John Keel- Operacion Caballo de Troya

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OPERATION TROJAN HORSEIllumiNetI >I{ ISSCopyright 01996 y Joh! A" #eelAll right$ re$er%e&"No p'rt o( thi$ puli)'tio! m'y e repro&u)e& or tr'!$mitte& i! '!y (orm or y'!y me'!$* ele)tro!i) or me)h'!i)'l* i!)lu&i!g photo)opy* re)or&i!g* or '!yi!(orm'tio! $tor'ge '+!& retrie%'l $y$tem !o, -!o,! or to e i!%e!te&* ,ithoutpermi$$io! i! ,riti!g (rom the puli$her* e.)ept y ' re%ie,er ,ho ,i$he$ to/uote rie( p'$$'ge$ i! )o!!e)tio! ,ith ' re%ie, ,ritte! (or i!)lu$io! i! 'm'g'i!e* !e,$p'per or ro'&)'$t"ir'ry o( Co!gre$$ C't'logi!g i! Puli)'tio! 2't'#eel* Joh! A"* 1930457O+$8Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e I y Joh! A" #eelp" )m"Origi!'lly puli$he&: 7O+$" Ne, ;or- Put!'m* 19


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$'uri'! he'& 'o%e the ,'ter$" I( Byi!g $'u)er$ ,ere your 'g* youmight h'%e ee! lou!gi!g o! ' por)h i! H'rt$hor!e* O-l'hom'* ,'t)hi!gthe oi!g light$ Bo't y" The 1960$ ,ere the Dol&e! Age o( 7orte'!''!& ,o!&er(ul thi!g$ ,ere h'ppe!i!g e%ery,here" Ho,e%er* i( you ,eretoo you!g or too preo))upie& ,ith the '!ti4,'r mo%eme!t '!& other$eriou$ m'tter$* or too o!-e& out o! &rug$ i! the emergi!g &rug)ulture* you m'y h'%e $imply mi$$e& the ,hole 'ge th't )h'!ge& our)ulture (ore%er '!& )ompletely re%i$e& our ,'y o( thi!-i!g 'out thi$pl'!et '!& our u!i%er$e" Th'!-$ to th't ,o!&er(ul thi!g -!o,! '$ hi!&$ight* ,e )'! !o,re%ie, th't lo!g* %ery &r'm'ti) &e)'&e ,ith ' it more )l'rity '!& $ee thethi!g$ th't e$)'pe& u$ ,hile ,e ,ere li%i!g it" Th't ,'$ the &e)'&e ,he!,e put ' m'! o! the moo!* the &e)'&e th't e!&e& ,ith the oyou$)eler'tio! )'lle& oo&$to)-* ,he! e%eryo!e ,'$ 'ltrui$ti)'lly )o!)er!e&,ith $'%i!g the e'rth '!& tur!i!g the hum'! r')e 'rou!&" Ahe'&o( u$ l'y #e!t St'te* 'terg'te* Spiro Ag!e,* &oule4&igit i!B'tio!*e)o!omi) )h'o$* the )oll'p$e o( the Ameri)'! ('rm '!& ' thou$'!& otherhorror$" 'ter* the


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e.perie!)e& religiou$ reirth" It ,'$ 'lmo$t '$ i( $ome my$teriou$ (or)e

,'$ emr')i!g 'll o( u$ '!& )h'!gi!g e%erythi!g"I7rom 196@ to 196* $tr'!ge light$ ,ere ippi!g 'rou!& the $-ie$ o( e%ery )ou!try* ge!er'ti!g ,o!&er '!& le'&i!g ,hole popul'tio!$ to)o!$i&er )o$mi) thi!g$ they h'& !e%er e%e! thought 'out e(ore" T,om'or )ou!trie$* the So%iet !io! '!& the !ite& St'te$* em'r-e& o! '%ery e.pe!$i%e4'!& ultim'tely (utile4$e'r)h (or e.tr'terre$tri'l li(e"2r" C'rl S'g'! '!& hi$ )ro!ie$ (ou!&e& the $h'-y $)ie!)e o( e.oiology

""" the $tu&y o( li(e o! other pl'!et$" ithout '!y ')tu'l $'mple$ toe.'mi!e* it ,'$ ' %ery &i)ult $)ie!)e* i!&ee&* ut ' %ery prot'le o!e"=y the e!& o( the &e)'&e* ' r'!&4!e, Ne, Age lo$$ome&" I! thee'rly 19


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(or thou$'!&$ o( ye'r$ '!& ,hi)h h'%e le& the hum'! r')e i!to m'!y&re'ry 2'r- Age$" A$ thi$ $hell4$ho)-e& )e!tury &r',$ to ' )lo$e ,e 're!ot )o!(ro!ti!g $ome $ple!&i& e.tr'terre$tri'l )i%ili'tio!" e 're (')i!gour$el%e$" Joh! A" #eelNe, ;or- City1996

7ore,or&A!y 'ppr'i$'l o( the Byi!g $'u)er my$tery mu$t e 'll i!)lu$i%e'!& mu$t 'ttempt ' $tu&y o( the 'pp're!t ho'.e$* '$ ,ell '$ '! e.'mi!'tio!o( the m'!y e%e!t$ !o, ge!er'lly '))epte& '$ ei!g tot'lly 'uthe!ti)" The&'t' mu$t e re%ie,e& /u'!tit'ti%ely* !o m'tter ho, 'r&uou$ the t'$-e)ome$" There i$ ' !'tur'l te!&e!)y to )o!)e!tr'te o! o!ly tho$e (')et$,hi)h $eem mo$t i!tere$ti!g* or ,hi)h $eem to pro%i&e the e$t e%i&e!)e" The phe!ome!o! o( u!i&e!tie& Byi!g oe)t$ i$ ' gig'!ti) i)eerg* '!&the truly import'!t '$pe)t$ 're hi&&e! ('r e!e'th the $ur(')e" Ne'rly 'llo( the 7O liter'ture o( the p'$t t,e!ty ye'r$ h'$ le'!e& to,'r& the tri%i'*the r'!&om $ighti!g$ ,hi)h 're ')tu'lly irrele%'!t to the ,hole* '!& tothe me'!i!gle$$ $i&e i$$ue$ o( go%er!me!t poli)y* &i$$e)tio! o( per$o!'litie$*'!& the )o!Bi)t$ ,hi)h h'%e 'ri$e! ,ithi! the %'riou$ (')tio!$ o( the7O )ulti$t$"7or the p'$t (our ye'r$ I h'%e ,or-e& (ull time* $e%e! &'y$ ' ,ee-*

,ithout ' %')'tio!* to i!%e$tig'te '!& re$e'r)h 7O e%e!t$ i! tot'l &epth*h')-i!g my ,'y $y$tem'ti)'lly through 'll o( the myth$ '!& elie($ ,hi)h$urrou!& thi$ ('$)i!'ti!g $ue)t" Thi$ oo- i$ ' $umm'tio! o( th't eKort" The origi!'l m'!u$)ript ,'$ more th'! * 000 p'ge$ lo!g" It h'$ ee!oile& &o,! '!& )'re(ully e&ite& to it$ pre$e!t le!gth" I! the pro)e$$* 'goo& &e'l o( &o)ume!t'tio! '!& m'!y &et'il$ h'%e ee! &elete& or he'%ily)o!&e!$e&" I h'& hope& to i!)lu&e (ull ')-!o,le&gme!t o( my m'!y$our)e$ '!& o( the m'!y people ,ho helpe& me i! thi$ t'$-" =ut th'tpro%e& to e impo$$ile"ore th'! *000 oo-$ ,ere re%ie,e& i! the )our$e o( thi$ $tu&y* i!'&&itio! to u!)ou!te& thou$'!&$ o( m'g'i!e$* !e,$letter$* '!& !e,$p'per$"Si!)e it i$ !ot (e'$ile to li$t them 'll* I h'%e i!)lu&e& ' $ele)te&iliogr'phy* li$ti!g tho$e ,or-$ ,hi)h pro%e& to e the mo$t %'li& '!&u$e(ul" Lery (e, o( the$e oo-$ &e'l ,ith the $ue)t o( Byi!g $'u)er$

&ire)tly" Hi$tory* p$y)hi'try* religio!* '!& the o))ult h'%e pro%e! to e('r more import'!t to '! u!&er$t'!&i!g o( the ,hole th'! the m'!y oo-$,hi)h $imply re)ou!t the e!&le$$ $ighti!g$ o( 'eri'l '!om'lie$"I h'%e trie& to 'pply the $t'!&'r& rule$ o( $)hol'r$hip ,here%erpo$$ile* goi!g &ire)tly to the origi!'l $our)e$ i! mo$t )'$e$ i!$te'& o( relyi!g upo! the &i$tille& '!& o(te! &i$torte& %er$io!$ o( the$e e%e!t$10 I Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e,hi)h ,ere l'ter puli$he& i! %'riou$ me&i'" Thi$ i!%ol%e& tr')-i!g &o,!'!& i!ter%ie,i!g* either y pho!e or i! per$o!* the people ,ho h'& thee.perie!)e$ or* 't le'$t* )o!(erri!g ,ith the i!%e$tig'tor$ ,ho per$o!'lly)he)-e& i!to $ome )'$e$ '!& ,ere 'le to $upply t'pe& i!ter%ie,$ ,iththe ,it!e$$e$ '!& other &o)ume!t'tio!" I! the e'rlier* hi$tori)'l )'$e$ Ih'%e trie& to '))umul'te 't le'$t three i!&epe!&e!t puli$he& )it'tio!$ (ore')h e%e!t" '!y po$$ily import'!t e%e!t$ ,ere ree)te& $imply e)'u$eit pro%e& impo$$ile to u!)o%er $'ti$(')tory &o)ume!t'tio!"y le$ i!)lu&e thou$'!&$ o( letter$* '&'%it$* '!& other m'teri'l$

e!)omp'$$i!g m'!y u!puli$he& )'$e$ ,hi)h )orrel'te& ,ith '!& )o!rme&the e%e!t$ '!& )o!)lu$io!$ &i$)u$$e& i! thi$ oo-" Numerou$ otherre$e'r)her$ 'rou!& the ,orl& h'%e )o!rme& m'y (m&i!g$ through e%e!t$i! their o,! 're'$"

The re'l prolem$ hi&&e! ehi!& the 7O phe!ome!o! 're $t'ggeri!g'!& $o )omple. th't they ,ill $eem 'lmo$t i!)omprehe!$ile 't r$t"

The popul'r elie($ '!& $pe)ul'tio!$ 're l'rgely (ou!&e& upo! i'$e&reporti!g* gro$$ mi$i!terpret'tio!$* '!& the i!'ility to $ee eyo!& thelimit$ o( '!y o!e o( m'!y (r'me$ o( re(ere!)e" Cu!!i!g te)h!i/ue$ o( &e)eptio! '!& p$y)hologi)'l ,'r('re h'%e ee! employe& y the 7O$our)e to -eep u$ )o!(u$e& '!& $-epti)'l" '!+$ te!&e!)y to )re'te ' &eep'!& i!Be.ile elie( o! the '$i$ o( little or !o e%i&e!)e h'$ ee!e.ploite&" The$e elie($ h'%e )re'te& tu!!el %i$io! '!& li!&e& m'!y to


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the re'l !'ture o( the phe!ome!o!* m'-i!g it !e)e$$'ry (or me to e.'mi!e'!& '!'lye m'!y o( the$e elie($ i! thi$ te.t"Some re'&er$ ,ill e oKe!&e& '!& e!r'ge& y ,h't I h'%e to $'y '!&ho, I h'%e )ho$e! to $'y it" It i$ !ot my i!te!tio! to 'tt')- '!y elie( or(r'me o( re(ere!)e" R'ther* I h'%e trie& to &emo!$tr'te ho, 'll o( the$ethi!g$ le!& together i!to ' l'rger ,hole"

Joh! A" #eelNe, ;or- City1969

O!e The Se)ret 'r

O! e&!e$&'y* O)toer ?* 1960* ' (orm'tio! o( u!i&e!tie& Byi!goe)t$ ,'$ pi)-e& up o! the $ophi$ti)'te& )omputerie& r'&'r $)ree!$ o( '! e'rly4,'r!i!g $t'tio! 't Thule* Dree!l'!&" It$ e.')t )our$e ,'$ /ui)-ly)h'rte&" It 'ppe're& to e he'&i!g to,'r& North Ameri)' (rom the&ire)tio! o( the So%iet !io!" ithi! mi!ute$ the re& telepho!e$ 'tStr'tegi) Air Comm'!& he'&/u'rter$ i! Om'h'* Ner'$-'* ,ere '!gli!g*'!& the ,ell4tr'i!e& )re,$ o( SAC ,ere g'llopi!g to their pl'!e$'t 'irel&$ 'll o%er the ,orl&" Atomi)4om4I'&e! =4?$ 'lre'&y i! the'ir ,ere )ir)li!g te!$ely* their )re,$ ,'iti!g (or the !'l $ig!'l to he'&(or pre&etermi!e& t'rget$ &eep ,ithi! the So%iet !io!"SAC he'&/u'rter$ ro'&)'$t '! '!.iou$ $ig!'l to Thule (or (urther

)o!rm'tio!" There ,'$ !o '!$,er" De!er'l$ )he,e& o! their )ig'r$!er%ou$ly" H'& Thule 'lre'&y ee! hitSu&&e!ly the my$teriou$ lip$ o! the r'&'r $)ree!$ )h'!ge& )our$e'!& &i$'ppe're&" 'ter it ,'$ le'r!e& th't '! i)eerg h'& )ut the$um'ri!e )'le )o!!e)ti!g Thule to the !ite& St'te$" It ,'$ ' %ery o&&)oi!)i&e!)e th't the i)eerg )ho$e th't pre)i$e time to $tri-e" =ut themy$tery o( u!i&e!tie& Byi!g oe)t$ i$ lle& ,ith rem'r-'le '!&$eemi!gly u!rel'te& )oi!)i&e!)e$"orl& 'r III &i& !ot $t'rt th't &'y" =ut it might h'%e" ee-$ l'ter*,he! !e,$ o( the e!igm'ti) r'&'r $ig!'l$ le'-e& out* three 'ormemer$ o( the =riti$h Hou$e o( Commo!$* r" Emry$4Hughe$* r$"H'rt '!& r" S,i!gler* $too& up '!& &em'!&e& '! e.pl'!'tio!" The "S"Air 7or)e replie& th't the r'&'r $ig!'l$ h'& ')tu'lly ou!)e& oK the moo!

'!& h'& ee! mi$i!terprete&" The $tory 'ppe're& i! the Du'r&i'!* 'le'&i!g !e,$p'per i! '!)he$ter* E!gl'!&* o! No%emer 30* '!& ' ,ee-l'ter it ,'$ urie& o! p'ge < 1 o( the Ne, ;or- Time$"Coul& mo&em milit'ry r'&'r re'lly )o!%ert the moo! i!to ' (orm'tio!o( Byi!g $'u)er$ I h'%e e.)elle!t re'$o!$ (or &outi!g it" I! 'y 196


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)oul& po$$ily trigger orl& 'r III '))i&e!t'lly h'$ to e t'-e! $eriou$ly"A! e.te!$i%e Byi!g $'u)er B'p M!umerou$ $ighti!g$ o))urri!g$imult'!eou$ly i! m'!y ,i&ely $)'ttere& 're'$8 ro-e i! 'r)h 1966* '!&the the!4Se)ret'ry o( 2e(e!$e* Roert S" )N'm'r'* h'& ee! ,ellrie(e& y the Air 7or)e e(ore the $ue)t ,'$ i!tere)te& i!to ' he'ri!go( the Hou$e 7oreig! AK'ir$ Committee o! 'r)h 30* 1966" Repre$e!t'ti%eCor!eliu$ E" D'll'gher o( Ne, Jer$ey* ' $t'te ,here $)ore$ o( 7O $ighti!g$ h'& ee! reporte& th't mo!th* '$-e& Se)ret'ry )N'm'r'i( he thought there ,'$ '!ythi!g 't 'll to the Byi!g $'u)er my$tery"I thi!- !ot* )N'm'r' replie&" I h'%e t'l-e& to the Se)ret'ry o(

the Air 7or)e '!& the Air 7or)e 2ire)tor o( Re$e'r)h '!& E!gi!eeri!g*'!& !either o( them pl')e$ '!y )re&e!)e i! the report$ ,e h'%e re)ei%e&to &'te" Iro!i)'lly* 't A" " th't %ery &'y* C" Phillip 'mert '!& 2o!!yRu$$ell Ro$e* oth $t'le me! ,ith goo& reput'tio!$* ,ere &ri%i!g to,or- out$i&e o( Ch'rle$to!* South C'roli!'* ,he! they reporte&ly !oti)e&' $tr'!ge )ir)ul'r oe)t $pi!!i!g i! the )le'r $-y 'o%e the Souther!

