UFO FAQ by Cram
( Part I, Sections 0-5 )
=== 0.1: About alt.alien.visitors
Alt.alien.visitors is a Usenet discussion group available through
internet. It was the original UFO related discussion group available
on Usenet. It caters to a wide rage of UFO related discussion from New
Age UFOlogy to Scientific UFOlogy. It currently receives around 80
messages daily. More recently a.a.v has been joined on Usenet by
alt.paranet.* groups which also cover UFO related material.
Although the Newsgroup is called alt.alien.visitors, both the group
and the FAQ cover the whole field of UFOs, which depending on your
viewpoint may or may not be the same as alien visitations. In addition
to UFOs and alien visitation the group also includes discussion about
life elsewhere in the universe and if they are coming here how they
might get here.
This FAQ is designed to answer questions of people who are new to this
Usenet discussion group, and designed to be a useful reference source
to those interested in all aspects of UFOlogy.
Examples of UFO related material carried by other networks :
Wildnet UFO Conference
FIDO UFO Conference
MUFONET (primarily in the USA)
UFONET (primarily in the UK, also at least one USA node)
PARANET (primarily USA, some parts relayed to Usenet)
Some UFO material also appears in alt.paranormal on Usenet, but this
tends to be cross posts of material which also appears in a.a.v.
=== 0.20: Posting to alt.alien.visitors
The following idea was suggested by matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu and
is taken from mwauford@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU (Melissa Wauford)'s "***
REC.ARTS.TV POSTING GUIDELINES ***". I have adapted it to fit
alt.alien.visitors, and I feel that this is an excellent idea. I would
recommend that you use this system when posting to alt.alien.visitors.
alt.alien.visitors can be a controversial newsgroup with a wide
variety of discussed topics. A few topics may generate more traffic
than others and may contain subject matter related to UFOlogy that
others wish to filter out or concentrate upon. In order to allow
those who use rn or some other method of pre-selecting articles to
filter out (or save away)postings about these heavy traffic subjects,
an abbreviation scheme has been created. Please help out by starting
your subject line with one of the following abbreviations when posting
about these topics. For example:
Subject: HOT - Dancing Aliens
or
Subject: OP: Grey finger snacks,(the trick is in how you fold them)
New abbreviations will be added as needed. Send suggestions directly
to me, and I'll add them to the list. Objections to any abbreviations
should probably be posted so that a consensus may be reached. Old
abbreviations will be deleted when no longer necessary.
Suggested Abbreviations by matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu:
[revised by Fsdlk@acad3.alaska.edu]
ABD = Abduction information
CE = Pertaining to UFO sightings and phenomena, Close Encounters,
alien contact
HA = Jokes & silliness
HOT = Someone flaming someone else
INV = Postings about alien invasions and conspiracies
MISC = Other categories like Atlantis/Mu/Spacemen, etc...
NA = New Age stuff NEWS = UFO related news, upcoming conventions.
OP = Opinions
REP = Repostings of older post like Lear, Cooper, etc..
SCI = Scientific (preferably not pseudo) findings on UFO related
issues
=== 0.3: Hints on Posting
Alt.alien.visitors is not a moderated group, which means that just
about anybody can post just about anything. This arrangement will
only work if people who post to a.a.v. behave in a reasonable manner.
The following guidelines are suggested :
(1) Give every post a subject heading which describes as clearly as
possible the content of the message
(2) Try to stay on topic. Do not post on subjects that are clearly
unrelated to the newsgroup. Take them to the appropriate news
group for discussion. If your comments are a message to a
specific person then use email rather than post to the whole
world.
(3) Messages are received by people in many different countries.
Different countries use different formats for dates. In the USA,
for example, people would read 3/7/94 as the 7th day of March
1994. In the UK the same string would mean the 3rd day of July
1994. Confusion will be reduced if people always quote the month
either in full or by the first three letters e.g. 3 Aug 94.
