound,whi l et r e e s al ow t he m be ntdo ubl e ' Ma gon i %c as e4 42

G a ;a tdi s k pl ung e si nz i g z ag f ms hi on'

* t he c l ot he soft he wi t n es s e s we r e dr yi ns pi t e oft her e c e n t r ai n'

W di s kt hr e et i me sa sl a r g ea s t h es un,r e d and pur pl e , s pi nni ng r api dl y,wass e en d e s c e ndi ngs wi f t l yt owa r d t hem ound' Ma gon i a ,c a s e3 21

Fat i ma ,Oc t obe r1 3 ,1 91 7

' Wh e nt h eo b j e c tl e f t , ac l o u d

ofde m es m okewasf or mi ng unde rt he r a i n. ' l ' he wi t ne s s f ound t he t r e e s ,gr as sa nd gr ound p e r f e c t l yd r y' Ma go ni a,c as e 29 2

*E Ma g on i a 'r e f e r st o Pas s po r tt o Ma g o n ab yJ a c q ue s Val l e e

( Chi c a go:Re g n e r y ,1 96 9 ) .' I ' h ec a s enumbe r sa r et h os eo ft hec or r e s p o nd i n gs i g ht i n gs l l mma r i e si nt he a pp e n di xe nt i t l e d W Ce nt u r y of UFO I mnd i ng s ' .

CHAPTER EI GHT

W ho A r eY ou,M rG e l l e r ?
W he n Spi r i t sbe gi nt os pe ak wi t hama n,he mus tbe wa r e t hathe b e l i e v e not hi ng t ha tt he ys a y.For ne a r l ye v e r p t hi ng t he ys a yi sf a br i c a t e db yt he m ,a nd t h e yl i e:f or i f t he ya r em r mi t t e dt o na r r at ea nyt hi n g,ms wha the av e ni s and how t hi ng si nt he he a v e ns a r et o be unde r s t oo dlt h e y wot l l dt e l ls oma ny l i est hata man wo ul d be ms t onl s he d . - Swe di s h mys t i c Eman ue lSwe de nbor g , e i g ht nt hc e nt ur y

Spi r i t s ba ve r e c ent l ys poke n wi t h human be i ng s .N ot i n f ar a way pl ac e s ,mi nd yourbut r i ghti n Ne w Yor k,a nd i n Cal i f or ni a, and i n W as hl ngt on, D. C. And pe opl e hav e i gnor e d Swe denbor g' s war ni ngs ,a nd be l i e ve d what t he y s ai d.I n a par t i c ul ar l yr e mar kabl ec as e ,t he c ommuni ca t i on

ha sq i v e nr i s et owh a ta pp e a rt ob es pe c t a c ul a rv i o l a t i o nso f
phys l c all a ws by a young I s r ae l i name d Ur i Ge l l e r .Ar e t he s ec l ai ms ofs t r angepowe r sr e al ?And how ar et ' he yr e l at e dt ot hequi e tpur s ui t soft heI nv i s i bl eCol l e ge?
A Pe r s onalAppr ai s qlofUr iGe l l e r

Ur iGe l l e ra s ke dt h es u b j e c tt os e l e c tat h r e e d i g i tn u mb e r
and t o wr i t ei tdo wn ont heboar d.Ashega vet he s ei ns t r uct i onsa num be rc ame i nt o my cons c i ous nes sand Inot e di t on t hepa d Iwasus i ng t o kee par ec or d oft hee xper i me nt s , s howi ng i tt oJ ani ne asIdi ds o.The numberlwr ot ewas
we r e7,2,a nd 5 .Ge l l e rwass i t t i ngi n a cor ne ratt he ot he r e nd of t he r oom ,hi s hea dt ur ned t owar dt he wal l and

7 2 6 .Thes u b j e c twr o t ea n u mbe ron t h ebo a r d:t h ed i g i t s

W ho Ar eYou,M rGe l l er?

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hi dde n by as c r e e n.Hes pel l e d outt he di g i t shes ai d hewas me nt al l ypi c ki ngup:7, 2,and 5 . He r e was a l i t t l e puz z l e .The Par a ps yc hol ogy Res e ar c h Gr o up ofPal o Al t o,ofwhi chlam oneoft hedi r e c t or s ,had pe r f or me ds uc h expe r i me nt s bef or e .I had f ound mos t of

t h e mi n c o n c l u s i v e .Cl e a r l ya c l e v e rs t a g e ma g i c i a nc o u l d

dupl i c at es uc h mi ndr e adl ng. I ta ppe ar e dt o me , on t he ot herhand,t hati nas mal lnumbe r ofcas ese vi de nc e di d e xi s tf or e xt r as ens or y t r ans f e r of i nf ormat i on be t we e n br ai ns .W hi l e mos tr es e ar c her st he or i z ea bouta pr oc e s sbf

t r a ns mi s s i o n( s i mi l a rt ot h et r a n s mi s s i o no fa ne l e c t r o ma g n e t i cs i g n a l )i na ne Fo r tt oe x p l a i ns u c hph e no me n a ,Ia m mo r ei n c l i n e dt ot hi n ki nt e r mso fac o nv e r g e n c eo fe v e n t s .

Us ua l l yonl yt wo e ve nt sconv er g e:m r s on A pi c ksanumber and pe r s on B pi c kst he s ame numbe r ,whi ch i st he ni nt er pr e t e d asm r s on B gu es s i ngt hennmberpi c kedbyA.I nour l i t t l e puz zl e wi t h UH Ge l l er ,t he i nt e r es t i ng f ac t was t he t hi r de l e me nt .W hy had lwr i t t e n down 726 on my pi ec eof

p a p e r be f o r et h es u b j e c th a d wr i t t e na n y t hi ng on t h e
bl ac kboar d? c er t ai n number s orc er t a l n wor ds .Thi sabi l i t yc ompl i c at e s t he t as k ofs or t i ng outt he obs e rv a t i ons . Wr i t i ng a wor don

Ur iGe l l e ra p ma r sc a g a b l eo ff or c i n gs u b j e c t st opi c k

ac a r dwh i c ht h es ub j e c tdo e sn o ts e e , Ge l l e rwo ul da s kt he p e r s o nt ot hi n ko ft h ec a p i t a lo f ac o un t r y . Th e nt h es u b j e c t

s uddenl yr ea l i z es t hat he has f or got t e nt he na me of t he

c api t alofGr e atBr i t ai n,Fr anc e,ort he Uni t e d St at e s!The onl y name i n hi smi nd i sa s t r ange s oundi ng wor dt ha the
doesnotr e cogni ze ,butoFe r sanywa y asa l a a s tr es ort .Ur i t r i umphant l yt ur ns ov e rt he ca r d whe r e he ha s wr i t t en pr e c i s e l yt hats ame' name:whi c h ha pm nst o be t he ca pi t a l of s ome count r yi n Lat m Ame r i ca!Knowi ng about t hi s

a b i l i t y , Ia s ke dUr i p r i v a t e l yi f heh a dpl a y e das i mi l a rg a me wi t hh i ss u b j e c to nt henl g hto ft he e x mr i me n t ,a n dh e

as s ur e d met ha thehad not .l n ot herwor ds ,i fweac c e pthi s wor dt hathehad nots el ec t e dt he numbe r7 25 i n advanc e, t he n we ar el ef twi t ht he t heor yt hats ome how,i n ourt l i l i v er s e ofe ve nt s ,t he r ewe r et hr e et hi ngst hatconver ge d:t he

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a l mos ti de nt i c alnumbe ri nmynot e bookpr i ort oa l lt hi s .' As we ha ve s e e n be f or ei n Chapt er Two, t he e vent s ar ound Ge l l e ri nc l ude cont ac twi t h whathe and Puhar i c h ha vedes c r i bedasUFO e nt i t i es . Ur iGe l l erca me t ot he U. S.about1 97 0 att her e que s tof

wr i t i n go ft h ed i #t so nt h e bo a r d,t h eg u e s s i n g( i fi twa g g u e s s i n g )o ft he s edi #t sb y Ur i ,a n d my r e c or di n go fa n

DrAnd r i j aN ha r i c h ,wh o wa swe l l kn o wn a mo n gps y c l l i c

phe nomenar e s e a r c hc i r c l e sand c oul dt her ef or ee x pos e hi m qui c kl yt oas i gnc ant audi e nc e .Of s pe c i ali nt er e s t was

Ur i ' sg s y c h o ki ne t i ca b i l i t y.( Th e wo r dp s y c h o ki ne s i s ha s b e e ng l v e nt ot h ea b i l i t yt omo v eo b j e c t sa tad i s t a n c ewi t h out t ouc hi ng t he m,a f e at t hat t r a di t i ona l l y has be e r e -

g a r d e da so n eo ft het e s t so ft hemi r a c u l o u s . )I nt h ec a s eo f
Ge l l e r ,notonl yi st hi sabi l i t yc l ai med,buti tappa r e nt l yi n-

c l u d e st hef a c u l t yo fd i s t or t i n gme t a l o b j e c t sa n de v e np a r t l y
orcompl e t el y de mat e r i al i zng t he m.l fde mons t r at ed i nt he l abor at or y,s uc h a phe nome non woul d be ofgr eati mpor t t o phys i cs ,butatt het i meoft hi swr i t i ngno demons t r at i on oft hi sabi l i t y hasbe e n pr ovi ded i ns t r i c tl a bor a t or ycont r ol e nvi r onment s ,a l t houg h a we al t h ofanec dot a lev i de nc ei s ava i l abl e. ' One f ur t he ri nt e r e s t i ng a s pe ctof Gel l e r ' sgi f ti st hathe doe snotc ont r oli t .l ns t e ad,t he e Fe ct shappen mor e orl e s s s pont a ne ous l yi n hi sv i c i ni t y.The ya r enott m de rc ont r olof hi si nt e l l i g enc e,butofa f or m ofvol i t i on oft he s ame or de r ast hatr es pons i bl ef or t he c ommuni ca t i onswi t h AFFA or wi t h 71 71 .l n t he communi c at i ong c ha nne l e d t hr oug h Ge l l e rt he s our ce of t hi s powe r has i de nt zed ' i t s e l f as e manat i ngf r om UFOs .
Te l e pat hy Ex pe r i ment s Some oft he s ci ent i s t sIknow ar ev er ye xci t ed aboutGe l l er and e xpe c tbr e akt hr oug hst o ar i s e outofhi swor k.Ot he r s a s s ur e me t ha t he i s def i ni t el y us i ng t r i c ke r yi n a1 lof hi s de mons t r at i ons . l am i nc l i ned t o be l i e ve t hat a l t hough Gel l e r ,l i ke e ve r y me di um,us est r i c ke r y att i me s ,s ome of

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t h eq h e n o me n at ha th a p pe na r o u n db i ma r eg e n u i n e . Att h e me e t l ngo ft hePa r a ps y c ho l o g yRe s e a r c h Gr o u q me nt i o n e d

ea r l i er Gel l e r di d notde mons t r at e met a lbe ndl ng t oa nydoubt s .But my own cont l nue di nt er es ti n Ge l l er ' s wor k ar os ef r om di l r er ent obs e na t i ons - s pe c ca l l yf r om t wo per s onaloc c ur r e nc e st hatIcoul d notac c ot mtf ori nt e r ms ofs t a gem a gi c . I n De c embe r ,1 97 2,Ihad l unc h wi t h Ge l l e rand s howe d hi mt he s er i e sofPhoe ni c i an s e al sdes c r i be di n Chapt e tSi x.

o n e ' ss a t i s f a c t i o n, a ndma n rme mb e r swe nt a wa ywi t hg r a v e

The yd e pi c tar e l i g i o usr i t u a lrr f o r me db yp r i e s t s ,a n da

f l yi ng di s kf r om whi c h Godhke c r e at ur es ar ee me r gi ng.

