UFOs and the MIB Mystery

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/ufos-and-the-mib-mystery/

Fotocat

Fotocat is an in-progress project from the Ikaros Foundation, managed by Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, with the purpose to create a catalog of world-wide UFO photo events:

http://fotocat.blogspot.com/

Condon Report

Read the controversial study of UFOs conducted by the University of Colorado under contract with the United States Air Force:

http://files.ncas.org/condon/

Poltergeists and Parapsychology

http://scienceray.com/astronomy/poltergeists-and-parapsychology/

Science Frontiers

Bimonthly collection of digests of scientific anomalies in the current literature.

Available online:

http://www.science-frontiers.com/sfonline.htm/index.htm

Magonia

Magonia is one of Britain’s oldest magazines in the fields of Ufology, Forteana and contemporary beliefs.

With the appearance of the 99th issue, editor John Rimmer took the decision to cease publication of the magazine.

Explore the content of Magonia at:

http://magonia.haaan.com/

Alien Abductions and Sleep Paralysis

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/alien-abductions-and-sleep-paralysis/

JSPR # 901

Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, V. 74.4, n. 901, October 2010

http://www.spr.ac.uk/

Main articles and book reviews:

- May, Edwin & Lantz, Nevin: Anomalous Cognition Technical Trials: Inspiration for the Target Entropy Concept.

- Murdie, Alan: The Case of the Ghostly Bailiff.

- Thalbourne, Michael: Some Thoughts on the Happy Schizotype & Transliminality and Sensory Sensitivity.

- Randall, John: Essay Review of the Handbook of Near-Death Experiences.

Book reviews:

- Dunne & Jahn: Margins of Reality.

- Smith (Ed.): Anomalous Experiences.

- Varghese: There is Life After Death.

- Jahn et al.: Filters and Reflections: Perspectives on Reality.

- Foy: Witnessing the Impossible.

Fortean Times # 270

Fortean Times, n. 270, January 2011

http://www.forteantimes.com

Some articles and book reviews of interest:

- Ferrol, Stuart: UnConvention 2010.

- Harrison, Ted: Flying Saucers of the Gods

- Dutton, Ed: Meeting Jesus at Oxford.

- Redfern, Nick: 41st MUFON Conference.

- Brookesmith, Peter et al.: A Policeman’s Lot: Part 2.

- McNeil, Emma: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy & Anomalous Experiences.

Book reviews:

- Wilby: The Visions of Isobel Gowdie.

- Screeton: John Michell.

- Davies: Grimoires.

. Bader et al.: Paranormal America.

Aenigmatis

Martin J. Powell’s UFO site:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mjpowell/index.htm#UFOs

Studies of UFO photos and video cases. Includes articles on the Trindade Island UFO and a study of the Nellis Test Range UFO video footage.

Alien Implants

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/alien-implants/

PsyPioneer Journal

The PsyPioneer Journal contains articles about psychical research and spiritualism. Much of its material is reprinted in full from old books and journals. Hosted on the Woodlands Sanctuary Foundation, a spiritualist organization.

Download issues 2004-2010 at:

http://www.woodlandway.org

Susan Blackmore

Susan Blackmore has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey.

Available online publications:

http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/publicat.htm

UFO Abductions and Hypnosis

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/ufo-abductions-and-hypnosis/

AFU Newsletter

Published since 1975 by the Archives for UFO Research. “The AFU foundation (Sweden) is one of the most complete repositories for UFO data & UFO-related folklore in the world.”

Download English issues 40-52 (2001-2008) at:

http://www.afu.info/newslett.htm

The REALL News

“What’s left is magic. And it doesn’t work”

                                                                       James Randi

The Newsletter of the Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land (1993-2006).

Newsletter about science, pseudoscience, and the paranormal. Contains several articles by Martin Kottmeyer, an Illinois author and UFO expert.

Download at:

http://www.reall.org/newsletter/

JCS

Journal of Consciousness Studies, V. 17, n. 11-12, 2010.

http://www.imprint.co.uk/jcs/

The Victorian’s Guide to Consciousness: Essays Marking the Centenary of William James (1842-1910)

Bial Foundation

“The Bial Award – an important European award in the field of health – was created in 1984 and the Bial Foundation in 1994, soon to be followed by the first package of Scientific Grants in the fields of psychophysiology and parapsychology.”

Download the Proceedings of the 6th and 7th Symposiums (mostly in English) at:

http://www.bial.com/pt/fundacao_bial.11/simposios.19/obras_publicadas.78.html

The Abduction Experience

Stuart Appelle: The Abduction Experience: A Critical Evaluation of Theory and Evidence

Stuart Appelle, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York College at Brockport.

