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    alt.alien.visitors Frequently Asked Questions
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    Hello and welcome to the first posting of the alt.alien.visitors
    Frequently Asked Questions. You may notice that this FAQ does not follow
    the standard question asked, question answered format. The reason for
    this is that this FAQ is designed to answer questions of people who are
    new to this Usenet discussion group, and designed to be a useful
    reference source to those interested in UFOlogy. I tried to keep a neutral stance when I researched the many of the subjects covered in this FAQ;
    however you may also notice that some of the material seem to be
    one-sided. When doing some of the research I may have only used one book
    or source, thus (as you may have noticed) some authors present
    information from only one point of view and this has a tendency to be
    carried over to this FAQ, do to the lack of information on the subject
    from another point of view. (deep huh? well I hope to include more
    viewpoints as this FAQ grows.) Also please when reading information from
    this FAQ (as one poster put it) take everything you read here with a very
    large grain of salt. (rock salt) Even I don't believe all the information
    that I have included in this FAQ. As I said its mainly a reference to
    help you out. If you find yourself interested in a UFO related subject,
    **DO RESEARCH** read books on the subject, dig into both sides, write
    letters to the authors and researchers.

    I would once again like to thank everyone who contributed to the FAQ,
    I would like to especially thank Steve Gamble and Jeff Papineau for the work they put into the UFO Organizations section.


    Contents
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    Main Sections
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    0.1: About alt.alien.visitors
    0.2: Posting to alt.alien.visitors
    0.3: People who post to alt.alien.visitors
    0.4: Common Sense Guidelines
    0.5: Example Posting

    Terminology and Definitions Used in UFOlogy -------------------------------------------
    2.00: a.a.v.
    2:01: Astronomical Units (A.U.)
    2:02: Close Encounters (CE) & Visual Sightings
    2:03: Marfa Lights
    2:04: Men In Black (MIB)
    2:05: Tectonic Strain Theory (TST)
    2:06: UFOnauts
    2:07: Unusual Ground Markings (UGM)
    2:08: USAF
    2:09: Zine

    Alien Races
    -----------------
    3.00: Arcturus
    3.01: Aryans (Blondes)
    3.02: Blues (Star Warriors)
    3.03: Confederation of Humans
    3.04: Greys
    3.05: Orion Empire (Orion forces)
    3.06: Pleiadians
    3.07: Sirius
    3.08: Reptoids
    3.09: Vega

    Abductions and Current Theories
    ------------------------------
    4.00: About Abductions

    UFOlogists
    ----------
    5:00: Hopkins, Bud
    5:01: Jacobs, Dr David
    5:02: Klass, Philip J.
    5:03: Marciniak, Barbara J.
    5:04: Randles, Jenny

    (start 2 of 3)
    UFO Projects & Theories & Controversies ----------------------------------------
    6.00: Aurora Project or "deep black" projects
    6.02: NASA Footage September 10th
    6.03: Planetoid (Wormwood)
    6.04: Project Blue Book
    6.05: Roswell Crash Incident

    UFO Movies, Documentaries and TV Programs ----------------------------------------
    = 7.00: TV Programs
    7.01: E. T. Monitor (the Keystone Inspirational Network)
    7.02: Hard Copy (??)
    7.03: Intruders
    7.04: National Geographic (PBS)
    7.05: sightings (FOX)
    7.06: UFO Incident, The
    7.07: Unsolved Mysteries (NBC)

    = 7.08: UFO VIDEOS
    7.09: Close Up
    7.10: Communion
    7.11: UFO Coverup Live
    7.12: UFO Documentary
    7.13: UFO, The Films Prove It

    UFO Magazines and Publications (UFOzines) -----------------------------------------
    8.00: Circular, The
    8.01: Cerealogist, The
    8.02: Connecting Link Magazine
    8.03: CONTINUUM
    8.04: Crop Watcher, The
    8.05: Earth,
    8.06: Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic, The
    8.07: Faithist Journal, The
    8.08: Focus
    8.09: Fortean Times,
    8.10: Inner Light
    8.11: International UFO Library Magazine
    8.12: Magonia,
    8.13: Orvotron Newsletter
    8.14: Ovni Presence
    8.15: Revelations of Awareness
    8.16: Swamp Gas Journal
    8.17: UFO Universe

