Memoirs of a Monster Hunter A Five Year Journey in Search of the Unknown By Nick Redfern ISBN-13: 978-1-56414-976-3 ISBN-10: 56414-976-5 Career Press Inc., Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 255 Pages, Trade paperback $14.50 Nick Redfern, an Englishman, now living in Dallas, Texas embarks on a five year adventure in his most recent book. A well known author and investigator of UFOs and government conspiracies, Redfern now goes on a mission to find Bigfoot, werewolves, chupacabras and other such strange, menacing, elusive creatures. The story begins in March 2001 as author Redfern arrives in Laughlin, Nevada where he is one of the guest speakers at the annual UFO conference. During the conference, it is his good fortune to meet Dana, a girl from Port Arthur, Texas who would become his wife later that year. The new couple settled in the small town of Littlefield, Texas which is nearby two cities famous for UFO encounters a half a century ago, Lubbock and Levelland. One of Redfern's first trips took him to Taos, New Mexico where a Bigfoot type beast had been seen with a black helicopter in pursuit. Black helicopters have long been associated with UFO/paranormal events. What could be the connection between the two? Nick quickly discovers the state of Texas had a rich history of Bigfoot like entities and man-beast, with reports occurring all the way back into the nineteenth century. A region known as "The Big Thicket" in southeast part of the state is a sprawling mass of rivers, swampland and incredible dense forest. The Thicket is the location of a variety of anomalous phenomena such as: UFOs, ghost-lights, Bigfoot, and other crypto zoological mysteries that were paranormal in nature. In the summer of 2003, Nick and Dana were living in Nederland, Texas. The author interviewed a witness who as a teenager with two other friends had a bizarre encounter. The man described in graphic detail a wolf-like creature seen in the woods at the nearby town of Orange, Texas in 1933. Other such "werewolf" reports have been documented in Arkansas and Wisconsin. Some researchers believe this may be surviving relics of a beast known as Amphicyon that lived in the Miocene era some 23-25 million years ago and thought to be extinct. Could similar creatures still inhabit the thick forest of the United States Today? Nick and Dana moved to the city of Dallas where their new home was located almost on the shore of White Rock Lake. A picturesque area which had a strange atmosphere, unexplained stories and legends. The most notable monster of White Rock Lake was called "goat-man". In the 1970s and 1980s odd man-like creatures seen primarily after sunset described like the fabled Satyrs of Greek and Roman legends. While in Jefferson, Texas in October 2004 to make a presentation on "British Bigfoot", Nick Redern uses the opportunity to join others in a search for the Lone Star State's most famous man-beast. His interest is fueled by stories from several members of the Texas Bigfoot Research Center (TBRC) who have had personal encounters. One area which is said to be a hotbed for Bigfoot is Caddo Lake, longest natural freshwater in the south, covering approximately 26,800 acres. As 2004 drew to a close, Nick an Dana returned to England and Scotland for a holiday visit and learn of strange creatures seen in a wooded area of Lytham St. Anne's Lancanshire. In June 2005 he ventures for the second time into the Big Thicket of east Texas and again is confronted with high strangeness. As chapter 13 begins Nick is doing research on the previously mentioned goat-man creature reported to have been seen near Lake Worth, Texas. There was one particular account of a 1969 encounter which has 30-40 people in pursuit of the goat-man on a nearby bluff. The mighty beat was said to have hurled a large tire for an astonishing 500 feet. I have no doubt that this is nothing more than an urban myth. It would take a large trebuchet to throw a tire five hundred feet. Think about it, 500 feet is about 100 feet more the distance to most major league baseball parks center field fence. On Greer Island the team discovered a pyramid style formation known as a "teepee". In crypto zoological circles these are thick branches possibly used as a location marker and commonly found wherever man-beast are seen. Puerto Rico has a long history of UFO/paranormal activity, but may be best known for the blood sucking killing machine- El Chupacabra. A fearsome vampire-like beast described as having razor-sharp claws, red glowing eyes and vicious looking spikes running down its back. Nick Redfern visited the El Yunque Rain Forest to out if El Chupacabra is a product of American military genetic experiments, a cover for devil cults or actually responsible for ongoing cattle and goat mutilations on the island. Some authorities maintain that such mutilations, albeit genuine, are the work of both wild and domestic dogs. The final chapter "The Never Ending Journey" had us following Nick to Roswell, New Mexico where he joined other well known paranormal investigators on a film project at the famous alleged UFO crash site. I was a little surprised that the author failed to include in his five year quest a look into the renowned mystery of the Jersey Devil. Memoirs of a Monster Hunter is a clever combination of travel logbook and Nick Redfern's personal adventures, which run the gamut from romance to on-sight investigations of the unexplained. I particularly enjoyed his wit and sense of humor throughout the book and found myself laughing out loud often. There are some photographs of different locations mentioned and of his wife Dana. A list of resources by chapter and index is at the end of the book. If you are among the many people fascinated by legends of strange creatures that stalk planet earth, I recommend Nick Redfern's newest book. James E. Delehanty ASD South/FI Indiana MUFON November 23, 2007 STRANGE COMPANY Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II By Keith Chester ISBN: 978-1-933665-20-7 ISBN: 10: 1-933665-20-3 Anomalist Books, 2007 Trade Paperback, 308 pages $17.95 plus handling If you ask someone if they know what a "Foo Fighter" is, odds are you will get at least two responses. For the young generation of today "Foo Fighters" is the name of a nationally known rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1994. For veterans of World War II and the baby boomers of the 1940's and 1950's the name is synonymous with the mysterious "ball of fire", which were seen by pilots and crewmembers over the European and Pacific theaters during WWII. Author Keith Chester takes us back to the time of World War II, the epic global conflict, involving most every nation from 1939-1945. We will learn of first-hand reports of military