Where is UFOlogy at in 2015?

[operator kos]

I don't think this has been posted here yet:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stWkXlBWWVE

It's a fairly decent UFOs 101, although it includes a little new age woo. I don't vehemently disagree with the woo, but it somewhat undermines the video's usefulness as an introduction to the general public IMO.

[MinM]

@disinfo: UFO Circles Top Of #Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano

UFO Circles Top Of Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano
By JacobSloan on June 6, 2013 in News 0

A meteor? A jet? Or something else? Captured one week ago, footage of the latest UFO sighting to in the vicinity of the activity volcano in central Mexico, which has been a hotbed of UFO claims over the past year:

http://disinfo.com/2013/06/ufo-circles- ... l-volcano/

[MinM]

UFO Photos From Netherlands Are Creepy, Not Likely Faked

A batch of UFO photos from the Netherlands has us spooked this morning, but while the pics are not likely to have been tampered with, whether or not we’re looking at an honest-to-goodness alien spacecraft is still up in the air.

Corinne Federer shot the UFO photos in the Netherlands while she was shooting five-frame HDR exposures at Muiderslot Castle.

“In order to create HDR images, you take three or more exposures — this one happened to be five — and you shoot them all at the same time, because you then overlap the images and it gives you the full spectrum of light, which your camera can’t capture but your eyes can,” the 43-year-old told The Huffington Post...

http://www.inquisitr.com/695353/ufo-pho ... ely-faked/

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick on UFO hearings: 'I don't want it to be a joke'

DETROIT, MI -- UFO researchers can't get Congress to listen to testimony about their extraterrestrial studies, so they're having their say this week before a group of former lawmakers including Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.

Kilpatrick, a former U.S. House representative from Detroit who is the mother of jailed ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is one of six former members of Congress taking part in the five-day series of non-governmental hearings known as the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure in Washington.

"I think if there's something there that we need to discuss, then we ought to be part of that discussion," Kilpatrick told the Huffington Post, which is live blogging the hearings today.

"I want to hear the factual information and I'm taking it very seriously. I don't want to be ambivalent. I don't want it to be a joke. It's too serious. If we bury our heads in the sand and say there's nothing there, we lose, our country loses."

She said she always had an interest in UFOs as a member of the congressional Appropriations Committee and Armed Service Committee.

The discussions are taking place over five days at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

Kilpatrick is reportedly being paid $20,000 to participate.

Other former members of Congress taking part include Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska; U.S. Rep. Lyn Woolsey, D-Calif.; U.S. Rep Darlene Hooley, D-Ore.; U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; and U.S. Rep. Merrill Cook, R-Utah.

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index ... _on_u.html

[justdrew]

fast moving bird near camera. probably.

[Crow]

It looks like a flying phallus.

[operator kos]

Well, this is interesting. I know Bigelow's been interested in UFOs for a long time, but I don't know if he's made statements as explicit as this before. If so, my apologies for rehashing old news. Via PRG:

Robert Bigelow on Disclosure
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/03/31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZubWSeENOA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_M13-084_NASA-Bigelow_Interviews.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/beam_feature.html

A significant milestone occurred during the second hour of the March 31, 2013 broadcast of Coast to Coast AM with guest host George Knapp. Robert Bigelow is the billionaire founder and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace. He has significant government contacts and has worked with NASA for many years on various projects centering on the private use of space. Recently NASA awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to provide a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which is scheduled to arrive at the space station in 2015 for a two-year technology demonstration.

During the second hour of his interview on Coast to Coast AM Mr. Bigelow repeatedly confirmed the presence of extraterrestrials engaging the human race. Furthermore, Bigelow stated he supported Disclosure, which he referred to as "Confirmation." Like many others, Mr. Bigelow confuses Disclosure (capital "D") with disclosure (small "d"). He does not support the revealing of information to the public beyond the basic announcement itself. Disclosure (capital "D") is just the basic acknowledgement and the primary goal of the ET truth movement. What follows will be a matter to be resolved between the American people and their government.

[ShinShinKid]

Was this posted yet?

Very thought provoking, indeed...

http://secretsun.blogspot.com/2013/06/t ... ength.html

[elfismiles]

Thanks for the Bigelow info OpKOS.

Thanks for that link ShinShin ... have seen WAVELENGTH before and always found it interesting that the ufo in it is identical to that in STARMAN. Not that a giant mirrored sphere is all that original.

Was this posted yet?

Very thought provoking, indeed...

http://secretsun.blogspot.com/2013/06/t ... ength.html

[elfismiles]

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:10:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Successor To Arcturus Books Open For Business


Monica Girard - ex-wife of the late Robert Girard - has opened
Arcstar Books, as a successor to Bob's enterprise, Arcturus
Books. I was among Bob's many faithful customers for our UFO
books and other media, until he died a couple years ago. I hope
others will join me in now supporting Monica.

