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June 15, 2014
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Paranormal Experiences in Ohio Explored on The Paracast
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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 http://store.theparacast.com/ 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 freelance journalist, novelist and blogger James Renner, author of "It Came from Ohio." The book contains "true tales of the weird, wild, and unexplained," including the famous 1966 case involving Ohio deputy sheriff Dale F. Spaur, who, along with a fellow officer, Wilbur Neff, chased a UFO across state lines. The UFO was dismissed as conventional by the Air Force, but Spaur's life was essentially ruined in the aftermath of the sighting. The chase formed the basis of one of the early scenes in Stephen Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Renner will also discuss reports of strange creatures, including Bigfoot and werewolves. According to his bio, "In his spare time, he hunts serial killers."
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
James Renner’s Site: James renneR
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.
From Flying Saucers to — What?
By Gene Steinberg
It was all in the motion. When Kenneth Arnold said that the nine objects he saw flying in formation past Mount Rainier in Washington State on June 24, 1947, he described their jerky motion as something akin to saucers skipping across water.
Ever seeking a lurid headline, the objects were labeled by reporters as “flying saucers.” But it was not a term of respect for the things seen flying in our skies, since not all objects were saucer-shaped. Instead flying saucers became a source of derision. If you saw them, maybe you had a little too much of the liquid stuff, maybe you were on drugs, maybe you weren’t smart enough to separate reality from fantasy, or you were taken in by an airplane or a mirage.
Alien visitors? Flying saucers? Get real! Those silly things? Hardly likely, but when the U.S. Air Force got the thankless assignment to figure out what was actually going on, they ultimately settled on a more respectable term. Thus flying saucers became UFOs, for Unidentified Flying Objects. The acronym had the benefit of not identifying them as anything specific, They were, after all, unidentified. UFOs surely presented, at least for a time, a more scientific face. Leave it to the investigators to figure out possible solutions for the UFOs that couldn’t be explained away as something conventional. The Air Force’s conclusion, however, was that any sighting could be explained if all the relevant information were available. Lights in the sky could be lots of things.
However, that didn’t step civilian researchers and their fellow travelers from concluding that flying saucers, or UFOs, the ones that remained unidentified, were very likely visitors from another planet. That is the all-too-common belief that exists to this very day.
It was also used as an excuse by many to stop investigating, and to demand that our governments tell us the truth about the alien presence. They know, and thus we are entitled to know. Many in the UFO field believe them to be friendly, and thus we deserve to be given “the answer.”
This doesn’t mean UFOs aren’t alien visitors. That remains a possibility, quite a strong one in fact, and therefore flying saucers and UFOs are interchangeable. Using either means you’re talking about spaceships, pure and simple. It’s hard to get away from that perception, though it works against encouraging scientific investigation of the mystery.
But that hasn’t stopped UFO organizations from using other acronyms. One of the more respected research groups of years gone by, APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organization) used UAO instead, for Unidentified Aerial Object. To me, it seems a distinction without a difference, though using “aerial” as opposed to “flying” might better account for episodes in which a stationary but still unusual object is observed.
A more cautious approach is taken by NARCAP (www.narcap.org), the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena, which, as the name implies, concentrates heavily on strange airborne phenomena reported by pilots.
NARCAP calls them, UAP, explaining, “The term ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ or UAP is an attempt to address the fact that not all UAP are described as unidentified flying objects or UFO. Many are simply described as unusual lights. NARCAP feels the term ‘UAP’ more accurately reflects the broad scope of descriptions in aviation reports as well as the possibility that these phenomena may arise from several different sources.”
While not dismissing the possibility that UAPs, UFOs, or UAOs might be extraterrestrial, that is not NARCAP’s guiding light. In response to the question of whether they take a position on what they might be, they state, “In most cases no. Some luminous phenomena seen in the atmosphere have been studied and are considered to be reasonably well understood while many others are not understood at all. One of NARCAP’s primary missions is to help discover the origin of so-called UAP through the application of scientific and technological methods.”