c e ede dt ot el lme c ov dent l al l yt he de t a i l sofhi sown c l os e e ncount e r swi t , h UFOs .Hewasi nf ac t ,I l e ar ne d,a ' s e cr et c ont ac t e e' , a man who bel i e ve d hi ms e l ft o be i nc ont a ct wi t ha n al i e n ent i t y whi ch he di d notwantt o me nt i on i n publ i c.A ye ar und a hal fl at e rt l l i si nf or ma t i on was r e v eal e d by Puhar i c h and ot he r si nas e r i e s of ar t i cl esand books ,a nd i t has be e n a par tof t he UFO l i t e r a t ur ee ve r s i nc e.Ye t al 1t he al l e ged ev i de nc et hat t hes e ar t i c l e s and books c ont a l has onl y de epe ne dt he pr obl e m i ns t ea d of cl ar i f y i ng i t .n e c e nt r a l ques t i on r e mai ns t o de t e r mi ne whet he rornotUH i sbei ngus edbys omet hi ng t hatwant st o a ppe ara sahi ghe re nt i t y. Dur i ngourdi s c us s i onlas ke d UH Ge l l e ri fhet houghthe coul d cont a c tt he UFO e nt i t y aga i nt o obt ai nf orusa r e al t es tc as e:a c l os e obs er v at i on ofa Cyi ng s a uc er .He r e pl i e d t ha ti na l lhi smee t i ngswi t h t he m' t hei ni t i at i v ef ort hecont ac thadbee nwi t ht hef ot he rs i de' . Lat e rdur i ng ot t rl unc h UH pr opos e dt o do t e l epat hi ce xpe r i me nt swi t h me.l ti st hi ss horts er i e so ft es t st hatconv i nc e d m et hathi sabi l i t i e swe r ege nui ne .' l ' heve r y fr s tt es t i nt he s e r i e s cont ai ned a n unus ual as pec tt hat pr e cl ude d t r i cke r y.Oneoft hephys i c i s t swi t h whom Ge l l e rhad be e n wor ki ng handed mea s e al e de nv el opecont ai ni ng a c ar d on whi ch at ar getha d bee n dr a wn.I twast heput l i neofawha l e bl owi ngwat e rva pori nt ot heai r .IYe nt 'i tt oUH byvi s ual -

Ur is t ud i e dt h e s eph o t og r a g hswi t h muc hi nt e r e s ta n dp r o -

1 8 8 U FOs :The Ps yc hi cSol ut i on i z i ngt hedr a wi ngonat e l e v i s i onl i kes c r e e n wi t i c h. ls c a nne d

s l o wl y, e r a s i n gi tme n t a l l ya sld i ds o . UH wa st oi ma /nea

s i mi l ars cr e en i n hi sown mi nd and fl loutt hepi cmr e ,but he r e ce i ve d no cl e ari mag e att he fr s tt r i al .W ede c i de dt o s t ar taga i n,and t hi st i me my at t e nt i on f e l lon a f ount ai n whi c h was c l e a r l y vi s i bl e be l z i nd Ur i ,i nt he c our t yar d of t he bui l di ng. The f ot mt a i n r emi nde d me of t he wa t er t hr own i nt ot he ai r by t he wha l e .Ifl l e d my me nt alt e l e vi s i on s cr ee n wi t ht l i ef ount a i n,and s e ntt ha t .n e n Ifl l e d

i twi t ht h ef o r m ofaEs h,a n d pr o j e c t e di tas e c o n dt i me .

Now Ur it ook a bl a nk c ar d and s a i d!asher api dl y dr e w on i t , qt ' ss t r ange ,l ' m g e t t i ng t wo t hl ngs . ,On t he ca r d he pas s e d ar ound,hehad dr awn a fs h.Ne xtt ot hef i s h wasa f ount ai n.He t houghti tmade no s e ns ea ta l l .Thi s was a c onvi nc i ng t e s t be c aus ei te xc l uded t he G col l us i on'hy pot t he s i s .l c oul d not be abs ol ut e l ys ur et hat UH had nomanag ed t ol oo ki nt ot he e nvel opeby t r i c ke r ye ve n be f or e i twass e al e dt hatmor ni ng.Buti fhehad done s o hewoul d havedr a wn as i ng l et ar g et .lwast heonl ype r s on who kne w

t ha tf wt ? d te r e n t t a r ge t s , r a t h e r t h a no n e , h a db e e ns e n t !
'

Mi nd ove rM at t er Now Ibega nt ot akeUr iGe l l ermor es e r i ous l y. I nt hes e cond

e x p e r i me n t ' hea s k e d met o wr i t ea d i g i t( 1wr o t ed o wn 8 ) a n das e c o n do n e( 9 ) a n dt h e nat h i r d ! l a r g e r . I wr o t e2 .

K se nd met hel a s tdi g i tonl yy 'hes a l d. And am omentl at e r hehadwr i t t e n a2on ac ar d.Thi swasnotac ompl et e l yf ool pr oof c as e,be caus e he mi g ht ha ve s pe ntl ong a nd t e di ous hour st r ai ni ng hi ms e l ft or e ad mus cul ar mot i ons ata di s t ancea nd hec oul d ha vegu es s e dt ha tIwr ot ea2 by obs e r v-

i n gt h emo v e me n to f mywr i s t . Th ei n t e r e s t i n !f a c t he r ewa s

t ha tmy 2washas t i l y dr awn and t ha tt hehonz ont a lbas eof t he di g i t was ve r y ;at and el onga t e d.l t was compl e t e l y di Fer entf r om t he us ualAmer i c an wa y ofdr awi ngi t .N ow t he dr a wi ng by Ur iwas notonl ys i mi l ar t o mi ne' :i twas i de nt i c al :as wa ss oon de mons t r at ed by s upe r i mpos i ng t he t wot r ac l ngs .Onewaspr act i ca l l y acar bonco pyoft hot he r .

W bo Ar e Yo m M rGe l l e r? 1 89 n e di s c us s i on t he nc nme t ot he e ve nt st hathad t ake n pl a cea tt he Re s e ar c h Gr oup me e t i ng.UH want ed t or e pe at a n ex mr i mentwi t h col or s .' Thi nk ofa col or , 'he t ol d me, a nd i mme di at e l ylt houg ht' bl ue ' .I nde e d It houghtofbl ue

s os u dd e nl yt h a tI a s s u me d UH h a da l r e a d ys e l e c t e dt h e
ans werand ha ds ome how pl ant e di ti n my mi nd.For t hi s r e as on,Ide l i ber at el yc ha ng ed my c hoi ce ,r e vi e we d a doz e n c ol or s ,and pi c ked ye l l ow as t he t a r ge t .Thr e et i me s UH
ga ve me t he s i gnalt os e nd hi mt he c ol or .n e n he c al ml y announc ed: n ec ol or1r e ce i v ei sy el l ow,butonc e outoft hr e et i me s Igott hecol orbl ue. ' Byt hi st i mewehadfni s he d des s e r ta ndweha de mpt yi c e e c r e am c upsbe f or eus . You knom 's a i d Ur i ,T e ver yt hi ng yo u' ve s e e n ...Thos e ar el i t t l et hi ngs .Thi si snotwha t1r ea l l y do.M y s pec i al t y

i st op r o du c e ph e no me n a wi t hp h y s i c a lob j e c t s .Fo re x ampl e ,t akeas poon. ' . Wi t ht he s ewor dshe t ouc hed,ba r e l yt ouc he dt he s poon

i nh i sc u p, a ndNe j u mp e dba c ka si f h eha dt o uc h e das n a k e .

Her e ache df ort hes poon aga i n and s howe di tt o us .I twas be ntt hr e et i mes ,l i t e r al l yf ol ded ba ck agai ns tt he handl e.I t ook my own s pooh and be nti twi t h al lmys t r e ngt h aga i ns t t he e dg e oft he t a bl e.n e r e wasno wa y Icoul d be nd i tt o t wi s tt hewi de rpar tofi t . n eDange r sofBl i nd Be l i ef Li s t eni ng t o UH as he e xpl a i ns 'hi spowe ri s ve r ys i mi l ar t o r e adi ng t hos e ol d r e cor ds by a ni net e e nt hc e nt ur y me di um ' de s c r i bi ng t he s our ce of hi s knowl edg e. I n bot h cas eswe a r et ol dt hatt he powe r doe s not l i e wi t hi nt he man hi ms e l f ,butema na t e sf r om oneoft wo s our c e s ,ei t he r a hi ghe rs pi r i t ualc e nt e rora r a ceofe xt r at er r es t r i a lbei ngs . W hat ar et he c ons eque nc e s of t aki ng s uch a s t at eme nta t

f a c ev a l u e?Wewo u l dha v et oa s s u met h a tahi g i e ri n t e l l i g e nc ei s not onl yc ogni z ant ofour e xi s t e nc ea nd dev el op me nthe r eon e ar t h, buthasde c i de dt oi nt e r f e r ewi t bhuman

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Ga i r s .W l i y woul di tc hoos et o mani f e s ti t s e l ft hr ough a

ma n Ek e Ur iGe l l e r ,who i st pa s ha me d l ys e e zn g mon e j

and f a me and de l i g ht si nt he c onf us i on he t e ows hl s s c i ent i f i cs uppor t e r si nt oe ve r yt i mehei s e xpos ed'by s ome one c l ai mi ng t r i c ke r y' ?Ar e we nec e s s a r i l y de al i ng wi t ht he

s a me p h e n o me no nt h a ti sr e s po n s i bl ef o rt h es i lt i ng so f
c oul de x pl a i n Un Ge l l er? Some s c i e nt i s t s wonde r whe t he r Ge l l er i snott h l a t e s t i n as er i esofar t i f act sr el e as e damongt hehuman r ac e. Gel l e r hi ms el f ,i ts e e ms ,woul dl i ke ust o be l i e ve t ha tt hi si st he c as e,and he enc om age shi sf ol l owe r st or eg ar dl l i m a sa n e mi s s a r yf r om ahi ghe rage ncy. I tl st r uet ha ta c hang ei st a ki ngpl ac eamng s c i e nt i s t s;a c l i mat ei sbe i ng c r e at e di n whi ch i tbe c omesper mi s s i bl et o hy pot he s i z et he e xi s t e nc e of par a nor maleFe c t s .Ther ei s

u n i d e nt e di y i n jo b j e c t s ?Co u l dn ' twee x p l a i nUFOsi fwe

yr o b a b l ymuc hn e w kn o wl e d g et obeg a i n e di nt h i sdi r e c t l on.But t her e ar ea l s o da ng er si na r api da nd unc r i t i c al s hi f ti n at t i t ude sf r om s kept i c i s mt o be l i ef .By f a l l i ng i nt o

e i t he ro ft h et woe x t r e me so fs e c r e c ya n do pe n n e s s , ofr e j e c t i on and wor s hi p,we ar e de c r e as i ng ourchanc esoffndi ng t he t r ut ha boutGe l l e r and aboutany une xpl ai ne d phe nom enon.

Bui l di ng a Br i dge 1ha vel onghad an i nt e r e s ti n bot h UFO mani f e s t at i onsand s uch ps yc hi c mani f es t at i onsas t e l e pat hy,pol t e r g ei s t s ,and

ps y c ho k i n e t i c s ,b utIh a v er e f r a i n e d( u nt i laf e wy e a r sa g o )
f r om at t empt i ng t o bui l d a br i dg e be t we e nt he s et wo fe l ds . To be s ur e,Ihave be en a war et hatma ny UFO cas esc ont ai ne d el ement si ndi c a t i ve of ps yc hi c phe nome na.At t he s amet i me ,lhavef ound i nt hel i t e r a t ur e ofps yc hi chi s t or y s e nce ort he i nt e r f er e nc e ofU FOs .I twoul d ha ve be en 1 mJ us toneexa mpl e, whe n Iwasr e ce nt l yi nvi t e dt os pe a k about UFO r e s e ar c h at a Uni ve r s i t y of Ca l i f or ni a ex t e ns i on

ma n y ob s e r v a t i o nst h a twe r es ug g e s t i v eo fe i t h e rt h egr e go s s i b l eno tt or e c o g ni z et h e s ec o n ne c t i o nsa ndy e t ,t og i v e