Rich Heiden

-----

Text Version Of Monica's PDF Information Sheet:


Seeking Truth?

Are you an independent thinker who questions the boundaries of
conventional wisdom? Are you driven to seek answers to the
mysteries of our world? Do you seek knowledge beyond what
mainstream media offer to expand and deepen your perspective of
our place in the universe? Ever had an encounter with the
unexplained, know someone who did, or are simply curious?
Looking for answers?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then we
consider you a kindred spirit.

At ARCSTAR Books we make it our mission to support truth-seekers
like you in obtaining great books and media on unexplained
phenomena. We have over three decades of experience as
independent book sellers and many more as researchers of
unexplained phenomena.

ARCSTAR Books (http://www.arcstarbooks.com) is an independent online
and mail-order store devoted to delivering the widest array of
non-fiction books on unexplained phenomena through great
personalized service.

We specialize in UFO and extraterrestrial literature, and also
offer a wide selection of titles covering topics including, but
not limited to, ancient astronaut theory, ancient civilizations,
crop circles, the occult, secret societies, hollow earth,
cryptozoology, and various supernatural and paranormal
phenomena. Our book and media selection includes new, second
hand, out of print, vintage, rare, and collectible titles. If
you can't find a title you are looking for, let us know and we
will find it for you.

We invite you to take a look at our online store and hope you
make us your preferred source of books on unexplained phenomena.
Visit us at http://www.arcstarbooks.com.

Our aim is to delight our community with a thoughtfully curated
book selection and great personalized service. Knowing and
maintaining a close relationship with our customers is important
to us and a deeply rooted value you will not find at a big
corporate store.

Next time you are looking for books or media on UFOs or other
unexplained phenomena, think of us. Supporting independent book
sellers like us is a statement and an investment in deep
expertise and personalized service.

We look forward to serving you. Until then, never cease from
exploration.


Monica Girard
ARCSTAR Books
http://www.arcstarbooks.com


Historial Background From The Web Site:

Ever since we can remember we have looked up to the night sky
and wondered about the existence of life in other worlds. The
idea of civilizations in other planets and dimensions was quite
natural for us. News reports of unexplained aircraft and
visitors from outer space grabbed our attention and sparked our
curiosity from a very early age.

Our deep curiosity about reports of UFOs and other unexplained
phenomena turned into a quest that led us to read hundreds of
books, travel, and meet witnesses, explorers, and authors from
around the world. In the mid-1980s we joined Arcturus Books
Service founder, Robert Girard (1942-2011), in a mission to
provide fellow seekers from around the world with a one-stop
mail-order book service where they could find a breadth of
literature on unexplained phenomena.

After Robert's passing in 2011, Arcturus Books' 31 year tenure
came to an end and the store closed. As for us, we decided to
put our decades of experience exploring unexplained phenomena
and books on these topics back to work through digital channels.
Our purpose is to continue being in service of fellow seekers
looking for literature on these topics through the authentic and
personalized service that our old friends know and love.

We hope you join us in our journey and become part of the
ARCSTAR Books community.

Bob Girard of Arcturus Books Has Died
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/girard-obit/

I remember with much fondness, reading Girard's Arcturus Books catalog/zine.

THE PROUST OF UFOs
...

Bob Girard is an American institution. He is possibly the best book dealer in America for the kind of material of interest to all Combat Diary Viewers.

http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/diary26 ... uslink.htm

Very Funny UFO Book Review

After writing about the often hilarious reviews that Robert Girard used to publish in his Arcturus Books catalog, I found a copy of one of his best. It still makes me giggle uncontrollably.

Haley, Leah. Ceto’s New Friends. Greenleaf, 1994. 8 1/2 x 11 HC, 32pp.

My jaw dropped so far down when I saw this that my belly button hurt for a week (though it might have been a sinking feeling in the pit of my gut causing the pain, I admit). This is a book for ultra-young readers by abductee/author Leah Haley (Lost was the Key). It has a total of 281 words in the text. It’s apparent intention is to introduce toddlers to alien abductions early (say, age 3 or so), before they find out the hard way — later in life — via trauma, ruined lives, etc., and to make the introduction a friendly one, in which the toddlers apply their innate trust in all things and all beings to the very monsters who are going to stick long needles into their bellies, ram huge contraptions up their behinds, empty their brains, make them pregnant and then rip out the fetuses, cut them, scrape them, inflict unspeakable pain on them and tell them (if anything at all) ‘it is necessary that we do this.’

