November 2002 UFO News Update Stories

Did the Canadians Know?

Were the Canadians let in on the UFO secret just as the cover-up was beginning? Check out new items and documents that might help answer the question.

 

''Days of Our Lives'' introduces "aliens" in ratings war.

Will Sci FI Bring Ufological Pie or Another Black Eye?

Rendlesham 'X-Files': Released Under Freedom of Information Act

Close Encounters : Actor delves into science-fiction TV again with role as an alien in Taken Winston Salem Journal

Clone baby in cult link - The Austrailian

A Tale of UFOs and Alien Abduction - The Washington Post "First-person accounts of alien abductions are still the stuff of supermarket tabloids. But in the hands of Steven Spielberg, those stories become a major TV event. At least, that's what the folks at cable's Sci Fi Channel are hoping."

An unlikely story? 'Taken' sells it

Books, movies, TV: It’s a Bonanza for Sci-Fi fans.

UK Opens Files on UFO Files - A chase you stick in your expert opinion.

Read it here.THE UK UFO DOCUMENTS ARE NOW UP - Clink on link and stick UFO in search box.

I SAW A UFO SAYS AIR FORCE CHIEF -The Mirror - UK

British UFO Files to go on Website - The British story according to the Detroit Free Press

'Taken' an entertaining sci-fi epic

Man Abducted In Brazil - Amazing Photos Of Scene - A bizarre story posted at Rense.com.

'Scully' Fails to Shine On Stage - Theatre critics yesterday tore into X-Files star Gillian Anderson, the latest in a string of Hollywood stars to hit the London stage.

They gave her the biggest roasting since Madonna took her first curtain call in British theatreland

Reports of vapor trail send U.S. jets on hunt -Lt. Col. Michael Humm, a Pentagon spokesman, said the incident happened Wednesday and that the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., was continuing to investigate.

The TV Queen - The Albuquerque Tribune declares an alert looking ahead to Steven Spielberg's 'Taken" series.

"Major Alien Goober Abduction Alert! Major Alien Goober Abduction Alert!"

Moon landing conspiracy theory re-examined - Well written and worth the read.

Spielberg Back on Alien Turf, Human stories ground miniseries ...

Aryan UFOs and Antarctic Bases - Another Pravda UFO article.

Spielberg's alien epic prepares for takeoff

Researchers in Puerto Rico try tuning in -- to extraterrestrials

Britain to Publish Files on UFO Sightings This story also looks at the recent Norwegian sighting.

UK opens its own 'X-file'  The CNN take on the British decision to release UFO files.

UK Govt to post UFO sightings on Net "If people know what we're doing, they know what we're doing wrong" Word spoken in the UK House of Commons. Important words for the U.S. government which has decided to go down the opposite road.

UFO SIGHTINGS IN SUFFOLK A second look at the 1980 Rendlesham Forest case.

Homeland Law Evokes Fears of 'Big Brother' The San Francisco Chronicle looks at new government plans to watch population.

U.S. to disclose which surveillance documents it will release - As the United Kingdom opens up to reveal the inside actions of its country the United States heads down the road of riveting government secrecy experienced only by iron curtain countries of the past.

Close Encounters Of The North Fife Kind  

Sun Microsystems puts up $250,000 in-kind donation to search for aliens.

Biblical X-Files - File Seven is the channel's answer to The X Files, where UFOs, psychics and other paranormal phenomena are discussed from a biblical point of view.

Cometa -2 Another news item from tonight's news might interest some of this magazine's more thoughtful readers. A French government research unit has been studying UFOs in French skies for 25 years and has come to the tentative conclusion that they might indeed be UFOs.

To be absolutely certain, they want to study the subject for another 25 years. Their report about this will be posted here on Thursday, 25. November 2027.

George Knapp "Knappster: The truth might be out there" George Knapp comments on NIDS and the "ranch."

George Knapp - Close encounters, part two: Las Vegas businessman sets up shop at Utah ranch to study paranormal activities

Prime Minister Tony Blair report admits lack of openness

Drug trial details set to be revealed to public - Financial Times looks at the whole Freedom of Information issue that is forcing the UFO disclosure.

British To Release UFO Files

UFO sighting sparked Britain's own 'X-file' mystery

Whitehall secrecy laws fall as information act bites: Guardian campaign for freedom of information The Guardian writes up the story of the British government offer to come clean on UFOs.

Latest News from APRO - Bill Heft, Executive Director of APRO presents the latest news behind the rebuilding of the old APRO UFO group.