W ho Ar eYou,M rGe l l er? 1 91 c our s e on ps y c hi c phe nomenatmy de ci s i on t o ac ce pt t he i nvi t at i on was gr e et e d wi t h dl s bel i e f among as t r onome r s

p r i v a t e l yi n t e r e s t e di nt h es u b j e c t .One ofmy p h y s i c i s t
f r i e ndswhowa s' s t udy i ngt hemat e r i alas pec toft hes i g ht i ng s
ofps yc hi c phenomena' ? 'i mpl yl ng t hatby s m aki ng oft l l e ana l ys i s of UFO s i ght i ngs be f or es pec i a l i s t si n br ai nr e s e ar ch,medi t a t i on,bi of e edbac k,a nd br a i nwave a na l ys i s ,I mat e r i al Cyi ngs a uce r! Att hes a met i me,i twasamus i ng t o obs er vet hei ni t i alr e l uc t ance of t hos e who ha ds pe nt a l lt he i rl i ve ss t udyi ng pol t e r ge i s t s ,t e l e pa t hy,and t he human a ur at o cons i dert he

e v e nc a l l e dmet oa s k, Whya r ey o ug e t t i n gs u c h as ol i d fe l da sUFO r e s e a r c hmi x e du?wl t ht h ed i s r e pu t a b l ea r e a

mi g htj e o p a r d i z e my c h a n c e s of e v e rc a p t u r i n gar e a l ,

s u b j e c to f UFOs .
Butonc et he c onne ct i on wases t abl i s he d,t her ec oul d not be a ny mor edoubtt ha twe had t o de alwi t h one ,notwi t h
s i ngl e uni ve r s eofe ve nt si n whi c has l ngl es etofl a wswasi n f or c e. l ti sno l ong e re noug ht o as k' W ho ar eyo u,M rGel l e r' ? ' W emus tal s o as kG W ho ar e we? 'And why i si ta tt hi spr eci s et i mei nt hehi s t or y ofourr ac et ha tobs e r va t i onsofunus ua lev ent ss udde nl yl oom i nt o our envi r onment by t he t hous ands ?W eha vef oughtl ong a nd har d on t hi spl ane tt o e s t abl i s hac om muni t y of s ci e nt i f k t hi nke r s gove r ne d by pr i nc i pl e sofr at i ona l i t y.Pe opl el i ke Ur iGel l e r- and t hat hi ghe re nt i t y who hecl ai mst o bet hes our c eofhi spowe rar enow chal l e ngi ngt hec omf or toft hi sc ommuni t y. The c ha ng i ng a t t i t de s oft he publ i c bea r wi t ne s st ot he wi de r ac c e pt a nc e of nonr at i onal e ve nt s .l r e ce i ve l et t e r s f r om pe opl ei n manydi Fe r e ntpos i t i ons , comme nt i ngon t he r el a t i ons hi p be t we en UFOsand ps ychi cphe nome na.Some oft hes ec ont a i n pe r s onale xm r i e dce st hatpar a l l elt hos e of

t wo ,s ub j e c t s ;no twi t ht wos e t so fy he n ome n ab u twi t ha

Ge l l e r; s ome t i me st he y quot e mes s age sr e c e i v ed f r om

al l e ge ds uper i ore nt i t i ess i mi l art ot hos e Puha r i ch cl ai mst o haveco nt ac t e d.

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Ex pe r i enc esf r om Re ade r s W tt he age ofs e ve n,I had a Sun e xpe r i e nces i mi l art ot he Fa t i ma c as ey 'wr i t esoneofmy c or r e s ponde nt s .qtoc c ur r e d

a ts u ns e to nt hed a yo fmyf a t he r ' sf t me r a l.. . Yo ura r g t y

me ntt ha tUFO e xpe r i enc ese xi s tt hr oug , h whi c h b0t hi ndl vi dual sand gr oupsofpe ppl e ha vebe e n change di nt r oduc es

t h ec o n c e p tt ha tu n d e r s t m n di ng ,l i kee n e r g y ,ma yc o mei n

l umps ,and may be qui t e di Fe r e ntf r om t ha twhl ch r es ul t s f r om pr e ac herand s c hool t e ac herpr oddi ngs... Anot herr e ade r ,awoman al i at e d wi t ha Fat i ma de vot ee

g r o ug ,e x pr e s s e sh e rb e l i e ft h a tt h ePi l g r i m Vi r g i n ma yb e
not hl ng m or et han a poi ntof ps yc hi cf oc us , upon whi c h t hat whi c h i s al r e ady i n t he de vot e e' s uncons c i ous i s

p r o j e c t i n g ' .

Oneofmycol l ea gues ,an as t r onome rbyt r gi ni ng, i si nt e r e s t ed i n a par a l l elbe t we e nt he phe nome na des cr i bed by Car l os Cas t ane da a nd t hos e of UFOs .Hi sl e t t e rt hr ows a ni nt er es t i ngl i g hton t heGel l e rc as e: '

Ir e ad Ca s t ane% ' sbookson DonJuan and wass t r uc k by

t h er a t i o n a l a b s u r d i q o ft h ee x p e r i e n c e s h e r e k p o r t e d . Of c our s e ,s uc h pr ope r t l es ar e al s oc har ac t er i s t l c of bot h

UFO a n dES Pp h e n o me n a( a d d, a tl e a s t i nmye x pe r i e n c e , d r e a msa swe l l ) . l nUFOswes e ev i o l a t i o n so ft h el a wsof p h y s i c s( i n s t a n t a n e o u sdi s a p pe a r a n c e s ,q ui e ts u pe r s o n i c mo t i o n )a n d wh a ts e e mst ob ea t e a s i n gma ni f e s t a t i o ni n f o r ms o me wh a ta he a do fi t st i me ,t e c hn i c a l l y( i . e . ,t h e 1 8 9 7a i r s hi p s ) . l nES Pa n d, lt b i n k, UFOs , t h e r es e e mst o
bemani pul a t i on oft i measwe l lass pac e .l fwear ede al i ng wi t h whatCas t nne da c al l sa s e par a t er e al i t yi ti sofi nt e r -

e s tn o to nl yt ok n o w wha tt h a tr e a l i t yi s( i sl i k e )b u tho w

ac c es sf r om oner e al i t yt oa not he ri sac hi e ved.lr e gar di t as a cul t ur a la r t i f ac tt hat onl yr a t i onalphenomena ar e r e s pe ct abl e . I doubt t ha t ma ny peopl ea r es uc i e nt l y awar e oft he degr e e we ar e moul ded by ourc ul t ur e and envi r onme nt .I nt he pas ty earSci e nc e magaz i ne hasr e -

W hoAr eYou,M rGe l l e rz 1 93 por t ed t wo e xper i me nt s al ong t hes el i ne s .I nt he fr s t , ki t t e nswe r egi v en ac ar ef ul l yc ont r ol l e d vi s ualpa t t e r nf or t he i rhr s tf e w daysofvi s i on,a nd t he r es ul twast hatt hey Fe r es ubs e que nt l ya bl et om r f or m good vi s ua ldi s c r i mi -

n a t i o no nl ya g a i ns tt hes a mepa t t e r n .Th ev i s ua lc or t e x

de ve l oped l nr es pons et ot hefr s tpat t er nspr e s e nt edt oi t . l nt he s e c ond e xper i me nti twa ss hown t ha tna t i ve sun-

f a mi l i a rwi t hl a r g e s c a l er e c t i l i n e a rf e a t u r e s( c i t i e s , h i g h wa y sa n dt hel i k e )we r eun a b l et oi nt e r p r e tp e r s p e c t i v ei n

dr awi ng s . Thuslf e e lourc ul t u r e ,e duc at i on and t r a i ni ng l e ad us t os e et hewor l di nac e r t ai n way a nd,appa r e nt l y,l e ad us t hatdon' tt .

t oc o mf o r t a b l yi ro r eo rr e j e c tt ho s ea s pe c t so fr e a l i t y

My c o r r e s qo n d e n tg o e son t od e s c r i beac a s eo fUFOr e l at e d ps yc hl c phe nome na t hathe hashi ms e l fi nve s t i gat e d: Thi sm r s on be gan e xpe r i enc i ng ESP s i t uat i ons i n hi s e ar l yt e e ns .Hi sf i r s tex pe r i e nswe r eappa r i t i onss ee ni n
Al s o an i nt e ns e bl ui s hwhi t el i ght woul d oc ca s i onal l y ma t er i al i z e att he f oot ofhi sbe d.Al m os tt oo br i ght t o l ook atdi r e ct l y,i t sc e nt e rwasye l l ow ...Ata boutt hi s t i meheobs e r ve d UFOSt wi c e ,bot ht i me swi t h ot he rboys . The fr s ts i g ht i ng was a ni ghtCyby of s e ve r a lg r e e ni s h

h i s be d r o om a t n i g h t ( a l s os e e nb yo t h e rf a mi l yme mb e r s ) .

o v a lo b j e c t s ;af e wd a y sl a t e rs i mi l a ro b j e c t swe r es e e n

aga i na ndwer et houghtt o havel andedi n ane ar bywopd. Upon s e ar c hi ng t hewoods ,t he ne xtday t hewi t nes sand hi sf r i endswe r er es t i ng i n acl ea r i ng whe r et he y be l i e ve d t heUFO may hav el ande d.He ar i ng a noi s ebe hi nd t hem t he yt ur ne d and s aw a ma n Fat c hi ngt hem f r om be hi nd a bus h.Ofa ve r ag e he i ght ,he wasdr es s e di nat i ght t t i ng

bl uej a c ke tl i ke a po l i c e ma n mi g htwe a r ,bu twi t h o ut

me t a lbut t ons ,badge sorot he rde cor a t i on ...Thef i gur e

di d n' ts p e a kbu t j u s ts t a r e da tt he ma n di namo me n tt he

boys:e di nf ea r. I nt he nex tde c ade t hi sman e xpe r i e nce ds pont neous l e vi t at i on t wi c e and ma de s e ve r alout of t he body t r i ps ,

1 94 UFOs:ThePs y chi cSol ut i on t he l onges tbe i ng f r om hi s mi l i t a r y bas ei nJ apan t ot he

ho meo faf r i e n di nCa l i f o r ni a( t hef r i e n ds a w' h i ma tt h e d o oro f t h er o o ma t t h ec o r r e s po n di n gt i me ) .

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Ot he rl e t t er scome di r e ct l yf r om wi t nes s e s ,s ome oft he m r e gar di ng t he ms e l v es a se xm r i e nce di pt he pa r anor mal fe l d: Fourt i me slha ve r ec e i v ed a t e l epat hi cf me s s a ge'conc e r ni ngUFOs . Notl i keas oundorvoi ce l twasas equenc e oft hought ss ome how di s t i ngui s habl ef r om myown. I twas mor el i ke a mac hi ne t han a ni nt e l l i ge n be ca us et he r e

wa snoe mo t i o n( whi c hu s u a l l yi st r a n s mi t t e db yhu ma n s ) .

I twasr a pi d and t her a t eof:ow wascons t ant .Te l e pa t hy

f r o m hu ma n su s ua l l yEo wsi nwa v e s . ( Atl e a s tt h i si sh o w Ipe r c e i v ei t )l twa smu c hc l e a r e ra ndmo r ei n t e n s et h a n

us ualt el epaly.The l as tme s s ag e wasr ec e i v e d wi t hi na dayort wo oft heUFoboar di ngi nc i de ntwhi c h oc c ur r e d i nM i s s i s s i ppi ,onl ya f e w hundr e d mi l e sf r om he r e...I r ec e i v ed t hemes s ag e be f or e 1kne w oft he UFO i nc i dent

f r o m TV. Ih a v en e v e rs e e naUFO e x c e p ti np l c t u r e si n
ma gay i ne s .l don' t ha ve hal l uc i nat i ons ,nor have I r e -

Al lf ourme s s a ge swe r eex ac t l yt hes a me ?and c ons i s tof: 1.A br i e fi mag e ofa iy i ng s auc e r ,a pl al ,gr a y,c on vex di s k. 2.A s e ns eofdoubt . 3.A br i e fi mageofan or di na r yc l oc kf ac e ,handsbl ur r e d a r oundt hef ac e. 4.A br e ak i nt hemes s ag e. n es y m bol s 2, 3 ,2,4 and 3 we r et he nr e pe a t e d and f ol l owedbyabr i e fi mag eofs pac ewi t hs t ar s. ..

c e i v e do t he rme s s a g e s( e x c e p to c c a s i o n a lt e l e p a t h yf r o m h u ma n s ) . Ih a v en od e s i r et ob ef a mo us. . .