Tru)-i!g Comp'!y termi!'l o! eeti!g Street Ro'&" They $toppe& their)'r '!& ,'t)he& the oe)t (or 'out eight mi!ute$"It loo-e& li-e ' $terli!g4$il%er &i$-* 'mert $'i&" It ,'$ 'out(ourtee! (eet t'll '!& t,e!ty (eet i! &i'meter" e u$t h'ppe!e& to loo-up i!to the $-yQ it ,'$ $u)h ' pretty &'y" I -!o, ,e $', itQ ,e ,ere oth,i&e ','-e* '!& !either o( u$ &ri!-$"A %eter'! o( eight ye'r$ i! the 'iror!e i!('!try* 'mert e$tim'te&th't the oe)t ,'$ 00 or 900 (eet 'o%e the grou!& ,he! they r$t $',it" It 'ppe're& to e $pi!!i!g r'pi&ly '!& ,'$ )o!$t'!tly $hi(ti!g (rom o!e

po$itio! to '!other" Thi$ ,'$ ,h't u(ologi$t$ )'ll ' Type I $ighti!g4' lo,4le%el oe)to$er%e& '!& reporte& y reli'le ,it!e$$e$" 'r)h 30* 1966* ,'$ ' B'p&'te* '!& lo)'l !e,$p'per$ (rom )o'$t to )o'$t )'rrie& &oe!$ o( other

Type I $ighti!g$ th't &'y" '!y o( them i!%ol%e& poli)e o)er$* pilot$'!& other 'o%e4'%er'ge ,it!e$$e$" ee-$ l'ter* ,he! 'll o( the )lippi!g$'!& report$ (or th't &'y h'& ee! )olle)te& y the 'uthor* ,e (ou!& th'te.te!$i%e $ighti!g$ h'& 'l$o ee! reporte& i! the (ollo,i!g $t'te$: i)hig'!*Ne, ;or- Mo!g I$l'!&8* Ohio* Ne, Jer$ey* i$)o!$i!* Io,'* '!&other $e)tio!$ o( South C'roli!'" Thi$ ,'$ ' typi)'l mi!or B'p* '!& li-emo$t B'p$* it re)ei%e& !o !'tio!'l puli)ity* '!& !o!e o( the $ighti!g$ ,'$puli$he& out$i&e o( it$ pl')e o( origi!"hile 'll o( thi$ ,'$ goi!g o!* Se)ret'ry )N'm'r' ,'$ lithelyrepe'ti!g the lo!g4e$t'li$he& Air 7or)e li!e ehi!& the )lo$e& &oor$ 'tthe Hou$e he'ri!g"People 're egi!!i!g to 'tt')h $ig!i)'!)e to thi$ m'tter* Repre$e!t'ti%e

D'll'gher tol& the Se)ret'ry th't &'y"There i$ !o i!&i)'tio! th't they 're '!ythi!g other th'! illu$io!$*)N'm'r' re$po!&e& l'!&ly"Ho, &o you $uppo$e tho$e t,o me! i! South C'roli!' re$po!&e&,he! they re'& th't $t'teme!t 7or ye'r$ !o, thou$'!&$ o( ,it!e$$e$ h'%eee! re')ti!g ,ith '!ger '!& e,il&erme!t to the o)i'l pro!ou!)eme!t$'!& e.pl'!'tio!$" The go%er!me!t'l 'ttitu&e h'$ $u))ee&e& i! m'i!t'i!i!g$-epti)i$m 'mo!g tho$e ,ho h'%e !e%er $ee! ' 7O '!& h'$ helpe& (o$terthe ge!er'l &i$i!tere$t o( the pre$$ i! the $ue)t" A$ ' re$ult* mo$t o( thereporte& 7O ')ti%ity h'$ go!e u!!oti)e&* '!& the 'l'rmi!g $)ope o( thephe!ome!o! i$ u!-!o,! e.)ept to the rel'ti%ely $m'll h'!&(ul o( org'!i1@ Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

'tio!$ '!& i!&i%i&u'l$ ,ho h'%e trie& to -eep t'$ o! the $ighti!g$"he! I r$t &e)i&e& to loo- i!to the$e m'tter$ i! 'r)h 1966* I$u$)rie& to $e%er'l !e,$p'per )lippi!g $er%i)e$* '!& I ,'$ $tu!!e& ythe re$ult$" I o(te! re)ei%e& '$ m'!y '$ 1?0 )lippi!g$ (or ' $i!gle &'yF yimme&i'te re')tio!* o( )our$e* ,'$ o!e o( &i$elie(" I thought th't 'll o( the !e,$p'per$ i! the )ou!try h'& thro,! oe)ti%ity out the ,i!&o, '!&,ere p'rti)ip'ti!g i! $ome -i!& o( gig'!ti) put4o!" It $eeme& impo$$ileth't $o m'!y u!i&e!ti'le thi!g$ ,ere Byi!g 'rou!& our $')re& $-ie$,ithout ei!g $eriou$ly !oti)e& y oth the milit'ry '!& the $)ie!ti))ommu!ity"Reli'ility o( Report$y r$t t'$-* there(ore* ,'$ to &etermi!e u$t ho, reli'le 'll o( the$ereport$ ,ere" I eg'! y pl')i!g (re/ue!t lo!g4&i$t'!)e )'ll$ to thereporter$ '!& e&itor$ o( $ome o( the !e,$p'per$ th't $eeme& to e )'rryi!g


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7O $torie$ ,ee- '(ter ,ee-" Not o!ly &i& they $ou!& li-e re'$o!'lepeople* ut they 'll '$$ure& me th't they ,ere o!ly puli$hi!g the morei!tere$ti!g or e$t4%'li&'te& $torie$ th't ,ere ei!g reporte& to them"'!y ,ere )o!)e!tr'ti!g o!ly o! tho$e $ighti!g$ reporte& y poli)eo)er$ '!& lo)'l o)i'l$" It /ui)-ly e)'me )le'r th't liter'lly thou$'!&$o( $ighti!g$ ,ere ei!g reporte& y or&i!'ry )itie!$ ut ,ere goi!g)ompletely u!puli$he&" The puli$he& $ighti!g$ repre$e!te& o!ly '

(r')tio! o( the ,holeFI 'l$o )'lle& m'!y o( the ,it!e$$e$ i! the puli$he& '))ou!t$ '!&le'r!e&* to my (urther &i$m'y* th't the !e,$p'per $torie$ h'& o!lyoutli!e& ' p'rt o( their tot'l e.perie!)e$" Some o( them )l'ime& the oe)t$h'& pur$ue& their )'r$* h'& l'!&e& rieBy e$i&e the ro'& !e'r them* orh'& e%e! re'ppe're& l'ter o%er their home$" I!!umer'le ,it!e$$e$)ompl'i!e& th't their eye$ h'& e)ome re& '!& $,olle! '(ter their $ighti!g'!& h'& rem'i!e& th't ,'y (or &'y$ '(ter,'r&" Other$ $'i& they h'&e.perie!)e& pe)uli'r ti!gli!g $e!$'tio!$ or ,'%e$ o( he't '$ the oe)t$p'$$e& o%er" I mu$t '&mit th't I e.perie!)e& '! emotio!'l re')tio! to 'llo( thi$ 't r$t* tryi!g to )o!%i!)e my$el( th't the phe!ome!o! ,'$ morehy$teri)'l i! !'ture th'! phy$i)'l* ut the more I he'r& the more I ,'$(or)e& to re'lie th't 'll o( the$e people ,ere )omi!g up ,ith the $'me

i!)re&ile &et'il$"It e)'me 'pp're!t th't the o!ly ,'y to properly i!%e$tig'te thi$$itu'tio! ,'$ to tr'%el to the %'riou$ B'p 're'$ per$o!'lly '!& i!ter%ie,the ,it!e$$e$ i! &epth* 'pplyi!g the $t'!&'r& our!'li$ti) te)h!i/ue$ th'tI h'& le'r!e& (rom ei!g ' reporter '!& ,riter (or t,o lo!g &e)'&e$" So The Se)ret 'r 1?i! the $pri!g o( 1966 I eg'! ' lo!g $erie$ o( tre-$ th't e%e!tu'lly too-me through t,e!ty $ti!e$* ,here I i!ter%ie,e& thou$'!&$ o( people*hu!&re&$ o( them i! &epth" O))'$io!'lly I e!)ou!tere& ' puli)ity $ee-eror :'! outright li'r li-e '! '$piri!g $)ie!)e )tio! ,riter i! 'ryl'!&!'me& Thom'$ o!teleo!e* ut $u)h people ,ere e'$y to $pot" Them'ority o( the people I met ,ere or&i!'ry* ho!e$t hum'! ei!g$" '!y,ere relu)t'!t to &i$)u$$ their e.perie!)e$ ,ith me 't 'll u!til I h'& ,o!their )o!&e!)e '!& '$$ure& them th't I ,'$ !ot goi!g to ri&i)ule or$l'!&er them" Some h'& h'& $u)h u!u$u'l '!& u!elie%'le $ighti!g$ th't

they ,ere '(r'i& to re)ou!t them u!til they ,ere )ert'i! th't I ,oul& gi%ethem ' $i!)ere he'ri!g" I! my typi)'l reporter ('$hio! I o!ly e.tr')te&i!(orm'tio! '!& g'%e little or !o!e i! retur!" I $el&om let the ,it!e$$e$-!o, th't other people i! other $e)tio!$ o( the )ou!try h'& tol& mei&e!ti)'l $torie$ ,hi)h $eeme& to )orroor'te their o,! e.perie!)e$" The&et'il$ o( m'!y o( the$e $torie$ ,ere u!puli$he& '!& u!-!o,! to e%e!h'r&4)ore 7O uK$" =y m'i!t'i!i!g thi$ $e)re)y* I ,'$ 'le to m'-eu!i/ue )orrel'tio!$ th't might !ot other,i$e h'%e ee! po$$ile"A$ I tr'%ele&* I !'tur'lly %i$ite& lo)'l !e,$p'per$ '!& $pe!t time ,iththe e&itor$ '!& reporter$ ,ho h'& ee! h'!&li!g the 7O report$ i! their're'$" They ,ere 'll )ompete!t !e,$me!* m'!y ,ith ye'r$ o( e.perie!)eehi!& them* '!& ,he! I met the ,it!e$$e$ ,ho$e $torie$ they h'& ,ritte!'!& puli$he&* I re'lie& ,h't ' $-ill(ul '!& oe)ti%e o they h'& &o!e"So I &e%elope& ' !e, re$pe)t (or the )lippi!g$ th't ,ere pouri!g i!to mym'ilo." o$t !e,$p'per $torie$ ,ere reli'le $our)e$ (or '$i) i!(orm'tio!"i-e,i$e* I (ou!& th't mo$t o( the m'teri'l ei!g puli$he& y the

%'riou$ )i%ili'! 7O org'!i'tio!$ h'& ee! )'re(ully $i(te& '!& i!%e$tig'te&to the e$t o( their 'ility* e%e! though $ome o( the$e org'!i'tio!$&i& te!& to o%er i!terpret their m'teri'l* o%er $pe)ul'te* '!& '&& the)olori!g o( their o,! elie($" They 'l$o h'& '! e.'$per'ti!g te!&e!)y to&elete reporte& &et'il$ th't they (elt ,ere oe)tio!'le or &etr')te& (romtheir )'u$e" S'&ly* thi$ i$ e%e! more true to&'y th'! it ,'$ i! the 1960$" The (e,rem'i!i!g 7O group$ h'%e e)ome )ult$ ,ith $tro!g religiou$ o%erto!e$*('r more )o!)er!e& ,ith their petty (eu&$ '!& %e!&ett'$ th'! ,iththe 7O$ them$el%e$" Ho,e%er* the ,it!e$$e$* I )o!)lu&e&* h'%e ee!gi%i!g ho!e$t &e$)riptio!$ o( ,h't they h'%e $ee!* '!& their lo)'l!e,$p'per$ h'%e ee! gi%i!g oe)ti%e '))ou!t$ o( ,h't they reporte&"

The !'ture '!& the me'!i!g o( ,h't they $', i$ '!other m'tter" A!& the


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'!$,er )oul& !ot e (ou!& i! !e,$p'per )lippi!g$" Ho,e%er* it ,'$1 6 Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$epo$$ile th't tho$e )lippi!g$ )oul& $upply $ome ro'& &'t' 'out theo%er'll phe!ome!o!" No!e o( the 7O org'!i'tio!$ h'& m'&e '!y eKort

't 'll to e.tr')t $u)h &'t'" The "S" Air 7or)e h'& trie& i! the e'rly 19?0$ut h'& 'pp're!tly gi%e! up i! &e$p'ir" So my !e.t o ,'$ to tr'!$l'tethe $eemi!gly r'!&om )lippi!g$ '!& report$ o( i!%e$tig'te& )'$e$ i!to$ome (orm o( $t'ti$ti)'l i!(orm'tio!"P'tter!$ i! the Phe!ome!o!

ore th'! 10*000 )lippi!g$ '!& report$ re')he& me i! 1966 Mi!)o!tr'$t ,ith the 1*060 report$ 'llege&ly re)ei%e& y the Air 7or)e &uri!gth't $'me perio&8" I h'& )he)-e& out m'!y o( the$e )'$e$ per$o!'lly '!&

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1966* ' Tue$&'y !ight* i! ,hi)h thou$'!&$ o( people i! %e $t'te$,it!e$$e& u!u$u'l 'eri'l phe!ome!'"=y )'re(ully $tu&yi!g the geogr'phi)'l lo)'tio!$ o( the reporte&$ighti!g$ &uri!g the$e B'p$* ,e )'me upo! '!other puli!g (')tor" Thereport$ $eeme& to )lu$ter ,ithi! the ou!&'rie$ o( $pe)i) $t'te$" 7ore.'mple* &uri!g the B'p o( Augu$t 16 there ,ere hu!&re&$ o( $ighti!g$i! Ar-'!$'$" The$e $eeme& to e )o!)e!tr'te& i!to t,o elt$ ,hi)h r'!

the le!gth o( the $t'te (rom !orth to $outh" ;et ,e &i& !ot re)ei%e ' $i!glereport (rom the !eighori!g $t'te$ o( O-l'hom'* i$$i$$ippi* Te!!e$$ee*or oui$i'!' th't !ight" i!!e$ot' '!& i$)o!$i!* oth ('r to the !ortho( Ar-'!$'$* p'rti)ip'te& i! th't $'me B'p" =ut the m'ority o( the$ighti!g$ $eeme& to e )o!)e!tr'te& i! i!!e$ot'* '!& the 7O$ $eeme&to )o!!e their ')ti%itie$ ,ithi! the politi)'l ou!&'rie$ o( th't $t'te* too"R'!&om $ighti!g$ ,ere 'l$o reporte& i! &i$t'!t Ne, Jer$ey th't !ight* '!&' (e, $ighti!g$ ,ere reporte& i! South 2'-ot'* right o! the or&er ,ithi!!e$ot'"Cert'i!ly i( the 7O$ ,ere meteor$ or other !'tur'l phe!ome!'* they,oul& 'l$o e reporte& i! '&oi!i!g $t'te$" Cro$$4$t'te $ighti!g$ 're !ot '$)ommo! '$ the $-epti)$ ,oul& li-e to elie%e" I! '&&itio!* the oe)t$o(te! li!ger (or hour$ i! o!e 're'" At 7ort Smith* Ar-'!$'$* !e,$m'!

