Ufo Hypothesis

UFOHYPOTIiSSIS}.1"DSUEVrlALQUESTIONS ~tisthepurposeofthismonographtoconsiderbrieflysomeofthe humansurvdval,i.r.plicationssuggestedbyi;.hevariousprincipalhypobhesLs concern thenatureofthephenomenalooselycategorizedasUFO(1) 1 pJL1UFOIS.AEHOAXES:Fromtheti.i1erThenhoazea~;e!'efirst notedi.Tlhistory,theyrTere'characterizedbyinfrequencyofcccurr~ce ,andusuallybyaconsiderablerestrictionoftheirgeographicalextent. Rarelyhavemenofscience,l\"hileact;ng"i'rithintheirprofessional. capacities,perpetratedhoaxea,'The'factthatUFOphenomenonhavebeen witnessedalloverthewo~ldiromancienttimes,andbyconsiderable nuinbersofreputablescientistsinrecenttimesJ;i.nd~cate..srath~r stronglythatu"ro1sarenot_.All~es.(~)4I~anything)themoderntrend istow-ardincreased~eport,s:;,iromallsources.Inonethreemonthper- iodin1953(June,July,andAug-Ilst)~H'Forcerecordsshow35sightir.gs vhosen:.turecC1.':1.-iz=.otbedetc::.'":1lined~3)If'tJ7C's;corrcrcrytoall "(1).Allfl"ving.sailingormaneuve:'ingaerialobjects"i'lhetherglOlTing, pulsati.."lg,- orofaconstantmetalichue,whoseshapeissomewhat,circular orcigarish. (2)k1:.to::lYofaPl:eno=~tlonJJacq:~tesVallee,E~nr:'-Re::;;nezo:rCo.ChicC.f;O, 1;;$5.P7-17.(Va.lleeacsdeGlc:::~inhS-:loO:lo:l:"andE1j'sicsen-a.is (3)U edStatesAir?orcePlo~ec~sGru candElucoookReports1-12 (195::"-1953):;ctic':1alIn~t~z~i~Z:."'~:'onCO:~:Jitte~on;.crialPliCrio:!ene.. Onoccasion,phj"sical e~ui?pedwit~nuclae~toys-andshouldreq~ire~cdieteendc~reful st~d;rbyscientists~ :2..ALLliFOIS.AREEALLU:IEA~'TIOnS:Peop'le,ofcourse,. dohallucinc.te. AJ.:thou::rhgro~t:psofpeoplehal.Lucdnatd.ngisrare,ithasbeenknownto happen,l1achineshaveth~irovnformofhallucination;theradar,in parJ~icule.r,IIseestemperatureinversions.Butaccnsddezeo.Ienuaber of:insta..""lcesexistLnwhichthere.aregroupsofpeoplean~aradaror radarsseeingtheSerlethingatthesa.::etiza;soroeti.-nesapersonanda gunc~eraco~irceachotherts~testicony(4). e..-icienceofacirc1r.1stantialnature"WE.Sreportedtohavebeenfounito support tnessedsightings(5). Acontinuinghighpercentageofreports ofunusualaerialobjectserebei~&reportedbypeopleinresponsible positionsinscience,government,andindust::-.r.($).Thesumofsuch evidenceseemstoarguestronglyagainst&11WO'sbeinghc.llucinaticns. I~spiteofalltheevidenceto._the~ontr:;.r;i,ifUFOIsd.:i: turnouttj .c...~ belargelyillu~ionarJ,thepsycholoGicalimplicationsforcan\-Touldt-r (6)T:'1eReportonUnidentifiedFl~'=.i.nJOb~ects,E:l....re.rd.J.R'.lppelt, DO-.lble~:-,l;ei\'Yo:-k1956.p242.