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A hologram is produced when a single laser light is split into two separate bt1w11s. Thefi.n-1 beam is bounced off
lhe object to be photographed, in this case an apple. Then the second beam is allowed to collide ll'ilh the reflected
light of the first, and the resulting interference pallern is recorded on film.
is non-local. In their study of near death experiences, These findings are tolally consistent with physicist
they have amassed thousands of well documented cases David Bohm 's understanding of quanlum physics. As he
which seem to show that human consciousness is not at- sees it, if every panide of mauer interconnects with
tached to the body at all and that it continues to exist in every other particle. the brain itself must be viewed as
another reality after death. infinitely interconnected wi1h the rest of lhe universe.
Dr. Brian Weiss, formerly chief of psychiatric medi- The list of mainslream scientists who are using the
cine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Miami, Florida, has dis- holographic model to understand previously unexplain-
covered something similar in his treatment of psychiatric able phenomena goes on and on. but what can ufologists
patients. Through the use of hypnosis, he discovered that gain from this intriguing theory?
patients could remember pas1 lives and achieve amazing First, it should be fairly obvious to those knowl-
cures for a wide variety of mental and physical disor- edgeable about the characteristics of UFOs and alien en-
ders. He believes that human consciousness is not lim- tities that they. too. seem to exist in some 01her reality, at
i1ed by time and space. He writes about his findings in least some of the time. UFOs and aliens are shape-
his books, Many Lives, Many Masters and Through shifters. UFOs have been reponed to appear and disap-
Time into Healing. pear, merge together, split apart and change shape.
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Aliens have been seen to materialize and dematerialize They certainly would have become masters of the
and pass through solid objects. UFOs appear to be able to holographic image, creating totally realistic, three-di-
traverse great distances in the blink of an eye, if not in- mensional, interactive, motion pictures that we mere
stantaneously, and they are thought by many to be able to humans would find impossible 10 distinguish from reality.
travel between star systems and perhaps galaxies. They This technology may play a very important part in alien
seem to exist, at lease part of the time, in a reality where contact and has been.speculated upon by a number of
common sense concepts of time and space do not apply. ufologists. ln her book, Taken, Dr. Karla Turner makes
In addition, in recent years, ufologists have had to the caSe for holographic imagery in abduction cases
struggle with increasing reports of a paranormal nature: she has researched and gives examples of incidents that
poltergeist phenomena associated with 3bductions, out of seem to be holographic projections, rather than real.
body experiences by abductees, and even reports of ab- physical contact.
ductees recalling past lives.as aliens and having in- There is no doubt that a highly developed technology
creased psychic abilities. Reports such as these have be- based on quantum reality and the principle of non-local-
come so common that some abduction researchers rec- ity would appear to be magic or paranonnal to our eyes.
ognize them as part of the symptomology of the abduc- just as that first holographic image seemed spectral to its
tion phenomenon. discoverer. Bui the more we learn about the holograph-
However. some ufologists try to distance themselves ic model, the bener we can understand the technOlogy of
from this aspect of the phenomenon. because it doesn't the future and possibly of the alien culture.
seem ·•scientific" enough. They argue, with good cause, How then should ufologists proceed in utilizing the
that ufology has worked hard to become a respectable sci- concept of non-locality and the findings of quantum
ence and that dealing with paranormal phenomena can physics in their search for the answers to the UFO mys-
only cause them to lose what precious credibility they tery? The first step is in acknowledging and accepting the
have achieved. holographic model of the universe. This includes ac-
But that may be about to change. It may be that ufol- cepting the implications for the reality of phenomena
Ogists,just as scientists from all fields, may be free to pur- heretofore 1hought to be supernatural or mystical. The
sue the paranonnal as a legitimate course of study as more dilemma that ufologists face is 1hat by embracing scien-
and more of our greatest minds acknowledge the holo- tific principles chat may finally provide a basis for un-
graphic concept. In fact, this may quickly become the derstanding UFOs, they must also embrace that which
hottest race among scientists in the years ahead-the they have for so long disdained-the mystical and the
race 10 build a bridge between science and the paranor- paranonnal. If they are able co do so, they can at least be
mal, a long-overdue effort to merge the scientific and the comforted by the thought that they are in good company,
spiritual worlds. for all of science may soon face the same dilemma.
If 1ha1 becomes the case. then the findings of Dr. John Does this mean that when all paranormal events can
Mack of Harvard University as reported in his book, be understood _as based in scientific principles that we can
Abduction, that connect the UFO abduction phenomenon finally conclude that the aliens are merely flesh and
with spirituality and reincarnation. may-no1 seem so lu- blood like ourselves, just more advanced? Does this
dicrous and abhorrent to many ·•nuts and bolts'' ufologists. put an end to speculation by some that these beings are
In fact, one would have 10 argue that quantum tech- supernatural, angelic. demonic and godlike? Or will it
nology would probably be a blend of science and what merely give us another way to talk about and label
we today would call the paranormal. Assuming that something that by some standards maintains supernatural
highly advanced civilizations, perhaps thousands of characteristics? After all, what do you call beings who
years ahead of us, discovered the holographic nature of exist in a reality where time and space do not exist and
the universe a long time ago, it would be logical to as- who travel, perhaps in disembodied form. through time.
sume that their concepts of time and space would be far space and solid objects at will, and who apparently can
different from our own. exercise total mind control over humans? Aliens, gods.
Distances to them would be a foreign concept. We can angels. demons, spirits-there seems to be no one term
imagine that their technology might pennit them to trav- that adequately describes such entities.
el 1hrough quantum reality and go anywhere in time and And perhaps that is why they will remain an enigma
space instantaneously. for a long time to come.
They would have discovered long ago that con-
sciousness is non-local. So when abductees report that Joe Lewels has a Ph.D. in communications and jour-
they have been told by the aliens that there is more to the nalism. He lives in El Paso, Texas and is the MlJFON
human state than "mere flesh and blood." as Dr. Mack assistant state director for West Texas and South
and others report, perhaps they know what they're talk- New Mexico. Dr. Lewels also serves as a consultant
ing about. As a result. they may view physical bodies as to MUFON and will speak at the MUFON 1995
merely temporary containers. easily discarded and re-
International UFO Symposium in Seattle, Washington.
placed.
