It feels that in the past five to ten years the public awareness of anything paranormal has been on the rise. Is this on purpose? Some would say so. It seems that alien abduction stories, alien craft, unknown cryptids, and stories of unexplainable phenomena are being talked about all the time.
The media is fueling the movement with TV specials from technology of the ancients to investigations into UFOs. Books come out all year long about different areas of the paranormal. Someone who may not believe in ghosts, may believe in the possibility of time travel or in aliens. Yet, the majority of modern science continues to deny anything is going on.
The paranormal has been in the public consciousness long enough that even their own sciences have sprung up like ufology. "Crytpozoology" took on new meaning with legends of Bigfoot and the Chupacabra, where once it may simply have referred to finding an unknown species of tiger or fish. Perhaps, also, some scientists may know their on a paranormal path of discovery until they get there. Investigations into ancient civilizations definitely stand to turn a few heads as they find more, and more than once in recent memory, has "history will need to be rewritten" been uttered when referring to their discoveries.
Something that may be "outside the box" even for dedicated paranormal investigators would be to share information with people of other specialties. Perhaps we have all the pieces already to the whole picture, but without the long studied knowledge of paranormal experts working with others in other subject areas we won't be able to step back and see what all of our sightings and experiences are trying to tell us. Maybe modern science should be catching up to them instead.
Robert Kreuk is an independant paranormal investigator and author of Connecting the Dots of the Paranormal, an ebook about finding paranormal connections, available at www.paranormal-phenomenon.net/ebook.html Visit our paranormal forum at www.paranormal-phenomenon.net/forum
Birmingham UFO Group Report
Author: Dave Hodrien
Last Updated: 10/07/2010
This report covers a multiple witness sighting of a bright star-like object which was observed moving around the sky for quite a long time. During the sighting a number of photographs were taken, which are analyzed later. Jayne Scopes, the mother of the family, contacted me shortly after the incident to ask for my opinion on these photographs.
Sighting Details
At around 10.30pm on Sunday 7th March 2010, Jayne's daughter Bekki was in the back garden of her house on Peal Close, Rochester, Kent, with her boyfriend Mackenzie. It was a relatively clear but cold night, with very little cloud cover. Both the stars and moon were visible. Bekki noticed in the night sky to the South West West what at first appeared to be a very bright star, which looked like it was flashing and rapidly changing colour between red, blue and green.
Since her gran died, her mum has always said that her gran can be seen as the brightest star in the sky. After 10 minutes, she and her boyfriend went back inside the house and called Jayne, telling her that she could see gran's star flashing in the sky. She came out to take a look. At first Jayne thought the object was just a large bright star, and that the blinking effect was caused by light cloud passing in front of it. She called out her husband Trevor to also take a look. They both decided it must be a star and headed back inside.
A short while later, Bekki informed her that the "star" had moved position in the sky. Jayne was curious and so went back outside and stood and watched the object with them for a while. Sure enough it was slowly moving across the sky on a straight flight path. It was now that they realised it was an object within the atmosphere. It looked like it was over the area of Wainscott. Jayne assumed it must be a helicopter and so once again returned inside with her husband. Bekki and her boyfriend continued to watch the object.
Aerial map showing location of witnesses and area over which UFO was probably situated:
Ten minutes later, she called her parents back outside again, telling them that the object was now moving more. Her younger sister and her boyfriend also headed out to see what the fuss was all about. Sure enough the object's movement was more noticeable now. It moved towards their direction, then away, then to the right and back again at a constant speed. It was completely silent, and it was hard to judge exactly how high it was or how big it was, and whether it was a complete glowing object or a light on a bigger object.
Bekki suggested to Jayne that she should try photographing the object on her mobile phone camera. When she did so it came out too dark, so Bekki went to get her digital camera, zoomed in on the object and started to take photographs from the patio. At first she tried with the flash on, but the images were dark and nothing came out. However with the flash off, the camera picked up the object as a long bright orange erratic line (See photograph analysis).
The sighting continued for about an hour, then suddenly without warning the object vanished. The witnesses were sure it was not obscured by cloud, as it was quite a clear night, and the area of the sky where the object was situated was completely clear. The object, whatever it was, had disappeared without trace.
The witnesses remained out in the garden for several minutes longer to see if the object would reappear but it did not. It was very cold so they all decided to head inside.
Sighting Analysis
This is a very interesting sighting, and although the object was distant with no clear shape or structure, it has the possibility of being something unusual.
