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October 12, 2014
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UFOs Over Nuclear Installations and Other Encounters Explored on The Paracast
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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 The Official Paracast Store 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 Robert Salas, a former Air Force Captain, who will discuss his new book, "Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon: How World Governments Have Conspired to Conceal Humanity's Biggest Secret." The subtitle of the book reflects the essence of Salas' position on the topic. In a classic case, Salas was on duty at Malmstrom Air Force Base on March 17, 1967 when two UFOs were seen flying near the base's nuclear missile sites. "Over the next half-minute, all ten of their missiles reported a 'No-Go' condition. One by one across the board, each missile had became inoperable." During this interview, Salas will also reveal details of his own UFO abduction experience.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Robert Salas’ Site: Spiral Galaxy
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.
Assumptions and More Assumptions
By Gene Steinberg
Let me clue you in. The UFO mystery has not been solved. ET has not landed on the White House lawn, although UFOs may have landed on some other lawns from time to time. While there are loads of theories about their origin and purpose, assuming they aren’t conventional objects or phenomena that has been misidentified, the quest isn’t over.
The goal of most UFO research organizations would appear to be to somehow solve the mystery, or at least inspire the scientific community to take it over, assuming someone in government doesn’t already know the answers. I would hope they aren’t hoping to profit from pretending to chase the unknown.
Back in the 1950s, Major Donald E. Keyhoe often said that his goal was to put the organization he directed for a number of years, NICAP, out of business. To him that meant either congressional hearings, or an admission from the powers that be, the so-called Silence Group, that UFOs were real and extraterrestrial.
We had two congressional hearings in those early days, one in 1966, a second in 1968. A committee formed to study the evidence, the University of Colorado “Scientific Study of UFOs,” better known as the Condon Committee, released its report in 1969 that essentially blew cold water on UFO reality. Without going into detail that many of you have already read about over and over again, it was easy to call the study a whitewash.
Regardless of your point of view about that report, if you believe UFOs are real, or are at least persuaded by the preponderance of the evidence, it’s clear nothing much was solved. The original NICAP is no more, but that happened in the wake of the enforced departure of Keyhoe.
These days, the essence of the UFO enigma is still based on assumptions. Even though it can’t be proved, the vast majority of those who favor UFO reality are convinced they are extraterrestrial. Few trust the government, any government, these days, so it’s no surprise that many feel the authorities know what’s going on, but won’t tell us for some reason.
That, too, is an assumption, even though some so-called whistleblowers have presented evidence of a deeper government interest in UFOs. That doesn’t mean there’s a special agency, a Silence Group, a cabal, MJ-12, or whatever you wish to call it, which is managing the truth. But if you assume that some government officials know what’s what, you could also assume that they get together from time to time over coffee and donuts to catch up.
Yet another assumption is that elected government leaders are not read in on the secret, that they, being temporary occupants of an office, do not have the “need to know,” and thus would never be told what is really known about UFOs unless it became a matter of national security. But since ET hasn’t shown much in the way of overt hostility, well other than abducting untold numbers of humans and disabling nuclear missile launch systems, there’s no real incentive for disclosure.
The problem with such assumptions is that, if true, maybe there’s no reason to investigate anything. A UFO club only needs to collect the data, maybe do a preliminary analysis to seek a conventional answer, and publish the cases classified as unknowns. They might hold a convention or conference to mollify the true believers and maybe alert the public as to what they believe is going on.
The message might be comforting. ET is benevolent. They are here to help us rather than to harm us, so we should get with the program, stop all wars, clean up the environment, and be prepared to be invited to join a galactic federation and become one with the space brothers.
Still, you have to wonder about UFO abductions. If the experiences are as reported, innocent people being kidnapped by aliens and subjected to sometimes painful and almost always primitive medical tests, you can hardly consider ET to be friendly. Consider how you’d treat someone who removed you from the sanctity of your home to perform an invasive medical test. You might imagine the offenders to be ripped from the plots of such TV shows as “Criminal Minds” and “Stalker.” If caught, these unsubs would certainly be charged with serious crimes, and, if convicted, go to prison for a very long time for kidnapping and other offenses.
So why give ET a free pass? Because they are, well, alien and advanced?
I suppose we might be visited by any number of alien species. The evil ones, the “grays,” are the renegades who do nasty things not sanctioned by the space brothers. But why aren’t they being stopped?
Regardless of the cause, it is nonetheless true that some people do report possible abductions. So what is really happening to these people, or are they even experiencing a physical event? Could it be that the phenomenon is interacting with them on a subconscious level, and they are interpreting it in accordance with the cultural memes of the day?
Some abductees speak of “screen memories,” images implanted in their brains to shield knowledge of the actual abduction event. But what if the reverse is true? What if the abduction itself is a screen memory meant to hide some underlying experience that we do not understand, or are not meant to understand?
I suppose there is a possibility that government agents are behind some of these encounters, using drugs and other techniques for mind control experiments. So maybe the abduction is a fantasy that they create, perhaps buttressed by incompetent hypnotists who accidentally lead their subjects to believe they were captured by aliens.
The core question is whether what we perceive as UFOs, along with the side issues of abductions, contacts with tall, blond humans, and possible trace evidence, represent the actual events. Is that what is really happening, or are we describing what someone or something wants to see? Is it at all possible that what we see is so alien to us that we’re doing our best to make sense of it in terms of our own culture and experience?
At the very least, if you just assume we already know the answers, you may just be hiding from the truth, whatever that truth may be.