(Ru:ppeltvasC~iefoi'-tSe:alu~book i'ro:Jfa::-:as .T'.:lenec;ativeeffecton:man'sabilit:rtoSiL"l'"V"iy~Lnan i:lcreasi~lyconplexworldwouldbecOllsi~er~ble-~a~ingiti~perative t~'l2.tsuchagro:lingmpair::lentofthehumancapacftyforrationalj".ldgJ:lent besubje;-tedto'immediate'a~dthoroughscientificstudy-sotnatthe illnesscouldbecontrolledbeforeitrea.chesepidemicproportions(7). (Forcoaaent.sonmasshystezoiaand.UFQ"sseeSO'LlIce8beLov'\ihichcon- tainsastatementb:,rDr.RobertL.Hall,asocfal,ps:~chologistformerly \-liththe1>3PersonnelandTrainingResearchCenterandtheProgram Direc~;or,Sociolog;y-andps;rchology,liationalScienceFoundation.) 3.ALLuro:sAREr~ATlJP..u.PEEliOMEHA: Ifthish:~othesisiscorrect t~ecapabilitj-ofair1-Tarnings-jsteostocorrectlydiagnos~anattack situationisopentoseriousquestion. \ ....'1~)a.ManyUFO'shavebeenreportedbytrained.militar:,robservers tobehavelikehighspeed,highperformance,hig...'1altituderocketsor aircraft.Theapparentsolidit::andc!'&ft-li!::cshcpeoftheobjects haveoftenbeens~bjecttoradarcor~i~t~cn(9) Ifsuchobjectscan appe::u-totrainedi!lilitaryDenasrocketsoraircraftand.ifS-';'C:1ob~ects ~:mposiUI:lonUnidentifie.dFl~rinsObj;ects(Second.Session). OJ?.cit.,R"J.~peltp237 (D.ltchLiner,".RO!:1e,Italy) nr7~li~useCo~itteeonScienceandAstronautics). crop.c~t., ProjectGrudge, Suchanattitudeisan'ope~invitationto enemytobuild areplice.oft:1ephenoI!ler..aino!"u,ertopenezratiethe"hole"inhis adve~sariestdefe~sasWasthisthe~urposeofthelensshape~reentz-j ve]:'icletestedbytheU.S.AirForcein1960andrecentlyfeaturedin the'ttlasr:.in;3ton,D.C.EveninsStar;elated24Septe::l1ber1968J~a[eA4'? c.Someti!:lesthephencnenaappeartodefyradardetectionand tocausemassiveelectr~a&D.eticinterference. Surelyitisvery:im~orte.nt todi:3coverthenatureofthese..objectsor~lasIJc,sbefcreanyprospectdve enemycanusetheirpropertiestobuildadeviceorsystemtocircuDyent orjamourair~spacedetectionsystens-A:nyna;',ioncertainlycould. usevasystemor.devicetopenetrateenenydef'errses ,(ia) SOi:!E;'U"FO's.ABES3Cfu.""TEA..-=tmPROJECTS:Theabover-eferenced U.S.P.irForcereentr:r....ehicleandanoftenpUblicizedCana~ian"saucer" ~::-oject(9)leavelittledoubtastothevalid:i:t:roft::ishj"l')ot~1esis. ell'UFOIsshouldbecareful.ly Col1-3:byR.VitclniJ"e Cclcr:::.d.o p05s~bilityofbei~Gint d~tedbyane~sec=etdooo~da:"w~a~on. a.disco...eryou;itisanold.but:~c.::"clljrinvalid r'Uleortllt.u:ib,:rtlle;:r"areyour~.;cch:lologica.lsuperiors.H nhistorJhas sno ustimeandagainthetraGicresults-ofaconfrontationbe~Teena technolOGicallysuperiorci~r.ilizationandatecnnoloGicallyil1ferior T":.le""inferior"isusu.o.llj-sU:Jjecttoph:"sic~lconqcesc. b.Of'teninthe:past,0.technologicall: superiorpeopleare alsopossesGorsofamor