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Eric, thanks for your great interview and also for weighing in. Reviewing the history of the UFO, do you sometimes get the impression it ("it" taking in a wide range of phenomena) is at liberty to "disobey" time as a linear sequence of events and also the concept of space as we know it? I'm...

I've been to UFO meetup groups in which valid topics were rationally and intelligently discussed. Much, I think, depends on the leadership style of the person in charge of the discussion. Sadly, the number of thought provoking meetings I have attended have been largely outweighed by the...

Gene, my heart goes out to you. This is the "double whammy" with which Americans are increasingly presented. First comes dealing with the pain and injury of a loved one, followed by a billing onslaught. The classic American view of medicine is that it is a business, and therefore should be...

I think all of the above may be part of this process. One can always start from the assumption that the UFO is a psychic projection (not to be confused with a fantasy or hallucination) created and animated by some deep and mysterious process within the human psyche. Or--one can postulate the...

I have only a passing acquaintance with McKenna's work. What I see as a 'takeaway' in the entheogen and UFO debate is that whatever the UFO may be, it cannot be relegated to a physical place outside of personal perception and conscious awareness. It is seemingly not possible to observe this...

The opening subject of this thread is thought provoking indeed. The topic has branched slightly--a good thing on this forum IMO-- in discussing time dilation related to gravity and alteration of perceived time passed seemingly due to neurological factors. Although this in itself raises a...

Monsanto is essentially one player in a much larger socio-economic movement that has had great success in selling the American public a simple formula for perfection: to simply remove all governmental oversight to leave "free enterprise" unfettered. Any critical thinker will see this as the...

The closest thing I might have to an "inside" on Patton comes by way of an old friend of mine whose father had served in infantry under Patton during the war. My friend's take on Patton was that he was largely disliked by the rank and file. I remember mentioning Patton's nickname as "old blood...

Stanford is undoubtedly a complex and interesting guy. But I hold him to the same standards as anyone claiming to possess tangible evidence regarding the UFO phenomenon: Step forward and share what you've got with society.

Supernatural or unnatural? Maybe best we don't go there. :oops:

This is all well and good. I remain fascinated by Roswell myself and am in favor of keeping an active eye out for whatever might surface that is worthy of investigation and debate. I guess my point is that once an event becomes established as a folkloric component of a nation's mythology...

Roswell has obviously been beaten to a formless pulp. But don't expect it to vanish into thin air. Regardless of what may or may not have happened in 1947, Roswell has passed from esoteric curiosity into the realm of traditional American folklore. As years and decades pass, its...

Ostensibly crafted for the purposes of humor. But perhaps the world is indeed stranger than we can imagine without removing built in filters from the 3 lb. meat computer between our ears.

Just finished "The Complete Stories Of Truman Capote." I've only recently appreciated what a master of the art Capote was. He had a gift finding magic and insight in everyday life events. I've just barely started on "Billions and Billions: Thoughts On Life And Death..." by Carl Sagan...

Good points.

I would say to start from an historical perspective of the phenomenon, which is considered to have begun (in the modern era anyway) sometime around or just after WWII, and work outward from there. Two of my favorite authors on the subject are the late J. Allen Hynek, and Jaques Vallee...

This is yet another page in the long history of esoteric things that show up on film and are somewhat difficult to affirm or negate. Barring some kind of oversight in which the entire process of taking the pics is documented from start to finish, I doubt there is any reliable way to say with...

I've seen the 180 deg maneuver like this once before, and it does look puzzling. I wouldn't read too much into it. The skies are crowded nowadays, and "stuff" happens. And military exercises are another possibility.

Hate to have to agree. But I essentially agree. Cases rising to the magnitude of Rendlesham or the the northern tier ICBM incursions will probably continue and most likely pop up when we least expect them. But overall, I have to go with 'same ol same ol' .

It looks like sneaky front loading for the next presidential election has begun. :( Sy Hersh: US version of Bin Laden raid is 'full of lies' - BBC News