Thursday, August 28, 2008

MUFON Vs The Aliens

*Congratulations To My Candidate Since Ohio:
Democratic Presidential Nominee ... Barack Obama

*Update Comment From Researcher on AMP (Abduction/Ambient Project

MUFON has had an almost-secret --or at least under publicized-- project going called
THE AMBIENT MONITORING PROJECT: MUFON Journal July 2008 #483.

MUFON has nearly completed AMP, a clandestine monitoring project, placing hidden sensors about the size of a woman’s makeup compact in homes where ET abductions have been reported and painstakingly evaluated by respected field researchers.

AMP’s designers treated their ET adversary as intelligent beings capable of insight and not easily fooled. MUFON researchers designed the device so that if ET interfered with the mechanism --in any detectable way-- that interference would have been detected, adding evidence to the conclusion something physical was going on. So far, not one unexplainable physical mechanical interference with AMP equipment was detected except one… a cat. Hey, Cleo, stop that!

This kind of controlled, active investigation and intervention are necessary if we ever want to go beyond passive research and investigating after the fact. I believe this kind of program is crucial in producing evidence of intelligences behind UFOs, non-human entities apparently involved with abductions, and other types of unexplainable experiences.

Remember as you read this, that MUFON has always had a very limited budget; these researchers are doing the best they can with what they have. It took years to get the funding for this project and still it wasn’t complete. So this crucial research went on ad hoc, as more donated funds became available. Three cheers to MUFON and all those doing the careful planning over years, and the real footwork!

And remember this, too: your friendly, highly trained MUFON researcher is not being paid a dime.

Thanks to you all, from UFO Media Matters!

In 1998, the beginning of the hardware side of a plan was implemented by engineer and MUFON member Tom Deuley. Deuley agreed to design the sensor equipment to be placed in homes where residents had well documented abduction experiences. After three years of building and testing, MUFON researchers were ready. Each test site centered on experiencers hand-picked by respected UFO abduction researchers. Names of researchers have not been released yet.

Small sensor units were built into what look like a wooden jewelry box. Sensors measured activity every second, and downloaded data to outside computers. AMP spanned three years of testing plus two years of active research.


Early Model Sensors Hidden In Radio Final Model Jewry Box

















Final analysis of the data is being done anonymously --outside MUFON-- so objectivity is assured.

At the end of each day, the person experiencing abductions kept a time and date journal tracking whether they experienced an abduction or not. Their journal records are now being compared to the sensor evidence.

If their experience of abductions have been happening while the sensors were operating, then we have strong evidence these experiences are a real and external phenomenon. What type of sensor is inside these boxes MUFON doesn’t say in the latest article, but most of us can guess. After all, we’ve had baby monitors --often accidentally revealing babysitter and nanny misdeeds-- for more than a decade; we’ve had widely available extremely sophisticated motion sensors for nearly half a century. Not to mention cell phone cams.

But what does it take to game those MUFON AMP sensors? Tom Cruise in black tights on fly wires?

Hollywood aside, whatever ET is, there has been at least half a century in America of what we’ve come to call alien abduction, a significant period of modern history with these entities evading physical detection long enough to fail to satisfy most of us in our daylight world that abductees were not…just dreaming.

Will the AMP sensors be enough? A half-century of abduction reports, apparently with no believable photographic or electronic records, shows us we have at least, a cautious, canny adversary. Being smarter than ET means just that. Have we been smarter enough? Have we done enough?

MUFON is continuing to do some good boots on the ground active investigation of: on-going UFO phenomenon. Ted Phillips and his team are using new equipment on the Marley Woods lights. They have also investigated multi-contact cases in their homes as it is happening.

I intend, though, to keep my antenna up for what is found on this AMP abduction research. If AMP finds something very significant it may be a presented at a MUFON symposium.

In many of my posts I mention the botched-up job NIDS did at Skinwalker Ranch. My main complaint was how NIDS research teams treated the phenomenon as if it were not intelligent. Of course they had their clock cleaned.