personnel in both theaters of operation as they described encounters with objects which had extraordinary flight performance capabilities. The book begins covering a flurry of mysterious activity in the skies over three countries (Norway, Sweden and Finland), from late 1933 through 1937. A half decade of incredible sighting reports, a mystery to police, military, and scientific authorities. On October 30, 1938, a CBS radio program "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells fueled public interest in reports of world wide aerial phenomena. In the third chapter, the author examines the famous "Battle of Los Angeles" on February 25, 1942 (2:00AM) in the early days of U.S. involvement in the war. Unidentified aerial targets were picked by radar units. Thousands of witnesses describe seeing "glowing objects" heading inland. Searchlights streaked in all directions and anti-aircraft fire erupted. By dawn everything was quiet, but with much evidence of debris. By March 1943, U.S. Army Air Forces and RAF bomber crews were reporting unknown/unconventional aircraft and sightings of pyrotechnic phenomena were at an all time high. On September 6, 1943 over Stuttgart, Germany a small "silver disc" was seen by a B17 crew. As month's passed, larger disc shaped aircraft were observed flying or hovering in the distance. Crewmembers became reluctant to report strange, unconventional aircraft due to skepticism, if not derision. The conventional aircraft sights were plaguing the Allied Air Forces. Were these crews seeing a variety of new German devices such as the V1 and B2 rockets, or the HS-239 glide bomber? On April 26, 1944, RAF pilot Arthur Horton returning from a mission over Essen, Germany was followed by four "orange glows" the size of a large football. The fire-like objects mad no move to attack. This episode lasted ten minutes and covered fifty miles. Horton and his gunman were satisfied they had reported something real; Intelligence officers gave no credence to their report. On June 6, 1944 "Operation Overload", the invasion of Europe had commenced. Both U.S. and German forces witnessed unconventional aircraft described as dark ellipsoidal (sausage), round discus shapes, and spheres. In the Pacific, U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence was conducting aerial phenomena and unconventional aircraft investigations. Sightings were escalating, but so far they had not interfered with military operations. An incident on October 12, 1944 in the vicinity of Strasbourg, France caused aircraft engine roughness and excessive radio noise. It was a strange experience that greatly troubled the War Department. By mid-December 1944 nearly everyone in the 415th night Fighter Squadron had seen the mysterious lights and nobody had any answers. An operations officer suggested a nickname for the strange lights. The name "Foo Fighters" was brought up- gleamed from the comic strip character "Smokey Stover" who often said "Where there is foo, there is fire". "Foo Fighters" had been reported frequently since late 1944. They had a "fire-like glow", operated in an advanced manner and went undetected by radar. The reports from the U.S. Night Flying Squadrons had finally gained the attention of General Carl Spaatz, Commander, and U.S. Army Air Forces in Great Britain. Bob Wilson, a reporter for the Associated Press had heard first hand accounts of pilots with fascinating encounters with the eerie foo fighters. His story was picked up by New York Times on January 2, 1945 and Time and Newsweek magazines followed up with their coverage on January 15, 1945. The media reports were starting to turn heads in Washington DC. By mid-January 1945, balloons were being launched by the Japanese toward the U.S. and Canada. A serious military matter since they contained high explosive shells and there was speculation they held biological agents (For a detailed account of these attacks, review "Silent Siege" by Bert Webber, 1984, Ye Galleon Press). On February 11, 1945 the first officially acknowledged Foo Fighter investigation by SIAS (Scientific Intelligence Advisory Section) began. Skeptical scientist felt the foo fighter business was a figment of the imagination or St. Elmo's fire, which infuriated the military air crews. The pilots were adamant they had encountered something real. Some described it as a "cat and mouse" game with the unknown circular craft disappearing at incredible speeds. The skies over the Pacific were experiencing a wide variety of aerial encounters from March 30th to late April 1945. General Curtis LeMay's XXI Bomber Command's Air Intelligence Staff on Guam issued a report representing up to date information and theories on the "balls of fire". After Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, Allies questioned Reichmarschall Goering. They discovered that the foo fighter sightings seen in the European theater were as much a mystery to the Luftwaffe as they were to U.S. and RAF crews. David Griggs, head of the Advisory Specialist Group recognizes the similarities between the two theaters and opened an investigation. At Hartford, Washington and Adak, Alaska even more incredible sightings occurred. Massive saucer-like objects were reported during day light hours. During the first ten day of August 1945, the U.S. delivered the definitive knock-out punch when the Enola Gay and Bockscar dropped their atomic bombs. Japan quickly surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending WWII. David Griggs arrived in Japan on September 6, 1945 to conduct a mission regarding the Japanese scientific war research. Part of his mission involved his "ball of light" investigation we first touched on in an earlier chapter. During an interview, they learned from a Japanese officer that circumstances in Japan mirrored those in Germany and that they were at a loss to explain the weird amorphous lights that were chasing military aircraft. After the war, it was obvious that many of the sighting reports were explainable by misidentification of enemy ordnance and weaponry. However, some defied conventional explanation and remember captured enemy airmen claimed they were followed by the fiery objects. Along with the "foo fighters" type sightings the most remarkable accounts were of the saucer, cigar, or circular shaped objects which possessed phenomenal flight capabilities, extraordinary speeds and evaded radar. The war was over but unconventional aircraft were still being reported all over the world. In 1946 'ghost rockets" were observed over Scandinavia. On June 24, 1947 Kenneth Arnold coined the term "flying saucer" with his sighting over Mount Rainier, Washington. Then in 1956 the U.S. Air Force were referring to them as "unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). As