Australian UFO Bulletin 1991 06 June

19 Pages·1991·7.3 MB·English

THE
AUSTRALIAN
• BULLETIN
Victorian U.F.O.
V.U.EO.R.S.
OFFICE BEARERS Research Society
P.O. Box4 3, Moorabbin, Vic. 3189, Australia
PRESIDENT
INCORPORATED 1988
JUDITH M.M AGEE
VICE-PRESIDENT
PAUL NORMAN
SECRETARY
MARK SAWYERS WfLCOMf PUBLICATION NO VBH122
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MANUEL FERNANDEZ 2. Editorial.
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SIGHTINGS INVESTIGATIONS OFFICERS 4 7 l.Jl· 0 Potpourri - The lmplan t
PAUL NORMAN ©COPYRIGHT
Enigma.
JOHN W.AUCHETTL Nop arotft hpiusb licmaatybi eor ne prodwuictehdto huet 8 9 On the UtO Trail
writctoenns oefnVt. U.f.O.R.S. 10 - 16 Overview of the UFO
OFFICER Phenomenon.
ALFRED LENDVAI ALL RIGHTS RfSfRVfD 17 I3airnsdale l<eport.
18 - 19 Galileo finds no life on
Contribpuutbiloindssohn eondte cessraerfiltlehpyceo t l i­
OFFICER Planet of iron.
cyo ft hVe. U.f.O.R.S.
PETER CLOSE 21 - 23 Heport from Russia.
24 - 25 Circles Again & "Pictograms11•
OFFICER 26 - 27 International LFO �ews.
GARY WING MfMBfRSHIP RfNfWAL 28 - 29 Letter to the Editors.
Fodre taoifyl osum re mbersrheinpe wraelft,eot r hm eo nth/ 30 Membership Information.
yeacro dionngt haed dreIbsaes Io fy oulra tbeusltl etin.
Thiisn dictahtleea bssu tl lfeotwrih ni yocuha rfei nan­cial
we wouladp precyioaurtree n ebyw atlhd ea tseh own.
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GUEST ARTICLE
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GRAVE DAYS
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REVI· jusftr om" Ufolog(yw"h atevtehra tm ay be)n,o tj usftr omE colognyo,t j usftr om
Astronomayn dP hysicnso,tj usftr omH uman PolitaincdsI nternatiRoenlaalt ions,
andn otj usftr omR eligioornf romP rophecbyu,t s eemingflryo me verbyr ancohf
studoyr o fh umana ctiviAt Tidy .al l these factors are comiTig into play simultaneously.
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world. they ea2r0 00. Ia m oneo ft hossec ientwihsotfi sn di th ardt os ech owt heh uman
Theste heroieos,pn iionasn ds uggestidoonn so tn ecessareixlpyr etshso es of.t he Threao cteih sets rotb artienimgte msnatemd,lue fcs hop maeswtth haeetya eralr2i0 ie0sr0t ",o. b ef ounid nt heN ew TestameTit,
Committeael,t houagmho ngo urr eadeprrsa,c ticaallsllc yh ooolfst hougwhotu ledx �1t. Vol. 35, No. 3 (L"UAKnEdXX t hIe, r2s5eh, 2a6l)b:l-e s ignisn· t heS un,t heM oon,a ndt hes tarasn;d u pone arth
ThisS ocieitsyf ortuntaotb ee i np ersoncaoln tawcitt hs cientainsdto su tstanding (September, 1990) dfiasitlritenohsgfens maf toirfo ewnaisrat ,nhp d ef roprl loeoxkitithnayegfs; te etaarh n odst tehh eiw nagvwseh sri ocahar riecn Mogem;ni 'nosgh n et ahret s
researcahnedri sn vestigwaotrolrds- wiidnte h,ef ieolfdu folo· gy Ofa ltlh essee riofuasc towrhsi chne oawr atphfp;oe rtat hroe bp eot wherreosaf tt heenht iehnaefgv u etnbeusre sexh iaskteenno"cfm.e a nkinda,s suredtlhyem ost
Itw a·psr obabilnye vittahbalsteo mea dvent?uusrr es�re�hers houldde lve i?n� taos petct uorr"g uelnattnr dam -otsetmr erneoasrctm irenitigaast lth"ea,rwt rh eisct-hir spai o atslee"rbd moy cA c liea"s liTitoelnluiagselnelcedbys y( D bret A hlelsweeHhn ya ntwe ek u)As.nu daw lecal nlyol "w eh xatvreaa btuenrdraenstt rial",
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scieinftiecx aminattiopo rno ducwee, h opei,r refutable eWvet adreetn ncdee.eh do p AmTehreirceiaa snin, nd pt ahreSt oivciuceGlotoan vrse,ir dnemreaenbvtlised. e ntcoei ndicatthea Ptr esideRneta gahna dr easo· tn·o f eatrh atth erweo uld
tThhaestrua ecr ihesn ovm easntyai nggwaleits litclooot n nh tiUisFn Ou ep.r oble-ma ndm osta res ub.j etcotd . tspu-tteh �a bApesrs f ooobmrate bhs hleora yrev otaefa lm ilaotofjoytm ou orarr cp etrt ieoosas negas nayoiti nt n tmushaatint mskita ihotnenstbd ,tey i arA nr lft kiah eecniF ntesot a rhrfca ueotstsn ou cmreaee gw.ah)ie tnrdh euep r eiantcghae in psdes rtiaobodif1 l o9if9ht0 u-y1m 9a92n· .s (oWceis eahtrayel l
whenc ommencirnges earcohn,e m usts tudyo ra tl eashta ves omek nowledgoe bbeyit nhggerr easvotef ul sy! threbayta e pnoewde rfualrlmye dm ilitamrayn ia-c alolf w hosed eadleyq uipmehnats b eens upplied