Joh! D'mer too- hi$ #7SA mi)ropho!e i!to the $treet$ '!& ro'&)'$t '&e$)riptio! o( the $tr'!ge multi)olore& light$ th't )'%orte& o%er the )ity(or hour$ '$ gre't )ro,&$ o( people ,'t)he&" A!other !e,$m'!* #e!=o)- o( #2RS* P'r'goul&* Ar-'!$'$* &i& the $'me th't !ight"1 I Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$eI! my $tu&ie$ o( $e%er'l other B'p$ I h'%e &i$)o%ere& thi$ $'me'i!g geogr'phi)'l (')tor" I( the 7O$ 're ')tu'lly m')hi!e$ o( $ome$ort* their pilot$ $eem to e ('mili'r !ot o!ly ,ith our )'le!&'r ut 'l$o,ith the politi)'l ou!&'rie$ o( our $t'te$" They !ot o!ly )o!)e!tr'te their')ti%itie$ o! e&!e$&'y !ight$* they 'l$o )'re(ully e.plore our $t'te$metho&i)'lly (rom or&er to or&er"2oe$ thi$ $ou!& li-e the ,or- o( 'rti'!$ or e.tr'terre$tri'l $tr'!ger$Or &oe$ it $ou!& li-e the ,or- o( $omeo!e ,ho i$ u$i!g our m'p$'!& our )'le!&'r$ '!& m'y* there(ore* -!o, ' gre't &e'l 'out u$* e%e!though ,e -!o, little 'out them

The $-epti)$ try to e.pl'i! ','y the puli$he& 7O $torie$ y $'yi!gth't ' m'$$ hy$teri' uil&$ up i! B'p 're'$ '!& th't e%eryo!e $t'rt$ $eei!gthe thi!g$ o!)e ' (e, report$ h'%e ee! puli$he&" Thi$ i$ p'te!tly u!true"Ne'rly 'll the puli$he& report$ o( B'p &'te$ 'ppe'r o! the $'me &'y"

There i$ !o time l'g* !o uil&i!g up o( report$" R'!&om i!&i%i&u'l$ i!,i&ely $ep'r'te& 're'$ 'll 'pp're!tly $ee u!i&e!ti'le oe)t$ o! the$'me !ight '!& &uti(ully report their o$er%'tio!$ to their lo)'l poli)e or!e,$p'per$* $el&om re'lii!g th't '!yo!e el$e h'$ $ee! $omethi!g th't!ight" The !e.t &'y the !e,$p'per$ i! $e%er'l 're'$* or e%e! $e%er'l&iKere!t $t'te$* )'rry the report$" The B'p h'$ )ome '!& go!e i! ' $i!gle

&'y" E%e! the!* people re'&i!g the Ar-'!$'$ D'ette !e%er le'r! th'tother p'per$ i! other $t'te$ h'%e ee! lle& ,ith 7O '))ou!t$ o! th't$'me &'y" o$t 7O uK$* ,ho &epe!& upo! o!e '!other '!& '$$orte&(rie!&$ (or )lippi!g$* 're !e%er ','re o( the (ull e.te!t o( the B'p" iththe e.)eptio! o( the North Ameri)'! Ne,$p'per Alli'!)e* !o !e,$$er%i)e '$$ig!$ me! to -eep tr')- o( the$e thi!g$ '!& t'ul'te them" So

,hile '! o))'$io!'l $ighti!g m'y e $e!t out y ' ,ire $er%i)e* &'t' o!the o%er'll $itu'tio! 're $imply !ot '%'il'le"A!'tomy o( ' 7l'pI! 'r)h4April 196


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et+$ re%ie, rieBy $ome o( the $ighti!g$ reporte& o! th't &'y: The Se)ret 'r 19

1" i!!e$ot': A $tr'!ge oe)t i! the $-y ho%eri!g 'rou!& 'o%e ourhome$ here i$ gi%i!g $ome o( u$ (ol-$ the $hi%er$" It+$ e)omi!g $u)h 'my$teriou$ light or Byi!g $'u)er th't ,e )'! 'lmo$t ,or- our im'gi!'tio!$i!to $eei!g it l'!& $ome gree! me! (rom outer $p')e i!to our')-y'r&" The thi!g mo%e$ ,ith ' gli&i!g motio! ,ith rilli'!t light '!&$ometime$ u$t ho%eri!g '!& $ometime$ mo%i!g ,ith utmo$t $pee&" It

'ppe'r$ e')h !ight 't o+)lo)- '!& $t'y$ (or 'out o!e hour e(ore it ('&e$

','y" M7loo&,oo&* i!!e$ot'* Rur'l 7orum* 'r)h 9* 196


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o( $ight* the right glo, &imi!i$hi!g to ' $m'll light" I+%e $ee! $'tellite$e(ore* ut thi$ ,'$ !othi!g li-e them" It mo%e& $o ('$t '!& m'!eu%ere&$o /ui)-ly" Her ('ther* 'lter E!g$trom* $'i& he 'l$o $', the $'meoe)t" M=oo!e* Io,'* Ne,$4Repuli)'! * 'r)h 10* 196


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popul'te& 're'$" I!$te'&* the re%er$e h'$ ee! true" The oe)t$ $tilI'pp're!tly pre(er remote $e)tor$ $u)h '$ hill )ou!try* &e$ert$* (ore$te&'re'$* $,'mpl'!&$ '!& pl')e$ ,here the ri$- o( ei!g o$er%e& i$ thele'$t" A$ you ,ill !ote (rom the $'mple )'$e$ me!tio!e& pre%iou$ly* them'ority o( the $ighti!g$ ,ere m'&e et,ee!


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A (e, mile$ $outh o( Hu!ti!gto!* i! the ti!y h'mlet o( el%ille*'!other m'! h'& prolem$" The !ight e(ore* o! O)toer 3* 196


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Cert'i!ly the hi$torie$ '!& lege!&$ o( e%ery )ou!try '!& e%ery r')e*i!)lu&i!g the i$ol'te& E$-imo$* 're lle& ,ith $torie$ o( i!e.pli)'le'eri'l h'ppe!i!g$"Ho, %'li& i$ our hi$tory* '!& ,here i$ the poi!t th't hi$tory '!& mythi!termi!gle '!& e)ome o!eSe%er'l gre't religio!$ h'%e ee! (ou!&e& o! the )o!te!t$ o( the Holy=ile" illio!$ o( people h'%e '))epte& it '$ truth4'$ the Do$pel4(orthe p'$t *000 ye'r$" ;et the =ile gi%e$ u$ $e%er'l &iKere!t '!&)o!tr'&i)tory %er$io!$ o( the $'me e%e!t$* i!)lu&i!g the li(e '!& &e'th o( Chri$t* 'll purporte&ly ,ritte! y eye,it!e$$e$ '!& 'll o( them &iKere!t

i! m'!y $ig!i)'!t &et'il$" hi)h i$ the true '))ou!t The &e%out '))eptthem 'll" 7e, elie%er$ ,oul& ree)t the e.i$te!)e o( Chri$t e)'u$e o( the$e &iKere!)e$"!li-e mo$t 7O re$e'r)her$* I h'%e re'& the =ile )'re(ully $e%er'ltime$" I! %ie, o( ,h't ,e !o, -!o,4or $u$pe)t4'out Byi!g $'u)er$*m'!y o( the =ili)'l '))ou!t$ o( thi!g$ i! the $-y t'-e o! ' !e, me'!i!g'!& e%e! )orroor'te $ome o( the thi!g$ h'ppe!i!g to&'y" They ,eregi%e! ' religiou$ i!terpret'tio! i! tho$e '!)ie!t &'y$ ,he! 'll !'tur'lI! Ch'pter 7our o( hi$ oo- y$teriou$ 7ire$ '!& ght$" re$e'r)her Li!)e!t H" D'&&i$&o)ume!te& the $pe)t')ul'r '!& &i$'$trou$ re$ th't $,ept ')ro$$ Io,'* i!!e$ot'* I!&i'!'*Ill i!oi$* i$)o!$i! '!& the 2'-ot'$" i$)o!$i! $uKere& the gre'te$t lo$$ o( li(e* ,ith 1 *?00&e'th$ re)or&e& i! Dree! ='y 'lo!e o! th't horrile !ight" 7our time$ '$ m'!y people ,ere -ille&i! Pe$htigo* i$)o!$i!* '$ i! Chi)'go" To Hell ,ith the A!$,erF 9

phe!ome!' '!& 'll )'t'$trophe$ ,ere l'me& o! ' Superior =ei!g " To&'y ,e -!eel e(ore the 'lt'r o( $)ie!)e * '!& our $)ie!ti)ig!or'!)e re)ei%e$ the l'me (or ,h't ,e &o !ot -!o, or )'!!otu!&er$t'!&" The g'me +$ the $'me * o!ly the rule$ h'%e )h'!ge& $lightly"e !o lo!ger ru! to the temple ,he! ,e $ee ' $tr'!ge* u!e'rthlyoe)t i! the $-y" e ru! to the Air 7or)e or to the le'r!e& '$tro!omer$ "I! '!)ie!t time$ the prie$t$ ,oul& tell u$ th't ,e h'& $i!!e&* '!& there(oreDo& ,'$ $ho,i!g u$ $ig!$ i! the $-y" To&'y our le'r!e& le'&er$ $implytell u$ th't ,e 're mi$t'-e!4or )r'y4or oth" The !e.t time ,e $ee$omethi!g i! the $-y* ,e -eep it to our$el%e$"=ut the &'m!'le thi!g$ -eep )omi!g ')- '!y,'y " 'ye they!e%er ,e!t ','y " The r$t photogr'ph o( '! u!i&e!tie& Byi!g oe)t ,'$ t'-e! ')-i! 13 y ' e.i)'! '$tro!omer !'me& Jo$e =o!ill'" He h'& ee!o$er%i!g the $u! (rom hi$ o$er%'tory 't ')'te)'$ o! Augu$t 1 o( th'tye'r ,he! he ,'$ t'-e! '')- y the $u&&e! 'ppe'r'!)e o( ' lo!g p'r'&e

o( )ir)ul'r oe)t$ th't $lo,ly Bitte& ')ro$$ the $ol'r &i$-" Altogether he)ou!te& 1@3 o( the thi!g$* '!& e)'u$e hi$ tele$)ope ,'$ e/uippe& ,ith '!e,('!gle& g'&get )'lle& ' )'mer'* he $hot $ome pi)ture$ o( them" he!&e%elope&* the lm $ho,e& ' $erie$ o( )ig'r4 '!& $pi!&le4$h'pe& oe)t$,hi)h ,ere o%iou$ly $oli& '!& !o!)ele$ti'l " Pro(e$$or =o!ill' &uti(ully,rote up ' $)hol'rly report o( the e%e!t lle& ,ith m'them'ti)'l )'l)ul'tio!$Mhe e$tim'te& th't the oe)t$ h'& ')tu'lly p'$$e& o%er the e'rth 't'! 'ltitu&e o( 'out 00*000 mile$8* 'tt')he& )opie$ o( hi$ pi)ture$ '!&$e!t the ,hole thi!g oK to the 7re!)h our!'l +A$tro!omie" Hi$ )olle'gue$!o &out re'& it ,ith )h'gri!* '!& e)'u$e they )oul& !ot e.pl'i!,h't he h'& $ee!* they (orgot 'out the ,hole u$i!e$$ '!& tur!e& to more(ruit(ul pur$uit$4$u)h '$ )ou!ti!g the ri!g$ o( S'tur!"7i%e ye'r$ e(ore Pro(e$$or =o!ill'+$ em'rr'$$i!g o$er%'tio!* '('rmer i! Te.'$ reporte& $eei!g ' l'rge )ir)ul'r oe)t p'$$ o%erhe'& 't

high $pee& " Hi$ !'me ,'$ Joh! 'rti!* '!& ,he! he tol& ' reporter (romthe 2e!!i$o!* Te.'$* 2'ily Ne,$ 'out it* he m'&e hi$tory o( $ort$ y&e$)rii!g it '$ ' $'u)er " The &'te o( hi$ $ighti!g ,'$ Thur$&'y* J'!u'ry @* 1


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Illi!oi$* too- t,o photogr'ph$ o( ' )ig'r4$h'pe& )r'(t" I h'& re'& (or$ome &'y$ 'out the 'ir$hip* the !e,$ &e'ler* 'lter )C'!!* ,'$/uote& '$ $'yi!g" =ut I thought it mu$t e ' ('-e"=e)'u$e $o m'!y people ,ere )omi!g up ,ith 'ir$hip $torie$* '!&m'!y o( them ,ere e%e! $ig!i!g '&'%it$ $,e'ri!g to the truth o( ,h'tthey h'& $ee!* !e,$p'perme! !'tur'lly tur!e& to the gre'te$t $)ie!ti)'uthority o( the time* Thom'$ Al%' E&i$o!";ou )'! t'-e it (rom me th't it i$ ' pure ('-e* E&i$o! &e)l're& o!

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,e ,ill e &e'li!g ,ith them 't le!gth i! (uture )h'pter$"

I! Ch'pter 1 ,e outli!e& t,e!ty4t,o typi)'l report$" o$t o( the$e,ere o( lumi!ou$ oe)t$ th't eh'%e& i! pe)uli'r* u!!'tur'l ,'y$" Thegre't m'ority o( 'll $ighti!g$ throughout hi$tory h'%e ee! o( $o(tlumi!ou$ oe)t$* or oe)t$ th't ,ere tr'!$p're!t* tr'!$lu)e!t* )h'!ge&$ie '!& $h'pe* or 'ppe're& '!& &i$'ppe're& $u&&e!ly" Sighti!g$ o( $eemi!gly $oli& met'lli) oe)t$ h'%e 'l,'y$ ee! /uite r're" The $o(t$ighti!g$* ei!g more !umerou$* )ompri$e the re'l phe!ome!o! '!&&e$er%e the mo$t $tu&y" The $)ope* (re/ue!)y '!& &i$triutio! o( the3 I Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

$ighti!g$ m'-e the popul'r e.tr'terre$tri'l Mi!terpl'!et'ry8 hypothe$i$)ompletely u!te!'le" The$e import'!t !eg'ti%e (')tor$ ,ill 'l$o ee.plore& i! &epth (urther o!"App're!tly the "S" Air 7or)e i!tellige!)e te'm$ re'lie& e'rly i! theg'me M19@


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i$$ue " Some '))epte& the )o!t')tee$ tot'lly * ,hile other$ ree)te& $u)h$torie$ '!& )o!)e!tr'te& o! tryi!g to pro%e the reli'ility o( ,it!e$$e$ '!&o! the $e'r)h (or $ome -i!& o( $oli& phy$i)'l e%i&e!)e th't the 7O$ ,erem')hi!e$ repre$e!ti!g ' $uperior i!tellige!)e ,ith '! '&%'!)e& te)h!ology" 7ri)tio! et,ee! the$e (')tio!$ i!)re'$e& o%er the ye'r$ '!& '&&e&to the urgeo!i!g )o!tro%er$y "I! the e'rly ye'r$ the Air 7or)e ,'$ rel'ti%ely (ree ,ith 7Oi!(orm'tio!* '!& C'pt'i! Ruppelt le!t )o!$i&er'le $upport to 2o!'l& E"

#eyhoe* ' retire& 'ri!e Corp$ m'or4tur!e&4'uthor* pro%i&i!g him ,ithm'!y o)i'l report$ (or hi$ oo-$ '!& m'g'i!e 'rti)le$" The Pe!t'go!$po-e$m'! (or Proe)t =lue =oo-* Alert " Chop* e%e! ,e!t $o ('r '$to ,rite the )o%er lur (or ' #eyhoe oo- i! 19?3* $t'ti!g :e i! the Air 7or)e re)og!ie 'or #eyhoe '$ ' re$po!$ile*'))ur'te reporter" Hi$ lo!g '$$o)i'tio! '!& )ooper'tio! ,ith the Air7or)e* i! our $tu&y o( u!i&e!tie& Byi!g oe)t$ * /u'lie$ him '$ 'le'&i!g )i%ili'! 'uthority o! thi$ i!%e$tig'tio!"All the $ighti!g report$ '!& other i!(orm'tio! he h'$ li$te& h'%eee! )le're& '!& m'&e '%'il'le to 'or #eyhoe (rom Air Te)h!i)'lI!tellige!)e re)or&$* 't hi$ re/ue$t" The Air 7or)e* '!& it$ i!%e$tig'ti!g 'ge!)y* Proe)t =lue =oo-* i$','re o( 'or #eyhoe+ $ )o!)lu$io! th't the Byi!g $'u)er$ 're (rom'!other pl'!et" The Air 7or)e h'$ !e%er &e!ie& th't thi$ po$$iilitye.i$t$" Some o( the per$o!!el elie%e th't there m'y e $ome $tr'!ge