Of course, none of those things ever happen to the two tykes in the book — and that’s what strikes me as being the ultimate Big Lie that one could ever inflict upon a totally impressionable mind: the idea that the greys are our friends. Sorry folks — I think it’s a bad idea to fill tiny little heads with Santa Claus just because you want to see ‘em glow with happy anticipation around Christmastime. It’s bad to stuff Jesus, heaven and hell into all-trusting minds. And it’s certainly bad to lie to infants about alien interaction with humans.This is the most unfortunate development in UFOlogy in many years, certain to create numerous traumas of it’s own for some of it’s innocent little readers — as they find out first hand what the greys really do with humans. This book is an appalling artifact — we recommend it only for extremely open-minded adults. Keep it locked up like you keep your handguns locked up, so that the kiddies don’t blow their heads off. $18.95

As I said in the previous post, Girard repudiated his review soon after publication in the his catalog. Too bad. Based on the review, I purchased a copy from Arcturus, and it still sits on the top shelf of my UFO book collection.

http://www.ufomystic.com/2008/06/13/fun ... ok-review/

Book Review

by Robert Girard
in the Arcturus Book Catalog (July 2000)

Dolan, Richard. UFOs and the National Security State: An Unclassified History. Volume One: 1941 to 1973. Keyhole Publishing, 2000. Trade softcover. 499 pages, extensive notes, bibliog. index. First of a projected 2-volume set (second volume a long way off). If you are old enough (as is your cataloguer) to have been fascinated by flying saucers almost from Day One, then you must surely long for the innocent early days of ufology, days when strange glowing craft zoomed through our skies, easily out-performing any kind of human pursuit craft. No landings (to speak of), no UFOnauts or greys (until 1954), no abductions (yet), and most mercifully, none of the sociopathic paranoia which has today truly killed off whatever public interest there may once have been in ufology. Interest in the early UFO titles is probably higher today than it was at the time their publishers had to reprint the popular books time and again to satisfy the reading public's demand. But apart from public fascination, and despite government assurances to the contrary, there was much serious concern at the highest levels of the U.S. government over national security. It was evident immediately that whatever the flying discs were, they were first and foremost incredibly advanced over any military aircraft of the time. Furthermore, the cold war was raging then, and nobody could rest easy when the possibility of a Soviet or Chinese origin for the saucers could not be dismissed out of hand. UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE is both a history of the "life and times" of early saucering, and a critical study of how the U.S. government (and others) reacted to the challenge of an unidentified aerial presence in Earthly skies, with respect to the potential threat to our national security implicit in the saucers' capabilities. It will surprise no one at all today to be told that the U.S. government was certainly far more worried about UFOs than they let on to the public -- after all, we expect that of desk-trapped government bureaucrats. But the History involved here -- that's the real beauty of this book. If you weren't there at Day One--if your own interest in ufology dates only from the abduction period beginning in the 1970s, you really must read this book!! We've said it a zillion times in these catalogs: You will not comprehend the UFO scene today unless you acquire a solid knowledge of the beginnings of the modern UFO Age. Whether or not you agree with the author's version of UFO history is irrelevant (somebody somewhere will immediately start to nit-pick something in these pages). The important thing is to get that history under your belt. It will surely cause you to re-think your present opinions about ufology--and any time you re-think something, you have improved upon it.

http://keyholepublishing.com/Arcturus%2 ... review.htm

[jingofever]

Re: New York Times articles on the Washington D.C. saucers, there was one article about the actual incident, another about a failure to get jets in the air soon enough to chase them out of town, and another about the Air Force denying that saucers are real. The first two are AP articles and for some reason I only have the first part of the third article. July 22: Flying Objects Near Washington Spotted by Both Pilots and Radar. July 29: Air Force Explains 2-Hour Delay In Chasing 'Objects' Over Capital. July 30: Air Force Debunks 'Saucers' As Just 'Natural Phenomena'.

[jingofever]

Re: so has anyone seen/heard/read of ANYONE currently under 40 reporting that they are experiencing the alien abduction thing?

Yes, I was reading about such a case recently. Some details here: www.ufocasebook.com/jasonandrews.html. It was also covered in the prestigious Daily Mail.

And do DMT experiences count? Because maybe they should.

[elfismiles]

Interesting question RE: age of abductees.

I've always been curious about the demographics of the contactee / abductee community: what about ethnic diversity, gender, sexual orientation, sightedness, etc.? I think such demographic data is very revealing.

Reports of abductions have been down considerably post-911.

Re: so has anyone seen/heard/read of ANYONE currently under 40 reporting that they are experiencing the alien abduction thing?

Yes, I was reading about such a case recently. Some details here: http://www.ufocasebook.com/jasonandrews.html. It was also covered in the prestigious Daily Mail.

And do DMT experiences count? Because maybe they should.

[elfismiles]

British UFO Document Release Designed to Deflect Public and Media Interest Says Former Ministry of Defence UFO Specialist

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release.
Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:00am EDT

British UFO Document Release Designed to Deflect Public and Media Interest Says Former Ministry of Defence UFO Specialist
PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A claim by the British Ministry of Defence that UFOs have no defense significance is "designed solely to keep Parliament, the media and the public off our backs," according to former MoD UFO Desk administrator Nick Pope.