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T
he sunny community of Vista, California, located
about thirty minutes north of downtown San star," shot out from the light. The second object then cir-
Diego, is considered one of the best locales in the cled S.B. 's house about four times. each time about
country. Its beautiful weather, combined with high em- 100-150 feet in altitude, and about a quarter of a mile in
ployment opportunities, has not gone unnoticed. For distance. After the fourth "lap," the object then hovered
the past few years. Vista has been voted one of the top and took off towards the West, stopped, came directly
ten areas in the U. S. to live in by the publishers of back towards S.B., and hovered over his head. With a
"The Top 50 U.S. Cities." much closer view, he felt he was observing a dimly-lit
But another facet Of life in Visra seems to have sprung craft, triangular in shape, with a small but intensely
forth recently - a wave of UFO sightings that ·began in bright light in the middle. S.B. felt chills up his spine,
October of 1994, with numerous green fireball and but could not stop looking at the object. He reports star-
skyquake reports. and which escalated into some unusual ing at the object above him for two full minutes before
close encounter sightings that continue even as this re- it bobbed back and fonh and then zipped up into the sky
port is being written. What follows is a chronological de- and out of sight.
scription of events up to March of 1995. Initials are On that very same night, at approximately the same
used in place of names where anonymity was requested. time and only a few streets away. MUFON North
On November 22nd, 1994, at 8:30pm, a housewife County co-director Laura Miller was having a sighting
stepped out to he-r front yard to have a cigarette and no- of her own, all of which was captured on videotape. At
ticed a triangular-shaped configuration of red and bright approximately 9:30pm on November 28th, Laura no-
yellow lights coming from the West, heading due South. ticed a yellow, round object moving slowly from the
about 45 degrees above the horizon. The object made no South towards the West. She shouted for her daughter,
sound, hovered for a minute, and then "changed shape;· Sara, to grab a video camera which was set on a tripod
becoming what C.M. described as a diamond shape. just inside the large sliding glass doors of their hiptop
The object then appeared to "drop" a brilliant, yellow- home. The object, described as a bright yellow-gold
gold light. described by the witness as a ''bomb:' The ball of light, moved slowly and soundlessly across the
light appeared IO bounce a little before both it and the sky, appearing to dim and pulsate. A plane, most likely
main object disappeared. The entire sighting duration a small private plane heading into· the nearby Palomar
was two minutes. Skies were clear and the object was es- Airport, appeared in Laura's line of view and she was
timated to have been three-fourths of a mile away at its able to compare the size and intensity of light between
closest distance. the two objects. She watched the plane appear to ap-
A few nights later, on November 28th, several sight- proach the bright yellow orb and suddenly veer off
ings were reported. beginning with a two-minute sight- northward, as if the pilot had suddenly seen the object
ing by a young man, his brother, and their mother in and changed course to avoid a collision. But before this
Vista. The young man, S.B., reported he was sitting in plane veered off course, the object stopped directly in
his parents' home at approximately 9:45pm when his front of Laura's patio, due West, and dropped a number
mother went outside to look for the cat, which had been of bright, glowing balls of light. The object and the
acting strangely. She came back running through the balls of light then disappeared.
door with "a very intense expression on her face," Approximately 45 minutes later, another object ap-
yelling for her family to go outside and look at what she peared, this time described as brighter and appearing
had seen hovering in the sky above the house. The closer, but following the saine path as the first object,
young man and his brother both went out after her and i.e., originating from the South and moving Westward.
watched as an object came into view between the trees Again Laura yelled for her daughter. They ran out onto
just above their roof. Described as a metallic, disk- the patio and were able co again videotape this object,
shaped craft, the object was reported to have a number which once again stopped directly due West of their
of white lights that appeared to cover the underside. patio and dropped smaller ·'bags" of bright light. This
Moments later, the three witnesses watched the object time. the main object did not immediately disappear, but
zip off into the sky and disappear. appeared to dim, brighten, dim, brighten, then finally
A couple of hours later. S.B. was on his way home disappear. The skies were clear and there was no wind
when he turned down his street and noticed a strange reported. Each sighting lasted approximately 6 min-
light that appeared to be very close. S.B. watched from utes.
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An interesting lead developed when Gary to be at least a half mile away; he was not able to make
out much detail.
Davidson was contacted by a group of peo-
On December 17th, G.K. was suddenly awakened
ple claiming to have set off home-made air at 2:00am by his dog's insistent barking. As he opened
balloons, made with colored plastic bags the back door, the dog ran past him from the backyard
and hid underneath his bed. G.K. went outside to see if
and candles, on that very night. Gary met
perhaps a wild animal had gotten into his backyard.and
with these people, who refused to give their frightened the dog. Seeing nothing, he glanced upwards
true identities, and was able to see a bal- into the night sky and stood frozen as he watched a
huge, bright object dance around. Running into the
loon constructed and set off.
house to grab his binoculars, G.K. begged his' wife to
come out and verify what he was seeing. Frightened by
Laura, Marie Jones, and investigator Gary Davidson her husband's excitable tone. she refused. G.K. ran back
have had this videotape, 12 minutes in duration, ana- out to his backyard and viewed the object through his
lyzed by a number of people, including MUFON Staff binoculars, describing it as the size of a house, and
Photoanalyst Jeff Sainio, who reported it unidemifi- shaped like a helmet.
able, and an FAA official, K. Ballinger, who unoffi- He viewed the object for approximately four (4)
cially concluded the object to be a target drone. Further hours, and within that time saw a platfonn open and ap-
research by Mel Podell, MUFON Section Director for ·proximately sixty smaller ''shooting star-like" objects
San Diego, and Gary Davidson have disquillified the tar- eject from the larger craft and zip across the sky at un-
get drone as a potential solution due to inconsistencies in believable speeds, leaving contrails. As the sun began to
the size and distance required for target drones to oper- rise, the small lights re-emered the main object, which
ate. However, an interesting lead developed when Gary then darted straight up and our of sight. G.K ignored his
Davidson was contacted by a group of people claiming obvious exhaustion and ran to a friend's house to tell
to have set off home-made air balloons, made with col- him what he had witnessed. The friend immediately
ored plastic bags and candles. on that very night. Gary spoke up, asking G.K. what had happened to his eyes.
met with these people, who refused to give their true Running to a mirror, G.K. was amazed to see a solid ring
identities, and was able to see a balloon constructed of burnt skin around each eye, which peeled away within
and set off. Gary also videotaped the balloon in flight four to five days.
and it does show some consistencies with the Miller On into January through March of 1995, similar
videotaped object, but does not fully match the bright- sightings have occurred, usually preceded or followed
ness and intensity. Laura Miller reported that another of immediately by "skyquake" reports. ln addition, reports
these home-made balloons had been launched in late of green fireballs or meteors seen flashing across the sky
January and she was able to capture it on videotape, so seem also to correlate with the sighting wave. Just last
we plan to send it on to Jeff Sainio for his analysis. week on Thursday, March 23rd, at least four skyquakes,
Gary was told that weather conditions would have to be or compression waves. occurred within a two-hour pe-
exactly the same as they were on the night of November riod. Tuesday, March 28th had witnesses calling into lo-
28th for them to launch a balloon so that we could have cal news stations from San Diego to Santa Barbara, re-
a reference event. Should this happen, we will report on porting bright flashes of light off the coastal waters,
the results. However, until we can fully confirm that and the military spokesperson for Camp Pendleton
these balloons are responsible, we remain open to other Marine Base did admit to flare testing. Still, the sightings
possibilities. over the North County region of San Diego continue.