    UFO Book Publishers
    -------------------
    9.00: Advent Publishing Company
    9.02: Arnerica West Publishers
    9.03: Arcturus Book Service
    9.04: Condor Books, Inc.
    9.05: Document Research Services
    9.06: Earth Star Publications
    9.07: Eden Press
    9.08: JACO Book Publishers
    9.09: The Library of the New Essenes of Inyo
    9.10: Luna Ventures
    9.11: The Pleiades Project
    9.12: UFO Audio-Video Clearing House
    9.13: UFO Books
    9.14: UFO Photo Archives
    9:15: Worldwide UFO Newsclipping Bureau and Public Information Center 955
    West

    Miscellaneous Information
    -----------------------
    10.00: A UFO Book List
    10.01: alt.alien.visitors archives (back issues)
    10.02: Big Foot (Sasquatch)
    10.03: Free UFO Class
    10.04: Freedom of Information
    10.05: Hidden Ancient Ruins
    10.06: Inter Library Loans (ILL)
    10.07: NASA Shuttle Footage
    10.08: UFO Related anonymous FTP Sites

    UFO Organizations * Assumed Acronym ------------------
    11.00: Aerial Phenomenon Research: The Indiana Group . . . . .*(APR)
    11.02: Aetherius Society, The
    11.03: Ancient Astronaut Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(AAS)
    11.04: Ancient Truth Research Foundation . . . . . . . . . .*(ATRF)
    11.05: Awareness Reserch Foundation, Inc , The . . . . . . .*(ARF)
    11.06: Borderland Sciences Research Foundation . . . . . . . . (BSRF)
    11.07: British UFO Research Association . . . . . . . . . . . . (BUFORA)
    11.08: California UFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(CUFO)
    11.09: Citizens Against UFO Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CAUS)
    11.10: Committee for the Scientific Investigation of
    Claims of the Paranormal Contactee . . . . . . . . . . (CSICOP)
    11.11: Computer UFO Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CUFON)
    11.12: Contactee
    11.13: Cosmic Awareness Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .*(CAC)
    11.14: CSETI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CSETI)
    11.15: Delval UFO, Inc.
    11.16: Fair Witness Project, Inc., The . . . . . . . . . . . .*(FRP)
    11.17: Federation, The
    11.18: Flying Saucer Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . .*(FSIS)
    11.19: Fortean Research Center, The