But in the end, NIDS still didn’t get the idea. This idea is one of my main concepts behind Alien Specie Psychology; that is, ETs probably played watch-the NIDS-team- arrive and set up their equipment to monitor them and played with them… ‘played with them’ as in, took a humorous, thoughtful, interactive approach to the situation.

Video Clip: "Britains Closes Encouters"
Did A Death Occur During An Abduction?



The NIDS-Skinwalker Ranch debacle shows that we have at least some ET-like or ET-associated phenom produced not by the mono-emotional type creatures that are baffled by us, as ETs appear in most abduction reports, but rather, with creatures I believe are very astute, cognizant of our variable behavior, and at times, who make fun of our behavior.

What these Skinwalker Ranch intelligences did was funny, maybe because what these possible-ETs watched NIDS do was definitely funny…the scientific team comes in and in broad daylight, with no camouflaging at all, they shimmy up poles to install cameras and camera-monitoring units up snug and secure. And what’s more, researchers openly discussed, right in the areas of most frequently reported activity, their research program and security plan. NIDS did this because they didn’t worry about being overheard, since the other side was nothing more than…strange lights. Right!

Made the ETs’ day, I bet.

If you haven’t looked at the Skinwalker Ranch case yet, what happened, among other things, is the “metaphysical phenomenon”, the lights, literally destroyed one of NIDS monitor cameras while the destruction was being filmed by another monitor camera. The black electrical tape used to hold the camera wires in place all the way up the post were neatly unwound and left at the bottom of the post in neat bundles.

Talk about sticking it in your face…

However, the scientists say they were baffled as to what it could have been that carefully dismantled surveillance cameras and security set-ups. There were all kinds of phenomenon, NIDS Skinwalker Ranch researchers say… couldn’t be one source…

Yes it could.

I’ve read through the Skinwalker Ranch book and couldn’t find one example of a phenomenon reported at the Gordon’s ranch that couldn’t been achieved through very advanced technology.

Anyway, back to MUFON and THE AMBIENT MONITORING PROJECT. There can be only three scenarios which could be played out in a final analysis of this data.
1. The Entities are caught off guard and MUFON gets some startling evidence.
2. The Entities know what is happening because they can read abductees’ minds and decide to either participate, by giving some evidence --although not necessarily conclusive evidence-- or fool the detectors.
3. The people are not having true abductions or are having other experiences or hoaxing.

It may be that now ETs are letting us slowly know they are here.

Sci-Fi writers have written with insight about intelligent ETs, exploring possibilities that intelligence shows up in non-human cultures through more, and different facets of those cultures and individuals than just technology.

In Sci-Fi literature the matter of intelligence also being wise is a major theme; we can go to hundreds of books and stories that investigate how great wisdom may choose to show or disguise itself. Sci-Fi is full of how the decision to conceal or reveal may come after millennia of experience gleaned by revelation experiments, as aliens of all kinds, individuals, cultures, and galaxy-wide alliances of cultures and worlds decide to hide contact until a species is ready.
Update:
*"Joe--As one of the researchers involved with AMP AMP (Abduction/Ambient Project) from the outset, I'd like to add a few clarifications to your fine post. First, MUFON was but one of three organizations equally involved with creating and administering the Abduction/Ambient Monitoring Project--the other two were the Center for UFO Studies and the Fund for UFO Research. The three groups comprise the UFO Research Coalition (incorporated in Virginia) and Coalition directors ran--and continue to run--the project. Second, Tom Deuley was an employee of the Coalition and was one of many who contributed to the evolving designs of the instrument box. Third, we don't yet know if the instruments detected any unusual patterns or events related to abductions: They might have; they might not have. At the moment, a statistician engaged by the Coalition is examining the data for any patterns, correlations, and/or anomalies that might be present. Even subtle patterns could reveal insights.The statistician is expensive, however, and is paid by the hour. As such, the Coalition couldn't afford many hours and desperately needs additional funding to complete the task in a timely manner. If anyone is interested in contributing $$ (tax deductible ones at that!), please contact MUFON or CUFOS or me for information on how this can be done.Joe, as always, thanks for bringing a rational viewpoint to UFO research through your posts. They're provocative, fascinating, and intelligently-reasoned."--Rob Swiatek
I intend to send $50.00 everylittle bit helps.