In any eveilt, the sightings continued, and on the fol- Although several earlier sightings over a four-day period
lowing night, S.B. had another event occur, this time at in early January were proved to be identifiable, either as
7:30pm, when he claimed an orange, oval-shaped, slow- misidentifications of Venus, quite bright in the clear,
moving object hovered approximately 40 feet above bone-dry Santa Ana conditions. or as the Virgin
his house for a duration of four minutes, before it, too, Lightship Blimp which was in the area for a local golf
appeared to dim and brighten, then "drop" a bright light tournament, February and March have brought us sev-
before both objects dimmed and disappeared. S.B. also eral new, multi-witness daylight sightings of multiple ob-
reported a helicopter in the area immediately following jects seen flying in formation, and described as metallic
the strange sighting. and disk-shaped, all currently under investigation. We'll
Jump to December 6th. Our first witness, C.M., re- keep everyone posted ...
ported a trapezoid-shaped series of six red lights coming
from the North at approximately 8:08pm. The lights Marie Jones and Laura Miller are MUFON co-direc-
moved from the North to the West and faded away. tors for North San Diego County, CA, which en-
C.M. did not notice an outline, but determined the object compasses San Diego.
by Roberta Puhalski
ecently there have been a number of personal had or to be having abduction experiences. The re-
Psychiatric Association. Initially, the APA did not con- HarVard Professor and Psychiatrist. Dr. John Mack's
sider the trauma-causing event to be significant as the book on Lawrence of Arabia, A Prince of Our Disorder,
cause of the disorder. PTSD was considered to be the re-· won· the Pulitzer Prize in 1977. His accUser is Donna
sponse to a condition that already existed before any Bassett, 37. a Boston-based writer and researcher.
trauma occurred. In other words, they blamed the victim. Bassett admitted in the article to reading stacks, of books
Fortunately, the definition was revised, and now the and articles on UFO abductions with the intention of
mental-health community considers the event that pro- fooling Dr. Mack into believing she was an abductee.
duced the trauma to be significant in terms of the dam- She participated in three hypnotic-regression sessions
age it can cause to an individual's sense of well-being. with Mack, using method-acting techniques to fake her
While PTSD was initially a category to describe emo- way through them. She later joined his abductee support-
tional problems resulting from the Vietnam War, it now group and eventually worked her way up co being trea-
refers to a whole range of responses affecting individu- surer of the group. Bassett makes many allegations
als who have faced extraordinary circumstances. against Dr. Mack's professionalism.
Everyday, people face events in their lives that may be One of those made in the Time article was that he
traumatic to them. However, individuals who suffer failed to help abductees wilh follow-up therapy, leaving
PTSD experience events that destroy trust and secu- them emotionally distraught. In psychotherapy, indi-
rity, and rob them of their innocence. Such individuals viduals who suffer from emotional and adjustive pains
are left in fear long after the event has passed. are helped. Many American Psychiatric Association
I observed the following symptoms among abductees members believe that psychological difficulties stem
in my groups: from maladaptive and unresolved conflicts from child-
hood. These childhood conflicts may be either real or
• Recurring memories of the event( s) imagined and usually involve one or more significant
• Certain parts of the traumatic incidents blocked from adults. The child's inability to deal with the conflict or
memory some aspect of it produces anxiety which can be re-
• Abnormal interest in all aspects of the phenomena pressed in the unconscious mind. This repressed anxiety
• Flashbacks accompanied by physical sensations is reflected in the individuars behavior as an adult.
• Reactions to certain smells, sounds, locations chat
an this model help abductees find peace? It is re-
can trigger a flashback
• Dreams of the event(s)
• Fear of the night/dark
C ported that many abductees have had these experi-
ences from early childhood. However, as children they
• Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep are told these experiences did not happen, that they just
• Difficulty in concentration imagined it! It is difficult to heal emotionally from a
• A diminished interest in family, friends, hobbies, traumatic event when one is told it just didn't happen.
work. sex, etc. One's self-esteem (I dislike using the tenn self-esteem as
• Location-specific anxiety it is usually used in a subjective and judgemental wayJ is
• Changed eating habits: either eating more or less seriously affected when one is told what they thought
• Terror experienced with the recollection of childhood happened, didn't. A recent trend in thinking informs
involvement with UFOs/ETs these individuals that they were not abducted. but sex-
• Anxiety auacks that come on without warning ually abused, as children. This traditional thinking is
• Exaggerated startle response based in denial, as all difficulties that individuals face in
• Feelings of isolation. withdrawal from others life do not lead back to some aspect of sexuality. This
• Exaggerated emotional responses, displaying inex- backward chinking does nothing 10 help abductees "get
plicable crying, anger or despair on with their lives." In my self-help groups the primary
• Feeling helpless to protect those whom they love Objective was to give abduccees the emotional and spir-
(children) itual suppon they needed, so that they could function in
• Anger towards ETs for lack of emotional response life with some degree of satisfaction and pe?,ce.
• Anger towards those who feel positive towards ETs Someday we hope to have the answers concerning the
true nature of the abduction experience. Until that hap-
How can individuals who have experienced some, or pens, we muse deal effectively with today.
all, of these symptoms become so directed and lethal in I believe the abductee support-groups provide one of
their attempts to discredit the researchers who came to the best models of therapy within their own parameters.
help them? A single therapist just can not provide for an individual
what a support group provides. Dr. Mack reminds us in
n the April 25, 1994 issue of Time an article entitled the Time article, "there are too many of you. and rm
I "The Man from Outer Space." by James Willwerth,
was published. The article (p. 74) explores the contro-
also doing research." Too many of us. A frightening
thought, don't you think?
versy surrounding Dr. John Mack, a well-respected
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trance level. Before being regressed Max wants the sub- seem to be very sophisticated. He sees them as intelli-
ject to understand that regression is a natural occur- gent, peaceful individuals, wanting honest answers.
rence, thac they can be as close or as far from the feel- These people are more likely to care for plants and ani-
ings as they choose. They can view the experience as mals in the'ir hofne. They are seeking the greater mean-
though they were reliving it, or imagine it as if they are ing in life. While being in agreement with Max, I
seeing it on a movie screen. The subject is taught the couldn't help but reflect back to the radical changes I
skills of both relaxation and control. Most subjects can witnessed in my own groups several years ago.
relate to hearing a word or phrase with the results of be-
ing placed back into tha1 experience. The hypnotist
teaches these skills, as well as trance deepening. as part
of the process before the regression.
I n 1992. I noticed a disturbing shift in the emotional
climate within the groups. Some of the abductees
would actually ask me to give messages to 1he "aliens:' I
The hypnotist must be compassionate, clear, logical While 1 facilitated the group{s), I did not have the "spe- "I
and trained in the scientific method. The scientific cial relationship'' that some believed or hoped I had.
method is essential because the hypnotist asks the sub- Another facilitator reported co me that similar requests
ject questions while in the regressed state. These ques- were being made of him. It dawned on me that some of
tions must seek information without biasing the an- the abductees believed we could "save" them from these
swers. Biasing answers is called "leading,'' which means experiences if we spoke on their behalf! While some of
rhar 1he answers the subject emirs are unduly influenced us may have been handling lhese experiences better on
by the wording or tone of the hypnotist Leading ques- an emotional and spiritual level. we did not have the
tions can contaminate the resuhs and create false mem- power to stop the experiences. I became concerned that
ories. we were slowly becoming demigods to these people. It
The hypnotist must relax the subjecr and then rake a seems that the abductees expected something other than
careful history to help minimize the biases that the sub- support to come out of these groups and were frustrated
ject has come in with. He or she then employs a process when whatever they were seeking didn't happen. They
called "combing," whereby one attempts to verify cer- believed that the professional researchers with their cre-
rain variables char make up rhe fabric of 1he abductee's dentials and prestige could influence society to take us
account. If a "being" is described as rail or short. for ex- seriously. Abductees hoped, at least, to be recognized as
ample, the hypnotist might ask how the abductee knows. sane people who were having something horrible happen
Did they see it sranding nexr to a particular object or in- to them. I suspect that some abductees were angry that,
dividual of known height? Another nam_e for the comb- even with the professionals at their side, they still could
ing process used to check a story for its internal and ex- nor achiew the social acceptance and credibility they so
ternal validity is "item analysis." desired. These meetings were taking on an expression
Fred Max video and audio tapes most hypnotic re- that made me uncomfortable. Emotional disturbances
gressions, unless the subject objects. This taping not and despair became commonplace, while others were
only gives the subject a record of the session, but it busy aligning with their favori1e "alien·· group and de-
helps Max review his part in the process. One of Max's fending their theoretical dogma.