the UFO phenomenon continued, veterans of WWII realized they had seen the same type objects during the war. Testimonies of hundreds of military veterans, including the late Len Stringfield, a well known UFO researcher, concluded they were witnesses to a phenomenon which is still going on in 2007. The WWII "Foo Fighters" may have been the origin of at least some modern day UFOs. The book contains the following: appendix, glossary, notes by chapter, copies of official documents, sighting index, index and about a dozen photos of military members and illustrations. In the early chapters of the book there is an inordinate amount of annoying geographical and spelling errors. I have no idea how such mistakes got past the author or proof-readers. Any high school student would have spotted them immediately. I will not go to the trouble to identify them individually. The reader will be quite capable of detecting these themselves. Overall, I liked this book and thought it was a solid effort by author Chester. The manuscript gives us a detailed analysis of an area in the UFO field not often discussed. I recommend "Strange Company". It should interest a wide range of age groups, from military veterans to the novice Ufologists. James E. Delehanty ASD South/FI Indiana MUFON 26 August, 2007 ***************************************************************** EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE The Disturbing Case About the UFO Cover-up By Robert M. Collins with Richard C. Doty and Timothy S. Cooper as contributors ISBN: 0-9766426-3-8 2006 Peregrine Communications, 865 Helke Rd., Vandalia, OH 45377 Soft Cover, trade paperback 192 pages $21.00 including postage and handling During a Coast-to-Coast AM radio program with George Noory, I heard the interview with Robert Collins on his book "Exempt from Disclosure". A former Air Force intelligence officer, Collins, along with contributing writers Richard C. Doty and Timothy S. Cooper, set out to substantiate evidence support the case for a UFO cover-up. There seems to be two chief components which makeup the UFO mystery. The UFOs themselves and the united efforts of world governments who have been aware of this contact for some sixty years and have conspired to keep it secret. In early 1986, the writers began to seek out other individuals who had knowledge of the UFO/alien subject. The group had regular meetings and discussions and eventually the "UFO Cover-up Live" television program aired on 14 October, 1988. This led to several new high-level contacts deep within government/military intelligence operations and the story began to unfold. It seemed that there was an enormous amount of circumstantial evidence that supports the reality of UFOs. On the heals of the documented recovery of a fallen alien craft in New Mexico, July 1947, Operation Majestic-12 was established on 24 September, 1947. The goal of this select group was to exploit everything they could from recovered alien technology. However, it was the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who covertly maintained the secrets gleaned form USAF studies. This was the era of the "cold war" and the CIA was very cognizant of Soviet espionage agents seeking any and all technical/scientific information on advanced technologies. Co-author Richard Doty, a retired USAF MSgt., was with the Air Force Office of Special Investigation, (OSI) during his 20 year career. Doty was a security police officer, recruited into the OSI in May 1979. During his many briefings, he read a document that provided information on captured aliens (EBE), U.S. government involvement in the investigation of UFOs, and "Project Aquarius", whose purpose is to collect scientific, technological, medical, and intelligence information from UFO/IAC (identified alien craft) and contacts with alien life forms. Toward the middle section of this book the reader gets a riveting account of intelligence reports on captured UFOs, EBEs, and alien devices that our top scientist find incomprehensible and cannot figure out how they work. Included in this part of the manuscript are illustrated drawings, a comprehensive summary of the physiology, characteristics, and the anatomy of the aliens. There is reason to believe there are several different species of aliens visiting this planet. The always mysterious and controversial Min-in-Black come under discussion and re believed to be members of an obscure unit under the operational authority of what is now known as Air Intelligence Agency located at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. (The book actually shows the former name: Air Force Intelligence Command at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, which was closed in July 2001). Situated ten miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the largest in the U.S. Air Force. This sprawling complex installation has been connected with the UFO enigma since rumors suggested recovered alien artifacts were brought here in July 1947. "Hanger 18" is more a product of folklore, urban myth, and fictional movies, but the authors show evidence to support a series of buildings, underground storage vaults, an tunnels located for the most part in "Area B" of the base. The section designated as "What Lies Beneath" in the book provides the reader with numerous photographs, drawings, and diagrams. Throughout my own 21 year USAF career, I had about a dozen occasions to have temporary duty assignments (TDY) at Wright Patterson. Whenever there, I found myself wondering what astonishing secrets are hidden on and below this vast government property? The final chapters examine underground areas at Los Alamos National Laboratories, New Mexico. Commonly referred to as the "Dulce Complex", a black budget facility used as a safe-house for EBEs and reverse engineering. Copies of scientific intelligence reports bring to light testing, analysis, and thorough study of an alien energy device. This contrivance defied all standard principles and could not be duplicated by our technology. The other more well-known testing facility is at Area 51/S4. The authors give us a brief history and origin of the Groom Lake, Nevada site and believe NASA was involved in reverse engineering propulsion work here dating back into the 1950s. Most knowledgeable students of Ufology are familiar with the Cash-Landrum case (29 December, 1980, Huffman, Texas). Rick Doty and others believe that this was one of our reverse engineered craft gone out of control. A primitive attempt by the U.S. government to use antigravity as a propulsion mechanism. The authors reveal an on-going concerted effort by the U.S. government to research, develop, and produce a technology based on what they have learned from reversed alien technology. According