    (start 3 of 3)
    11.20: Fund for UFO Research, Inc.,The . . . . . . . . . . . .*(FUFOR)
    11.21: Gulf Breeze Skywatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(GBS)
    11.22: Inner-Peace Prosperity Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . (IPPN)
    11.23: Intercontinental UF Galactic Spacecraft
    - Research and Analytic Network . . . . . . . . . . . . (ICUFON)
    11.24: International Committeee for UFO Research . . . . . . . . (ICUFOR) 11.25: International Fortean Organization . . . . . . . . . . (INFO)
    11.26: Intruders Foundation
    11.27: Island Skywatch
    11.28: J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies . . . . . . . . . (CUFOS)
    11.29: Massachusetts Center for the study of
    Aerial Phenomena, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(MCSAP)
    11.30: Multi-national Investigations Cooperative on
    Aerial Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MICAP)
    11.31: MutuaL UFO Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MUFON)
    11.32: Mutual UFO Network of North Carolina, Inc. . . . . . . (MUFON-NC) 11.33: National Investigations Committeee on UFOs . . . . . . . (NICUFO) 11.34: National Sighting Research Center, The . . . . . . . . (NSRC)
    11.35: Nevada Aerial Research Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NARG)
    11.36: North American Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *(NAC)
    11.37: North American Institute of Crop Circle Research . . . (NAICCR)
    11.38: Northamptonshire UFO Research Centre . . . . . . . . . (NUFORC)
    11.39: Northern UFO Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NUFON)
    11.40: Omega Communications
    11.41: ParaNet (Paranormal Network) Information Service . . . . (PARANET) 11.42: Pennsylvania Association for the
    Study of the Unexplained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PASU)
    11.43: Pnet
    11.44: Portland UFO Group, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PUFOG)
    11.45: Roundtown UFO Society
    11.46: Royal Priest Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(RPR)
    11.47: Search for EXtraterrestrial Intelligence, The. . . . . . (SETI)
    11.48: Sirian Rainbow Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*(SRL)
    11.49: SKYNET
    11.50: Socie'Te' Belge d'Etude des Phenomenes Spatiaux . . . . (SOBEPS)
    11.51: Society for Scientific Exploration . . . . . . . . . . (SSE)
    11.52: Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained, The . (SITU)
    11.53: System Ready
    11.54: Transcendental Communications A Division of LAMAT Research
    11.55: UFO Contact Center International . . . . . . . . . . . (UFOCCI)
    11.56: UFO Fllter Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (UFOFC)
    11.57: UFO Information Retrieval Center . . . . . . . . . . . . (UFOIRC)
    11.58: UFO Investigators League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (UFOIL)
    11.59: UFO, Paranormal and Conspiracy BBS, THE . . . . . . . .*(UFOPCBBS) 11.60: UFO Reporting and Information Service. . . . . . . . . . (UFORIS)
    11.61: UFO Study Group of Greater St. Louis
    11.62: Ufology Research of Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (UFOROM)
    11.63: United Aerial Phenomena Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . (UAPA)
    11.64: Universal Articulate Interdimensional
    Understanding of Science (UNARIUS Academy of Sciences) . (UNARIUS) 11.65: Victorian U.F.O. Research Society Inc. . . . . . . . . . (VUFORS)

    Disclaimer
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    FAQ Requests
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    FAQ Suggestions
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    === 0.1: About alt.alien.visitors
    ---------------------------------
    alt.alien.visitor is a Usenet discussion group available through internet. Currently a.a.v. is the only UFO related discussion group available on
    Usenet. It caters to a wide rage of UFO related discussion from New Age
    UFOlogy to Scientific UFOlogy. It currently receives around 36 posting
    daily. All comments by me are indicated by the square brackets[]

    === 0.2: Posting to alt.alien.visitors
    --------------------------------------
    The following idea was suggested by matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu and is
    taken from mwauford@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU (Melissa Wauford)'s "*** REC.ARTS.TV
    POSTING GUIDELINES ***". I have adapted it to fit alt.alien.visitors, and
    I feel that this is an excellent idea. I would recommend that you use this system when posting to alt.alien.visitors.

    alt.alien.visitors can be a controversial newsgroup with a wide variety
    of discussed topics. A few topics may generate more traffic than others
    and may contain subject matter related to UFOlogy that others wish to
    filter out or concentrate upon. In order to allow those who use rn or
    some other method of pre-selecting articles to filter out (or save away) postings about these heavy traffic subjects, an abbreviation scheme has
    been created. Please help out by starting your subject line with one of
    the following abbreviations when posting about these topics. For example:

    Subject: HOT - Dancing Aliens

    or

    Subject: OP: Grey finger snacks,(the trick is in how you fold them)

    New abbreviations will be added as needed. Send suggestions directly to
    me, and I'll add them to the list. Objections to any abbreviations should probably be posted so that a consensus may be reached. Old abbreviations
    will be deleted when no longer necessary.


    Suggested Abbreviations by matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu:
    [revised by Fsdlk@acad3.alaska.edu]

    ABD = Abduction information
    CE = Pertaining to UFO sightings and phenomena, Close Encounters,
    alien contact
    HA = Jokes & silliness
    HOT = Someone flaming someone else
    INV = Postings about alien invasions and conspiracies
    MISC = Other categories like Atlantis/Mu/Spacemen, etc...
    NA = New Age stuff NEWS = UFO related news, upcoming conventions.
    OP = Opinions
    REP = Repostings of older post like Lear, Cooper, etc..
    SCI = Scientific (preferably not pseudo) findings on UFO related issues


    == 0.4: Common Sense Guidelines
    -------------------------------
    When posting to any Usenet group please follow these general guidelines.