personal goals is to improve the quality of his part in the The meetings developed a circus-like atmosphere in-
process. He tries to keep himself from leading. ''I try to stead of a therapeutic setting. The three years of facili-
always remember that rhe questions detern,ine the an- tating 1hese groups and trying to keep them on-line
swers." he says. "A skilled hypnotist will get more in- eventually burned me out. I threw up the while flag. re-
formation in the long term." Max continues his per- tired from active duty. and decided to concentrate on my
sonal education in hypnosis. long neglected personal life. I embarked on my writing
Max's clients come to him for weight regulation, career, initially becoming the author of a column entitled
smoking cessation and sports motivation. He is cur- 'The Pensacola Beach Lady" that appears monthly in
rently working with a woman who wants to break an the S.P.A.C.E. Newsletter, published by a Manhattan
olympic record. This type of hypnosis is like a mental organization that grew out of Manhattan MUFON. The
dress rehearsal in which individuals imagine the "de- organiza1ion S.P.A.C.E. was founded in March, 1992 by
sired" behaviors and the feelings associated with these Harold Egeln, Jr. who saw the need for abductees to
behaviors. have access to their own organization newsletter, ex-
Afrer a lengthly discussion with Fred Max, it be- ploration teams, and 1elevision program. "S.P.A.C.E.-
came clear that his major objective was not only the pro- BRIDGE.'' is on Manhattan Cable Public Access,
fessionalism that he brings to rhe field of hypnosis, but Channels 16 and 17. By the end of 1992, I had a 28-
his desire that individuals leave his-office calm, whole chapter book drafted on_my five year involvement with
and healed. these phenomena. I would soon learn that I had made the
1 asked Max if abductees were different than other in- correct choice for myself concerning 1he abductee sup-
dividuals who see\<. out his services. Max finds that the pon groups.
abductees who come to him for hypnotic regress!on
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By October of 1992, Nancy was seriously wor• There was no question that Jack and Nancy liked
Donna and Ed Bassen. They found the couple to be
ried about Donna Bassett's intentions to•
very fiiendly and open. The couples immediately started
wards Dr. Mack, her paranoia concerning gov- to socialize, and within a very short time Donna 'Was
ernment agents following her, and other confiding in Nancy regarding her childhood and family
problems. Jack and Ed seemed to be enjoying each
strange assertions. One claim Donna made
other's company as much as the women appreciated
was that her rings came off her fingers when their growing friendship.
the couples were together, rings that had not Nancy and Jack visited the Bassetts at Ed's father's
house in Milton, where he and Donna lived on the base-
come off in years.
ment floor. Ed told the Malacarias·he worked as a free-
lance journalist. Donna said she was writing a book
about flower and herb essences. The couples discussed
D uring 1he Christmas season of 1993, I took my
family and spent the holidays in Atlanta, Georgia,
with some friends. When I returned, a friend of mine,
many UFO issues and initially seemed to be in agree-
ment regarding their opinions. However, shortly after
Bob Newth, a MUFON Field Investigator in this relationship flourished. Donna adamantly voiced
Connecticut, told me about a trip he made to her opposition to the way MUFON and other indepen-
Massachusetts 4uring my absence. Bob happened to dent investigators in the field were treating abductees,
catch an article that was written about a couple in particularly Dr. John Mack. Donna kept looking for
Massachusetts who have gone public concerning their Nancy's agreement in these discussions. However,
experience with entities from other worlds. Bob ap- Nancy cold her, she just didn't know enough about any
peared to be very impressed with the couple. He told me of these issues to make a statement. Unfortunately,
they were different from the people we had come into many times Nancy would try to make ii look to Donna
contact within the groups. Over the following months as though she agreed for the friendship's sake. Nancy
Bob continued to encourage me to get in touch with could not stop Donna from her seemingly "driven" pur-
them. Finally, on May 29th, 1993, we made a visit to suit of justice. It was in September of 1992, that Donna
their home in Norwood, Massachusetts. told Nancy thal she was going to '•fix him," referring to
Jack and Nancy Malacaria own two small cleaning Dr. Mack. because of the way he was treating abductees.
businesses which they operate from their home. They The Malacarias were nol happy with the bizarre direc-
have been married for nine year~ and have four children. tion chis relationship was caking. Jack and Nancy started
The Malacarias give seminars and speak to various to withdraw, as expressed by their silence. They knew
groups. They have given dozens of radio and newspaper chat the Basseus·noticed this change in their attitude.
interviews. They have also appeared on television a By October of 1992, Nancy was seriously worried
number of times. about Donna's intentions towards Dr. Mack, her para-
My first impression of the Malacarias was that of an noia concerning government agents following her. and
intelligent, calm and soft-spoken couple. Their home re- other strange assertions. One claim Donna made was
flected a peaceful serenity, which is quite an achieve- that her rings came off her fingers when the couples
ment while having four children. Initially we compared were together, rings that had not come off in years. Was
notes on our experiences and speculated on the pur- there some strange power at work here? The only power
pose behind our timely meeting. However, during our the Malacarias wished they had was for this behavior of
visit, lacer in the afternoon, our conversation turned to Donna's to stop! On Friday, October 23rd, Donna and
Dr. John Mack and his work on the behalf of abductees. Ed arrived excited. wanting the Malacarias to listen to
This was the only time during our visit that l noticed any some tapes of a woman named Diane DeSimone, who
stress in Nancy's voice. Nancy and Jack related a story was a Director of Massachusetts MUFON. Theoretically,
to me which was, indeed, very disturbing! DeSimone was supposed 10 be a government agent.
They said that on Sunday, June 7, 1992, they met a Donna said she could prove it because of some financial
couple named Donna and Ed Bassett at one of Joe papers that were stolen from DeSimone's home, show-
Nyman·s MUFON meetings in Massachusetts. At this ing that she came into a sudden monetary increase. Jack
meeting Donna tearfully ex.plained some of her early and Nancy wanted no pan of all this sneaking, spying
"alien" experiences to the group. During that meeting and stealing, should any of it be true. It was then that
Jack and Nancy spoke to the Bassetts about the nature of Donna and Ed admitted to Jack and Nancy that they
their experiences, offered to be of any assistance, and in- were spies. All of these events were noted in Nancy's
vited the Bassetts to attend any of the monthly meetings daily journal. Most of..her notes pertain 10 her family,
held at their home. The couples exchanged phone num- however. the Bassetts created enough concern for her to
bers, which began a six-month relationship that the comment on these occurrences.
Malacarias would never forget!
the PEER Forum Series, which bring various profes- duding up-and-coming psychiatrist. Dr. Robella Fennig.
sionals and academic types together to share techniques, It was her fearless speaking engagements that auracted
questions, and issues. other professionals.