Ano t h e rma n wh oh a so bs e r v e du n us ua lo b j e c t si nt h es ky
on s uc c es s i veni g ht si ne ar l ys umme r1 95 5r e por t son s ome i nt er es t i ngcoi nc i de nce s 'i nvol vi ngdr ea ms : The ni ght af t er t he s e c ond e ve ni ng of s i ght i ngs 1 had whatI l i ked t ot hi nk wasa dr e am ...Iwasdr a wn up

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i n t ot h ec e n t r a lo b j e c twl l i c hlha do bs e r v e d. Whi l ei ns i d e

I had a c onv er s at i on wi t h atl ea s ts ome ofi t soc c upa nt s
pe opl el i ke,not m ons t e r s .I t was a conve r s a t i on of S e qual s ' ,t hati s ,Iwasnotone oft he m.l ne s s enc e It ol d t he mi twast oo s oon.lwas n' tr ea dy t o do t he t as k Iwas s uppos e dt o,butt hatIwoul d ber ea dy ata s e tt i me t o be gi ni t ,my t hi r t ys ec ond y e ar ,I be l i e ve,whi c hi ft he r e i sa ny t r ut ht ot hedr e am s houl ds oon be gi n aslam now 3 2.l n addi t i on,It ol dt he m Iwas n' ta bl et o handl et he dr e amsa nd s t r angeev ent st hatha d bee n oc cur r i ng,and t ha tt he ys houl ds t op unt i lIwasa bl et ohandl et hem ... Pr i ort ot hi sE dr e am'Iha d a number ofquas i ps yc hi c ev ent s . I woul d f r e quent l y ha ve dr eams whi c h whi l e dr ea mi ng,ls ens edwer edi Fe r e ntf r om mos tdr eams . And t be yi nvar i abl y had a pr ophet i ce l e me nt .Fori ns t anc e,I woul d dr e am ourhous e woul d ca t ch f i r e,and t he ne xt da yt he r e wasa :r ei nt he ki t c hen,or once l woke up wi t hav i vi di mag e oft hef r ontpa geoft hepaper ,a ndt he
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mo r ni n gn e ws p a p e rwa se x a c t l yt h a tp i c t ur e( t hed a yt h e y
a nn o u nc e dt h eVa n g u a r ds a t e l ht ep r o g r a m) .
Thi sl e t t eri sanot he ri ndi c at i on t hatpe opl e wi t h ex pe r i e nc e ss i mi l art ot hos eofUr iGe l l erar enotl mcommon. I ti s pos s i bl et or e vi e w and c ompa r et he i ri mpr e s s i ons onc ea f r ame wor ki scr eat e d whi c h per mi t st hem t oc ome f om a r d wi t ht hei rt es t i monywi t houtf e arofr i di c ul e. Anot he rcor r es ponde nt ,awoma n wi t hf ourc hi l dr e n,r e l a t e san e xm r i e ncet ha ti pvol v esa c hi l d and t ook pl ac e on Nove mbe r28 ,1 972: At:veo' c l oc ki nt hemor ni ngt hi schi l da wokes cr ea mi ng,

br i ng i n gMsf a t h e ri n t ot her o o m( no t et h epa r a l l e lwi t . h t h eDrX c a s equ o t e di nCha pt e rOn e ) .Het o l dh i sf a t h e r

t hat a bl i ndi ng be am of l i ght had s hone on hi sa r m pi nni nghi mt pt hebe d! Thi swa sac compani edbyas ound al s o.The ha nds of Ms e l e c t r i cc l oc k on t he wa l lwe r e s pi nni ng ma dl y. n eboy s ai dt hatal lt hi sgoi ng on att he s nmet i mef r i ght e nedbi m.

1 96 UFOs :n ePs ychi cSol ut i on W he nt he mot he rques t i o ne d hi ml a t e rs hewast r y i ngt o e s t a bl i s ht hef ac tt ha ti twasa dr e am.' l ' hec hi l ds t a t e di n no unce r t ai nt e r mst hati twasr ea land no dr ea m .Shet r i e dt o c at c h hi m agai na bout t he l i ght < comi ng i nt hr oug ht he

wi nd o w' . Hes t a t e ds a t l yt h a t i tc a men kh tt h r o u g ht h ew a l l .

Th e mo t h e rs a i d,t Wha tma d ey o us oa f r a i d? 'whe r e u po n

t he c hi l dr e pl i e d:: 1t houg hti twasr obbe r s .Butt he ys a l di t wasf r om Chr i s t l ' Addi t i onalc omment shavecome t o mef rom s ci e nt i s t si n s e v er a lcount r i e s .Pr of es s orM i kl os , a Roma ni an r es ea r c he r ,

o Fe r e dat h e o r yt ha tma y be h e l p f u li no t t ra t t e mp t st o
unde r s t a ndUn Ge l l e r: I n my v i e wt her e may be - al t er na t i ve l y ori n par al l e levol ut i onar yf as c e nt 'gave bi rt h!vi a br ai nmi nd,t oa n

t l l r e e mn i n s o ur c e so f ps ip h e no me n a: i ) ma t t e r ' s a pp a r e n t l yno n ma t e r i a le nt i t y .i 1 )t h e r ea c ma l l ye x i s t sa
nonma t e r i alki nd of t ot he r wor l d'whi c h oc c as i onal l y wor l dt ha tbr i ngsaboutps i oc c ur r e nc e s... Jus t as t ber e ca n be a mat t e r -a nt i ma t t er i nt er ac t i on

i n t e r a c t swi t ho urma t e r i a l wo r l d .i i i )t h e r ei st h eUFO' s

t h e r ec o u l da l s obeaps i no n ps ii nt e r a c t i o n;gs io c c t l r r e nc es ,ort hepar tier eofwedoobs e r vea ndr e ps t er , may

r e p r e s e nt s ur f a c ep r o c e s s e s( i n a na l o g y t o s ur f a c e c h e mi s t r y ' slt e r f a c eph e no me n a )a tt he' b o un d a r y 's u r f a c es oft wo or s e ve r alwor l ds .Thi si ss omewhatr el a t ed t o your i nt er pe ne t r at i ng uni v er s e s . Yot t r me t al ogi ca l ' pr e f e r enc ei s ver yc l os et o my mi nd' s he ar t .l ti s onl y t hr ough me t at heor i e st hatan e s t abl i s he d Wel t bi l dc an be r e i t e r at e ds ot hatnew obs e r vat i onal e xm r i ment al fndi ngs wi l l beft t edi m

In l at erc pr r e s ponde nce ,Pr of e s s orM i kl osha sa dde dt ha t he i s us i ng t he t e r m < mat t e r ' as conc e i ve d by anot he r Romani a n ps yc hi cr es e ar c her ,DrV.Sakl e anu,who pos t ul at e st ha tmat t e rha st hr eeas pe c t . s:s ubs t ant i al ,e ne r ge t i c al , and i nf or ma t i ona l .Ac c or di ng t o Mi kl os ,i n par a nor ma l occ ur r e nc est hel as tt wo as pe c t sar ema ni f es t i ngt hems e l ves -

W ho Ar eYou,M rGe l l e r? 1 97 l nt hi ss ens e ,i nonmat e r i a l 's houl dr e a l l y be t ake nt o mea n t nons ubs t ant i al ' . Among t hr e e pos s i bl e ps is our c e si de nt i se d by M i kl os , t hes i mpl es tby i t sr ef e r e nc et oc ur r ent l y ac c e pt e dt he or i e s i st hefr s tone ,be ca us ewe c an r e adi l yc onc e i veoft hee xi s t e nc e ofan or de r ofl i ke f or m t hatwoul d ha ve r e ac hed a hi g herevol ut i onar yl e ve lt han our s .Pe r ha pst hi sf or m' of cons c i ous nes ss har e st he pl ane twi t h us ,a f ac tt ha twoul d ma ke i t unne c e s s a r yt o br i ng i nt o our t he or i es t he hypot he s i sofex t r at e r r e s t r i alvi s i t or s .Ear l i e ri nt hi sbookIha ve s pec ul a t ed s e ve r alt i mest hatUFO phe nome nami ghti nf ac t or i gi na t eonourown pl a ne t ,and lt hi nk t hi shypot hes i swi l l de s e r v et o bet a ken i nt o cons i der at i on i n any f ut ur es t udy. W e hav er e vi e wed muc h oft he dat a on Ge l l ert hatlf e l t wasr e l e vantt ot he UFO pr obl e m ,a nd Iha vet r i e dt os how why Ihad be e n mot i vat e dt o pur s uet i l i sl i neofr es ea r c hi n

s y i t eo fGe l l e r ' sa pp a r e n tun r e l i a b i l i t y .My o wn o b s e r v a t l o no f Ge l l e rwa so n l yo n eo f t h ef a c t o r sh e r e; t heo t h e rwa s

t he conve r g enc e ofh1 sex per i e nc e wi t ht hos e of a s i za bl e s ampl e ofi ndi vi dual swi t h whom Iam i nc ont ac t .Now we mus tat t e mptt of or m a ge ne r alpi c t ur eofa1 1t hi s . W emus t as kwha tt hegl oba lnat ur eoft hephe nome non i s .Ipr opos e t he vi ew t ' hatwe a r e notde al i ng wi t hs pont ane ous ma ni -

f e s t a t i o n st h a tc a nb ee x p l a i n e ds i mp l yb yt h eps y c h i a t r i s t
or by t he s t udentofor di nar ys pi r i t ua1 1 s tphe nomena,s uc h as a ut omat i cwr i t i ng.Nor ar e we ne ce s s ar i l y de al i ng wi t h s pac evi s i t or s . W ear edea l i ngwi t h ac ont r ols ys t e m.

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The C ont rolSys t em

f Nm i l l a: You,s i r ,s houl dunmas k. St r a nge r :l nd' m? C x e t s s i l da:I nd t x z x zi t ' st i me .W eha v eal l l ai d as i d edi s gu i s ebuty ou. St r ang e r:Iwea rno mas k.

Ca mi l l a: ( Te r r @e d,t ? . f #et o Ct l a u W/ #J l
N o mas k? No m% kl - TheA' f z l gf a Ye l l o w:Ac t1 ,S c e ne2 byRobe r tW .Cha m be r s

n eCondi t i oni ng ofH o moSa p en s 1t hi nk we a r ec l os e , ve r yc l os et o under s t andi ng what UFOsar e,and whatt he y do,al t hough notne c es s ar i l y how t he ywor k, f ori nt hi sa r eawes t i l lhav emucht o obs e r veand l e nr nG f or ewer mn obt ai nt hebas i sofa Mghe rt e c hnol ogy. Buti n or de rt or as pt hei rnat ur eand pur pos ewehaveonl y t ol ook r ot md us a nd e xami ne t he s hi f tt ha tt akespl ac e

r i g h tn o wi nh uma n my t h o l o/e s . To c o n v i n c eo u r s e l v e so f
t he r e al i t y oft hi sc ha ng e wenee d onl y obs e r v et o whate x-

t e ntt h es ub j e c to fe x t r a t e r r e s t r i a ll i f eha sb e c o mef a s h i o n abl e.W e ar e as l i kel yt of l nd e nt i on of i tt oday i nt he a r gu me nt soft be s c i en*s t sasi nt he s t at e me nt soft he f or t une t e l l e r s .Atonee nd oft heac ademi cs pec t r um,mode r n r adi o as t r onome r ss ugg es tt hatwe oug htt ol i s t e nt ot he s t ar st o de c i phe ri nt he ga l ac t i cnoi s et he pos s i bl e mur mur ofne wl y bor ns oc i et i es or t e wi s e wnr ni ngs ofl ongdi s a ppe ar ed c t l l mr e s .At t he popul ar end of t he s pec t r um,

J e n n n eDi x o ni squ o t e db yat a b l o i d( wh i c hc a l l she rV e be s tps y c h i ci nt h e U. S. ' )a s pr o ph e s y i n ga ni mmi n e nt

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c hange i n our under s t andi ng ofUFOs ,' and i twi l lbr i ng gr eatbe ne f i tt oM a nki ndy 's hes a ys . Ac cor di ng t o an i nt er v i e w wi t h Di xon publ i s he di n M ay , 1 974,t he UFOsar eiown by wome n pi l ot sand comef r om apl anetl oca t e d be yond J upi t e r ,buts t i l lundi s cove r e d: ' l ' he peopl ei nt he UFOsar ei nt e r e s t e di n us ,buthave a voi ded c ont ac t i ng usunt i lnow be c aus eweha ve notbe e n ment al l y r eady. , M s Di xon he r s e l fi s a good ex ampl e of t he i ncr eas i ng numberofpe opl ewhoar et ur ni ngt o abe l i e fi nUFO r e al i t y. W e ar ,as a s oc i et y,de v el opi ng a gr e att hi r s tf orcont ac t wi t hs upe r i ormi ndst ha twi l lpr ov i de gui da nc ef orourpoor ha r as s ed,he c t i cpl ane t .l ns o doi ng wemay ber e ady t of a l l i nt oat r a p,pe r hapsaki nd, bene vol e ntt r ap. l bel i e ve t hat whe n we s pi ak of UFO s i ght i ngs as i ns t anc esofs pac evi s i t at i onswear el ooki ngatt hephe nome non on t he wr ong l ev e l .W e ar e notde al i ngwi t hs ucc e s s i ve wa ves of vi s i t at i ons f r om s pa ce . W e ar e dea l i ng wi t ha c ont r ols y s t em . The t he r mos t at st hat r e gul a t e your hous et e mpe r a t ur e s umme rand wi nt e rc ons t i t ut e ac ont r ols ys t em,asIpoi nt e d outi nt hel nt r oduc t i on t ot hi sbook.I ns ummer ,a t he rmos t a t al l ows t he ai rt o ge t wanner unt i la c e r t ai nl i mi ti s r ea c he d,and t he nt he c ool i ng s ys t em i st r i gge r e d.Bnti n wi nt erwhe nt heout s i deat mos pher et ur nsc ol d, a ndt e mpe r at ur edr opsbe l ow anot he rI i mi t , t he n a di Fe r e ntme c ha ni s m, obs e r v ermi ghtt r yt oe xpl al n al 1t hi sby a s s umi ngt ha twar m i s good' a nd c ol di st bad' , and t ha tc er t a i n mor all aws appl y. He woul d be r i ght hal ft he t i me.Anot he r na ve obs er v e roft he oppos i t es c hoolmi g htt ake a r ev er s qv i e w and de c i de t ha t war m i st e vi l ' .He woul ds uc c e e di pe xwhol ephe nome non onene edsagr a s p oft hec ont r olconce pt a nd one mus tbe r eady t o under s t and t hat i t ne e ds t @o oppos i t epr i nci pl esf ori t sf unc t i on. I pro pos et he hy pot hes i st hatt he r ei s a cont r ols ys t e m

t h eh e a t e r ,c o me si n t op l a ya n d wa r mst h eh o us e .A n a v e

pl a i n i n gs omeo ft heb e h a v i o ro ft h ep he no me n on( t h ec o o l i n go ft heho u s e )bu tn o tt he wh o l e .To u n d e r s t a nd t h e