to Rick Doty, between the years 1965 through 1978 the United States had an exchange program with the aliens. The code name was "Project Serpo" and it involved twelve U.S. military members in various specialties. If some readers feel they have seen some of the names of personnel, installations, projects and copies of documents in a previous publication, you are indeed correct. Back in 1989, Linda Moulton Howe's superb work "An Alien Harvest" featured chapters on "Government knowledge/Military Voices". Co-author Richard Dorty was a prominent figure in that book. This publication has broken new ground and pushed the frontiers of the UFO phenomenon, but as author Robert Collins states "we must realize that large volumes of UFO information still remains highly classified and "Exempt from Disclosure". I found this book profound and intriguing. It was well researched and the few errors were just common typographical mistakes. The index, references, and footnotes were all very helpful. The three authors did a laudable job with the abundant photographs, drawings, and illustrations. Highly recommended. James E. Delehanty ASD South/FI Indiana MUFON 19 June, 2007 ***************************************************************** Hunt For The Skinwalker Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah BY Colm A Keller PhD and George Knapp Paraview Pocket Books ISBN# 978-1-4165-0521-1 Trade Paperback, 292 Pages (Notes & Index included) Price $14.00, Date publisher 2005 This book is a true story of a family that moved into a house on a remote Utah ranch and experienced bizarre paranormal events that range from vanishing and mutilated cattle, UFO's, the appearance of huge otherworldly creatures, invisible objects emitting magnetic fields and flying orbs with dazzling maneuverability and lethal consequences. For one family, life on the Skinwalker Ranch become a life under siege by unknown forces. Nothing else could explain the horrors that surround them --- Perhaps science could. A first class team of research scientists goes on a disturbing odyssey into the unknown. The scientists spend hundreds of days and nights on the Skinwalker Ranch. What they found were hair-raising answers that opened the door to an unseen world around us. Full of Native American beliefs, this book gives you a look inside a terrifying place and what it was like to live there. Some of the experiences that the family has are truly freighting. This is a book that goes beyond what we know as everyday life. I like this book a lot and I am looking forward to find out more about this place and what is really going on there. (For more info on the Skinwalker Ranch visit the Utah's UFO Ranch website. Review by Danielle Baker, Field Investigator MUFON Indiana 5 JULY 2006 ***************************************************************** On the Trail of the Saucer Spies UFO's and Government Surveillance Nick Redfern Anomalist Books, San Antonio, TX www.anomalistbooks.com ISBN: 1-933665-10-6 Trade Paperback, 298 pages (Notes & Index included) $15.95-US; $9.95 UK This review is on the new efforts by British authority Nick Redfern. "Sauce Spies" gives us a look at how governments seem to have a keen interest in UFOs and the people who have an intense interest in the subject. Three percent (3%)- that is the number of citizens the government admits to watching who subscribe to Ufology journals/newsletters, attend meetings/conferences, are witnesses to UFOs, or spend time with others who engage in such activities. Government interest dates back almost sixty years with the FBI, CIA, and the military looking into crashed saucer cases, a medical doctor from Decatur Indiana who had a bizarre claim, people suspected of being anti-establishment or subversive, and research groups which were surfacing such as NICAP, APRO, etc. During the cold war years of the 1950s and 1960s, the cult contactee movement was subjected to intense surveillance by the FBI. Tassel, Adamski, and others were among those proclaiming alien contact and linked with extreme political statements. In addition, the FBI on occasion monitored publications on the UFO subject. Official monitoring of UFO research groups in the 1950s and 60s included head of NICAP, Major Donald Keyhoe, USMC (Retired), one of the early researchers who challenged militarily censorship. Abduction or Cosmic Kidnappings explores the reports of accounts both in the United States and Great Britain of official interest in these events. Two of the best documented cases in the U.S. (Betty Andreasson and Debbie Jordan) both divulged being monitored by mysterious black helicopters. Throughout the manuscript, author Redfern chronicles the surreptitious Men-in-Black, who have been an unrelenting part of UFO lore since the early 1950s. In the middle portion of "Saucer Spies" the focus is on an enigmatic fascist group known as Aerial Phenomena Enquiry Network (APEN), who attempted to infiltrate and manipulate the British UFO research community between 1974 and the early 1980s. Throughout the entire period British Intelligence (Metropolitan Police Special Branch, Scotland Yard, and MI-5), monitored the activities of APEN. It is believed that many revelations during the 1980s and 1990s were nothing less than a disinformation ploy with the purpose of being able to "muddy the waters" for serious Ufologists. On 27 October, 1992, the Dateline NBC news program aired a report on computer hackers who had the ability to bread into government and military systems. In 1994, Matthew Bevan of Wales, became the target of a major investigation by U.S. and British intelligence for hacking into the computer system at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in search of data on UFOs. Is the RAF facility at Rudloe Manor located in the county of Wiltshire the British equivalent of the infamous Area 51? A source revealed to well known author/investigator Timothy Good that personnel assigned here with the elite Royal Air Force Provost & Security Services (P&SS) were keeping a close watch on both UFO researchers and employees with "off beat hobbies/interest" and witnesses in reported cases. What has become known as "Britain's Roswell" occurred in February/March 1964 near the town of Penkridge (Staffordshire). In 1996 while investigating the alleged crash, Redfern and researcher Irene Bott uncovered evidence of a surveillance operation on both prime witnesses. It seems there was on-going Ministry of Defense involvement more than thirty years later. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) located at Cheltenham works closely with its American counterpart, the National Security Agency (NSA). Investigator Robin Cole discovered that GCHQ was involved in the study of military-UFO encounters as far back as the early 1950s. Cole found himself placed under deep surveillance by Special Branch, Royal Air Force, and operatives within GCHQ. Throughout the second half of "Saucer Spies" there are references to a cryptic individual author Redfern calls "The Sandman". A one time member of Special Branch who served as a confidential informant. The final two chapters touch on common features of the UFO phenomena: cattle mutilations and crop circles. The reader will be surprised to discover what MI-5 believed the mysterious "markings on the ground" represented all the way back in World War II. "On the trail of the Saucer Spies" gives a close examination of how government agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom subject individuals within the UFO research community (witnesses, Contactees, and abductees) to covert surveillance. The reader will find many notable UFO researchers/investigators mentioned or referred to including: the late Len Stringfield, Nick Pope, Whitley Strieber, Jenny Randles, and Jacques Valle. The opening chapter (pages 15-16) had what I believe to be the only inaccurate bit of information. Author Redfern spoke of Benjamin Harrison Air Force Base, Indiana. Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis is an U.S. Army Post. This book should have universal appeal. You will find that it hits all angles of government surveillance and is right on target. Each chapter flowed in a well-ordered manner and left me eager to turn the page. This positive review should wet your appetite for the all-inclusive account by Nick Redfern. I highly recommend "Saucer Spies" as your next UFO related book. After reading this book you will find yourself in agreement with Peter Davenport, director of the National UFO Reporting Center in Seattle who says "the government is doing everything in its power to quash interest in the subject of ufology". So, if you are in the habit of wandering around restricted installations or military bases taking pictures/asking questions, a member of any UFO organization or paranormal study group, or have actually had a personal UFO experience, check your six. Some official bureau, department, or agency in all probability, is paying attention to your activities. James E. Delehanty ASD South MUFON of Indiana 10 May 2006 **************************************************************** Grass Roots UFOs Case Reports From the John P. Timmerman Files By Michael Swords PhD. Produced by the Fund for UFO Research Inc.: UFO materials Soft cover trade paper book available from the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO studies, Price: $20.00 plus $2.00 shipping. Available at: http://www.cufos.org/Pubform.pdf A compilation of hundreds of UFO reports of all kinds collected by Timmerman during his travels around the United States. For a grey beard Ufologists like me this book was a real joy, a page turner to be lingered over. This is what it is all about. If we didn't the "raw reports" we would all be out of a job- or at least an avocation. But first, in order to understand the book you need a little history about how it came to be. It started with a phone call from Dallas Texas. A marketing director for the largest mall in Dallas area had a problem. They had contracted with a local Ufologists for a display of UFO material to highlight a premier showing of the Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" film. Due to a scheduling conflict the Ufologists could not make it and suggested that the marketing Director call CUFOS for help. When John Timmerman (CUFOS Business Manger) heard the offer for the display, he told the Mall marketing director "For that amount we will guarantee to be at your mall on time and will present a UFO Exhibit." With Dr. Hynek providing the bulk of the material, CUFOS purchased a display system. It was decided with high visibility a permanent traveling exhibit would be produced. Over the next twelve years the exhibit would travel from Halifax N.S. to Guam, and from Orillia Ontario to San Juan Porto Rico. Over the twelve years and the span of travel the taped reports grew to nearly 1,200. The display grew in size to a twenty panel free standing exhibit with sales table. After the tapes were transcribed by Mr. Timmerman's assistances, Michael Swords took on the daunting task of editing and authoring the final product. To quote Dr. Swords in his introduction to the material, "The phenomenology here is honest, vividly remembered and mind expanding." I totally agree with Dr. Swords! Check out the bibliography and exhibit travelogue at the back of the book. Highly recommended. Jerry Sievers, State Director MUFON of Indiana January 2006 **************************************************************** Lights in the Sky & Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrials Dr. Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Dr. Mark Clark (2002, 192 pp. plus notes) NavPress, P.O. Box 35001, Colorado Springs, CO 80935 800-366-7788 This is an important book that everyone interested in ufology (Christian or otherwise) should read and digest. I for one have been looking for someone with high academic credentials to really address the UFO/ET subject. This book is a significant step in that direction. The main author, Dr. Hugh Ross grew up in Canada where he challenged his parents at age 7 with highly technical questions. They sent him to the city library with his questions where he soon had an adult library card and soon after a University of Vancouver library card. At 17 he served as Director of Observations for Vancouver's Royal Astronomical Society. He also built telescopes and created Astronomy clubs which put him in touch with the UFO phenomena. He completed Doctoral studies in astronomy and physics at the University of Toronto and post Doctoral studies in the United States. At Cal Tech he did research and taught classes in quasars and galaxies. This book is a sterling example of both introducing a topic to readers unfamiliar with the subjects and an evaluation of those subjects from both an intellectual and biblical perspective. Dr. Ross makes the statement that "The scientific community is really gullible about the question of intelligent extraterrestrial life and super skeptical about UFOs." His scientific experience however seemed to be the opposite from his colleagues and became his motivation for getting involved with UFOs. Dr. Ross says that "Of the one hundred thousands plus UFO reports, most evidence points to the phenomena as being nonphysical. Most scientist don't believe nonphysical entities can be real, yet they prefer to believe the universe is pulsating with intelligent life." (That's why we have SETI but no UFO research). Ross has become chiefly known for his research and writing in the area of "intelligent design" for the universe and the earth. He confronts the assumption that since life evolved on earth it must have evolved on other planets. His research has a host of models as to why this can not be so. Ross utilizes his scholarly background as an astronomer to set forth his cases, but his presentation is quite readable for lay persons. Ross is not just using a theologically biased opinion either. His work is his own and he also draws on the very best of the scholarly journals in astronomy. Mike Heiser, author of "The Facade" in his review of this book states that "For extraterrestrial life proponents, their most cherished beliefs are placed squarely in the academic crosshairs by a highly credentialed astronomer and, frankly, assassinated (So much for Mr. Spock). With respect to the ETL folks, his criticisms of the commonly-argued wormhole explanation for the plausibility of deep space travel are devastating." Heiser takes exception of the two chapters in the book by Dr. Mark Clark (chs. 7-8), which purport to address the issues of government cover-ups and conspiracies for which we would suggest one see Heiser's web site. Heiser, who's review is from a peer perspective, has been a guest on the Art Bell Coast-to-Coast program 4 or 5 times since his "Facade" was published. His review can be found at http://www.facadenovel.com All considerations taken, the book leads to the more likely Interdimenial hypothesis for which Ross and Samples use many supported findings from the well proven General Relativity and Big Bang hypotheses. Ross has coined the phrase Residual UFOs or the acronym "RUFOs" which means 'those UFO reports left over after all others have been explained away.' Ross says "These residuals lie at the heart of all UFO questions and controversies. What the evidence suggests is that RUFOs are capable of producing physical effects but are not physical themselves. This contradicts the fundamental assumptions of science, and thus must not be glossed over lightly. Indeed it serves as a fulcrum for further evaluation of the mystery. If one wants to understand UFOs it is important to understand RUFOs better, beginning with how common they are." (Dr. Ross was a guest on the Coast-to-Coast program on November 17, 2002. His web site is http://www.reasons.org/) Review by Stewart Hill SSD/FI Indiana MUFON **************************************************************** The UFO Evidence Vol II- A Thirty Year Report Richard H. Hall ScareCrow Press Inc. http://www.scarecrowpress.com For those of us who have the original UFO Evidence this a long awaited sequel. In 1964 Richard H. Hall published a large Trade Paper back book that was a landmark at the time- 17 years worth of significant sightings reports broken down in sections such as Evidence of Control, the Air Force Investigations, Congress and UFOs, problems and dangers inherent in the UFO mystery. The current volume is patterned after the original, but covers almost 35 years of evidence. It contains a "master chronology from "pre- 1964 to 1995." Section one is titled "Overview and Guide To Other Sections" and is a useful tool for researchers trying to find details on specific cases. The book has all the classic cases of course, but it also has nuggets of gold for the casual reader as well as the serious student like the Lago DeCote, Costa Rica case of September 4, 1971. Then there's the geographic survey team that while photographing terrain from an aircraft obtained an unexplained circular, disk like image. This photo was analyzed by Richard F. Haines and Jaques Vallee, two of the biggest names in ufology. One fault in the book is the skimpy index which will be of little help to the researcher. Also the book is poorly produced (small format, hardback with loose binding) that will give way with constant use. These are very small sour grapes when compared to the staggering amount of data and evidence the book contains.Highly recommended! Reviewed by Jerry L. Sievers State Director MUFON of Indiana ***************************************************************** Capt. Edward j. Ruppelt Summer of the Saucers, 1952 By Michael D. Hall and Wendy A. Conners Edited by Miranda J. Emmert Rose Press International Albuquerque, NM E-mail: projectsign@msn.com This book is a twofer. It is both a biography and a history of a flap. The authors are well known and respected chroniclers of the different periods in the history of ufology. The biography is of Capt. Ed Ruppelt most well known for his tenure as Director of Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's project for investigation of the UFO phenomena, which started a few years earlier in June of 1947. The book covers every thing that happened that eventful summer, and I do mean everything from press coverage across the nation to the maneuvering of the infrastructure of the Air Force during the period, including the background of all the players. It also includes current interviews with some of the major players like Al Chop who was the man at the PR desk during this period at the Pentagon. The centerpiece is of course the Washington DC national sightings. In June of 1952 UFO sightings were increasing exponentially around the world from the war torn skies over Korea to a mass witness/Radar sighting that lasted for over two hours over Indianapolis, Indiana. UFOs were ubiquitous everywhere! Then it happened; UFO's in restricted air space over Washington DC seen visually (and photographed) from the ground and recorded on radar scopes at the national airport and Andrews AFB. For several nights the UFOs were chased by interceptor aircraft based in New Hampshire. These sightings could not be explained and remain even today as unknown. The book contains many photographs of all the major players in this drama, as well as, aerial photos of many of the bases across the country. It also contains "chain of command" charts so you can see who reported to whom plus many appendices. It is an exhaustive study of a well known flap. A bio of an important figure in ufology and a must have for every ufologist and history buff. Reviewed by Jerry L. Sievers State Director MUFON of Indiana 28 November 2002 ***************************************************************** RAYGUNZ AND REDNECKS at Spanky Bottom (Game) Game Price $25.00 This review is definitely different as its a game and not a book. This monopoly based game is a laugh riot and a half to play- but be warned it takes a lot of preparation (especially the first time its played). You provide the 6x8 foot playing surface. You cut and paste all buildings, trees, vehicles, UFOs, aliens, automaton animals and people. The game comes in a handy plastic container that will not be of use after you have assembled the pieces except to hold