Many sightings of slowly moving glowing orbs of light can be put down to Chinese lanterns. However lanterns are usually a fiery orange colour, not bright white (although they can sometimes appear in this way). But while lanterns do flicker they do not change colour. Also the sighting lasted for an hour, this is far too long for a lantern to have stayed lit (they can stay lit for up to 45 mins but usually burn out much faster).
Could the object have been a helicopter at high altitude, so high that the witnesses could not hear the rotor blades? Perhaps, but this does not explain how it suddenly vanished without trace, the pilot certainly would not have switched all the lights off after dark. If the object was over the area of Wainscott where it appeared to be, then Jayne says they would certainly have been able to hear any loud noise coming from it.
As the object changed course and moved back and forth, it could not have been a satellite or the International Space Station, and it was visible far too long to have been an earth light. Besides these do not usually appear over urban areas. Also it appeared to be under intelligent control.
I feel that if there is a mundane explanation for the object, it is most likely to have been a remote controlled LED balloon, set to flash different colours. These can stay lit for a very long time as they are electronically lit, not alight. Also this could account for the movement patterns seen. However this does not explain how the object suddenly vanished without trace. Surely if it was an LED balloon, the witnesses would have seen it slowly descend to the ground out of sight? Therefore the true origin of the object is currently unknown.
Camera Specifications
Alba A100
10 megapixel
Optical zoom x 3
Digital zoom x 4
ISO compatibility
Auto125/200/400/800/1600/3200 (3 mega only)
Photographic Analysis
Below are the photographs Bekki took with the flash on:
As you can see, the images are too dark to pick much up. Most show blurred shapes but nothing distinct. In one of the photographs the object has appeared as an erratic faint white line. I assume this has been caused by camera shake when taking the photograph while zoomed in (Contact me and let me know if you have another suggestion). Below are the images she subsequently took with the flash turned off:
The erratic line is now very clear indeed and glowing brightly. It is interesting that the colour seen is bright orange, yet the object appeared to be white with various flashing colours of red, blue and green. This orange colour is possibly due to the low light conditions (Again contact me if you have another suggestion for why this might be).
For an unknown reason, the third photograph shows two distinct erratic orange lines, with a similar third paler line above and in between them, in triangular positioning. The pattern of the three lines is the same so I assume that this has been caused by loss of focus which has split the image into numerous duplicates. It is unlikely that the object split into three separate orbs of light, as this would have been visible with the naked eye.
In several of the photographs there is what appears to be a classic saucer-like shape with a raised central area above a disc, but this could be just be an illusion caused by the light captured, and I do not believe that these images prove it was a flying saucer or show the object's true shape, I just find them interesting.
Firstly here's two zoomed images taken from two of the photographs with the flash on:
On the second photograph with the flash turned off, the right hand end of the line looks like a small saucer shape, similar though not identical to the shapes above:
Are the above observations relevant or not? You'll have to decide that for yourself. In the other photos the shapes do not represent a saucer at all, so this is far from conclusive.
There is no point of reference in the photos, but Jayne assures me they were taken looking into the sky visible above the end of the garden. I have no reason to doubt this, as there is no real incentive to make up the story, and she has been very open with me about all aspects of the sighting, which I am very grateful for.
Jayne says there are no other lights or reflective points in the garden which could have accounted for the glowing lines seen. She is sure that these are how the camera has picked up the object. There are some dull flecks of light which may be other stars in the night sky, but this is hard to say for certain.
I always enjoy receiving photographs to back up testimonial evidence, and currently this case will remain an intriguing mystery.
