A narrow trail through a stunted, dank green woodland. A city street where two middle-aged men walk through pouring rain under a skeletal black umbrella that's too decrepit to shelter one of them, much less both. An outdoor table on a starless night, where two old men sit speculating on what … [Read more...]
“Westall ’66” – UFO, Memory, Under-story
I spent much of the past week at the movies. Meaning, as it often does these days, sitting in front of my computer screen. The films I watched were two UFO documentaries: "Westall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery" (2010, Australia, 49 minutes) and "Ghost Rockets" (2015, Sweden, 72 minutes). They … [Read more...]
John Mack and Donna Bassett – UFO Abductions and Lawrence of Arabia
"I faked it," said the woman named Donna Bassett. "Women have been doing it for centuries." What Donna Bassett "faked" was her hypnotically evoked memory of having been abducted into a UFO. The victim of her fakery was the august John Mack--professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, … [Read more...]
John Lennon, May Pang, and the UFO (1) – Their Story
This is the first installment of a two-part post. It would be a better post if I knew more about John Lennon. Truth is, I don't want to know more about John Lennon. I regard him as having been a singularly repellent human being, and I desire to spend as little time in his company as … [Read more...]
“Men in the Moon” (and Women) – Stories from Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough
Caliban: Hast thou not dropped from heaven? Stephano: Out o' th' moon, I do assure thee. I was the man i' th' moon when time was. --The Tempest, Act II, Scene 2 I'm not yet ready to review Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough's new book, Return to Magonia: Investigating UFOs in History (Anomalist … [Read more...]
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