    (1) Do not post on subjects that clearly unrelated to the newsgroup.
    Take them to the appropriate news group for discussion.

    Example: Discussion of abortion, gun control, politics and other
    strictly non related UFO should not be posted on this news group.

    (2) Do not completely repost others peoples postings and then write your
    opinion about it. Selectively edit the the post to get the information
    you
    need from it to make your point. The standard symbol used to show
    information from another post is the ">".

    Example of what not to do: Repost a long section of material quoted
    from a previous article, followed by "I agree" or words to that
    effect.

    == 0.5: Example Posting
    -----------------------
    Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
    From: jonnY@BA.DOE.edu (John Doe)
    Subject: OP: Roswell Incident
    Date: Fri, 31 Apr 1992 16:54:39 GMT

    In article <1597O38cc.040316.26314>truth@less.Dis.Info.edu (Ima Lier)
    writes:

    .. it was in 1936 when the UFO crashed at Roswell ...
    Plus there were no witnesses!! Not a single person could be found
    to bring forth testimony.

    According to my sources it happened in 1947 and lots of people saw it.
    How can you say... [Etc.]
    -JD

    === 0.3: People who post to alt.alien.visitors ----------------------------------------------
    Readers and writers of a.a.v. are made up of:

    A) People that have had contact.(Rarely post... obvious reasons)
    B) Government paid disinformation people. (Poor to fair fiction)
    C) Questioning/Inquiring minds (post weak questions, but mean well)
    D) Wanderers (Just passing through, make snide remarks if any)
    E) A few who think aliens are out there but haven't/won't come here.
    F) A few who think aliens are with us know but have had no contact.
    G) Aliens (Grey, life sucking, invader of utopia)
    H) Guys like me that just can't unsubscribe from this group. (It's just to
    much fun. Life looks darker and things aren't very clear. (guess this
    belongs in alt.consp....) But when all else falls through pull up a.a.v.
    and smile. Someone is always a little worse off than you are and here is
    one sure fired place to find one.
    I) People who are not contactees, or new-agers, or sceptics, but are simply
    interested in high-strangeness phenomenon of all sorts (and generally try
    not to post snide comments or be simple minded!)

    [If anyone wishes to add their humor to this list please mail me,
    but keep it clean: Fsdlk@acad3.alaska.edu]

    Main Source: rocko@ireland.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Rick O'leary)
    Other Contributors:
    MATTHEWS_K@CUBLDR.Colorado.EDU (Kellie Matthews)

    ===Terminology and Definitions Used in UFOlogy ----------------------------------------------

    2.00: Astronomical Units (A.U.)
    ------------------------------
    An A.U. is a measurement of space. One A.U. is the distance from the earth
    to the sun.

    2.01: a.a.v.
    ------------
    alt.alien.visitors One of the many Usenet discussion groups.

    2:02: Close Encounters (CE) & Visual Sightings ----------------------------------------------
    NL (nocturnal light)
    A simple visual sighting of a unidentified flying light seen at night.

    ND (nocturnal disc)
    A simple visual sighting of a unidentified flying extended or structured
    light source seen at night.

    DD (daylight disc)
    A simple visual sighting of a UFO seen during the day.

    Close Encounters of the first kind (CE1, CEI)
    As first defined by Hynek, a CE1 is an observation of a UFO within 150
    yards.

    Close Encounters of the second kind (CE2, CEII)
    The finding of physical evidence that a alien craft or race exists.
    Example: A burn where the craft has landed or the finding of material
    of unknown makeup.

    Close Encounters of the third kind (CE3, CEIII)
    A visual sighting of an alien being or race.

    Close Encounters of the forth kind (CE4, CEIV)
    An abduction of an individual by an alien being or race.


    Close Encounters of the fifth kind (CE5, CEV)
    A direct contact or communication with alien being or race.
    Example: Billie Meier with the Pleiadians, U.S.Govt. with the
    Greys, or channeling.

