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July 7, 2024
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Explore UFO Research, Theories on the Alleged Reverse Engineering of the Wreckage of the Roswell Crash, plus Abductions, with William G. Weber on The Paracast!
The Paracast is released every Sunday and available from our site, https://www.theparacast.com, your favorite podcast app, and the IRN Internet Radio Network. All episodes from 2022, 2023 and 2024 now feature better audio and fewer ads.
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This Week's Episode: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present researcher William G. Weber, author of “UFO’s Sightings Reports Cover-Ups,” of which veteran researcher Major George A. Filer is a coauthor. The book covers historical documented cases as well as those that touch us with modern technology today. Weber details the attempts to cover-up and even discredit witnesses to the actual sighting events. His hope is to provide subject matter to stimulate thought that perhaps we are not alone. Among the topics discussed: Weber’s history with MUFON, his theories about the controversial claims of Col. Philip Corso about possible reverse engineering of advanced technology from the Roswell crash, and abduction reports. Weber was the former MUFON State Director for the State of Delaware, and for a short time, the State of Pennsylvania. As the State Director, he was responsible for a team of State Section Directors, Chief Investigators and Certified Field Investigators within these States. He was also a member of the MUFON STAR Team — (the MUFON SWAT Team). Weber’s background is in Electrical Engineering, where he was granted three U.S. Patents for his designs.
After The Paracast — Available exclusively for Paracast+ subscribers by July 7: UFO researcher William G. Weber, author of “UFO’s Sightings Reports Cover-Ups,” returns to talk with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz . He discusses such topics as cryptoterrestrials, an Earth-based theory for the phenomena and UFO abductions, including the Travis Walton case. Other subjects include the hitchhiker effect, where other phenomena, such as poltergeists, seem to follow UFO witnesses. Weber also brings up the apparent interest in UFOs of our nuclear installations, whether there’s something strange about the 1965 New York blackout, and whether UFOs and Bigfoot are related in any way. And what about the mysteries of Antartica? Weber was the former MUFON State Director for the State of Delaware, and for a short time, the State of Pennsylvania. As the State Director, he was responsible for a team of State Section Directors, Chief Investigators and Certified Field Investigators within these States. He was also a member of the MUFON STAR Team — (the MUFON SWAT Team). Weber’s background is in Electrical Engineering, where he was granted three U.S. Patents for his designs.
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. Visit our new online shop for great branded merchandise at: https://www.theparacast.shop.
Saucers From Here?
By Gene Steinberg
While flying saucers and visitors from other planets are largely regarded as synonymous these days, in the early days of the modern era it was common to think of them as possible test aircraft. From the U.S.? The U.S.S.R.? Don’t forget that the Cold War erupted after World War II, so it made sense to come up with such theories.
So while many prominent researchers embraced the ET hypothesis, then and now, others made it clear there may be other solutions.
Way back when, I knew a character who became a close friend, one who was also regarded as Ufology’s court jester. He was none other than James W. Moseley, a trust fund baby who found his purpose in life. And that was to chase after the flying saucers — and maybe have a little fun in the process.
He also had a devastating and sometimes sarcastic sense of humor, one not so well understood by most people. So despite having a serious interest in the subject, he was not averse to perpetrating a hoax from time to time to, as he told me quite often, keep the subject of the saucers alive. He was often aided in this pursuit by his pal Gray Barker.
But what did he really believe about the phenomenon?
In the early years, he advocated what he called the “Earth Theory,” that the “real” flying saucers were by and large types of test aircraft. To some degree, he had a point about a number of reports, particularly the ones that didn’t have an otherwise conventional explanation. But clearly not all.
For reasons that are complicated, he came to abandon the theory and ultimately embraced something he’d called “four-and-a-half-D,” meaning UFOs from another dimension or reality. He never fully embraced the extraterrestrial theory, although he didn’t dispute the possibility that there was intelligent life out there.
At the same time, a man regarded as perhaps a “father of Ufology,” or at the very least a major influence in the field, wrote articles in which he speculated that the Earth was hollow. Using fiction and folklore as the basis for his theory, Ray Palmer was emphatic in the pages of his Flying Saucers magazine that there was something to it.