2* UFOS:n ePs yc hi cSol ut i o n f or human cons c i ous nes s .I ha ve not de t e r mi ne d whe t her i ti s na t ur al or s pont a ne ous;whe t her i ti se xpl ai na bl ei l l

t e r ms of g e n e t i c s ,o fs o c i a lys y c ho l o g y ,o ro fo r d i n a r y
phenomena - ori fi ti sar t i fc l ali n na t ur e,and undert he powe r of s ome s upe r hl l man * 1 1 .I tmay be e nt i r e l y de t e r mi nedbyl awst hatweha venoty etdi s c ove r e d. la m l e dt ot hi shypot he s i sby t he f a ctt hati ne ve r yi ns t a nc eo ' ft he U FO phe nome non l ha ve be en abl e t o s t udy . i n dept h lha ve f ound asm a ny r at i ona le l e me nt sasIhave a bs ur d one s ,and manyt hat1c oul di nt e r pr e ta sf r i e ndl y and manyt hats ee me d hos t i l e.Nom a t t erwhatappr oac h It ake , lc anneve re xpl a i nm or et hanha l foft hef ads . Thi si sWha tt el l s me t ha t l am wor ki ng on t he Wr ong l e ve l . And s o doal lt hebe l i e ve r s , and t bi sde fni t e l yi nc l udes t hes ke pt i cs ,bec aus et he y be l i e ve t he yc an ex pl ai nt hef ac t s ass t r ongl y ast he mos te nt l ms i as t i cconve r tt o M sDi xon' s vi s i on ofJ upi t e r i an Amaz ons!1 woul d ar gue t hatt he y ar e al lwr ong,e ve n Puha r i ch wi t h hi sdi s a ppe ar i ng t a pe s ,and Ur i voi ci ngf r om Rhombus4D. Ther e ar e ways t o ga i na r r os st ot he r ef e r e nc el e ve lof e ver ycont r ols ys t e m Iknow. Eve n ac hi l d,i fs mar tordar i ng enoug h,ca nc l i mb on a c hai r ,c ha nget he di a lo fa t he r mobeas ound s panki ng f r om hi sf at her ,ofco ur s e.Ther oad t o

s t a ta n de l i c i tar e s po h s e .C I ' h er e s po ns ei nq ue s t i o n mi g h t

hi g h e rkn o wl e d g eha ss uc ha c c i d e n t s . )l tmus tb ep os s i b l e

t o ga i n ac c es st ot he cont r oloft he UFO phe nome non,t o f or ge tt he s pi r i t sand t he pr anksofRhombus4D ,a nd do s omer e als c i e nce . Buti twi l lt akeav er ys mar tappr oac h -or a ' ver yda r i ngone .

n eSc hedul eofRe i nf or ce me nt Cons i de rt he gr a ph ofFi gur e 3.l ts howst he de ve l opme nt oft he UFO wave sbe t we e n1 947 and 1 96 2.I ha ve note xt e nde di tt ot hepr e s e ntbec aus et he r ei st oo muc h wor k he r e f or one man.To obt a i ns uch a paph one hast o col l ec tal l ava i l abl es i ght i ng s and exa mi ne t he m one at a t i me f or

po s s i b l er e j e c t i o nc a us e s .' r he n on en e e d st oc l a s s i f yt h e m

n eCont r olSys t e m 201 a st ot ypeand r el i abi l i t y,as s i gni ng awe i ghtt oe ac hs e l e c t e d c as e and a ggr eg at i ng t he s ewe i ght st o obt ai n a mont hl yi n-

de xo fUFO a c t i v i t y .Fi n a l l yo n en e e d st oe l i mi na t et he
t r end,t he bac kgr ound va r i at l on,f r om iuct uat i ons of t he cur ve ,i n or de rt oe xt r ac tt hec yc l i cva r i a t i ons .

( t h eUFO ma n i f e t a t i o n s )t owhi c hh u ma ns o c l e t yi sr e a c t -

Fi gu r e3s ho wst hev a r i a t i o nso fa ne x t e r n a l gh e no me n on

1 9 4 71 9 4 81 94 91 9 5 :1 9 6 11 9 5 21 9 5 31 9 5 41 9 5 51 95 61 9 5 71 9 5 81 9 5 91 96 Q1 9 6 11 9 6 2

Fi g t u. e3 .Thep a t t e r nofUFO a c t i v i t y( t r e ndr e mov e d )b e t we e n1 9 4 7

a nd 1 9 6 2 .I st h i sa s c h e du l e ofr e i nf o r me nt ?

i ngi n va r i ouswa ys .I ti si nt e r e s t i ng t o as k whe t hert hi spr oc es si snots ubt l ychangi ngus . Thecont r ove r s i alwor k ofps yc hol ogi s tB.F.Ski nne rhas s hown unde r whatcondi t i onsan or g ani s m r e ac t i ng t o an e xt e r na lphe nomenon l e ar n sa ne w be havi or .W e a l s o know unde rwhatcondi t i onst Msl e ar ni ngi si r r e ve r s i bl e. Thes ear e s i mi l art ot he pat t er nt ha tt he UFO phe nome non s e e mst o bef ol l owi ng.I si tt r y i ngt ot e ac h uss ome t hi ng?W i t he ve r y new wa ve of UFOs ,t he s oci al i mpac t be c omes g r e at e r . M or e ypung pe opl e be come f as c i nat ed wi t hs pa ce , wi t h ps yc hi c phe nome na , wi t h ne wf r ont i e r si n cons c i ous nes s .

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20 2 UFOs:n ePs y chi cSol ut i on ha vi or and t he pr oce s s of modi f yi ng i t .Hi se yper i me nt s ,

wh i c ha r eh o t l yd e b a t e db yhi sc o l l e a g u e s , hq v ec e nt e r e do n

obs er vat i ons ofr a t s :pi g eons ,and ot heramma l spl ac ed i n r e i nf or c eme nts i t ua t l ons .Iam i nde bt e dt o M rFr e d Be c kman oft he Uni ve r s i t y ofChi cag o,a nd t o Pr of e s s o r Pr i c e-

Wi l l i a mso fUCLA f o rt h es uj g e s t i o nt h a tt he s er e s e a r c he s
mi g hthave a be ar i ng o n a dl s cus s i on ofhuma nr ea ct i ons t o U FOs . The t e c hnol ogi ca lus e ofs c he dul esofr e i nf or c e me nti s ra pi dl y ex pa ndi ng ... Tec hni que si nvol vi ng s c hedul e s hav e be en adapt ed t o a wi de r ange ofs pe ci es .Sur pr i s i ng l ys i mi l ar m r f or ma nc e s ,pa rt i c ul ar l y under compl e x s c he dul es , havebe endemons t r at e di n or gani s msasdi ve r s e ast he pi geon,mous e,r a t ,dog,ca tand monkey.Att he human l e ve lt he a nal ys i s ofs c hedul e shaspr oved us e f ul i nt he s t udy ofps yc hot i c be ha vi orand i nt he de s i gn of

Ot he r appl i c at i ons t ot he pr obl em of t he c ont r ol of human be hav i or ,as i n1 a w and pe nol ogy,r e l i g i on,i ndus t r y, andc omme r c e,of f ercons i de r abl epr omi s e. The above appea r si n a hi g hl yt e c hni ca l vol ume ca l l e d Pat t e r ns ./ ' Re l ' n f o r c e me n tb y Fe r s t e ra n d B.F.Sk i n n e r

e d uc a t i on a lt e c h n i q ue sf o rno r ma lh uma ns ub j e c t s. . .

( Ap p l e t o n ce nt u r y ,1 9 5 7 )r e po r t i n go nr e s e a r d hs p on s o r e d

byt heoc eofNa valRe s e ar c h. Al t hough t hede s i gn oft hei re xpe r i me nt si scompl e x,t he fndi ngs of Fe r s t e r and Ski nne rc an be s ummar i z ed i na f e wl i nes .Dr as t i cmodi sc at i on oft hebe havi orofan ani ma l

( i nc l u d i n g ma n )c a nb ea c h i e ve db ys e l e c t i v e l yr e i n f o r c i ng c e r t a i na c t i o ns( f ori n s t a nc eb yg i v i n gf o o dt oap i g e o no nl y whe nh ep r e s s e sac e r t a i nl e v e r ) .Howe v e r ,c e r t a i n wa y so f

r ei nf or ci ng be hav i orl ea dt o be t t e rl ea r ni ng t han ot he r s .I f

t h et r a i n i ngi st ooe v e na n d mo n o t o n o ust h es u b j e c tma y

pe r i odi dt y wi t hu n pr e di ct a bi l i t y.Le ar ni ng i st hen s l o w but c ont i nuous .I tl e adst ot hehi ghes tl e ve lofada pt at i om And i t

s t op i ni t sde ve l opme nt ,ore ven r e t ur nt o an e ar l i e rs t a t e;

t h eb e s ts c h e d u l eo fr e i n f o r c e me n ti so n et h at c o mb i n e s

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i si r r e v e r s i b l e .I tf J n t e r e s t i n gt oa s k wh e t h e rt h ep a t t e r no f UFO wf we , d o e sn o th a v et h es a mee le c /a s. as c h e d u l eo f r e i n f o r c e me nt .

A ne ws pape rc ol umn comme nt ed upon t heappa r e ntl ac k of r e al i t y of t he whol e UFO phe nome non: qt doe s not at t ac k us .I tdoesnotG ec tourda i l yl i v es .l tdoe snothe l p uswi t h our ma ny pr obl e ms .l thasbr oughtusnot hi ng of va l ue.I tma y ha ve s c ar ed a f e wf ol ks he r e and t he r e ,but t he ns o do t ht mders t or msand t or nadoes .Thewhol et hi ng, as a s oc i a li s s ue ,i s of no cons e que nce wha t s oe ve r '' I ' he

j o u r n a l i s twh o wr o t et hi sc ol u mn wass u p e oc i a l l yr i g h t ,o f
c our s e.Buthe f or gotanot he rf a ct :huma nl i f ei snotr ul e d and t he y,t oo,ar e gove r ne d by c ont r ols ys t e ms ,a l t hough

b yt h ej ux t a po s i t i o no fpr o b l e ms o l v i n ge x e r c i s e s .Hu ma n l i f ei sr u l e db yi ma /n a t i ona ndmy t h; t he s eo b e ys t r i c tl a wg

a d mi t t e d l yno to ft h eh a r d wa r et y pe . f / ' UFOsa r eF l t wf a ga n
ac t i o n at/ O /l e y e lf /wi l lbeal mo s ti mpos s b l et o de t ec tf /b y c onv e nt o nal me t hods . l fUFO ac t i vi t y oper at e si n af as hi on s i mi l a rt o Ski nne r ' s r e i nf or c e ment ,whi ch i st he l e as t amenabl et oe x t i nc t i on