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October 12, 2014
www.theparacast.com
UFOs Over Nuclear Installations and Other Encounters 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 You Should 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 The Official Paracast Store 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 Robert Salas, a former Air Force Captain, who will discuss his new book, "Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon: How World Governments Have Conspired to Conceal Humanity's Biggest Secret." The subtitle of the book reflects the essence of Salas' position on the topic. In a classic case, Salas was on duty at Malmstrom Air Force Base on March 17, 1967 when two UFOs were seen flying near the base's nuclear missile sites. "Over the next half-minute, all ten of their missiles reported a 'No-Go' condition. One by one across the board, each missile had became inoperable." During this interview, Salas will also reveal details of his own UFO abduction experience.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Robert Salas’ Site: Spiral Galaxy
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.
Assumptions and More Assumptions
By Gene Steinberg
Let me clue you in. The UFO mystery has not been solved. ET has not landed on the White House lawn, although UFOs may have landed on some other lawns from time to time. While there are loads of theories about their origin and purpose, assuming they aren’t conventional objects or phenomena that has been misidentified, the quest isn’t over.
The goal of most UFO research organizations would appear to be to somehow solve the mystery, or at least inspire the scientific community to take it over, assuming someone in government doesn’t already know the answers. I would hope they aren’t hoping to profit from pretending to chase the unknown.
Back in the 1950s, Major Donald E. Keyhoe often said that his goal was to put the organization he directed for a number of years, NICAP, out of business. To him that meant either congressional hearings, or an admission from the powers that be, the so-called Silence Group, that UFOs were real and extraterrestrial.
We had two congressional hearings in those early days, one in 1966, a second in 1968. A committee formed to study the evidence, the University of Colorado “Scientific Study of UFOs,” better known as the Condon Committee, released its report in 1969 that essentially blew cold water on UFO reality. Without going into detail that many of you have already read about over and over again, it was easy to call the study a whitewash.
Regardless of your point of view about that report, if you believe UFOs are real, or are at least persuaded by the preponderance of the evidence, it’s clear nothing much was solved. The original NICAP is no more, but that happened in the wake of the enforced departure of Keyhoe.
These days, the essence of the UFO enigma is still based on assumptions. Even though it can’t be proved, the vast majority of those who favor UFO reality are convinced they are extraterrestrial. Few trust the government, any government, these days, so it’s no surprise that many feel the authorities know what’s going on, but won’t tell us for some reason.
That, too, is an assumption, even though some so-called whistleblowers have presented evidence of a deeper government interest in UFOs. That doesn’t mean there’s a special agency, a Silence Group, a cabal, MJ-12, or whatever you wish to call it, which is managing the truth. But if you assume that some government officials know what’s what, you could also assume that they get together from time to time over coffee and donuts to catch up.
Yet another assumption is that elected government leaders are not read in on the secret, that they, being temporary occupants of an office, do not have the “need to know,” and thus would never be told what is really known about UFOs unless it became a matter of national security. But since ET hasn’t shown much in the way of overt hostility, well other than abducting untold numbers of humans and disabling nuclear missile launch systems, there’s no real incentive for disclosure.
The problem with such assumptions is that, if true, maybe there’s no reason to investigate anything. A UFO club only needs to collect the data, maybe do a preliminary analysis to seek a conventional answer, and publish the cases classified as unknowns. They might hold a convention or conference to mollify the true believers and maybe alert the public as to what they believe is going on.
The message might be comforting. ET is benevolent. They are here to help us rather than to harm us, so we should get with the program, stop all wars, clean up the environment, and be prepared to be invited to join a galactic federation and become one with the space brothers.
Still, you have to wonder about UFO abductions. If the experiences are as reported, innocent people being kidnapped by aliens and subjected to sometimes painful and almost always primitive medical tests, you can hardly consider ET to be friendly. Consider how you’d treat someone who removed you from the sanctity of your home to perform an invasive medical test. You might imagine the offenders to be ripped from the plots of such TV shows as “Criminal Minds” and “Stalker.” If caught, these unsubs would certainly be charged with serious crimes, and, if convicted, go to prison for a very long time for kidnapping and other offenses.
So why give ET a free pass? Because they are, well, alien and advanced?
I suppose we might be visited by any number of alien species. The evil ones, the “grays,” are the renegades who do nasty things not sanctioned by the space brothers. But why aren’t they being stopped?
Regardless of the cause, it is nonetheless true that some people do report possible abductions. So what is really happening to these people, or are they even experiencing a physical event? Could it be that the phenomenon is interacting with them on a subconscious level, and they are interpreting it in accordance with the cultural memes of the day?
Some abductees speak of “screen memories,” images implanted in their brains to shield knowledge of the actual abduction event. But what if the reverse is true? What if the abduction itself is a screen memory meant to hide some underlying experience that we do not understand, or are not meant to understand?
I suppose there is a possibility that government agents are behind some of these encounters, using drugs and other techniques for mind control experiments. So maybe the abduction is a fantasy that they create, perhaps buttressed by incompetent hypnotists who accidentally lead their subjects to believe they were captured by aliens.
The core question is whether what we perceive as UFOs, along with the side issues of abductions, contacts with tall, blond humans, and possible trace evidence, represent the actual events. Is that what is really happening, or are we describing what someone or something wants to see? Is it at all possible that what we see is so alien to us that we’re doing our best to make sense of it in terms of our own culture and experience?
At the very least, if you just assume we already know the answers, you may just be hiding from the truth, whatever that truth may be.
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