Pope's startling statement was in response to the MoD's release last week of what it says is its final batch of UFO documents. Official MoD spokesmen and one self-styled UFO expert, David Clarke, claim that the MoD found no evidence of a UFO threat to the UK and, therefore, closed its UFO Desk. The subsequent, widely-publicized declassification of its UFO documents—the implication being that nothing remained hidden—was intended to demonstrate the MoD's public transparency on the UFO issue.

In reality, Pope says, "the UK's Freedom of Information Act contains wide-ranging exemptions covering areas such as defense, security and intelligence" and the newly-available documents had already been "judged to be unclassified" before their release.

Regarding David Clarke, Pope says, "Some people would probably use the term 'useful idiot' to describe his parroting the MoD 'no defense significance' sound bite."

These and other provocative comments by Pope have just been published in an article by UFOs and Nukes researcher Robert Hastings, who discovered a credible UFO involvement in the famous Rendlesham Forest/RAF Bentwaters case, which occurred in Suffolk, England.

Hastings interviewed the two U.S. Air Force air traffic controllers on duty at Bentwaters during a week of UFO activity there, and the nearby forest, in December 1980, who say they tracked a bona fide UFO on radar and saw the object hover—it appeared as an orange-colored sphere—before it raced away.

Hastings says that the UFO later hovered near the USAF's Weapons Storage Area (WSA), containing tactical nuclear bombs, and directed laser-like beams down into the facility. Bentwaters' former deputy base commander, now-retired Col. Charles Halt, first acknowledged the dramatic incident in 1991, saying that he had heard frantic radio chatter from Security Policemen at the WSA, describing the UFO and the beams, while he was investigating reports of strange lights in nearby Rendlesham Forest.

Hastings says, "If the incident at the WSA actually occurred, and it appears that it did, then UFOs do indeed pose a defense threat to the UK."

SOURCE Robert Hastings


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/ ... RN20130626

[elfismiles]

IS THIS THE MAN ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY TO MURDER... ...WITH RADIOACTIVE TOOTHPASTE!!!?
It's been 16 years! Real murderers, serial rapists, Meth Dealers, and John Powell ... have already been let out of jail!
http://ufomagazine.squarespace.com/ufo- ... -ford.html


I coulda sworn there was info somewhere around the forum on imprisoned ufo researcher John Ford:

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A ... hn+Ford%22

I donated money to the RESTORE JOHN FORD fund around 15 years ago.

Lots of info on the subject here:

http://ufoteacher.com/johnford

... and here ...

http://alienview.net/fordnew.htm

John Powell was dirty as hell!

In 1999, and out of political favors apparently, he would be charged with —and plead no contest to— Racketeering, Grand Theft, ... Extortion even! And that's just what they charged him on, folks ...you can bet it was the tip of Powell's iceberg! In the year 2000 he would be given the *minimum* sentence of twenty-three months in a *minimum* security country-club! With good behavior, you know like not being -caught- raping a fellow inmate... he would be out in 18 months...

John Ford, on the other hand has not drawn a free breath or seen the light of day since 1996...

Is anyone else seeing the connected dots in this picture? Let me help!

The truly intrepid John Ford was investigating a man, one John Powell, who could bear -no- investigation of -any- type! John Ford likely scared the wild, blueberry HORSE-MUFFINS out of John Powell (and what kind of mamma' s-boy-loser can John Ford -be-... if he can make a BIG fish in a BIG pond like John Powell sweat the hook!)!!

http://alienview.net/fordnew.htm

From: John Ford Initiative <johnfordinitiative@ufoteacher.com>
To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <post@ufoupdateslist.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:06:25 -0600
Subject: UFO Magazine To Publish John Ford Issue

Dear friends and associates,

We have reached a major turning point in THe John Ford
Initiative!

I have received word that Bill and Nancy Birnes are making the
next issue of UFO Magazine a wall to wall John Ford issue. This
is a chance for YOU to write an article for the magazine.

I have already confirmed this with Alfred Lehmberg directly and
have recently discussed it with John Ford as well. John is
ecstatic and speechless to say the least as he has no words to
describe his tremendous gratitude towards Bill and Nancy for
engaging in a project like this with UFO Magazine.

Alfred has told me that the deadline for getting an article in
to the magazine for consideration and publication would be two
weeks away. so I suggest you guys get the ball rolling sooner
than later.

Do not leave it until the last minute. There’s a lot involved
with banging out a magazine publication and Bill and Nancy put a
lot into this with regard to the fact that there is both a
printed and online version.

I am contacting Peter Moon and Jerry Cimisi directly as I write
this. John Ford has already begun writing his article. Due to
limitations on his end, he will be writing his in longhand.