Another great World War may be in the making, and it is difficult to overlook the dread possibility that, as on all
numerosuusb jects. . occasions such as this, the baser proclivities and instincts that are present in many human beings are being delib­
Wellk nowns cience warnidpt heyrs icOitsttBo,i ndewrr,i tienso neo fh tsb ooks - seormateeltyh inugti leizlseed. Aans da acnl oeavke no rm socrree etenr roifyr iansg ap odsisvibersiliitoyn a-ryf oorp werhaitciohn o naeim ceodu lda t addrdauwcien qgu oituer a a ltotet notfi oenv idaewnacye (-romis
'that scientists will come to learn that there is not one subject that WthaAt RnSef aFrOioRus TnHonE-hIRum OaWn aNg ePnUciResP nOotS EmSe.r ely utilize human wars 'a s cover, BUT AC'rUALLY ENGINEER SUCH
will not, in some way, revolve around the UFO' teWrhtsah,te enhv ietshr� i cgp ohsliyt icmooanmy pb eet,we en mta ysr uecscates sswusirotetrhodh, t a httie,ofkPr g er eyet-shpieedrreR sneotani gnnahe nl i.l.. sA. d dhmiistn hiosutgrhaatatbsrio eoufa ntul, ltl lch yoe gsnmeia sta­nt
ofs omeo ft hesdee eper aspoeftc htesw orlds ituation.
An interesftaicntgto orb eb ornien m indi st haatt l easonte politilcaela deorfa moderns tathea st estiftiohe idsb elief
thaatl ieang encioepse,r atiwnhga tw e cal"lU FOs"d,o exis(tS eoeu ra rticolnep age2 0 ofF SR 33/3.) Thatl eadeirs
PresideHnatf ez AsosfaS dy riAan.d iti si nteresttionn ogt e thheai ts n owr eportteodb es ending Syriant ot roops
stanadl ongsitdheo soef E gypat ndM oroccoi,nt hed efenocfef reedoamg,a inhsitso lde nemya ndr ivaSla,d aamH us­
seionf I raq.
None of us knows precisely what is happening. We see "through a glass, darkly, .." There are several possible
explanations for what we see occurring in our world today. But the wise man or woman may not be Car off the mark if
he or she should conclude that we are seeing what may quite possibly be only a small portion of a far vaster cosmic
struggle which has been going on for a long time. There is plenty to indicate that two Great Powers or Great Forces
Perhaptsh eraer es omei ndividaumaolnsg o urr eaderispwh ho are involved. Our chief difficulty derives from the fact that we do not even know which of those Powers has the con­
. . trol of this planet at present.
woulcda rteo w ritteh eoipri nioonrso ,ft hetUFrO expenence, Asf ort hosweh o featrh ep ossibiolfia t mya jonru clewaarr i,t i sw ortrhe memberitnhga ta,sw ass trongilnyd icated
int heb ookC LEAR INTENTb y Fawcetatn dG reenwoo(dn owr epublisahseT dH E UFO COVER-UP),s incaes f ar
propound their fotprhu ebolriiceasit nit ohneB ulleotri n backa sa tl eas19t7 4, UFOs haveo verflowAnm ericamni ssisliet easn dr endertehde w ar-heaidnso perabIltse e.e ms
cleatrh ereforea ttl heaatsS tO MEBODY intentdhsa tth erseh alble n ou seo fA mericann uclemairs silSeisn.c heo,w ­
Discussaitot nh eH all. everw,e haves tinlol i dewah atevaesrt ow hichs idies i nc ontrhoelr ew,e haven or easoyne tf orf eelianngy a ssurance
thatth ec ontrollpionwge rm ightn otl ookw itha pprovuaplo nt hed oingosf t heT hieoff B aghdadO.n lyt imew iltle ll.
Ifs o,p leasseu bmiyto upra peorr r eporlftt .h� editocrosn sider Butw hatevetrh es hort-tperrom spemcaty be,w e cant akeit a sa bsolutceelryt atihna OtU T THERE,A BOVE AND
. BEYOND ITA LL,T HERE ISA N ULTIMATE POWER WHICH HAS ITSE YE UPON THE SADAAMS OF. T HIS
ita ppropriwaet wei lplu blttsth.
WO�LD. And we canr esitn t hacte rtainty.
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UFO POTPOURRI
and implanted into the brain of a man suffering from Parkinson's
THE IMPLANT ENIGMA rlisease. The patient showed significant recovery. He was able
to walk better and no longer uses a cane when at home. His
� speech also improved. Experiments with rats has shown that fetal
cells transplanted into the brain can grow and produce dopamine,
A male �FO abduction victim living in Houston is puzzled and a brain ch�mi�al necessary for normal, controlled muscle
'worried about the possibility that a device of some type was movements.
implante� somewhere in the side of his head by his abductors. He
claims �e can feel t�e effects of the implant at certain times.