Through psychological research PEER seeks to es- The MUFON chapter now boasts 32 members, in-
1abhsh the study of anomalous experiences as a valid cluding several psychia1rists. psychologists, hypnothcr-
and impo11an1 area of scientific inquiry. Using accepted apists. psychiatric nurses and social workers. along with
scientific lahguage and tools, researchers expect to doc- two college professors. a physicis1, an engineer. and a
ument those aspects of anomalous experiences that re- lawyer. The high percemage of professional involvement
main unexplained by existing diagnoses and concepts of is largely due to Joe and Robella's vision to "stall at the
. reality. They expect the research will help distinguish the
abduction experience from psychopathology and fanrasy
top" and get good quality people who would set the
standard of excellence that would attmct other members
proneness and help define the scope and describe the for all the right reasons.
characteristics of the phenomenon more fully. On-going speaking engagements, a classy newsletter,
The Organization for Paranonnal Understanding and and connections wi1h local media and universi1ies have
Support tOPUSl was formed in the San Francisco Bay enhanced local interest and respect. The combination of
Area. spearheaded by the vision of therapist Kathy quality leadership, education. and public evems ha~ cre-
Hennessey and Dr. Eugene Lipson, an enthusiastic pe- a1ed an admirable success for this charming El Paso
diatrician. OPUS was fonned to provide referral and re- group. The abduction cases in 1hat region are forever
search services for unusual personal experiences such as grateful for the help they are now receiving.
close encounters wi1h non-human intelligences and para- Other tireless individuals like Tucson's Cecilia Dean.
psychological phenomena. The two basic goals of OPUS Kansas City's Jean Brogan, and North Carolina's
are .to assist persons who are seeking help in dealing Granville Angel have made effolls 10 develop suppoll
with anomalous trauma, and to be a data-gathering body networks for experiencers nationwide. Eventually many
to enhance understanding and knowledge. OPUS sees it- of these efforts will link and blend together as we move
self as an adjunct to other groups such as MUFON, from isolated pockets of effoll and creativity 1oward a
CUFOS, the Intruders Founda1ion, and the American truly unified national ne1work of suppoll and services to
Psychic Research Society. OPUS also offers referral all cxperiencers. therapis1s, researchers, and the educa-
services and support to abduc1ees, ac1ing as a type of tion of 1he general public. Let us salute the pioneers of
"triage" where an experiencer can receive guidance in these innovative and dedicated directions nationwide.
choosing a professional therapist who is known for their
Next Column: ••Does Sleep Paralysis Explain Abduc-
knowledge and experience with these subjec1s.
tions?"
Therapists connected with OPUS also benefit in that
they have a network of professional peers with whom IO
consult or exchange infonnation at any time. As wi1h 1he
PEER group in Boston, OPUS offers workshops and
public forums as well.
Therapists connected with OPUS will be asked to
share data for a database without compromising the by Dennis Stacy
identity or confidentiality of any client. This database
could suggest innovative research projects or therapeu- FO and related literature continues to appear at an
1ic direCtions. OPUS also plans to deploy small inter-
disciplinary research teams ·'tailor-made'' to inves1igate
U alanning ra1e, the alarn1 here refening to the lack of
time to read and thoroughly review each and every one.
paranormal experiences. OPUS is guided by an execu- The only way to catch up and keep current is with
1ive council where each member develops a particular thumbnail sketches like 1hose that follow. which don ·t
area of the organization. OPUS offers itself as a model to necessarily preclude a full-length review of individual
be cloned and spread throughout the nation, crea1ing a items at a later date.
larger network that links other innovative groups to- In no particular order. 1hen. here are a few titles which
gether. have recently crossed our desk. One of 1he more curious,
Down on the Mexican border in the desert splendor of and cellain to be controversial. is Leah A. Haley's Ceto 's
El Paso, Dr. Joe Lewels was determined to develop a New Friends (Greenleaf Publications, 32 pages. he,
group of helping professionals as a few cases of proba- $18.95), illustrated by Lisa Dusenberry. (Haley is also the
ble UFO abduction began to surface in 1hat region. author of Lost Was the Key.) According to the accompa-
Beginning with only six MUFON members in June of nying press release, "Many preschoolers and young chil-
1993, they began co awaken the area by drawing in dren have been frightened by encounters with 'aliens.'
speakers such as Walt Andrus, Robert Dean, and John Ceto's New Friends (just released) is designed to ease
Carpenter over the next two years. These three speakers their fears (and co be just plain fun for other children).
attracted a grand total of 1050 interested individuals, in- Beautifully illustrated, it tells the story of an extraterres-
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trial boy who makes friends with two Earth children. Its Leagues belier from the same publisher (Sterling). in i
simple text is set in the same type style used co teach tenns of both value and content, is Jenny Randles' Alien '
first-graders how to print." Contacts & Abductions (191 pages, pb, $9.95). There
In appearance at least, Ceto, the extraterrestrial boy of are times, I must admit, when it seems like every other
the story (and how, pray tell, in the absence of genitalia, UFO book in the world has been written or co-authored
would one know?), is nothing less than your "typical'' by England's indefatigable Jenny Randles, inarguably
gray. As for the intennix of children and non-threatening the planet's most prolific producer of UFO and related
aliens, the publishers may protesteth too much, given material. Alas. some (like WorldS Best with Peter Hough
that Steven Speilberg has long and successfully mined above?) appear to have been intended only to pay the
that particular motherlode for hundreds of millions, if rent and telephone bills. Others show that Randles is
not billions. of dollars. constantly thinking about her subject, and not unwilling
Still. the press release continues, "Cero ~· New Friends to wander down weird alleys or revise her assessment of
is already polarizing the UFO community. Some de- a particular case or phenomenon. Moreover. she's an ac-
spise the book, condemning it as a vehicle for indoctri- tivist in the best sense of the word. involved not so
nating children with the 'false and dangerous idea that much in pushing a personal agenda as she is in arriving
ETs are friendly.' Others disagree vehemently.'' at the ultimate truth. She not only writes, lectures anded-
Sacramento psychologist Richard Boylan, founding its, she investigates. In the bargain, as far as relatively in-
director of the Academy of Clinical Close Encounter sulated Americans are concerned, her books tend to
Therapists (ACCET), is quoted as saying that the book take a more global approach to the UFO phenomenon.
"is an excellenl 100I for helping the growing number of Alien Con1act.~ probably falls somewhere in the upper
young children who report extraterrestrial encounters as- mid-range of the Randles ouevre, which is to say it is ba-
similate their experiences. When they see the children in sically a summary of alleged alien contact cases aimed
the book interacting with the entity in a matter-of-fact at the general reader, as opposed to an encompassing
way, their fear, which is hannful, is lessened.'' new theory for the already UFO-jaded. One could also
I personally doubt that "growing" numbers of children argue that the prose is somewhat less than inspired.
are reporting "extraterrestrial" encounters. They may be Here, in order, are the opening paragraph words for
reporting entity encounters which are interpreted by page 142: The, After, The, There, For, Indeed. and In.
their parents and others as extraterrestrial in nature, but Page 144 fares little better. Here we encounter such no-
children have always reported encounters with other- ticeable prose innovations as They, The, They, As and
than-themselves without necessarily assigning any origin. In. The following page f 145: all chosen at random) sees
terrestrial or extraterrestrial, to same. I'm also not sure paragraphs beginning with In, Possibly, Some, In,
that fear, as such, can be characterized as necessarily Another and The. After a while. despite the inherent in-
more hannful than healthy. The famous "fight or flight'' terest of the subject matter. the effect of reading about
syndrome is hardwired into most biological organisms same becomes rather plodding and mind-numbing.
that have the choice. and was presumably "put" there for Doesn't something as potentially exciting as UFOs de-
good reason. The trouble with children is that, if any- serve somewhat less enervated prose? Jenny, if you're
thing, they are too trustful. not too fearful. tired, just say so. and all will be forgiven.