!'tur'l phe!ome!' )ompletely u!-!o,! to u$* ut th't i( the 'pp're!tly)o!trolle& m'!eu%er$ reporte& y )ompete!t o$er%er$ 're )orre)t* the!the o!ly rem'i!i!g e.pl'!'tio! i$ the i!terpl'!et'ry '!$,er"

The '! ho I!%e!te& 7lyi!g S'u)er$Ruppelt+$ oo- &e$)rie$ ho, the Air 7or)e i!%e$tig'tor$ m'&e '$tre!uou$ eKort to t their e%i&e!)e i!to '! e.tr'terre$tri'l (r'me,or-" I! J'!u'ry 19?3* ' p'!el o( top $)ie!ti$t$ '!& CIA o)i'l$ re%ie,e& thi$e%i&e!)e '!& ree)te& it" I!$te'& o( gr'!&ly '!!ou!)i!g th't Byi!g $'u)er$(rom '!other pl'!et ,ere %i$iti!g u$* the p'!el $ugge$te& th't the puli)3@ Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

e re4e&u)'te& to elie%e th't the $ighti!g$ ,ere i!$pire& y !'tur'lphe!ome!'* mi$i!terpret'tio!$ o( -!o,! oe)t$* '!& $o o!" The A ir7or)e le$ ,ere utto!e& up* '!& '! or&er ,'$ i$$ue& to (ori& Air 7or)eper$o!!el (rom &i$)u$$i!g 7O &'t'" The mo%e i!$pire& the )ry o( 7O

)e!$or$hip F th't per$i$t$ to thi$ &'y" There ,'$ e%e! &i%i$io! ,ithi! the go%er!me!t o! the true !'ture o( the phe!ome!o!FO! the e$t Co'$t* ' rilli'!t m'! !'me& 2r" e'&e 'y!e h'&l'u!)he& hi$ o,! 7O $tu&y i! 1 9@


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)o!)ept* $ugge$ti!g th't the oe)t$ might repre$e!t ' mi!&le$$ or&erorg'!ie& y $ome l'rger i!tellige!)e" A!other ('mou$ E!gli$h $)ie!)e,riter* Arthur C" Cl'r-e* tur!e& hi$ 'tte!tio! to 7O$ i! 1 9?3 '!& ,rote'rti)le$ poi!ti!g out th't the ge!er'l &'t' $ugge$te& the oe)t$ ,erep'r'phy$i)'l '!& !ot too l i-ely to e e.tr'terre$tri'l "I ( there ,'$ '! ')tu'l tur!i!g poi!t i! u(ology* it o))urre& i! 1 9? ? "

Th't ye'r the $e)ret ,'$ ,i&ely '!& repe'te&ly puli$he& y m'!y$uperhly /u'lie& i!%e$tig'tor$" '!y 7O $tu&e!t$ re%ie,e& thi$ ,elluOl:ume!te&

m'teri'l '!& /uietly ''!&o!e& the $ue)t* (eeli!g th't thelIIy$tery h'& ee! )ompete!tly $ol%e&" A (e, hel& o! u!til they ,ere 'leto )o!rm the puli$he& e%i&e!)e to their o,! $'ti$(')tio!" The! they To Hell ,ith the A!$,erF 3?

&roppe& out* le'%i!g ' %')uum i! the el& th't ,'$ err'ti)'lly lle& y)ulti$t$ '!& the emotio!'lly &i$ture& type$ ,ho ,ere 'ttr')te& more ythe )lo'-4'!&4&'gger '$pe)t$ 'ri& the '!'r)hi$ti) po$$iilitie$ o( the'lleg'tio!$ o( o)i'l )e!$or$hip "A !e, 7O ,'%e o%er E!gl'!& i! 19?0 i!$pire& ' !e, RA7i!%e$tig'tio! th't ,'$ )o!ti!ue& ehi!& the $)e!e$ (or %e ye'r$" O! April@* 19?? * '! RA7 $po-e$m'! tol& the pre$$ th't the 7O $tu&y ,'$)omplete& ut th't the !&i!g$ ,oul& e ,ithhel& (rom the puli) e)'u$ethey ,oul& o!ly )re'te more )o!tro%er$y '!& )oul& !ot e '&e/u'telye.pl'i!e& ,ithout re%e'li!g )ert'i! top $e)ret$ " Thi$ e!igm'ti) $t'teme!t

h'r&ly $'ti$e& '!yo!e * ut $oo! '(ter,'r& RA7 Air 'r$h'l or&2o,&i!g * the m'! ,ho h'& &ire)te& the ='ttle o( =rit'i! i! 1 9@0* g'%e 'puli) le)ture i! ,hi)h he ope!ly &i$)u$$e& the p'r'phy$i)'l '$pe)t$ o( the phe!ome!o! '!& &e)l're& the 7O o))up'!t$ ,ere immort'l * )oul&re!&er them$el%e$ i!%i$ile to hum'! eye$* '!& )oul& e%e! t'-e o! hum'!(orm '!& ,'l- '!& ,or- 'mo!g u$ u!!oti)e&" Thi$ ,'$ %ery $tro!g $tuK i! 1 9?? * '!& the 7O e!thu$i'$t$ &i&!+t /uite -!o, ,h't to m'-e o( it" The )ulti$t$ $till )ir)ul'te hi$ e'rlier pro4e.tr'terre$tri'l $t'teme!t$ m'&ee(ore he re')he& the p'r'phy$i)'l $t'ge "Still '!other e.)elle!t =riti$h re$e'r)her '!& reput'le 'uthor* H'rol& T" il-i!$* $tre$$e& the p'r'phy$i)'l '$pe)t$ i! hi$ 1 9?? oo-* 7lyi!gS'u)er$ !)e!$ore&" I! the e'rlier $t'ge$ o( hi$ re$e'r)h he h'& )o!)lu&e&th't mu)h o( the e%i&e!)e poi!te& to ho$tile i!te!t* ut l'ter* '$ he&e%elope& ' etter u!&er$t'!&i!g o( the p'r'phy$i)'l (')tor$* he mo&ie&

thi$ )o!)lu$io!"A! '$trophy$i)i$t* orri$ #" Je$$up* puli$he& ' $erie$ o( oo-$ (rom1 9?@ to 1 9?


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e!thu$i'$t$ ,ere ,ro!g '!& the Air 7or)e ,'$ right"Se!$ile re$e'r)h mu$t e &i)t'te& y thi$ '$i) pre)ept: A!y '))ept'letheory mu$t oKer '! e.pl'!'tio! (or 'll the &'t'" The p'r'phy$i)'lhypothe$i$ meet$ thi$ )riterio!" The e.tr'terre$tri'l hypothe$i$ &oe$ !ot " The 7O e!thu$i'$t$ h'%e $ol%e& thi$ prolem y $ele)ti!g o!ly tho$e$ighti!g$ '!& e%e!t$ th't $eem to t the e.tr'terre$tri'l the$i$ " They h'%eree)te& ' m'or portio! o( the re'l e%i&e!)e (or thi$ re'$o! '!&* i! m'!y)'$e$ * h'%e ')tu'lly $uppre$$e& My ig!ori!g '!& !ot puli$hi!g8 e%e!t$

e%e!t$ th't poi!t to $ome other )o!)lu$io!" O!)e thi$ pro)e$$ o( $ele)tio!eg'!* the prolem e)'me more )o!(u$i!g '!& the my$tery moremy$teriou$" The 7O puli)'tio!$ ,ere lle& ,ith $ele)te& $ighti!g$* '!&pro(e$$io!'l ,riter$ prep'ri!g oo-$ '!& m'g'i!e 'rti)le$ $i(te& out thee$t o( tho$e $ighti!g$* u!','re th't ' m'or p'rt o( the re'l &'t' ,'$ei!g &elier'tely ig!ore& "A(ter the 1 9?? e.plo$io! o( p'r' phy$i)'l i!(orm'tio!* u(ology $lippe&i!to ' 2'r- Age o( )o!(u$io! '!& e,il&eri!g mi$repre$e!t'tio!" The Air7or)e p'i& o!ly to-e! 'tte!tio! to the phe!ome!o!* e.pl'i!i!g it ','y$u))e$$(ully (or ye'r$ '$ !'tur'l phe!ome!'" The 7O e!thu$i'$t$ e)'me)o!%i!)e& o( Air 7or)e $uppre$$io! o( the truth M,hi)h h'& ee!$t'rte& y R'y P'lmer i! '! 19@6 e&itori'l ,hi)h )o!te!&e& th't thego%er!me!t$ o( the ,orl& ,ere )o!$)iou$ly $uppre$$i!g i!(orm'tio!'out the 'rri%'l o( $p')e $hip$ 8 * '!& ' )o!$i&er'le p'rt o( the 7O

liter'ture puli$he& '(ter 19?? ,'$ &e%ote& to ,il&4eye& $pe)ul'tio!$'out ,hy the go%er!me!t ,'$ tryi!g to -eep 7O$ ' $e)ret (rom thepuli)" =e)'u$e the pro(e$$io!'l ,riter$ '!& re$e'r)her$ h'& &e$erte& the$ue)t* the ge!er'l /u'lity o( 7O liter'ture hit ' !e, lo, * mo$t o( itlle& ,ith p$eu&o$)ie!)e '!& 'm'teuri$h $pe)ul'tio!" The (')tio!$ ,ithi!the 7O )'mp $pe!t mo$t o( their eKort$ o! (eu&i!g '!& (u$$i!g ,ith theAir 7or)e '!& ,ith o!e '!other" There ,'$ %ery little ')tu'l re$e'r)h i!to7O m'tter$ 't 'll et,ee! 19?? '!& 1966"A$ p'rt o( the hype (or Ruppelt+ $ 19?6 oo-* the I!tellige!)e Commu!ityi! '$hi!gto!* 2 " C " hel& ' ,ell4puli)ie& $ympo$ium (or (our To Hell ,ith the A!$,erF 3 <

&'y$ i! Ju!e 1 9?6" E%eryo&y 'tte!&e&: mo$t o( the top CIA o)i'l$* theDerm'! ro)-et $)ie!ti$t$ ,ho ,oul& l'ter ')hie%e gre't ('me ,ith ourNASA progr'm* '!& le'&i!g '%i'tio! i!&u$tri'li$t$ $u)h '$ illi'm e'r

o( e'r Jet$" They &e)i&e& to e$t'li$h ' )i%ili'! 7O org'!i'tio! to e)'lle& the N'tio!'l I!%e$tig'tio! Committee$ o! Aeri'l Phe!ome!' MNICAP8"A phy$i)i$t !'me& To,!$e!& =ro,! ,'$ !'me& to he'& it" Ch'rtermemer$hip$ )o$t 100* ' gre't &e'l o( mo!ey i! 19?6" It $eeme& '$ i( $omethi!g ,'$ !'lly goi!g to e &o!e "

There 're other e.'mple$ o( $e!$ile rF$e'r)her$ ,ho trie& to pe!etr'tethe thu!&er o( the 7O e!thu$i'$t$ '!& re')h the light!i!g" I! 19?@*ilert =" Smith* $uperi!te!&e!t o( R'&io Regul'tio!$ E!gi!eeri!g*2ep'rtme!t o( Tr'!$port* Ott','* C'!'&'* e)'me the he'& o( ' $emio)i'lC'!'&i'! 7O $tu&y &ue& Proe)t 'g!et" Smith h'& !e)re&e!ti'l$* '!& the 7O e!thu$i'$t$ ,ere thrille& ,ith the '!!ou!)eme!t"=ut '$ the ye'r$ p'$$e&* Smith eg'! to re'lie th't the

/ui)-e$t ,'y to the $our)e o( the prolem ,'$ through ' $tu&y o( the)o!t')tee$" I! $ome )'$e$ the 7O e!titie$ h'& ')tu'lly p'$$e& o!$)ie!ti) i!(orm'tio! th't Smith ,'$ 'le to )he)- '!& )o!rm i! hi$l'or'tory" To,'r& the e!& o( hi$ li(e Mhe &ie& o( )'!)er o! 2e)emer


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Ameri)'! u(ology * though* $er%i!g '$ the ruli!g (or)e (or o%er t,e!tyye'r$" 7or m'!y ye'r$ Al Chop* '! Air 7or)e i!(orm'tio! o)er* le!thi$ !'me to the o'r& o( go%er!or$ o( NICAP" =ut i! 1966* he ,ith&re,hi$ !'me* '!& i! per$o!'l )orre$po!&e!)e '!& i! 'ppe'r'!)e$ o! r'&ioprogr'm$ he &e)l're& th't he !o lo!ger '))epte& the i&e' th't Byi!g$'u)er$ ,ere re'l * phy$i)'l m')hi!e$" He e.pl'i!e& the tum o( mi!& ,iththe ,ry $t'teme!t* I u$e& to elie%e i! S'!t' Cl'u$* too" '!y other e'rly 7O i!%e$tig'tor$* mo$t o( them ('r 'o%e '%er'ge

i! e&u)'tio! '!& i!telle)tu'l )'p')ity* 'rri%e& 't $imil'r !eg'ti%e )o!)lu$io!$'(ter lo!g '!& )'re(ul i!&epe!&e!t $tu&y * u$u'lly '&opti!g Sir Li)torDo&&'r&+ $ po$itio! M$ee elo,8" Some* $u)h '$ 2r" 2o!'l& e!el * 'H'r%'r& '$tro!omer* re)og!ie& th't people ,ere $eei!g $omethi!g '!&h'& trie& to e.pl'i! the phe!ome!o! ,ithi! the re$tri)tio!$ o( their o,!$)ie!ti) &i$)ipli!e$" 2r" e!el 'rgue& )o!%i!)i!gly (or ' mir'ge '!&'ir4i!%er$io! theory" T,o 'uthoritie$ ,ell -!o,! to the 7O el&* I%'! T" S'!&er$o!* '!ote& iologi$t '!& '!thropologi$t* '!& 2r" J')/ue$ L'llee* ' NASA'$tro!omer '!& )omputer e.pert* $tu&ie& the e.tr'terre$tri'l theory (orye'r$ '!& !'lly tur!e& to,'r& the p'r'phy$i)'l hypothe$i$"h't e.')tly i$ the p'r'phy$i)'l hypothe$i$ It i$ the )e!tr'l theme o( thi$ oo-" It )'! e$t e $umm'rie& y the rem'r-$ o( RA7 Air 'r$h'lS ir Li)tor Do&&'r&* #C=* C=E* A * ' %ery high4r'!-i!g memer o( the

=riti$h go%er!me!t" O! 'y 3* 1969* he g'%e ' puli) le)ture 't C'.to!H'll i! o!&o!* i! ,hi)h he )ite& the$e m'i! poi!t$ : Th't ,hile it m'y e th't $ome oper'tor$ o( 7O 're !orm'lly thep'r'phy$i)'l &e!ie!$ o( ' pl'!et other th'! E'rth* there i$ !o logi)'l!ee& (or thi$ to e $o" 7or* i( the m'teri'lity o( 7O i$ p'r'phy$i)'l M'!&)o!$e/ue!tly !orm'lly i!%i$ile8* 7O )oul& more pl'u$ily e)re'tio!$ o( '! i!%i$ile ,orl& )oi!)i&e!t ,ith the $p')e o( our phy$i)'lE'rth pl'!et th'! )re'tio!$ i! the p'r'phy$i)'l re'lm$ o( '!y otherphy$i)'l pl'!et i! the $ol'r $y$tem" " " " Di%e! th't re'l 7O 'rep'r'phy$i)'l* )'p'le o( reBe)ti!g light li-e gho$t$Q '!& gi%e! 'l$o th'tM'))or&i!g to m'!y o$er%er$8 they rem'i! %i$ile '$ they )h'!gepo$itio! 't ultr'high $pee&$ (rom o!e poi!t to '!other* it (ollo,$ th'ttho$e th't rem'i! %i$ile i! tr'!$itio! &o !ot &em'teri'lie (or th't $,i(ttr'!$itio!* '!& there(ore* their m'$$ mu$t e o( ' &i'ph'!ou$ M%ery&iKu$e8 !'ture* '!& their $u$t'!)e rel'ti%ely etheri) " " " " The o$er%e&