(4) Be selective in the material you quote from earlier messages. Do
not completely repost other peoples postings and then write your
opinion about it. Selectively edit the the post to get the
information you need from it to make your point.
(5) The subjects of UFOs and possible alien visitation are
controversial. Many people have many different ideas about the
origins of UFOs and alien visitors. It is unlikely that
everybody will agree with every post made. Constructive
critisism of ideas is encouraged, but do not get into 'flame
wars' or hurling abuse. There are so few hard facts in this area
that the person you think is an idiot may end up being correct.
Be tolerant of the other person's view.
(6) UFOs and aliens can also be a source of ridicule from some
people. Occasionally these people will send a message like 'UFOs
don't exist'; 'you are all nuts' or 'get a life'. Ignore them,
it is unlikely that they will be hanging around to read any
follow-ups posted and it just wastes bandwidth.
(7) If you are sending a message informing readers that a TV
programme or somethingelse is on at a specific time, remember to
state the channel and where it can be seen. For example, in the
UK we have several channels broadcast by Sky TV. But there are
channels in other parts of the world also called Sky. Better than
saying 'tonight' state the actual day/date, some systems may not
get the message out on the same day you write it. If you include
the time either use the 24 hour clock or state explicitly if it
is am or pm, and include the time zone.
(8) Avoid posting the same message to several newsgroups. Many
people read a number of related newsgroups. It is a waste of
bandwidth and everybody's time to read the same message several
times. With the spread of Usenet more people are obtaining their
news by dialup connections. It is costing these people real
money to download redundant messages.
(9) The idea of Usenet is communication. Do not waste everybody's
time by giving previous posters spelling or grammar lessons.
Although Usenet is distributed to many universities and colleges,
not everybody has a PhD in english. There are many different
spellings of words in the different forms of english spoken
around the world.
Although designed for alt.alien.visitors, these suggestions could be
applied to both other Usenet groups and to other networks.
=== 0.4: Example Posting
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
From: jonnY@BA.DOE.edu (John Doe)
Subject: OP: Roswell Incident
Date: Fri, 31 Apr 1992 16:54:39 GMT
In article <1597O38cc.040316.26314>truth@less.Dis.Info.edu (Ima Lier)
writes:
>.. it was in 1936 when the UFO crashed at Roswell ...
>Plus there were no witnesses!! Not a single person could be found
>to bring forth testimony.
According to my sources it happened in 1947 and lots of people saw it.
How can you say... [Etc.]
-JD
=== 0.5: People who post to alt.alien.visitors
Readers and writers of a.a.v. are made up of:
A) People that have had contact.(Rarely post... obvious reasons)
B) Government paid disinformation people. (Poor to fair fiction)
C) Questioning/Inquiring minds (post weak questions, but mean well)
D) Wanderers (Just passing through, make snide remarks if any)
E) A few who think aliens are out there but haven't/won't come here.
F) A few who think aliens are with us know but have had no contact.
G) Aliens (Grey, life sucking, invader of utopia)
H) Guys like me that just can't unsubscribe from this group. (It's
just to much fun. Life looks darker and things aren't very clear.
(guess this belongs in alt.consp....) But when all else falls
through pull up a.a.v. and smile. Someone is always a little worse
off than you are and here is one sure fired place to find one.
I) People who are not contactees, or new-agers, or sceptics, but are
simply interested in high-strangeness phenomenon of all sorts (and
generally try not to post snide comments or be simple minded!)
Main Source: rocko@ireland.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Rick O'leary)
Other Contributors:
MATTHEWS_K@CUBLDR.Colorado.EDU (Kellie Matthews)
===1. Terminology and Definitions Used in UFOlogy
1.01: Astronomical Units (A.U.)
An A.U. is a measurement of space. One A.U. is the distance from the
earth to the sun.
1.02: a.a.v.
alt.alien.visitors is one of the many Usenet discussion groups.