Ceto's New Friends is available from Greenleaf Randles also edits the Northern UFO News. If you
Publications, PO Box 8152, Murfreesboro, TN 37133, want to inquire about subscription information, please
Fax: (6151 896-1356. Include $2.50 for s/h. note the new address: Jenny Randles, 11 Pike Court,
Fleetwood, Lancashire, UK, FY7 8QF.
It doesn't explicitly say so anywhere on the cover or in
the accompanying press material. but the World's Best There's some food for thought in Steuart Campbell's
"True" UFO Stories (Sterling Publishing, 96 pages, The UFO Mystery Solved (Explicit Books, 208 pages,
he, $12.95), by Jenny Randles and Peter Hough, ap- pb, $19.95), but not necessarily from the menu the author
pears 10 be aimed at the young adolescent reader or originally had in mind. After overviews of UFOs and
perhaps UFO neophyte at best. The 30 b & w illustra- possible sources of deception !the psychology of per- I
tions by Jason Hurst are quite good, if highly imagina- ception. natural phenomena and astronomical objects,
tive, and there is even an index. The cases considered, etc. J, the author fixates on a theory first proposed by
Socorro. Travis Walton, Trans-en-Provence. Falcon the late Harvard astronomer Donald Menzel ( to whom
Lake. Ilkley Moor, Linda Cortile, Frederick Valentich, the book is dedicated I, and then spends the remainder of
Voronezh. Kelly-Hopkinsville and others, receive only the book explaining numerous spectacular UFO cases
three to four pages of large type treatment each. The (Rendlesham Forest, Socorro, the Trindade UFO photos,
UFO completist might be interested, but I can't imagine the Livingston, Scotland. CE-2 case. and so on).
who else would be. Campbell's thesis is that many major UFO reports can
Available from Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 be explained as a combination of factors centered around
Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-8810. an astronomical mirage, that is, a mirage involving a dis-
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tam astronomical object. Thus. policeman Lonnie fonn, so far as is possible. to the normal standards of
Zamora's account of having seen two small figures scholarship and co contribute significantly to our knowl-
standing beside an oblong-shaped object on legs (with a edge of the strange phenomena generally classed as
red insignia on the side) near Socorro, New Mexico, is 'Fortean. '"
attributed to a mirage of the star Canopus, then about Fortean, of course, refers to Charles Fort ( 1874-
three degrees above the horizon. 1932), generally considered the grandfather of ufology
Even the skeptics were unimpressed with this version and a host of related studies. If you love footnotes and
of events, the Skeplica/ Inquirer declining Campbell's all manner of weird subjects, you won't want to be
paper on the case. Part of their reluctance apparently wirhouc this excellently produced volume, despite the
stems from the fact that Campbell's own version of as- rarher steep price tag. The showpiece is "Many Parts."
tronomical mirages apparently differs from the accepted the collected fragments of Fort's autobiography, edited
one. While the author is candid enough to admit that and expanded upon by Mr. X, and published here for the
"not all optical physicists would agree with'' his theol)' of first time. Ufologists will zero in on "The New England
AMs, he doesn't infonn the reader as to how insignificant, Airship Invasion of 1909" by Joseph Trainor. and
or fatal, these disagreements might be, thereby loading the "Optical Illusions: A Brush with the Aliens." by Anne
overall argument decidedly in his favor. Silk. Other articles treat with the famous Devirs
Solved is nicely published, with a section of color Hoofmarks of 1855, the giant octups. the glowing owls
plates and various charts and b & w phorographs scattered of Norfolk. Paul Kammerer and the Law of Seriality, and
throughout. bur it also suffers from a few 1ypos. Whal is so forth and so on for 300-plus pages. Most articles are
one to make of the following, for example, found on scrumptuously illustrated. The second volume is sched-
page 51? ''Elevated observers (for example those a ce- uled for publication in November of this year.
lestial object displaced even more than 0-6° when they see Fortean Studies is available by mail-order only.
i1 bel in aircraft) can sow the horizontal plane." Direct US orders to Fortean Times, Box 754 Manhasset,
Solved is available from Lavis Marketing. 73 Lime NY 11030-0754. Tel: (516) 627-3836. Fax: (516) 627-
Walk, Headington, Oxford. UK, OX3 7 AD. The cost is 1972 . The price of $44 includes postage and handling.
$19.95, plus $7 by air, or $3.50 surface.
In the same vein, the second volume of The Anomalist
One hardly knows what to make of Secret Cipher of the should be back from the printer by the time you read
UFOnauts (Illumine, Press, 128 pages, pb. $9.95), ex- this. Patrick Huyghe and I initiated this new paperback
cept that it has a 101 of capiral letters scattered throughout series late last year with the idea of providing a more
the text. Here's a choice quote from the press release. pennanent platform for the studies of anomalies than the
however: "For decades rumors have circulated that the usual magazine or self-published journal has been able
UFO phenomenon is somehow directly linked 10 to offer in this country.
Occultism. Now, veteran UFOiogist Allen H. Greenfield We won't know for sure until we see the final prod-
provides startling proof of this connection! Going beyond uct, but we anticipate The Anomalist 2 will be much im-
speculation, Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts takes us to proved in appearance from the first volume, thanks in
the heart of the UFO mystery with the discovery of a hid- large part to the work of our new Art Director, Ansen
den Secret Cipher used by UFOnauts, Contactees, Occull Seale, a San Antonio photographer and fellow MU-
Adepts and their Secret Chiefs. The Secret Cipher, once FON member, who not only designed the lay-out bur
used only by New Aeon Occultists, has now been proven contributed the cover photograph. We've also been able
to contain the key to human-alien communication." to expand to 160 pages, while maintaining the cover cost
Available from Illuminet Press, PO Box 2808, Lilburn, ar $10.00, plus $2.50 postage if ordered direct.
GA 30226, $9.95 plus $1.75 p/h. 1-800-680-4638. Contributors this time around include Rupert
·sheldrake fon the great pigeon mystery), Loren· Coleman
Many Journal readers will be familiar with the venera- (Bigfoot), David Ritchey (remote viewing), Hilary
ble Fortean Times of England, a bi-monthly newsstand Evans (fait divers and folklore), John Shonder
collection of the odd, the weird, and the merely down- (Guatemalan organ theft rumors), Robert Baker (alien
right bizarre. For chose who carp that the ol' gal is abductions), Dennis Stillings (mutes and myths), and
merely a commercial shadow of her fonner self, help is Tom Van Flandern tthe Mars Face), along with an in-
at hand in the form of the first volume of Fortean terview of anthropologist Yuri Mochanov on the ques-
Studies (John Brown Publishing. 350 pages, pb, $44, tion of human origins in Siberia (by Patrick Huyghe).
US), Steve Moore edi1or. and letters from readers.
