San Jose, California - Is it time to send deliberate messages to the stars, in the hopes of reaching alien civilizations? Advocates in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) say that moment is long overdue. But other researchers want to take a more cautious approach and seek an international consensus before outing Earth to the rest of the universe. Scientists in both camps faced off today at a debate held at a meeting of AAAS (publisher of ScienceInsider) here.
Douglas Vakoch, the director of interstellar message composition at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, doesn't dismiss the need to consider ethical or political issues, but says that it will be tough to achieve a consensus. "It's 'either-or' thinking," he says. "Either we have international discussion, or we transmit. We should be doing both." But David Brin, an astrophysicist and science fiction author here, says that Earth's relative radio quietude should not be changed so radically, so quickly. "If you're going to transform one of the major characteristics... of our planet, we've learned that small groups shouldn't do that peremptorily."
Since the SETI movement began in the 1960s, it has mostly involved using radio telescopes to listen to bands in the electromagnetic spectrum for something out of the ordinary. In contrast, instances of active SETI, also called Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or METI-beaming deliberate messages to the heavens-have been much rarer. In 1974, a radio message was broadcast from the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico toward a cluster of stars 25,000 light-years away. Brin says there have been other "stunts." In 2008, for instance, the tortilla chip company Doritos sent an advertisement from a radar station in Norway to a potentially habitable star system 42 light-years away.
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Most people think that Star Trek-style nuclear rockets are a thing of the future, but the fact is we had them in the 1960s... and gave up on them.
The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application...NERVA... program was a joint effort between NASA and the US Atomic Energy Commission, and managed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office. Los Alamos Labs had begun work on nuclear rockets in 1952 and this research accelerated so quickly that by 1961 the Marshall Spaceflight Center started using nuclear rockets in their mission planning, with the first launch to be in 1964 as a final demonstration of the space-worthiness of these engines. The NERVA engine was built by Aerojet and Westinghouse. The first of these actually built and tested in a spaceflight configuration was the Kiwi-B4 engine that produced 70,000 pounds of thrust. The NERVA NRX/EST engine in 1966 ran for two continuous hours. The NERVA-XE engine tests ran for 115 minutes and as a result, it demonstrated that nuclear engines were now flight-ready as a technology. The nuclear engine program had demonstrated thrusts as high as 250,000 pounds, 90 minutes of continuous and controllable thrust delivery, and thermal power equal to 4,500 megawatts.
The plan was to use a NERVA engine as the third stage of the Saturn V rocket and plausibly get to Mars by 1978 and even use this engine as the work-horse to establish a large lunar colony by 1981. These plans were canceled in 1972 once President Nixon came into office and decided that the Saturn V and the Apollo program were no longer needed to prove US space superiority in the Cold War. Without the Saturn V, there was no way to place the heavy nuclear engine into space, even though once there it would dramatically out-perform any chemical rocket. Nuclear engines would be used as the engines for space 'tugboats' that would ferry cargo and humans from low earth orbit to the moon and beyond.
A conceptual illustration of a spacecraft for a manned Mars mission proposed by NASA's Wernher von Braun in August 1969. Two spacecraft would make the trip in tandem, each one powered by three NERVA-type engines. (Image courtesy: NASA).
The Space Nuclear Propulsion Office planned to build ten nuclear engine-based vehicles, six for ground tests and four for flight tests, but the development program was delayed after 1966 as NERVA became a political hot-potato in the debate over a Mars mission. The nuclear -enhanced Saturn 5 would carry two to three times more payload into space than the chemical version, enough to easily loft 340,000 pound space stations and replenish orbital propellant depots. Ultimately the NERVA program became so closely linked to plans to go to Mars, that when Congress finally balked at the expense and folly of going to Mars, the NERVA program no longer had a 'customer' to serve. The NERVA program was finally terminated altogether on January 5, 1973.
So for decades, the popular story seemed to be that we didn't have nuclear rocket technology and would have to get by with impressive chemical rocket-based systems like the Space Shuttle. But then something amazing happened. In 2000, NASA proposed Project Prometheus whose goal was to develop nuclear-powered systems for long-duration space missions. Now, this wasn't nuclear engine technology, but the far more practical power plant technology. NASA had for decades been shoehorned into missions that used heavy solar panels or 'RTG' to generate a few hundred watts to run scientific equipment. Now NASA wanted to leap into multi-kilowatt systems based on small nuclear fission piles.
For the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO), a spacecraft designed to explore Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, NASA intended to use the first of what they hoped would be the new generation of mini-reactors flown in space. The reactor would heat a fluid and run a steam turbine to generate electricity. The electricity would then power scientific instruments and an ion-propulsion unit. But this was not to be either. The JIMO mission was cancelled in 2006, and also canceled was the Prometheus Project.
NASA chief, Mike Griffin, told a U.S. Senate subcommittee in May 2005 that JIMO was in his opinion, "too ambitious to be attempted"." Instead, the Juno mission to Jupiter was funded, and this 1.1 billion spacecraft carries huge solar panels to generate its electricity using conservative 'off the shelf' technology.
The NEXT ion engine in operation.
BUT AT LEAST THERE ARE ION ENGINES!
Nothing is ever lost, so at least in principle nuclear rocket technology is ready to go just as soon as we can decide that we want to do more in space that just the limited capabilities that chemical rockets allow. Meanwhile, ion propulsion is being used by NASA increasingly, and with spectacular results. Three NASA missions, SERT-1, Dawn and Deep Space 1, used ion engines to get around in the solar system. Although the thrust of these engines is measured in ounces not in kilopounds, the thrust can be maintained for weeks, months and years, which steadily builds up enormous speeds. For example, it took four days for the Dawn spacecraft to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph using a thrust of just 0.3 ounces.
How an ion engine works (Credit NASA)
SERT-I and II launched in 1964 and 1970, verified ion thruster technology in space and ran for up to 3700 hours. This technology was then used on the Deep Space-1 mission.
NEXT program in 2010 demonstrated over 5.5 years of continuous operation for a 7 kilowatt ion engine. It used 1,900 pounds of xenon and produced a thrust of 0.8 pounds.