---

Article Submission guidelines:

Article submissions should be submitted within two weeks in
electronic format by email directly to Alfred Lehmberg at:

alienview@roadrunner.com

Make sure your email subject line reads:

UFO Magazine John Ford Issue

---

Thank you for your time, interest and support with this. It is
much appreciated.


Sincerely,

Richard Smith


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE JOHN FORD INITIATIVE

Richard Smith | Peter Moon | George Dickson (rest in peace 6/14/12)

Letter To The Editor:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_i ... 4992991595

Web Site: http://ufoteacher.com/johnford

From: Alfred Lehmberg <Lehmberg@snowhill.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:38:29 -0600
Fwd Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 03:55:02 -0500
Subject: John Ford - #1


From: UFO Magazine in the UK -- http://www.ufomag.co.uk/

THE JOHN FORD AFFAIR

As you read this, New York UFO activist John Ford is languishing
in jail awaiting trial for conspiracy. The circumstances of his
arrest and past involvement with an alleged UFO crash-retrieval
incident at Moriches Bay, Long Island, are profoundly
disturbing.

BACKGROUND

John Ford founded the Long Island UFO Network in 1985. He
investigated UFO sightings and alleged abductions; held public
meetings and sponsored conferences; leafleted and organised
demonstrations. He also produced the Long Island UFO Newsletter,
which was regularly received and enjoyed by enthusiasts around
the globe.

It was in that newsletter that he first wrote of an
extraordinary incident which alleged that a UFO had been shot
down in 1989 by American military forces over Moriches Bay in
Long Island.

He later claimed to have uncovered details of a similar crash in
1992 in South Haven Park and when an unidentified object
reportedly came to grief in the Pine Barrens region of Long
Island three years later, he insisted that fires in the region
had been deliberately lit to act as a diversion.

Despite consistent denials by the authorities that there was
anything untoward in any of these incidents, John persisted in
his claims, insisting that his sources were real and their
stories sincere.

He spoke of having gleaned his information from officials within
the New York City Police and Fire Departments; of members of the
public who claimed to have seen a fireball descend into South
Haven Park.

John Ford simply wouldn't take no for an answer and became a
genuine thorn in the side of the authorities. He repeated his
allegations through public meetings and demonstrations held
outside police headquarters.

THE ARREST

On 12 June 1996, John Ford was arrested in what Police later
described as a classic 'sting' operation. This followed the use
of telephone taps and a paid police informant who was 'wired' to
monitor and record conversations.

Almost a year earlier, Ford had confided to close friends and
associates that he was convinced he was the victim of a
deliberate plot to harass him. He went so far as to claim that
the plot might entail his penultimate murder.

Shortly after his arrest, Suffolk District Attorney James
Catterson, told journalists gathered for the press briefing that
Ford had been charged with conspiracy to murder and possession
of radium without a license.

The intended murder victim was alleged to be none other than
John Powell, leader of the Suffolk County Republican Party. The
means by which Ford intended to carry out the act? By placing
radioactive radium in Powell's toothpaste...

District Attorney Catterson held two press conferences and
compared the significance of Ford's arrest to that of the
infamous Unabomber. Other charges made at the time against Ford
were subsequently dropped, but the conspiracy to murder charge
was deemed serious enough for the Judge in the case to deem that
Ford's bail would be set at half-a-million dollars. Needless to
say, neither he nor his friends could raise such an amount and
Ford remains incarcerated in jail awaiting trial.

Surprisingly to some, he has issued no statement other than to
plead "not guilty" when the charges were first put to him.

Towards the end of last year, several concerned parties invoked
greater public awareness of Ford's plight by placing supportive
articles in prestigious UFO publications such as America's MUFON
(Mutual UFO Network) Journal (November 1996 issue) and the
Internet. They formed the aptly named John Ford Defence
Committee and began a fund raising campaign to help with his
legal defence. They also publicly appealed for an expert
psychiatrist, professional audiotape analyst and Long
Island-based private investigator to volunteer their efforts.

Those on the Committee are convinced of Ford's innocence and
cite numerous incidents and strange occurrences which led them
to that conclusion.

According to Committee Member Elaine Douglas, none of the media
mentioned claims of harassment by Ford and other LIUFON members
at the time of his arrest, nor she says, a higher than average
rate of auto-accidents experienced by Ford and his colleagues.
Members had their vehicles vandalised and one in particular, Joe
Mazzuchelli, is said to have been dragged out of his vehicle the
previous winter and physically beaten by four men who told him
to "stay out of our business". Mazzuchelli was arrested with
John Ford on 12 June.

WHAT DID JOHN FORD UNCOVER?