( a l t h o ug hi ti ss l o wa n ds t e a dy ) , t h e nt h el e a r n i n gwi l lt a k e

t i mebuti twi l lne ve rbef or got t e n. How can we ve r i f y whe t hers uc h ondi t i oni ng i si nf ac t ope r a t i ng? go on a nal yz i ng l a ndi ng t r ac e s ,punchmg l BM c ar ds ,and s cr u t i ni z i ng t he he ake nswi t hc ame r asand r adi ot e l e s cope s , butt hi sa ct i vi t ywi l lbecompl e t e l yus el es si fi ti snotr e l at ed t oa ni nv es t i ga t i on oft he s ec onda r yi mpa ct ,t hes hi f ti n our wor l dvi e wt hatt hephe nome non pr oduc e s .A phe nome non t hatde ni e si t s e l f ,t hata nni hi l at e se vi de nc e ofi t s e l fc annot

Wes h o ul dN r ml ye s t a b l i s ht h ep r i ma ge Fe c t s . Wes h o u l d

bema s t e r e db ye nsn e e r i n gbr u t ef o r c e .I ft h el o g i co ft h e

U FO phe nomenon i samet al ogi c,i ti snotus e f ult o gat her i nt hee ve ni ngsa ro und a s poon UH Ge l l e rhasbe nt ,and t o wai ti nt hedar kf orc os mi c me s s age s .M or eki t c he n ut e ns i l s wi l lbe come us e l e s s ,a nd t he r e wi l lbe c os mi c me s s age s ,t o bes ur e!Butanye xpe c t at i onsofhi g he rwi s dom wi l lbes oon

204 UFOs:ThePs y chi cSol ut i on br oughtt onoug htbyt hei ri ns anei ncohe r e nceort hei rc al c ul at e df al l ac y,e ve ni ft he y ar ec ouc he di nt hehi g hbrl anguag e oft e ns orc a l c ul us . I ft hephe nomenon i sf or ci ngust hr oug h al e ar ni ngcur v e t he ni tM UST mi s l ea d us .W he n Ski nne rde s i gnsamac hi ne

t h a tf e e d sar a ton l ywhe nt h er i g h tl e v e ri sd e p r e s s e d,t h i s

i sext r eme l y mi s l e adl ngf ort ' her at !Buti ft her atdoes n' tdo i the be come se xt r e me l y hung r y.M an i shungr yf orknowl edg e and powe r ,a nd i ft her ei san i nt e l l i ge nc e be hi nd t he UFOS i tmus thave t ake nt hi sf a cti nt o ac count .W e al s o t e nd t of or ge tt hatwe haveno c hoi c e.W em u s te ve nt ual l y s t udyUFOs . Ac i vi l i za t i on s uc h asour s ,whi c hi se nt i r e l y or i ent e dt owa r d wha ti tr eg ar ds as t e c hni calpr og r e s s ,ca nnot a f l br d

l on gt oi g n o r et h ea p pa r i t i o ni nt h es k yo fo b j e c t st h a td e f y

t he l a ws of i t sphys i csand t he per f or manc e of i t sr oc ket pl a ne s .W i t hi n af ew ye ar st headvanc e dc ount r i eswi l lpl ac e on t hi s pr obl e m ,openl y or i ns e c r e t ,t he i rbe s tphys i ci s t s ,

t i s t s .Butt he y ma y be power l e s st o ut i l i ze t hel re xper t j s e , be ca us et he phenome non f i t s none of t hes ec at e gor i e s .I f t hi si ss o,t hen UFOscan nev erbe anal yz ed orc onc e i v ed, be ca us et he y ar et h eme an st hr ou gh whi c h man' sc onc e pt ?a r e b ei n gr e ar r ange d.Al 1we c an do i st ot r a cet he i re Fe ct son humans . W e have s e e nt hat t he c ont r ol s ys t e m oper at es l i ke a t he r mos t at .l tpr ogr e s s e sby os c i l l at i o ns ,dr a wi ng f r om t he ant ag oni s m off i r ea nd i c e,war m a nd col d,e vi la nd good, al lmyt hs f or t he f ee bl e mi nds ofme n,e qual l y bound by hi g herl a ws .Forhotand c ol d >r e onl yr e l a t i ve t o a me an, t wo a ppe ar ance sofa s i ngl ef ac t ,t he mot i on ofmol e c ul es . Fe w peo pl e ha ve gr as pe d b0t ht he phys i c s and t he be aut y ofi t . W ha ti st he va r i a bl e be i ng cont r ol l e di nt hi sc ont r ols ys t em ?The r mos t at sc ont r olt e mpe r at ur e;gyr os cope scont r ol t he di r e ct i o ni n whi c h ar oc ke tKes .W hatcoul d a par anor ma l phe nomenon cont r ol ?Is u gge s tt hat f /i s hu ma n

t h e i rb e s ti n t e l l i g e nc es p e c i a l i s t s ,t h e i rb e s tc o my ut e rs c i e n -

be l i e ft h a ti sb dn gc o n t r o l l e da n dc o n d i t l o n e d .

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n eLev e lofCont r ol Li ke t he St r a ng eri n The Ki n gf ? oYe l l ow t heU FO we ar sno ma s k.l ti se xac t l y wha t we s e e,but t o under s t and i t we

mu s t f a c ei t s q u a r e l j.

M y as s umpt i on l st ha ta l e ve lofcont r olofs oc i et ye xi s t s

wh i c hi sar e j u l a t o ro fma n ' sde v e l o p me n t . Ia ma l s o1 e dt o me nt .C f h e r ema yb ed e l i b e r a t e l ymi s l e a d i n gc o n t a c t ,a si n

t he a s s umpt l on t ha tt he ac ion of UFOs om r at es a tt l l i s l e ve l .W ha tdoest hi se xpl a i n?Fi r s ti te x pl ai n a w/ l yt he r e1 : : no c ont ac t .Di r ec tge nui ne c ont ac twoul dr UZ t he e xpe r i -

UM MO)I tWo ul dp r e c l u deg e n ui nel e s r n mg .I te x pl a i n s s o meo ft h es t a t e me n t sma d eb yt l f o na u t sC yo us ho u l db e l i e v ei nusbu tno tt oomu c h' ) ,a ndt heS c bi r me rr mq e ,wi t h
i t s del i be r at e conf us i on: you wi l lnot s ma k wi s el y about t hi s ni ght ' .l te xpl a i ns t he abs ur di t y ofmany c as es ,whe r e r e ac t i ons t ot he phe nome non ma y ha ve be e ne voke di n t er ms of nonv er ba lc ons dous ne s sr a t he rt han i n' l ogi ca l ' t er ms .Thi swoul d ex pl a i n why s o many wi t nes s e s ar ei nca pa bl eoffndi ngwor dst odes cr i e' whatt heyha ves ee n.

W hen Is pb ' ak ofa cont r ols ys t e mf or pl a ne te ar t h Ido

no twa n tmywo r dst ob emi s u n d e r s t oo d:Id on o tme a n

t ha ts ome hl gheror de r ofbe i ngs has l oc ke d usi ns i de t he

c o n s t r a i n t so fas pa c e bo u n dj a i l , c l o s e l ymo ni t o r e db yp s p

c hi ce nt i t i e swe mi ghtc al lang e l sorde mons .ldo notpr opos et or e de ne God.W hatl do me an i st hatmyt hol ogy ru l e s at a l e velof our s oci al r eal i t y ove r whi ch nor mal pol i t i c aland i nt e l l ec t ua la ct i on hasno r e alpower .Att hat

l e v e l ,t i mef r a me sa r el o n g ,oft h eo r d e ro fa c e n t ur ya n d e v ol u t i o ni ss l o wa n ds u r e . Ma s sme d i a , whi c ha r ed e s l g n e d t o $v es pl i t s e c o n di ma g e soft r a n s i e n tno i s e( t h eno l s i e r

t hebe t t e r ) , mi s st h i ss i g n a l e n t i r e l y . As o c i e t ywi t ha na t t e nt i o ns p a no ft e nmi n ut e st t h ei n t e r v a l be t we e nt wo' I Vc o mme r c i a l s )c a nh a v eno c o n c e ptofe v e n t st h a tha v eb e g u n
when my gr a ndf at herwasnotye tbor na nd wi l lend af t e r my8T 2 ds on di e s .Butt her ear es uc hl ongt er mc ha ngesa nd ' 1 1 t he y ma y bedel i be r at e.The y domi na t et he de s t i ny ofc i v i l -

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i za t i ons .M yt hsde fnet he s e toft hi ngss c hol ar s ,pol i t i ci ans ,

a nds c i n t i s t sc a nt hi n ka b o ut .Th e ya r eo p e r a t du yo nb y
s ymbol s ,andt hel ang ua get he s es ymbol sf or m cons t l t ut e sa c ompl e t es y s t e m .Thi ss ys t e m i sme t al og i c al ,butnotme t a whl c hl aws b ar emade. The t heor y doe s not e xpl a i n how UFOs ar e ma de t o

p h y s i c a l .l tv i o l a t e snol a wsb e c a u s ei ti st hes ub s t a nc eo f

a p p e a rt o usa l t ho u g hi tg i v q ss u p po r tt oo n ei d e aa bo u t t h e m: t h a tt h e ya r ec o ns t r u i t e d1 *t ha s ph y s i c a l c r a f t ( af a c t wh i c hha sl o n ga p ma r e dt o meun d e ni a b l e )a n da sps yc h i c
de v i c e s ,whos ee xa ctpr ope r t i esr e mai nt o be def i ne d.As a f oc us f or ps yc hi c phe nome na, t he UFO e vokes a dee p e mot i ona lr e ac t i on i nt hevi e we r ,butl ogi ca lde v el opme ntof

a ni l we s t i j a t i o ni sp r e v e n t e d-o rp r e c l u d e d-b yt h ea p pa r e ntvi ol at l onsofc aus al i t yt ha ts ur r ound i tand by t hes oc i ol ogi c alc l i ma t et ha ti scr ea t ed.Sci ent i s t sm a y be wi l l i ng t o i nt e r vi e w awi t nes swhohass e e nal ande dc r af t ,buthemay

n o t wi s h t ot a l k t ot h e m. Or t h ewi t n e s s ma y o F e r a s Yr o o f ' of hi se x pe r i e nc e a coupl e of panc ake s gl ve nt o hl m by

e xt r a t er r e s t r i al s ,a r ec i t at i on ofme ani ngl es smes s a ges ,ora s t or y ofs e xualcont ac twi t h a gi r lf r om out e rs pa ce .I na ny c as e,apur s ui toft her at i onals t udyoft hecas ei si mpos s i bl e. The l ur i d as pe c t s ofm a ny s uc hs t or i e smake t hei rs er i ous e xa mi nat i on i mpr oba bl e,and t hi si n 01 1 1r e i nf or c es t he r ol eoft heUFO r umor sasf ol kl or e,r i c hi nne wi mage s . TheNe xtFor m ofRe l i g i on l nt hecour s eoft e n ye ar sofi nve s t i g at i on i nt o pa r anor mal phe nomena onehea r smany s t or i es .I nt hepas t ,Ihav e onl y publ i s hed t hos es t ol i esl coul d aut he nt i c at e or t hatI f e el

me e tb a s i cc r i t e r i ao fr e l i a b i l i t y .Be y o n dt h e s ec a s e s ,h o we ve r ,lhavebee n ex pos e dt o ace r t a l n numbe rofc ons i s t e nt r umor swhi c h do pl a yar ol ei nt he unf ol di ng of t he t ot al

my t h . Th e yi n v ol v e ds t o r i e so fc o n t a c t bdwe e nhu ma n sa n d

al l e ge d vi s l t or sr e s i di ng on e ar t h.Some oft he des c r i pt i ons ar ee xt r e me l y de t ai l ed a nd hav ei nvol ve ds c i e nt i s t sa s wi t nes s e s .Some of t he humans as s oc i at e d wi t ht he c as e sa r e

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s a i dt o havee ve nt ual l y di s a ppe ar ed.Ther ei sa s pe c t nz m of

oi ds ,and,nal l y,t ot he r e por t sofal i e nsamong us .l ha ve s pe nt hour s wi t h Be t t ya nd Bar ne y Hi l land ha ve had a chanc et odi s c us st hec as e oft he i ra bduc t i onwi t h DrSi mon. I ha ve al s o bec ome ac quai nt ed wi t ht he s t or i e s ofpe opl e who e xhi bi t e d par anor malf ac ul t i es and c l ai med t o de r i ve t he mf r om s our ce si n out ers pa c e. W ha ti nt e r e s t smei snott hl i ke l i hood ofs uch a c ont a ct

e x p e r i e n c et ha tr u nsf r o ma bd u c t i o no rc o n t a c t( c o n s c i o u s o rno t ) ,t ot hec l o s e e n c o u n t e r ,t ot h ee x p os ur et oh uma n-

( ho wc o u l dwep r o v ei t ' ? )b utt h ef a c tt ha tas u b c u l t u r en o w

e xi s t si ne ve r yc ount r y,bas e d on t hei deat ha thumani t yhas a hi ghe rdes t i ny.You wi l l:nd pe opl ei nr e m ot et owns of

Ca l i f o r n i awhoha v el i t e r a l l ydr op p e do u to fc i t yl i f e( whe r e t he y ha dh e l dr e s p on s i bl e go s i t i o ns a n de n j o y e dg o o d s a l a r i e s )be c a u s et h e yh a dr e c mv e dme s s a g e sf r o ms pa c ei ns t nz c t i ng t he m t o do s o. Thes e peopl ea r e not hi ppi e s , al t hough s i mi l arex pe r i e nc e sha vebe enf r eque ntal s oa mong

y o u nq e rc o mmu n eme mb e r s . n epe o pl eIa mr e f e r r i n gt o

a r eml d d l e a g e d, h a v ef a mi l i e sa n ds t e a d yj o bs . Th e ywo u l d
be r e gar de d as pe r f e ct l ys qua r ei fi twe r e notf or t he f ac t t hatt he i rl i veshavebee nc ha ng ed by whatt he yc ons i de rt o bege nui neext r at er r e s t r i alcommuni c at i on. The y wa i t .And, a cur i ousf ac ti nt he c unents t at e oft he wor l d,t hey s e e m mr f e ct l y happy.W ecoul dc at e gor i zet he m among t hevi c t i ms ofci t y pr e s s ur e s who ha ve s ought t he ps y chol ogi c al c omf or t of s mal l t own l i f e. But we mi ght al s o wonder whe t he rt he y ar e not t he f or enm ne r s of a new s pi r i t ual
m ove me nt .