Basically, the thrust you get depends on 1) the voltage used to accelerate the ions, controlled by the wattage of the engine, 2) the rate at which you pump the ions through the engine and 3) the mass of the ions. Currently we are using a few thousand volts, a few kilowatts, xenon atoms with an atomic mass of 131, and a low-pressure flow rate of about 5 ounces per hour. This gives you a thrust of just under one ounce. Imagine what you could do with a megawatt engine and a 100,000 volt potential with a mass flow rate of 1 kilograms per day and a thrust of 100 pounds! (well,these numbers may not be consistent with each other, but you get the point!) Now we are talking getting to Mars in a week or less!
These are baby steps, but they prove loud and clear that the only thing limiting 'Star Trek' rocketry is our human will to explore and dream. These are qualities in short supply on Capitol Hill and by American adults in general, but we can no longer hide behind the lame excuse that we just don't have the technology! We do...we just don't care.
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Is there real evidence that we are about to see the return of the Nephilim? Well, the truth is that more people than ever are capturing video of unidentified flying objects that look like nothing known to man. Some of the best of these UFO sightings are included in the series of short videos posted below. The truth is that it is becoming increasingly apparent that SOMETHING is happening out there. So who in the world are these beings and where are they from? Of course most of those who are obsessed with UFOs believe that they are "aliens" visiting us from another planet. They never even consider that the beings inhabiting these craft may actually be something else altogether. Hopefully as more information about these UFOs come out, people will start to wake up and understand that these aliens are not who everyone thinks that they are. As you watch the videos below, perhaps you should ask yourself what you really believe about these "aliens".... Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4:Part 5:
SHORT UFO FACT: [AREA 51 (DREAMLAND, DATA REPOSITORY ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENACE LAND) Area 51, also called Dreamland, is located at a corner of the Nevada Test Site, where highly classified national defense projects have been conducted for over 4 decades. Such spy planes as the U-2 and the SR-71 were developed there, as were the Stealth Aircraft and the technology associated with the Strategic Defense Initiative. Government officials denied that the Aurora project even existed, but anyone willing to take the Nevada back roads to Area 51 could observe almost nightly aerial performances. Area 51 is the site where Robert Lazar claimed that the US Government had him working on back engineering captured alien spacecraft. ]
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SHORT UFO FACT: [ARYANS are blond nordic humanoids. The story about them is that they are captured by the Reptoids and have implants. They are hard to rely on as they switch side between the Reptoids and the Confederation of Humans every now and then.]
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As the global space programs look to close the gender gap both at the International Space Station and the Chinese space laboratory, there appears to be only two women set to go to low earth orbit in 2013 - one American and the other Chinese.
Taikonaut Wang Yaping
SHENZHOU 10 is a planned manned spaceflight of China's Shenzhou program that is scheduled for launch in 2013 in the final mission to Tiangong 1. Among the crew of three is expected to be female taikonaut WANG YAPING. The female taikonaut is expected to spend 10-to-14 days in space next year. Wang Yaping was among he back-up crew for the Shenzhou 9 mission which carried the first female taikonaut to space this passed summer (2012) - taikonaut Liu Yang.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg
NASA astronaut KAREN LUJEAN NYBERG, has been assigned to the EXPEDITION 36 crew as a flight engineer and is scheduled to fly to the ISS aboard SOYUZ TMA-09M in May 2013. Dr. Nyberg will be the only female astronaut or cosmonaut to fly to the International Space Station in 2013. Nonetheless, the female crew corps at the orbiting labortory is expected to change in 2014 with the addition of Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova and ESA astronaut Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti having long duration stays of nearly 6-months each.
1st Woman Valentina Tereshkova
Only two female NASA astronauts - Peggy Whitson (2007-2008) and Sunita Williams (currently and only female at the ISS in 2012) - have served as International Space Station commanders during the 11-year program.
The 21st century space effort of all nations should begin to close to the male-female ratio on orbit. If humanity is to become a true spacefaring species, both sexes should have near equality.
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Updated: 1 November 2013(NICAP.org)
Quote from the web page:"Following the UFO wave of 1957, a drought of sightings ran from 1958 to about 1964. Larry Hatch catalogued about 100 events per year in that period with his 'U' Database, the lowest count being 1963 with only 61 sightings. The 1954 European wave included some physical trace cases, and there was a scattering of reports after that. However, cases of this type increased markedly after 1963. 1964 was the year the landing reports became more prominent, beginning with the blockbuster event on April 24 at Socorro, New Mexico. (Note: Brad Sparks: My impression is that 1958-63 were not a 'drought' at all, that it is only the civilian outsider's viewpoint not knowing what the AF was collecting. The BB files indicate a continuing stream of high quality UFO cases some of astounding merit). As far as 1964 was concerned, we all note a surprising lack of sightings reported in the first three months..
Our thanks for these chronologies must go to our documentation team: Rebecca Wise (Project Blue Book Archive), Dan Wilson (archive researcher), Jean Waskiewicz (UFO dBase), and Brad Sparks (Comprehensive Catalog of Project Blue Book Unknowns).
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KEPLER'S EXOPLANETS: A MAP OF THE LOCATIONS OF EXOPLANETS, OF VARIOUS MASSES, IN THE KEPLER FIELD OF VIEW. 1,235 CANDIDATES ARE PLOTTED (NASA/WENDY STENZEL)
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Just in case you haven't heard, our galaxy appears to be teeming with small worlds, many of which are Earth-sized candidate exoplanets and dozens appear to be orbiting their parent stars in their "habitable zones."
Before Wednesday's Kepler announcement, we knew of just over 500 exoplanets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. Now the space telescope has added another 1,235 candidates to the tally - "what a difference 24 hours makes".
Although this is very exciting, the key thing to remember is that we are talking about exoplanet "candidates", which means Kepler has detected 1,235 exoplanet signals, but more work needs to be done (i.e. more observing time) to refine their orbits, masses and, critically, to find out whether they actually exist.
But, statistically speaking, a pattern is forming. Kepler has opened our eyes to the fact our galaxy is brimming with small worlds - some candidates approaching "Mars-sized" dimensions!
EARTH-BRANDTM LIFE
Before Kepler, plenty of Jupiter-sized worlds could be seen, but with its precision eye for spotting the tiniest of fluctuations of star brightness (as a small exoplanet passes between Kepler and the star), the space telescope has found that smaller exoplanets outnumber the larger gas giants.
Needless to say, all this talk of "Earth-sized" worlds (and the much-hyped "Earth-like" misnomer) has added fuel to the extraterrestrial life question: If there's a preponderance of small exoplanets - some of which orbit within the "sweet-spot" of the habitable zones of their parent stars - could "life as we know it" (or Earth-BrandTM Life as I like to call it) also be thriving there?