    Main Source:
    JLS19@psuvm.psu.edu (Janet Smith)
    rutkows@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Chris Rutkowski)

    2:03: Marfa Lights
    ------------------
    Marfa lights are balls of lights that appear, change different colors
    and dance around in the air. These lights where named after the town
    that they have been appearing in, Marfa Texas. They have also been sited
    in other areas. Some theories as to what they are include Ball lighting,
    Car headlights, and Alien space ships. The last current sighting I'm
    aware of was Marfa Texas on September 1 1992.

    Main Source: Sightings, FOX Network airdate September 25, 1992

    2:03: Men In Black (MIB)
    ------------------------
    These are a group of individuals who are said to wear black suits and
    drive and fly around in unmarked black cars and helicopters. They go
    about threatening people who have claimed to have seen UFOs into not
    talking about what they witnessed.

    The very first occurrence of MIB was traced to a man named Albert K.
    Bender. He was the editor of a flying saucer publication called the
    "Space Review" In the October 1953 issue he placed an announcement
    stating that he had come across information that would solve the flying
    saucer mystery but they could not print it because they were ordered not
    to. They then ended the announcement warning others in saucer work to be
    "very cautious" they then stopped their publications. Later in an
    interview Bender stated that "three men wearing dark suits" had ordered
    him to stop publishing flying saucer material, and that he had complied
    with the order because he had been "scared to death" of them. He later published a book called "Flying Saucers and the Three Men in Black"

    Mains Source: "A Review of MIBS (Men In Black) : A History" ParaNet File Number: 00171 Published 1991 by ParaNet Information Service

    Also see: Flying Saucers and the Three Men in Black by Albert K. Bender

    2:05: Tectonic Strain Theory (TST)
    ----------------------------------
    A theory of electromagnetic effects upon the human brain and/or the
    physical environment, such that all Forteana including UFOs, ghosts, ESP, sasquatch, and religious fervour can be explained as being caused by
    seismic activity generating electromagnetic radiation which in turn makes people think they are witnesses to an anomalous event. Alternatively, the
    EMM radiation can luminesce so that it appears as a UFO. Chief
    proponent: Michael Persinger. A variant is the "Earth Lights" hypothesis described by Paul Devereux.

    Main Source: rutkows@ccu.UManitoba.CA (Chris Rutkowski)

    UFO
    ------
    Unidentified Flying Object. Official term used by the Air Force.

    2:06: UFOnauts
    --------------
    A term used by the UFO community in reference to the alien abductors or extraterrestrials.

    2:07: Unusual Ground Markings (UGM)
    -----------------------------------
    A broad term which includes crop circles, "tripod marks", saucer nests,
    burn marks, etc.

    Main Source: rutkows@ccu.UManitoba.CA (Chris Rutkowski)

    2:08: USAF
    ----------
    United States Air Force

    2:09: Zine
    ----------
    magazine or newsletter pertaining to a specific subject.
    circlezine - Crop Circle publication
    ufozine - UFO publication


    === Alien Races
    ---------------------
    These are often talked about in books, Publcations and on this discussion group.


    3.00: Arcturus
    --------------
    Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371

    3.01: Aryans (Blondes)
    ----------------------
    Blond Nordic Humanoids who work with the greys. Said to be captured by
    the Reptoids and also have implants. They are said to have a tendency to
    switch their loyalties between the Reptoids and the Confederations of
    Humans.

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371

    3.02: Bllues (Star Warriors)
    ----------------------------
    The Blues are said to have translucent skin, large almond shaped eyes and
    small of stature. The main issue of their teaching was PURSUE YOUR
    PASSION, follow your own way, do your own thing, don't be pressured into
    being anything but what and who you are.

    The information about the Blues comes from Robert Morningsky a
    Hopi/Apache dancer. According to Morningsky the first alien contact
    started about 1947 - 1948 with the Greys contacting the U.S. Government
    to form a treaty with them. Another body of Aliens arrived, called the
    Blues. The Blues advised the government not to deal with the greys saying
    it would only lead to disaster. They told the U.S. to follow your own
    path. They said they would would teach with peace and harmony if men
    would disarm and listen. The military said no deal. So they left, but a
    few decided to remain and stayed in Northern Mexico and Arizona and made
    a treaty with the Hopi Indians. These Aliens are known by the Hopi as
    Star Warriors. The greys started monitoring the Blues. So the Blues had
    to flee the reservation and go into hiding, a few of the Elders went with
    them.