Until there wasn’t.
One day, he decided that the flying saucers did come from inside the Earth, but from another plane, the astral. This is not dissimilar to the concepts of other realities, the multiverse as they say in the comic books.
Alas, Palmer didn’t live long enough to fully flesh out his views. The closest he came was in a 1975 book, “The Secret World,” that he wrote with Richard Shaver, the man who brought us the legends of under-Earth beings known as deros and teros.
Although the book bore the distinct label Volume One on its cover, it never made it to a second book. Shaver died that year; Palmer died in 1977.
End of story.
Over the years, there have been other theories about UFOs from Earth. Such writer/researchers as Walter Bosley and Richard Dolan were among those who advocated further exploration of the concept of a breakaway civilization. Both have guested on The Paracast to detail their views.
Another UFO from Earth theory came from the late Mac Tonnies, in his 2009 book, “The Cryptoterrestrials: A Meditation on Indigenous Humanoids and the Aliens Among Us.”
I recall reading the book. It was certainly a well written “thought experiment,” as Mac termed it. But it very much came across as little more than a summary of something that deserved a wider discussion, with more evidence. Sad to say, he didn’t live long enough to flesh it out.
Now much of this is inside baseball. It’s the sort of discussion mostly confined to people who take the time to follow the goings on in the UFO field.
For the most part, the media doesn’t cover such alternative theories that UFOs are real, originate from Planet Earth, but they aren’t our own.
Then that’s that recent study from Harvard University’s Human Flourishing program.
Two of the study’s authors, Tim Lomas and Brendan Case, are from Harvard. The third, Michael Paul Masters, is from the University of Montana. But Dr. Masters is also someone known to listeners to The Paracast as someone who has propounded theories about being visited by possible time travelers from our far future. He was a featured on two of our episodes, from June 30, 2019 and January 24, 2021. We expect to have him back in the near future to talk about the study.
If you actually take a closer look at their work, you’ll find some familiar concepts.
Why such a study? Has this trio somehow come across compelling evidence that we should look right here rather than out there for a source for the UFOs? Yes, they admit such concepts are unconventional, but if true, it would mean that there is an advanced human or non-human intelligence on Earth that coexists with us.
Indeed, the study does indeed quote Mac’s cryptoterrestrial hypothesis, and even uses Palmer’s final book in its lengthy references of source material.
Briefly, the study posits four theories of what might be going on in front of us. So human cryptoterrestrials might be descendants of an advanced ancient civilization that was destroyed due to floods and other natural disasters. We’re talking Atlantis, for example, or Lemuria, a source that was also part and parcel of Shaver’s writings.
Another possibility is about non-human cryptoterrestrials, theropod or hominid. They might indeed inhabit the subterranean world, and can trace dinosaurs or even early hominids, resembling apes, for their lineage.
Bigfoot anyone?
Well except for the fact that Bigfoot comes across as a hairy creature that does not exhibit any evidence of possessing an advanced intelligence or technology. So how would they manage to build or at least fly around in UFOs? Wookiees anyone?
The third theory isn’t dissimilar from the ET hypothesis. So the beings in question are extratempestrial cryptoterrestrials or former residents of another planet. They came here perhaps for a visit and, for some reason, opted to remain in Earth while concealing their reality except for those UFO flights.
The fourth theory may be more out there, but it has its basis in folklore. These are the “magical cryptoterrestrials,” best defined as creatures related to humans, but who employ spells rather than technology to do their thing. They are less alien and more like elves or fairies.
So are any of these disparate theories true? Partly true? Is it all of the above, some of it, or does the truth lie in a single explanation?
Or is it none of the above?
But the important thing is that, finally, people with a scientific bent are exploring some very interesting alternatives to the collective wisdom, so to speak, about UFOs.
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July 7, 2024
www.theparacast.com
Explore UFO Research, Theories on the Alleged Reverse Engineering of the Wreckage of the Roswell Crash, plus Abductions, with William G. Weber on The Paracast!