Most intriguing is the report from NATURE, Vol. 323, dated
Sounds see� to be transmitted into his head via the implant.
September 25, 1986. Drs. John Wolstenholme, Ian Harlow, George
Another male abduction victim, barely 12 years old, claimed that Clarke, Hilary Sheridan, Jon Jonassen, Mark Crocker, and Helen
small creatures took him from his bed, st�ck a needle irito hi� Matthews of the Department of Genetics, Churchill Hospital,
upper arm and then opened a square patch of skin on the left .side Headington, Oxford OXJ 7LJ, England; reported finding a mystery
of his head. Ais parent�.are worried that he may have rece�ved 'object Rmid the chrom-:>somes. Their report is as follows: "The
an implant of some type. very tiny object shown below, much like a fragmented crossword in
appe�rance, was recently found in one of our routine chromosome
Many ot�er abductees claim they h�ve been given implants up the
prepRrations for prenatal diagnosis following amniocentesis. But
nose, in the back of the neck, in the facial area,. into the
spinal area and at other locations for some unknown (to them) whAt is it? Is it a man-made device? Packing text as binary
coded information on the miniature scale would seem advantageous.
purpose. Many report they were abducted another time so the
implant could be removed. Or is it a naturally occurring substance? None of the
possibilities we have been able to think of would seem to be
Doctors have reported.removing subcutaneous artifacts from appropriate for amniotic fluid, so if anybody is able to suggest
patients for many years. Their job was to get rid of a foreign an an�wer to this mystery we would like to have it. We are
body blamed for causing discomfort or pain to the patient. It is i nt r i. g u ed as we are ignorant. " .·�
cpisol s�stiihmbeel d ef· abtcy hta attb dhsuacotmt efe eeoswf tdtoohc etbsoeer sta hraertieri f paicrmtpeplsaa cnroteusdl . dt o bAedd deoiafnl g t whtiteo h vt taherh ei emtysy tery (�11.\,,4:,·..•:�. . o�:1, l••·; . :I. "'• • ,.''·(., I: ; .,f• i :�l . o:t": !/l ..:,• • ;. .: J
U.{�'\'i �
abduction problem, implants or not.
Many researchers have avoided the implant issue for years fo� a
variety of reasons. However, because the number of abduction
cases continues to grow; it is time to establish a protocol, (the scale bar is 1�}
·
collect hard data, speculate on the purpose, mo�el the
conditions, and bring implants into the laboratory. And some of ." �
t�is has begun; but not on a broad scale.
J'
� very interesting laboratory analysis of an implant was tt is not the intent of this monograph to argue whether or not
presented at the TREAT II conference. No bizarre claims were obductions are real or whether or not implants exist. Instead,
made, b�t very detailed laboratory analysis results were it i.s hoped that more researchers will take the implant issue
presented. It was a good start.· seriously, keep their egos intact, and look at the possibilities.
. Any other approach ls to permit wild speculation and distrust to
Many people feel that the whole implant problem is imaginary. rule and this is a service to no one. Many people now believe
Recause it is difficult to picture how implants would work or why
that the implants are there as a way of monitoring or controlling
they are there, it is simplier to ignore them. We may look back
their behavior. A few are believed to be tiny transcievers for
·one of these days and find. this approach was akin to the
the purpose of communicating in one way or another. And a few
treatment given to the premise that rocks fell from the sky.
people believe the implants were put there to help them overcome
Medical doctors began using implants on human'beings several some life threatening condition. These, and other beliefs, are
years ago in order to extend human life. Cardiac pacemakers are interesting; however, it is time to go beyond the belief barrier
·one of the more successful examples • . Plastic and metal units to finrl some real answers. Fortunately, this is one part of the
have been. miniturized to fit 'neatly into the human body. .
a h duct ion issue a.va i 1 a b 1 e for 1 abo rato ry an a 1 ys is .
Another example of human implants are the slow release mediciries.
I am considering the implant issue as a part of my catalog of
�nserted just under the skin by practioneers. The latest example
is the use of a tiny amount of brain tissue from an aborted fetus medical and psychological effects resulting from UFO reports. I
would appreciate receiving further information on this subject
from anyone willing to share the information. I believe it is
for a good'cause.
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UFO POT POURRI JHE IMPLANT ENIGMA
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In THE IMPLANT ENIGMA (Part I), I described the work of some
British scientists and their report of finding a mystery object
amid the chromosomes. The object was many times smaller than the
BY JOHN F. SCHUESSLER
alleged UFO implants; but this tiny object had been spotted in
P. Q. BOX sa .. as the laboratory. My point was that scientists find and identify
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77258-8485 strange anomalies on a continuing basis. Why not apply the same
techniques to locating and identifying UFO ·artifacts located
pnywhere in the human body? The mystery object among the
chromosomes was identified in a letter from a group of scientists
._T__..., HE I-MPLANT ENIGMA - PART II � at the New Mexico School of Medicine in the 30 October 198. 6 issue
of NATURE as follows.
