A Look at UFO's
Since the end of the Second World
War, UFO's have caught the imagination of many people. While many sightings can
be explained as natural phenomenon or a case of mistaken identity, what can be
said of those sightings not easily dismissed? Are UFO's extraterrestrial craft,
created from the ground up by various government agencies with technology alone
or a creation of the military using advanced technology from a crashed alien
craft? It is an area where sensationalism and wild speculation have been
predominant mixed in with too many conspiracy theories. Hopefully this will be
an area where common sense will prevail and concerned individuals/groups will
get to the bottom of the matter.
One of the first stories to hit the big time and last throughout history is the
alleged crash of a UFO at Roswell, New Mexico. Considering that Watergate and
the Iran/Contra affairs were soon exposed after their start, the question to ask
is how was Roswell kept secret after 57 years. History shows us that in 1947 the
USA, among other nations, was adjusting from war to peace. Harry Truman was
still learning the ropes of being president after FDR's death and had made the
decision to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan. The Cold War had just gotten
started. Now an alleged alien craft is downed by lightening at Roswell.
Questions to ask is it Soviet or extraterrestrial, friendly or hostile?
Two explanations are worth noting. The powers to be may want us to believe they
have a crashed alien spaceship rather than have us know they are building their
own aircrafts. While alien bodies are being searched for, the authorities are
quietly building the next Stealth Bomber or Harrier VI. The second explanation
is not popular, which involves the Project Mogul Balloon. The balloon was kept
under tight security because Project Mogul was a top secret mission intended to
detect Russian detonation of nuclear weapons. Or perhaps the crash at Roswell
involved something nuclear thus the reason for rapid evacuation.
There were reports of alien bodies found in the wreckage at Roswell. Some
accounts say this story first came out in the late 1970's, which is more than
enough time for those to jump on the Roswell bandwagon with a more exciting
story than just a plain and simple crash.
If then UFO's are not alien made in origin, where are they being manufactured? A
plausible explanation is an area just northwest of Las Vegas called the Nellis
Air Force Base or Area 51. It would seem to be quite possible that new types of
aircraft are being built and given test runs in Area 51 and other similar
centers throughout the world. Considering the increase in sightings of
triangular UFO's in the last 10 or more years, this would concur with the use of
and testing of the Stealth Bombers. There have been stories of UFO's being
silent beams of light in the night sky. People swore they couldn't be
helicopters or planes because of little or no sound was heard. 15 years later
the military releases their new virtually soundless helicopter that they had
tested over that same time period.
One may be familiar with and even seen how the radio play "War of the Worlds"
had on the American public in 1939. Though some claimed Orson Welles, with help
from the media, staged a lot of the panic, it would have one ponder what the
real contact with ET's would have on the general public. Since people have been
exposed to images of aliens, most notably in movies, it wouldn't come as much of
a shock as it would have been in 1939.
If it were to happen, the suspense of finding what characteristics the aliens
would have will be the main concern. What seems to be missed in this field is
the ability of aliens to adopt to breathing our atmosphere and how their
immunity systems would handle our bacteria. If one refers to the Big Bang theory
of Earth's origins, would it be far fetched to believe that ET's and humans have
the same body compositions?
Also our body functions and immunity systems changes with the surroundings - the
theory of adaptation - therefore it could very well be possible that aliens
could adapt to our environment over a period of time.
An aspect of UFO lore that has caused much speculation is the Men In Black or
MIB. They have been the source of much in the way of hoaxes and story telling.
Some claim that the MIB are paid by the government to keep the UFO phenomena top
secret and make sure that sensitive information doesn't fall into the hands of
rival nations. In the case of a reported UFO sighting, the MIB are sent to
investigate and determine if a breach of a countries airspace has been violated.
Quite often a witness misinterprets what they see, even though there is no
malice on their part. In the ensuing excitement, a witness can easily mistake
the actions of the MIB as being more sinister than what it actually is. Details
are added to the story that bears little relation to what did happen.
Another area of UFO stories that has much speculation is the creditability of
abduction stories. Some say struggling writers make up abduction stories and
pass it off as fact to sell more books. Movies and TV shows regrettably focus
more on the fantastic ideas than on the hard evidence. To use hypnosis on
anyone, especially "abductees" is a tricky one. The chances of a hypnotist
planting or suggesting false memories are quite high, even if the hypnotist
isn't trying to. A leading authority on hypnosis stated that it is usually
impossible for either hypnotist or hypnotic subject to discern between the truth
and idle chat. It all depends how ethical the hypnotist is. A well known case
was the Betty and Barney Hill "abduction". Most researchers were convinced that
what Betty reported under hypnosis was from dreams and that Barney was recalling
Betty's stories. Even the psychiatrist whose name escapes me, maintained that
the Hill abduction never happened. He claimed to be misquoted for years by
believers and promoters of the Hill case. A theory is that the whole alien
abduction setting is a form of collective conscience fear, like a fear of
conformity manifesting itself into an abduction dream.
The search for truth is a good one. But as long as we have people who don't want
to believe in the explainable, we will never get closer to the truth. But things
can change as long as we start being honest with ourselves and with each other.