You can rest assured that NARCAP won’t be lobbying for disclosure, nor promote the alleged wisdom of the space brothers. But that also means that some people interested in UFOs, or engaged in studying the phenomenon, might still hope they will take a stand. After decades of UFO reports, hasn’t the reality been demonstrated time and time again?
But that assumes ongoing research will only buttress the theory, rather than deliver evidence that might point in a different direction. There’s also the problem of being politically correct. Going to a mainstream scientist and asking that they investigate UFOs is always a difficult proposition. Unless they already have an interest in the subject, the general response is that they aren’t interested in chasing after flying saucers and reports of little green men. Well, perhaps the excuse won’t be as direct.
When the Air Force began to use UFOs to describe the phenomenon, it didn’t carry any baggage. It was, in a sense, starting from scratch to figure out what was going on, although the Air Force’s Project Blue Book appeared to be more of a public relations effort than a serious effort to solve a mystery.
Over the years, however, the term has acquired a very bad reputation, and trying to start over may not be so bad an idea. It might allow for a more objective look at the mystery, and that may mean that the answers won’t necessarily conform to the conventional wisdom that it’s all about spaceships.
Of course, the UFO field, whatever label to choose to apply to the phenomenon, is fractured. There are egos and agendas, and some people even have the usually unfulfilled hope of profiting from the enigma. They travel the world on lecture tours, write books, and, in general, hope to become big fishes in a relatively small pond. I once heard a talk show host famously state that the UFO field was “toxic,” and I am inclined to agree to some extent.
This isn’t to say that every UFO lecturer is in it for the money. A number are really trying to make a difference, and if they travel afar to speak in a public setting, it’s fair to expect they will be compensated for the trip and the time spent delivering their message.
At the same time, assuming facts without final proof, expecting the government to come rescue us with the truth, or simply arguing among personalities accomplishes absolutely nothing. That situation has existed for decades, and there’s hardly a sign that anything is changing.
Still, when some UFO researchers and organizations continue to approach the subject fairly, without prejudice, to collect evidence and find out what’s really going on, I suppose there’s still some hope. That’s why I’m sticking around.
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June 15, 2014
www.theparacast.com
Paranormal Experiences in Ohio 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 the Donate 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 http://store.theparacast.com/ 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 freelance journalist, novelist and blogger James Renner, author of "It Came from Ohio." The book contains "true tales of the weird, wild, and unexplained," including the famous 1966 case involving Ohio deputy sheriff Dale F. Spaur, who, along with a fellow officer, Wilbur Neff, chased a UFO across state lines. The UFO was dismissed as conventional by the Air Force, but Spaur's life was essentially ruined in the aftermath of the sighting. The chase formed the basis of one of the early scenes in Stephen Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Renner will also discuss reports of strange creatures, including Bigfoot and werewolves. According to his bio, "In his spare time, he hunts serial killers."
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
James Renner’s Site: James renneR
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.
From Flying Saucers to — What?
By Gene Steinberg
It was all in the motion. When Kenneth Arnold said that the nine objects he saw flying in formation past Mount Rainier in Washington State on June 24, 1947, he described their jerky motion as something akin to saucers skipping across water.
Ever seeking a lurid headline, the objects were labeled by reporters as “flying saucers.” But it was not a term of respect for the things seen flying in our skies, since not all objects were saucer-shaped. Instead flying saucers became a source of derision. If you saw them, maybe you had a little too much of the liquid stuff, maybe you were on drugs, maybe you weren’t smart enough to separate reality from fantasy, or you were taken in by an airplane or a mirage.
Alien visitors? Flying saucers? Get real! Those silly things? Hardly likely, but when the U.S. Air Force got the thankless assignment to figure out what was actually going on, they ultimately settled on a more respectable term. Thus flying saucers became UFOs, for Unidentified Flying Objects. The acronym had the benefit of not identifying them as anything specific, They were, after all, unidentified. UFOs surely presented, at least for a time, a more scientific face. Leave it to the investigators to figure out possible solutions for the UFOs that couldn’t be explained away as something conventional. The Air Force’s conclusion, however, was that any sighting could be explained if all the relevant information were available. Lights in the sky could be lots of things.