Joseph Capp
UFO MEDIA MATTERS

25 comments:

  1. im here because of few cents for you. just dropping by.

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  2. Or.........

    4.) The ETs are reading your article along with me (giggles) and you're all busted and none of it will ever work now.

    he,he

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  3. To late this has been over for over a year... we got you!
    joe

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  4. Interesting reading as always. You're very productive. You post quite often. Nice.

    I did not know the existence of MUFONs Ambient Monitoring Project. About time someone tried to get some kind of proof.

    Debunkers/skeptics that already have their minds set up won't accept any "proof" from this even though it seems MUFON uses no exotic technology to record these events. Its probably dependable technology (otherwise used to properly aid other aspects of our daily lives) but eventually won't pass the skeptics eyes because of what the results would imply. That's a shame but nonetheless apart of the daily battle the serious researcher must face.

    The Skinwalker Ranch (and the area surrounding it) really experienced some truly strange phenomenon. Lots of people witnessed it so it wasn't hoax either. These were farmers and such, just ordinary people.

    I did not know of the incident with the camera, but that was interesting. I guess skeptics, normally very keen to explain away everything, would take a pass on that. It could be whatever, since "we" all know ETs don't exist, right? They would all take that incident very lightly. I would not.

    I think its obvious from the Skinwalker Ranch observations that the phenomenon is not three dimensional and physical to the extent that its ripe to do traditional experiments on. I think the sofistication in the instrumentation must be significantly higher. (That goes for research of "ghostly" Paranormal as well)

    You are probably right that their research approach was a little simplistic/rigid/traditional. I guess you have to go that route to have your back free to the skeptics. You'd be able to say you applied a sanctioned/conventional scientific research method to this very strange phenomenon. Now when that failed, it's easier to get acceptance for a more experimental approach. But for that to happen, the investigations must continue (is there enough budget for that and does the phenomenon persist?).

    Sci-Fi culture is interesting but enables debunkers to explain away everything as fantasy or dreams or subconcious or whatever based on what is already established by Sci-Fi to our culture. Today, we all know the "alien look" and the usual mentioned ET rases and the vehicles they use and the abductions they supposedly undertake in them and so forth. It is so obvious to me who have studied these things for like 10 years that, over the years, artists have gotten pretty much EVERY KEY COMPONENT to their works from the paranormal or esoteric realm (the rest is creative writing on their parts of course).

    Also, like the Betty and Barney Hill story these books/films DON'T pre-date real encounters/cases. Debunkers don't care about those details, they generalize. And to them paranormal/UFOs is mostly a cultural phenomenon reacting upon very prosaic events. So pretty much everything paranormal can be explained away as an outlet for people to act out their current influenced Sci-Fi-popculture. I personally hate that generalized approach - you weigh each case ON ITS OWN MERITS - PERIOD.

    IMO while not much is truly original about Sci-Fi work, a lot of it is really really interesting, probing into existencial/ethical questions. A lot more interesting/thoughtful than the usual nonsensical political debate, that's for sure.

    But like most, I'm into hard facts and that's why I read your blog. Always solid info.

    I take your opinions for what they're worth. All of what you say makes sense but I'm not so sure what you describe is the only agenda possible. I believe there are more possibilities to ETs holding a (mostly) non-hostile stance. Maybe I can name some of my beliefs another time, for another discussion.

    Thanks!

    // Daniel Bergh, Sweden

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  5. Dear Daniel,
    A very insightful comment. I try think imagine beyond ETs being here. If they are here why do they act they way they do. I can't believe there is no logic in intelligence, even alien intelligence I beleive we just need learn how to read their motives and build some logical framework around their reported actions. It may be off but we need to try. Debunkers... I really believe the internet will take of debunkers like never before.
    Thanks Daniel
    Joe Capp
    UFO Media Matters
    Non-Commercial Blog
    Been reading about UFOs since 50s but mostly after my sightings in 1962.

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  6. I would be surprised if these detectors work but then again, there's no way to determine their construction, methodology etc in order to assess the probability they could. Then again I hope against hope that they do, as the old saying is "nothing ventured..nothing gained." Regardless whether they work or dont work in one sense is beside the point as it's the effort that counts..win or lose. In this sense,
    this effort deserves four stars.