Abduction researcher Budd Hopkins describes instances of apparent·
·,nasal cavity implants in his books MISSING TIME and INTRUDERS. "The mystery object in Wolstenholme's chromosome preparation is a
In one. of these cases a mother d�scribed a probe being ins�rted fragment of the silica skeleton of an alga known as a diatom. We
in her daughter's nose. She said there was "a little ball on had significant problems with contamination from this tiny
the end of the probe. The ball was "smaller than a BB". She was organism's remains for several years. Eventually we accidentally
quite distressed when the probe was removed and the ball was not.
discovered that the source of the contamination was diatomaceous
particles from rubber bulbs ·placed on Pasteur pipettes, used for.
In his book the WATCHERS, Raymond Fowler describes how the alien
doctors used a long flexible needle.to retrieve an object from the harvesting phase of chromosome preparations. Diatomaceous ,
the nose of Betty Andreassen. He said the object "was the size earth is apparently used by some manufacturers in the production
of a BB and seemed to have tiny wiies �ticking out of it." of rubber goods."
In the same book, Fowler quotes th� work of Dr� Richard Neal, Jr. "Diatom particles clung to many cells, cutting their membranes
on the subject of implants. Dr. Neal says "many abductees.have and releasing the contents (in the same manner that diatomaceous
de�cribed a thin probe with a ti�y ball on its end being inserted
earth is used as an organic insecticide) . .Th is diminished the
into the rtostril � usually on the right side. They are able to
numbers of well-spread chromosome metaphases. The particularly
hear a "crushing" type sound as the bone in this area is
apparently being penetrated. Many will have nosebleeds followin� vulnerable cells in this procedure where those in metaphase (and
these examination�." therefore without a nuclear membrane) which were under internal
o�motic pressure due to prior hypotonic treatment. The greater
During the. . 1990 MUFON Symposium held in Pensacola, Florida, I was the dose of diatomaceous fragmentsi the more cells in metaphase
privileged to meet with a number of individuals· claiming various
that were affected • • • ."
experiences with implants. One individual shared the results of
laboratoTy tests on a device �e believed to be an implant which
This answer seems plausible to me and it strengthens my belief
had been expelle� from his nasal cavity. The results appeared to
compare favorabl� with the l�boratory analysis of another that we can identify and analyze UFO implants (if they exist).
individual's e.xpelled implant. This w�s not a wild claim on his One reader of the MUFON UFO Journal, Rich Clark of Berkeley,
.part; ·as he· had the results of the labor at ory work in hand. This California, provided �dditional verification that the British
data will not be released until the rese�rch is completed. mystery is solved. H� referred to letters in the October 23,
1986 issue of NATURE as well as the October 30 issue. Rich says
· A researcher from Kansas has shared information about his four 11my first thought was that it likely was a hoax, possibly a prank
year quest for information in a specific case involving .
engineered by the lab technicians. ... " After some reflection, he
imvlants. He says he has evidence that the implanta are fourtd in
� nu�ber of organs, including the brain. He says that.this reviewed the content� of the various letters to NATURE and agreed
evidence has converted him from skeptic to serious researcher •. with the concensus of the writers, "that the·object was a piece
The impl�nt� seem to be used for monitoring and cqmmurtication. of the silica skeleton of a diatom, which possess that kind of
regular square pattern. Blacked-in squares may have been caused
UFO abductiOns have been inves�igated by only � few serious by air bubbles retatned during the process of mounting the slide.
researchers. Those individuals have dtscover�d among other The source could have been lab equipment since diatomite is used
inter�sting t�ings that im�lants do appear to exist as I have
in lah filters and in the manufacture of rubber goods."
noted in the previous paragraphs. They have found it difficult
to get other researchers to do little more than armchair
investigations to verify or reject their claims. Is it any I believe we do have the capability to solve very difficult
wonder that. they exp re's s di sa ppo int ment and ir r ita t ion at the mysteries, regardless of their �hysical size. In THE IMPLANT
lack of progress tha� has been made in this field? ENIGMA - PART III, we will explore some of the technology
available for use on implants.
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ON THE UFO TRAIL.