From the accompanying flyer; 'The series is intended The first 1:-sue ( 128 pages) is still available. Order ei-
as a repository of contemporary Fortean research from ther volume, $ I 0.00 each. from Dennis Stacy, Box
around the world, panicularly research articles which are 12434, San Antonio, TX 78212. Be sure to make checks
too long and too academic to feature in the magazine it- or money orders payable to Dennis Stacy, and to include
self. Contributions to Fonean Studies are expected to con- $2.50 per volume for p/h.
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lives. But was that a good idea? I've heard plenty of hor-
ror stories. and lived through a few myself, God knows.
I've been s1ruggling with this for five year..,, and
have written another book that is a sort of experiment in
communication, on the theory 1ha1 maybe things will get
EM EFFECTS better.
I was interested to read Albert Budden·s article about I think that all the phenomena that Budden describes
electromagnetic effects in the encounter experience are real, and that some kind of electrosensitivity must fa-
("Aliens, Electricity & Allergies," February. 1995). I cilitate encounter or even generate it, but I also think that
thought that I might amplify with some more detailed the visitors ~e real, and can certainly act independently
descriptions of the exact electromagnetic effects that I of those of us who face them. Does this mean that I
experience. think they are from another planet or dimension or time
First, my house is in the same geologic structure that or some kind of hyperconscious level of the-mind?
surrounds Pine Bush. New York. 1t is a fairly stiible
schist with a great deal of iron in it. [n fact, about thirty
I don't know what they are.
- Whitley Strieber
'
miles to the north b the lron Mountain Records S1orage New York. NY
Facility, a vast underground mine of records s[om.ge
chosen in part because of the lack of seismic activity and DISAPPOINTED
the shielding effect of all the iron. About a mile be- As a new subscriber to MUFON I am both impressed
hind the house there is a cave that was used in Indian and disappointed with the Journal over the last year. I
times for medicine. judging from the artifacts thai have am happy with the standard of what is reported. I am
been found there. I have had an experience while inside disappointed at the lack of substantive evidence of
the cave of my body glowing with a blue light. h was UFOs. Perhaps I am expecting too much, especially
not like St. Elmo's fire, but something that had a deeply when I want to believe that "the truth is out there."
emotional connection as well. While I am aware of the main literature, particularly
In childhood, I experienced a number of extraordinary that written by Timothy Good and recent abduccee
electrical storms in 1957 and '58, including the ball- books, my natural scepticism has led me to write 10
lightning event I described in Communinn. MUFON and pose the following questions. What I am
From my middle teens, I have on occasion caused the after is some more critical debate and possible answers
destruction of electronic equipment simply by walking 10 what are perennial questions.
into a room, and to the outrage of friends who have [( is 1995, and despite many reports of UFOs, sub•
had their stereos and television sets ruined. Repainnen stantive evidence alludes us all. What worries me is
have said that there is evidence in the appliances of a se- that the lack of hard evidence has led to a ple1hora of lit•
vere static discharge. This has nol happened. however. erature on abuctees - ii is the flavor of the momh. I am
for a: number of years. the last person to deny the worth of the subjective ex•
More recently, from about 1984. I have had a dra- perience of those who claim to be abductees and that
matic effect on streetlights, causing them to go out on they are really suffering, but the change of focus in the
such a consistent basis that it cannot be a coincidence. UFO literature is an interesting development when the
Edward Conroy observed this phenomenon in action, hard evidence is lacking.
and noted it in Report on Communion. [n the age of video recorders and well known areas
[n March of 1984, I was eating dinner with friends for UFO spotting, we still have poor quality record•
when I experienced a tenific pain in my left calf muscle. ings. I realise it is often difficult to capture an object in
that felt as if it had been scabbed with a hot spike. The the distance, in poor light, moving at high speeds. and
pain subsided, but after we left the restaurant. there with little backdrop upon which the size and shape of the
were extreme electromagnetic effects, with entire banks object can. be clearly determined. However, the poor
of streetlights flashing on and off, to the point thai the quality of such evi(ience is disappointing.
people with me were really agog. Other forms of reported evidence also worry me.
However, I do not agree that my electrosensitivity How do aliens survive in our environment, as our local
means that the visi1or experience is explainable as the air, gravity, and toxins seem to have no impact? Apart
sort of super-hallucina1ory phenomenon that Budden from a different appearance. their different environ-
postulates. Since 1989, rve had what seems to me to be mental upbringing seemingly poses no problems. Why
proof that the visitors can act independently of us, and do UFOs sometimes have a variety of pretty lights
do so with careful cognition. After the proof came, I (much more 1han our own planes) when they other times
more•or-less wem into hiding because I was stunned by go to great lengths to stay covert? Why are some human-
it and also most unsure about what to do with it. The looking aliens so suspiciously Aryan in appearance,
other books seemed to bring the visitors into peoples' preaching peace and love, etc?
How can aliens mind-meld? This is a great concept MUFON's Abduction Transcription Project needs
for answering all sorts of alien contact/abductee prob- more individuals with open minds. patience. lots of free
lems. But even if aliens are telepathic, their ability to un- time, a very good grasp of both spelling and punctuation,
derstand and control the minds of another species is an and a genuine commitment to finding the truth.
amazing feat and stretches credibility. If they are so Volunteers need a tape recorder, earphones. and a com-
powerful, why be so covert in some encounters or sight- puter (preferred), word processor or typewriter. Detailed
ings, and so sloppy in others? instructions and a regular newsletter await those hardy
I would like to believe. but I find some of these ques- enough to volunteer. Out-of-pocket costs are reimbursed,
tions are rarely addressed in the literature. On a final though lhe effort itself is donated. Those with only a
note, it intrigues me that the Roswell incident is still so nominal interest or coo little time to devote to such an
pivotal in UFO debates. I realize the importance of endeavor should not inquire.
Roswell. but it is taking on mythical proportions which The Project's sixteen abduction researchers across
obscure the fact chat it occurred almost 50 years ago. A the country desperately need help in reducing their au-
lot has and should have happened since then to pro- diotapes of regressive hypnosis co printed transcripts
vide the UFO community with better proof. In 1995, the for analysis. There are literally thousands of tapes wait-
truth may be out there - but it is disappointing that, ing to be processed. If interested, contact:
even with organized efforts, we are still at the same -Dan Wright
poinr as Roswell in 1947. Abduction Transcription Project
- John Germov II 7 W. South St.