Copyright Dave Hodrien 2010
Somewhere around two or three decades ago, the age of orbs came upon us.It started, innocently enough, as ghosthunters examined photos taken in haunted houses and found round, transparent objects floating unobserved by humans.Example:http://www.ghostresearch.org/ghostpics/mtthabor.htmlI'm not sure why the assumption was made that the objects in the photographs were spiritual in nature, and not just photographic artefacts. There's no question that the belief systems of ghosthunters affected their objectivity, but since image after image showed the same kind of globes, one would think that a photographic explanation would have become apparent.Instead, we can find many websites such as this one:http://theshadowlands.net/ghost/orbs.htmwhich publish such photos. This one states authoritatively that orbs are: "energy being transferred from a source (i.e. powerlines, heat energy, batteries, people, etc) to the spirit so they can manifest."What this means is, unfortunately, that many of the photographs that I take on vacation, such as this one inside a bowling alley, also show such orbs. This must mean that this place was haunted too, not that orbs are artefacts.All is not lost, as many paranormal researchers have pointed out that ob photos are simply problems with digital cameras versus mechanical SLRs:http://www.castlspirits.com/orbs.htmlOn this page, you can see clearly how orbs photos can be created.Then UFO fans started finding orbs in photographs, too. The origin of calling distant nocturnal light UFOs "orbs" came in the 1990s. One version of the origin is that a group led by Jennifer Jarvis, documenting UFOs over Lake Ontario in 1997 called them orbs in parallel to the lights seen over Phoenix:http://www.globalserve.net/~mallet/name.shtmlThe orbs are viewed anthropomorphically, as if they were actual creatures. Observers report some sort of empathic or actual telepathic communication with them, somehow:However, the "ORBS" are out there, busy with their "work." Whenever I go to the shore, the lights spin and dance, and a nice warm feeling emanates from "their" direction. (ibid.)It's common now for UFO fans to call all unusual distant lights "orbs," where previously they might be DDs or NLs.An interesting example of daylight orbs videoed by a witness:http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4394879/amazing daytime flying ufo orbs over japan 2010 edit/And a nighttime orb video:http://vodpod.com/watch/3072927-ufo-orb-lights-in-sky-16feb10-tx-usThe assumption by UFO fans is that orbs are definitely alien in nature, and likely physical spacecraft. Headlines like: "UFO Orb-like Scout Ship Flyby Nevada-Arizona" are common on popular UFO websites.One example: http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/ufo-ufo-orb-scout-ship-flyby-nevada-arizonaOther examples from popular UFO websites:Orange Colored Orbs Over Burnham On Crouch Essex UKLarge Reddish Orange Orb Seen Over Toronto Ontario4 Bright Orange Orbs Over Leeds Road Kippax UKThere are some web pages that talk about orbs as "plasma beings" and sentient creatures of "higher dimensions" popping in and out of our reality.But speaking of "reality," most UFO orb photos and videos I've seen are simply distant planes, stars and planets, with a smattering of birds (usually seagulls) thrown in for good measure.However, calling them "orbs" adds an aura of mystery to an otherwise unremarkable phenomenon.And don't get me started on "rods."
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Date: November 21, 2008
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Perception of Sighting: Rossendale, Lancahire.
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Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here's today's news:
g ABODES - Simultaneous observations of Mars and Venus by two European spacecraft are providing scientists with a unique opportunity for comparative planetology. The study will help scientists understand the past environments of both planets. See article.
g LIFE - Researchers may have unlocked important clues about the origin of life. They have shown that precursor molecules for life may naturally appear more often in 'left-handed' forms than previously thought. See article.
g INTELLIGENCE - Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggests. See article.
g MESSAGE - What technological manifestations would make an advanced extraterrestrial civilization detectable? Note: This paper was written in 1992. See article.
g COSMICUS - An Atlas 5 rocket carrying a secret U.S. satellite lifted off before dawn Thursday, officials said. See article.
g IMAGINING - Another early "Star Trek" alien is the Exo III android makers. We really don't know what the android creators (aka "the Old Ones") looked like, but we can presume by the way human duplicates were created with the android-making machine that they appear like Ruk. Their height indicates that the planet's gravity is slightly lighter than Earth's, and there isn't a discernable difference in the way humans step on this world. Possibly the savanna grass was taller than in our Africa (their hominid shape indicates a primate-oriented evolution). The whitish pallor probably is due to the lack of sunlight (though not the cold, as that also would make their bodies more compact); the aliens did go underground when a global ice age gripped their world. One interesting question is if they possessed the ability to build androids, why didn't they just leave their planet when its habitability was lowered? Perhaps some religious or cultural belief prevented them from considering or pursuing space travel; possibly they developed the android-making machine when residing underground. While the show's creators did a good job of making the Old Ones evolutionarily sound given the world's climate of the past several eons, the aliens fall short on the Earth vertebrate factor: It's highly unlikely that the exact facial arrangements as those of Earth's vertebrates when first leaving the water for land would be so exactly duplicated.
g AFTERMATH - I offer the following Web site entry on "exopolitics" only as a basis for us to think about how people might react once we know an extraterrestrial civilization exists. Certainly many will give ufology more credence and make fantastical conclusions based upon images in the popular media. Question: How do we counteract this now? Obviously we want people discussing the topic of "exopolitics," even if it's in a vacuum. But how do we move beyond silly paranormal notions? See article.
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