Of special interest is the ON THE UFO TRAIL � �·
increasing number of yellow
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lights being reported, and we
� are paying particular attention
to these reports as they may be The colour then changed from We wonder how closely this
adding up to some major yellowt o red as it sped away in incidentca me to being a Knowles
Results from the VUFORS incident. A typical example is a an cast-southeast direction. family case of January 1988,
publicity campaign to gain report from a couple who were The witnessesw ere walkinga long near MundrabiJJa on the
information from the wheat belt walking from their garden at the footpath and could hearn o
of Victoria, with regard to approximately 9.30 pm, when sound. Nulla rbor Plain, in Western
mystery circles, have been something caused them to look Australia? �
disappointing, although, reports up. There was a brilliant white From 11.30 pm to midnight,
have been received concerning light which changed to yellow November 6. 1990, four motorists
incidents occurring during before it shot across the sky at were driving west to visit
previous years. "incredible speed". relatievs near Kerang,w hent hey
obsevred some lights in the sky UFO
One of the more interesting The major problems concerning doing "funny movements".T he NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE
these sightings are that the lights were movinge rratically
cases occurred in December, , TheU FO NewsclippSienrvgi cwei ll
1988, when a farmer was buzzed dates are not remembered, notes up and down,a nd then hovering keepy oui nformeodf a llt hel atest
are not taken by the witnesses for a few moments before UniteSdt ateasn dW orld-WiUdFeO
by a cigar shaped object. The
and they do not report repeatingt he same movements. repor(tis. lei.t,tk lneo wnp hotographic
object passed low overhead
causing the lights of his immediately for fear of The four observersd ecidedt o rceapsoers,t s,ce lnooccsoceuu nptaenaarntnsd dal c laaolnst dehisen)rg
tractor to blink out and the ridicule. This is delightful stop so they could get a better UFO reportmsa,n yo fw hicha rec ar­
instruments to malfunction. news to the sceptics, who view. Momentsl ater,o ne of the rieodn lyi ns maltlo wna ndf oreign
Nearby, a circle was found in already have more cases on hand objects approached the car, and newspapers. ·
the vegetation and the water than they can successfully as it passed a few metres Our UFO NewsclippiSnegr vice
debunk, but not to UFO overhead,t hey could see it was issueasr e2 0-pagmeo nthlrye ports,
level had dropped in the dam.
reproducebdy photo-offsceotn,­
This was obvious because rusty investigators. diamond shaped and about four tainitnhge l atesUtn iteSdt ateasn d
44 gallon drums on the bottom of times larger than their car. CanadiaUnF O newsclippiwnigtsh,
the pond were uncovered. One of the reports that did come The object marte no sound.T he our foreigsne ctiocna rryintgh e
to our attention where the date edges of the object were latesBtr itisAhu,s triaalnN,e w Zea­
Another case was reported by was given because the sighting described as having a padded landan do thefro reipgrne srse ports.
three farmers who said that back occurred on a holiday, Easter appearanceo r tubular. On the oAlf"s Foio nrctleuadcniel"sdia p 3p-5i pn(agigs.e se e.c,t iBoing foot
in 1982, an object with blue Friday, occurred on 13 April, front was a large red lighta nd ando the"rm onsterre"p ortLse)tu. s
coloured lights was seen on the 1990. One of the witnesses was a small white light,o ne light keepy oui nformoefdt hel atehsatp ­
ground near their farm house. a mechanical engineer, the other was yellow. It moved slowly peningisn thUeF O and Fortean
They found a 7 meter circle was a high school teacher with a over the car but sped away at a fields.
where the object had rest�d. degree in science. At about rapid speed. joining up with Fors ubscriptiinofno rmatainodn
Nothing grew in this circle for 2li.g30ht a ms pteheeyd isnagy far loamr gteh,e yseolultohw­ aofn othveerrl tiigchalt t henam nadd e ah onvuembreirn g tsoadmaptylpo ea: g esf romo urs ervicew,r ite
several years. One of the
farmers did not realize his east. When it was directly in movements. The drivers aid she UFO NEWSCLIPPINSGE RVICE
front of them, they could see then started the car and drove Route1 - Box2 20
water tank was empty until he the outline of a solid looking slowly away, viewing the PlumerviAlrlkea,n sa7s2 127
started to take his morning
object which began to fly in a activtiy in the rear view
shower.
circle for about three minutes. mirror.
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perseverance, and consists of the systematic application of
the scientific method. There are many researchers around the
OVERVIEW OF THE UFO PHENOMENON-- wwiotrhlodu tw hop ublfiolcl ofw atnhfiasr ep, atha,s bhuats thael wwoaryks inb egeenn ertahel isw ady onoef
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science. To mention a few names, we have V.J. Ballester Olmos
in Spain, Denys Breysee (BECASSINE Project) and Claude Hauge
(CLASSCAT) in France, Dr. Richard Haines (world catalog of
pilot cases) and the UNICAT Project in the United States, and
a few others surrounded by small dedicated groups of
associates and collaborators.
aThpeo loagritsiec lef orb y thDre hWialllfy paSmgiet ho vceornltaip nwuehsi cfhr ioms tdhuee tMaor cpha geed i1t8i o(nM.a rWceh (b) Another approach is what could only be described as
edition) being printed out of context. papbJoJuJ:ti _£�tJh_i--s -'d.t..Q".sl.c9llho·o l" I oft thhionukg ihtt, isw haibcohu ht ats imnoet tboe ebne psrpoepceifrliyc
defined until now. I even suspect that what Mr. Clark calls
neoskepticism --but fails to define-- might be one of the
split factions of the foreign variety .
....................................... ........ .................. A political ufologist (P.U. from hereon) is an individual who
in fact does not believe in the objective reality of the UFO
phenomenon, but uses it for personal aggrandizement and
intellectual stimulation, fomenting debate which gives him
3. THE EXPLANATIONS public exposure. He writes extensively, not about the
phenomenon itself but on controversial issues, the
researchers, their hypotheses and opinions --not as they are
In a recent editorial (Ref. 1) Jerome K. Clark states but as he perceives them-- finding them almost invariably
categorically that) lacking. His conclusions are never substantiated by a logical
argument, and he makes a point of not providing references
which others could verify. Often enough he is sorely
"In 1990 ufology has three serious schools of thought: deficient in his education, a fact that is masked very
extrat�rrestrial, psychosocial/neoskeptical, and geo- efficiently by his excellent prose and the flair of his
physical", passionate rhetoric.