1.03: What is a UFO?
A UFO is an Unidentified Flying Object.
It is "Something seen in the sky (or on the land, or expceptionally in
the water, but thought capable of flight) which the witness could not
identify and thought sufficently strange to report to either an
offical or unoffical investigating body".
A UFO is the stimulus for a UFO report made by a UFO witness. UFO
researchers (often called UFOlogists) study UFO reports and witnesses.
UFO researchers cannot directly study UFOs. There are some reports in
the literature of different governments recovering craft thought to
cause UFO reports, but most of these reports are speculative. The
study of UFO reports is referred to as UFOlogy. This implies a
scientific basis to the study, when in practice very little scientific
research is carried out. After careful investigation about 90% of all
UFO reports can be reasonably explained as either natural phenomena
or misidentification of normal manmade devices. Sometimes the term
IFO is used for these Identified Flying Objects. Those cases which
are identified as natural phenomena are often rare or short lived and
are worthy of study in their own right.
In the early days of investigation used interchangably with the term
'Flying Saucer'. More recently the term Flying Saucer has fallen into
disuse, although some researchers use it as a term to specifically
refer to an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
1.04: What is an alien?
According to my dictionary :
ALIEN - belonging to another : a foreign-born resident of a
country in which he is not naturalized
Therefore the term alien means, more or less, somebody or something
that is in the wrong place. It should be noted that whilst
extraterrestrial beings might be a sub-group of aliens, not all aliens
are (necessarily) extra-terrestrial. Some people use the term 'space
aliens' to refer explicitly to extraterrestrial beings.
1.05: Classification of UFO Reports
The main classification of UFO reports in use is based upon one used
by Dr J. Allen Hynek in his book "The UFO Experience" (Aberlard-
Schuman 1972. It should be noted that many other classification
systems have been devised by other researchers. Briefly the Hynek
system (with the most commonly used extensions) is :
NL (nocturnal light)
A simple visual sighting of a unidentified flying light seen at
night. This group contains 35 to 40 percent of all UFO reports.
ND (nocturnal disc)
A simple visual sighting of a unidentified flying extended or
structured light source seen at night. (This is an extension to
Hynek's system.
DD (daylight disc)
A simple visual sighting of a UFO with distinct shape seen during
the day.
Radar Cases
UFOs detected by radar alone. In more recent years fewer cases
involving radar have hit the press. This could be because of a
number of factors, for example the government is better at
suppressing these reports, or there has been a change in the nature
of the phenomenon which makes it less detectable or that many of
the early reports were the result of spurious events and false
positives which are handled better by more modern equipment.
Radar Visual Cases
UFOs observed visually whilst being simulataneously on radar. From
Hynek's study these make up 1 to 2% of reports.
Close Encounters of the first kind (CE1, CEI)
As first defined by Hynek, a CE1 is an observation of a UFO within
150 yards.
Close Encounters of the second kind (CE2, CEII)
A UFO which leaves some form of physical evidence
Example: A burn where the UFO appeared to touch the ground or the
finding of material of unknown makeup.
Close Encounters of the third kind (CE3, CEIII)
A visual sighting of an occupant or entity associated with a UFO.
An analysis by Hynek of 650 reports found only 1% to be CE3.
These entities are sometimes called UFOnauts.
As well as entities seen inside a craft, entities have been
described as sampling soil, rocks and plants or might communicate
with the witness. These witnesses are sometimes referred to as
contactees. As well as communication, the witness may report that
they were invited on board a craft or even taken for a trip.
Although included with UFOs, when dealing with contactees the
researcher is dealing with a case of something clearly identified
by the witness as some form of craft (without specifying the
origin of that craft). Strictly speaking the object is no longer
unidentified.
(Close Encounters beyond the third kind are extensions to the basic
Hynek system. Different authors have used the same designation to
mean different things.)
