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March 13, 2016
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The Paracast Focuses on Nuts and Bolts UFO Research
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This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris focus on nuts and bolts UFO research with research scientist Phyllis Budinger. In 2013, Phyllis was named “Ufologist of the Year” and the MUFON International Symposium in Las Vegas. She holds two degrees in Chemistry: B.S. from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio (1961) and M.S. from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1964). Her expertise in the forensic analysis of UFO related materials has placed her services in great demand among well known investigators throughout the world including Ted Phillips [Delphos, KS case], Nancy Talbott, Kathleen Marden (the dress worn by Betty Hill when she was abducted), as well as working with MUFON Star Team investigators.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
After The Paracast -- Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on March 13: Gene and Chris in political mode wonder just how the United States and the Trump candidacy is viewed elsewhere in the world. Is the Republican Party now on life support as a result of the current situation? Indeed, how does our planet look to visitors from other worlds who might be wondering whether this is a suitable place to visit? The discussion moves to a series of cattle mutilation episodes at a ranch 30 miles from Chris’ Arizona home. Chris offers a progress report on his ongoing investigation and mentions there were actually Bigfoot sightings in the same region. Gene wonders that, with all the research into possible trace evidence of the presence of UFOs, why isn’t there a lick of evidence to demonstrate possible alien visitation? Why is all the evidence indicative of something from Earth, other than meteorites of course? Chris continues his discussions about setting up network s of UFO detectors around the world to capture paranormal activity when it occurs.
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.
So Where’s the Evidence of UFO Reality?
By Gene Steinberg
In recent weeks, we’ve focused The Paracast on alternative theories about UFOs and paranormal events in general. So instead of regarding UFOs as visitors from other planets, and ghosts as dead people caught in some sort of loop or way station between here and “there,” we looked into other possibilities.
Still, it’s clear that most of you favor the more common theories, such as UFOs being extraterrestrial in origin. Regardless of the possible inconsistencies, it’s not outside of the realm of possibility. After all, astronomers have, at least indirectly, confirmed the presence of planets orbiting other stars that may be suited to the formation of life. That leads to the possibility that one or more intelligent species have developed advanced technological civilizations and are capable of space travel.
As our own scientists consider the possibilities of antigravity propulsion systems and possible warp drives — meaning they’d enable faster-than-light travel — it’s certainly possible that beings from other planets may have perfected these technologies long ago. Perhaps “they” are already here.
So when strange craft are seen in the skies that appear to travel at speeds faster than our own aircraft, while performing feats of maneuverability that would destroy anything we can fly, what other solution can there be?
To most, people who believe in UFOs therefore believe in spaceships, and that we are being visited by ET. We are all alien hunters.
Now maybe that’s true. But I have been vocal over the years about looking into other possibilities — and that includes alternate realities or dimensions, or the possible interactions with our individual or collective unconscious. But I wouldn’t dismiss the ET theory out of hand.
However, the evidence for that theory is largely anecdotal. It’s based on the reported patterns of behavior of UFOs, which appear to engage in advanced maneuvers while exhibiting signs of intelligent control. Or the reports of strange creatures in and around UFOs, or the claims of contacts or abductions involving possible space beings.
It all seems so simple, except when you look at sightings that do not seem to fit the mold, such as UFOs that appear to just wink out. Imagine turning off a light. Does that mean that they are jumping into another reality through some sort of tear in the fabric of space, or via some sort of interdimensional transport scheme?
It’s convenient to believe that one or more of the governments of Earth already have proof, perhaps in the form of a crashed spaceship. The Roswell case appears to be a dream come true, although, after all these years, most of the evidence consists of testimony from eyewitnesses that something happened in 1947. But even if those reports are largely correct, at least after you account for the variations among witnesses and the decades that passed between the time the event occurred and the retelling, there’s not a wisp of physical evidence.
If the U.S. government retrieved a crashed spaceship, is it still hidden away in a secret base somewhere? Have we tried to reverse engineer the advanced technology, and has some of it filtered to private industry? So maybe juggling a few patent applications and scientific papers makes it seem that such things as night vision goggles and printed circuits were perfected by Earth scientists rather than being influenced by what ET achieved.
Of course, we cannot prove any of that. Claims of that sort by the late Philip J. Corso, in “The Day After Roswell,” are just that, unproven claims.
The U.S. Air Force claims that the Roswell saucer was just a balloon. Even if that theory is set aside, it’s not that anyone in authority is prepared to admit that the Roswell case really involved a crashed spaceship from parts unknown.