    The Hopi legend is that there were two races, the children of the feather
    who came from the skies, and the children of the reptile who came from
    under the earth. The children of the reptile chased the Hopi Indians out
    of the earth, these evil under-grounders were also called two hearts.

    Main Source: Post from: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen) "FILE: Star
    Warriors",Forwarded from "contact" by Sande Van der Straten, to Cathy
    Emerson, Dated 23 Aug 1992, 19:29

    Also See: American Indian Magic by Brad Steiger


    3.03: Confederation of Humans
    ------------------------------
    An organization of alien groups born out of positive energy, that are
    helping the human race along and desire to protect them. Includes:
    Vega, Arcturus, Sirius, Pleiades and other humanoids.

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371

    3.04: Greys
    -----------
    This is the most commonly identified alien race in UFOlogy. Their are
    many different views, stories and theories regarding them ranging from
    the different New Age views to the different Scientific, and conspiracy
    views.

    Greys as presented by the Scientific Community:
    The Greys are the most commonly described race by abduction victims. In
    this view they are considered a race with an unknown motives, and
    agendas. They seem to be abducting, studying, testing and using various individuals for their one unclear reasons. [See: Abductions and Current Theories]

    Greys as presented by the New Age Movement:
    In the new age movement the Greys are often associated as an evil race,
    or a race with bad energy. They are often associated with many other
    races, such as the Reptoids and their motives are known.

    Greys as presented by Different Conspiracy Theories
    The different conspiracy theories are often a mix of the scientific and
    new age views. The standard conspiracy base states that the Greys crashed
    one or more of their space ships and they were found by the U.S.
    Government. The Government them makes a secret treaty with the Greys
    allowing them to abduct humans in exchange for their technology. The
    conspiracy theories often end with the Greys not keeping their part of
    the deal. [I will try and include some of the different conspiracy
    theories when I have more time to research them in detail]

    Their are descriptions of several types of Greys: they are all humanoid in appearance, a head, main body, two arms, hands, legs, and feet.

    1: The most commonly seen grey is around two to four feet tall, very
    slender and delicate looking, small beings and light weight, extremely penetrating black slanted eyes with no pupils, almost vestigial mouth
    and nose, a very large head with a pointed chin. The skin color varies
    from dark grey to light grey, tan to tanish grey, white to pale white.
    They have no hair on their bodies.

    2: Another commonly seen Grey is described similarly as above, except
    their usually six inches taller, and seem to give the orders. A variation
    of this same described individual is: same as above except eyes like big
    black buttons and are rounded.

    3: Another type of Grey are the small robot like beings, stocky and
    little, with smooth rounded hat on top, with dark deep set holes for eyes
    and a round O shaped mouth, square breastplate with concentric circles on
    it, smell like burnt match heads, mushroom grey skin. These Greys are
    often said to act like security guards.

    Other variations are described as Reptilian like with claws an preying
    mantis like. There have also been many report of cross breeds that are
    not exactly human and not exactly Greys.

    Main Sources:
    Secret Life, by David M. Jacobs
    Communion, by Whitley Strieber
    A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness" Issue # 371

    Also See:
    Missing Time, by Budd Hopkins
    Intruders, by Budd Hopkins


    3.05: Orion Empire (Orion forces)
    ---------------------------------
    Those alien groups born out of negative energy such as the Reptoids and
    the grays. [If this is wrong someone please correct me, I'll do more
    research on this later]

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371


    3.06: Pleiadians
    ----------------
    The Pleiadians are a collective of extraterrestrials from the star system Pleiades. They are also from various times in our future, starting from
    500 years from now to millions of years from now. The Pleiadian culture
    is ancient and was "seeded" from another universe of love long before
    Earth was created. They have formed a tremendous society which operates
    with love, with ideas and ideals that we are yet unfamiliar with.