Close Encounters of the fourth kind (CE4, CEIV)
An abduction of an individual by an alien being or race. The most
famous of these being the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill in
September 1961.
(Hynek included this case in his CE3 category.) Although in
recent years abductions have, because of their spectacular nature,
received a great deal of publicity, they constitute only a small
proportion of all UFO reports.
Close Encounters of the fifth kind (CE5, CEV)
Sometimes used to represent a direct contact or communication with
alien being or race. For example: Billie Meier with the
Pleiadians, U.S.Govt. with the Greys, or channeling.
Other researchers have used this classification for strange beings
that have been reported, but without the obvious presence of a
'craft'. These beings are generally seen in the witnesses house
at night. Their description is similar to the beings seen
associated with UFOs in abduction and contactee cases. Sometimes
they are called 'bedroom visitors', the same set of reports have
been classified as CE0 (zero) and CE9 by other groups of
researchers.
It must be remembered that, after careful investigation, over 90% of
UFO reports can be reasonably explained as manmade or natural
phenomena. The late Charles H. Gibbs-Smith (aviation historian to the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London) had something he called Gibbs-
Smith's rule which is worth keeping in mind when studying UFO reports.
It states that "the strangeness of a case increases in proportion to
the distance, in either time or geographical distance, between the
investigator and the location of the report."
=== 2. About UFOs and Related Phenomena
2.01: When did it all start?
The modern era of UFO reports is held to have started with the report
by a Boise, Idaho business man, Kenneth Arnold. On 24th June 1947
near Mount Rainier, Washington State he reported nine strange objects
flying in formation.
There were earlier reports than this. During World War II pilots on
both sides reported strange lights which followed their aircraft.
Each side thought that these were some secret weapon of the other
side. These became known as Foo Fighters.
There were earlier cases, but these are more suspect. For example, in
the year 810 A.D. the emperor Charlemane is reported as being thrown
from his horse when it was startled by a silver ball which flew down
from the sky.
2.02: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
For many years there have been small unco-ordinated projects to search
for evidence to extraterrestrial life. These have been mainly by looking
for unexpected radio transmissions using radio-telescopes. Over the
past couple of years NASA has funded a co-ordinated effort to scan the
whole sky over a wide range of frequencies. The SETI project was cut
from the 1994 NASA budget, however donations have been obtained from
a number of individuals which will allow it to continue as a private
project but at a lower level of activity.
2.03 What do we really know about life elsewhere in the universe?
There has been much speculation about life elsewhere in the universe.
Unless UFO contactee and abductee reports are evidence of visitation
by beings from elsewhere in the universe, there is very little
evidence.
Much of the speculation centres around something called tha Drake
Equation. This attempts to estimate the number of civilisations in the
universe by using a number of inprecise variables. The only planet
where we have firm evidence of there being civilisation is a place
called Earth.
Evidence of planets around other star systems has relied upon complex
calculations based upon minute variations in the star's 'wobble' about
its axis. Recent improvements in imaging systems have improved the
reliability of these observations. It is likely that the smallest
extra-solar planets detected are two to three times the mass of
Jupiter. There is no detailed information on the structure or
conditions on these planets. It is not known if any of these planets
could support life.
Many of the molecules believed to be essential to the formation of
life have been detected in interstellar space. Amino acids have been
found in some meteorites. These tend to be equal mixes of left and
right handed forms, which is more likely to be the result of a
chemical rather than a biological process.
2.04: Marfa Lights
Marfa lights are balls of lights that appear, change different colors
and dance around in the air. These lights where named after the town
that they have been appearing in, Marfa Texas. They have also been
sited in other areas. Some theories as to what they are include Ball
lighting, Car headlights, and Alien space ships. The last current
sighting I'm aware of was Marfa Texas on September 1 1992.
A small booklet on the Marfa Lights has been written by Dennis Stacey,
editor of the MUFON Journal, discussing many of the cases and the
theories. For details contact the author or MUFON.