Read it at:

http://web.archive.org/web/20080624225134/http:/www.virtuallystrange.net/aic/appelle1.htm

Alien Abduction Narratives

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/alien-abduction-narratives/

Fortean Times # 269

Fortean Times, n. 269, December 2010

http://www.forteantimes.com

Some articles and book reviews of interest:

-  Randles, J.: Life with the Aliens, Part 5.

- Josiffe, Christopher: Gef the Talking Mongoose.

(The famous talking mongoose of the Isle of Man. “A poltergeist? A hoax? An uncannily talented animal? Or something even stranger?”)

- Barret, David: Folklore Society Conference 2010.

- Brookesmith, Peter et al.: A Policeman’s Lot: Part 1.

(Revisiting the PC Alan Godfrey abduction of 1980)

- The Fortean Times Random Dictionary of the Damned: Contactees.

Book Reviews:

- Clark: Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds.

- Rutkowski: A World of UFOs.

- Willin: Monsters Caught on Film.

- Coleman & Hallenback: Monsters of New Jersey.

- Forth: Images of the Wildman in Southeast Asia.

Stuart Hameroff

Quantum Consciousness. The New Frontier in Brain/Mind Science:

 http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/

Stuart Hameroff is an anesthesiologist and Professor at the University of Arizona. He is known for his theories of the mechanisms of consciousness, especially the “Orch-OR” model for consciousness developed in conjunction with Roger Penrose:

http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/publications.html

The UFO Abduction Syndrome

http://socyberty.com/paranormal/the-ufo-abduction-syndrome/

Persinger and the TST

Michael Persinger, a neuropsychologist at Laurentian University in Canada, has speculated that the tectonic stress that builds between earthquakes can produce plasmas that might be perceived as UFOs. The TST (Tectonic Strain Theory) states “that most UFO phenomena (not due to frank misobservation) are natural events, generated by stresses and strains within the earth’s crust.”

Read it at:

http://www.shaktitechnology.com/tectonic.htm

UFOs and Spook Lights



http://scienceray.com/philosophy-of-science/ufos-and-spook-lights/

JSE, Fall 2010

Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 2010

Published quarterly by the Society for Scientific Exploration

http://www.scientificexploration.org/

Main articles and book reviews:

- Moga, M. & Bengston, W.: Anomalous Magnetic Field Activity During a Bioenergy Healing Experiment.

- Tressoldi, P. et al.: Further Evidence of the Possibility of Exploiting Anticipatory Physiological Signals to Assist Implicit Intuition of Random Events.

- Haraldson, E. & Gerding, J.: Fire in Copenhagen and Stockholm: Indridason’s and Swedenborg’s “Remote Viewing” Experiences.

- Garton, R.: Soal’s Target Digits: Statistical Links Back to the Source He Reported After All.

- Dagnall, N. et al.: Common Paranormal Belief Dimensions.

- Giuditta, A.: The 1907 Psychokinetic Experiments of Professor Filippo Bottazzi.

Book reviews:

- Sturrock: A Tale of Two Sciences: Memoirs of a Dissident Scientist.

- Dosey: The Power of Premonitions.

- Richet: Traité de Métapsychique (1922).

Download the book at:

http://www.archive.org/details/traitdemtaps00rich

English translation:

http://survivalebooks.org/

- Geley: From the Unconscious to the Conscious (1919).

Download the book at:

http://openlibrary.org/books/OL6635811M/From_the_unconscious_to_the_conscious

French original available at:

http://gallica.bnf.fr/

Roy: The Eager Dead: A Study in Haunting.

Skeptical Inquirer

Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 34, No. 6, November/December 2010

The Skeptical Inquirer is published bimonthly by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

http://www.csicop.org

Special issue devoted to monsters – from a skeptical perspective :)

Some articles of interest:

- Polidoro, M.: How to Make a Monster! – The Legend of Creating Artificial Life: From the Golem to Pinocchio.

- Sheaffer, R.: Hovering UFO Closes Chinese Airport.

- Nickell, J.: Zombie! Joining the Living Dead.

- Smith, B: From the Edge of Postcards: The Wem Ghost Photo.

The Explorer

The Newsletter of the Society for Scientific Exploration, V. 23:2, Autumn 2010.

http://www.scientificexploration.org/explorer/explorer_23_2.pdf

UFOs and Time Distortions



http://socyberty.com/paranormal/ufos-and-time-distortions/



Quantum Mind

Webpage dedicated to Consciousness and Quantum Theory:

“This site provides summaries and reviews of books, academic papers, articles and other material relevant to theories of consciousness related to fundamental physics. The site also offers a blog on current developments, a page for new material and a reference section for subjects and authors.”

http://www.quantum-mind.co.uk

LDLN # 400

Lumières dans la Nuit, n. 400, October 2010

LDLN, BP 3  86800  Saint-Julien-l’Ars

France

Main Articles:

- French UFO sightings

- Mesnard, J.: A Foolish Adventure.

