THE PARACAST NEWSLETTER
July 27, 2014
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Paranormal Events in Pennsylvania Explored on The Paracast
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. It’s easy to send a donation. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. Or use theDonate link on our forums, at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. You can also send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris present long-time paranormal researcher Stan Gordon. During this segment we'll be bringing you up to date on the December 9, 1965 Kecksburg, PA UFO crash. Was it possibly a test aircraft, and what about the weird hieroglyphic-style lettering on the alleged craft? Are there any new developments that will help advance research into this classic UFO case? You'll also hear about this year's Kecksburg UFO Festival, along with the extensive range of Bigfoot, UFO and other strange events that have occurred in Pennsylvania over the years.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Stan Gordon’s Blog: Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone » 24-hour UFO Hotline (phone/fax) 724-838-7768 • [email protected]
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
The Silence Group Excuse
By Gene Steinberg
When things don’t work out as you expect, there’s always a scapegoat, or at least sometimes. So when a company fails, it’s not because management wasn’t up to the task, or the products were lousy; it’s got to be the customer’s fault. The public wasn’t lining up to buy your product or service because they weren’t smart enough to realize what a great value you were offering. Or maybe it was all the result of too much government regulation.
In our corner of the world, the modern UFO era has existed for 67 years. Most of you weren’t around when Kenneth Arnold had his June 24, 1947 sighting, or you were too young to care. Regardless, all of the dreams of a fast solution to the phenomenon have come and gone.
Indeed, expectations that we’d have some answers arose early on, when such authors as Major Donald Keyhoe claimed the Silence Group — the agency or agencies responsible for the UFO secret — could be persuaded to let us all in on that secret. Even if it wasn’t a happy answer, that perhaps UFOs had a hostile intent, well we could take it. The possible impact to the world’s religions? Same answer. Humans are made of tough stuff and we can handle the truth.
The Condon Report, released in 1969, came as the result of the congressional hearings that Major Keyhoe’s UFO club, NICAP and others demanded. But the report was, as expected, a whitewash that denied UFO reality and gave the Air Force an excuse to officially get out of the UFO investigation business and shutter Project Blue Book.
I say “officially” because there are ongoing reports that the military continues to investigate UFOs without a public relations arm. Indeed, Project Blue Book, never a particularly large agency, was often regarded as little more than a transparent scheme to pour heavy doses of cold water on the possibility of UFO reality. The real study of the phenomenon went on behind the scenes.
None of this, of course, stopped people from reporting UFOs around the world, and the number of cases reported in recent years has been quite high. So evidently the public didn’t get the memo that UFOs didn’t exist.
But it’s clear that we don’t know much more about the phenomenon today than we did in the 1950s. Sure, some of the theories have been refined. Conditions on other planets in our solar system are too hostile for life as we know it, but it has become evident that there may be thousands or millions of planets in our galaxy that may support life. And that’s before you consider life forms that we may not even regard as life.
In any case, what’s consistent about UFOs is their inconsistency. We have waves of disk-shaped craft, crescent-shaped craft, flying cigars, flying boomerangs — all sorts of shapes and sizes. They are all over the place, and some assume it’s either because spaceships come in different makes and models — such as our own cars and trucks — or we’re being visited by different races.
The proof is inconsistent. There are simultaneous radar and visual sightings, photos, most of which are too blurry to make out specific features, possible trace evidence of UFO landings, and maybe personal contacts with Earthlings.
Most of those so-called contacts are easy to debunk. Certainly the early 1952 contact reported by the late George Adamski is a prime example of outright fakery, with clumsy flying saucer photos and the inconsistent alleged eyewitness testimony.
Then there are abductions, which may or may not be UFO related. Some researchers suggest some are the result of paranormal events we don’t understand, but which we interpret as encounters with alien beings. Certainly something is happening to a lot of people, and abduction researchers will claim consistencies in descriptions among experiences who had no contact with fellow travelers or prior knowledge of such events.
At the end of the day, when people ask me what UFOs are, the best I can say is that I just don’t know. I can follow through with the common theories, including extraterrestrials, inter-dimensional travelers, visitors from the future, from the hidden portions of our own world, or perhaps some phenomenon that presents itself as physical flying ships to conceal the actual source. Or maybe our imaginations interpret weird events in a way that we can understand.
So many possibilities, so few answers.
Still, there is a faction of UFO believers who strongly maintain that the governments of Earth know all or a part of the truth, and choose to withhold that truth from ordinary citizens for reasons best known to themselves.
Sure, this possibility may make sense from a logical point of view. Perhaps they know something about UFOs that might cause panic, and I’ll let the reader consider the frightening possibilities. Perhaps there’s also the fear to admit that something is invading our skies over which we have absolutely no control. Even if the UFOs are perfectly friendly visitors from another planet, the admission of their existence may have a profound impact on our civilization.
One conspiracy theory has it that the revelation of advanced propulsion systems, perhaps using a free and plentiful energy source that costs nothing and doesn’t consume natural resources, could destroy the oil industry. So those oil barons, who still exist and are using their largesse to get their supporters elected to public office, are doing everything in their power to conceal the dreadful truth. By dreadful, I mean something that will virtually put them out of business overnight, though I often wonder how many billions they need to enable these industrialists and their families to live in the lap of luxury for many many years.
So there would seem to be valid reasons to keep the UFO secret. But, aside from the occasional whistleblower with information that is often questionable, we cannot prove where the secret lies, let alone what that secret might be.
But does it make sense to pawn off the inability to discover the truth behind the UFOs on someone else? It may be convenient and all, but that, and the constant backbiting in the field, continues to make it near impossible to ever arrive at a final answer to the mystery.