Main Source: Sightings, FOX Network airdate September 25, 1992
2.05: Men In Black (MIB)
These are a group of individuals who are said to wear black suits and
drive and fly around in unmarked black cars and helicopters. They go
about threatening people who have claimed to have seen UFOs into not
talking about what they witnessed.
The very first occurrence of MIB was traced to a man named Albert K.
Bender. He was the editor of a flying saucer publication called the
"Space Review" In the October 1953 issue he placed an announcement
stating that he had come across information that would solve the
flying saucer mystery but they could not print it because they were
ordered not to. They then ended the announcement warning others in
saucer work to be "very cautious" they then stopped their
publications. Later in an interview Bender stated that "three men
wearing dark suits" had ordered him to stop publishing flying saucer
material, and that he had complied with the order because he had been
"scared to death" of them. He later published a book called "Flying
Saucers and the Three Men in Black"
Mains Source: "A Review of MIBS (Men In Black) : A History" ParaNet
File Number: 00171 Published 1991 by ParaNet Information Service
Also see: Flying Saucers and the Three Men in Black by Albert K.
Bender
2.06: Tectonic Strain Theory (TST)
A theory of electromagnetic effects upon the human brain and/or the
physical environment, such that all Forteana including UFOs, ghosts,
ESP, sasquatch, and religious fervour can be explained as being caused
by seismic activity generating electromagnetic radiation which in turn
makes people think they are witnesses to an anomalous event.
Alternatively, the EMM radiation can luminesce so that it appears as a
UFO. Chief proponent: Michael Persinger. A variant is the "Earth
Lights" hypothesis described by Paul Devereux.
Main Source: rutkows@ccu.UManitoba.CA (Chris Rutkowski)
2.07: UFOnauts
A term used by the UFO community in reference to the alien abductors
or extraterrestrials.
2.08: Unusual Ground Markings (UGM)
A broad term which includes crop circles, "tripod marks", saucer
nests, burn marks, etc.
Main Source: rutkows@ccu.UManitoba.CA (Chris Rutkowski)
2.09: USAF
United States Air Force
2.10: Zine
magazine or newsletter pertaining to a specific subject.
circlezine - Crop Circle publication
ufozine - UFO publication
=== 3. Alien Races
These are often talked about in books, Publications and on this
discussion group. [Much of this material is high speculative - SG]
Over the years many different researchers have made studies of
contactee, abduction and other cases where entities have been
described associated with flying saucers or other UFOs. These
researchers have produced reports which describe around 12 different
types of alien.
The most widely reported type of alien is a small grey being
approximately 1.0m-1.25m in height, with large oval black eyes.
Reports of this type have been widely reported by the media, perhaps
as a result of the books by Budd Hopkins, David Jacobs and Whitley
Streiber.
Many abductees have described meeting european looking aliens, around
1.75m tall with long blond hair. These aliens are often referred to
as 'Venusians'. They were first reported by George Adamski reporting
a series of encounters in the early 1950s. He stated that they told
him they were from Venus and the name has stuck since.
The Channelers believe that the abductions are part of a battle
between good energy forces and evil energy forces.
3.00: Arcturus
Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.01: Aryans (Blondes)
Blond Nordic Humanoids who work with the greys. Said to be captured by
the Reptoids and also have implants. They are said to have a tendency
to switch their loyalties between the Reptoids and the Confederations
of Humans.
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.02: Blues (Star Warriors)
The Blues are said to have translucent skin, large almond shaped eyes
and small of stature. The main issue of their teaching was PURSUE YOUR
PASSION, follow your own way, do your own thing, don't be pressured
into being anything but what and who you are.
The information about the Blues comes from Robert Morningsky a
Hopi/Apache dancer. According to Morningsky the first alien contact
started about 1947 - 1948 with the Greys contacting the U.S.