@0 Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e%'li&ity o( thi$ $upport$ the p'r'phy$i)'l '$$ertio! '!& m'-e$ theli-elihoo& o( 7O ei!g E'rth4)re'te& gre'ter th'! the li-elihoo& o( their )re'tio! o! '!other pl'!et" " " " The '$tr'l ,orl& o( illu$io!* ,hi)hMo! p$y)hi)'l e%i&e!)e8 i$ gre'tly i!h'ite& y illu$io!4pro!e $pirit$* i$,ell -!o,! (or it$ multi('riou$ im'gi!'ti%e ')ti%itie$ '!& e.hort'tio!$"Seemi!gly $ome o( it$ &e!ie!$ 're e'ger to e.empli(y pri!)ip'litie$ '!&po,er$ " Other$ pro!ou!)e upo! mor'lity* $piritu'lity* 2eity* et) " All o( the$e '$tr'l e.po!e!t$ ,ho i!%o-e hum'! )o!$)iou$!e$$ m'y e $i!)ere*ut m'!y o( their the$e$ m'y e (r'me& to prop'g'te $ome $pe)i'lph'!t'$m* perh'p$ o( '! e'rlier i!)'r!'tio!* or to i!&ulge '! i!%eter'te'!& )o!ti!ui!g te)h!ologi)'l urge to,'r& m'teri'li$ti) progre$$ * or$imply to '$to!i$h '!& &i$tur the gullile (or the &e%il o( it" Thi$ $pee)h ,'$ ' lo)-u$ter i! E!gl'!& " I! t,o hour$ * Sir Li)tor$umme& up 'll th't ,'$ -!o,! 'out 7O$* their $our)e$ '!& )'u$e$"'!y o( tho$e ,ho 'tte!&e& g'%e up the $ue)t (ore%er" The my$tery$eeme& to e thoroughly $ol%e& " !(ortu!'tely* (or the u!le'r!e& '!& theemotio!'lly h'm$tru!g * Sir Li)tor + $ rem'r-$ ,ere * '&mitte&ly* e%e!h'r&er to elie%e th'! the )l'im$ o( the %'riou$ 7O )ult$ " I( you 're !ot('mili'r ,ith the m'$$i%e* ,ell4&o)ume!te& o))ult '!& religiou$ liter'ture*hi$ ,or&$ m'y e i!)omprehe!$ile to you" I! e$$e!)e * he me'!$th't the 7O phe!ome!o! i$ ')tu'lly ' $t'ggeri!g )o$mi) put4o!: ' o-eperpetr'te& y i!%i$ile e!titie$ ,ho h'%e 'l,'y$ &elighte& i! (righte!i!g*)o!(u$i!g '!& mi$le'&i!g the hum'! r')e " The ')ti%itie$ o( the$e e!titie$h'%e ee! )'re(ully re)or&e& throughout hi$tory* '!& ,e ,ill e le'!i!ghe'%ily o! tho$e hi$tori)'l re)or&$ i! thi$ oo-"Re)e!tly the " S " Do%er!me!t Pri!ti!g O)e i$$ue& ' puli)'tio!


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)ompile& y the ir'ry o( Co!gre$$ (or the Air 7or)e O)e o( S)ie!ti)Re$e'r)h : 7O$ '!& Rel'te& Sue)t$: A! A!!ot'te& =iliogr'ph y" I!prep'ri!g thi$ ,or-* the $e!ior iliogr'pher* i$$ y!! E" C'toe*')tu'lly re'& thou$'!&$ o( 7O 'rti)le$* oo-$ '!& puli)'tio!$ " I! herpre(')e to thi$ @004p'ge oo- $he $t'te$:A l'rge p'rt o ( the '%'il'le 7O liter'ture i $ )lo$ely li!-e& ,ithmy$ti)i$m '!& the met'phy$i)'l " It &e'l$ ,ith $ue)t$ li-e me!t'ltelep'thy* 'utom'ti) ,riti!g * '!& i!%i$ile e!titie$ * '$ , e l l '$phe!ome!' li-e poltergei$t m'!i(e$t'tio!$ '!& po$$e$$io! " " " '!y o( the 7O report$ !o, ei!g puli$he& i! the popul'r pre$$ re)ou!t 'llege&i!)i&e!t$ th't 're $tri-i!gly $imil'r to &emo!i') po$$e$$io! '!& p$y)hi)phe!ome!' ,hi)h h'$ lo!g ee! -!o,! to theol ogi'!$ '!&ll'r'p$y)hologi$t$" To Hell ,ith the A!$,erF @ 1

2r" E&,'r& " Co!&o!* the phy$i)i$t ,ho he'&e& Color'&o !i%er$ity+$Air 7or)e4!'!)e& t,o4ye'r 7O $tu&y * h'$ ee! )riti)ie& e)'u$ehe &e%ote& p'rt o( hi$ time to e.'mi!i!g the )l'im$ o( the)o!tro%er$i'l )o!t')tee$" He e'r!e& the u!&yi!g ,r'th o( the )ulti$t$ ,he!hi$ V !'l report ,'$ puli$he& i! J'!u'ry 1 969* '!& he $tre$$e& '!'!ti4e.tr'terre$tri'l )o!)lu$io!" He '$$erte& th't hi$ $)ie!ti) te'm$ h'&('ile& to !& '!y e%i&e!)e o( e.tr'terre$tri'l origi! or o( $eriou$ 7O)e!$or$hip o! the p'rt o( the go%er!me!t" =ut oth o( the$e myth$ h'%eee! impl'!te& too &eeply i! the 7O liter'ture to e -ille& oK $o e'$ily"

The ir'ry o( Co!gre$$+ oe)ti%e iliogr'phy e%e! h'& $e)tio!$&e%ote& to !e,$ m'!'geme!t* )e!$or$hip '!& CIA plot$" '$ 'll o( thi$ u$t '!other go%er!me!t ,hite,'$h* '$ the )ulti$t$ )o!te!&I! April 1 969* 2r" Co!&o! &eli%ere& ' $pee)h e(ore the Ameri)'!Philo$ophi)'l So)iety i! Phil'&elphi'* i! ,hi)h he ,'$ ge!tly &eri$i%e o( the popul'r 7O elie($ : Some 7O$ m'y e $u)h 5e.tr'terre$tri'lU%i$itor$* it m'y e po$tul'te&* 2r" Co!&o! $'i& * '!& $ome ,riter$ go$o ('r '$ to $'y th't they ')tu'lly 're " To &i$)o%er )le'r* u!'miguou$e%i&e!)e o! thi$ poi!t ,oul& e ' $)ie!ti) &i$)o%ery o( the r$tm'g!itu&e* o!e ,hi)h I ,oul& e /uite h'ppy to m'-e " e (ou!& !o $u)he%i&e!)e* '!& $o $t'te i! our report " " " " e )o!)lu&e& th't it i$ !ot,orth,hile to )'rry o! ' )o!ti!ui!g $tu&y o( 7O$ i! the m'!!er ,hi)hh'$ ee! &o!e $o ('r: th't o( goi!g out i!to the el& to i!ter%ie, per$o!$,ho $'y they h'%e $ee! $omethi!g pe)uli'r" The &i)ulty 'out u$i!g

oe)ti%e me'!$ o( $tu&y lie$ i! the r'rity o( the 'pp'ritio!$* their $hort&ur'tio!* '!& the te!&e!)y o( o$er%er$ !ot to report their e.perie!)e u!tillo!g '(ter it h'$ e!&e& " " " " The$e &i)ultie$ le& u$ to )o!)lu&e th't it i$/uite u!pro&u)ti%e o( re$ult$ o( $)ie!ti) %'lue to $tu&y 7O$ i! thetr'&itio!'l m'!!er" =ut* )o!tr'ry to popul'r elie(* ,e &o !ot rule out 'll(uture $tu&y "Perh'p$ ,e !ee& ' N'tio!'l 'gi) Age!)y Mpro!ou!)e& +e!em'+8to m'-e ' l'rge '!& e.pe!$i%e $tu&y o( 'll the$e m'tter$* i!)lu&i!g the(uture $)ie!ti) $tu&y o( 7O$* i( '!y * he )o!)lu&e& " The re'l 7O $tory mu$t e!)omp'$$ 'll o( the m'!y m'!i(e$t'tio!$ei!g o$er%e&" It i$ ' $tory o( gho$t$ '!& ph'!tom$ '!& $tr'!ge me!t'l'err'tio!$Q o( '! i!%i$ile ,orl& th't $urrou!&$ u$ '!& o))'$io!'llye!gul($ u$Q o( prophet$ '!& prophe)ie$* '!& go&$ '!& &emo!$ " It i$ ' ,orl&o( illu$io! '!& h'llu)i!'tio! ,here the u!re'l $eem$ %ery re'l * '!& ,herere'lity it$el( i$ &i$torte& y $tr'!ge (or)e$ ,hi)h )'! $eemi!gly m'!ipul'te$p')e * time '!& phy$i)'l m'tter4(or)e$ th't 're 'lmo$t e!tirely eyo!&our po,er$ o( )omprehe!$io!"@ I Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

Ne'rly 'll o( tho$e ,ho h'%e !'lly )ome to '! u!&er$t'!&i!g o( thetrue !'ture o( the phe!ome!o! h'%e /uietly ''!&o!e& the $ue)t e)'u$ethey (ou!& it impo$$ile to 'rti)ul'te their !&i!g$ '!& m'-e the i!)re&ile)re&ile " They ,ere !ot $ile!)e& y the Air 7or)e or the CIA * '$ the)ulti$t$ elie%e " They ,ere re!&ere& mute y the ',e$ome '!& o%er,helmi!gre'li'tio! th't m'! i$ !ot 'lo!e Q th't the hum'! r')e i$ merely' triBi!g p'rt o( $omethi!g mu)h igger"


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Th't $omethi!g i$ 't the )ore o( 'll hum'! elie($* r'!gi!g (rom the'!)ie!t myth$ o( Dree)e* I!&i' '!& Chi!' to the mo&er! myth$ o( the(rie!&ly Le!u$i'!$"h'te%er it i$* it i$ o(te! i!imi)'l to the hum'! r')e * '!& them'!i(e$t'tio!$ r'!ge (rom )hil&i$h mi$)hie( to ')t$ o( horri(yi!g &e$tru)tio!" The phe!ome!o! h'$ &ri%e! m'!y people m'&Q ut it h'$ 'l$opro&u)e& mir')ulou$ )ure$" A )o$mi) $y$tem o( )he)-$ '!& 'l'!)e$$eem$ to e '! ')tu'l (')t" There 're !o, ,ell4&o)ume!te& )'$e$ o(

people ei!g $eriou$ly i!ure&* e%e! -ille&* y Byi!g $'u)er$" =ut there're e/u'lly ,ell4&o)ume!te& e%e!t$ i! ,hi)h the my$teriou$ oe)t$ '!&their e!terpri$i!g o))up'!t$ h'%e i!ter)e&e& &ire)tly i! hum'! 'K'ir$ '!&th,'rte& &i$'$ter"'!y Byi!g $'u)er$ $eem to e !othi!g more th'! ' &i$gui$e (or $omehi&&e! phe!ome!o!" They 're li-e Tro'! hor$e$ &e$)e!&i!g i!to our(ore$t$ '!& ('rm el&$* promi$i!g $'l%'tio! '!& oKeri!g u$ the $ple!&oro( $ome gre't $uper)i%ili'tio! i! the $-y" =ut ,hile the $t'tue$/uelo!g4h'ire& Le!u$i'!$ h'%e ee! )h'tti!g e!ig!ly ,ith i$ol'te& tr'%eli!g$'le$me! '!& ('rm ,i%e$* ' multitu&e o( $himmeri!g light$ '!&met'lli) &i$-$ h'%e ee! $ile!tly u$yi!g them$el%e$ i! the (ore$t$ o( C'!'&'* the Out')- )ou!try o( Au$tr'li'* '!& the $,'mp$ o( i)hig'!"=e(ore ,e )'! !& '!y '!$,er$* ,e mu$t r$t !& the right /ue$tio!$to '$-" e mu$t u!&er$t'!& the e.')t !'ture o( the$e %i$itor$ * '!& o(

our$el%e$"

Three The orl& o( Illu$io! There h'%e ee! hu!&re&$ o( i!)i&e!t$ i! ,hi)h ele)trom'g!eti)eKe)t$* $u)h '$ the $t'lli!g o( 'utomoile e!gi!e$ '!& po,er ('ilure$*h'%e ee! !ote& '!& &o)ume!te&" E'rly u(ologi$t$ ,ere 'lre'&y ','re o( the (')t th't ele)trom'g!eti$m pl'ye& ' l'rge role i! m'!y 7O e%e!t$"

The l'te 7r'!- S)ully* ' reporter (or L'riety* ,rote ' )o!t')tee4orie!te&oo- i! 19?0* =ehi!& the 7lyi!g S'u)er$* ,hi)h )o!t'i!e& ' lo!g )h'ptero! ele)trom'g!eti$m"No, ,e h'%e e!ough &'t' to properly i!terpret the o%er'll me'!i!go( thi$ (or)e i! the phe!ome!o!" e ,ill try to $impli(y it here* goi!g '

$tep 't ' time* e(ore ,e outli!e the m'teri'l th't %erie$ the$e )o!)lu$io!$"R'&io e'm$ 're ,'%e$ o( ele)trom'g!eti) e!ergy" They %ir'te 't%'riou$ (re/ue!)ie$* '!& ,e $ep'r'te them or tu!e them y '&u$ti!g thele!gth o( the ,'%e$ ,ith )oil$ '!& )o!&e!$er$ " ;our lo)'l r'&io $t'tio! i$ro'&)'$ti!g ' $ig!'l o( ele)tri)'l pul$e$* e')h pul$e '&u$te& to ' $pe)i)le!gth" he! you tu!e your r'&io to the $t'tio!* you mo%e ' $erie$ o( met'l pl'te$ ,hi)h $ort out the %'riou$ ,'%ele!gth$ '!& e!'le your r'&ioto pi)- up '!& 'mpli(y o!ly the $ig!'l )omi!g i! 't ' )ert'i! poi!t4or(re/ue!)y4o( the ele)trom'g!eti) $pe)trum"

;our eye$ 're 'l$o re)ei%er$ tu!e& to %ery $pe)i) ,'%ele!gth$ o( the$pe)trum* '!& they tur! the $ig!'l$ (rom tho$e ,'%ele!gth$ i!to pul$e$*,hi)h 're (e& to your r'i!" ;our r'i!* i! tur!* i$ 'l$o ' %ery $ophi$ti)'te&*little4u!&er$too& re)ei%er* '!& it i$ tu!e& to ,'%ele!gth$ ('r eyo!&the re)ei%i!g )'p'ilitie$ o( m'!u(')ture& ele)tro!i) i!$trume!t$" o$tpeople 're ru!!i!g 'rou!& ,ith )ru&e iologi)'l )ry$t'l $et$ i! theirhe'&$ '!& 're !ot )o!$)iou$ly re)ei%i!g '!y o( the $ophi$ti)'te& $ig!'l$ "Ho,e%er* 'out o!e4thir& o ( the ,orl&+ $ popul'tio! po$$e$$e$ ' more!ely tu!e& i!$trume!t" The$e people e.perie!)e telep'thy* propheti)&re'm$ '!& other i'rre $ig!'l$ (rom $ome )e!tr'l $our)e" I( you 're o!e@@ Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

o( th't 30 per)e!t* you -!o, pre)i$ely ,h't I me'!" I( you elo!g to thel'rger* u!gi(te& t,o4thir&$* you pro'ly reg'r& 'll thi$ '$ !o!$e!$e* '!&,e m'y !e%er e 'le to )o!%i!)e you other,i$e "No, let+$ try to &e!e thi$ ,hole pro)e$$"he! mo%i!g ele)tro!$ p'$$ through ' ,ire* ' $m'll m'g!eti) el&i$ )re'te& 'rou!& the ,ire" I( the )urre!t Bu)tu'te$* or %ir'te$* thi$Bu)tu'tio! ,ill 'l$o 'ppe'r i! the m'g!eti) el&" A %oi)e $pe'-i!gthrough ' telepho!e mouthpie)e Mor mi)ropho!e8 )'u$e$ the )urre!tBo,i!g through the pho!e to Bu)tu'te* or o$)ill'te " ;our %oi)e thu$)'u$e$ ' Bo, o( ele)tro!$ to %ir'te" At the other e!&* ' m'g!et i! the


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re)ei%er re$po!&$ to thi$ Bu)tu'tio!* '!& the mi!ute %ir'tio!$ 'rem'g!ie&" A thi! pie)e o( met'l i! the e'rpie)e i$ %ir'te& i! tum y them'g!et* '!& the$e %ir'tio!$ o$)ill'te the 'ir i! the (orm o( $ou!& ,'%e$*,hi)h )'! e $e!$e& y your e'r$ '!& 'u&itory $y$tem"

Te)h!i)i'!$ 're u!&oute&ly g!'$hi!g their teeth o%er my e.pl'!'tio!$here* ut 'g'i!* I 'm tryi!g to o%er$impli(y the$e thi!g$" It i$!e)e$$'ry to u!&er$t'!& eleme!t'l ele)tro!i)$ e(ore ,e )'! mo%e o! toour !e.t poi!t"

;our %oi)e )'u$e$ the ele)tri)ity i! your telepho!e to %ir'te 't ' %ery$pe)i) (re/ue!)y" he! th't met'l pl'te M&i'phr'gm8 't the other e!&

re$po!&$ to the m'g!et* it %ir'te$ 't thi$ $'me (re/ue!)y '!& &upli)'te$your %oi)e 'lmo$t e.')tly " A p'rt o( you4your i!&i%i&u'l %oi)e4h'$ee! tr'!$(orme& i!to ele)tri)'l ,'%e$* tr'!$(erre& to ' &i$t'!t poi!t* '!&the! re'$$emle& i!to $ou!& ,'%e$ th't &upli)'te e.')tly e%ery i!Be)tio!'!& !u'!)e i! your %oi)e" Thi$ i$ ' %ery primiti%e (orm o( teleport'tio!"