Ford, like many UFO researchers the world over, could only have
dreamed of the possibility that he might one day stumble across
a major UFO incident on his 'patch', at which he could assume
the role of leading investigator. The 1989 Moriches Bay incident
appeared to have afforded him such an opportunity.

His investigation of that particular affair contained a
suggestion that the technology used to bring down the purported
alien spacecraft originated at Brookhaven National Laboratory,
based on Long Island.

Elaine Douglas avoids the re-telling of what Ford uncovered
about the three incidents in her campaign literature, preferring
instead to concentrate on the man, and what she perceives to be
a case of injustice.

She does include a curious coincidence about Moriches Bay, which
may or may not offer food for thought. It was here that Ford
alleged a UFO had been brought down in 1989, but it is also the
spot where TWA Flight 800 mysteriously crashed in August last
year.

The cause of that disaster has thus far eluded Federal Law
enforcement and aviation investigators, despite twenty
eye-witness accounts from people who claim to have seen an
unaccountable light streaking towards the 747 aircraft moments
before it exploded.

Ford's knowledge of the legal system, put to such good effect in
his legitimate street demonstrations, stemmed from a career as a
court official working at the Suffolk County Court. Those who
knew him are adamant he was not capable of conspiring to murder
anyone - it simply wasn't in his character.

"You can't believe how many people have called me to say they
can't envision John Ford killing anyone, or even conceiving the
intention," said his attorney John Rouse.

He scoffs at the suggestion that Ford could covertly enter the
Powell household of four people, select the particular
toothpaste used by the man of the house and implant radium in
order to kill him.

Elaine Douglas points out that in the 1920's, radium-dial
painters used to lick their brushes out of habit and it took 40
years before anyone contracted cancer.

She asked: "Was Ford going to break in and put radium in
Powell's toothpaste every week for 40 years until he got
cancer?"

The prosecution's arguments are further strained she argues by
their contention that the illegal radium was kept hidden by Ford
in the back of his pick-up truck, which was always parked at the
front of his house.

District Attorney Catterson labelled Ford a "mastermind" at the
press briefings, at which he raised further serious charges
where no indictments were subsequently returned.

"This," said John Rouse, "is called poisoning the jury pool."
The police arrested Ford immediately following a conversation
that took place between their informant, Ford and Mazzuchelli.
The informant was 'wired' and, it's claimed, recorded a
discussion in which Ford and Mazzuchelli both spoke about doing
away with Powell and another local politician through the use of
radium in toothpaste. A copy of the tape was eventually handed
over to Ford's attorney and according to LIUFON's Preston
Nichols "is unintelligible". Nichols said, "All I can clearly
hear on that tape is the informant talking and John laughing,
like whatever they're talking about is a big joke."

Attorney Rouse is hoping to get the tape enhanced, but admits
the plight of both men is serious. If found guilty, either could
be jailed for between 25 and 75 years in an upstate New York
prison.

Elaine Douglas has had run-ins with the Suffolk County Police
before. In April 1993 she wrote to them complaining of police
violation of LIUFON member's civil rights.

Apparently they had been prevented from leafleting near South
Haven Park by the police who told them they must leave the area.
The house to house leafleting had been organised to seek out
potential witnesses in what was described by Douglas as a
"witness-constitutionally protected activity".

The John Ford Defence Committee's support for Ford "..is based
on our conviction that he did not, would not, and could not
conspire to murder anyone," said Elaine Douglas. "On this point
our support is complete and total," she added.

What though of Ford's claims that a low intense military
conflict exists between the United States and aliens? Is that
possible? "Yes, it is," according to Douglas.

"I speak only for myself and not for other members of the
Defence Committee," she said. "I always found John's allegations
hard to believe but impossible to dismiss because he had
evidence what he claimed was perfectly possible.

"Just because John's allegations 'fit' doesn't make them true,
but the fact is John had evidence. He claimed three events on
Long Island - even if he was wrong on two of them, if he was
right on only one, John had a tiger by the tail. If so, it's no
surprise somebody would try to destroy John Ford."

"He is the first UFO investigator to be seriously persecuted by
the authorities. Shall we sit idly by while our colleague's life
is destroyed? If John Ford is silenced, who is next?"

AN INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINT

We invited New York resident Alan Raven to offer his opinions
about the affair and he wrote the following:

I did attend a one-day presentation in the summer of 1994 given
by the Long Island group about the 1992 (South Haven Park)
incident.

As I expected, it was overly long at nine hours and was ragged,
rambling and generally unprofessional. However, the group had
done a tremendous amount of work, beginning on the evening of
the incident.

At the time of the presentation the investigation was still
on-going, and involved mapping, interviews, collection of what
might have been bits of wreckage, on-ground searches, surveys,
and even a couple of aerial searches.

The group claimed there was a collision of sorts at 90,000ft. At
least two vehicles came to earth and wreckage was spread over a
wide area.