Government to form a treaty with them. Another body of Aliens arrived,
called the Blues. The Blues advised the government not to deal with
the greys saying it would only lead to disaster. They told the U.S. to
follow your own path. They said they would would teach with peace and
harmony if men would disarm and listen. The military said no deal. So
they left, but a few decided to remain and stayed in Northern Mexico
and Arizona and made a treaty with the Hopi Indians. These Aliens are
known by the Hopi as Star Warriors. The greys started monitoring the
Blues. So the Blues had to flee the reservation and go into hiding, a
few of the Elders went with them.
The Hopi legend is that there were two races, the children of the
feather who came from the skies, and the children of the reptile who
came from under the earth. The children of the reptile chased the Hopi
Indians out of the earth, these evil under-grounders were also called
two hearts.
Main Source: Post from: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) "FILE: Star
Warriors",Forwarded from "contact" by Sande Van der Straten, to
Cathy Emerson, Dated 23 Aug 1992, 19:29
Also See: American Indian Magic by Brad Steiger
3.03: Confederation of Humans
An organization of alien groups born out of positive energy, that are
helping the human race along and desire to protect them. Includes:
Vega, Arcturus, Sirius, Pleiades and other humanoids.
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.04: Greys
This is the most commonly identified alien race in UFOlogy. Their are
many different views, stories and theories regarding them ranging from
the different New Age views to the different Scientific, and
conspiracy views.
Greys as presented by the Scientific Community:
The Greys are the most commonly described race by abduction victims.
In this view they are considered a race with an unknown motives, and
agendas. They seem to be abducting, studying, testing and using
various individuals for their one unclear reasons. [See: Abductions
and Current Theories]
Greys as presented by the New Age Movement:
In the new age movement the Greys are often associated as an evil
race, or a race with bad energy. They are often associated with many
other races, such as the Reptoids and their motives are known.
Greys as presented by Different Conspiracy Theories
The different conspiracy theories are often a mix of the scientific
and new age views. The standard conspiracy base states that the Greys
crashed one or more of their space ships and they were found by the
U.S. Government. The Government them makes a secret treaty with the
Greys allowing them to abduct humans in exchange for their
technology. The conspiracy theories often end with the Greys not
keeping their part of the deal. [I will try and include some of the
different conspiracy theories when I have more time to research them
in detail]
Their are descriptions of several types of Greys: they are all
humanoid in appearance, a head, main body, two arms, hands, legs, and
feet.
1: The most commonly seen grey is around two to four feet tall, very
slender and delicate looking, small beings and light weight, extremely
penetrating black slanted eyes with no pupils, almost vestigial mouth
and nose, a very large head with a pointed chin. The skin color varies
from dark grey to light grey, tan to tanish grey, white to pale white.
They have no hair on their bodies.
2: Another commonly seen Grey is described similarly as above, except
their usually six inches taller, and seem to give the orders. A
variation of this same described individual is: same as above except
eyes like big black buttons and are rounded.
3: Another type of Grey are the small robot like beings, stocky and
little, with smooth rounded hat on top, with dark deep set holes for
eyes and a round O shaped mouth, square breastplate with concentric
circles on it, smell like burnt match heads, mushroom grey skin. These
Greys are often said to act like security guards.
Other variations are described as Reptilian like with claws an preying
mantis like. There have also been many report of cross breeds that are
not exactly human and not exactly Greys.
Main Sources:
Secret Life, by David M. Jacobs
Communion, by Whitley Strieber
A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness" Issue # 371
Also See:
Missing Time, by Budd Hopkins
Intruders, by Budd Hopkins
3.05: Orion Empire (Orion forces)
Those alien groups born out of negative energy such as the Reptoids
and the grays. [If this is wrong someone please correct me, I'll do
more research on this later]
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.06: Pleiadians
The Pleiadians are a collective of extraterrestrials from the star
system Pleiades. They are also from various times in our future,
starting from 500 years from now to millions of years from now. The
Pleiadian culture is ancient and was "seeded" from another universe of
love long before Earth was created. They have formed a tremendous
society which operates with love, with ideas and ideals that we are
yet unfamiliar with.