the instruction sheets, game cards and four dice. The game premise is there are three alien races that land at "Spanky Bottom," a small town and rural area. The three alien races compete to abduct as many animals and people as possible. The one with the most abductees at the end of the game wins! Each player draws a card and follows the instructions which can be tricky because some cards instruct you to make up your own! Many thanks to independent researcher Jeff Burnett for suggesting it and providing the game as a gift. Contact Ray Redecker, P.O. Box 1035, Ashland KY 41105 (Ray@Redecker.com/www.Redecker.com) Reviewed by Jerry L. Sievers State Director MUFON of Indiana 28 November 2002 ***************************************************************** UFO BRIEFING DOCUMENT by Don Berliner, et. al.; Dell Pub. Originally intended as a private treatise to be distributed in 1995 to a select few, this book was published by Dell in June 2000. The UFO BRIEFING DOCUMENT is the one book you hand to the next person who asks you - "UFOs - what's that all about?" Don Berliner is a respected aviation journalist and author, who has done a splendid job of reviewing the best documented cases in "modern UFO history" - bar none. He also includes a glossary of common terms, a resources list, and thumbnail sketches of the three major civilian organizations dealing with all things UFO. Additionally, he lists all United States Government UFO projects and studies; which gives the lie to the statement that the US Military, Government, et. al. have no interest whatsoever in UFOs. The feature that I liked best about this book was section three, which presented quotes from military, government officials, scientists, astronauts, etc., concerning their thoughts on the subject. My thanks to Tom Sheets, State Director for MUFON of Georgia, for recommending this book. Jerry L. Sievers. State Director MUFON of Indiana 28 November 2002 ************************************************ ALIEN AGENDA by Jim Marrs, Harper-Collins, 1997. "The controversy over the existence of UFOs is over. UFOs are real." Opening with that provocative statement, investigative reporter Jim Marrs introduces us to the "Alien Agenda" with the questions: "What are they?" and "What do they want?" This book is very comprehensive and covers everything from ancient astronauts to La Chubacabra and Remote Viewing. However, veteran students of Ufology will find that the recapitulation of many well-known and documented cases unnecessary. Throughout the first half of his book, Marrs takes us over old familiar territory which includes: Foo-fighters, the Arnold sighting, Roswell, the Mantell case, early USAF projects, Bob Lazar and Area 51, Hickson-Parker, Villas-Boas, Billy Meier, and the Walton, Andreasson, and Hill cases. I discovered two very conspicuous errors in chapters 5 and 6. Rev. William Booth Gill was misidentified as Rev. William Bruce Gill, the Anglican missionary who had the well known sighting that occurred in Papua, New Guinea, in June of 1959. In Chapter six, Marrs reviews the famous Bentwaters military/UFO encounter, which took place in late December 1980. He refers to the best-known witness as Sgt. Larry Warren, USAF. Actually, Airman 1st Class Warren had only been in the military about six months and Bentwaters was his initial assignment out of Security Specialist Tech School. (See my review of Warren's book, Left At East Gate, elsewhere on this page). I found chapters 9 through 11 the most interesting in the entire manuscript. This sections highlights two subdivisions of the UFO phenomena, Animal Mutilations and Crop Circles. The author gives an accurate synopsis of animal mutilation cases with the focus on Linda Howe's excellent work in this area. In chapter 11 the reader gets a look in to a field that has not received much attention until lately, Remote Viewing (RV), the ability to mentally perceive a person, place or thing from any distance by other than the five senses. This psychic ability was studied and developed by the US military in the 1970s and Remote Viewing was a tool used by the American intelligence community. Several government trained viewers participated in the study of crop circles and the exploration of UFOs. The psi-spies came to realize that there are "technologies far ahead of us out there" with multiple species of extra-terrestrials involved with humanity. The final two chapters of the book explores the metaphysical side of the subject and I found it esoteric and rambling. Marrs shows the results of December 1996 Luntz research poll which indicated that 70% of the Americans believe the government has covered up the facts on UFOs, Toward the very end, the author speculates why he believes there is secrecy concerning extra-terrestrial contact. This book contains an appendix, sources for each chapter, index and eight pages of photographs. If you are a novice and are just beginning in the study of Ufology, this book will give you a very good indoctrination to the entire phenomena. For the experience researcher this book does have some merit, so visit your local library for a copy! James E. Delehanty ASD South MUFON of Indiana 22 July 1997 ************************************************ LEFT AT EAST GATE by Larry Warren & Peter Robbins, Marlowe & Co., NY, NY, 1997. This book is the first hand account of an utterly fantastic UFO-military encounter which took place in the Rendlesham Forest located between two mafor NATO air bases (Bentwaters and Woodbridge) in Great Britain. Left At East Gate follows Larry Warren through his early life and his entrance in the USAF at the age of 19. He arrives for duty with eh 81wt Security Police Squadron at RAF Bentwaters on 2 December 1980. Within one month he will undergo and experience that will forever change his life. Airman Warren was on duty and was one of the witnesses as very unusual reddish lights were seen in the forest. At around 0300 on 29 December 1980 the light exploded and turns in to a solid object, and three alien life forms are seen exiting the object. The base commander was among the military members present that night and had a transaction of some kind with the aliens. Warren and the other security personnel were debriefed the next morning and told not to disclose anything they had seen take place in the forest. Air Force Security Service personnel advised them that any breach of silence would result in punishment by courts-martial. The cover-up had begun. Airman Warren and another member of his flight have a clandestine meeting with some strange men and are take to a subterranean facility on the Bentwaters flight line. He feels it is some type of alien installation. Warren asks for and receives a discharge from the USAF in early 1981 and returns to