One might suggest that the real UFO evidence secured by the U.S. authorities found its way into private industry. That way, secrets can be kept generation after generation, and even if the wrong document was released via a Freedom of Information request, the government would still have plausible deniability. All the relevant documents would no longer be in their hands, and the real location of the wreckage, and perhaps the remains of its pilots, would be buried via black projects, perhaps using coded language, so the secret remains a secret.
That’s all speculation and nothing more. I don’t actually believe it, and I certainly couldn’t prove it. While similar theories have been discussed and debated in the UFO field over the years, nobody else can prove it either.
To make matters worse, what physical evidence has been found doesn’t appear to confirm the presence of extraterrestrial visitors or materials.
On this week’s episode of The Paracast, we feature a fascinating discussion with research scientist Phyllis Budinger. In addition to receiving a “Ufologist of the Year” award from MUFON in 2013, she has studied evidence from such cases as the 1971 Delphos, KS UFO landing, and the dress worn by Betty Hill when she and her husband were abducted by a UFO in 1961.
Did she find any evidence of unworldly visitation?
Let me assure you that, if she did, it would already have been reported far and wide. It might even make headlines around the world, particularly if such results could be duplicated by other scientists.
The problem is that, despite the fact that some of the physical evidence may exhibit anomalies of one sort or another, that’s not sufficient. There is still no clear-cut evidence of the presence of aliens or alien craft.
Why should that be?
Is ET smart enough to keep “primitive” Earthlings from finding evidence of their reality? Wouldn’t that require a measure of care about their activities that runs counter to their otherwise free presence in various parts of our world?
Is the lack of ironclad physical evidence, after so many years, an indication that we are not being visited by extraterrestrials? Or must we work harder to find that evidence?
Maybe it’s possible that, if they are extraterrestrial, our visitors come from a planet whose surface and atmospheric conditions are so close to ours that it would difficult or impossible to distinguish any differences in a routine scientific test. Sure, if we could find evidence of an advanced technology, that would be something different.
Or maybe, just maybe, there is another cause for the presence of UFOs, and it has nothing whatever to do with alien visitations.
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March 13, 2016
www.theparacast.com
The Paracast Focuses on Nuts and Bolts UFO Research
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.
SUPPORT THE SHOW AND ENJOY A PREMIUM PARACAST EXPERIENCE! We have another radio show, and for a low subscription fee, you will receive access to After The Paracast, plus a higher-quality version of The Paracast without the network ads, and chat rooms when you sign up for The Paracast+. NEW! We’ve added an RSS feed for fast updates of the latest episodes and we give free ebooks for long-term subscriptions. We’ve also launched The Paracast+ Video Channel. Check out our new “Lifetime” membership! For more information about our premium package, please visit: Introducing The Paracast+ | The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris focus on nuts and bolts UFO research with research scientist Phyllis Budinger. In 2013, Phyllis was named “Ufologist of the Year” and the MUFON International Symposium in Las Vegas. She holds two degrees in Chemistry: B.S. from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio (1961) and M.S. from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1964). Her expertise in the forensic analysis of UFO related materials has placed her services in great demand among well known investigators throughout the world including Ted Phillips [Delphos, KS case], Nancy Talbott, Kathleen Marden (the dress worn by Betty Hill when she was abducted), as well as working with MUFON Star Team investigators.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
After The Paracast -- Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on March 13: Gene and Chris in political mode wonder just how the United States and the Trump candidacy is viewed elsewhere in the world. Is the Republican Party now on life support as a result of the current situation? Indeed, how does our planet look to visitors from other worlds who might be wondering whether this is a suitable place to visit? The discussion moves to a series of cattle mutilation episodes at a ranch 30 miles from Chris’ Arizona home. Chris offers a progress report on his ongoing investigation and mentions there were actually Bigfoot sightings in the same region. Gene wonders that, with all the research into possible trace evidence of the presence of UFOs, why isn’t there a lick of evidence to demonstrate possible alien visitation? Why is all the evidence indicative of something from Earth, other than meteorites of course? Chris continues his discussions about setting up network s of UFO detectors around the world to capture paranormal activity when it occurs.
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.
So Where’s the Evidence of UFO Reality?
By Gene Steinberg
In recent weeks, we’ve focused The Paracast on alternative theories about UFOs and paranormal events in general. So instead of regarding UFOs as visitors from other planets, and ghosts as dead people caught in some sort of loop or way station between here and “there,” we looked into other possibilities.
Still, it’s clear that most of you favor the more common theories, such as UFOs being extraterrestrial in origin. Regardless of the possible inconsistencies, it’s not outside of the realm of possibility. After all, astronomers have, at least indirectly, confirmed the presence of planets orbiting other stars that may be suited to the formation of life. That leads to the possibility that one or more intelligent species have developed advanced technological civilizations and are capable of space travel.