- Garnier, J.: Crop Circles

- David, N.: The Alicante Sighting, Sept. 4, 2009.

Screen Memories

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Science Fiction Film and the UFO Mythology

By Mark Pilkington

 

Read it at:

http://www.hedweb.com/markp/ufofilm.htm

UFOs and Ball Lightning

Paranthropology

Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal, Vol.1, N.2, October 2010

“Paranormal Encounters in the Field”

“While the main emphasis of the journal is on anthropological approaches, it will also branch out into other disciplines - psychology, parapsychology, sociology, folklore, history - as a means to explore the way in which these theoretical methodologies interact and shed light on the paranormal”

Download at:

http://paranthropology.weebly.com/newsletter.html

Religions & Histoire

Religions & Histoire, HS n. 4, 2010.

Special issue devoted to Russia’s religions, including Buddhism and Shamanism.

http://www.religions-histoire.com/

Book of the Dead Exhibition

Book of the Dead of Hunefer. The scene reads from left to right. Anubis brings Hunefer into the judgment area. Hunefer’s heart, represented as a pot, is being weighted against a feather, the symbol of Maat - the “truth”. The monster Ammit, the “devourer” is shown next to the scales. Having passed the test, Horus leads Hounefer into the presence of Osiris.

“Journey Through the Afterlife: the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead”. British Museum from 4^th November 2010 to 6^th March 2011.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/book_of_the_dead/exhibition_overview.aspx

Egyptian Book of the Dead – find out more:

http://www.egyptsbookofthedead.com/cont.php

UFOs and Electromagnetic Effects

Remembering “Zetetic Scholar”

Established in 1978, the Zetetic Scholar was an attempt to enhance communication between critics and proponents of claims of the paranormal, and also to explore the sociology and psychology of the debates themselves. The journal was edited and published by the late Marcello Truzzi of the Eastern Michigan University.

Download all issues free at:

http://tricksterbook.com/truzzi/ZeteticScholars.html/

Fortean Times # 268

Fortean Times, n. 268, November 2010.

http://www.forteantimes.com

Some articles and book reviews of interest:

-  Randles, J.: Life with the Aliens, Part 4.

- Needham, D.: Renovation Hauntings.

- Brookesmith, P.: Budd and the Abduction Trap.

Book reviews:

- Albert Jones: Angels – a History.

- Chaplin: The Portal – An Initiate’s Journey into the Secret of Rennes-le-Château.

Invasores-Historias Reales de Extraterrestres en la Argentina

Agostinelli, A.: “Invasores-Historias Reales de Extraterrestres en la Argentina”, Ed. Sudamericana, 2009.

http://invasoresellibro.wordpress.com/

Classical UFO tales from Argentina. Chapters on Ganimedes and the Duclot brothers, Pedro Romaniuk, the Vidal teleportation, the Peccineti case, Chupacabras and many more farcical CE.

A good-humored book from someone who has been on the field for more than 30 years.

FT Unconvention 2010

Fortean Times Uncon 2010. Weekend of 23-24 October 2010, 10AM-5 PM.

University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS.

(Opposite Madam Tussauds, nearest tube Baker Street).

Two special Sunday panels:

- Rendlesham and Ufology, with David Clarke, Ian Ridpath, Peter Brookesmith and special guest Nick Pope.

- Forteana and Fiction, with authors Mark Chadbourn, Adam Nevill and Natasha Mostert.

http://forteantimes.com/uncon2010

UMMO Affair

UMMO-Ciencias is a webpage (mostly in Spanish) dedicated to the infamous UMMO case. One can find here plentiful information, including the letters (some accessible to translations in French and Italian). The whole affair is believed to be the work of José Luis Jordán Peña, who himself confessed to be the “father” of  the most enduring Spanish UFO myth.

http://www.ummo-ciencias.org/

Egyptian Magic Exhibition

Magic wand, Late Period (712 – 332 B.C.) – Louvre.

Exhibition of Egyptian Magic at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (Holland). The objects in the exhibition come from Holland, Louvre, the British Museum and the Allard Museum. On display are amulets, scarabs, magical images and spells written on papyrus, wands and pictures of deities.

The exhibition will open on October 16, 2010 and run until March 13, 2011.

http://www.rmo.nl/english/current/exhibitions/egyptian-magic

Egyptian Magic - find out more:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/magic_01.shtml

Edge Science Magazine

Main articles:

- Rubtsov, V.: The Tunguska Event: Maybe It Wasn’t What We Thought.

- DeMeo, J.: Following the Red Thread of Wilhelm Reich: A Personal Adventure.

Download free at:

http://www.scientificexploration.org/edgescience/

UFOS and the Portuguese Air Force

NARCAP

Project Sphere

National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena

http://www.narcap.org