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June 22, 2014
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Possible Government Conspiracies About UFOs 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 welcome veteran UFO researcher and author Kevin D. Randle, to discuss his latest book, "The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up." Randle will explore the ints and outs of alleged government secrecy, whether it's due, in part, to "government incompetence, and, potentially, malfeasance." What about Area 51? What, if anything, is the government hiding? Can we do something about it, or has that train left the station? Randle also answers to listener questions from our forums.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Kevin D. Randle’s Blog: A Different Perspective
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.
Arguing Over Process and Personalities
By Gene Steinberg
Having observed and participated in UFO research for several decades, I continue to be intrigued by the inability to actually get anything positive accomplished. I’ve said several times on The Paracast that the field is toxic, but that’s not something that hasn’t been said before. Back in the 1990s, I even heard talk show host Art Bell, who formerly ran the Coast To Coast radio show, use that term to describe the sad situation.
The arguments are typical. Sometimes they even make sense, such as whether a particular case is conventional or unknown. But even here, the flavor of those discussions can become extreme, with one person accusing the other of being a government disinformation agent for denying the value of their pet sightings.
Of course, the very claim that someone is a government plant or is spreading false information because they’ve been ordered to do so, is by and large absurd. This doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, and we have the notorious admission by researcher William Moore, back in the 1980s, that he did just that. We also know that a number of ex-military people have been actively involved in UFO research, and Major Donald E. Keyhoe is a prime example.
But rather than regard Keyhoe as an expert because of his military background and connections, some used that fact to attack him. Of course, perceptions are important. And, to seem, it seemed suspicious that Keyhoe populated the UFO group he ran, NICAP, with his military buddies. That one of NICAP’s board members, Admiral Roscoe Henry Hollencoetter, was the first head of the CIA, didn’t exactly ingratiate the group to some people in the UFO community.
Keyhoe was also attacked for being too politically correct, avoiding close encounters where alleged UFOnauts were observed, and forget about abductions. Well, NICAP did accept the possible reality of the Barney and Betty Hill eposide, but was that with decided reluctance?
I met Keyhoe a few times in the old days, and he came across as totally sincere. In a sense, his approach made sense. He wanted to convince Congress to investigate UFOs, not to mention mainstream scientists. Avoiding the more extreme facets of the UFO mystery was a way to make it more acceptable to those who wouldn’t touch flying saucers — or whatever you wanted to call them — under any circumstances. Maybe let them understand that something decidedly strange is occurring, and let them come to their own conclusions about the scope of their investigation.
Of course, all this eventually came crashing down. Some say it’s due to Keyhoe’s incompetence, but NICAP was in a constant money-raising mode to improve cash flow. When Congress finally held hearings in the 1968, it wasn’t as necessarily the result of NICAP’s efforts, but due to a rash of UFO sightings that demanded attention. When the committee charged with investigating UFOs, the Condon Committee, essentially whitewashed their results, NICAP’s reason to exist was no longer relevant.
Yes NICAP stayed around for a while after Keyhoe was ousted as Director, but with a sharply reduced influence. Besides, there are no shortcuts to UFO investigation, and today’s demands for disclosure from the U.S. government ring hollow. Maybe the government knows something significant, maybe they have guilty knowledge of UFO reality, but if they kept the secret for over 60 years, you hardly think a handful of UFO fans will make them change their ways.
Maybe it’s frustration, but the debates just never stop. If it’s not over the perceived shortcomings of a particular investigator, or whether they are government moles, there’s always the terms and the process.
So, as I’ve written before, the question of whether to stick with UFOs, or call them UAO or UAP, is a valid issue. The UFO acronym carries a lot of baggage owing to the craziness and controversies, not to mention the back biting. The phrase “can’t people just get along?” will never apply. Worse, people who are observing the sad situation from the sidelines will inevitably conclude that it’s just a bunch of airheads or fanatics making noise. Nothing ever seems to get accomplished.
When the Air Force invented the term UFOs, it was no doubt done to present at least the veneer of a scientific approach to the mystery. Besides, not all of the things seen were saucer-shaped. Even the objects that were responsible for the original use of the phrase “flying saucers,” the nine objects seen by Kenneth Arnold over Mt. Rainier on June 24, 1947, were actually crescent shaped.
No matter. Once flying saucers caught on, there was no going back. Well, until the Air Force went with UFOs. But that term also soon carried much the same baggage as flying saucers, no doubt encouraging the use of other acronyms, and UAP is as good as any.
But you have to imagine how the public reacts to someone who says they saw a UAP. “Oh do you mean UFOs?” they might say. Regardless, anything that can insulate one from the UFO mess is probably welcome, since it’s not as if the situation will get any better any time soon.
Indeed, arguments about using UAP instead of UFO consumed dozens of messages recently in The Paracast forums. At the end of the day, it was never about the cases, investigative approaches, theories as to origin and purpose, or anything that has a ghost of a chance of actually helping us figure out what was going on.
The near-flamewar has since settled down, but equally foolish arguments about different aspects of the UFO mystery continue online in a number of places.
Even worse, known hoaxes are sometimes resurrected, without regard to the fact that the claims have long-since been exposed. Researchers who were discredited for outright fakery or false credentials take a breather, and return a few months or a few years later as if nothing ever happened. They simply blame the whistleblowers for having some secret agenda.
But isn’t that true about discredited politicians, military figures or even police officers? How many manage to return after the period of disgrace as authors or as commentators for your favorite cable news channel?
I suppose it makes sense to drop the whole subject like a hot potato. But, still, thousands of people see unknown objects each and every year. Sometimes the encounters and related experiences turn their lives upside down. Something strange is going on, and it cries out for an explanation. So I’m not surprised that people continue to try to skirt the quicksand and find some real answers.