The Paracast is released every Sunday and available from our site, https://www.theparacast.com, your favorite podcast app, and the IRN Internet Radio Network. All episodes from 2022, 2023 and 2024 now feature better audio and fewer ads.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR THE PARACAST+ YET? PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARACAST+ SO YOU CAN SUPPORT THE SHOW AND ENJOY THE ULTIMATE PARACAST EXPERIENCE AT A SPECIAL LOW PRICE! We have another radio show and we’d love for you listen to it. So for a low subscription fee, you will receive access to an exclusive bonus podcast, After The Paracast, plus a special version of The Paracast with all the ads removed, when you join The Paracast+. We also offer a special RSS feed for easy updates of the latest episodes on your device, and those episodes are now released 12-24 hours earlier. Flash! Take advantage of our lowest rates ever! Act now! It's easier than ever to susbcribe! For the easiest signup ever, please visit: https://www.theparacast.plus
This Week's Episode: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present researcher William G. Weber, author of “UFO’s Sightings Reports Cover-Ups,” of which veteran researcher Major George A. Filer is a coauthor. The book covers historical documented cases as well as those that touch us with modern technology today. Weber details the attempts to cover-up and even discredit witnesses to the actual sighting events. His hope is to provide subject matter to stimulate thought that perhaps we are not alone. Among the topics discussed: Weber’s history with MUFON, his theories about the controversial claims of Col. Philip Corso about possible reverse engineering of advanced technology from the Roswell crash, and abduction reports. Weber was the former MUFON State Director for the State of Delaware, and for a short time, the State of Pennsylvania. As the State Director, he was responsible for a team of State Section Directors, Chief Investigators and Certified Field Investigators within these States. He was also a member of the MUFON STAR Team — (the MUFON SWAT Team). Weber’s background is in Electrical Engineering, where he was granted three U.S. Patents for his designs.
After The Paracast — Available exclusively for Paracast+ subscribers by July 7: UFO researcher William G. Weber, author of “UFO’s Sightings Reports Cover-Ups,” returns to talk with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz . He discusses such topics as cryptoterrestrials, an Earth-based theory for the phenomena and UFO abductions, including the Travis Walton case. Other subjects include the hitchhiker effect, where other phenomena, such as poltergeists, seem to follow UFO witnesses. Weber also brings up the apparent interest in UFOs of our nuclear installations, whether there’s something strange about the 1965 New York blackout, and whether UFOs and Bigfoot are related in any way. And what about the mysteries of Antartica? Weber was the former MUFON State Director for the State of Delaware, and for a short time, the State of Pennsylvania. As the State Director, he was responsible for a team of State Section Directors, Chief Investigators and Certified Field Investigators within these States. He was also a member of the MUFON STAR Team — (the MUFON SWAT Team). Weber’s background is in Electrical Engineering, where he was granted three U.S. Patents for his designs.
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. Visit our new online shop for great branded merchandise at: https://www.theparacast.shop.
Saucers From Here?
By Gene Steinberg
While flying saucers and visitors from other planets are largely regarded as synonymous these days, in the early days of the modern era it was common to think of them as possible test aircraft. From the U.S.? The U.S.S.R.? Don’t forget that the Cold War erupted after World War II, so it made sense to come up with such theories.
So while many prominent researchers embraced the ET hypothesis, then and now, others made it clear there may be other solutions.
Way back when, I knew a character who became a close friend, one who was also regarded as Ufology’s court jester. He was none other than James W. Moseley, a trust fund baby who found his purpose in life. And that was to chase after the flying saucers — and maybe have a little fun in the process.
He also had a devastating and sometimes sarcastic sense of humor, one not so well understood by most people. So despite having a serious interest in the subject, he was not averse to perpetrating a hoax from time to time to, as he told me quite often, keep the subject of the saucers alive. He was often aided in this pursuit by his pal Gray Barker.
But what did he really believe about the phenomenon?
In the early years, he advocated what he called the “Earth Theory,” that the “real” flying saucers were by and large types of test aircraft. To some degree, he had a point about a number of reports, particularly the ones that didn’t have an otherwise conventional explanation. But clearly not all.
For reasons that are complicated, he came to abandon the theory and ultimately embraced something he’d called “four-and-a-half-D,” meaning UFOs from another dimension or reality. He never fully embraced the extraterrestrial theory, although he didn’t dispute the possibility that there was intelligent life out there.
