THE TIMES DEBATE

It is reported that well over three and a half thousand UFO sightings have been put forward by both civilian and military pilots.

These are professional people whose judgment and observational skills we rely upon on a daily basis. When a pilot reports that a very bright disc shaped object has passed his plane at ridiculous speeds whilst carrying out non-understandable G force movements then surely we must take note. Pilots are trained to be good observers, people who stick to such excuses, for this type of case, such as cloud formations and planets, really do not know what they are talking about. Importantly if these pilots are such bad observers or perhaps hallucinating or suffering from some type of psychosis, then should they be at the controls of an aircraft?

In Belgium between 1989 and 1990, over two thousand witnesses including police officers and airborne pilots of the Royal Belgian Air Force observed large UFOs within their airspace. This is well documented by the Belgian Military. A similar case occurred in Brazil in 1996 resulting in air force pilot sightings and recordings of the objects on radar. Worldwide, people of all professions and cultural backgrounds have alerted us to this phenomenon including Presidents and Cosmonauts, the latter surely being highly qualified witnesses!

Then we have the so called ‘Abductees’ or ‘Experiencers’, probably more important than any distant observation or video footage. I am one of these people and have been researching the subject for over 20 years. I believe that gradually we are coming to terms with the fact that our rather limited minds will not allow us to perceive new concepts until either scientifically proven and accepted by the majority or one has experienced for oneself. Some examples are ghosts and poltergeists. To my knowledge there is no scientific absolute that these exist yet the recordings by witnesses throughout history must speak for themselves. Just remember that only in the last one hundred years or so have we begun to scratch the surface of subjects such as space exploration, genetic engineering, communications and computers, let alone gravity or the understanding of our brains!!

I can imagine telling a Victorian audience that a hundred years on we would be flying around in a Space Shuttle!! Just suppose that Aliens do exist and are technically and emotionally one thousand years ahead of us. They might come from a planet with an entirely different physical make up, i.e temperature, light source, gravity and atmosphere. Just look at the diversity of life on our own planet, from electric eels to the mosquito for example. Would our brains allow us to accept that they were indeed from another planet and carrying out scientific work. Would they want us to know anyway, suggesting that I am sure they are capable of being extremely illusive.

The best selling book “Abduction” was written by Professor of Psychiatry at Havard University, Dr J.E. Mack. Before studying this subject he was a complete skeptic and thought that he could find a rational explanation. He couldn’t and he spent much of the rest of his career investigating this complex phenomenon. He also initiated an abduction support and research group called P.E.E.R. Other supporters of this subject, for instance Admiral of the Fleet, The Lord Hill Norton had this to say, “The evidence is now so consistent and overwhelming that no reasonably intelligent person can deny that something unexplained is going on in our airspace”. Lord Hill Norton (Chairman of the Nato Military Committee 1974-77) has backed up the research carried out by Timothy Good author of the best seller “Beyond Top Secret” and “Alien Liaison”.

Whatever the phenomena is, it does exist in some shape or form therefore it does have to be taken seriously. If, as I and many others think, that they are very advanced beings, then not only will it turn our thinking on its head but we might also finally find peace within our own humanity at.

I believe that our prophets were possibly “Experiencers” of the Aliens!

I have received no response to this article from The Times.