The ,ire )'rryi!g your %oi)e i$ $urrou!&e& y ' m'g!eti) el& th'ti$ 'l$o %ir'ti!g 't your o,! per$o!'l (re/ue!)y " I( there 're* $'y* t,e!tytelepho!e ,ire$ o! ' pole* 'll )o!&u)ti!g $ig!'l$* ,e !o, h'%e thete)h!ology to tu!e i! ' &e%i)e to your per$o!'l (re/ue!)y '!& i!ter)eptyour telepho!e )o!%er$'tio! i!$t'!tly ,ithout )utti!g i!to '!y ,ire$ ort'ppi!g '!y li!e$" I! other ,or&$* ' p'!el tru)- )'rryi!g the !e)e$$'rye/uipme!t !ee& o!ly p'r- !e'r ' telepho!e pole e'ri!g ' ,ire hoo-e& upto your pho!e" The oper'tor )'! the! tu!e i! to your li!e Myour per$o!'l(re/ue!)y8 i! the $'me ,'y th't you tu!e i!to your ('%orite r'&io progr'my '&u$ti!g ' )o!&e!$er ,hi)h )ut$ out 'll other (re/ue!)ie$"

Thi$ metho& (or t'ppi!g telepho!e$ i$ '$olutely i!&ete)t'le" It &oe$

!ot pro&u)e '!y )li)-$ or !oi$e$ o! the pho!e 't either e!&" Ho,e%er* thepro)e$$ )'! e re%er$e&* '!& '! oper'tor )'! tu!e i!to the (re/ue!)y o( your telepho!e li!e '!& t'l- to you y r'&io ,'%e$ %ir'ti!g 't the %erylo, (re/ue!)y o( the telepho!e )urre!t" Or* i( he $o &e$ire$* he )'! i!$ert The orl& o( Ill u$io! @?$t'ti)* $tr'!ge $ou!&$* et) " * o!to your li!e" He )'! e%e! pl')e pho!e )'ll$through the telepho!e $y$tem u$i!g your li!e M'!& you ,ill e ille& (orthem8"

The e/uipme!t !ee&e& (or thi$ -i!& o( t'mperi!g i$ mo$t )ompli)'te&'!& e.pe!$i%e" It i$ highly u!li-ely th't '!y or&i!'ry pr')ti)'l o-er ,oul&e 'le to ot'i! '!& oper'te $u)h e/uipme!t" =ut my $tu&ie$* i!%e$tig'tio!$'!& !'tio!,i&e poll$ pro%e th't $omeo&y i$ u$i!g $u)h e/uipme!tor i$ e.ploiti!g the$e pri!)iple$"

The telepho!e )omp'!ie$ them$el%e$ !o, utilie high (re/ue!)y r'&io(or lo!g4&i$t'!)e telepho!e )'ll$" i)ro,'%e rel'y to,er$ !o, &ot the)ou!try$i&e" Telepho!e $ig!'l$ 're $teppe& up to high4(re/ue!)y r'&io

,'%e$ '!& proe)te& (rom to,er to to,er ')ro$$ the )ou!try" I! the p'$t(e, ye'r$ there h'%e ee! thou$'!&$ o( report$ o( lo,4le%el 7O$ho%eri!g &ire)tly 'o%e the$e mi)ro,'%e rel'y to,er$" Some re$e'r)her$*$u)h '$ I%'! T" S'!&er$o!* h'%e peru$e& $imil'r report$ '!& $ugge$te&th't perh'p$ the oe)t$ ,ere t'ppi!g the po,er (rom po,er li!e$ '!&telepho!e $y$tem$ (or their o,! purpo$e$" I &o !ot (eel thi$ i$ ' %'li&theory "R'ther* I !o, elie%e th't the 7O phe!ome!o! i$ prim'rily ele)trom'g!eti)i! origi! '!& th't it po$$e$$e$ the 'ility to '&u$t e'm$ o( ele)trom'g!eti) e!ergy to '!y gi%e! (re/ue!)y* r'!gi!g (rom ultr'high(re/ue!)ie$MH78 r'&io $ig!'l$ li-e tho$e o( the '$tro!'ut$* to %ery lo,(re/ue!)ie$ ML78 ,hi)h )'! e pi)-e& up o!ly y $pe)i'l e/uipme!t* to%ery* %ery lo, (re/ue!)ie$ i&e!ti)'l to the m'g!eti) el&$ $urrou!&i!gtelepho!e ,ire$ or the output$ o( puli) '&&re$$ $y$tem$ i! $)hool$ '!&)hur)he$"I 'l$o elie%e th't thi$ $'me phe!ome!o! i$ Be.ile to '! u!elie%'le&egree" It )'! )re'te '!& m'!ipul'te m'tter through ele)trom'g!eti) el&$'o%e '!& elo, the r'!ge o( our per)eptio!$ '!& our o,! te)h!i)'le/uipme!t"

The phe!ome!o! i$ mo$tly i!%i$ile to u$ e)'u$e it )o!$i$t$ o( e!ergyr'ther th'! $oli& e'rthly m'tter" It i$ gui&e& y ' gre't i!tellige!)e '!&h'$ )o!)e!tr'te& it$el( i! the 're'$ o( m'g!eti) ('ult$ throughout hi$tory"It m'-e$ it$el( %i$ile to u$ (rom time to time y m'!ipl'ti!g p'tter!$ o( (re/ue!)y" It )'! t'-e '!y (orm it &e$ire$* r'!gi!g (rom the $h'pe$ o( 'irpl'!e$ to gig'!ti) )yli!&ri)'l $p')e$hip$ " It )'! m'!i(e$t it$el( i!to$eemi!gly li%i!g e!titie$ r'!gi!g (rom little gree! me! to ',e$omeo!e4eye& gi'!t$" =ut !o!e o( the$e )o!gur'tio!$ i$ it$ true (orm"

The 7O $ighti!g &'t' )o!rm thi$ theory* ut ,e l')- the !e)e$$'ryte)h!ology to pro%e it )o!)lu$i%ely"@6 Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e


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E!ergy '!& Illu$io!A!y high $)hool $tu&e!t o( phy$i)$ )'! tell you th't our re'lity i$ '!illu$io!" The o))ulti$t$ h'%e ee! $'yi!g thi$ $'me thi!g (or )e!turie$" Allm'tter i$ )ompo$e& o( )o!!e& e!ergy" Ti!y mo%i!g ele)tro!$ '!& e!ergyp'rti)le$ (orm 'tom$ o( %'ryi!g ,eight$ '!& &e!$itie$" The$e 'tom$ 're

oi!e& together to (orm mole)ule$ o( $pe)i) $u$t'!)e$ " They 're $o ti!yth't the 'tom rem'i!e& o!ly ' theory (or m'!y ye'r$" e )'!!ot per)ei%ethe 'tom ut !o, )'! pro%e $)ie!ti)'lly th't it e.i$t$ '!& th't it i$ m'&eup o( e!ergy"Atom$ '!& mole)ule$ (orm l'rger $tru)ture$* e%e! though they &o !ottou)h" I( ,e )oul& re&u)e our$el%e$ to the $ie o( '! ele)tro! i! '! 'tom*the !e.t !e're$t 'tom ,oul& $eem li-e ' &i$t'!t $t'r" e 're $o mu)hl'rger th'! the 'tom th't ' )olle)tio! o( 'tom$ $eem$ to (orm $oli& m'tterto u$" Thi$ p'ge $eem$ $oli& to you* ut it i$ m'&e up o( illio!$ o( 'tom$"So 're you" I( you try to po-e your !ger through thi$ p'ge* you ,ill te'rit" =ut you )'! e'$ily po-e your !ger i!to ' )lou& o( )ig'rette $mo-ee)'u$e it$ mole)ule$ 're ('rther 'p'rt"e le'r!e& to re$h'pe mole)ule$ lo!g 'go through )hemi)'l '!&phy$i)'l m'!ipul'tio!" e )'! melt ' 'r o( $teel '!& mol& it i!to ' $,or&or ' plo,$h're" e )'! )ut &o,! ' tree '!& uil& ' )h'ir out o( it4or 'pie)e o( p'per" Su)h m'!ipul'tio!$ 're primiti%e pro)e$$e$" =ut ouri!&u$trie$ '!& $)ie!)e$ h'%e ee! uilt 'rou!& them"No, ,e 're egi!!i!g to le'r! ho, to m'!ipul'te e!ergy it$el(" e$t'rte& y !&i!g ,'y$ to peel ele)tro!$ oK 'tom$ '!& rele'$e the '$i)e!ergy hi&&e! i! the 'tom" e !'tur'lly 'pplie& thi$ import'!t &i$)o%eryto melti!g )itie$ '!& &i$i!tegr'ti!g hum'! ei!g$"

The )h'ir you $it i! i$ )ompo$e& o( illio!$ '!& illio!$ o( mole)ule$m'&e up o( 'tom$" E')h )ell o( your o&y i$ 'l$o )ompo$e& o( millio!$o( 'tom$" I( the e!ergy p'tter!$ or (re/ue!)ie$ o( the 'tom$ o( your o&y,ere r'&i)'lly &iKere!t (rom the 'tom$ o( your )h'ir* it i$ )o!)ei%'leth't they ,oul& i!termi. '!& you ,oul& $i!- right through the )h'ir$ome,h't i! the $'me ,'y th't your !ger p'$$e$ through ' )lou& o( )ig'rette $mo-e"Our re'lity i$ '$e& e!tirely upo! ,h't ,e )'! per)ei%e ,ith ourphy$i)'l $e!$e$" I( ,e )'! tou)h $omethi!g '!& (eel it* ,e $'y th't it i$re'l '!& e.i$t$" I( ,e )'! $ee it* $mell it* he'r it '!& t'$te it* the! ,e -!o,&&i!itely th't it e.i$t$" =ut ')tu'lly you m'y e $e!$i!g o!ly ' $m'llportio! o( the e.i$ti!g u!i%er$e" At thi$ %ery mome!t you 're $urrou!&e&hy ' ,'ll o( ele)trom'g!eti) ,'%e$ (rom &oe!$ o( r'&io '!& tele%i$io!t r'!$mitter$ " ;ou )'!!ot $ee or $e!$e the$e ,'%e$* ut you )'! tr'!$(orm The orl& o( Illu$io! @<them i!to mo%eme!t$ o( 'ir ,ith ' r'&io re)ei%er" ;ou h'%e the i!$trume!t'tio!

!e)e$$'ry to per)ei%e ,'%e$ th't e.i$t eyo!& the limit'tio!$ o( your $e!$u'l per)eptio!$" There 're other ,'%e$ 'rou!& you th't you )'!+t&ete)t"

There 're thou$'!&$ o( mi)ro$)opi) li(e (orm$ i! ' &rop o( ,'ter" ;ou)'!+t $ee them* (eel them or t'$te them e)'u$e they 're too $m'll" Atee!'ge& oy ,ith ' )he'p mi)ro$)ope )'! peer i!to th't &rop o( ,'ter'!& i!%'&e the pri%')y o( tho$e mi)roe$" =ut the mi)roe$ &o!+t -!o,he i$ there" They $,im 'out i! their li/ui& e!%iro!me!t tot'lly u!','reth't their ti!y ,orl& i$ ')tu'lly '! i!$ig!i)'!t p'rt o( ' mu)h l'rger* '!&%ery &iKere!t* ,hole"Our ,orl& m'y 'l$o e p'rt o( $omethi!g igger* $omethi!g eyo!&our $e!$e$ '!& 'ilitie$ to )omprehe!&"

Th't igger $omethi!g i$ u!&oute&ly m'&e o( e!ergie$* too" =ute!ergie$ o( ' &iKere!t (re/ue!)y* (ormi!g 'tom$ r'&i)'lly &iKere!t (romthe 'tom$ o( our o,! ,orl&" The$e e!ergie$ )oul& )oe.i$t ,ith u$ '!&e%e! $h're the $'me $p')e ,ithout our e)omi!g ')utely ','re o( them"

The e%i&e!)e ,e h'%e outli!e& i! thi$ oo- &oe$ )le'rly poi!t to thi$u!per)ei%e& )oe.i$te!)e* '!& !o, ,e mu$t )ome to term$ ,ith it orthem or the Dre't h'tit i! the $-y"Se)ret$ o( the Spe)trum$7or thou$'!&$ o( ye'r$ the o))ulti$t$* $piritu'li$t$ '!& religio!i$t$ h'%et'l-e& 'out '!& ,ritte! 'out 'ur'$* (re/ue!)ie$* %ir'tio!$ '!& otherpl'!e$ o( e.i$te!)e" E')h group &e%elope& it$ o,! )omple. %o)'ul'ry(or e.pl'i!i!g '!& &e!i!g the$e thi!g$" E')h trie& to t it$ theorie$ i!toit$ o,! p'rti)ul'r (r'me o( re(ere!)e" Thu$* the$e other pl'!e$ e)'methe L'lh'll' ,here ,orthy $pirit$ '$)e!& upo! &e'th" The )'$u'l ro,$erle'!g through thi$ mou!t'i! o( liter'ture i$ u$u'lly repelle& y the!o!$e!$i)'l termi!ology '!& the '$tr')t theorie$* yet* u!&er!e'th 'll o( the elie(4ri&&e! (ol&erol* there lie$ ' thre'& o( truth th't i$ !o, ei!g%erie& y the m'!y m'!i(e$t'tio!$ $urrou!&i!g the 7O phe!ome!o!"