New at Roswell Proof: Citizen Poll Added David Rudiak Sets up poll to gauge public opinion on the validity of the methods he used to read key phrases and words are in Ramey's memo.

UFO Physicist Jack Sarfatti to Dine with President Bush?- In a November 28th  E-mail Jack Sarfatti said "I received a phone call yesterday from House Majority Whip Tom DeLay asking me to serve on a special committee. Also I was invited to a White House dinner with The President. This is no joke. There will be something in Wall Street Journal about this in a few weeks. When you read Destiny Matrix you will see why this latest development is not really that surprising. Nevertheless I am still a bit stunned I must admit."

Latest Italian UFO News

Spielberg's 'Taken' packs in decades of alien, UFO tales

Welcome mat is out for UFO at the Vashon 'spaceport'

Roundhouse Roundup: Liberate the Texas 600000

Bermudas Over Baltic - Story from Pravda on the Baltic Sea Triangle.

Do Scientists Want to Believe? UFOlogy Gets Respectable

SCI FI's UFO Abduction Symposium Is an Unqualified Success

UFO ABDUCTION TROKIA AT SCI-FI TV "TAKEN" TALK

UK Government Moves on Rendlesham Forest Case: The BBC story of the UK government intention to release key UFO files.

Rendlesham Forest Release: The Reuters Version of the Story

Cloned Baby by UFO Cult Imminent - The Boston Globe version of the story.

Scientists scoff at fertility claim

Film Forum: Planet-Hopping Pioneers Ponder Virtue, Theology, and the Afterlife - Christianity Today looks at the latest alien flicks.

Swede offers UFO explanation - The Norwegian UFO sighting is challenged.

MINISERIES 'TAKEN' OVER SCI-FI CHANNEL - A short story from Entertainment Today: Snowbiz News

Close Encounters Taken -Eric Close, who plays John in the SCI FI Channel's upcoming original miniseries Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, told SCI FI Wire that he doesn't necessarily believe in aliens. . .

Soap star 'Taken' with new role - Article about General Hospital actor Steve Burton who plays a World War II fighter pilot Russell Keys in 'Taken.'

'Taken' should have been smaller miniseries - An article about the 20-hour taken series.

Actress enjoyed being impregnated by aliens - That's all I'll say. You read it yourself.

Character actor ready for role in 'Taken' - A look at Willie Garson plays a very different role: a stern Nazi scientist the U.S. government forces to study a UFO.

Getting Taken, Steven Spielberg, Paranormal Huckster - This dude seems to be of the flat earth persuasion. Maybe he secretly works for the Discovery Channel.

The 1952 Nash/Fortenberry Sighting - New from the NIDS website. A paper on the 1952 Nash UFO sighting, based on an interview done with Nash through the Sign Oral History Project.

Transformation of a Common Man - The Brian Scott Story (The Play of Life) - The book by contactee Brian Scott is now available.

The Albany TV Object of October 20, 2002: Navy physicist Bruce Maccabee has just released a paper analyzing the film.

Out of the Blue - It won two EBE Awards:  Best UFO Documentary and Peoples Choice at the International UFO Congress. It includes President Carter being asked the UFO question. It includes military and Disclosure witnesses. An excellent historic UFO documentary, and it's now available.

From Vern's QuickTime Quick Picks at http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2002/11/26.1.shtml

Taken: Steven Spielberg is perhaps best known for his movies and TV shows in which he presents us with ordinary folks dealing with some extraordinary circumstances. The same could be said of his latest endeavor, Taken, which will appear not in theaters, but on the SciFi Channel, on December 2nd at 9:00 PM EST. Mr. Spielberg said that Taken couldn't be told in a 2 hour movie, which is why he's opted to tell the tales in six parts. Taken deals with the lore behind alien abduction stories. This looks like a really serious piece of work. The Official Movie Site is a great stop too, so check it out.

Lunatic fringe - There has long been a suspicion in some quarters that the Moon landings were faked. Nasa, however, has always maintained a dignified silence on the subject. Until now... Andrew Gumbel reports on a new twist in the greatest conspiracy theory of all

UFO sighting in Western NSW - A new dramatic encounter in the country down under.

UNFRIENDLY FIRE - What’s the difference between ball lightning and a ufo? Good question. we sent DAVID HAMBLING to find out why military scientists are taking an interest in the answer.

Most-read stories, week ending 22 Nov - The Top ten stories in Norway, and one is a UFO story. So why did Discovery drop all pro-UFO shows?