One object crashed near the South Shore in South Haven Park
(which in reality is a pine forest) after passing low over a
main highway (Sunrise Highway) and was seen close-up by several
motorists.

The object (described as a rod) passed out of sight. Shortly
afterwards there was an explosion followed immediately by a
large fire that lit up the night sky.

A second object came to earth in the grounds of Brookhaven
National Laboratory, a few miles to the north of the South Haven
Park site. After being grounded for several hours the object
exploded as it tried to take off.

The Long Island group obtained videotape from a source which
they refused to name. The first video was taken at the South
Haven Park by (they claimed) a fireman who was one of the first
on the scene. These firemen arrived before government forces
came and the video was of course confiscated.

The group's copy came (they say) from a government source. The
video, which is of very poor quality and taken at night, shows
figures being moved and laid out. It also purports to show (in
part close-up) an insectoid figure.

The second video clip, from the same source, shows an explosion
of some sort that appears to be associated with a building, or
object, or craft. The group claimed it was a disc or lifeboat
type of craft that came down in the grounds of Brookhaven.

I have seen both video clips several times. They were
interesting but unfortunately not definitive, even after
enhancement.

After sitting through the presentation I came away having no
doubt that something very important did happen that night, and
that the government came down with an iron-fist within one hour
of the event. There was in addition, a great deal of trace
evidence spread over large areas.

CONSPIRACY? WHAT CONSPIRACY?

All those closest to John Ford have demonstrated beyond any
reasonable doubt that his track record as a UFO 'activist' is
probably second to none.

'He investigated UFO sightings and alleged abductions; held
public meetings and sponsored conferences; leafleted and
organised demonstrations. He also produced the Long Island UFO
Newsletter, which was regularly received and enjoyed by
enthusiasts around the globe.'

Some find it rather odd therefore, that a man who argued so
vociferously to make his point, who proclaimed he was being
harassed by the authorities, should now utter nothing more than
two words following his arrest. Other than "not guilty" he has
issued no statement which could have been used by the Defence
Committee to bolster their campaign.

Of course Ford might well be acting on instructions issued by
his defence attorney to 'say nothing until the trial' - a
perfectly reasonable and common practise.

Elaine Douglas raises claims of harassment, beatings,
burglaries, auto accidents and vandalism, but where is the
corroboration? Were reports filed to the police in all these
instances?

How much radium did the police find? High quantities might just
take slightly less than 40 years to have lethal effects.

Were the police acting unconstitutionally in preventing
leafleting campaigns? Some say not - especially if a
neighbourhood had signs that prohibited such activity. If a
resident complained to the police they would be duty bound to
act.

Until the trial takes place, one can only speculate as to what
might emerge in terms of evidence presented by both defence and
prosecution attorneys which will hopefully answer these and many
other questions.

If allegations of a conspiracy to discredit John Ford have any
foundation at all, it must mean that what he and other
colleagues stumbled across as UFO researchers was of such
tremendous significance that the authorities had to shut them
up.

So what exactly did happen? The Unopened Files re-traced the
events as reported by Ford and his colleagues several years ago.
Few listened to him at the time, but now you have an opportunity
to make a balanced judgement for yourselves...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lehmberg@snowhill.com

Restore John Ford!

-- Explore the Alien View! Ponder the Wit & Wisdom of Ching Chow!

http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/arecibo/46/

<Updated 12 September>

John Ford Restoration Fund -- Send your checks and money orders
to _me_, Alfred Lehmberg (cut out the lawyers, they got their's)
at: 304 Melbourne Drive, Enterprise AL, 36330. Strict records
kept.

"Only thin, _very light_ envelopes with a return address will be
accepted <g>." ~~~ $225.00 pledged -- $100.00 collected ~~~

"I cleave the heavens, and soar to the infinite. What others see
from afar, I leave far behind me." - Giordano Bruno, while
burning at the fundamentalist's stake.

http://ufoupdateslist.com/1998/nov/m26-001.shtml

From: Alfred Lehmberg <Lehmberg@snowhill.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 07:40:44 -0600
Fwd Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 12:26:13 -0500
Subject: Free John Ford [Alfred's Odd Ode #211]

Apology to MW #211 (For January 3, 1998)

Write it off as wallowing in my own naivet=E9. I was hoping that
the righteous motes were here. But there's none of what I'm
looking for I'd really likely find; what's real's likely way
beyond what's queer. Likely way beyond experience, and shot from
different guns, the weave of things addresses what we're not. And
it shows up in the actions of the ones that stake their claim on
this puzzle they're not seeing we've all got.

It's everybody's puzzle and we all should get an answer to the
mystery that lies, and cheats and teases. The ones that do
research are the ones so often hurt by the 'one' that's always
done just what he pleases. Remember, please, John Ford, and
consider his confinement as a black mark on the labor some
perform.