Before I answer that question, let's turn back the clock to Sept. 29, 2010, when, in the wake of the discovery of the exoplanet Gliese 581 g, Steven Vogt, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at University of California Santa Cruz, told Discovery News: "Personally, given the ubiquity and propensity of life to flourish wherever it can, I would say that the chances for life on [Gliese 581 g] are 100 percent. I have almost no doubt about it."
IMPOSSIBLE? OR 100 PERCENT?
As it turns out, Gliese 581 g may not actually exist - an excellent example of the progress of science scrutinizing a candidate exoplanet in complex data sets as my Discovery News colleague Nicole Gugliucci discusses in "Gliese 581g and the Nature of Science" - but why was Vogt so certain that there was life on Gliese 581 g? Was he "wrong" to air this opinion?
Going to the opposite end of the spectrum, Howard Smith, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, made the headlines earlier this year when he announced, rather pessimistically, that aliens will unlikely exist on the extrasolar planets we are currently detecting.
"We have found that most other planets and solar systems are wildly different from our own. They are very hostile to life as we know it," Smith told the UK's Telegraph.
Smith made comparisons between our own solar system with the interesting HD 10180 system, located 127 light-years away. HD 10180 was famous for a short time as being the biggest star system beyond our own, containing five exoplanets (it has since been trumped by Kepler-11, a star system containing six exoplanets as showcased in Wednesday's Kepler announcement).
One of HD 10180's worlds is thought to be around 1.4 Earth-masses, making it the smallest detected exoplanet before yesterday. Alas, as Smith notes, that is where the similarities end; the "Earth-sized" world orbiting HD 10180 is too close to its star, meaning it is a roasted exoplanet where any atmosphere is blasted into space by the star's powerful radiation and stellar winds.
The Harvard scientist even dismissed the future Kepler announcement, pointing out that upcoming reports of habitable exoplanets would be few and far between. "Extrasolar systems are far more diverse than we expected, and that means very few are likely to support life," he said.
BOTH RIGHT AND WRONG
So what can we learn about the disparity between Vogt and Smith's opinions about the potential for life on exoplanets, regardless of how "Earth-like" they may seem?
Critically, both points of view concern Earth-BrandTM Life (i.e. us and the life we know and understand). As we have no experience of any other kind of life (although the recent eruption of interest over arsenic-based life is hotly debated), it is only Earth-like life we can realistically discuss.
We could do a Stephen Hawking and say that "all kinds of life" is possible "anywhere" in the cosmos, but this is pure speculation. Science only has life on Earth to work with, so (practically speaking) it's pointless to say a strange kind of alien lifeform could live on an exoplanet where the surface is molten rock and constantly bathed in extreme stellar radiation.
If we take Hawking's word for it, Vogt was completely justified for being so certain about life existing on Gliese 581 g. What's more, there's no way we could prove he's wrong!
But if you set the very tight limits on where we could find Earth-like life, we are suddenly left with very few exoplanet candidates that fit the bill. Also, just because an Earth-sized planet might be found in the habitable zone of its star, doesn't mean it's actually habitable. There are many more factors to consider. So, in this case, Smith's pessimism is well placed.
Regardless, exoplanet science is in its infancy and the uncertainty with the "is there life?" question is a symptom of being on the "raggedy edge of science," as Nicole would say. We simply do not know what it takes to make a world habitable for any kind of life (apart from Earth), but it is all too tempting to speculate as to whether a race of extraterrestrials, living on one of Kepler's worlds, is pondering these same questions.
"LUNA," ACCORDING TO MANY UFOLOGISTs is an Alien base on the far side of the Moon (e.g., the side we never see). They say it was filmed by the Apollo Astronauts. They also claim the base is HQ for a massive mining operation using very large machines. According to Milton Cooper, a number of very large alien craft--which he described as "mother ships"--were also there.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -- THE ALLEGED LOCATION OF THE ALIEN MOON BASE
IN 1979 MAURICE CHATELAIN, A former head of NASA Communications said that Armstrong hadreported seeing two UFOs on the rim of a crater. "The encounter was common knowledge in NASA"," he revealed, "but nobody has talked about it until now."
DR. VLADIMIR AZHAZHA, a physicist and Professor of Mathematics at Moscow University said "Neil Armstrong relayed the message to Mission Control that two large, mysterious objects were watching them after having landed near the moon module. But his message was never heard by the public"," because NASA pulled it.
ANOTHER SOVIET SCIENTIST, Dr.Aleksandr Kazantsev, says he saw color movies of the UFOs taken by Buzz Aldrin from inside Apollo 11. Buzz continued filming them after he and Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon. The UFOs departed minutes after the astronauts came out on to the lunar surface.
UFOLOGISTS CLAIMS THAT APOLLO 11'S radio transmissions were interrupted on several occasions in order to hide the news from the public. Maurice Chatelain claims that "all Apollo and Gemini flights were followed, both at a distance and sometimes also quite closely, by space vehicles of extraterrestrial origin - flying "saucers, or UFOs, if you want to call them by that name. Every time it occurred, the astronauts informed Mission Control, who then ordered absolute silence."
MOON BASES?
ANOTHER RESEARCHER SAYS "I think that Walter Schirra aboard Mercury 8 was the first of the astronauts to use the code name 'Santa Claus' to indicate the presence of flying saucers next to space capsules. However, his announcements were barely noticed by the general public. It was a little different when James Lovell "on board the Apollo 8 command module came out from behind the moon and said for everybody to hear: 'PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS.' Even though this happened on "Christmas Day 1968, many people sensed a hidden meaning in those words."
"ONE PROFESSOR ASKED NEIL ARMSTRONG during a university NASA symposium:
Professor: "What REALLY happened out there with Apollo 11?"
Armstrong:"
Professor: "How do you mean "warned off"?"
Armstrong: "I can't go into details, except to say that their ships were far superior to ours both in size and technology - Boy, were they big!...and menacing! No, there is no question of a space station."
Professor:" But NASA had other missions after Apollo 11?"
Armstrong: "Naturally - NASA was committed at that time, and couldn't risk panic on Earth. [He says here also that after Apollo 11, no one lingered on the moon]."
ARMSTRONG CONFIRMED THAT THE STORY was true but gave no details other than admitting that the CIA was behind the cover-up.