SCI FI Has Record-Breaking November in Both Ratings and Delivery - Shows like the Roswell and Abduction documentaries shown on SciFi November 22 have moved the SciFi Channel into the top 10. So why did the Discovery channel drop all pro-UFO documentaries?

The Roswell Craft - Researcher Bill Hamilton discusses what various witnesses have said about the Roswell craft in light of the SciFi special on the 1947 crash.

Bill Hamilton archives articles on top Area 51 witness. - Bill Hamilton has archived all his articles on Dan Burisch at his Website. Bill considers Burisch a key witness to the UFO research going on there.

The Remarkable UFO Videos Of Anthony Woods Part 1

UFO ROUNDUP Volume 7, Number 48 November 26, 2002 Editor: Joseph Trainor.

A Case From The Southern Chilean UFO Flap - Scott Corrales reports on the situation to UFO Updates.

New Argentine Mutilations Reported - Scott Corrales report the story to UFO Updates.

Abduction Researcher Dr. Mack clarifies quoted comments in New York Times Article.

Center for UFO Studies Claims to have Exposed Roswell Witness Frank Kaufman

Actress Catherine Dent on a hot streak - A biographical look at one of the key actresses in 'Taken' Catherine Dent.

Benz Goes '40s For Taken - Julie Benz who plays a woman in the 1940s named Kate in the upcoming 'Taken" series talks about her role and being in the Spielberg production.

Fanning A Fan Of Taken - Eight-year old Dakota Fanning discusses her key part in the upcoming Spielberg series 'Taken.'

Record Attendance Sees Roswell - Maybe someone should send this story to the Discovery Channel. If I see one more tornado/storm documentary on Discovery I think I will die. Secondly, now that SciFi channel made the big bucks from their Roswell special, perhaps they can send a small donation to David Rudiak who provided them their "smoking gun" evidence for free. It appears to be a situation of big winners and big losers. If you agree let them know. Their e-mail is scifiwire@scifi.com

Miracle of Lights to benefit Interfaith - The Discovery Channel is apparently down on UFOs these days, but one U.S. town finds them popular enough to bring UFOs back to their holiday "Festival of Lights" display.

Spielberg Pack a Lot into 'Taken" - The Washington Post story on  'Taken.' A story carried by many big dailies.

David the "Smoking Gun" Dudiak is attacked by skeptical opportunists. Learning that it is important to hitch your wagon to a rising star both James Oberg and Dave Thomas have thrown out challenges to David Rudiak in an effort to discredit him and his Ramey memo research. Like Hollywood stockers after their famous prey both men have set up their capture plans.

Boylan on Roswell - UFOFacts Group moderator Dr. Richard Boylan puts in his two cents about the SciFi Roswell special.

The Critical Eye - a new series hosted by William B. Davis (The X-Files-smoking man) can be seen on sciencechannel.com. "The series will investigate 34 topics including, subliminal messaging, alien abduction, acupuncture, ghosts, astrology, exorcism, Stonehenge, near-death experiences, and the lost city of Atlantis. Each topic will be addressed by leading experts and scientists. These subjects will be brought to life through lively debate and extraordinary visuals in order to shed light on its scientific relevance."

13 Historical Roswell Crash articles - The Roswell story posted at SciFi.com as told by Thomas J. Carey & Donald R. Schmitt. "This column is dedicated to informing those among you, the interested public, who desire to know the truth behind an extraordinary event that occurred more than 50 years ago. A cover-up of the true nature of this event was immediately instituted by elements of the United States military. Their hastily constructed levee of disinformation still survives, leaking but intact, to this very day."

Twenty-One Year Old Author Blows Open 50-Year Old Conspiracy- I have known John Greenewald since he first started his UFO document Website many years ago. This is a remarkable story.

MSNBC Roswell Update - This site has a lot of visitors. Too bad the Roswell follow up was so short.

UFOs: International newspapers articles - An interesting collection of actual newspaper articles from history. Posted by Alfredo Lissoni, Italy's National UFO Center. A very interesting addition for people interested in UFO history.

Reading Between Lines, Peru Unravels Nasca Riddle - An amazing new theory - the Nasca lines aren't UFO landing strips.

David Rudiak Website In Trouble

Researcher Kevin Randle Drops Frank Kaufman as Roswell Witness - Get a hint at the story about to be released by CUFOS.

Residents take charge - The story of Reeds Spring, Missouri where Bob White, a UFO hobbyist opened the Museum of the Unexplained in the fall of 2000.