The Pleiadians started a project to contact and inspire earth humans
to take back their power and create a better reality for themselves.
They are here as ambassadors from another universe to help Earth
through her transition from the third dimension to the fourth
dimension and to assist each of us in our personal endeavors of
awakening, remembering and knowing. As this project has become more
successful, more ETs have joined the group, some from other systems.
The group later changed its name from Pleiadians to the Pleiadians
Plus.
The Pleiadians say that their reasons for contacting us is that there
is a chance of tyranny in the future and they are coming back to
inspire us as much as possible so we will take charge of creating our
own reality and change the future. They teach a very empowering form
of personal and social metaphysics, with love and clarity. The
Pleiadians speak as a collective and there are no individuals
identified. They do not appear in physical form although they say they
can. They say it is safer to come through the channel, and it does
not attract as much attention.
Billie Meier's Contact from the Pleiades
Billie Meier was contacted over 130 times between 1976 and 1982 by a
female named Samjese who said she was from the star system Pleiades.
She was the first to telepathically contact Meier and tell him where
to go for the first physical contact. Meier had indepth conversations
with Samjese. The contact notes are published in following four books
and are out of print:
UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Vol I & II Photo Journals (Vol I is
in its second printing.)
UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Prilimary Investigation Report
UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Supplementary Investigation Report
Message From the Pleiades Vol 1 & 2 Light Years
There are 4 videos available on the Pleiades case.
Contact $59.
The Beamship Trilogy $99.
The videos are available from:
Genesis III Publishing, P.O. Drawer JJ, Munds Park, AZ 86017
[Also see: The Pleiades Project]
There is also a book available called Bringers of the Dawn - Teachings
from the Pleiadians by Barbara Marciniak. They also have 2 to 3
hundred tapes available.
Main source:
Information given by Don_-_Showen@cup.portal.com
Connecting Link Magazine Pleiadian article, Channeled by Barbara Marciniak
3.07: Sirius
Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.08: Reptoids
A reptilian race from Draco bent on conquest, They are said to be
controling the greys by means of an implant, the same one that the
gray are implanting into humans. They are also said to be the master
minds behind the abduction plans. Their master plan involves using the
newly created 'Half-breeds' with implants to defeat the Confederations
of Humans. The Reptoids also use humans as food. [Does this remind
you of the movie V?]
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
3.09: Vega
Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]
Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of
Awareness" Issue # 371
=== 4. Abductions and Current Theories
4.00: About Abductions
There are many people who believe they have been abducted by UFOnauts.
These abduction victims often experience memory loss and "missing
time" - some of them have been able to recall their abductions from
memory and others have recalled their abductions by the aid of
hypnosis. Often these encounters involve being taken aboard an alien
craft and examined by the UFOnauts and put through a variety of
physical and mental procedures. Then the individuals are returned.
Many of the abduction victims have shown signs of Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder.
Some of the major researchers who have studied the abduction field
include Budd Hopkins, David Jacobs, Leo Sprinkle, John Mack, Philip
Klass, John Spencer and Jenny Randles.
The opinions of some skeptics such as Klass believe that the
hypnotists themselves are leading the abduction victims unknowingly
into believing that they have had an abduction experience. The
skeptics believe that the the media has been saturated so much with
the abduction material that when people having nightmares or people
who believe that they have experienced the "missing time" are put
under hypnosis, they draw upon what they have seen in the media to
fulfill the expectations of the hypnotist and causes themselves to be
put trough the trauma for that reason. They say the nightmares are
often caused by the sleeping disorder narcolepsy, and the "missing
time" is not an uncommon experience and is caused when the mind is
preoccupied by other matters. They often give the advice to go to
clinical doctors, and not to contact an abductionist.