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I ,ill try to &emo!$tr'te th't the 7O e!titie$ 're &ire)tly rel'te& tothe e!titie$ '!& m'!i(e$t'tio!$ i!%ol%e& i! religiou$ mir')le$ '!& $piritu'l$e'!)e$" There 're m'!y thou$'!&$ o( puli$he& me$$'ge$ (rom oth theu(o!'ut$ '!& the $pirit$* 'll o( ,hi)h employ the $'me te)h!i/ue$ (oruryi!g i!(orm'tio! &eep i! $imple4mi!&e& &e$)riptio!$ 'out li(e o!other pl'!et$ or other pl'!e$" O!e o( the mo$t import'!t )orrel'tio!$ i$th't m'!y o( the$e me$$'ge$ h'%e &i$)u$$e& i! &epth the e.i$te!)e o( @ Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

'!other re'lity th't i$ (orme& y e!ergie$ oper'ti!g o! '!other (re/ue!)y*or %ir'tio!'ry le%el " There h'$ 'l$o ee! ' gre't &e'l o( &i$)u$$io! 'out light '!& r'y$ o( I ight" The lore o( the $e%e! r'y$ goe$ ')- to the mo$t '!)ie!t o( time$" The =ile +$ =oo- o( Re%el'tio! repe't$ the !umer $e%e! i! m'!y ,'y$*'!& the Se%e! Si$ter$* or the Plei'&e$ M$e%e! $t'r$ i! the $-y8 * (orm '!import'!t p'rt o( thi$ '!)ie!t lore " The )olor $pe)trum i$ 'l$o mo$timport'!t i! the )o!te.t o( the o%er'll pi)ture p'i!te& y religio! '!&o))ulti$m" Do& '!& Chri$t 're The ight i! mo$t o( thi$ l iter'ture" The $our)e h'$ m'&e repe'te& 'ttempt$ to e.pl'i! 'll o( thi$ i!term$ th't ,e might u!&er$t'!&" O! J'!u'ry * 1 96* r" Orio!* o( the A$ht'r I!terg'l')ti) Comm'!&* p'$$e& thi$ me$$'ge 'lo!g to ')o!t')tee: The $'u)er$ ,hi)h you $pe'- o( '$ $u)h 're i! re'lity the$p')e o&ie$ o( )ert'i! 'ggreg'te$ o( )o!$)iou$!e$$" They e.i$t &uo&ime!$io!'llyQth't i$* they pe!etr'te oth the thir& '!& (ourth &ime!$io!$

$imult'!eou$ly or )'!* i( they ,i$h* )o!!e them$el%e$ to either o!e o( the$e " Their purpo$e h'$ ee!* '!& $till i$* (or the time ei!g* to i!terl')ethe$e t,o re'lm$ o( )o!$)iou$!e$$ ,hi)h 're $eemi!gly $ep'r'te" Ho,e%er*the time /ui)-ly )ome$ ,he! the %eil i$ tom '$i&e '!& ,h't i$ O!ei$ per)ei%e& '$ O!e " It i$ 't thi$ mome!t th't the $'u)er$ $ee! y the (e,,ill e $ee! y the m'!y " It ,ill 'ppe'r th't they h'%e $u&&e!ly 'rri%e&i! your $-ie$ i! gre't !umer" I! re'lity thi$ i$ u!true" 7or i! re'lity they're ,here they h'%e 'l,'y$ ee!* ut m'! $ee$ ,ith !e, eye$ " '!+$ ol& eye$ 're!+t %ery goo& " e )'! ')tu'lly $ee o!ly ' %ery$m'll p'rt o( the ele)trom'g!eti) $pe)trum" ight ,'%e$ 're re'lly %i$ile%ir'tio!$ o( the $pe)trum* $ome,h't '-i! to r'&io ,'%e$ " The &iKere!t(re/ue!)ie$ regi$ter '$ &iKere!t )olor+$ o! the )o!e$ i! our eye$" ;ou )oul&

$'y th't our %i$u'l 'pp'r'tu$ re'lly )o!$i$t$ o( thou$'!&$ o( ti!y r'&iore)ei%er$ )'re(ully tu!e& to ' mi!ute portio! o( the ele)trom'g!eti)$pe)trum" e re'lly )'!+t $ee %ery mu)h 't 'll* ut ,e )'! $ee e!ough to)ope '&e/u'tely ,ith our imme&i'te e!%iro!me!t" The '))omp'!yi!g )h'rt i$ ' rough outli!e o( the '$i) ele)trom'g!eti)$pe)trum" Co$mi) r'y$4high4i!te!$ity* high4(re/ue!)y r'y$ o( e!ergy th't r'&i'te throughout the u!i%er$e)upy o!e e!& o( the$pe)trum" They 're (ollo,e& y pote!t g'mm' r'y$* the e!ergy (orm$ th't&o $o mu)h &'m'ge ,he! ,e $et oK our 'tomi) om$ " Ne.t ,e h'%e.4r'y$* $hort ,'%e$ ,hi)h pe!etr'te m'tter* io!ie g'$e$ '!& )lou& upphotogr'phi) lm" The$e le!& i! ,ith g'mm' r'y$ o! our $)'le "E

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413 41 411 410 4' 4' 4< """ """ 4@ 43 4 41 0 1 ' @ ' II <ltr'%iolet r'y$ )ome !e.t* '!& they 're treme!&ou$ly import'!t tothe 7O phe!ome!o!" The$e 're 'l$o i!%i$ile ut )'! ur! the Be$h '!&the eye$" A !egle)te& p'rt o( the 7O e%i&e!)e )o!$i$t$ o( the hu!&re&$o( $ighti!g$ i! ,hi)h the ,it!e$$e$ $uKere& 'll o( the $ymptom$ o( -lieg)o!u!)ti%iti$ '(ter,'r&" A)tor$ per(ormi!g o! mo%ie $et$ rightly illumi!'te&y 'r) light$ $ometime$ e.perie!)e the$e $'me $ymptom$" The eye$

re&&e!* it)h '!& (eel $ore" Thi$ i$ )'u$e& y the ultr'%iolet r'&i'tio! M'l$o)'lle& ')ti!i) r'y$8 " The$e $'me r'y$ gi%e you ' $u!ur! o! the e')h" I( you &o!+t )o%er your eye$ ,he! lyi!g o! the $'!&* you )'! ur! your eye$(rom the $u!+$ r'y$"

The m'!y )'$e$ o( $-i! ur! '!& )o!u!)ti%iti$ (ollo,i!g !ighttime7O $ighti!g$ gi%e '$olute proo( th't ultr'%iolet ,'%e$ 're r'&i'ti!g(rom $ome o( the oe)t$" St'r$* $p')e $'tellite$* '!& other !'tur'l orm'!4m'&e 'eri'l Oe)t$ )oul& !ot po$$ily pro&u)e thi$ eKe)t" I h'%ei!ter%ie,e& m'!y people $hortly '(ter their $ighti!g$ ,he! their eye$ ,ere$till $,olle! '!& re&&i$h (rom )o!u!)ti%iti$" I $uKere& thi$ 'ilme!t my$el( '(ter ' )lo$e $ighti!g i! 196


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h'%e &i$)o%ere& th't $p')e i$ lle& ,ith i!(r're& r'y$ o( u!-!o,! origi!"I!%i$ile $t'r$ h'%e !o, ee! &ete)te& ,ith i!(r're& &e%i)e$" They 'rei!%i$ile e)'u$e they &o !ot i$$ue r'y$ ,ithi! the limite& (re/ue!)ie$ o( the %i$ile light $pe)trum" I!$te'& * their e!ergie$ 're ei!g r'&i'te& i! thehigher (re/ue!)ie$ o( X4r'y$ '!& the lo,er (re/ue!)ie$ o( r'&io ,'%e$" Th'!-$ to the e.)elle!t ,or- !o, ei!g &o!e y r'&io tele$)ope$ 'll o%erthe ,orl&* ,e 're r'pi&ly le'r!i!g more 'out the$e i!%i$ile oe)t$" Iti$ e.tremely u!li-ely th't the$e r'&io $ig!'l$ 're ei!g &elier'tely

ro'&)'$t to u$ y ' $uperior i!tellige!)e "Some,here i! thi$ t'!gle& m'$$ o( ele)trom'g!eti) (re/ue!)ie$ therelie$ '! om!ipote!t i!tellige!)e* ho,e%er" Thi$ i!tellige!)e i$ 'le tom'!ipul'te e!ergy " It )'!* /uite liter'lly * m'!ipul'te '!y -i!& o( oe)ti!to e.i$te!)e o! our pl'!e " 7or )e!turie$ the o))ulti$t$ '!& religio!i$t$h'%e )'lle& thi$ pro)e$$ tr'!$mut'tio! or tr'!$mogri)'tio!" Thou$'!&$o( oo-$ h'%e ee! puli$he& o! thi$ pro)e$$* m'!y o( them $er%i!g '$$e)ret te.t$ (or 'l)hemi$t$ '!& $or)erer$ " The e'rly o))ulti$t$ u!&er$too&*'t le'$t p'rti'lly* th't e!ergy ,'$ the -ey to the ,hole" =e)'u$e re h'$'l ,'y$ ee! ' '$i) $our)e o( e!ergy* m'!y o( their rite$ )e!tere& 'rou!&)'!&le B'me$ '!& o!re$" E'rly religiou$ rite$ i!%ol%e& the oKeri!g o( $')ri)e$ y re to the u!$ee! go&$ " I! =ili)'l time$* '!im'l$ ,ere)o!$ig!e& to the B'me$ '$ oKeri!g$" I! other )ulture$* hum'! ei!g$ ,ere$')ri)e& o! pyre$ "

E$$e!ti'lly* re re'-$ &o,! the mole)ule$ o( the $u$t'!)e ei!gur!e&* (reei!g $ome o( the e!ergy )o!t'i!e& therei! '!& pro&u)i!gi!te!$e i!(r're& r'&i'tio!"O!e ,ell4-!o,!* he'%ily &o)ume!te& type o( poltergei$t M!oi$ygho$t8 m'!i(e$t'tio! pro&u)e$ my$teriou$ re$" H'u!te& hou$e$ o(te!ur! to the grou!& e%e!tu'lly " 7ire$ o( u!&etermi!e& origi! erupt $u&&e!lythroughout 7O B'p 're'$ " '!y pyrom'!i')$ $et re$ e)'u$e '%oi)e i! their he'& tol& them to &o $o "Although I h'%e h'& !either the me'!$ !or the time to $tu&y '&e/u'tely'!& )o!rm thi$ re (')tor* my e.perie!)e$ i! B'p 're'$ h'%e le&me to elie%e th't the e!ergie$ o( the$e my$teriou$ )o!B'gr'tio!$ 'reei!g utilie& y the 7O phe!ome!o!" There m'y e ' &e!ite rel'tio!$hipet,ee! the !umer$ o( re$ '!& the !umer$ o( 7O$ $ee! i! '? Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

$pe)i) $e)tor" A )ommu!ity $u&&e!ly e$et ,ith (tee! or t,e!ty m'orre$ ,ithi! the $hort $p'! o( ' ,ee- or t,o $eem$ to pro&u)e more 7O$ighti!g$ i! th't $'me perio& th'! ' pl')e ,ith !o re$" Either the 7O$'re $omeho, i!&ire)tly )'u$i!g the$e re$* or they 're &ire)tly (e'$ti!gupo! the e!ergie$ pro&u)e& y the B'me$"

The y$tery o( the Aur' ;ou 're ' )hemi)'l m')hi!e m'&e up o( ele)trom'g!eti) e!ergy" ;our r'i! i$ ')tu'lly '! ele)tri)'l )omputer )o!!e)te& to 'll p'rt$ o( youro&y y ' ,iri!g $y$tem o( !er%e$ " Co!$t'!t )hemi)'l re')tio!$ 're t'-i!gpl')e throughout your o&y " The (oo& you e't i$ ei!g ur!e& oK )o!ti!uou$ly i! the (o!! o( he't '!& e!ergy " Although you )'!+t $ee it*your o&y i$ $urrou!&e& y $el(4ge!er'te& el&$ o( r'&i'tio!" Theo))ulti$t$ h'%e 'l,'y$ )'lle& thi$ r'&i'tio! the 'ur'" There h'%e ee!m'!y people4me&ium$ '!& $e!$iti%e$4,ho h'%e )l'ime& th't they

)oul& ')tu'lly $ee thi$ hum'! 'ur'" Some 'm'i!g &emo!$tr'tio!$ '!&te$t$ h'%e ee! per(orme& e(ore l'rge group$ o( ,it!e$$e$ i! ,hi)h$e!$iti%e$ ,ere 'le to loo- 't ' $tr'!ger+$ 'ur'* '!& y $uppo$e&ly !oti!g%'riou$ $h'&i!g$ i! th't 'ur'* they )oul& '))ur'tely '!!ou!)e * ;ou h'%e' $)'r o! your '&ome!* '!& there+$ ' l')- )lou& o%er your li%er" ;ou+%eee! h'%i!g li%er troule " Spe)i'l eyegl'$$e$ h'%e ee! o! the m'r-et (or ye'r$ $o th't 'lmo$t'!yo!e )oul& $ee the 'ur'" =e)'u$e the hum'! o&y &oe$ r'&i'te i!(r're&r'y$* the gl'$$e$ &o ,or-FI! re)e!t ye'r$* $)ie!)e h'$ egu! to t'-e the 'ur' $eriou$ly " TheAlert Ei!$tei! e&i)'l Ce!ter i! Phil'&elphi' h'$ ee! )o!&u)ti!g


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e.perime!t$ ,ith i!(r're& &e%i)e$ (or $ome time* ,ith $urpri$i!g re$ult$ " They h'%e* (or e.'mple* photogr'phe& ' m'!+$ '!!$ '!& h'!&$ ,ith the&e%i)e$ e(ore '!& '(ter he $mo-e& ' )ig'rette" The '(ter $hot $ho,e&ho, hi$ '!!$ h'& &'r-e!e& e)'u$e the !i)oti!e h'& )o!$tri)te& the loo&%e$$el$ '!& lo,ere& the temper'ture i! hi$ lim$" Tumor$ '!& other&i$or&er$ re'&ily $ho, up i! the$e the!!ogr'm photo$" MSee S)ie!ti)Ameri)'!* 7eru'ry 196< " 8 The$e $tu&ie$ h'%e )o!rme& the ,il& )l'im$o( the o))ult 'ur' ,'t)her$ "

The =iome&i)'l E!gi!eeri!g Ce!ter 't North,e$ter! !i%er$ity + S Te)h!ologi)'l I!$titute h'$ 'l$o ee! e.perime!ti!g ,ith '! ultr'$ou!&$y$lCm* ,hi)h h'$ pro&u)e& $imil'r re$ult$ " A h'!& &ippe& i! ,'ter'git'te& hy ' $pe)i'l $ou!& tr'!$&u)er &e%i)e re%e'l$ loo& %e$$el$ '$gree!* hlue or or'!ge li!e$" It e%e! ,or-$ ,ith met'l " A $pot o( &e(e)ti%e,e l&i!g 'ppe'r$ i! %'ryi!g )olor$* ,hile ' goo& ,el& i$ u!i(o!! " The orl& o( Illu$io! ?3

h't h'$ the 'ur' got to &o ,ith Byi!g $'u)er$ Perh'p$ ' goo& &e'l "'!y )o!t')tee$ h'%e ee! tol& th't they ,ere $ele)te& e)'u$e o( their'ur' "" O))ulti$t$ h'%e lo!g )l'ime& th't e')h per$o! i$ $urrou!&e& y '!'ur' th't re%e'l$ hi$ $piritu'l $t'te " A! e%il per$o! h'$ ' l')- 'ur'" A$'i!tly type h'$ ' gol&e! r'&i'tio!" There 're $uppo$e& to e lue 'ur'$*'!& ,hite o!e$ 'l$o* 'll ,ith their o,! me'!i!g" Here* 'g'i!* theliter'ture o! 'ur'$ i$ m'$$i%e* '!& !ot 'll o( it i$ !o!$e!$e "