However, that didn’t step civilian researchers and their fellow travelers from concluding that flying saucers, or UFOs, the ones that remained unidentified, were very likely visitors from another planet. That is the all-too-common belief that exists to this very day.
It was also used as an excuse by many to stop investigating, and to demand that our governments tell us the truth about the alien presence. They know, and thus we are entitled to know. Many in the UFO field believe them to be friendly, and thus we deserve to be given “the answer.”
This doesn’t mean UFOs aren’t alien visitors. That remains a possibility, quite a strong one in fact, and therefore flying saucers and UFOs are interchangeable. Using either means you’re talking about spaceships, pure and simple. It’s hard to get away from that perception, though it works against encouraging scientific investigation of the mystery.
But that hasn’t stopped UFO organizations from using other acronyms. One of the more respected research groups of years gone by, APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organization) used UAO instead, for Unidentified Aerial Object. To me, it seems a distinction without a difference, though using “aerial” as opposed to “flying” might better account for episodes in which a stationary but still unusual object is observed.
A more cautious approach is taken by NARCAP (www.narcap.org), the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena, which, as the name implies, concentrates heavily on strange airborne phenomena reported by pilots.
NARCAP calls them, UAP, explaining, “The term ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ or UAP is an attempt to address the fact that not all UAP are described as unidentified flying objects or UFO. Many are simply described as unusual lights. NARCAP feels the term ‘UAP’ more accurately reflects the broad scope of descriptions in aviation reports as well as the possibility that these phenomena may arise from several different sources.”
While not dismissing the possibility that UAPs, UFOs, or UAOs might be extraterrestrial, that is not NARCAP’s guiding light. In response to the question of whether they take a position on what they might be, they state, “In most cases no. Some luminous phenomena seen in the atmosphere have been studied and are considered to be reasonably well understood while many others are not understood at all. One of NARCAP’s primary missions is to help discover the origin of so-called UAP through the application of scientific and technological methods.”
You can rest assured that NARCAP won’t be lobbying for disclosure, nor promote the alleged wisdom of the space brothers. But that also means that some people interested in UFOs, or engaged in studying the phenomenon, might still hope they will take a stand. After decades of UFO reports, hasn’t the reality been demonstrated time and time again?
But that assumes ongoing research will only buttress the theory, rather than deliver evidence that might point in a different direction. There’s also the problem of being politically correct. Going to a mainstream scientist and asking that they investigate UFOs is always a difficult proposition. Unless they already have an interest in the subject, the general response is that they aren’t interested in chasing after flying saucers and reports of little green men. Well, perhaps the excuse won’t be as direct.
When the Air Force began to use UFOs to describe the phenomenon, it didn’t carry any baggage. It was, in a sense, starting from scratch to figure out what was going on, although the Air Force’s Project Blue Book appeared to be more of a public relations effort than a serious effort to solve a mystery.
Over the years, however, the term has acquired a very bad reputation, and trying to start over may not be so bad an idea. It might allow for a more objective look at the mystery, and that may mean that the answers won’t necessarily conform to the conventional wisdom that it’s all about spaceships.
Of course, the UFO field, whatever label to choose to apply to the phenomenon, is fractured. There are egos and agendas, and some people even have the usually unfulfilled hope of profiting from the enigma. They travel the world on lecture tours, write books, and, in general, hope to become big fishes in a relatively small pond. I once heard a talk show host famously state that the UFO field was “toxic,” and I am inclined to agree to some extent.
This isn’t to say that every UFO lecturer is in it for the money. A number are really trying to make a difference, and if they travel afar to speak in a public setting, it’s fair to expect they will be compensated for the trip and the time spent delivering their message.
At the same time, assuming facts without final proof, expecting the government to come rescue us with the truth, or simply arguing among personalities accomplishes absolutely nothing. That situation has existed for decades, and there’s hardly a sign that anything is changing.
Still, when some UFO researchers and organizations continue to approach the subject fairly, without prejudice, to collect evidence and find out what’s really going on, I suppose there’s still some hope. That’s why I’m sticking around.
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