The P.U. is not a Johnny come lately on the ufological scene:
and indicates his willingness to promote an open debate from he has been there for years, but like the chameleon, his
the pages of the IUR, although to this time no papers related protective coloration allows him to go undetected unless an
to the issue have been published in the pages of the IUR. extraordinary event removes his disguise. Perhaps due to the
universal dissatisfaction generated by the lack of progress
is wiplalt ennotlt y arogbuvei ouwsh etthheart tChloasrek' s" svcihoeowl si"s asroem eswehraito us�1,m pbl':l1tf.1iedt owno rldth, e [UmFaOi nlpryo blienm ,E uhriopse nuwhmebreer s hhea vaes bienecnr eapsreedv a·laelln to vfeorr tthhee
if not incomplete. First, I would hesitate to call them last 5 or 10 years].
schools of thought, because as their nam�s reve�l, all that
liso osceolnys iddeerfeidn e iass tthhee U FOor ipghienn oomfen tohn.e mNaon 1dfeems�tna�tt1roanbls � thaa�td �woer Haep artpo ssweistsheisn tvherey u fotlyopgiiccaal l ccohmmaraucnitteyr,i sbtuitc ss, o wfhairc nho seeft fhoritm
convincing evidence either in the scient1f1c or JUd1c1al has been made to systematically specify those traits. Perhaps
sense, is ever offered in support of th�se viewpoint�, and the most outstanding feature of the P.U. is his complete lack
the irnmense majority of the papers appear1ng nowad�y� 1n the of scientific knowledge, which in most cases does not prevent
literature are of the "arm waving" variety. In add�t1on --as him from making Solomonic. judgement on matters totally
Mtrh.e UcFlOar k phseunroemleyno nm, usotf kwnhoiwc-h- It hweirlel rnareen t�1tohne ro nalpy ptroharcehee, s ttwoo fvoireewipgoni ntt, o hhei s betlriaeivnesi ng thaantd aneyxopneeri enwciet.h coFrmmo�o n hsise nlseim ictaend
of which occupy the extremes of the rahge. issue valid opinions on ufological issues, oblivious to the
fact that those will always be just that: opinions
H(ay)n ekT:-h-:ifie s--ci-wehnictihf ict�he nreoeadc l!t,o sltoundgy tahgeo p hcehnaommpeinoonne di nb yd eDprt.h Psocliietnitcisatl uifso longoti stosn lsye ekmn otwol edbgee, unbauwta ar e mtehntaatl w hpaetrs mpaekcetisv ae
boeff orceo ucrosrnei, ng ttoh ep rhemaardtuerset cownacyl, usrieoqnsu iirsi nrge codgendiizceadt.i onIt iasn,d wfhaimcihl iacraitny' t bwiet hi mphriosv isdeids.c iApclquiinree, d haifst oeru tlyeoaorks alanldo wsye ahrism otfo
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4. SCIENCE AND UFOLOGY
focus on a problem and attack it in a way which only his
training can provide. This is not a prerogative of science, b_Schen!e of Science
but in fact, is found in all disciplines: a lawyer, for
instance, or a mathematician or a doctor or a policeman, Contemplation of the world surrounding him soon convinced man
faces the daily events of life from the reference frame that his observations do not follow a never repeating
provided by his professional experience. Perhaps only in pattern, but on the contrary, there are causes and effects
ufology does every person believe himself qualified to deal pointing toward a basic interdependence. The purpose of
with whatever situation confronts him. science is to account for the nature of the observations, to
recognize order in the apparently chaotic environment,
But the case of the P.U. is perhaps worse, as many of them deducing the underlying laws which eventually will lead to
have a very limited education. Many are high-school graduates hypotheses and theories. Science is experimental, not a
who couldn't hack it in the highly competitive academic construct existing independently of the observer, and could
world: they become college dropouts, but temained interested be defined as the systematic study of the relationships
in the,, UFO- phenomenon, which at this poi.1t could be no more following from observations of the world.
than a hobby for them. The need to make a living pushed them
in different directions: a clerk in a bus company, a gas According to the nature of the object uader consideration,
meter· reader, a civil employee, a free lance artist, and for the sciences are traditionally divided into branches, and in
those with some talent in writing, the opportunity to earn a broader sense, they can be grouped into four categories.
some mone� while pursuing a dear hobby.
The typical P�U. does not do field work. He has not (a) Natural Sciences.
investigated many cases· --if any-- and his overview of the "\'I.A..
subject is based exclusively on h�s readings, which often They are referred to as the hard sciences, andrmost important
enough are heavily tainted by his preconceptions of the real are:
nature of the phenomenon.
(i) Biology: the subject matter is living organisms.
(c) .A third school of thought not clearly identified by J.K.
Clark is the total skeptic, typified by the approach promoted (ii) Chemistry: studies how different substances react
b.y CSICOP. Th- eir philosophy is simple: there is no such thing with each other. But living organisms depend on chemical
as UFOs. All cases are either misinterpretations of natural processes converting food into energy; hence biology depends
phenomena or hoaxes, and the aim is to prove their viewpoint on chemistry.
by dissecting each UFO incident which has acquired notoriety.
