Extraterrestrial Contact Evidence & Implications [Chap 4 Excerpt]

The evidence that Earth is being visited by at least one ET civilization is extensive both in scope and detail. In its totality, it comprises a body of evidence which at the very least supports the general assessment that ET life has been deteceted, that a vigorous program of research and serious diplomatic initiatives is warranted.

* There are numerous daytime and nighttime photographs and videotapes of clearly non-human spacecraft from all over the world; these films and videotapes have been evaluated and deemed authentic by competent experts in optical physics and related fields.

* There are over 3500 military and commercial aircraft pilot reports of encounters worldwide; many cases have corroborating radar documentation and multiple witnesses both on the ground and in the air.

* There are hundreds of electromagnetic cases where spacecraft have been observed by police, military personnel and civilians to affect car engines, radios and other electric devices.

* There are over 100 firs- and second-hand witnesses to the retrieval of an ET spacecraft and at least four ET bodies from a crash which occurred in July, 1947, 75 miles northwest of Roswell New Mexico; written and videotaped testimony from several first-hand witnesses who are respected military officers have been obtained.

* There are hundreds of credible reports, many with multiple witnesses, of humanoids in association with landed spacecraft.

* There are several multiple-witnessed events where humans have been taken on board spacecraft.

* CSETI (The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) has in the past 18 months succeeded in intentionally establishing contact with ET spacecraft, on two occasions at very close range, and with multiple witnesses present.

* Various polls have indicated that approximately 10% of Americans (25 million people) have seen them at close range so that details of the structure of the object can be discerned.

* Numerous U.S. Government documents exist which indicate that these objects are real and have been involved with observing earth for several decades.

It is an understatement to say that the time has arrived for a serious and open international dialogue regarding the possibility of future interplanetary relations. In no other area of human experience has so much evidence existed for so long, and yet been attended by such a paucity of serious research and analysis--at least in the civilian domain. I was once asked at a conference what was the most astounding aspect of this subject, and I replied that, while the subject matter itself is extraordinary, it is the absence of a seriouis human response to it that is most extraordinary. Indeed, the true barriers to the furtherance of this field of study are neither scientific nor evidential, rather they are political, psychological, social, spiritual and "paradigmatic." Admittedly, it takes real courage for a person, otherwise respected in his or her profession and community, to stand up and speak the truth about a subject which has been the stuff of sensational tabloid claims, crackpots, and the "cottage industry" in the UFO subculture. The social stigma and opprobrium associated with this subject is a formidable barrier to the serious treatment it deserves, and yet if only a 10% probability exists that we have detected ET life which is already visiting Earth--this being one of the most profound discoveries in human history--we must find the inner fortitude to go forward.

To the sincere person who remains skeptical, consider this: Absolute proof is not needed before serious research begins on a subject. In no other field of human endeavor is proof required BEFORE serious study and research begins; on the contrary, proof is the result of this research. In this regard, the subject of ET studies is being held to an irrational requirement of proof before serious research can begin, on the one hand, and denounced as an area of spurious interest because no proof exists, on the other!

This, then, is not a function of scientific reason or evidence, but is the result of a political, social and psychological reaction to a subject which causes most serious scientists to blush. Our collective temerity is driven in part by fear of the unknown, in part by fear of ridicule, and in part by faint-heartedness. The evidence, however, is so profound, the implications so vast, and the consequences of doing nothing so dire that we have reached the point where we must find the fortitude to respond to this subject in a mature and responsible way.

To any impartial observer, the evidence which exists certainly supports a greater than 10% probability that we are being visited by advanced ET civilizations. Indeed, to most people who have seen the data in its entirety, the probability is in excess of 90%. Having spoken to several government officials who have held Top Secret clearances on this subject, and who have confirmed to me that the U.S. Government has in its possession several objects and bodies of ET origin, my own personal assessment approaches certainty. Beyond this, I have personally been present when these spacecraft have approached the CSETI research teams within a few hundred feet , and have then signaled repeatedly to us. Frankly, there is very little doubt in my mind that we are dealing with at least one ET civilization, and that they are non-hostile. p.22

World security--not to mention US national security--would not be served by the introduction and application of ETI technology at this time. On the contrary, until world unity and a just and effective world government are established, would security and stability would be greatly jeapardized by this. Along with social and cultural concerns, this Pandora's box issue of ETI technology has been the motivating force behind government secrecy and the so-called government cover-up of UFO events. While I do NOT agree with all of the methods and polilcies apparently used by this project, the general thrust of securing this information until the world is less factious and hostile is not only understandable, but imperative. . . .

Certainly Almighty God has His hands on the clock of history.

I think that's the ultimate answer as to why not X or Y before this or now.

I also have very mixed feelings about the Disclosure project.

I believe, as I read last night that Greer does--I've felt for more than a decade or 3 . . . that once the ET stuff is in the open, it is fruit-basket upset in terms of world affairs. Virtually nothing will be able to remain the same.

That's a lot of change. Economics alone would be massively changed.

The main reason so much reluctance abounds . . .

POWER.

Those currently controlling it are loathe to share it. The ostensible leaders are sufficiently manipulated to the power elite's satisfaction.

Globalism is well on track.

That's another disturbing thing about the Disclosure project, the rush, the press to globalism would likely be unstoppable with the ET stuff becoming public. No other alternative would be evident or seem workable.

Some insist that it is ET's who insist on the secrecy. That they would not be able to carry on all the not so wonderful stuff they do once things are in the open. Greer sees them as benign to helpful. I disagree.

Greer himself notes that we have developed back engineered technologies sufficiently that we are successfully destroying ET craft in space. He wonders plausibly how long the ET's will allow that to go on since they ARE still quite advanced way beyond us technologically.

Interesting things to ponder.

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