    The Pleiadians started a project to contact and inspire earth humans to
    take back their power and create a better reality for themselves. They
    are here as ambassadors from another universe to help Earth through her transition from the third dimension to the fourth dimension and to assist
    each of us in our personal endeavors of awakening, remembering and
    knowing. As this project has become more successful, more ETs have
    joined the group, some from other systems. The group later changed its
    name from Pleiadians to the Pleiadians Plus.

    The Pleiadians say that their reasons for contacting us is that there is
    a chance of tyranny in the future and they are coming back to inspire us
    as much as possible so we will take charge of creating our own reality
    and change the future.
    They teach a very empowering form of personal and social metaphysics,
    with love and clarity. The Pleiadians speak as a collective and there are
    no individuals identified. They do not appear in physical form although
    they say they can. They say it is safer to come through the channel, and
    it does not attract as much attention.


    Billie Meier's Contact from the Pleiades
    Billie Meier was contacted over 130 times between 1976 and 1982 by a
    female named Samjese who said she was from the star system Pleiades. She
    was the first to telepathically contact Meier and tell him where to go
    for the first physical contact. Meier had indepth conversations with
    Samjese. The contact notes are published in following four books and are
    out of print:

    UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Vol I & II Photo Journals (Vol I is in
    its second printing.)
    UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Prilimary Investigation Report
    UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades Supplementary Investigation Report
    Message From the Pleiades Vol 1 & 2 Light Years

    There are 4 videos available on the Pleiades case.
    Contact $59.
    The Beamship Trilogy $99.
    The videos are available from:
    Genesis III Publishing, P.O. Drawer JJ, Munds Park, AZ 86017
    [Also see: The Pleiades Project]

    There is also a book available called Bringers of the Dawn - Teachings
    from the Pleiadians by Barbara Marciniak. They also have 2 to 3 hundred
    tapes available.

    Main source:
    Information given by Don_-_Showen@cup.portal.com
    Connecting Link Magazine Pleiadian article, Channeled by Barbara Marciniak

    3.07: Sirius
    -------------
    Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371

    3.08: Reptoids
    ---------------
    A reptilian race from Draco bent on conquest, They are said to be
    controling the greys by means of an implant, the same one that the gray
    are implanting into humans. They are also said to be the master minds
    behind the abduction plans. Their master plan involves using the newly
    created 'Half-breeds' with implants to defeat the Confederations of
    Humans. The Reptoids also use humans as food. [Does this remind you of
    the movie V?]

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371


    3.09: Vega
    ----------
    Members of Confederations of Humans [will do more research later]

    Main Source: A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness"
    Issue # 371


    === Abductions and Current Theories
    -----------------------------------
    4.00: About Abductions
    ----------------------
    There are many people who believe they have been abducted by UFOnauts.
    These abduction victims often experience memory loss and "missing time".
    some of them have been able to recall their abductions from memory and
    others have recalled their abductions by the aid of hypnosis. Often these encounters involve being taken aboard an alien craft and examined by the UFOnauts and put through a variety of physical and mental procedures.
    Then the individuals are returned. Many of the abduction victims has
    shown signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

    Some of the major researchers who have studied the abduction field
    include Budd Hopkins, David Jacobs, John Mach, Philip Klass, and Jenny
    Randles.

    There are several groups with distinct opinions. The dyed-in-the-wool
    Skeptics, who who don't believe it. Others who are passing no verdict, but
    are still examining the evidence. Those who believe due to the
    similarities of the abduction testimonies. Those who claim to have
    information through means such as channeling. Those who claim to have had first-person experiences, with automatic conscious recall. Those who
    claim to have had first-person experiences, with recall under hypnotic regression.

    The opinions of some skeptics such as Klass believe that the hypnotists themselves are leading the abduction victims unknowingly into believing
    that they have had an abduction experience. The skeptics believe that the
    the media has been saturated so much with the abduction material that when people having nightmares or people who believe that they have experienced
    the "missing time" are put under hypnosis, they draw upon what they have
    seen in the media to fulfill the expectations of the hypnotist and
    causes themselves to be put trough the trauma for that reason. They say
    the nightmares are often caused by the sleeping disorder narcolepsy, and
    the "missing time" is not an uncommon experience and is caused when the
    mind is preoccupied by other matters. They often give the advice to go to clinical doctors, and not to contact an abductionist.