civilian life. He feels that the super-secret National Security Agency is responsible for the harassment, missing military records, disinformation, and the continuing efforts to destroy his credibility. During the next several years, Warren experiences bouts of depression, substance abuse, a failed marriage, episodes of violent behavior and suicidal tendencies. His application for a passport is denied three times, before finally issued. He finally returns to England with his co-author, Peter Robbins, where they speak to members of the military and civilians in the area, all of whom speak freely of the events of December 1980. UFOs are still seen in the area today, but the Ministry of Defence declines to comment on the sightings. Americans left both bases in 1993, however the Woodbridge now houses Royal Army units. Bentwaters has steadfastly been kept from public use. Perhaps a secret is still being kept there? Larry Warrens has demonstrated great personal courage in his search for the truth and learning to live with his personal daemons. His book is well researched and is found to be a very riveting read. It contains a very detailed appendix with copies of official documents, reports, military records, and letters. A glossary and bibliography makes understanding the military and UFO terminology easy for those not familiar with them. There are 16 pages of glassy black and white photographs, which gives the reader an excellent perspective. I recommend anyone with an interest to read this powerful and very intriguing story. James E. Delehanty ASD South MUFON of Indiana 2 May 1997 ************************************************ GLIMPSES of OTHER REALITIES, Volume II: HIGH STRANGENESS By Linda Moulton Howe, Paper Chase Press. This is one of the latest works from Linda Moulton Howe, one of the top Ufologist/Investigative Reporters on the scene today. This book expands points already made in her previous writings; that there seems to be overwhelming evidence of prolonged secrecy and censorship by the US government on all authentic UFO information. The first part of the book gives us reports from United States military and intelligence personnel, which are very similar in details from case to case. Despite the official government policy "UFOs do no exist and no federal agency is engaged in any study of extra-terrestrials or their artifacts" information has leaked from first-hand witnesses and top secret documents. Throughout the chapter "Military Voices", copies of classified documents, training manuals and classified messages are exhibited. Additionally, Ms. Howe takes a look at Roswell, a Montana Air Force base nuclear missile incident, the RAF Bentwaters case, the 1964 New Mexico landing case and much more. The UFO involvement with Bigfoot and animal mutilations is explored in chapter two. In chapter three Ms. Howe gives us an observation of "other beings and other worlds". Examples of alien script from abductees and the EBEN agenda are discussed, but nothing is ever clear in this elusive phenomenon. Three abduction cases are given close scrutiny in chapter 4 and the work of Ray Fowler in the well-known Andreasson-Luca case. There is a good amount of discussion concerning the spiritual implications associated with these bizarre cases. I feel the most seasoned student of Ufology would struggle with this most esoteric chapter. The appendices have excellent facsimiles of all official government papers mentioned in the book. I am very cognizant of the USAF regulations, messages, etc., and these all appear to be bona fide documents. A comprehensive bibliography, index, and biographical information is also included. Linda Moulton Howe again has shown her acumen as a writer, meticulous researcher and reporter. I believe any serious student of the UFO phenomena will find this book a solid and compelling read. James E. Delehanty ASD South MUFON of Indiana 29 April 1998 |
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Memoirs of a Monster Hunter A Five Year Journey in Search of the Unknown By Nick Redfern ISBN-13: 978-1-56414-976-3 ISBN-10: 56414-976-5 Career Press Inc., Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 255 Pages, Trade paperback $14.50 Nick Redfern, an Englishman, now living in Dallas, Texas embarks on a five year adventure in his most recent book. A well known author and investigator of UFOs and government conspiracies, Redfern now goes on a mission to find Bigfoot, werewolves, chupacabras and other such strange, menacing, elusive creatures. The story begins in March 2001 as author Redfern arrives in Laughlin, Nevada where he is one of the guest speakers at the annual UFO conference. During the conference, it is his good fortune to meet Dana, a girl from Port Arthur, Texas who would become his wife later that year. The new couple settled in the small town of Littlefield, Texas which is nearby two cities famous for UFO encounters a half a century ago, Lubbock and Levelland. One of Redfern's first trips took him to Taos, New Mexico where a Bigfoot type beast had been seen with a black helicopter in pursuit. Black helicopters have long been associated with UFO/paranormal events. What could be the connection between the two? Nick quickly discovers the state of Texas had a rich history of Bigfoot like entities and man-beast, with reports occurring all the way back into the nineteenth century. A region known as "The Big Thicket" in southeast part of the state is a sprawling mass of rivers, swampland and incredible dense forest. The Thicket is the location of a variety of anomalous phenomena such as: UFOs, ghost-lights, Bigfoot, and other crypto zoological mysteries that were paranormal in nature. In the summer of 2003, Nick and Dana were living in Nederland, Texas. The author interviewed a witness who as a teenager with two other friends had a bizarre encounter. The man described in graphic detail a wolf-like creature seen in the woods at the nearby town of Orange, Texas in 1933. Other such "werewolf" reports have been documented in Arkansas and Wisconsin. Some researchers believe this may be surviving relics of a beast known as Amphicyon that lived in the Miocene era some 23-25 million years ago and thought to be extinct. Could similar creatures still inhabit the thick forest of the United States Today? Nick and Dana moved to the city of Dallas where their new home was located almost on the shore of White Rock Lake. A picturesque area which had a strange atmosphere, unexplained stories and legends. The most notable monster of White Rock Lake was called "goat-man". In the 1970s and 1980s odd man-like creatures seen primarily after sunset described like the fabled Satyrs of Greek and Roman legends. While in Jefferson, Texas in October 2004 to make a presentation on "Bri |