"In 1966 I was 8 years old. At sleep away summer camp (Surprise Lake near Cold Springs NY on the old Cornwallis estate). I had a strange night." What follows is the story of a UFO abduction, set in a time in which abductions were a rare novelty. It was reported on September 15, 2012, to … [Read more...]
“Holy Fools” – Jack Womack’s UFO Library
Jack Womack, Flying Saucers Are Real! Brooklyn: Anthology Editions, 2016. Flying Saucers Are Real! is a beautiful book. Given the author's background, it had the potential of being an intelligent and insightful book as well. It is neither, and the missed opportunity is saddening. First, … [Read more...]
Eric Ouellet – (Para)psychology and the UFO
Eric Ouellet. Illuminations: The UFO Experience as a Parapsychological Event. San Antonio and Charlottesville: Anomalist Books, 2015. The question that kept occurring to me as I read Eric Ouellet's challenging, lucid, at times brilliant book: to what extent do you have to be a believer in … [Read more...]
The UFO and the Pink Triangle – The Tujunga Canyon Abductees
When you think of the UFO abduction literature, what authorial names come to mind? From the 1980s, Whitley Strieber and Budd Hopkins, surely. From the 1990s, David Jacobs and John Mack. Of course your mind will go to the granddaddy of abduction books, John Fuller's The Interrupted Journey … [Read more...]
Stories of Zond IV – The Dog in the Nighttime, a Strange Fatigue
"The three of us stood silent, almost motionless, and very much in awe as we realized that the 'thing' was headed our way and was coming surprisingly near us! There were some leafless trees in the yard that partially obstructed our view for a moment. Then--IMPACT!!!--the impact referring to [sic] … [Read more...]