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June 22, 2014
www.theparacast.com
Possible Government Conspiracies About UFOs 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 Donatelink 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 welcome veteran UFO researcher and author Kevin D. Randle, to discuss his latest book, "The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up." Randle will explore the ints and outs of alleged government secrecy, whether it's due, in part, to "government incompetence, and, potentially, malfeasance." What about Area 51? What, if anything, is the government hiding? Can we do something about it, or has that train left the station? Randle also answers to listener questions from our forums.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Kevin D. Randle’s Blog: A Different Perspective
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.
Arguing Over Process and Personalities
By Gene Steinberg
Having observed and participated in UFO research for several decades, I continue to be intrigued by the inability to actually get anything positive accomplished. I’ve said several times on The Paracast that the field is toxic, but that’s not something that hasn’t been said before. Back in the 1990s, I even heard talk show host Art Bell, who formerly ran the Coast To Coast radio show, use that term to describe the sad situation.
The arguments are typical. Sometimes they even make sense, such as whether a particular case is conventional or unknown. But even here, the flavor of those discussions can become extreme, with one person accusing the other of being a government disinformation agent for denying the value of their pet sightings.
Of course, the very claim that someone is a government plant or is spreading false information because they’ve been ordered to do so, is by and large absurd. This doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, and we have the notorious admission by researcher William Moore, back in the 1980s, that he did just that. We also know that a number of ex-military people have been actively involved in UFO research, and Major Donald E. Keyhoe is a prime example.
But rather than regard Keyhoe as an expert because of his military background and connections, some used that fact to attack him. Of course, perceptions are important. And, to seem, it seemed suspicious that Keyhoe populated the UFO group he ran, NICAP, with his military buddies. That one of NICAP’s board members, Admiral Roscoe Henry Hollencoetter, was the first head of the CIA, didn’t exactly ingratiate the group to some people in the UFO community.
Keyhoe was also attacked for being too politically correct, avoiding close encounters where alleged UFOnauts were observed, and forget about abductions. Well, NICAP did accept the possible reality of the Barney and Betty Hill eposide, but was that with decided reluctance?
I met Keyhoe a few times in the old days, and he came across as totally sincere. In a sense, his approach made sense. He wanted to convince Congress to investigate UFOs, not to mention mainstream scientists. Avoiding the more extreme facets of the UFO mystery was a way to make it more acceptable to those who wouldn’t touch flying saucers — or whatever you wanted to call them — under any circumstances. Maybe let them understand that something decidedly strange is occurring, and let them come to their own conclusions about the scope of their investigation.
Of course, all this eventually came crashing down. Some say it’s due to Keyhoe’s incompetence, but NICAP was in a constant money-raising mode to improve cash flow. When Congress finally held hearings in the 1968, it wasn’t as necessarily the result of NICAP’s efforts, but due to a rash of UFO sightings that demanded attention. When the committee charged with investigating UFOs, the Condon Committee, essentially whitewashed their results, NICAP’s reason to exist was no longer relevant.
Yes NICAP stayed around for a while after Keyhoe was ousted as Director, but with a sharply reduced influence. Besides, there are no shortcuts to UFO investigation, and today’s demands for disclosure from the U.S. government ring hollow. Maybe the government knows something significant, maybe they have guilty knowledge of UFO reality, but if they kept the secret for over 60 years, you hardly think a handful of UFO fans will make them change their ways.
Maybe it’s frustration, but the debates just never stop. If it’s not over the perceived shortcomings of a particular investigator, or whether they are government moles, there’s always the terms and the process.
So, as I’ve written before, the question of whether to stick with UFOs, or call them UAO or UAP, is a valid issue. The UFO acronym carries a lot of baggage owing to the craziness and controversies, not to mention the back biting. The phrase “can’t people just get along?” will never apply. Worse, people who are observing the sad situation from the sidelines will inevitably conclude that it’s just a bunch of airheads or fanatics making noise. Nothing ever seems to get accomplished.
When the Air Force invented the term UFOs, it was no doubt done to present at least the veneer of a scientific approach to the mystery. Besides, not all of the things seen were saucer-shaped. Even the objects that were responsible for the original use of the phrase “flying saucers,” the nine objects seen by Kenneth Arnold over Mt. Rainier on June 24, 1947, were actually crescent shaped.
No matter. Once flying saucers caught on, there was no going back. Well, until the Air Force went with UFOs. But that term also soon carried much the same baggage as flying saucers, no doubt encouraging the use of other acronyms, and UAP is as good as any.
But you have to imagine how the public reacts to someone who says they saw a UAP. “Oh do you mean UFOs?” they might say. Regardless, anything that can insulate one from the UFO mess is probably welcome, since it’s not as if the situation will get any better any time soon.
Indeed, arguments about using UAP instead of UFO consumed dozens of messages recently in The Paracast forums. At the end of the day, it was never about the cases, investigative approaches, theories as to origin and purpose, or anything that has a ghost of a chance of actually helping us figure out what was going on.
The near-flamewar has since settled down, but equally foolish arguments about different aspects of the UFO mystery continue online in a number of places.
Even worse, known hoaxes are sometimes resurrected, without regard to the fact that the claims have long-since been exposed. Researchers who were discredited for outright fakery or false credentials take a breather, and return a few months or a few years later as if nothing ever happened. They simply blame the whistleblowers for having some secret agenda.
But isn’t that true about discredited politicians, military figures or even police officers? How many manage to return after the period of disgrace as authors or as commentators for your favorite cable news channel?
I suppose it makes sense to drop the whole subject like a hot potato. But, still, thousands of people see unknown objects each and every year. Sometimes the encounters and related experiences turn their lives upside down. Something strange is going on, and it cries out for an explanation. So I’m not surprised that people continue to try to skirt the quicksand and find some real answers.
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