A mil-m'! ,'$ ,'l-i!g 'lo!g ' e')h $outh o( Sy&!ey * Au$tr'li'*e'rly o!e mor!i!g i! the $ummer o( 1960 ,he! he )'me upo! ' $tr'!gemet'l &i$- $urrou!&e& y ' %iolet light '!& m'-i!g ' ,hi!i!g $ou!& " T,ome! $u&&e!ly 'ppe're&* oth &re$$e& i! $p')e $uit$ )omplete ,ithtr'!$p're!t helmet$" Their eye$ ,ere lue '!& h'& '! Orie!t'l $l'!t" They'llege&ly '&&re$$e& the mil-m'! i! per(e)t E!gli$h* 'lthough their lip$ &i&!ot mo%e " He $'i& their %oi)e$ $eeme& to )ome (rom $/u're o.e$ o! theirelt$" A(ter ,'r!i!g the mil-m'! th't e!titie$ (rom Orio! ,ere prep'ri!gto t'-e o%er the e'rth* they $'i& th't they h'& ee! 'le to )o!t')t hime)'u$e o( hi$ 'ur'" They promi$e& to retur! '!& )o!t')t him 'g'i! 't$ome time i! the (uture* $t'ti!g th't he ,'$ goi!g to e u$e& (or ' )ert'i! o" Thi$ ,it!e$$ tol& !o o!e 'out hi$ 'llege& )o!t')t (or t,o ye'r$* ut!'lly hi$ $tory le'-e& out '!& he ,'$ i!%e$tig'te& y Coli! )C'rthy

'!& other Au$tr'li'! u(ologi$t$ " MA more &et'ile& &e$)riptio! o( thi$ )'$e)'! e (ou!& i! The S)orito! y$tery y Eilee! =u)-le " 8=e)'u$e m'!y '!im'l$ h'%e etter %i$io! th'! m'!* i t i $ po$$ile th'tthe 7O$ '!& the u(o!'ut$ m'y 'l$o h'%e $uperior %i$io!" They m'y e'le to per)ei%e (re/ue!)ie$ o( the ele)trom'g!eti) $pe)trum th't 'rei!%i$ile to u$" Perh'p$ they )'! e%e! $ee the e!tire $pe)trum '!& )'!)le'rly %ie, !ot o!ly our limite& ,orl&* ut the more %'$t i!%i$ile ,orl&$th't $urrou!& u$ " There h'%e ee! !umerou$ )o!rme& r'&'r $ighti!g$ o( 7O$ th't)oul& !ot e $ee! y the !'-e& eye " e 'l$o h'%e the thou$'!&$ o( $o(t$ighti!g$ i! ,hi)h the oe)t$ $u&&e!ly 'ppe're& '!&or &i$'ppe're&i!$t'!t'!eou$ly i! (ro!t o( the ,it!e$$e$ " All o( the$e e%e!t$ $eem to pro%eth't ' l'rge p'rt o( the 7O phe!ome!o! i$ hi&&e! (rom u$ '!& i$ t'-i!gpl')e eyo!& the limite& r'!ge o( our eye$" e )'! o!ly $ee the oe)t$'!& the e!titie$ u!&er )ert'i! )ir)um$t'!)e$* '!& perh'p$ o!ly )ert'i!type$ o( people )'! $ee them 't 'll " Thu$* y 'll the $t'!&'r&$ o ( our $)ie!)e$ M'!& our )ommo! $e!$e8 *the 7O$ &o !ot re'lly e.i$t '$ $oli& oe)t$ " They m'y e ' )o!$t'!t p'rto( our e!%iro!me!t* ut they 're !ot '! ')tu'l p'rt o( our re'lity" e?@ Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$e

)'!!ot* there(ore* )'t'log them '$ m'!u(')ture& pro&u)t$ o( $ome e.tr'terre$tri'l)i%ili'tio! $h'ri!g our o,! &ime!$io!$ o( time '!& $p')e" They 're e.tr'&ime!$io!'l * 'le to mo%e through our $p'ti'l )oor&i!'te$'t ,ill ut 'l$o 'le to e!ter '!& le'%e our three4&ime!$io!'l ,orl& " I( thi$i$ ' true hypothe$i$* the! they m'y 'l$o e oper'ti!g eyo!& the limit'tio!$


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o( our time )oor&i!'te$" Our ye'r$ m'y e mi!ute$ to them" Our(uture m'y e their p'$t* '!& thu$ they h'%e tot'l -!o,le&ge o( the thi!g$i! $tore (or u$"

The Purple =lo$Amo!g the mo$t !egle)te& o( 'll the $o(t $ighti!g$ 're the $tr'!gepurple lo$* $ome $o ('i!t th't they )'! 'rely e $ee! ,ith the !'-e&eye" Su)h lo$ ,ere (re/ue!tly reporte& i! e'rlier &'y$ o( the $'u)er$)'re* ut !e,$p'per$ ,ere $oo! &i%erte& y the more i!trigui!g h'r&

$ighti!g$ o( $eemi!gly $oli& &i$-$" The purple lo$ h'%e ee! u$ythroughout the ,orl&* ut the puli$he& $ighti!g$ h'%e e)ome i!)re'$i!glyr're " People ,ho $ee the$e thi!g$ o(te! &i$mi$$ them '$ $ome -i!&o( illu$io! or !'tur'l phe!ome!o!* or they (eel they 're !ot ,orthy o( ei!g reporte&"=et,ee! 9 : 1 ? '!& 1 1 :00 P " " o! the !ight o( Ju!e @* 1 9@


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$oli&i(y* '!& the light &im$ or goe$ out 'ltogether" O! t'-eoK* theyegi! to glo, re& 'g'i!" Sometime$ they reporte&ly tum ' rilli'!t re&'!& %'!i$h" Other time$ they $hi(t through 'll o( the )olor$ o( the$pe)trum* tum ,hite* '!& By oK i!to the !ight $-y u!til they loo- li-e u$t'!other $t'r " =e)'u$e the )olor re& i$ $o )lo$ely '$$o)i'te& ,ith thel'!&i!g '!& t'-eoK pro)e$$e$* I term thi$ e!& o( the )olor $pe)trum the7O &ep'rture el&" The gre't m'$$ o( o$er%'tio!'l &'t' (ully $upport$ the$e hypothe$e$"

Y =')- i! 19?* the l'te 2'!to! 'l-er +$ $y!&i)'te& !e,$p'per )olum! $t'te&* Co!&e!ti'l Air7or)e report$ i!&i)'te th't Byi!g $'u)er$ rem'i! $t'tio!'ry 't !ight to get lo$t i! the $t'r$" ?6 I Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$eOur glo,i!g oe)t$ )h'!ge )olor* $ie '!& (orm* '!& thi$ (')t i!&i)'te$th't they 're )ompri$e& o( e!ergy ,hi)h )'! e m'!ipul'te& to tempor'rily$imul'te terre$tri'l m'tter" Su)h e!ergie$ mu$t e $omeho, )olle)te&together 't the i!%i$ile (re/ue!)ie$* '!& the! (re/ue!)y )h'!ge$ 'rerought 'out to lo,er them i!to the %i$ile $pe)trum" O!)e theye)ome %i$ile* they )'! the! org'!ie them$el%e$ i!to 'tom$ '!& pro&u)e'!y &e$ire& (o!!"='r!ey '!& =etty Hill * the )ouple ,ho ,ere 'llege&ly t'-e! 'o'r& '7O i! Ne, H'mp$hire i! 196 1 * r$t o$er%e& ' rilli'!t mo%i!g $t'r" A$ it &re, )lo$er* the rilli'!)e ('&e& '!& it e)'me ' $eemi!gly m'teri'lByi!g $'u)er o))upie& y $m'll me! i! u!i(o!!$" =r'il+$ Lill'4=o'$*,ho )l'ime& he ,'$ t'-e! 'o'r& ' 7O i! 1 9?


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'!& 'e& ,it!e$$e$ h'%e &e$)rie& ho, the 7O o))up'!t$ $eeme& toBy (rom the grou!& to their ,'iti!g $'u)er$" Still other$ h'%e )l'ime& th'tthe u(o!'ut$ $imply ,'l-e& through the $i&e$ o( their )r'(t li-e gho$t$ " I!$tory '(ter $tory ,e h'%e te$timo!i'l proo( th't the oe)t$ '!& theiro))up'!t$ 're !ot m'&e o( !orm'l $u$t'!)e$" The h'r& M$eemi!gly $oli&8 oe)t$ 're '!other prolem" =ullet$ h'%eee! re& 't them '!& h'%e ri)o)hete& oK" They $ometime$ le'%e impri!t$o! the grou!& ,here they l'!&" I( they 're the pro&u)t o( ' $uperior

i!tellige!)e ,ith '! '&%'!)e& te)h!ology* they $eem to e $uKeri!g (rom('ulty ,or-m'!$hip" Si!)e 196 there h'%e ee! hu!&re&$ o( report$ i!,hi)h lo!e ,it!e$$e$ h'%e $tumle& o!to grou!&e& h'r& oe)t$ ei!grep'ire& y their pilot$" I! Bight* they h'%e '! '$tou!&i!g h'it o( lo$i!gpie)e$ o( met'l " They $eem to e ill4m'&e* 'l,'y$ ('lli!g 'p'rt* (re/ue!tlye.plo&i!g i! mi&'ir" There 're $o m'!y o( the$e i!)i&e!t$ th't ,e mu$t,o!&er i( they 're!+t re'lly &elier'te" 'ye they 're me'!t to (o$ter theelie( th't the oe)t$ 're re'l '!& me)h'!i)'l "I! the (oregoi!g I h'%e trie& to &emo!$tr'te ho, the $o(t oe)t$ $eemto e &ire)tly rel'te& to the ele)trom'g!eti) $pe)trum" Thi$ i$ h'r&ly '!e, theory" Not o!ly h'%e the o))ulti$t$* $piritu'li$t$ '!& religio!i$t$ ee!tell i!g u$ 'out (re/ue!)ie$* %ir'tio!$ '!& the )olor $pe)trum (or)e!turie$* ut mo&em re$e'r)her$ $u)h '$ 2r" e'&e 'y!e ,or-e& 'llo( thi$ out ye'r$ 'go " 2r" 'y!e e%ol%e& ' theory o( m't '!& &em't

? Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$eMm'teri'li'tio! '!& &em'teri'li'tio!8 o( e.tr'&ime!$io!'l oe)t$" Hi$!&i!g$ ,ere pri%'tely puli$he& '!& !ot %ery ,i&ely )ir)ul'te& "Other$* $u)h '$ =riti$h u(ologi$t H'rol& T" il-i!$* 'l$o ,or-e& thi$out '!& puli$he& oo-$ 'out it i! the e'rly 1 9?0$" =ut the $pe)trumtheory l')-$ the $tro!g emotio!'l 'ppe'l o( the e.tr'terre$tri'l the$i$" There i$ ' r'ther )uriou$ e!try i! Proe)t =lue =oo- Repo! No" 1@M 1 9??8 o! p'ge 9? " I! the $e)tio! $ho,i!g ho, %'riou$ $ighti!g$ 're)l'$$ie&* !umer i! Co&e


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ro'& y it$el(* r'! o%er '! em'!-me!t i!to '! 'l('l(' el&* '!& $toppe&" A ,hite t,irli!g e'm o( light B'$he& &o,! (rom the oe)t" " " '!&I he'r& the hummi!g $ou!&" The! I eg'! to he'r %oi)e$" They &i&!+t$ou!& li-e m'le or (em'le %oi)e$ ut ,ere ,eir&* the ,or&$ ro-e! '!& er-y* li-e the ,'y ' tr'!$l'tor $ou!&$ ,he! he i$ repe'ti!g ' $pee)h 'tthe !ite& N'tio!$ " =ut it ,'$ l i-e ' ,eir& )horu$ o( $e%er'l %oi)e$"I e)'me hy$teri)'l* $he '&mitte& (r'!-ly" y $o! ,oul& !otre$po!& to my )rie$" I -!e, the r'&io ,'$!+t o!" The %oi)e$ !'me&

$omeo!e I -!e, '!& $'i& th't 't th't mome!t my (rie!& ,'$ i!%ol%e& i!' terrile '))i&e!t mile$ ','y" They $'i& my $o! ,oul& !ot rememer'!y o( thi$" The! the )'r eg'! to mo%e 'g'i!* 'lthough $till !ot u!&er60 Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$emy )o!trol " e )'me up out o( th't el& '!& o%er the &it)h '$ i( it ,ere!othi!g* '!& the! ')- o!to the ro'&" She $'i& $he got )o!trol o( the )'r 'g'i! '!& 'mme& her (oot &o,!o! the '))eler'tor* $pee&i!g 'll the ,'y home "I -!e, $omethi!g ,'$ ,ro!g the mome!t $he ,'l-e& i!to thehou$e* her hu$'!&* Joh! 'lley* tol& reporter$" I thought m'ye $heh'& h'& '! '))i&e!t ,ith the )'r or $omethi!g "

The !e.t &'y r$" 'lley le'r!e& th't her (rie!& h'& ee! i! ' $eriou$'utomoile '))i&e!t the !ight e(ore " She tol& her i!)re&ile $tory to lo)'l

)i%ili'! 7O i!%e$tig'tor$* '!& l'ter the Syr')u$e* Ne, ;or-* Her'l&Jour!'lM2e)emer 1 * 196


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The =ile ,'$ )ompletely $uppre$$e& (or )e!turie$ &uri!g the 2'r-Age$* '!& the! it ,'$ he'%ily e&ite& '!& )e!$ore& * ,hole $e)tio!$ ei!g&elete& 'ltogether e(ore the mo&er! %er$io! ,'$ rele'$e& " S)ore$ o( tr'!$l'tor$ )o!triute& to the mu&&le y 'lteri!g me'!i!g$ ,ith highBo,!poetry * '!& y $utly i!tere)ti!g their o,! )omme!t$ '!& opi!io!$" A$ ' re$ult* the )o!te!t$ o( mo&er! tr'!$l'tio!$ %'ry ,i&ely* '!&m'!y o( the origi!'l me'!i!g$ '!& &e$)riptio!$ o( ,h't ,ere pro'ly')tu'l e%e!t$ h'%e ee! mutil'te& eyo!& i!terpret'tio!" Theologi'!$

re)og!ie thi$ '!& (reely )omme!t upo! it" The l'te Pope Joh! XXIII o!)em'&e ' ,ry rem'r- 'out the )o!(u$io! rought 'out y 'll the$etr'!$l'tio!$ " Try to $hel%e your o,! religiou$ elie($ (or ' mome!t* '!& loo- 'tthe =ile $torie$ oe)ti%ely " The prophet Eli'h ,'$ ,ell prote)te& y'll$ o( re th't )'me out o( the he'%e!$ '!& )o!$ume& 100 $ol&ier$ '!&their )'pt'i!$ M#i!g$ II* Ch'pter 1 8 " I! Ch'pter o( the Se)o!& =oo- o( #i!g$* Eli'h le'&$ Eli$h' i!to the &e$ert ,here ' $h4$h'pe& oe)t$pitti!g re (rom it$ t'il &e$)e!&$ (rom the $-y to )'rry him ','y (ore%er"Mo$t tr'!$l'tio!$ o( the =ile h'%e $omeho, m'!'ge& to tur! thi$ oe)ti!to ' )h'riot o( re &r',! y ery hor$e$"8 Re'& thi$ $e)tio! )'re(ully*'!& the impli)'tio!$ 're $t'rtli!gly )le'r: '$ Eli'h $omeho, )o!!e)te&,ith '! 'eri'l r')e ,ho prote)te& him '!& ,ho !'lly too- him ','y7ire'll$ '!& thu!&erolt$ (rom the '!gry $-ie$ 'pp're!tly ,re'-e& '

lot o( h'%o) i! =ili)'l time$" Some $)hol'rly $)ie!ti$t$ h'%e $ugge$te&th't the$e '))ou!t$ $ou!& $u$pi)iou$ly li-e 'tomi) e.plo$io!$ " A So%ietphy$i)i$t* Pro(e$$or " Agre$t* h'$ e%e! propo$e& th't So&om '!&6 Oper'tio! Tro'! Hor$eDomorr'h ,ere &e$troye& y '! 'tomi) om" ot+$ ,i(e* he '$$ert$* &i&!ot tur! i!to ' pill'r o( $'lt ut ,'$ re&u)e& to ' pile o( '$he$ ,he! $heig!ore& ' ,'r!i!g !ot to li!ger ehi!& ot+$ Beei!g p'rty" 7urthermore*

i! '! 'rti)le i! o$)o,+$ iter'tum'y' D'et' i! 19?9* Pro(e$$or Agre$toKere& the $t'rtli!g theory th't '!)ie!t =''le- ,'$ the C'pe #e!!e&y o( it$ &'y* $er%i!g '$ ' l'u!)hi!g pl't(orm (or $p')

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