A letter from the Roswell Senator - As new investigations are being held to reopen the Roswell case, take a moment to look at a letter from Congressman Steven Schiff. Schiff was the New Mexico congressman who decided to try and obtain a true answer for the public on the Roswell affair. The letter from Schiff was addressed to Robert Barrow, a UFO researcher and writer who had corresponded with many politicians such as Robert Kennedy and Gerald Ford looking for answers.

The Canadian Flying Saucer Observatory: Read this 1954 account of an officially sanctioned flying saucer detection laboratory set up 10 miles north of the Canadian capitol in 1953.

Pre-Crash Roswell photos.- Dan Ahrens tells Jeff Rense in part  "I found some more FOIA documents of interest on the FBI web site.  All of the eyewitness reports of the crash at Roswell always are the same of a craft that is not the classic saucer shape.  These are photos that were taken near Pheonix of the UFO's before they crashed at Roswell.  They seem more of the shape of the stealth bomber. . ."

First Online Dreamland Available Now - After being dumped by the Art Bell network Whitely Strieber is back in the saddle.

A Live Alien At Roswell - There have been many stories indicating that all the aliens at Roswell might not have been dead. Now there's another.

James Oberg Confronts Roswell "Smoking Gun." James Oberg, always ready to second guess others research (what are those things that attack themselves to the skin and suck your blood?), has begun his attack on David Rudiak's Ramey Memo research.

David Rudiak makes Clarification to Santa Fe New Mexican Roswell UFO documentary story.

Sci-Fi Channel's Roswell Program - Researcher Dave Morton tells the UFO Updates mailing list "I'm very glad I watched it."

The Roswell Show - Not Much New - Canadian researcher Brian Vike watched the Roswell special on his satellite dish. (Canadians do not get the SciFi channel, and are relegated to watching the preparations for the bombing of Iraq). Vike wasn't quite as impressed as many researchers.

Sci-Fi on Roswell: A Review - Researcher and Author Richard Hall writes a piece with his opinion about the Sci Fi Roswell documentary.

National Academy Of Sciences Book On UFOs - George Hansen discusses a new book on UFOs and other paranormal phenomena just put out by the National Academy of Sciences. The book is titled, "Quantum Leaps In The Wrong Direction."

The truth is still out there: 'They' did it: how conspiracy films evolved - The Boston Globe takes a look at the development of conspiracy films.

Writing an E.T. Tale (for the Man Who Made `E.T.') - New York Times story about Les Bohem, the man who wrote the "Taken" series for Steven Spielberg.

UFO show hints at new leads - The MSNBC article on the Roswell documentary.

'Lunch with the Governor' memorable moments - The North Dakota Grand Forks Herald looks back on the weekly "Lunch with the Governor" held in Minneapolis with Jessie Ventura. Among the moments picked out by the Herald was the August 2001 call by the governor that the "government should disclose whatever it knows about aliens or unidentified flying objects to the public"

End of the dial: Ventura gives up radio show - Patrick Howe from the Associated Press also covered the Ventura UFO remark as Ventura does his last radio show.

How 'Conspiracy Kooks' Became More Credible Than the White House - A rather interesting piece of writing.

Roswell - Hoover FBI Memo Discusses 3 UFOs & Bodies - A letter to Jeff Rense discussing the March 1950 Hoover memo concerning flying saucer crashes in New Mexico.

Email to SciFi Channel - California psychotherapist Janet Carter sends an E-mail to the SciFi Channel taking exception to the "screening" questionnaire put on the SciFi site  for people to see if they have had or are having contact experiences.  In an indirect reference to Jacobs and Hopkins Carter says, "It is a woefully flawed questionnaire, reflecting what goes wrong when "amateurs" get involved in the human intervention and 'helping' arena."

Dr. Richard Boylan comments on SciFi Channel's "Abduction Diaries." -I have just finished watching on the Sci-Fi Channel the "Abduction Diaries". Wow! Extremely well done!" writes Boylan. "I also had a startling but pleasant experience that half! of the six experiencers interviewed on the program are known to me
personally . . ."

Roswell Dig Dairies - From SciFi.com read the "dig team's painstaking, meticulous search with these day-by-day personal journals," as they search for clues to the 1947 crash mystery.

Dearborn teens create antigravity machine - Jodi Rempala, Senior Staff Writer writes about three local students who have built some sort of "antigravity machine."