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me f s s a g e h e b e l i e v e s c a me f r o m J u l j t e r i n s t r u c t e do h i m t o n da ni s o l a t e ds go ta ndl i v ei ns e ml r e t i r e me n kYr v i di ng
ac e nt e rofpe ac el nt hewor l d ofi nt e ns et ur m oi lt hatwast o com e' i ves wi t h hi s wi f ei nas ma l l mount a i n . He now l vi l l a ge, hasno t e l e vi s i on s et ,r ea dsav i dl y,and a wai t sf ur t her i ns t nz c t i ons .Hei soneoft hehappi es tol dpe opl elhavemet i nt he Uni t ed St at es .W ear enothe r ede al i ngwi t h es c api s m
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wea r ed e a l i n gwi t ht hen e x t f o r mo f r e l i /o n.

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r e a lo rno ta so b j e c t s ,c l e a r l yi n t r o d u c eac e n t r a l e l e me nti n

an al r e ady t r oubl e df ut ur el a nds c ape.I t woul d be ove r l y o pt i mi s t i ct o pr e di c tt ha tt he y wi l ldec r e as ei t s dange r s .I t i s none t hel es si nt er es t i ng t o as k whatwi l lhapm n t o our ci vi l i z at i on i ft he ne xt s t e pi nt he dev el o pme nt of t he phe nomenon i s a mas s i v ec hange of human at t i t udes t owar d par a nor mal abi l i t i es a nd ext r a t er r e s t r i all i f e .W hi l e many c ons er v at i ve s ci ent i s t ss t i l lr e f us ee ven t o cons i de r

t he d a t a ,a n d wh i l e ma n y gu l l i b l ep e o p l eh a v ea l r e a d y
j u mp e dt o bl i n d be l i e fi ns o me o c c u l tmu mbo j u mb o,l t
s e e m si mport antt o me t hatan i ncr eas i ng numbe rofs ci e nt i s t s.c o n t i n u et og r o mo t et h ee x p l o r a t i o no fn e wc o n c e p t s bys e r i ous l ys t udyl ngt hephe nomena.

A gr ea tce l e br a t i on,i n San Fr anc i s c o.A t hous and young m opl e, t he nuc l e us of ev er yt hi ng ps yc hi c and c ount e r c ul t ur ali n Nor t he r n Ca l i f or ni a,have gat her ed i n al ar g e a udi t or i um.The r e ar e boot hs s el l i ng he al t hf ood,cos mi c a dvi c e,t a nt r i c yoga c our s e s ,and c ons c i ous nes st r ai ni ng.A c ol or f ul c r owd pul s a t es t hr oug h t he ai s l e s and l l st he s emi nar r ooms . The One W or l d Fami l y Commune of Be r ke l e yr unsa r es t a ur ant .I ti sdi r ec t e d byAl l an t he M e s s i ah,we ar i ng an i mpe cc abl er e d uni f or m and adve rt i s i ng t he Eve r l as t i ng Gos pe lr e ve al e dt o hi m by t he s auc e r s .Hi s i nf or ma t i on i ndi c at est hatt he e ar t hi si nf ac thol l ow,wi t h t hes auc erpe opl ei ns i de . & Doyou r ea l l ybe l i e vet hat f ? 'as ksaf r i e pd ofr ni ne. ' Ce r t ai nl yy ' he r e pl i e s .1 I f you we r e goi ng t o ma ke a pl a ne t ,woul dyouwa s t eal lt hatgooddi r t' ? '

lf i nd mys e l fo nap a n e lwi t h And r i j aPu ha t i c h,Ar t h ur You n g ,ma t h e ma t i c i a n Ch a r l e sM u s e s( Yo pn ga nd M u s e s

ar et he t wo aut hor sofa ne xc el l e ntbook c al l ed Con s ci ou s -

n e s sa n d Re a l i t y)a nd as c i e n t i s t ,To m Be a r de n.Th epa ne l

i ch des c r i be shi sI a t es te xpe nenc eswi t h Gel l e r .Heex pl ai ns t ot heaudi enc et hathege t smes s ag eson hi st a per ec or de r ,

i sc ha i r e db yI r aEi n ho r n, ay oe tf r o mP hi l a d e l p hi a .Pu h a r -

n e Cont r olSys t em 209 c omi ng f r om a mys t er i ous c os r ni cs our c e. But t he t ape

v a n i s he sr e gu l a r l y . Th e r ei sno t h i n ph ec a nd ot opr e v e n ti t ,
and hei st ot a l l ycommi t t e dt ot hel deat hathe a nd Ur iar e now gu i de d by a ve r y hi gh s our ce ofwi s dom,and t hatt he onl yc our s ef or m a nki nd i st o pl a ce i t s de s t i ny i nt t he i r ' ha nds . l r a gi vest he ioor t o Char l e s M us eswho c omme nt s on Ge l l e r .Humani t y,he s ays ,s t andson t hebr i nk ofca t a s t r o-

qh e ,a tt hee d g eo fac h a s m.Ho wa r ewet or e a c ht h es a f e

s l de? A I l y i ng s a uc e r hove r sa bove t he chas m,our onl y hope: Doyouwantal i f t? ' as kst heUFO. Sal vat i on f r om he av en. Shoul dn' t we know s ome t hi ng

mo r ea bo u tt h eh e l pf u ls t r a n g e rbe f o r ewej ump o nb o a r d?

Shoul dn' twe ma kes ur et hatt hec has mi sr e al ,and t hatwe c annotbr i dge i twi t h our own r e s our c es?Ca nnotwer e ac h t heot he rs i debyourownme ans? W he n wear eas ke dt os us pend al lourr a t i onalt houg ht s , t of or ge tour obs ol et e 'c r i t i c alf ac ul t i e s ,t ot hr ow c ont r ol over boa r d,t he nt het i mehascomet ot akeal lt he dat a and go a way wi t hi tt o a qui e tpl a cet ot hi nk.M y gue s si st hat t he pr obl em wi l lnotbe s e r i ous l ys t udi ed by ma ny s c i ent i s t s unt i li t has be gun t og ene r at ea v er y hi g h deg r e e of publ i ca war e nes s ,and t he nt heappr oa ch wi l lbean ent i r e l y c l as s i c alone:mi l l i onsofdol l ar st o cons ul t ant sand r e s e ar c h i ns t i t ut e s ,t hous ands of ques t i onnai r es ,Er l di nve s t i g at or s wi t hg l as s bot t l e s ,s oc i ol ogi s t sfl l i ng cor r e l at i on m a t r i c es , ofr anc he r s .Butt hi s wi l lonl y be ,i n my opi ni on,a not he r wr i nkl ef at hel e ar ni n gt wv e ,anot he rs t e pi nt hec on di t i o ni n g. The r ei sa s t r ang e ur g ei n my mi nd:Iwoul dl i ke t os t op be ha vi ng as a r at pr e s s i ng l e ver s- e ve ni f I hav et o go
t i omng ma z e and s e e whatmake si tt i c k.Iwonde rwhatI woul d fnd.Pe r hapsa t e r r i bl es upe r human mons t r os i t yt he ver y cont empl a t i on of whi ch woul dma ke a man i ns ane? Pe r ha psas ol e mn ga t he r i ngofwi s eme n?Ort hemadde ni ng s i mpl i c i t yofuna t t endedc l oc kwor k?

me di c a l p e r s o nn e l a d j u s t i nge l e c t r o d e so v e rt h ef r on t a l l o b e s

h u n y' yf o rawhi l e .Iwou l dl i k et os t e po u t s i d et h ec o n d i -

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Ti me a nd aga i ni nt he hi s t or y ofc i vi l i z at i ons ,t he r e ar i s es s ome wonde r f ulunt r ut h ar ound whi ch ma gn i sce ntene r gy c r ys t al l i z e s ,and gr eatdee dsar edone .Suc h at i mehasc ome

a g a i n.I th a sb e c o me Y c r yi mpo r t a n t f o rI a r g en u mb e r so f p e o pl et oe x pe c t v i s i t o r s f r o mo u t e r s pa c e .
As I was di s c us s i ng Ur i Gel l e r ' sa bi l i t i es wi t h Br i t i s h s chol a r Gor don Cr e i g ht on,dr i vi ng t hr ough t he mi ds t of London i nt hewi nt e rof 1 9 73 - awl nt e rpl a gue d by s t r i kes

a n dt h ee n e r qc r i s i s- Cr e i g h t on g a v e mea de :n i t i o no f
myt ht hat c l a nf i e dt he c onf us i on of ma ny appr oa c he st o t he cont empor ar y pr obl ems of UFOs . peopl e mi s t ake nl y bel i e ve , 'he s ai d, t hatamyt hi san unt r ut h.Butmyt hi snot t ha t .A myt hi st hatwhi ch i sTRUER THAN TRUTH. ' l t may not be t r ue t hat qyi ng s a uce r sr e pr es e nt vi s i t s f r om out e rs pa ce .Buti fl ar ge e nough number s bel i e ve i t , t hen i ns ome s e ns ei t wi l l be c ome t r ue rt ha nt r ue ,l ong

e n ou g hf o rc e r t a i nt hi ng s t oc h a g ei r r e v e r s i b l y.

Someoft hebes ti nf or me ds our c esofgos s l pi n W as hi ngt on ar econvi nc e dt hatUFOswi l lbei nc r e as i ng l ypr omi ne nt i n comi ng ye ar s .n e r e ar e per s i s t e nt r umor st hat hi g hl y pl a c edoc i al s i nt heU. sg ov er nmenthav el onghade vi de nc e t hat a not her f or m of i nt e l l i ge nc e was c ont a ct i ng us .' rhe

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t ur ne d UFO l ec t ur e re ven be l i ev est ha tatt he occ as i on of t he Bi c ent e nni alt he gov er nmentwi l lannounc et hatt he r e
s e nt a t i ve sandex t r at e r r es t r i al si si mml ne nt! n es e pe opl e ar e goi ng down an i nt e r e s t i ng pat h,one t ha t Puhar i c h has al r e ady t r ave l e d wi t h ent hus i as m.He pr e di c t s a mas sl andi ng.Ten ye ar sa go s uch s t at e me nt s

s t a g ei s s e t f o r a n o t he r uMM o. Af o r me ra e r o s pa c ee n/ne e r

i sl i f eo n Ma r s ,a nd t h a tame e t i nyb e t we e n U. S .r e pr e -

Conc l us i on 211 woul d not have bee nt ake ns er i ous l y.But t oda yt he y ar e e age r l y Es t ene dt o,e voki ng f e ar or pas s i on i nt he i r audi -

e n c e s ;t o mo r r o ws o meh i g he ro c i a l sma yj oi nt h er a n ks
oft hebe l i e ve r s .TheUM M O aFa i r ,t he c as e ofAFFA,a nd

t h ep r e d i c t i o ns o fM r s Ke e c h( o f Wh e n Pr o ph e c y Fa i l s )

h a v ei nv o l v e ds i n c e r epe o pl e , ho l di ngr e s go ns i b l epo s i t i o ns .