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HORIZONTALLY DYNAMIC FOOT THEORYBy Karl Sup and Sharon DayNovember 21, 2012Humans have a vertically dynamic foot for upward lift. In this theory, we propose that Sasquatch have a horizontally dynamic foot for enhanced step grip.Visual evidence in films such as Bluff Creek Patterson-Gimlin film (1967), show a creature whose body length is highly disproportionate with human beings, with powerful gluteus and leg muscles, wide hips, as well as a smooth, compliant gait that does not generate any head bounce. This evidence demonstrates that there is no "step off" in their gait, but instead the sasquatch maintain a knee-bent, 'snow-shoeing' compliant gait in which the rear foot and forefoot exhibit separate flexibility, often referred to as a mid-tarsal flexion break. This theory proposes that there is an additional shift of the rear foot towards the forefoot (or an inchworm effect), that can create a composite pinch of substrate or forest litter like pine needles and leaves.In the instance of a human who is morbidly obese, his frame and gait cannot typically tolerate their excess weight. Instead of the typical push off on the ball of their foot, this individual will sway side to side ("waddle"), thereby wearing down his knee joints. But, in the instance of a very heavy creature perfectly designed for such weight, the hips are wider, the joints are very flexible to allow for a bent-knee, flat-footed gait, which in turn create enormous gluteus muscles, leg muscles, and a smooth "cross country skier" glide that is reported by those who have witnessed this gait.Humans have an Achilles tendon to lever their foot for that push-off dexterity and it is entirely possible that Sasquatch also possesses a dorsal tendon on the bottom and side of the foot that allows for flexibility on the sole of the foot. There have been reports and video of Sasquatches performing what can only be called a rabbit run, where he goes down onto all fours, galloping with his legs up and around rotating like a rabbit's. This flexibility is highly impressive, but this run makes a great deal more sense for distance covering and staying low and less visible. With the enormous amount of lower body muscle mass that Sasquatch possesses, the launch distance created by going on all four is an enormous leap, legs rotating to give even more momentum to thrust a long distance again. It makes sense both for the ability to remain lower and more hidden, as well as covering ground fast. Sasquatch is also seen doing a "creeper walk" which is like a squat as if he is sitting in a chair and creeping his bent legs forward. This not only makes him much shorter and less noticeable in brush, but gives him a steady, albeit slow, silent stalking gait.About the authors of this theory"Karl Sup is a software architect, developer and analyst, and an avid Bigfoot researcher working in the mountains of Arizona for many years. During this research, he observed a pattern in trackways and prints where debris or pine needles were caught in the center crease of the prints that were "pinched" into place. Karl's two children, Jonathan and Kaitlyn, both pre-med majors in college assisted with details regarding anatomy/physiology and the overall feasibility of this theory. Karl also has had decades of audio analysis and editing, and assisted in helping M.K. Davis clean up and enhance audio from VHS tapes he has been studying and discovered the presence of infrasound within those recordings. ""Sharon Day is author of Ghost Hunting Theories and a paranormal enthusiast, co-author of the upcoming book "Paranormal Geeks." She keeps herself well immersed in all things Bigfoot and is a medical transcriptionist by trade and from a family of doctors and nurses. An experience with a ruptured Achilles tendon and its reattachment had her thinking about Bigfoot's gait. "(Undisclosed cave entrance in Arizona)(Comparing height proportions in relation to ratio of leg length to total height) This is not just a man in a suit - look at the proportions. "Patty's" leg length ratio when compared to her height is 1/3 of her final height. For humans, it's more than 2/3rd (see Sharon's photo on the left) It's not only a disproportionately long body (if Sharon had the same ratio, her final height would be 96 inches instead of 68!), the gluteus muscles on the Bigfoot appear to be about 1/3 of its entire back height! Here's a tribe that runs barefoot --Look around the 13 seconds on time period at the foot falls -("animation courtesy of MK Davis")As an update-MK Davis has been running across evidence to point to this concept - Thank you, MK, for looking for evidence to support our theory.
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1974-Abduction at Medicine Bow National Park(B J Booth- UFO Casebook and About Dot Com) This very interesting case took place in Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. On October 25, 1974, one Carl Higdon was elk hunting in the northern section of the park. As he shot his rifle at an elk nearby, a most bizarre thing happened. The bullet traveled in slow motion, as if he had entered another dimension. It fell some 50 feet away, dropping into the snow covered landscape. He was able to recover the bullet. He felt a strange sensation over his body. To his utter shock and amazement, he saw a humanoid entity standing nearby.The humanoid was quite tall, at over six feet in height. He was clad in a black jump suit with a wide belt. The belt was decorated with a six-pointed star and emblem of yellow. With straight hair standing out from his head, he had no eyebrows. He stood bow-legged, with long arms ending with rod-like appendages instead of hands. The humanoid spoke to Higdon, asking him if he was hungry. The entity threw some pills to him, telling him if he took one, he would not have to eat for 4 days. Higdon normally did not take any type of pills, yet he swallowed one of the offerings immediately. It was surmised that the entity was smart enough to realize that Higdon may have been hungry, or else he would not have been hunting elk.A Distant Planet: He then saw two more alien beings, and five elk that Higdon had been hunting earlier in the day. The elk showed no signs of life-they appeared to be frozen in their tracks. Higdon was told that the aliens had traveled the distance of 163,000 light years, arriving in a flash. Soon, the alien pointed toward Higdon, and the next thing he knew, he was enclosed within a transparent apparatus, with a helmet on. Also present were two more humanoids, and the five elk he was previously stalking. The elk were in a frozen state. He was told that the aliens were traveling to their home planet, located some 163,000 light years away. In a flash, they arrived at the distant location.Suddenly, all of them, including Higdon were at the alien planet. The planet looked very modernistic, with buildings that Higdon said looked like the Seattle Space Needle. The planet's sun was of great intensity, which hurt his eyes. The next thing the hunter knew, he was back in Medicine Bow Park.Pickup Truck Relocated: Over two hours had passed since Higdon had first seen the alien. When he arrived back at his original location, he felt cold and disoriented. At first, he could not locate his pick-up truck, finally finding it three miles from its original location. It was stuck in the mud. He called for help on his CB radio. Soon, the local sheriff arrived, and could easily see that Higdon was in a state of hysteria, and was exhausted. He was shouting, "They took my elk!" He was taken for medical care to a local hospital. His blood work showed he had a highly elevated level of vitamins, probably from the pill he had taken. The most fascinating aspect of his tests was that tuberculosis scars on his lungs were now gone! Further investigation into the details surrounding the bizarre encounter revealed that Higdon's wife, along with two other people, had seen a red-green-white flashing light moving in the area of the sighting.The case was investigated by Dr. Leo Sprinkle, Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming. Also included were Rick Kenyon, and Robert Nantkes, MUFON field investigators, and Frank Bourke, National Star Investigator. The Real Thing? The case of Carl Higdon seems more like a script from a bad science fiction movie, and there is not really enough evidence to confirm such an incredible story. It is interesting, but belongs in the folklore category more than anywhere else. Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 1, 1974 Farmer Edwin Fuhr, 36, was harvesting his grape crop at about 11:00 a.m., when he noticed a metallic-appearing dome-shaped object about 50 feet away in a grassy area. Stopping to investigate, he left his swather and walked to within 15 feet of the object. Noting that the object was spinning and swirling the grass beneath it, he became frightened and backed away.Climbing back on the swather, he looked around and saw four more domes arranged in a rough semi-circle, all identical and all spinning, hovering about a foot above the ground. Suddenly one object took off, quickly followed by the other four, ascending in a step formation. At about 200 feet they stopped, each emitting a puff of gray vapor from exhaust-like extensions at the base. The vapor extended about six feet, followed by a downward gust of wind which flattened the rape in the immediate area.The objects then formed a straight line, hovered for a minute or two, then abruptly ascended into the low cloud cover and disappeared. Later Fuhr learned that cattle in a nearby field had bellowed and broken through a fence about the time of the sighting. Going to inspect the landing area, he found five rings of depressed grass swirled in a clockwise fashion. There was no evidence of heat or burning. Some additional circles were found in the area later that month. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Ron Morier, quoted by Canadian Press, said: "Something was there and I doubt it was a hoax. There's no indication anything had been wheeled in or out and Mr. Fuhr seemed genuinely scared."(MUFON UFO Symposium Proceedings, Seguin, Texas, 1975, pp. 113-129; International UFO Reporter, Mar.-Apr. 1992, pp. 4-11, with sketches and tables; Flying Saucer Review, 20(3), 1974, pp. 32-33, with photo and sketches; Jerome Clark, UFO Encyclopedia, Detroit, Omnigraphics, Inc., 1998, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, pp. 571-572.) THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION comes from ASTROPORT: http://www.interneland.com/interneland/astroport/a-astroport.htm(click pic above to enlarge)
UFO SIGHTING IN NEW WHITTINGTON, ON OCTOBER 23RD 2013 - JUST A CONTINUOS SMALL BRIGHT LIGHT LIKE A PLANES HEADLIGHT TRAVELLING FROM WEST TO EAST SILENTLY
I was in Chesterfield Derbyshire, leaving my parents house at about 6.30pm. I looked up into the sky & pointed out to my mother a jet & it's contrail lit up by the moonlight. Just after that I saw a larger light travelling towards us high in the sky. I said to my mother that it was strange as it didn't have a strobe light or any red flashing lights. So we watched it. Several jets flew by with their flashing lights & jet noises. This one light continued its journey above us silently going from West to East. As it passed over us & slightly beyond, a jet was flying toward it coming from roughly just off East. To me at one point they were relatively close, so I believe the jet pilots would have been well aware of it. My mother & I watched it disappear into the night sky for as long as our eyes would let us. I'm very curious to know what travels at night in the sky with its light visible the whole time with no angle changes & is completely silent? The object didn't seem to be any higher than a jet & was brighter than a star, a planet or a satellite. Both my mother & I were mystified.
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A set of two of excitement ago, my capably buddy and self-elected Prime-Minister of the Mean for Fortean Zoology, Jon Downes, was emotional by Patrick Huyghe's "Dip GAS Get older" book to placement a series of compilations of the writings of distinctive group in the Fortean realm.The first (from Jon's CFZ Impetus) was Andy Roberts' "Artificially Unnatural BUT Quirkily Backdrop", which was published in 2010. And my very own "Fail Teenager Having forty winks ON SPAGHETTI Go" followed in return this see. And, now, we're up to No.3: Paul Screeton's wonderfully-titled "I Barracks THE LORE" (I support yet to ask Paul if the lore won...).As ego and all and sundry expedient by means of the writings of Paul (vertical, a punning bilingual person) stimulus gossip, his mercifulness is equal-parts funny, gossip, lively, and manageable. Which, in imitation of you're partnership by means of issues of a Fortean species, is very far-flung essential! A long time ago all, there's emptiness lessen than lessons convinced deathly-dull drivel on how many bodies were found at Roswell, the square-mileage of Section 51, or the shagging habits of Nessie. And, thankfully, you get none of that by means of Paul.For instance you "do" get by means of "I Barracks...", is an well-behaved party of hard-to-find (in convinced cases, "very" hard-to-find) articles from Paul that date from the 1960s to very far-flung the present day, and that cover a wide-ranging and spacious crew of what passes for "frenzied shit."Though my "Fail Teenager..." violently and desperately jumped from articles on UFOs to Hollywood disrepute, music to monsters, and Foot-and-Mouth Blemish to the Cardiff Whale, Paul (in fact a far better geared up single than me!) autonomous to disagreement his rank voguish lone, clearly-delineated sections. Ye Gads!So, we are treated to a well brought-up set of Paul's writings on such issues as Cryptozoology, UFOs, rock music, urban tradition and the media (if you're inquisitive in this event, you "requirement" read Paul's amusing MARS BAR AND Glutinous PEAS - REVIEWED At hand), British myths (for which, it's completely clear, Paul has a grim coerce and bond) and far-flung better.Very - for me, at smallest - one of the biggest treats was success to read (for the first time being I was a young man) Paul's article for the old British newsstand release, "THE Puzzling", on the seedy werewolf-themed the past of the Hexham Heads. It has been excitement being I be on a par with opened my bound-volumes of the old mag, and so to see the article with once more - and for a new crowd, too - was very capably news. For devotees of all-things of a full-moon and odious species, this leftover as an individual is arguably profit the expense of the book.Subsequently, there's Paul's chief - and conjoin Fortean in the best excessive - stock of his very own encounter of the "Black Panther" carefully selected as published in "THE SHAMAN "in 1997. If big-cats are your thing (so to break) this article have to not be without being seen.Beseech whatever thing on UFOs? Luckily, you support it! Ley-lines, the established Van Tassel, and rock'n'roll & aliens abound.For me, so far, the most manageable parts of the book are those articles that transaction by means of Paul's time vanished in the lead media - albeit commonly by means of detect to matters fully eccentric. Paul writes by means of focal point on the excitement he vanished earning a shed in the exciting (well, "sometimes" exciting) division of journalism, the tabloids, and the fixation band of curious characters that it attracts. Turning totty, ever-flowing taste, grim disrepute, nonsensical entertainment and high-jinks, in other spoken communication. And who can resist all that? Not me! And, with interest, not you!And anywhere "I Barracks THE LORE "positively scores is in its worst "Englishness." Us Brits are a quirky, odd bundle (but in a capably way!), and the British Isles are rum indubitably. And Paul's book underscores this, as he gads almost the nation calligraphy articles on whatever, or whoever, crosses his track, such as Peter McMahon - whose emotive story of privilege English habit varied by means of a capsule of grim calamity and Forteana is a privilege highlight.But, you most totally don't support to be a Brit to be aware of "IFTL". Nope! As want as you support a taste of high-strangeness, can be aware of the absurdities of the subject-matter at hand and presume them, and bouquet digging grim voguish the sometimes-scarce works of Fortean group such as Paul Screeton, plus "I Barracks THE LORE" stimulus keep you entertained for many an hour. You gossip what that means: "buy the chilly thing and read it!"If you're in Blighty, here's anywhere "I Barracks THE LORE "can be found, and if behind me you dwell in Obama-Land, Bang Solely At hand.
