Studies that are used to generalize to the abduction experience should involve source (retrieval) materials that are like the abduction experience in quality. Abduction memories are characterized by dynamic, emotionally charged events that instill trauma, fear, anxiety, confusion, and anger. Moreover, they are characterized by events so unusual as to be outside the range of normal human experience. In contrast, the bulk of laboratory research has used static and […] Read More
(c) False-Memory Syndrome The argument that therapy for real or imagined trauma may lead to “recollections” of events that never happened has been termed the “false-memory syndrome” (Goldstein, 1992). Originally, the false-memory syndrome was developed to suggest an iatrogenic origin for accounts of childhood sexual abuse and satanic ritual abuse. However, the false-memory syndrome has also been offered (for a list of representative articles see Gotlib, 1993) as an […] Read More
On the other hand, Randles (1994a) noted a number of inconsistencies between the prototypical abduction experience and the stories of twenty British subjects asked to imagine a close encounter. These inconsistencies included more humanlike entities, almost no reports of “doorway amnesia” (failure to recall events associated with entry into the abductors’ craft), not a single medical examination, and little resemblance of apparent alien motives to those indicated in the […] Read More
The Rule of Parsimony and Theories of the Abduction Experience The issue of evidence is particularly important in regard to the rule of parsimony (often referred to as Occam’s razor). This maxim states that when interpreting a phenomenon, unnecessary assumptions should not be introduced. It is important to emphasize that parsimony is defined in terms of unnecessary assumptions, not in terms of unpopular assumptions, disturbing assumptions, or unconventional assumptions. […] Read More
5. Electromagnetic Effect Cases __________________________________________________________ Sept 1950 When a Navy airplane was approached by two large discs its radar was jammed and the radio transmitter was blocked by a buzzing noise each time a new frequency was tried. Fall 1951 Over 14 (ground, airborne) radar sets tracked a UFO circling over the U.S. naval fleet at speeds of from “slow” to over 1,000 mph. May 26, 1952 Ground radar […] Read More
Summary of Unusual or Provocative UFO Flight Maneuvers Of major interest here are the flight dynamics of the UFO which appear to be directly related to the presence and/or behavior of the eye witness’ airplane or the witness himself. For an aerial vehicle to be able to control its position relative to another vehicle rapidly it must possess (1) a large acceleration capability (which requires a large amount of […] Read More
2. Shapes and Sizes of UFO Reported __________________________________________________________ Japanese lantern Coolie hat with oblong ports Round Ball Globe (larger than Navy jet) Cylindrical with a tail Oval (larger than a MiG) 50 foot diameter Round black (circular) cloud Round Coin Disc (7:1 ratio and 15-20 ft) Large dark object (long streamers) Cigar (6-7 feet long) Perfectly circular (25 ft diam) Spherical (8-10 ft diameter) Discs (7 total in group) […] Read More
3. Eye Witnesses Listed by Sighting Date __________________________________________________________ Event Date Name(s) __________________________________________________________ Spring 1951, Frances P. Wall Feb. 24, 1952, R. W. Smith Mar. 29, 1952, Brigham April 30, 1952, H. B. Webb, Roland Jones, Bill Smith May 15, 1952, McCarthy May 26, 1952, Martin May 30, 1952, Robert J. Arblaster; William Leet; Andrew J. Roe May 31, 1952, Hufberry June 20, 1952, Bobbie Foster, Richard Francisco, Teddy L.Pittman, […] Read More
Appendices 1. Weather Balloon Characteristics The following meteorological balloons were used by the Americans in the Korean War. This data was included in report IR-4-52, page 2 dated 7 June 1952. ___________________________________________________________ Weight Size Color Rate of climb* Altitude ___________________________________________________________ 10 gram 18 inches red or black 400 25,000 ft. 30 gram 24 inches red, white 600 60,000 ft. or black 100 gram 40 inches red, white 990 100,000 […] Read More
Chapter 3 American Pilots Report UFOs over Korea This chapter presents 30 UFO sighting reports that were made by U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine pilots during the war. They are interesting because they show that the UFO was capable of outperforming the combat aircraft the U.S. had at that time. Sept. 1950, Korea A U.S. Navy plane on a combat mission was approached by two large discs. The […] Read More
References Anon., Associated Press, Tokyo, Japan, October 19, 1952. Anon., Aerospace Science: History of Air Power. Air University Press, Air Training Command, Maxwell A.F.B., Alabama, 1986. Braybrook, R., Supersonic Fighter Development. Haynes Publ. Group, Somerset, England, 1987. Gross, L.E., UFO’s: A History January-May 1952. Privately published, 1982. Gross, L.E., UFO’s: A History 1952: September – October. Privately published, 1986. Haines, R.F., Commercial jet crew sights unidentified object-Part I. Flying […] Read More
Chapter 4 Ground Observers Report UFOs This chapter presents a number of UFO sighting reports obtained from project Blue Book files which involved observers on the ground. That such sightings continued long after the Korean War is shown by an interesting case which took place in 1974 which was reported by Stringfield (1977). April 5, 1952, Midnight, Okinawa This brief summary report was found in USAF intelligence report 131-52 […] Read More
Chapter 1 The Stage is Set Barely 59 months after the Japanese signed an unconditional surrender on September 2, 1945, a relatively minor civil war broke out on the Korean Peninsula between the Democratic Republic of (South) Korea and the communistic Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea. Some historians point out that what started as a civil war limited to a then third rate economic and strategic nation; escalated […] Read More
Chapter 2 GI Fires Upon an Unidentified Aerial Object Following is a transcript of an interview between Mr. Francis P. Wall, a private first class in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and Mr. John Timmerman who is Project Manager for the photo exhibit of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies in the Fall of 1987. It has not been edited in any way. This interesting […] Read More