Charlestown Morrice, MI 48857
New South Wales
Australia UFO NE.T
Just a quick note of correction to your recent article
Mr. Germov is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University concerning UFO information on the Internet
of Newcastle. His letter was received over the Internet. Your author's infonnation concerning the Rutgers'
His E-mail address is GERMOV@psychology.newcas- UFO ftp files is sadly out of date (by about 4 years!).
tle.edu.au. The current ufo ftp area (directory pub/ufo on ftp.rut-
gers.edu) is greatly expanded (check the README files
TRANSCRIBE.RS URGE.NR Y NEEDED to be found in that directory for a complete inventory -
Growing evidence suggests that at least one group of en- I would be very pleased to send you a copy if you'd
tity types visiting Earth is composed of "bad guys" like), and now includes over 1500 files, pictures, and
preying upon human victims for purposes unknown. databases - more than 26 Megabytes. The ufo ftp
but antithetical to all that the human species holds dear. area averages over 25,000 downloads a month from all
Whatever their-ultimate purposes, a constant whenever over the world. I would appreciate it if a correction
either of two entity types has been present - often could be put in an upcoming Mufon Journal, and I'm al-
working together - is a humiliating, sexually intru- ways looking for more files ...
sive, hate-filled, and altogether negative experience for Also, if UFO-interested "net surfers" want another
the abduction subject World-Wide-Wide-Web site to peruse, they might try
The one in charge in these experiences is of roughly http://www.rutgers.edu/ufo.html.
aduh human proportions, with a greyish-green skin Thanks very much!
tone. The "skin," according co numerous accounts. is ac- - Charles McGrew
tually likened to reptilian scales. Its companion is a mcgrew@info.rutgers.edu
somewhat shorter, yellowish-grey type, with an exterior
said to have "heavy pores," or to be of a "sandpaper" WORD ON THE WIRE.
quality. In a few documented accounts, one or the other Following republication of my article, "ET Modem
of these types has been specifically cited by other entity Home·· in the February Journal, several readers con-
types as their enemy. tacted me to tell me I had neglected mention of addi-
The unfamiliar might find it impossible 10 accepl tional UFO-related areas on the online services America
such "sci-fi" concepts as inter-dimensional travel. hu- Online and Compuserve. I regret these sins of omission.
mans assisting aliens onboard a ship or within a subter- In particular. I apologize for not mentioning ISCNI's
ranean cave, or clones of abductees. As someone who. (Institute for the Study of Contact with Non-human
at the 1992 conference held at MIT, railed against those Intelligence) "online university" on America Online,
leaping to undocumented conclusions, I can well un- and the active UFO Theories area of the New Age
derstand any reticence or outright disbelief. However, Forum on Compuserve. Both of these will undoubtedly
repetition of specific detailed factors in abduction sce- be of interest to MUFON members.
narios warrants a closer look.
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May 1995
Apr/I 30- The Great Plains UFO Conference, Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. For more information write to Chuck Brooks, P.O. Box
Bright Planets (Evening Sky): 84131, Sioux Falls, SD 57118, or call (605) 361-8888.
Mars, in Leo, has dimmed to 0.7 magnitude in midmonth May 7 - 2nd Annual Central Illinois UFO Rendezvous - Starts at
and can be found in the SW al dusk. Our ruddy neighbor 10:00a m at 4-H Shelter in Mineral Springs Park, Court St. (Route 9),
passes 1° N of the star Regulus on May 23-24, the last of three Pekin. lllmo1s. For further information contact Paul Russell (309) 347-
conjunctions in a row between 1he pair. See January Night
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8602 days
Sky. May 19-21 - Second Annual Tampa UFO Convention, Holiday Inn
Jupi1er (-2.6), in Ophiuchus, rises in the ESE about 9 PM day- Growne Plaza, Tampa, Florida. For complete information contact
lighl time in mid-May. The bright giant world lies 2° t.elow Project Awareness, P.O. Box 730, Gulf Breeze, FL 32562 or phone:
1he full moon on the 15th. h advances westward during the 904-432-8888, 24 hours.
nigh1. May 27·29 - 'When Cosmic Cultures Meet'' - Sponsored by:
Human Potential Foundation. Sheraton Washington Hotel
Bright Planets (Morning Sky): Washington, O.C. For more lnformalion call 703-534-8566
Venus i-3.91 dazzles the eye low in the Eat dawn after rising June 22•24- 16th Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO
about 4:30 AM. The planet pairs up with a lunar crescent on Investigation - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. For further
the 27th. information call (307) 766-2124 or 1-800-488-7801; FAX (307) 766-
Mars sets in the NW about 2 AM in midmomh. 3914.
Jupiter stands low in the SW at dawn. June 30, July 1, 2 & 11 - The Incident: An International
Symposium lo examine art. technology and phenomena (July 11:
Saturn ( l.31, in Aquarius, rises in the E about 3 AM in mid-
Swiss Ufology). For more information write to Belluard - Bollwerk
May. Those equipped with telescopes will find a rare sight this International, Case postale 120, 1701 Fribourg, Switzerland. Phone:
month. As Earth approaches a crossing or Saturn's ring plane, (0114137) 22 22 85.
the rings become thinner and thinner, finally vanishing on
July 7, 8 & 9- MUFON 1995 International UFO Symposium - Red
May 22-the first time since l980. After a period of several Uon Hotel, Seattle Airport, Seattle, Washington. For further informa-
days, the rings reappear, showing their opposite face. Our tion contact Marilyn Childs, P,O. Box 1012, Bothell, WA 98041-1012
planet crosses the ring plane twice more, in August and ne;..1 or call 206-488-3805.
February. August 12-20- National UFO Awareness Week.
Meteor Shower: August 19 & 20 - The BUFORA 8th lnternaliona1 UFO Congress
The May Aquarids peak on the morning of May 5. Because at the University of Hallam, Pennine Theater: Sheffield, South
the shower's radiant point in Aquarius doesn't appear in the Yorkshire. England. For further information write to Cong,ess 95, 1
Woodha(I Drive, Batley, West Yorkshire, England.WF17 ?SW.
sky until about 3 AM, this is a morning shower generating
about 20 fast-moving yellowish meteors toward dawn. The August 25, 26 & 27 - First International UFO Congress m
Auditorium No. 1 (Principal) in the Area of Medical Center in Mexico
Aquarids last from about May I to 8.
City, Mexico. For informalion write to Zita Rodriguez Mont,el. Tokio
Moon Phases: No. 424 Col. ':'?rtales, C.P. 03300, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
First quarter-May 7 () September 9 & 10- The 1995 NH MUFON Conference - Yoken's
Convention Center, Route 1, Portsmouth, NH. For information write:
Full moon-May 14 0 NH MUFON. P.O. Box 453, Rye, NH 03870 or call: Peter Gerem,a
603-436-9283 or Walter Fnesendor1 603-673-3829.
Last quarter-May 21 () October 7-8 - The UFO Experience - at lhe Holiday Inn. North
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Haven, CT. For further information write to Omega
Communications, 60 Pound Ridge Rd., Chestiire, CT 06410-5051.
New moon-May 29
The Stars: MESSAGE - Continued from Page 23
As evening twilight ends, Leo the Lion has already crossed the
meridian. To the E of the beast's tail lies a wedge-shaped really crashed at the famed New Mexico site in 1947.
loose cluster of stars called Coma Berenices. It represents the Twin brothers Jim and Jack Weiner will share their ab-
hair of the Egyptian queen Berenice, who cut off her long duction experiences with SIGHTINGS in a special two-
tresses in order to dedicate them to the goddess of beauty. part segment scheduled to air the weekend of April 28-
Still farther Eis kite-shaped Bootes the Herdsman containing 30. Their terrifying experiences are recounted in Ray
the brilliant orange star Arcturus. And left of the "kite" is the Fowler's book The Allagash Abductions, which oc-
U-shaped Northern Crown, Corona Borealis. curred almost 20 years ago with two friends. Paramount
Already showing up in the E in the late evening is the trio of Pictures publicists will share these advance announce-
stars that makes up rhe Summer Triangle-Vega, Deneb, ments with the MUFON UFO Joumal on a monthly
and Altair. And the red heart of the scorpion, Antares, glim- basis, as an ongoing cooperative service. Watch for
mers low in the SE. them in your Joumal.
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