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  7. Dear Bruce
    Could ETs be caught off guard. The truth is if anything is caught on the sensors(and I think they are keeping a low profile on the sensors used on the device)you could never be for sure if Ets allowed it. If they read minds and the abductees know...I have a feeling they will catch something because if these are real abductions the ETs profile, as far as history can allows us to profile, is: The ETs or entities will display something unexplainable. Well that is my prediction let's see if it happens. The answers will be coming soon
    Joe
    UFO Media Matters

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  8. Speaking of Sci-Fi, have you seen the movie "God told me to" from 1976?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075930/

    Very interesting movie which has a plot that looks supernatural/religious on the superficial but with ET overtones. It deals with what is referred to "God" by people. Is it benevolent/malevolent? Also the many complications for mankind when this "God" act upon us. An excellent classic New York-made creepy horrormovie with Sci-Fi twist to it. I uploaded it to this link if you want it (or anyone else that reads this blog):

    http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=8f61511

    I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love well done 70s creepy movies and this is directed by accomplished writer/director Larry Cohen.

    // Daniel Bergh, Sweden.

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  9. Dear Daniel,
    Have to admit I love a good supernatural horror movie. One of my favorites is "The Shinning". I had never known the book was written from an experience King had at the Stanley hotel in the same room that was highlighted in the movie. He saw an apparition I forget the rm. number. It just proves to me how powerful an experience like that can be.
    Thanks I download it and wait for a stormy night with my wife:)
    Thanks
    Joe
    UFO Media Matters
    Non-Commercial Blog

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  10. I like the Shining too Joe. One of my favs. Can't ever pass up Jack of course.

    It might sound odd but the movie that affected me most while growing up was the original 13 Ghosts. To see it today I would probably laugh at it but back then (I think the 60's) it scared livin daylights out of me.

    And, I had to leave the Exorcist. I saw it the very day it came out and while in the line outside of the theater there were two nuns and a priest advising people not to watch it. Of course that only made everyone want to watch it even more so.

    When the movie got heavy, I couldn't breath. I went to drink water in the lobby of the theater and I couldn't swallow either. It did a real number on me.

    Now I watch it and I laugh.

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  11. DEAR AC,
    Yes and to bring it back to the subject. This is how I feel when we talk "Disclosure" some say it would be Ok. But if you look at how some people won't ever look at a horror or scary movie or may run out of the theater, while others are loving it, you get an idea of what the reaction may be to full "disclosure". I think ETs know the effect it will have on some of us. It may be why they used religious symbols and sometimes appear spiritual. This may be a way to connect with the faith side of humanity making them appear less scary.
    Thanks
    Joe
    UFO Media Matters

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  12. That's just it. Most don't realizing the devastating affect of disclosure.

    Those in Ufology are numb because of the years of info under their belt, but the rest, which is more than 99% of our current population of 6,839,549,400 they don't consider.

    The ones that would be affected the most will be those without beliefs of any kind. Beliefs are a safety net and most have none.

    That's also why I felt that if the aliens ever show their face, they'll come in as the hero as to lesson the fear factor.

    I wrote something (very lengthy) quite some time ago and I'm gonna dig it out and make a blog post out of it. Get your reading glasses ready Joe.

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  13. Dear AC,
    I think you are forgetting certain fundlementalist Christian sects Many believe the ETs can't be real they must be demon. However the Muslim fundlemetalist accept other worldly intelligences. The problem is what do the ETs believe that may be big, big, big, in future shock terms. Looking forward to the post and I wish I only needed reading glasses.
    Joe
    UFO Media Matters

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  14. I never forgot that, that's all a part of what I had to say in this disclosure post. I wrote it in early 2007 and I just re-read it and it's funny because some things never change and I changed nothing..

    I'm going to hold off on it for a while though. I need to clear my head for it first and I've been up since 3:30 a.m. paying attention to this hurricane and now I'm really tired. Nappy time lol

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  15. I live under the word "photography" in this picture by about 4 miles as the crow flys

    With Texas extremely flat here, we're all sitting ducks. That island (South Padre) is where Jackie and I go to boggie board. Fun stuff.