Recent catastrophes; earthquakes in China, cyclones in Myanmar,tornadoes in the U.S., have caused some to once again demonize UFOs, or at least, those who choose to explore the mystery of UFOs.
Why the two would have anything to do with each other is beyond me, but the supposed thinking of those who use these tragedies to support their peevish anti-UFO stance makes sense to them, obviously.
Skeptics of many varieties (including, paradoxically, those who acknowledge there are UFOs) don't like most UFO researchers. That aside, they don't like UFOs much either. They're always pissed off at them, because UFOS aren't doing anything. The UFO phenomena's continued behavior of remaining elusive is maddening, torturous in its contradictory, slippery manifestations. And yet, for all the years the UFOs have been around (centuries, really) for all the evidence, they haven't done anything. At least not in a grand, showy way; pulling off some mind blowing trick like turning mountains into ice cream sundaes or finally delivering those flying cars.
They haven't fixed anything, saved anyone, cured any diseases, solved any of the world's problems. They didn't prevent the recent tragedies, or past disasters. They didn't warn us. They haven't stopped war. Racism, ageism, sexism, classism still exist, relgious hatreds and wars continue, people live in poverty. The aliens and UFOs haven't fixed any of it.
This makes some people downright mad. Instead of getting mad at a god, God, Jesus - they're mad at UFOs. And they're madder still at people who study UFOs. The message seems to be that it's somehow all our fault that tragedies happen. And if it isn't our fault, exactly, and/or the UFOs, we're still guilty by association just for seriously thinking about the subject.
I get the feeling these brands of skeptics (and beware; many of them insist they are not skeptics at all and are, in fact, in with the in crowd of UFO researchers) have a whole lot of expectations on what UFOs should do, and what they shouldn't do. Which is ludicrous. They accuse us of being like children; frivolous children who chase after the fleeting, fragile UFO, when it's they that are stuck in magical thinking.
Sure, I "believe" in aliens. Rather, I believe they exist. I believe aliens from other planets, as well as other entities, are all around us. I don't believe in them, however. I don't pray to them or expect them to do anything.
I don't believe every UFO is from outer space, piloted by ET.
I don't believe ET, aliens, entities, Mothman, Bigfoot, or Lizard Man are going to save us, cure us, fix us, heal the planet, or teach me how to parallel park.
I don't think only some should study UFOs, and others shouldn't, and I don't think anyone should, or, shouldn't, just because I said so. Or because anyone else said so.
I don't care who's who, or why, or what they do in their private life, (naturally there are some boundaries here, Christ people, use your common sense) if they party too much, or not enough, -- they "get to" delve into the mysteries of life as much as anyone. In fact, god knows, we need more people getting deep into this stuff!
Using the very real horrors of this world to bash UFO or Fortean research is dishonest. It's disingenuous. It's lazy. It distracts from both the world's cruel realities, as well as anomalous research.
The two aren't in a contest with each other; don't make it one. Don't pit one phenomena against the other as some sort of moral barometer of any given individual.