I guess I am Mr. UFO!: Who'd a thunk writing about UFOs would be such an adventure? - en Hoyle, writer for the The Journal-Standard in Illinois who was quite surprised at the letters from UFO people around the country. Maybe the impression out there is that UFO types can't read.

UFO Crash Lands in Roswell? - The NewMexicoChannel.com story of the SciFi November 22  Roswell documentary.

David Rudiak's Roswell Work - For those interested in David Rudiak's excellent Roswell investigations they can order the video tape of his presentation at the 2002 Ozark Convention. This 90 minute presentation will present most of his work on the subject.

Two Cents On The Roswell Show- Researcher Scott Hale posts his impression on the SciFi Roswell special. He gives it a B.

Open Letter to Steven Spielberg - Washington UFO lobbyist, political activist, and former 8th Maryland District Congressional candidate Steven Bassett writes an open letter to Spielberg on UFO disclosure.

UFO Hacker - Caus Director Peter Gersten Esq. comments on the McKinnon case.

'UFO' spotted over Asker Norway

CIA releases new 'Noah's Ark' documents Search for vessel reached level of White House in early '90s This one for my friend Nick Balaskas. It appears the Bush administration was interested.

Program says there were 'victims' in 'Roswell Incident'- This article dealing with the SciFi Roswell special says that the "smoking gun" will be the analysis of the Ramey memo. This work done by David Rudiak. I have been saying for years this man was a meticulous genius. See David's work at Roswell Proof.

Stars Turn Out For Taken - From the SciFi wire. On November 21 the Hollywood stars turned out for the premiere of Steven Spielberg's "Taken."

Roswell dig on Sci-Fi comes up empty - Seattle Post Intelligencer story which gives a bit of a scoop on the big documentary.

Air Controllers Radar Track Big UFO Over Malaysia

UFO Caught On Film At Roswell Archaeological Dig? - This version of the story has photos. Well worth looking at.

1910: New Jersey Aviator Built Flying Disc - An interesting story from The Bergen Record - New Jersey.

ALIEN AFFECTION - Sci Fi Channel has close encounters; does it have answers? ANN HODGES, Houston Chronicle TV Critic, takes a look at the upcoming Sci Fi Roswell documentary "Startling New Evidence," and the abduction documentary "Abduction Diaries" both scheduled for airing on November 22. Hodges gives them C- and C+. (Thanks to Stig Agermose for discovering this story.)

Cover story: 'Path of the Skinwalker' - A new investigative report by George Knapp who became famous for introducing the world to Robert Lazar in the late 1980s. This report looks at the "paranormal" ranch bought by Bob Bigelow in northern Utah.

Conscious Living Expo- Major UFO Speakers are scheduled for this convention February 14-16, 2003 at the Los Angeles International Airport Hilton Convention Center.

Carlyle names IBM's Gerstner chairman The Carlyle Group long rumored to be a key player in the behind the scenes UFO world gets new head.

FUTUREdition Volume 5, Number 20 November 21, 2002 --  FUTUREdition is edited by John L. Petersen, a futurist who became famous in the UFO world for hosting up the meeting between UFO researcher Steven Greer and Clinton's first CIA Director James Woolsey.

New Mexico University Archeological Plan Foster Ranch Project- Researcher and activist Larry Bryant files an open records request on the New Mexico University archeological dig for clues to the Roswell crash. Find out what he learned in the response.

Triangular UFO Sightings and Air Force Air Mobility Command Bases- The National Institute of Discovery Science releases a study 250 Recently investigated reports of black triangles vs. Air Force Air Mobility Command Bases.

Jacques Vallee's George Washington University Presentation On-Line - Vallee's PowerPoint presentation is up at the National Institute for Discovery Science website. Jacques Vallee, a prominent UFO researcher and author, sits on the NIDS Science Advisory Board.

'Taken'... Or Should It Be Returned? - Bruce Maccabee, a scientist and UFO researcher also was at the Premiere. He was not all that impressed.

Washington DC Premiere Of 'TAKEN'- Washington researcher Steven Kaeser reviews his sneak peek of the new Steven Spielberg's "Taken" abduction series. In addition to his review Kaeser reveals that "A new trailer is being introduced this coming weekend at the movie theaters that will heavily promote TAKEN."

New Compelling Evidence Of Roswell UFO Crash - A story written by George Filer dealing with the upcoming Sci Fi documentary on the Roswell crash site. Filer includes a look at the excellent work of Roswell expert David Rudiak and his meticulous research.

Have you been Abducted? Take the SciFi.com quiz  to see you fit the pattern.