Needless to say, this is not a scientific approach, because (iii) fhy�j��: the study of matter and energy. Since
e_ven if they succeeded in providing an alternate "solution" matter is an aggregate of atoms and molecules, chemistry
for all the cases they study, there is no guarantee that depends on physics.
hidden in the myriad of cases still to be considered there is
not one --and one is all it would take-- that cbuld not be There exist other branches, initially independent, such as
explained in conventional terms and which would verify the geology (study of Earth), astronomy (study of planets and
reality of the UFO phenomenon. The approach, then, is stars}, cosmology (study of the universe). In general, the
vitiated in principle, and I personally don't believe that more a branch of science develops, the more it is going to
they have succeeded in offering satisfactory explanations for overlap with other branches. At the same time, the increasing
many of the incidents they have analysed. The several complexity demands more specialization by the practitioners.
hundred quality cases contained in the UNICAT Project data
bases tell me a different story. But it must be noticed that (b) Pseudo-sciences.
their approach is more charitable than the position taken by
the .supporters of the psycho-sociological school: there are Referred to by some as the soft sciences, they are branches
no UFOs, hence, those reporting them are only broadcasting of knowledge which borrow from the methodology and prestige
their mental problems. of the natural sciences, and yet lack some fundamental
characteristics of science:
(i) causality law, a direct connection between causes
and effects.
REFERENCES
(ii) predictive character, i.e., to foresee the outcome
(1) IUH Vol. 15, #1, Jan/Feb. 1990 of a situation or the results of an experiment.
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(iii) absence of a paradigm, which in fact typifies the
soft sciences.
We use here the term paradigm in the sense established by of the illness --like cancer-- requiring the surgery. If
Kuhn (Ref. 1), i.e., some implicit body of intertwined anything, the surgeon is an artist in his own field,
theoretical and methodological beliefs which permits the requiring years of hands-on experience to excel in his
selection, evaluation and critical analysis of the data. It profession.
satisfies at least two requirements: (a) consensus, i.e., it
is followed by all the practitioners of the discipline; and Other examples of false sciences are astrology and alchemy,
(b) must be open-ended, pointing to new problems to be which in the historical context gave birth to astronomy and
solved, and orienting research within its framework. chemistry respectively. A third example is allopathy.
Some mention should be made at this point of the cuncept of
falsifiability pioneered by Sir Karl Popper (Ref. 2), and {d) Exact sciences.
whose meaning is continuously confused by non-scientists
dabbling in ufology (Ref. 3). In essence, it states that a Sometimes called the pure sciences, they are characterized by
scientific hypothesis is always falsifiable, i.e., that an their object of study having no counterpart in natu�e. They
experiment could be conceived to demonstrate a hypothesis to are creations of the human mind, and as such, possess
be false; but the reverse is not true: not all falsifiable extraordinary breadth and depth. The only example that comes
hypotheses are scientific. Examples abound, and in a to mind is mathematics, which is the fundamental tool of the
ufological context it is enough to m�ntion the so-called natural sciences, specially of physics.
birth trauma theory proposed by Dr. �lvin H. Lawson, an
English professor, a few years back (Ref. 4 and Ref. 5).
The prefix pseudo does not have a derogatory connotation,
as it would in everyday language, but simply emphasizes the Admittedly, the above outline is only a simplified scheme
limitations of those particular disciplines. However, this portraying the compl-exity of the building of science, mainly
distinction has been ignored by some ill-informed ufologists aimed at those unfamiliar with the topic. The question is
(Ref. 6) . now: how does ufology fit into the picture?
The best known examples of pseudo-sciences are: The answer is: it doesn't. The developwent of ufology has
been seriously handicapped by the practitioners' lack of
(i) Psychol..Qg_y, in which the subject matter is the unity and common goals, and the systematic disregard of the
individual. It has been argued that in spite of its scientific method. The amount of evidence collected is
experimental nature psychology will never have a paradigm sufficient to establish the existence of a problem, that
(Ref. 7). something outside the realm of conventional science really
exists, and is enough to justify the systematic collection of
(ii) Sociol�, which studies human conglomerates. pertinent data. This is precisely what has not been done.
Although information has been acquired for more than forty
(iii) Political science, in which the subject matter years, the quality of the data is so varied that it makes all
is the government of social groups. statistical attempts at interpretation worthless. ·
Until such time as the data have been seriously collected and
(c) False sciences. systematically studied, ufology is no more than a
proto-science, which could evolve into a true science or into
They are really arts, which apply scientific principles and a pseudo-science. Since conceived by Dr. Hynek in 1984, the
the discoveries of science without clear knowledge of what is UNICAT Project has been engaged in the creation of a data
involved. The most outstanding example is: base of representative UFO cases, from which correlations and
conclusions can be extracted. Contrary to what ill-informed
(i) Medicine. Only a very few diseases are fully critics claim (Ref. 8) no a priori hypothesis on the nature
understood and cured, and even some simple things, like the of the UFO phenomenon has been assumed, as has been done in
common cold, why men get bald, or why aspirin works, are the past by so many on the basis of very questionable data.
unresolved puzzles. What medicine does, essentially, is
improve the functioning of the human body by providing proper
care, optimizing recovery as nature follows its course. Of Dr. Willy Smith
course, apparently surgery does not satisfy this outline, UNICAT Project
until one considers that in general we �\Jn't know the causes (C) November 1990
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REFERENCES {PART 4)
(1) Ku�n, T�omas S.; THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS,
Un1vers1ty of Chicago, 1970.