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  16. I am hopiing the creator will help keep the distruction to the bare minimum. Praying for all.
    Except Bush.

    joe
    ufomm

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  17. Joe--As one of the researchers involved with AMP from the outset, I'd like to add a few clarifications to your fine post. First, MUFON was but one of three organizations equally involved with creating and administering the Abduction/Ambient Monitoring Project--the other two were the Center for UFO Studies and the Fund for UFO Research. The three groups comprise the UFO Research Coalition (incorporated in Virginia) and Coalition directors ran--and continue to run--the project. Second, Tom Deuley was an employee of the Coalition and was one of many who contributed to the evolving designs of the instrument box. Third, we don't yet know if the instruments detected any unusual patterns or events related to abductions: They might have; they might not have. At the moment, a statistician engaged by the Coalition is examining the data for any patterns, correlations, and/or anomalies that might be present. Even subtle patterns could reveal insights.

    The statistician is expensive, however, and is paid by the hour. As such, the Coalition couldn't afford many hours and desperately needs additional funding to complete the task in a timely manner. If anyone is interested in contributing $$ (tax deductible ones at that!), please contact MUFON or CUFOS or me for information on how this can be done.

    Joe, as always, thanks for bringing a rational viewpoint to UFO research through your posts. They're provocative, fascinating, and intelligently-reasoned.--Rob Swiatek

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  18. Dear Bob,
    Anyone want to donate some money to help solve one of the greatest mysteries facing mankind?

    Thanks so much for adding that. I think sometimes we forget the work that goes into these project. We live in the McDonalds age. I accept that i,m 65 and trying to adjust to me future shock.
    But good research matters so much. We should never worry of the answers this research gives us because anyone with hafe a brain knows these object craft are real.
    By the way what are the sensors in the box. Do you know?

    Joe
    UFO Media Matters

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  19. "Also, like the Betty and Barney Hill story these books/films DON'T pre-date real encounters/cases. Debunkers don't care about those details, they generalize.``

    Sorry Daniel but you didn't do you research with that comment. I got this from Wiki, although I first heard it on UFO Files or a similar show.

    * In his 1990 article Entirely Unpredisposed, Martin Kottmeyer suggested that Barney's memories revealed under hypnosis might have been influenced by an episode of the science fiction television show The Outer Limits titled "The Bellero Shield", which was broadcast about two weeks before Barney's first hypnotic session. The episode featured an extraterrestrial with large eyes who says, "In all the universes, in all the unities beyond the universes, all who have eyes have eyes that speak." The report from the regression featured a scenario that was in some respects similar to the television show. In part, Kottmeyer wrote:

    "Wraparound eyes are an extreme rarity in science fiction films. I know of only one instance. They appeared on the alien of an episode of an old TV series "The Outer Limits" entitled "The Bellero Shield". A person familiar with Barney's sketch in "The Interrupted Journey" and the sketch done in collaboration with the artist David Baker will find a "frisson" of "déjà vu" creeping up his spine when seeing this episode. The resemblance is much abetted by an absence of ears, hair, and nose on both aliens. Could it be by chance? Consider this: Barney first described and drew the wraparound eyes during the hypnosis session dated 22 February 1964. "The Bellero Shield" was first broadcast on "10 February 1964. Only twelve days separate the two instances. If the identification is admitted, the commonness of wraparound eyes in the abduction literature falls to cultural forces." (see "external links" below for Kottmeyer's full article.)

    Though Betty was alive when Kottmeyer made his claims, he never sought her out to ask if she or Barney had seen the episode. When a different researcher asked Betty about The Outer Limits, she insisted she had "never heard of it". (Clark, 291) She further noted that it was unlikely that Barney would have seen the episode in question because he usually worked in the evenings when the episode was broadcast, and when Barney was home in the evenings, Betty reported that they were both usually occupied with the NAACP or other community activities.