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July 27, 2014
www.theparacast.com
Paranormal Events in Pennsylvania Explored on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 3:00 AM until 6:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, the Boost Radio Network, the IRN Internet Radio Network, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
Why It's Important for You to Donate to The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough to pay your humble hosts decent wages. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap, if you can, to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch and utility bills. No contribution is too small (or too large
. It’s easy to send a donation. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. Or use theDonate link on our forums, at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. You can also send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris present long-time paranormal researcher Stan Gordon. During this segment we'll be bringing you up to date on the December 9, 1965 Kecksburg, PA UFO crash. Was it possibly a test aircraft, and what about the weird hieroglyphic-style lettering on the alleged craft? Are there any new developments that will help advance research into this classic UFO case? You'll also hear about this year's Kecksburg UFO Festival, along with the extensive range of Bigfoot, UFO and other strange events that have occurred in Pennsylvania over the years.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Stan Gordon’s Blog: Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone » 24-hour UFO Hotline (phone/fax) 724-838-7768 • [email protected]
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
The Silence Group Excuse
By Gene Steinberg
When things don’t work out as you expect, there’s always a scapegoat, or at least sometimes. So when a company fails, it’s not because management wasn’t up to the task, or the products were lousy; it’s got to be the customer’s fault. The public wasn’t lining up to buy your product or service because they weren’t smart enough to realize what a great value you were offering. Or maybe it was all the result of too much government regulation.
In our corner of the world, the modern UFO era has existed for 67 years. Most of you weren’t around when Kenneth Arnold had his June 24, 1947 sighting, or you were too young to care. Regardless, all of the dreams of a fast solution to the phenomenon have come and gone.
Indeed, expectations that we’d have some answers arose early on, when such authors as Major Donald Keyhoe claimed the Silence Group — the agency or agencies responsible for the UFO secret — could be persuaded to let us all in on that secret. Even if it wasn’t a happy answer, that perhaps UFOs had a hostile intent, well we could take it. The possible impact to the world’s religions? Same answer. Humans are made of tough stuff and we can handle the truth.
The Condon Report, released in 1969, came as the result of the congressional hearings that Major Keyhoe’s UFO club, NICAP and others demanded. But the report was, as expected, a whitewash that denied UFO reality and gave the Air Force an excuse to officially get out of the UFO investigation business and shutter Project Blue Book.
I say “officially” because there are ongoing reports that the military continues to investigate UFOs without a public relations arm. Indeed, Project Blue Book, never a particularly large agency, was often regarded as little more than a transparent scheme to pour heavy doses of cold water on the possibility of UFO reality. The real study of the phenomenon went on behind the scenes.
None of this, of course, stopped people from reporting UFOs around the world, and the number of cases reported in recent years has been quite high. So evidently the public didn’t get the memo that UFOs didn’t exist.
But it’s clear that we don’t know much more about the phenomenon today than we did in the 1950s. Sure, some of the theories have been refined. Conditions on other planets in our solar system are too hostile for life as we know it, but it has become evident that there may be thousands or millions of planets in our galaxy that may support life. And that’s before you consider life forms that we may not even regard as life.
In any case, what’s consistent about UFOs is their inconsistency. We have waves of disk-shaped craft, crescent-shaped craft, flying cigars, flying boomerangs — all sorts of shapes and sizes. They are all over the place, and some assume it’s either because spaceships come in different makes and models — such as our own cars and trucks — or we’re being visited by different races.
The proof is inconsistent. There are simultaneous radar and visual sightings, photos, most of which are too blurry to make out specific features, possible trace evidence of UFO landings, and maybe personal contacts with Earthlings.
Most of those so-called contacts are easy to debunk. Certainly the early 1952 contact reported by the late George Adamski is a prime example of outright fakery, with clumsy flying saucer photos and the inconsistent alleged eyewitness testimony.
Then there are abductions, which may or may not be UFO related. Some researchers suggest some are the result of paranormal events we don’t understand, but which we interpret as encounters with alien beings. Certainly something is happening to a lot of people, and abduction researchers will claim consistencies in descriptions among experiences who had no contact with fellow travelers or prior knowledge of such events.
At the end of the day, when people ask me what UFOs are, the best I can say is that I just don’t know. I can follow through with the common theories, including extraterrestrials, inter-dimensional travelers, visitors from the future, from the hidden portions of our own world, or perhaps some phenomenon that presents itself as physical flying ships to conceal the actual source. Or maybe our imaginations interpret weird events in a way that we can understand.
So many possibilities, so few answers.
Still, there is a faction of UFO believers who strongly maintain that the governments of Earth know all or a part of the truth, and choose to withhold that truth from ordinary citizens for reasons best known to themselves.
Sure, this possibility may make sense from a logical point of view. Perhaps they know something about UFOs that might cause panic, and I’ll let the reader consider the frightening possibilities. Perhaps there’s also the fear to admit that something is invading our skies over which we have absolutely no control. Even if the UFOs are perfectly friendly visitors from another planet, the admission of their existence may have a profound impact on our civilization.
One conspiracy theory has it that the revelation of advanced propulsion systems, perhaps using a free and plentiful energy source that costs nothing and doesn’t consume natural resources, could destroy the oil industry. So those oil barons, who still exist and are using their largesse to get their supporters elected to public office, are doing everything in their power to conceal the dreadful truth. By dreadful, I mean something that will virtually put them out of business overnight, though I often wonder how many billions they need to enable these industrialists and their families to live in the lap of luxury for many many years.
So there would seem to be valid reasons to keep the UFO secret. But, aside from the occasional whistleblower with information that is often questionable, we cannot prove where the secret lies, let alone what that secret might be.
But does it make sense to pawn off the inability to discover the truth behind the UFOs on someone else? It may be convenient and all, but that, and the constant backbiting in the field, continues to make it near impossible to ever arrive at a final answer to the mystery.
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