2.9 Million In US Report UFO Abduction Symptoms - This possibility is one key reason the UFO situation will not be released any time soon. Those who are in control of the cover-up will never put the President in a position where he has to answer what he is doing to stop 2.9 million abductions of women and children.

Pentagon Refutes 'Big Brother' Charge - This article is reminiscent of  the keynote speech at 2002 UFO Expo made by congressional candidate Steven Bassett. He discussed how privacy in the United States has been turned upside down. It used to be that citizens had privacy and the government operated under the overseeing eyes of the public. Now the government operates with  complete privacy from oversight, and the public is openly watched by the government.

12th Annual International UFO Congress speakers announced. The convention is to take place at the Flamingo Resort - Laughlin Nevada, February 2-8, 2003.

Circular arguments" Believers to air crop-circle theories to Tempe Tempe Arizona to host the International conference of crop-circle researchers and enthusiasts. November 22, 23, 24.

Scientists dismiss 'chemtrail' theories - Weather man speaking of chemtrail websites says, "they’re right up there with the UFO folks."

Catherine Dent 'Taken' with Spielberg project on Sci-Fi  Catherine Dent, a co-star in Steven Spielberg's upcoming two-week epic saga, "Taken,") airing on the SciFi Channel next month) talks about the series.

UFO Caught On Film During Roswell Dig? - Researcher Frank Warren reports on the UFO Updates board that he might have spotted a UFO in one of the pictures from pictures of the SciFi Roswell dig.

Pravda runs yet another UFO story looking at early hardware finds in the Soviet Union and the early UFO cover-up there. The article starts with the claim "Joseph Stalin insisted that USSR must take a head over Americans in space development"

USA Gets Taken With Series - The Media Daily News takes a look at Spielberg, UFOs, the SciFi effort to bring respect to the field, and make a pile of money on the "Taken" series. ( which apparently they are just about to do)

'TAKEN' FOR GRANTED New York Post runs a story on the upcoming Steven Spielberg SciFI series "Taken."

Oberg's Mis-Statement Regarding Moon Hoax -In a story posted a UFO Updates UFO skeptic James Oberg puts his foot in his mouth. Most UFO researchers would be of the belief that will slow him down.

The latest Italian News and Research Reports - The Italian Center for UFO Studies announces its Italian UFO Newsflash No. 372 with the latest sightings and reports.

John Velez, a regular contributor to the radio show "Strange Days indeed..." and webmaster of the Abduction Information Center Website, has posted a photo gallery from the recent SciFi sponsored UFO symposium at George Washington University.

SciFi channel to start up a new Roswell web site? The never ending string of new ScFI UFO stories now includes a new Roswell web site. It does not seem to be up and running yet. Perhaps it will start up in concert with their Roswell special to air November 22.

Discovery Channel Joins Flat Earth fundamentalists on the subject of UFOs? Washington UFO insider Steven Bassett looks at the future ups and downs on the path to UFO disclosure.

Why Dreamland Can Never Be Killed  Whitley Strieber's Dreamland show will be shut down along with Art Bell's show, but Whitley states the show will continue on. Whitley writes: “Art called me about a month ago to tell me that Premiere was using the occasion of his retirement to cancel Dreamland. This did not surprise me…There are more than a few reasons for (Clear Channel’s) lack of support of Dreamland…"

I'm ready for my Close Encounter - A story from The Guardian dealing with a book by Bob Balaban who tells his story of being an actor in Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."  

A FREE cattle mutilation book now on-line. The book deals with mutilations in Montana during the 1970s.

A new book from former Adamski ghostwriter and colleague.  

A Trip as Far Away as Space-Time Will Allow Scientists Contemplate Ideas, Impossibilities of Interstellar Transit - The Washington Post which has always expressed scepticism about UFOs, because as they claim - if there were a cover-up they would know about it - has just published their article on the recent symposium sponsored by the SciFi Channel at George Washington University. Yes, even though they know the answer, they did send a reporter.

UFO SEARCH IS ALIEN-ATING - A commentary that shows the archaeological dig at Roswell has already stirred up a controversy. Controversy and Ufology - a dependable pair.

UFOlogy Gets Respectable - Article looks at the latest SciFi symposium at George Washington University, the archaeological expedition digging at the Roswell crash site, and the Steve Bassett congressional campaign.

Poll: U.S. Wants To Believe - The SCIFI wire service runs another article on the SCIFI channel pole take regarding UFO beliefs among the American public.

