CSICOP, now CSI: UFO Debunkers Kendrick Frazier and James Oberg

CSICOP, now CSI: UFO Debunkers Kendrick Frazier and James Oberg

From Robert Hastings’ new book
UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites

(This is Part 2 of an earlier posting, titled, “Reporter Duped by UFO Debunkers”, in which I described how Albuquerque Journal reporter John Fleck was badly misled about the reality of UFO activity at nuclear weapons sites, by two of the leading UFO debunkers affiliated with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, who dismissed my own well-documented findings.)

Over the years, I have found that a great many of the debunkers in my UFO lecture audiences had one thing in common: they had read one or more of the supposedly objective articles on UFOs which routinely appear in Skeptical Inquirer magazine, published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)—which has recently renamed itself the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI).

Although most of the debunkers I encounter tout Skeptical Inquirer as a source of credible, scientific information on UFOs—which it is not—when I question them, I find that virtually none of these UFO critics know anything about those responsible for publishing this “skeptical” magazine. I, on the other hand, made it my business long ago to find out exactly who was so intent on fervently debunking UFOs, year after year, decade after decade. I must say, what I discovered surprised me. At the same time, I was not at all surprised.

As noted in an earlier posting, the Executive Editor of Skeptical Inquirer is Kendrick C. Frazier. Many years ago, I discovered that Frazier was in fact employed—beginning in the early 1980s—as a Public Relations Specialist at Sandia National Laboratories, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yes, the same Sandia Labs that has been instrumental to the success of America’s nuclear weapons program since the late 1940s, through its “ordinance engineering” of components for bomb and missile warhead systems.

In my opinion, Frazier’s affiliation with Sandia Labs—he recently retired after working there for over two decades—is highly significant, given the hundreds of references in declassified government documents, and in the many statements by former military personnel, which address ongoing UFO activity at nuclear weapons sites over the past six decades.

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Blanchard, Lytle and Roswell

By Kevin Randle

Before we start, let me say this. I have known Robert Hastings for nearly twenty years and I have always been impressed with his integrity and his intellect. I knew Chester Lytle for a long time. He was a man of impressive credentials who had no reason to embellish his position and suggest UFO knowledge if he had none. In other words, talking about flying saucers wouldn’t have done him much good and certainly could have hurt him.

Now both of these men come together in Hastings’ UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. Hastings had the opportunity to interview Lytle on a number of occasions and Lytle shared an interesting story about the Roswell UFO crash. I will note that Hastings had shared this information with me prior to the publication of his book, so I have known about it for some time, but he asked that I say nothing until his book was available.

According to Hastings, he was interviewing Lytle about his involvement with atomic energy and what he might know about UFO sightings near nuclear plants or facilities. Hastings said that with no prompting from him, Lytle moved on to the Roswell crash and told Hastings that William Blanchard (seen here), who had command of the 509th Bomb Group in Roswell at the time of the crash confirmed the alien nature of the event.

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A Different Perspective: Blanchard, Lytle and Roswell

The Great Roswell Debate

By Kevin Randle

As some of you know, I had been scheduled to debate the merits of the Roswell UFO crash case with one of the most vocal opponents. The debate, arranged by Rob McConnell of X-Zone Radio (see his website www.xzone-radio.com) was to take place on Thursday, August 28, but about two hours before the start, my adversary bailed with a lame excuse about terrorism. Unilaterally, he postponed the debate to December 7. Neither Rob McConnell nor I agreed to this change and it will not happen.

I make note of this here in case some of you may wonder why there was no debate (and others probably couldn't care less). He failed to appear, video taping some ridiculous excuse, in daylight hours, which means he planned to jump long before he notified McConnell. This is just another in the many strange tales that have come from him.

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A Different Perspective: The Great Roswell Debate

The Aztec Saucer Crash

by Nick Redfern

As I mentioned here in an earlier post, I was recently interviewed for a new edition of Frank Scully’s old-time UFO book, Behind the Flying Saucers, which was the first title to address the controversy surrounding the alleged UFO crash at Aztec, New Mexico in 1948.

Here’s the Amazon link for those who might want to buy the new edition of Scully’s book, and here’s what Tim Green Beckley (who is republishing the book) has to say about it:

“The CONSPIRACY JOURNAL is very proud to offer this expanded version of perhaps the most seminal book in the history of the unexplained . . . a case that now stands right beside the UFO crash at Roswell, MN for its credibility and veracity. For years the Aztec case was spurned by serious researchers who did not have access to all the information now available on the crash. . . In addition to reprinting the entire, unabridged, text to the rare 50s Scully book (reset in an easy to read, ‘large print,’ large format edition) journalist Sean Casteel has dug deep to provide the reader with an updated account of what really happened outside this isolated desert town near the Four Corners. His up to date research on Aztec includes material supplied by such outstanding researchers as NICK REDFERN — STANTON FRIEDMAN — ART CAMPBELL — SCOTT and SUZANNE RAMSEY.” –Tim Beckley Conspiracy Journal.

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REVIEWS OF THE MYSTERIOUS KIND: The Aztec Saucer Crash

US gov. and UFO landing at Holloman AFB

YouTube - US gov. and UFO landing at Holloman AFB

REPORTER DUPED BY UFO DEBUNKERS

By Robert Hastings

On August 11, 2008, I sat down with Albuquerque Journal reporter John Fleck to discuss my extensive research on nuclear weapons-related UFO activity and the publication of my 600-page book, UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. Over the last 35 years, I have interviewed nearly 100 former or retired U.S. Air Force nuclear missile personnel, including launch officers, targeting officers, maintenance personnel and security guards. These individuals report ongoing UFO surveillance of our strategic weapons sites, as well as the occasional disruption of those weapons’ functionality, just after UFOs were observed to be in their vicinity.