At the same time, a man regarded as perhaps a “father of Ufology,” or at the very least a major influence in the field, wrote articles in which he speculated that the Earth was hollow. Using fiction and folklore as the basis for his theory, Ray Palmer was emphatic in the pages of his Flying Saucers magazine that there was something to it.
Until there wasn’t.
One day, he decided that the flying saucers did come from inside the Earth, but from another plane, the astral. This is not dissimilar to the concepts of other realities, the multiverse as they say in the comic books.
Alas, Palmer didn’t live long enough to fully flesh out his views. The closest he came was in a 1975 book, “The Secret World,” that he wrote with Richard Shaver, the man who brought us the legends of under-Earth beings known as deros and teros.
Although the book bore the distinct label Volume One on its cover, it never made it to a second book. Shaver died that year; Palmer died in 1977.
End of story.
Over the years, there have been other theories about UFOs from Earth. Such writer/researchers as Walter Bosley and Richard Dolan were among those who advocated further exploration of the concept of a breakaway civilization. Both have guested on The Paracast to detail their views.
Another UFO from Earth theory came from the late Mac Tonnies, in his 2009 book, “The Cryptoterrestrials: A Meditation on Indigenous Humanoids and the Aliens Among Us.”
I recall reading the book. It was certainly a well written “thought experiment,” as Mac termed it. But it very much came across as little more than a summary of something that deserved a wider discussion, with more evidence. Sad to say, he didn’t live long enough to flesh it out.
Now much of this is inside baseball. It’s the sort of discussion mostly confined to people who take the time to follow the goings on in the UFO field.
For the most part, the media doesn’t cover such alternative theories that UFOs are real, originate from Planet Earth, but they aren’t our own.
Then that’s that recent study from Harvard University’s Human Flourishing program.
Two of the study’s authors, Tim Lomas and Brendan Case, are from Harvard. The third, Michael Paul Masters, is from the University of Montana. But Dr. Masters is also someone known to listeners to The Paracast as someone who has propounded theories about being visited by possible time travelers from our far future. He was a featured on two of our episodes, from June 30, 2019 and January 24, 2021. We expect to have him back in the near future to talk about the study.
If you actually take a closer look at their work, you’ll find some familiar concepts.
Why such a study? Has this trio somehow come across compelling evidence that we should look right here rather than out there for a source for the UFOs? Yes, they admit such concepts are unconventional, but if true, it would mean that there is an advanced human or non-human intelligence on Earth that coexists with us.
Indeed, the study does indeed quote Mac’s cryptoterrestrial hypothesis, and even uses Palmer’s final book in its lengthy references of source material.
Briefly, the study posits four theories of what might be going on in front of us. So human cryptoterrestrials might be descendants of an advanced ancient civilization that was destroyed due to floods and other natural disasters. We’re talking Atlantis, for example, or Lemuria, a source that was also part and parcel of Shaver’s writings.
Another possibility is about non-human cryptoterrestrials, theropod or hominid. They might indeed inhabit the subterranean world, and can trace dinosaurs or even early hominids, resembling apes, for their lineage.
Bigfoot anyone?
Well except for the fact that Bigfoot comes across as a hairy creature that does not exhibit any evidence of possessing an advanced intelligence or technology. So how would they manage to build or at least fly around in UFOs? Wookiees anyone?
The third theory isn’t dissimilar from the ET hypothesis. So the beings in question are extratempestrial cryptoterrestrials or former residents of another planet. They came here perhaps for a visit and, for some reason, opted to remain in Earth while concealing their reality except for those UFO flights.
The fourth theory may be more out there, but it has its basis in folklore. These are the “magical cryptoterrestrials,” best defined as creatures related to humans, but who employ spells rather than technology to do their thing. They are less alien and more like elves or fairies.
So are any of these disparate theories true? Partly true? Is it all of the above, some of it, or does the truth lie in a single explanation?
Or is it none of the above?
But the important thing is that, finally, people with a scientific bent are exploring some very interesting alternatives to the collective wisdom, so to speak, about UFOs.
Copyright 1999-2024 The Paracast Company. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!