Flying Cities Aren't A Fiction Pravda runs yet another UFO article.

I've seen a UFO and I'm scared - As the government remains silent on UFOs, the sightings continue.

Canadians Sent Flying Saucer Article to Vannevar Bush This article looks at a 1950 article, written by Major Donald Keyhoe for "True" magazine. Wilbert Smith redrafted the article and sent it to UFO Godfather Vannevar Bush "for clearance."   

Archeologists Look for UFO at Famed Roswell Site Reuters takes a look at the search for the 1947 Roswell saucer.

New World Disorder: How U.S. Arms Dealers & Their Cabinet-level Cronies Profit from the War on Terror Dick Cheney and the Carlyle Group are two entities that keep coming up in UFO stories about who might be pulling the strings on the UFO cover-up. Cheney is a former Secretary of Defense who has been reportedly been seen at Area 51 in the alien area. The Carlyle group has many rumors associated with it, the biggest being that it is trying to buy up all the defense companies that have UFO technology under development. Frank Carlucci, the Carlyle Group's chairman and managing director was, according to Steven Greer, the man behind the alien invasion remarks made by former President Ronald Reagan. He is also supposedly behind the secret showing of a flying saucer at air show in 1988. This article dealing with their connections to the arms industry brings back the words of former President Dwight Eisenhower who warned to beware the military industrial complex.

Poll: U.S. Wants To Believe SciFi.com takes another look at the recent opinion pole, sponsored by the SciFI Channel, about the positive levels of belief in things Ufological.

Pentagon Superhacker Sought Evidence Of UFO - Thanks to Stig Agermose <stig.agermose@privat.dk> for finding this winner. Also see  Dot-Mil Hacker's Download Mistake 

UFO Seekers Search for Respect A reporter looks at the presentations made at the recent George Washington University UFO symposium hosted by the SciFi channel.

Pioneers of the Flying Saucer Era Article by Bill Hamilton at <www.skywatch-research.org> looking at what has and hasn't changed in the 50+ years of UFO research.

Area 51, A History and Update An Editorial by Dennis G. Balthaser from his Roswell site - http://www.truthseekeratroswell.com/

U.S. Hopes to Check Computers Globally: System Would be Used to Hunt Terrorists - The internet was originally developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) inside the Institute for Defense Analysis (where Dr. Eric Walker hung his hat for many years). The original idea was to create a computer system that was not localized -therefore subject to a Soviet nuclear attack. This article from the Washington Post brings back the image of that poor "2001 : A Space Odyssey" astronaut outside his spacecraft saying "Hal. Please open the door."

Frequently Requested UFO FOIA Related Information: No Record Exists - A timely article from the UK about the NSA. It is timely to this author as I am now having a go with the CIA. They are quite determined to show they can keep and secret, and that the cover-up ain't quite over yet sonny.

Paradigm Research Group Optimistic on UFO Disclosure - The Paradigm Clock has been reset to 11:58:30 p.m. (one and one-half minutes to midnight). Based upon recent positive UFO signals.

Pravda: UFOs Down Planes - Canadian Project Magnet Director Wilbert Smith made a claim in the 1950s that planes were crashing because of areas of reduced binding in the atmosphere. Now the Russians are looking at something quite similar.

Sci Fi Channel Commissioned UFO Study Final Draft now on-line. The report called Science and the Failure to Investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,  is written by independent reporter Leslie Kean.

 Dr. Omond Interview June 8, 1991 Dr. Omond Solandt was Chairman of the Defense Research Board until 1956. His Chairman position was at the same level as the Chiefs of Staff, and the Deputy Minister of National Defense. He is mentioned both in Wilbert Smith’s Top Secret flying saucer memo, and in the 1951 Smith/Canadian Embassy Correspondence. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Solandt was interviewed and exchanged a number of letters on UFOs. The following is one of the key interviews.
Wilbert Smith, A Crashed Saucer, and the Ultimate Alien Encounter - A new paper that looks at the stories about Wilbert Smith being given access to both a downed craft and the extraterrestrial bodies of a 1940s crash.

Sci Fi Channel sponsored George Washington University Symposium Report -This report was written by Richard Hall and appeared on the UFO Updates discussion board. Addendum on Symposium

Two SCI FI Documentaries About to Air - One documentary is on Roswell and one on abductions.