rile9raJsr~Gsivecultu=c. Inaconr'ron- i::.fe::'o:toothernationshavesur-..rived-haveo.:l.in"cainedtneiridentit:r aaveeqm::.lizedthedifferencesbei7....eent..i.enandtheiradversaries. Js.p:?nesepeoplehavegiYenus2..."1excellentexenpl.eof'themethodsrequired toachievesuch-as vel: (1)fullandhonestacceptanceofthenatureofthein- ferioritiessepa.ra~ingyouf'rOI!ltheadvarrtagesoftheotherpeoples, (2)completenationalsolidarityinallpositionstal~enin d.ec.ling'\on.ththeothercuJ.ture, C3}hiGhlycontrolledandl;~';'-"'dirr"o"'-co""'s'";.rj"-h"-he0""1 :iide-doinSOnl:it~oseactionsad.Yant:[:;eo=-~:th~"::re:n:r:~iC:you"~::I fr' absoll:tel :forcedtodobycirc~sta.nces, (l~)0.correctbu-:,friel:dl~lattit1).c.cto"rard.t: O:h~l;:p~o:pl:!,I tot11eo~:;hcr'scountr-Jtobecomeoneof'hiskin=.,ore-....entohelphimin hiswar3cgainstotheradvers~ries. (6)Ac.opting3.S!:l ofthe.edvantae;esoftheopposing peopleasj"OUC2..."1,anddoingitasfastaspossible whilestillpro- tecting~Tourovnidentit~'bymoldingeachne......knO't'iledzeincre:!!entinto :'ouro-,I!:culturalcast. 6.COI-ilEI1T:Alt..'-loW'..;hthis~perhashardlyexhaus'tedthepossible hY:9otnesesrelatedtot~etJFOphenomeaa,thosenej,ltioned.abovearethe princip3.1onespresentJ.:,-putfc.;;la.rd.Allo-rthel!1113....teserioussur/ival imp!.~catio:rLS.ThefinalanS'i'ertothistlyste!"'J'\-Tillprobaolyincl.ude :!lorethanone-oftheabovehypotheses. If'youarevall:ingalong Upuntilthistime,the~eisurelyscientificapproachhastoooften ta.kenprecedenceindealing1iithUFOquestions. afOTel:itpat!landsoneoneJo-ells,"rattler":"ourrca.ction,TouldbeiJ!!mediate anddef'ensf,ve Youwouldnottaketir.letospecU1a.tebeforeycuact.You ~TOuldhatetotreatthealarmasifitwerearealandim::lediatethreatto. InvesUgation'"OU1dbecoaearnintensh-e"""'''';;;enel'ecUon1 t~isola.tethcthreatandtodetermineit'surecisenature-Itwouldbe ~e3red.todevelopingadeg,~te<lefensivezaeasuresinamir.iJ::Ji.m1enourrtof' yoursurv'ival. It'Wouldseemalittlenoreoftilissu........j:ve.l itudeiscalledfor inde:J.lins,"TiththeUFOproble:l4" ~endtobecoI:l~ d,i::;orie:1T.e:J. and,:ould:J.ave t~echallengeo~ Sex.oftellbeccnesa:.rc&!'-lon;:!:>~eoccupetion insteado~ase~sollUlmadness. Dct~ecapti tych~acteristicsofmodel~civilizat~oncausea similcTlessenir~of~an's aa.e.nti~!C ca.:;a.bility, ofboish.ealtll,o:fhis e:oil:!:t:rtorecoGnizerea1.it:t,of!risaoilit:,l'"tocurvt.".re~ Perilli.pstheUFOquestionmizhtevenn:al:emanu..1'lde:-te.!:es~.;udics,rhi-=h coulde~ableh~toconstructasocietywhichismostco~duciveto c.eYelopi~a.cOt:lpletelyh'Ut12.nbei:l3,healthyinel':aspe::tsofmindand "bod:--and.nos'ti:lporta.ntabletorec03lllzeandac.a.pttcz-eal,envtz-on- ~entalsituations.