.U.F. 0. sightings
(2) Popper, Sir Karl R.; THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY,
Hutchinson, London, 1959 (First published in Vienna,
1935). Three Unidentifietdh eyca me from the appearetdo h avea red
Flyj.ng Objects were mountaiarean andbo th centre.,
(3) CLARK, POPPER AND SMITH, UNICAT Project, September 1990. sighteodv erM etung maintainedt heirexa ct "Theyw erem oving
on Sunday between positioinn r elatitoo ns lowbluyt t herwea sn o
(4) Lawson, A.H.; 1977 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS, 11.30 p.m. an· d 12 theo ther. noise,M"rs Coleman
Scottsdale, AZ, July 1977, p.107. midnight. "Oneo ft hes trangsea id.
Two of theo bjectst hinagsbo uti tw ast hat From herh omeo n
(5) Lawson, A.H.; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1976 CUFOS CONFERENCE, were seen flyintog- therwea sn o noisaet Tambo Bluff,M rs
gethera nd anotheral l. JennyB onwick�
Evanston, IL, p.141. spo� laterb,u tf ol- "After thereya chead saw thet wol ighatst
lowmgt hes amep ath. pointth eyt urned and thec orrespondtiinmge .
(6) Clark, J. K.; Editorial in IUR Vol. 15, #2, March/April Fourse parates ighth-eadedw estwardsi n Shes aithde yse emed
1990, p.20. The expression "woolly pseudoscientific" is ingsh ave been re-thed irectioofBn a irns­ to be reasonacblloys e
meaningless. ported, theU .F.O.be-'s dalbeu td isappeared. butm aden on oise.
mg describeda s, "Later another
{7) Smith, Willy; WHY PSYCHOLOGY WILL NEVER HAVE A PARADIGM m"Bu�r�i gbhiotgra gnegtreh · aanna d sehxaocwte��ldPhy ae sn adfm oepl altohw,eh de" aIdto wwaatrcdRahsey dmt ohnedm
(unpublished), presented in an informal debate, Fall Island faanddoe ff i nto
star . beforeI t too disap-
197-8. thef og,M"r sB onwick
Mr Tony Claridgepeare d," Mr Claridge
said.
an� fouort heperr sons said.
(B) Fuller et al.; THE TROUBLE WITH UNICAT, IUR Vol. 14, 14, sightetdh eo bjecfrtso m .F rom herh omeo n A sightihnags a lso
July/Aug. 1989, p.7, and IUR Vol. 14, �5. Sept/Oct. 1989, his homei nB roadlanTdasm bo Bluff, Mrs been recordebdy a
p. 14. Road,M etung. HeatheCorl emansa w Lakes Entrance
�'Myw ife� w them two U.F.O.t'hsr oughw oman,w ho was surf
firs-t travellsmlgo wlyh ercurtains ata pproxi­fishinign La kes En­
from norttoh s outh. matelyt hesa me time tranactet het ime.
TIME "Theyw ereo rangea,s M r Claridge. Strangeiltyi ,s b e­
� B:Pproxi.amtely four Shet hento ok up a lievead numbero f
trmebsn ghtert hana viewiponign to nt hev e­U.F.O. sightings were
sta.r andw e coulsdee randah. reported throughout
themq uitec learlhye, " "I lookeda t them Europe on Monday
Time has always been one of the Since science defines matter and said. throutghhe b inocularnsi.g hatn dc onfirmebdy
biggest problems through the energy as that which can neither "Itl ookeda st houghT heyw ereo rangaen d pilots.
ages. Not enough, too much, out be created nor destroyed, then
of, gained, lost etc .... This all that is, is reused matter and
The Sightings Officer.
has happened to everybody who en.ergy.
can read this.
Maybe, in that case, the brand Dear Sir. ·
Our idea of what time means to new car you've just bought is
I am enclosing a cutting from the Bairnsdale Advertiser, Friday
us is well-known. But what is really second-hand, although you
Nove�ber 9th, front page. I know Mr Claridge and can vouch for
time by itself? Exclude the pa.id a brand new price for it!
his veracity.
events that give you a sequence To take it to the ridiculous, the
and think of time in a raw matter and energy used to make up
Prior to this report, a red round object was observed to the west
sense, (hard to do). your body was created when time
of Paynesville, when the moon was at its first quarter. This was
began.
at around midnight, date uncertain.
Although you have grown up with
time in your every day life, Sorry love, how old did you say
I hope this can be of some use to you.
it's nothing new to you. So how you were?
old is it? Since the beginning
Yours faithfully,
of anything that was (or is),
older than the age of anything
D. Haylock,
you know, or is it? By Peter Close.
East Vic. Rep.
Bairnsdale Advertiser 9/11/90.
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