Reference: discover-ghosts.blogspot.com
By Craig WoolheaterSome people think that the bigfoot phenomenon is limited strictly to the Pacific Northwest; they would be sadly mistaken. There is a common misconception of Texas terrain as being nothing but prairies and deserts, with a lone tumbleweed rolling by. It is probably safe to assume that many people who have never been to Texas, formed their opinion from watching the television show Dallas in the 1980s. In East Texas, which is where the majority of the reported sightings of bigfoot occur in the state, there are approximately 12 million acres of forestland. That is equivalent to 12 million football fields.There are four national forests and five state forests in Texas, all located in East Texas, the primary and most important forest area in Texas. The East Texas Pine Belt, or "Piney Woods" as it is commonly called, extends over forty-three counties and accounts for almost all the state's commercial timber.There has been a long history of sightings in the state of Texas. One of the first in the history books is the strange case of the The Wild Woman Of The Navidad. This is a story that was recounted in the Legends of Texas published by the Texas Folklore Society in 1924. The creature was described as covered in short brown hair and was very fast. She eluded capture because the horses were so afraid of the strange creature that they could not be urged within reach of the lasso. These events occurred in 1837 in the Texas settlements of the lower Navidad. Mysterious barefoot tracks were seen frequently in the area. There are Native American legends dating back hundreds of years that describe tribes of giants that were hair-covered and lived in the woods.A report that I came across years ago was written up in a bigfoot newsletter in 1970. It was written by a man from California who shared a barracks in the Army with two soldiers from Longview. He wrote, "In or about the year 1965, there was a rash of reports of giant hairy creatures roaming the thickets and back country between Jefferson and Longview, Texas, but nearest to Longview. A man and his little daughter reported it as being a large, black and not a bear. Several head of cattle and a couple of people were supposedly killed by it. Private Jacobs was a member of a posse that hunted the creature when he was a teenager. He told me that he saw the body of one of the murdered persons and that the victim had been torn apart. At the time, he threw his gun back in the car and went home. I can't blame him, he was only 14 or 15 at the time."We started investigating this case by digging through the newspaper and library archives in Marshall and Jefferson, finally finding an article dated September 1, 1965 that mentions the Marion County Monster Legend. The article was titled Boy Says For Real Sighting of Monster Renews Marion Legend. The story is about a 13 year old boy who was allegedly chased by an ape-like creature while walking home from a friend's house one afternoon. Two men picked the boy up in a car and drove him home. The boy described it as "about 7 feet tall with thick long black hair all over its body except for the face...the face, stomach and palms of its hands." Marion County Deputy Sheriff George Whatley investigated the scene, but found no evidence of a large animal having been there. A UPI clipping, dated September 20, 1965, from Jefferson, Texas, entitled Town Fed Up With Monster Hunters was also found concerning the incident. Sheriff Luke Walker is quoted as being upset by the bigfoot hunters from three states who had overrun his small northeast-Texas town since a thirteen-year-old boy came running out of the woods three weeks earlier telling of seeing a big, black hairy thing.Charles DeVore of Karnack, one of our investigators, started doing some follow up investigation, using the names found in the articles. Sheriff Luke Walker and Deputy George Whatley had both passed away. He went to current Jefferson law officers who were very helpful and directed him to one who worked for Sheriff Luke Walker back in the early 1970s. This officer related that he had spent many hours with Sheriff Walker back then talking over events of his career and their was no possibility that any bigfoot killed anyone around Marion County during the 1960s or any other time in Jefferson history. This officer even called several people that he knew that were around back then and none of them knew of any bigfoot killing.Next on the list was Dwain Dennis who owned the Jefferson Jimplecute at that time. Charles found him to be in good health and with a very sharp memory. He corroborated the Marshall News Messenger story about the 13-year-old kid who claimed to have been chased by a bigfoot. He had interviewed the kid himself that day. He related that something had scared him very bad but to this day is not sure what it was. He felt that the tracks that he found were not faked evidence.He and his wife spent all their spare time for about 6 weeks researching into that story and a few related stories that sprang up from the original. His newspaper articles generated calls from throughout the country and from several foreign countries. Many other stories sprang up in other media and tabloids and got embellished from there. While many people did come to Jefferson to learn more or chase down embellished rumors, or hunt down the imaginary killer bigfoot, there was no posse organized to hunt it down. All the wild stories were generated by other outlets and totally false. He stated that there were no killings in or around Marion County or Jefferson that could even remotely be blamed on a bigfoot. More>>Source
By Authentic EarthThe UFO Chronicles(c) 12-4-09 The poor solution of course is "NO!"Intelligence is division even wildfire in both expected and Ufological circles that the MoD has announced it wish no longer follow a line of investigation UFO reports; the portals available to the get-together, i.e., the call up believe and email charge for relating such goings-on were completed on the 1st of this month; the MoD cited "not fitting use of defence money" according to defencemanagement.com.Nearby in colonies, the closure of then Glasses case Little Print, the U.S. Air Force's policymaker investigation participating in the UFO phenomenon in 1969 twisted the self-same hoopla; the ultimate out of along with the Condon Tell, compression that "UFO's weren't a threat to national reimbursement," yet UFO files from both countries interlude quality down orders, as well as activity declare and over, sensitive military installations e.g., nuclear explosive sites etc. So, atypical question arises: how do the powers-that-be demarcate, "coercion to national security?!" Without doubt, unidentified craft in regional airspace would apply! In any face, exhibit would be a dereliction of task, if the military factions of either nation did not follow a line of investigation little known or unidentified aircraft or satellite dish objects flying over monarch territories. Defencemanagement.com particularly states:"The closure was made known in a Room of Awareness single-mindedness released via the MoD website.The MoD had dealt along with better than 12,000 reports since it launched the reporting give support to in 1950 - including 135 last see. The give support to had fee declare lb50,000 a see to run and was based at RAF Protectorate in Glorious Wycombe.In a debt, the ministry said: 'The MoD has no powdered on the existence or already of extra-terrestrial life.Even, in over fifty soul, no UFO report has made known any evidence of a strength threat to the Locale Rest....Donate is no defence treat in such investigation and it would be an not fitting use of defence money. Furthermore, responding to reported UFO sightings diverts MoD money from tasks that are pertinent to defence.Accordingly, and in make conform to shape best use of defence money, we take profound that from the 1 December 2009 the sharp-edged UFO hotline answer-phone give support to and letters charge wish be shy. MoD wish no longer counter to reported UFO sightings or follow a line of investigation them.The usual programme to release departmental files on UFO matters to the At home Library wish stay put.'"The UFO Chronicles reached out to both Stop Pope, who rightly ran the UFO record at the MoD in the bygone, as well as Dr. David Clarke who has worked along with the At home History (UK) in releasing backward classified UFO files from the MoD. Clarke writes:"[It's] an fringe game of get-together intake cuts and press-gang for all money to go towards distribution kit for queer wars.Of course what the stories miss is that MoD wish stay put to peer at reports from military sources and air defence radar, as they endlessly take done. This entirely underlines the fact that they are not probing in contract killing time welcome reports of lights in the sky from members of the get-together, which take been filed revealed along with least ideas (completely a imply memorandum recognition plainly) since at smallest 1974. They can now save assistance on filing cabinets, stamps and time exhausted on dealing along with matter-of-fact adamant force.'"He particularly wrote:"I'm in nature unhappy for instance I think, obscured trendy all the cry, is interesting material.But kin take got to be granular, and subsequently you've got the families of armed forces clash in Iraq and Afghanistan rule they haven't got the kit they need, collecting reports of retch lights seen in the sky can't be seen as a pre-eminence.Cheerfully in the far-off it won't be the military that looks participating in these things - it be required to be scientists or other kin who take got the time to do it."Stop Pope writes:"Having worked on the UFO project from 1991 to 1994 I am prejudicial to see MoD unfasten in this way. I tribute that everywhere evidence suggests that UK airspace has been penetrated by an unidentified object; this necessary without thinking be of defence engagement and be required to be investigated properly. Clear in your mind, I am sure that sightings from pilots and uncorrelated targets tracked on radar wish stay put to be looked at, albeit detached of a coldly constituted UFO project. From the Fifties to the arrangement day, MoD traditional declare 12,000 UFO reports. In the same way as most were misidentifications of tasteless objects and phenomena, declare 5% remained cagey."As is was along with the end of Glasses case Little Print, one has to ask if exhibit is an ulterior motive; in nature UFO investigations won't jam in the UK, no better then they take bunged voguish. Most likely the powers-that-be are individual view, "out of sight, out of mind." See Also:The MoD Releases Yet Latest Group of UFO Files! MoD UFO Files: "Space Perceive is Offensively Unpretentious" Amount YOUR UFO Know-howFinancial assistance Take THIS PositionAll over the place Understanding Grab this Direction Animator
Angelina Joiner has written another article in stephenvillelights.com on a 3rd officer who came forward with a ufo sighting.