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  20. Thank you for the information and correction.
    But this is the tactic all debunkers use. If we start debating debunkers, who try to throw doubt by explaining one small aspect of this experience we will argue to doomsday.
    This is what many of these at pickers do. What about everything else... what about the horror in Barney voice... the object seen on the radar. The marks on the car the continuing dreams... Barney Ulcer.
    This is what supports the report.
    Debunkers know many UFO researcher are detail oriented otherwise theywill be tronced by other UFO researcher. Media time is important, If UFO researcher have to spend time each time to answer this ridicules hypothesis.,then spending time pushing the real evidence is wasted.

    Dr Jacobs (MIssle UFO case) on Larry King show our UFO researchers how to do it He made the debunker stay on topic and answer some question himself. He should teach UFO researchers how to debate. If any of these debunkers even attempted to prove in a court of law, with this surrounding evidence that it was dreams I don't think they would have a chance in hell at proving their case.
    Thanks again
    Joseph Capp
    UFO Media Matters

    Joe Capp
    UFO Media Matters

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  21. Joe--The sensors in the box? Yes, I obviously do know, but the Coalition would rather hold back on this info until the final report is released. But they're all quite basic, as you might imagine: Sound and light level sensors, among others. We couldn't pick up words or take pictures (too many privacy and technical issues involved), but we could ascertain amounts of ambient sound and light. If someone turned a light or radio on in the room, the box would sense it.

    Ultimately, as has been elsewhere observed, we face an intelligence as well as scientific challenge with UFOs. How, for instance, does one investigate a phenomenon that knows it's being studied and might be taking steps to dissimulate or disguise itself? In the event, intelligence techniques might be more beneficial than basic scientific observations or clusters of instruments. This is one of the lessons gleaned from the Skinwalker Ranch and maybe from the Abduction Monitoring Project also. We shall see.--Rob Swiatek

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  22. Dear Bob,
    Thank you so much... i put your comment about donations and further information as an update. I also pledge 50 to AMP project. I will be getting in touch with you about that.
    Thanks for the sensor info. that was very smart considering I wouldn't want someone listening in my bedroom.
    Well I've written two post on the Skinwalker investigation pointing out their attitude was an act of extreme arrogance. The owner of the property knew exactly how to investigate the intelligence behind the phenomenon... and that was, with at the very least, some margin of respect.
    Thank Bob
    Joe
    UFO Media Matters

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  23. Hi Anonymous and thanks for your reply. I had previously seen that particular episode of Outer Limits and was just beginning to write up all the problems with the 'fictional hypothesis' and why it merely tries to explain one tiny aspect of this case while it isn't consistent with everything else that was documented. Luckily reading Josephs post halted me and saved me some time.

    Quote:
    "But this is the tactic all debunkers use. If we start debating debunkers, who try to throw doubt by explaining one small aspect of this experience we will argue to doomsday."

    I'll leave it at that.

    Personally I believe what's documented surrounding this story holds up for itself and do not need any promoting.

    But I'll say this, the promoter of Barneys 'fictional story' have never ever bothered to ask them if they actually watched that particular episode. In a debunkers world that makes perfectly sense since his mind was already made up.

    "Don't bother me with the facts, my mind is made up!" (One of Stanton Friedmans laws of debunking)

    // Daniel Bergh, Sweden

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  24. "The statistician is expensive, however, and is paid by the hour. As such, the Coalition couldn't afford many hours and desperately needs additional funding to complete the task in a timely manner."


    Save your money. Put the data on the internet and let anyone who want's to look at it and analyze it.

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  25. Agree re; NIDS

    Joseph Capp,

    Interesting report and I completely agree with your observations regarding NIDS behavior on site. As you point out, ET are not just phenomenon, it seems that they are both intelligent and are social. Human scientists treat ET as though they are 'trees' or 'nuts & bolts.'

    I would like to chat with you sometime.

    "Ambient (abduction) Monitoring Project", another interesting vantage, --this project sounds virtually identical to a plan I crafted in 1998 which was promoted to the underground scientific Near Earth ET Studies community by one of my members who worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

    Cheers,

    SETV Administrator
    SETV search model founder
    Search for ExtraTerrestrial Visitation (SETV)
    osr-admin@setv.org
    http://www.setv.org

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