James Oberg Book Gets the Hook - NASA has pulled their Moon Hoax book due to bad reactions to the press release that they were preparing to take on those claiming the moon landings were a hoax. (Thanks to Robert Barrow for lead)

Ottawa Interplanetary Society - On April 7, 1952 Wilbert Smith, Director of the Canadian Flying Saucer Investigation hosted a meeting of the Ottawa Interplanetary Society.  Those invited and attending included Nobel-Prize winner Dr. G. Herzberg. Included with the record of this meeting, discovered at the University of Ottawa Archives by Nick Balaskas, is a drawing of a flying saucer indicating possible military applications.

Bush Says UFO Promise Still On- on the day before the 2002 mid-term election George Bush tells Charles Huffer that his promise to "release the truth" about UFOs is still on.

Conspiracies For those who believe that there is a secret story for George W. Bush to tell about UFOs, they should read the recent editorial by Ann K. Charles, Editor and Publisher of The Parson's Sun from Southeast Kansas. She isn't buying any of it.

First Public UFO Demonstration Held in Washington, D.C. Now that George W. Bush has assured Charles Huffer that he will follow through on his promise to release the truth about UFOs, an historic look back at a UFO demonstration that took place outside the White House when his father George Bush was president.

Billy Cox at Florida Today employs his unique writing style to look at the Sci-Fi news conference. Billy also looks back at the famous Holloman UFO landing film story. An article that has caused a stir.

UFO Case Back in Spotlight - A news story looking at the Sci-Fi backing of a new FOIA filed by independent journalist Leslie Kean on the December 9, 1965 crash at Kecksburg, Pa.

UFO Mysteries: Feds Hiding Secret Info? Another article looking into the Sci Fi Kecksburg investigation.

SCI FI Channel Sponsors Landmark Archeological Excavation At 1947 Roswell Crash Site -- Groundbreaking Scientific Investigation To Be Chronicled In Sci-Fi Documentary "THE ROSWELL CRASH: STARTLING NEW EVIDENCE" Hosted By Bryant Gumbel on November 22

As the Coalition for Freedom of Information files a Freedom of Information Request for Information on the December 9, 1965 crash of an unknown object, a look back at an interview with Dr. Eric Walker, former President of Penn State University. In a 1991 interview Dr. Walker confirmed that he had been at the crash site.

John Podesta: Clinton's X-Files Man

If the truth is out there, Sci-Fi Channel wants to know -From the Arizona Republic

Sci-Fi Commissioned UFO Study Now Public -Written by Independent Reporter Leslie Kean

Freedom of Information Act on the ropes Another article which indicates the job of pulling new UFO material from the Bush administration will be a tough chore.

CNN Story A short media look at the Sci Fi news conference.

MSNBC Story - A more detailed version of the Sci Fi News Conference and the Podesta connection.

Feds Asked to Shed Light on UFOs The Las Vegas Sun Story about the Sci Fi News Conference

A (Public) Moment for UFOtruth: SciFi v. SciLie An article by Larry Bryant who was in the Sci Fi News conference.

KABC-TV, Los Angeles - ABC Network takes a look at the SciFi News Conference.

The Sci Fi Wire Story posted the day after the news conference.

Science-Fiction Interests Want UFO Investigation SciFi Channel Spearheads Drive The associated Press Version of the Sci Fi News conference.

DDT A paper from Dr. Steven Greer which was only a matter of time.

UFO CULT RESURFACES Steven Aftergood from "SECRECY NEWS" The FAS Project on Government Secrecy. A more sceptical view of the Podesta development. Aftergood paints a scary scenario implying that if he had the power only certain people would be able to file FOIAs.

Outing UFO Clues Good for Ratings -Wired News Commentary on the SciFi News conference.   

Science-Fiction Interests Want UFO Investigation      KETV Nebraska

UFOs: Seeking the Truth Through Savvy Marketing       A good article by Space.com on the whole Sci Fi Podesta UFO affair.   

Lawyer Defends White House Information Freeze As the new Coalition for Freedom of Information (CFI) prepares to launch an effort to obtain UFO documents using the Freedom of Information Act, President Bush's lawyer was standing up in front of a group of editors talking about the Bush administration's future treatment of the Act. The news was not comforting.

Website of the new group announced at the press conference.

More on Podesta. He serves on the Board of the Madison Project.

Comments about John Podesta and Secrecy - A posting from UFO Updates board. Investigative journalist Charles Smith questions John Podesta's desire for less secrecy.

John Podesta on Area 51- The Las Vegas Review Journal story.

John Podesta's View of Government Secrecy.

John Podesta speaks Against Secrecy in Science.

John Podesta Biography