As our own scientists consider the possibilities of antigravity propulsion systems and possible warp drives — meaning they’d enable faster-than-light travel — it’s certainly possible that beings from other planets may have perfected these technologies long ago. Perhaps “they” are already here.
So when strange craft are seen in the skies that appear to travel at speeds faster than our own aircraft, while performing feats of maneuverability that would destroy anything we can fly, what other solution can there be?
To most, people who believe in UFOs therefore believe in spaceships, and that we are being visited by ET. We are all alien hunters.
Now maybe that’s true. But I have been vocal over the years about looking into other possibilities — and that includes alternate realities or dimensions, or the possible interactions with our individual or collective unconscious. But I wouldn’t dismiss the ET theory out of hand.
However, the evidence for that theory is largely anecdotal. It’s based on the reported patterns of behavior of UFOs, which appear to engage in advanced maneuvers while exhibiting signs of intelligent control. Or the reports of strange creatures in and around UFOs, or the claims of contacts or abductions involving possible space beings.
It all seems so simple, except when you look at sightings that do not seem to fit the mold, such as UFOs that appear to just wink out. Imagine turning off a light. Does that mean that they are jumping into another reality through some sort of tear in the fabric of space, or via some sort of interdimensional transport scheme?
It’s convenient to believe that one or more of the governments of Earth already have proof, perhaps in the form of a crashed spaceship. The Roswell case appears to be a dream come true, although, after all these years, most of the evidence consists of testimony from eyewitnesses that something happened in 1947. But even if those reports are largely correct, at least after you account for the variations among witnesses and the decades that passed between the time the event occurred and the retelling, there’s not a wisp of physical evidence.
If the U.S. government retrieved a crashed spaceship, is it still hidden away in a secret base somewhere? Have we tried to reverse engineer the advanced technology, and has some of it filtered to private industry? So maybe juggling a few patent applications and scientific papers makes it seem that such things as night vision goggles and printed circuits were perfected by Earth scientists rather than being influenced by what ET achieved.
Of course, we cannot prove any of that. Claims of that sort by the late Philip J. Corso, in “The Day After Roswell,” are just that, unproven claims.
The U.S. Air Force claims that the Roswell saucer was just a balloon. Even if that theory is set aside, it’s not that anyone in authority is prepared to admit that the Roswell case really involved a crashed spaceship from parts unknown.
One might suggest that the real UFO evidence secured by the U.S. authorities found its way into private industry. That way, secrets can be kept generation after generation, and even if the wrong document was released via a Freedom of Information request, the government would still have plausible deniability. All the relevant documents would no longer be in their hands, and the real location of the wreckage, and perhaps the remains of its pilots, would be buried via black projects, perhaps using coded language, so the secret remains a secret.
That’s all speculation and nothing more. I don’t actually believe it, and I certainly couldn’t prove it. While similar theories have been discussed and debated in the UFO field over the years, nobody else can prove it either.
To make matters worse, what physical evidence has been found doesn’t appear to confirm the presence of extraterrestrial visitors or materials.
On this week’s episode of The Paracast, we feature a fascinating discussion with research scientist Phyllis Budinger. In addition to receiving a “Ufologist of the Year” award from MUFON in 2013, she has studied evidence from such cases as the 1971 Delphos, KS UFO landing, and the dress worn by Betty Hill when she and her husband were abducted by a UFO in 1961.
Did she find any evidence of unworldly visitation?
Let me assure you that, if she did, it would already have been reported far and wide. It might even make headlines around the world, particularly if such results could be duplicated by other scientists.
The problem is that, despite the fact that some of the physical evidence may exhibit anomalies of one sort or another, that’s not sufficient. There is still no clear-cut evidence of the presence of aliens or alien craft.
Why should that be?
Is ET smart enough to keep “primitive” Earthlings from finding evidence of their reality? Wouldn’t that require a measure of care about their activities that runs counter to their otherwise free presence in various parts of our world?
Is the lack of ironclad physical evidence, after so many years, an indication that we are not being visited by extraterrestrials? Or must we work harder to find that evidence?
Maybe it’s possible that, if they are extraterrestrial, our visitors come from a planet whose surface and atmospheric conditions are so close to ours that it would difficult or impossible to distinguish any differences in a routine scientific test. Sure, if we could find evidence of an advanced technology, that would be something different.
Or maybe, just maybe, there is another cause for the presence of UFOs, and it has nothing whatever to do with alien visitations.
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