    Other researchers such as Jacobs and Hopkins believe that there is
    something physical causing the abduction experiences. Hobkins has stated
    that he believes that the abduction are real and that the recounts of the abductions are to similar to each other to be anything but the truth.
    Jacobs takes a slightly different approach, he has been categorizing all
    the accounts and trying to find patterns in the testimonies. Through this method he come up with new more indepth theories regarding the
    abductions. [I'll give these late when I have time]

    The Channelers believe that the abductions are part of a battle between
    good energy forces and evil energy forces. [See Reptoids, Greys and
    Pleiadians]

    There people on the net who believe they have had personal experiences
    with Alien contacts or abductions. Some have posted accounts of their experiences. Many others decline to post due to attacks by skeptics.

    There has been possible material evidence of UFOs or Alien contacts. There
    are abundant material traces, even excepting those confiscated by the
    military. Material traces include burned grass and earth where UFOs have landed, UFOs shown on radar tapes, UFOs on film and in photos. Bodily
    traces on abductees include scoop-marks in the flesh, incisions, burns, apparent radiation exposure, bruises, inflammation, etc. Whether any of
    these is considered *evidential*, however, is a subjective value call.

    For anyone who is interested in abduction help call:

    Bill Knell
    Director of Island Skywatch
    (718)591-1854 (New York)

    He can get you in touch with the right people in your area and has a lot
    of videos, tapes and books on UFOs and abductions. He is also a very experienced researcher/investigator.

    Main Sources:
    UFO-Abductions: A Dangerous Game, by Philip Klass
    Secret Life, by David M. Jacobs
    Communion, by Whitley Strieber
    dfs30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Denise Solis)
    A Cosmic Awareness Channel from "Revelations of Awareness" Issue # 371

    Also See:
    Missing Time, by Budd Hopkins
    Intruders, by Budd Hopkins
    Alien Abductions: Mystery Solved by Jenny Randiles


    === UFOlogists
    --------------
    5:00: Hopkins, Bud
    ------------------
    Bud Hopkins graduated from Oberlin college. He is also a painter and
    sculptor. He has been investigating UFO report for the lat 12 years.

    Bud Hopkins c/o Random House
    201 E. 50th Street
    New York, NY 10022

    5:01: Jacobs, Dr David
    ----------------------
    David Jacobs is an Associate Professor of History at temple University.
    He has worked with over 300 UFO abduction witnesses. He works closely
    with a number of other abduction researchers including Budd Hopkins.
    Dr. Jacobs moderates an abduction conference on ParaNet, and is accessible
    via their dial-up BBS node (303-431-8797) or on Internet through a list
    server. [See ParaNet]

    Dr. David Jacobs
    Department of History
    Temple University
    Philadelphia, Pa 19122

    5:02: Klass, Philip J.
    ----------------------
    For thirty-five years a senior editor with Aviation Week and Space
    Technology magazine, is recognized as the world's leading skeptical
    authority in Unidentified Flying Objects and has written three books on
    the subject. Klass, a graduate electrical engineer, is a founding Fellow
    of the Committeee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the
    Paranormal. He was honored in 1973 for his accuracy as a techjournalist
    by being named a Fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

    Main Source: The about the author paragraph inUFO-Abductions: A Dangerous
    Game, by Philip Klass, C1988

    5:03: Marciniak, Barbara J.
    ---------------------------
    Barbara J. Marciniak is an internationally known trance channel from
    North Carolina. She began channeling in 1988. The strength and purity of
    the message she is bringing very quickly captured the hearts of many
    seekers looking to be all that they can be. Barbara has channeled at
    various Expos and for groups across the United States, in Peru and in
    Germany.

    You may contact Barbara at:
    Bold Connections Connecting Link Magazine
    P. O. Box 6521, 9392 Whitneyville Rd.
    Raleigh, NC 27628. Alto, MI. 49302-9694

    5:04: Randles, Jenny
    --------------------
    Jenny Randles
    37 Hasthbank Road
    Stockport, Cheshire SK3 0UP

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