Another succinct and interesting post by Jason Colavito on that nemesis of clear thinking, the ancient astronaut theory. It's about Soviet interest in the theory. Some Russians are just as gullible as those in the good old USA.
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Mirage Men Trailer
I wasn't aware that the Mirage Men, a book I reviewed here some months ago, was being made into a documentary film. I liked the book, so hopefully the film will be well done. Here's a look at the recently released teaser-trailer. Editor's note: broken link to the...
Nick Redfern Final Events Lecture Online
Readers may recall that I reviewed Nick Redfern's book, Final Events and the Secret Government Group on Demonic UFOs and the Afterlife on this blog back in 2010. Nick has posted a lecture on the book and its content here. Having heard Nick lecture before, I'd...
Is the Idea of Man-Made UFOs a Myth? Part 3
This is my third and final response to the UFO Iconoclast post opposed to the idea of man-made UFOs. (See Part 1 and Part 2). I just finished the new book by Vallee and Aubeck and will be writing a lengthy review of it. My responses are at "MSH" and blocked off. I...
Is the Idea of Man-Made UFOs a Myth? Part 2
A couple of weeks ago I posted Part 1 of my response to an essay on the UFO Iconoclast blog entitled, The Myth of Man-Made Flying Saucers. That essay listed seven operational and design characteristics of some UFOs that, for the essay writers, defied the notion that...
Addendum to My Previous Man-Made UFO Post
An alert reader (kudos to Keith) brought yet another alternative possibility to mind with respect to how a "shape shifting" UFO need not be alien technology. He cited the following from W. A. Harbinson's important book, Projekt Saucer: The fuselage of the experimental...
Is the Idea of Man-Made UFOs a Myth? Part 1
About a month ago the UFO Iconoclast blog posted an important essay entitled, "The Myth of Man-Made Flying Saucers." I've said before on this blog that the UFO Iconoclasts put out a lot of material that's worth your time. This essay is no exception. The essay begins...
Update from Nick Redfern on Final Events Research
Nick has an interesting post today about possible links to the Collins Elite group, featured in his book Final Events (reviewed here by yours truly). In a nutshell, the update concerns advances in "memory metal" that may be linkable to a memo Nick cited in Final...
Review of Mirage Men
I just finished reading Mark Pilkington's recent book, Mirage Men: An Adventure into Paranoia, Espionage, Psychological Warfare, and UFOs. Nick Redfern called the book "one of the most important UFO-themed books you'll ever read . . . Those for whom Ufology is a...
CIA Concludes Study of UFOs Futile
They really do have a point - who would trust the results?
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 4
Same format - my material is indented and prefaced by "MSH". ------ HERMANEUTICS: RAPE, ADULTERY AND BLINDNESS MSH: It's spelled "hermeneutics". Moving to the present, on Sunday, October 3rd, 2009, the History Channel presented the James Fox program, I Know What I...
Canada Releases UFO Files to the Public
This move follows the move of other governments this past year. Here's the online repository for the files.
The ET Mythology as a Propaganda Tool, continued
This is a follow-up to my earlier post in regard to the article on how folklore served as a useful propaganda tool in Nazi Germany. The article was meant to point out that governmental power, totalitarian or otherwise, often makes use of "big picture" ideas - BELIEFS...
UFO Mythology as a Tool of the State, Part 1
I know a number of you have been wondering why I "assigned" the second PDF article, the one on folklore as a political tool of the Nazi regime. I wanted readers to think about how folklore or religion serves many purposes of a totalitarian regime. Indeed, the folklore...