To verify these veterans’ statements to me, I provided reporter Fleck with copies of verbatim testimony from a few of them, a copy of my book which contained the testimony of a great many more, and four pages of USAF/NORAD documents, declassified via the Freedom of Information Act, which describe multiple UFO incursions at Minuteman missile sites outside of Malmstrom AFB, Montana, in November 1975.

In spite of this well-documented presentation, Fleck subsequently wrote an exceedingly biased and dismissive article about my research, titled “Book Links UFOs to Nukes,” in the August 25, 2008 issue of the Journal, which concluded that my contentions of a UFO-Nukes Connection were “wrong” based on the statements of “independent experts.” More on those alleged experts in a moment.

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International UFO Museum and Research Center

International UFO Museum and Research Center | News | Architectural Record

Cal and Chili

Yep, I am home from the Cal central coast area.

I really liked it there!

I have never liked LA and southern cal very much. It always seems like a much larger version of Albuquerque -- like Albuquerque with added stress, crowds and even worse traffic. Not that there is anything wrong with Alb, but when I leave I like to visit somewhere that is more different.

Ventura and that area was very laid back. The traffic wasn't at all bad and the people were super nice. The mountains and beaches were also beautiful and uncrowded. I liked it so much that I am hoping to make it back to the Santa Barbara area sometime during the winter. Not to worry about me moving -- I'm pretty sure that I couldn't afford land and a house near Santa Barbara and I am too spoiled to live in a crowded neighborhood.

One thing I don't get about Cal -- why does their Mexican food suck? They have lots of Mexicans there, but the Mexican food is horrible. The stuff they say is chili doesn't even have as much flavor as a bell pepper. If I ever lived there I would have to have tons of NM chili shipped in.

RE: The Mysterious Hum

Citizens in Britain and portions of the Southwestern U.S. have been complaining about a maddening hum that just won't go away. And researchers have been unable to pinpoint its source. Not everyone can hear the low-pitched hum, and those who do say that it seems artificial in nature - and is driving them crazy. In 1977, a British newspaper received nearly 800 letters from people complaining of loss of sleep, irritability, deteriorating health, inability to read or study because of the incessant hum.

Most famous in the U.S. is the Taos Hum. There the annoyance was so acute for the "hearers" in Taos, New Mexico that they banded together in 1993 and petitioned Congress to investigate and help them find the source of the noise. No conclusive causes were discovered. One prevailing theory holds that the hum is created by a military communications system used to contact submarines.

After looking into the possibility of low frequency military communications systems (ELF), I found a few interesting reports that would suggest this is the cause of the maddening hum.

The following summaries were taken from the Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific & Technical Information website.

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Xoom: RE: The Mysterious Hum

Stone Carvings

Yes, like the Roswell rock they do spin under a magnet.
COAST TO COAST AM WITH GEORGE NOORY

Green Fireballs

The sun has long ago set on the New Mexico desert, and the night’s blackness has clamped itself onto every stunted tree, every shock of sagebrush, and every sandy rise. Owls, crickets, and coyotes sing unseen from the cooling shadows, and their voices move without form through the airy, inky nothingness.

So, too, does something else—a ball of fire, burning lime green and bright, hurtling silently across the moonless sky for a few long seconds before disappearing. The fireball emits no discernible smoke, but its fiery course seems to trace a metaphorical question mark in the sky, punctuating a question first asked more than a century ago.

The first known accounts of airborne fireballs over New Mexico come from various old-time Spanish villages, and don’t generally describe the phenomena as being green. They do, however, agree that these fireballs were the transportation of witches. According to Jack Kutz’s 1988 Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico, all a witch had to do was pick up an egg, a gourd, or a pumpkin, and she could “pop like a flashbulb and streak off in a fireball.”

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No liquor on NM flights

So there I was flying out of NM to AZ and thinking I would have myself a nice glass of wine to help my flying nerves. I was told that NM has banned liquor on planes and I couldn't purchase a damn glass of wine!

WTF gives New Mexico the right to tell me that I can't have a glass on wine on a plane that is 30,000 feet in the air? Why do they care anyway?

I couldn't have a glass on the flight home from AZ either because it was crossing into NM.

Luckily on the longer part of my journey to and from Cal I was allowed to purchased wine.

Still it irritates me enough that I may spend time figuring out who to bitch to about it.

On Vacation

I am leaving beautiful NM for about a week for beautiful California. Until I return, busy yourself with the many wonderful NM links in the sidebar.

See ya soon!

'UFO Hunters' invade Socorro

The News-Bulletin: 'UFO Hunters' invade Socorro

NM Holds the Key to All Life: A Love Letter - The Daily Strange - My Strange New Mexico

Oh, New Mexico, you inscrutable paradox, you salty dog. What mysteries you hide beneath your sere and rugged exterior! We’ve puzzled over space rocks. We’ve been shocked by Satan’s skull. We’ve heard about behemoth catfish. But your riddles never abate, do they?

Now, locked deep within your salty crystals found 650 meters below the surface of the Saldado Formation near Carlsbad, scientists have discovered physical evidence of life on earth that’s about 200 million years older than any previous discovery.

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Another of my rainbow pics

I took this one from my yard a couple weeks ago.