Sl owl yac l i mat e hasbee nc r e at e di n whl ch a muc hl ar ge r numbe rnow par t i ci pat ei nt he myt hmaki ng.The be l i e fi s r ei nf or c e d by s ud ce s s i ve wa ves of s i ght i ng s .Skept i c i s m i s e r oded.Thec as esar egi vi ngm or eand mor eevi denc eoft he r eal i t y oft heUFOs- butt hi se vi de nc ei ss oc ons t nz c t e d as t oe l ude cl as s i c ala nal ys i sby s c i ent i s t s .Pe r ha pst he UFOs
t he i rt i me l l owsdi f l kr e nt l yf r om our s .Pe r hapst he i rl ogi cl s amet al ogi c. n eo bs e r v abl ec hange i sa ni nc r e as i ng wi l l i ngne s st o

a r en ot b e ha v i n ga c c o r d i n gt oo u rl a wso f c a us a l i t y . Pe r ha gs
be l i e y ei ne x t r a t e r r e s t r i a ll i f e .At t i t ud e so nt h i ss ub j e c t
among s c i e nt i s t s ,t he me di a, a nd t he publ i c ha ve i ndee d

t o t a l l yc ha ng e di nt we nt yy e a r s .W e c a nr a t i o na l i z et h i s
change;we c an at t r i but el ts ol el yt ot he pr ogr es sofr adi o as t r onomy a nd t hepi one er i ng wor k ofa f e w bi ol og i s t s .Or

wec a nr e c o g ni z ei tf o rwh a ti ti s-t h er e s u l to fas h l f t i n go f

o urmyt ho l o gi c alst r uc t ur e ,t he hu ma nl e ar ni n gc ur v ebe ndi ng t owar d a pe wc o s mi c be h ay i or .Whe nt hi si r r ev er s i bl el ea r ny e nt i r e l y. i ng i sac hi ev e d,t h e UF0 phe no me no n ma y go Jwt z .

Or i tma yt 7 l , v ? z ? ? 7 es o m s ui t abl er e pr e s e nt at i o n on a il / z i ' l t w sc al e. Thean gel smayl a nddownt own. For a l ong t i me 1 ha ve ha r bor ed t he pr i vat e be l i e ft hat t he or gani z at i ons r es pons i bl ef or our col l e c t i ve s e c ur i t y we r es e cr et l yc onduct i nga l ar g es cal e,qui e t ,a nd c ompe t e nt i nv es t i gauon i nt ot hena t ur e oft hepar a nor malphe nome na t hatar e mani f e s t e d ar ound us .l fl s t i l lbe l i e ve di tt oday I woul dnotbepubl i s hi ngt hi sboo k.
f r ontt okee p 'c i vi l i a ns c i e nt i s t sf r om poki ngt hei ri nqui s i t l ve nos esi nt o a ve r ys e r i o usmat t e rt ha twasr e gar de di n hi gh pl a c es a s an i mpor t a nti t e m .W he n I not i c ed t hatc er t a i n

Wh e n ls a wt heb l u nd e r so fPr o j e c tBl u eBo o ka n di t s b i a s e dc o nc l us i o nsIi ma gi n e dt h a tt h epr o j e c twa son l ya

21 2 Conc l us i on hl esha d di s appear e df r om t he Bl ueBook ar c hi ve sand t hat t he bes tphot ogr a phi c evi denc e wasmi s s i ng,Iy at i onal i z ed my di s appoi nt me nti nt ot he r ea s s ur i ng t ho ughtt hats omebody,s ome whe r e ,wa sga t he r i ngt hi se vi de ncea nd s t udyi ng i ti n ea r nes t .W he n Is aw t hatAi r For c e bas e sar ound t he wor l d wer es e ndi ng t o gove r nme ntor gani z a t i onscopi esof al lt he i ri nf or mat i on on UFOs ,Is aw t hi sasa c ov r ma t i on

oft het o v e r u yt h e or y-a n dIdi dno tt h i nki twa smyr o l e ,

asa ni nex m nenc e ds c i e nt i s t ,t oc hal l e ngei t .Today1a m no l onge r young,and I ha ve l os t my unques t i oni ng t r us t of oc i a lwi s dom i n ma t t e r sofadva nce dr e s e ar ch. I nr e ce nty ear s ,t hankst os e ve r alme mbe r soft heI nvi s i bl e Col l e ge ,and t hankst o ot he rf r i endsi n Eur ope ,lhaveha d ac hancet oe xal ni nemany doc ume nt sl i ket he one sIha ve

q u o i e d .Fa rf r o mr e v e a l i n gg o v e r n me n ta u t h o r i t i e se n g a g e d
l n qui e tr es e ar c h,t he y gi ve api c t ur eo fi nc ohe r e ntr es t l e s s t i s t s and m l l i t a r y me ns wa ps c ar ys t or i es ,whi l et he r e al phe nome na go on,uns t udi e d,unc onc e r ne d,UM DENTI FI ED ! Foral ongt i meIha vebel i e ve dt hats c i enc ewoul d gr adua l l yr e al i z et hei mpor t anc eofpar anor malphe nomena a san oppor t uni t yt o ex pand i t st heor i esoft he wor l d.I t houg ht t hather ewasouronl yc ha nc et or ede snehuman di gni t yi n t hewor l dt oc ome. lnow be l i e vedfer ent l y. I ti snots i mpl y ourf r ee dom t ha ti si n da nge rnow.l ti sa c e r t ai nc onc e ptofhumani t y.And i ti sno l onge rt os ci e nc e t hatwe mus tt ur nt o unde r s t a nd t hena t ur e oft hi sps yc hi c c r i s i sand nd i t ske y.N orwi l lt heans werbedi s c ove r e di n s ome s ec r e tf i l ei n W as hi ng t on.The s ol ut i on l i eswher ei t hasal way sbe en:w t hi n our s e l y e s .W eca nr ea c hi ta ny t i me
we wa nt .

n e s si ne v e qc o un t r y . Me e t i n gb e l t i n dc l os e d do o r s ,s t i e n -

Bi bl i op aphy
For addi t i onalde t ai l sand r ef e r enc esc onc e r ni ng t he UFO c ont r over s yt he r eade rc oul dc ons ul tt hef ol l owi ng s our c e s .
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Hy n e k ,J .A.a ndVa l l e e ,J .T h eEd geo f Re a l i t y.Ch i c a g o:

Regn er y,1 975.

J t mg , C.G. F l y n gSa u c e r s :, 1M o d e r nMy t ho fT h i n g sS e e n

f z lt h eSki e s. Ne w Yor k: Har c ourtBr ac e,1 959 . Mi c he l ,A.Fl yi n g Sau c er s and t he St r a ght Li ne Mys t e r y. Ne w Yor k:Cr i t e r i on,1 958. Ruppe l t , E.J.TheRe por to n UFOs. Ne w Yor k:Ac eBooks , 1 95 6.

Fl yi n gSa u c e rAe v f c wmi mo n t h l y ) , pu b l i s he db yFSR Pu b l i ca t i ons , Lt d.281 Camden Hi gh St . ,London N W 1 , Engl and.

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ab s ur di t y ,1 9, 28 ,3 3 -4, 3 56 , 3 8, 5 0, 73 , 86, 2 05 f unc t i on of , 36 ,1 2 3 -5, 1 30 , 1 59 i n mi r a c l e s y '1 5 1 -2 ,1 5 9 -60 , 1 61 2,1 6 3 s e eal s ome t al ogi c AFFA, 5 2, 74 , 79 -8 2, 83 , 86 , 9 2, 93 ,1 1 0, 18 6 ,21 1 Afana e r , Dr ,1 6 5, 1 66 Agr i pp a, Co r ne l i us , 9 0 Ahur amaz da.1 3 5 u ni fe dt he or yof ,1 7 7 -8 3 s e ea l s om i r a c l e s Ar bi ol Al ons o, Do ia Eug e ni a , 98 , a r c he t yp e sofhl l ma n unc ons c i ou s ne s s , 3 9,1 47 Ar c hi med e s ,1 3 2 Ar i s t ot l e ,1 3 3 Ar ms t r ong, Dr , 6 9, 76 Ar r oyo, Fr anc i s c o, 1 01 As ke v ol d, Ge r a l d, 1 23 aut omat i cwr i t i ng , 78 ,8 3 -5 , 87 -8 , 92 -3 , 93 -4
B. , El v i o,1 28 -3 0 Bar r os ,Al ba no,1 5 7 Bea r de n, Tom , 2 08 Bec km a n, Fr e d, 2 02 b el i e fpat t e r ns ,2 0, 3 7, 55 , 71 , 77 ,8 6, 1 09 c ont r ola nd c ondi t i o ni ng of , 20 46, 2 09 num b e r sofm opl ei nvol v e d i n, 21 0 -11 s hi f t si n,1 21 ,1 78 9,1 8 9 -91 , 19 8 -9 ,2 0* 9, 21 0 -11 Be r g i e r , J ac qu es ,1 7 5 Be r na de t t eofLour d es ,1 51 , 1 6 0 -3, 1 6 4 Book ofM or mo n, 1 73 ,1 7 5, 17 6 ,1 79 BOOK OF U RANTI A,1 75 Bot l r r e t , J e an cl au de, 6 4

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A po c r y q l l a , 1 4 8 , 1 6 2
a ppa r l t l on s ,1 488 3

21 6 Bour r i e t t e ,Lo ui s .1 63
Bowe n, C. , 31 Br e e n, St e ph e n,1 61 a, 1 63 Bu dg e, Si rE. A. Wa l l i s ,1 3 4, 1 3 5

l nde x De e, J o hn, 9 02

d' Eme l ' y, Lt . J e a n, 6 4 deOca ,M ont e s , 1 61 de s c r i pt i vep he nom e n ol og y, 1 2 -1 3 . De ya s , 17 1 Ca ba l a, 3 6 ' s e eal s oS hi ni ng Be i ng s Ca s t a ne da ,Ca r l os , 1 92 -3 Di e go, J ua n, 1 69 Ca y c e, Ed ga r :3 5 ,1 7 7 di s ks : Ce n t r a lI nt e l l l ge n c eAg en c y, 7 9 i nf ol kl o r e ,1 31 -4 3 Cha mY r s , Roa r t W. , 1 98 a sm i r a c l e,1 5 4,1 5 7,1 5 8 Cha r c ot , J ea n M ar t i n,1 6 8 wi nge d, 13 44 3 Chr i s t i anc hur c h, di s ks y m bo l Di xon, J e a nne ,1 98 9, 2 * i n, 1 4 0-1 D ouz ous , Dr , 1 64

Chu r d hof Lat t e rDaySa i nt s ,

s e e M or moni s m,M or mon Chur c h Cl ar ke , J e r o me , 11 9 ,1 21 -2, 1 77 Co l e man, Lor e n,1 7 7 Con don, D rEdwar dU . , 25 , 2 6, 37 , 51 ,5 5 -6 ,5 7 -8, 1 0 7 Co ndon Com mi t t e e ,5 8 -9 ,6 5 Con f u s i on Te chn i qu e, 1 24 , 1 3 0 c ont r ols ys t e m?1 9 7,1 98 -2 09 be ha v i o rmod c a t i ona nd 2 01 4

d wa r f s( homunc ul i ) ,1 2 5 -7
Ed di n gt on, Si rAr t hurS. ,1 09 El nho r n, l r a, 20 8 El i ade , Mi r r z u,1 7 8 Em e ne g g e r , Robe r t ,7 9 a, 82 a Enoc hi a nl ang ua ge , 91 , 92 EREVZA , 8 2 Er i c ks o n, DrM i l t on,1 2 3,1 24 EU, 82 Eu c l i d,1 3 2 Eva ns We nt z ,1 6 87 2,1 7 *7 e xt r as e ns pr yc ommuni c a t i o n, 28

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1 92

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81 2
Da gous s e t ,He nr i , 99 ,1 0 2 Da v i s , Andr e wJ a c ks on, 1 78

f al l i npl ea f( z i gza g )t r a j ec t or y ,
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I nde x 21 7 he a l i ng, 31 33 ,3 4 ,3 5 ,1 55 ,
1 5 6, 16 9 atLoar de s ,1 6 48 He Yr l i ng, Ne l l , 93 hi g he r ' Gi ng s , 78 , 85 ,8 6 Hi l l , Ba r n e y, 36 ,6 5, 11 8 , 20 7 1 ' I i 1 1 , Be t t y , 65, 11 8, 2 07 Hi l l t op The o r y, 2 0,1 1 9 -2 1, 1 22 -3

I i o o v a , 7 4

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