I had not thought of UFO's for a while until an article appeared in the Sunday edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in the editorial section. Written by Richard Thieme, it first shocked me that such an article would be in the editorial section, which is usually loaded for bear with political squabbles and spin. Not this, and at the top of the page no less. Entitled, "A confession: I'm out of the closet on UFO's," it is a shocking testimonial by a regular guy on the reality - not speculative but real - of UFO's. And by this term he is pointedly specific: "I mean anomalous vehicles that for decades have been well-documented by credible observers." No fudging there. It is, also, something of a plug for a book in which he was an editor. "UFO's and Government: An Historical Inquiry." It is here that is amassed a "bullet proof" (his words) volume of testimonials and government responses that are all in hard print. There is, from his perspective, no doubt: aliens are amongst us .
He did not start out that way, and was incurious to the phenomena until 1978, when an Air Force "decorated pilot with all the right stuff" told him, "We chase then, and we can't catch them." He notes again and again in the article that high-ranking people, some at the head of national security agencies, have told him that yes, they exist, and then goes on to explain why we are not all agog at their existence. Says Thieme, our government has been learning about the aliens since the 50's, but since the 50's the government has discouraged belief in them. According to CIA records, this is done because "The reports themselves [of UFO's] were considered to be the primary threat by the CIA." Why, he does not say, but dismissing speculative theories on the cover-up for now, the idea is simply that our government does not trust public reaction to such information. Apparently, the reaction to the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds really got their attention.
How, one might ask, have they been able to cover it up, when so many know about it? That has always been the fall-to with doubters, but the author shows clearly how this is done. It is not that people in the agencies don't talk about it to others - it is rather that they are not believed by the great outside, and they know it, for they have manufactured this disbelief. Said one NSA analyst (the author has given many lectures to the CIA, NSA, FBI and other government agencies throughout the years), "the three legs of cover and deception are: illusion, misdirection and ridicule. But the greatest of these is ridicule-" Absolutely. Some reading this now are probably smirking, and no wonder; when someone tells me of abduction, and more than a few have, I often think: Are they crazy? Is it a waking dream? And so on, often saving credulity for the last option. I, too, am not immune from the stigma of ridicule, even though the evidence for UFOs is overwhelming. They do exist, and they are an alien force. Exactly what kind of force I do not know, but that does not deny their - its? - existence.
Personally, I have believed ever since my father told me that he had seen them towards the end of WWII while flying back from a bombing mission over Japan. He said 'cigar shaped' flying objects came out of nowhere and hovered near their planes for several minutes before veering off at impossible angles at impossible speeds. It was not only my father or his crew who saw them but the whole squadron! When they returned and told their superiors, they were told to not mention it again, for fear of demotion or some less than honorable discharge. They officially shut up, but they talked. Many talked and are still talking.
They exist, but we do not totally believe that they exist because of the air of ridicule and apparent lack of public support for such a belief (it is not really a belief, but a reaction to empirical data, but I leave it at that.). I tend to believe that if we really DID concur on their existence, we would fundamentally alter our society. This is what the CIA and others fear, for they cannot tell HOW we would fundamentally change, and such change is potentially dangerous to the status quo, if not for national or international security. One might also say that if we really believed in the divinity of our religious founders, or in an involved God, or in psi phenomena, we also would be fundamentally changed. This is a primary reason why this website concerns itself with such things that often seem so divergent. In any case, we should change; we want to change and know we must change but are afraid to, as all change is frightening, as the CIA well knows. Yet - our world is a fantastic place that we cover with profane and flat ideas. We want to rid ourselves of this illusion of flatness. We can start anywhere, and UFO acknowledgment is one place among many. They are here. Now to find out "who" and "why." FK
He did not start out that way, and was incurious to the phenomena until 1978, when an Air Force "decorated pilot with all the right stuff" told him, "We chase then, and we can't catch them." He notes again and again in the article that high-ranking people, some at the head of national security agencies, have told him that yes, they exist, and then goes on to explain why we are not all agog at their existence. Says Thieme, our government has been learning about the aliens since the 50's, but since the 50's the government has discouraged belief in them. According to CIA records, this is done because "The reports themselves [of UFO's] were considered to be the primary threat by the CIA." Why, he does not say, but dismissing speculative theories on the cover-up for now, the idea is simply that our government does not trust public reaction to such information. Apparently, the reaction to the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds really got their attention.
How, one might ask, have they been able to cover it up, when so many know about it? That has always been the fall-to with doubters, but the author shows clearly how this is done. It is not that people in the agencies don't talk about it to others - it is rather that they are not believed by the great outside, and they know it, for they have manufactured this disbelief. Said one NSA analyst (the author has given many lectures to the CIA, NSA, FBI and other government agencies throughout the years), "the three legs of cover and deception are: illusion, misdirection and ridicule. But the greatest of these is ridicule-" Absolutely. Some reading this now are probably smirking, and no wonder; when someone tells me of abduction, and more than a few have, I often think: Are they crazy? Is it a waking dream? And so on, often saving credulity for the last option. I, too, am not immune from the stigma of ridicule, even though the evidence for UFOs is overwhelming. They do exist, and they are an alien force. Exactly what kind of force I do not know, but that does not deny their - its? - existence.
Personally, I have believed ever since my father told me that he had seen them towards the end of WWII while flying back from a bombing mission over Japan. He said 'cigar shaped' flying objects came out of nowhere and hovered near their planes for several minutes before veering off at impossible angles at impossible speeds. It was not only my father or his crew who saw them but the whole squadron! When they returned and told their superiors, they were told to not mention it again, for fear of demotion or some less than honorable discharge. They officially shut up, but they talked. Many talked and are still talking.
They exist, but we do not totally believe that they exist because of the air of ridicule and apparent lack of public support for such a belief (it is not really a belief, but a reaction to empirical data, but I leave it at that.). I tend to believe that if we really DID concur on their existence, we would fundamentally alter our society. This is what the CIA and others fear, for they cannot tell HOW we would fundamentally change, and such change is potentially dangerous to the status quo, if not for national or international security. One might also say that if we really believed in the divinity of our religious founders, or in an involved God, or in psi phenomena, we also would be fundamentally changed. This is a primary reason why this website concerns itself with such things that often seem so divergent. In any case, we should change; we want to change and know we must change but are afraid to, as all change is frightening, as the CIA well knows. Yet - our world is a fantastic place that we cover with profane and flat ideas. We want to rid ourselves of this illusion of flatness. We can start anywhere, and UFO acknowledgment is one place among many. They are here. Now to find out "who" and "why." FK
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