Other researchers such as Jacobs and Hopkins believe that there is
something physical causing the abduction experiences. Hopkins has
stated that he believes that the abduction are real and that the
recounts of the abductions are to similar to each other to be anything
but the truth. Jacobs takes a slightly different approach, he has been
categorizing all the accounts and trying to find patterns in the
testimonies.
There people on the net who believe they have had personal experiences
with Alien contacts or abductions. Some have posted accounts of their
experiences. Many others decline to post due to attacks by skeptics.
There has been possible material evidence of UFOs or Alien contacts.
There are abundant material traces, even excepting those confiscated
by the military. Material traces include burned grass and earth where
UFOs have landed, UFOs shown on radar tapes, UFOs on film and in
photos. Bodily traces on abductees include scoop-marks in the flesh,
incisions, burns, apparent radiation exposure, bruises, inflammation,
etc. Whether any of these is considered *evidential*, however, is a
subjective value call.
For anyone who is interested in abduction help call:
Bill Knell
Director of Island Skywatch
(718)591-1854 (New York)
He can get you in touch with the right people in your area and has a
lot of videos, tapes and books on UFOs and abductions. He is also a
very experienced researcher/investigator.
Main Sources:
UFO-Abductions: A Dangerous Game, by Philip Klass
Secret Life, by David M. Jacobs
Communion, by Whitley Strieber
dfs30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Denise Solis)
A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness" Issue # 371
Also See:
Missing Time, by Budd Hopkins
Intruders, by Budd Hopkins
Perspectives by John Spencer
Alien Abductions: Mystery Solved by Jenny Randiles
=== 5.0 UFOlogists
5:00: Hopkins, Budd
Budd Hopkins graduated from Oberlin college. He is also a painter and
sculptor. He has been investigating UFO reports for the last 12 years.
Budd became interested in UFOs after seeing one himself many years
ago. His primary area of study is UFO abductions.
Budd Hopkins c/o Random House
201 E. 50th Street
New York, NY 10022
5:01: Jacobs, Dr David
David Jacobs is an Associate Professor of History at temple
University. He has worked with over 300 UFO abduction witnesses. He
works closely with a number of other abduction researchers including
Budd Hopkins. Dr. Jacobs moderates an abduction conference on ParaNet,
and is accessible via their dial-up BBS node (303-431-8797) or on
Internet through a list server. [See ParaNet]
Dr. David Jacobs
Department of History
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pa 19122
5:02: Klass, Philip J.
For thirty-five years a senior editor with Aviation Week and Space
Technology magazine, is recognized as the world's leading skeptical
authority in Unidentified Flying Objects and has written three books
on the subject. Klass, a graduate electrical engineer, is a founding
Fellow of the Committeee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of
the Paranormal. He was honored in 1973 for his accuracy as a
techjournalist by being named a Fellow at the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers.
Main Source: The about the author paragraph in UFO-Abductions: A
Dangerous Game, by Philip Klass, (c)1988
5.03: Spencer, John L.
John Spencer has been a Council member of the British UFO Research
Association since 1980 and has written a number of books on UFOs and
the Paranormal. Apart from books published in his own right, he has
co-edited with Hilary Evans "Phenomenon" and "UFOs 1947-87". He may be
contacted at:
The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2TL, U.K.
5:04: Marciniak, Barbara J.
Barbara J. Marciniak is an internationally known trance channel from
North Carolina. She began channeling in 1988. The strength and purity
of the message she is bringing very quickly captured the hearts of
many seekers looking to be all that they can be. Barbara has channeled
at various Expos and for groups across the United States, in Peru and
in Germany.
You may contact Barbara at:
Bold Connections Connecting Link Magazine
P. O. Box 6521, 9392 Whitneyville Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27628. Alto, MI. 49302-9694
5:05: Randles, Jenny
Jenny Randles
37 Heathbank Road
Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0UP