"=85Into UFO research? Then you might be like that jerk, the
'flying saucer killer' ol' John Ford."

Let 'the man' grind down on _him_ without a single peep from you,
and the deed is quicker done on you and me! If they cap off
Johnny Ford they have drawn a stealthy sword and they slash at
any chance that we'd be free.

Some of us are wolves that prowl a land we think we own, and are
pissing on its corners, stems, and twigs. It is vaulting over
tick turds and distracting from the search, and attracting like a
swine farm full of pigs.

The *glee* that we're displaying when we're catching people human
is a game the meanest children always play. And it's children
we're revealing when engaged in doubtful dealing that the field's
been evolved to, hard to say!

But suffer single take downs, at your peril, with indifference.
It won't be long they've made their way to you. Where's salvation
coming from, when you're the one that needs it! John Ford is
going down, dear list, obscene, unjust -- but true.

Lehmberg@snowhill.com

Why should Ufologists be any better than, say, lawyers? And the
answer is I'm loath to associate myself with lawyers, and would
prefer the company of those that _might_ see beyond our
conspiring cultural pale -- past the tiny fractions of perception
offered up by shallow inadequate senses =85 a more efficacious
appreciation for what many of us presently perceive as unjustly
applied and conveniently interpreted reality. I would prefer the
company of Ufologists even if I knew most of them were lying to
me, as I know ALL the lawyers are lying to me. Christ! That
sounded an awful lot like I said ufologists are ethically and
morally superior to lawyers! Somebody STOP me!

Come on! Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, boys and
girls -- fellow motes -- come together on this thing!

Bug the networks! Write some E-mail; send a letter. There are
_many_ in this community that could step on a short fused truth
somewhere and be the subject of these same *special* attentions
suffered by John Ford. John Ford may be wrong; John Ford may be
obsessed -- John Ford may get up yer butt so far you can feel his
boot toes burrowing into the insteps of your knees -- but that
doesn't make him a murderer!

Additionally, there is a handful of people close to John Ford
(people who know the particulars) who will stand right up for
him. Is it not more logical to fall in with them, whatever the
outcome, than take the _word_ of the institution (the Suffolk
county machine) that Ford was so stridently critical of? John
Ford, an individual, was publicly AFTER the *machine* that
brought him down -- now that STINKS, friends and neighbors,
stinks like a moldy latrine door on a tuna boat!

And not to single anyone out, but where is a similar (however
petulant) outrage (recently displayed) for even more outrageous
and unethical behaviors committed by (un-admitted) enemies of an
honest truth you profess an interest in uncovering? One of your
own's buried alive in an arbitrary hole, the victim of very
questionable and bizarre circumstances, while you argue tired
signatures, and absolutist ethical ideals -- ideals conveniently
applied many times, I observe, or most here don't stretch their
position (however slightly) by omission of non supporting data.
No one holds the ground more ethical than the other, and then is
able to sneer from those imagined battlements refined criticisms
that enrage, impugn, and inflame the obstinate, even wrong,
retort. Nothing gained there!

It seems to me there are bigger fish to fry. It also seems to me
that one of the chakra (sp?) junctures of ufological significance
might be right at the point that keeps John Ford from the light
of day! Getting to the bottom of the John Ford imbroglio,
whatever the outcome, could be a watershed of illuminating
information!

But, maybe we don't want any answers! Maybe we're just
interested in pissing in the corners of something we pretend to
own, and making feathered displays at those that transgress our
imagined borders. *Inconveniently*, while we spout, strut and
preen, there are those that languish, likely unjustly.
Finally, freeing John Ford may be a prodigious step taken in the
direction of freeing ourselves from this worrying
irresponsibility of doing nothing at all to relieve a threat on
our _own_ persons. Consider _that_!

Free John Ford.
--
Explore the Alien View?

http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/arecibo/46/

"I cleave the heavens, and soar to the infinite. What others see from
afar, I leave far behind me." - Giordano Bruno, while burning at the
fundamentalist's stake for questioning the markers of territories.

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Government or Social Harassment REPORT - Presently, "ZERO" Personal
HARASSMENT; however, the harassment index is infinite for each of us.
Consider the harassment of one of us, and our predictable indifference to=
it.

http://ufoupdateslist.com/1998/jan/m03-009.shtml

[DrEvil]

Bigelow is a fascinating guy. It seems to be gone now, but bigelow aerospace used to have a subsidiary with a very interesting jobs-listing. They were looking for, among other things, microbiologists, materials specialists, exotic propulsion specialists, astrobiologists, and pretty much everything you would need to study a real life UFO (without actually saying so directly).

And it's not that long ago that the government agency in charge of handling UFO sightings (FAA I think) officially handed those duties over to Bigelow.

Oh, and he also bought the Skinwalker Ranch years ago.