By ANGELIA JOINER - Stephenville Lights Reporter
ajoiner@stephenvillelights.com
Mike Zimmerman, 62, retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety after 25 years but not before he was on Protective Detail for five Texas Governors. Zimmerman was assigned to protect Governors Briscoe, Clements, White, Richards and Bush for a period spanning 19 years.
"Clements was governor twice," he said.
To date, Zimmerman may be the most credible witness to come forward to report what Erath County residents have been coming forward in droves to report since January 8 -- another unidentified flying object.
He said it was 6:05 a.m. on January 31 when he awoke from a peaceful slumber for a Mother Nature call. As he was returning to bed, something caught his eye through the bedroom window of his home located just past the city limits on U.S. Highway 281 South in Stephenville, Texas.
"I saw three bright lights," Zimmerman said. "Two white lights were grouped closer together and higher and the third one was closer to the horizon. That one was a was a reddish orange color."
Zimmerman shared a sketch and notes he had jotted down. But, there is more to this story...
The two white lights also were shooting out beams of white light in a pulsating strobe light effect. The reddish orange light closer to the horizon did not have beams shooting from it.
"At first I thought it might be three helicopters with really bright search lights until I noticed the beams of white lights shooting out to the side of the bright lights," Zimmerman said.
He said he awoke his fianc'ee to make sure he was seeing what he thought he was seeing. The couple watched for approximately three minutes he said.
"What I saw is completely different from what Lee Roy (Gaitan) saw," Zimmerman said. "The beams from the side weren't as obvious as the bright big lights and they were just real quick. The whole beam would just shoot out there and just disappear. If anyone had taken a picture with a timed exposure they would have caught all of them (shooting beams) at one time. It was strange. I have never seen anything like this before at all."
Zimmerman said the sun was rising and he's not sure how the lights disappeared. He said he didn't know if they became less obvious because of the sun's light or if they just left.
"I could have turned away for a minute and they left," Zimmerman said. "I'm not sure what happened, but I remembered looking and they just weren't there anymore."
Zimmerman said his home faces the northwest and his bedroom is on the back of the structure.
"I got out my compass and it indicated 115 degrees," Zimmerman said. "So the objects would have been more to the east."
Zimmerman said he had talked with Gaitan on January 9 so he was aware of the object Gaitan and his son had viewed on the evening of January 8.
When asked if he was able to ascertain if the objects appeared to be under intelligent control, he said he could not say because he didn't see them move.
"I hope it's military," Zimmerman said. "I know they've got things. I could go either way (opinion of military or alien) but it was out of the ordinary and I have never seen anything like it before."
Zimmerman said as he was watching the shooting beams he at first wondered if something could be going on at Fort Hood.
"That's the first thought I had, but that's a long way off and it appeared to be closer than that," Zimmerman said.
Zimmerman estimated that with a dime held out with his arm fully extended, the objects would have been slightly larger than the dime.
He is currently employed as an officer with the Tarleton State University Police and he said he has not had another sighting, but openly confessed, "I pay more attention now and I'm watching for it."
When asked why he waited so long to come forward, he looked thoughtful and then he said, "It was something I had to think about and it didn't seem the same as what Lee Roy (Gaitan) saw."
The Stephenville UFO saga continues with Zimmerman being the third officer to come forward after Erath County Constable Lee Roy Gaitan and Sheriff's Deputy Jim Clifton.
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BY ERIN WOLF
The sun is setting earlier as the weather cools off, leaves are turning gold and brown, and bags of candy corn or other Halloween treats are dominating store shelves. It must mean fall is arriving, and with it is a bevy of new TV shows.
No surprise here, but the paranormal is still big business within pop culture, and there is no shortage of unexplained entertainment in the form of ghosts, vampires, aliens and fairy tale creatures in this fall's 2012 television line-up.
Of course, some shows jumped the autumn gun by serving up their programming (along with a cup of pumpkin-flavored coffee) as early as August, but we'll include them as well. So whether you're interested in returning shows or just the newbies that TV execs hope will break out, it's time get your PKE meters and remote controls ready for the paranormal invasion...
PARANORMAL WITNESS
"SYFY, RETURNED AUG. 8, 10 P.M."
The docudrama kicked off season two with its first episode entitled "Man in the Attic." Whether it's the scary music, creepy cinematic camera angles or suspenseful "Paranormal Activity "-esque authenticity, this show certainly ranks high on the creep factor. Incorporating witness testimony along with reenactment footage, and actual evidence, this is a show recommended for those who like their ghost stories real, and real spooky. Watch it with the lights on.
Grimm, courtesy NBC
GRIMM
"NBC, RETURNED AUG. 13, 10 P.M."
It's the second time at bat for NBC's fairy tale procedural, and fans are desperately hoping for a little wind in their hair on the upswing. Revolving around a cop who also serves as an investigator/hunter of folkoric creatures (and is aided in the process by a formerly big, bad wolf), "Grimm" comes from "Buffy" and "Angel" alumni David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter. Season one was enough to set the stage for a mythology-driven show, and features fun monster antics - and is conveniently part of the modernized fairy tale trend in TV.
FACE-OFF
"SYFY, RETURNED AUG. 21, 9 P.M."
McKenzie Westmore returned as the host of Syfy's hit reality/competition series "Face Off". As in previous seasons, contestants compete in the highly stylized realm of special-effects make-up at the hopes of winning the 100,000 purse and a brand new Toyota. Also returning is the rockstar panel of loveable, yet understandably hyper-critical, judges which include three-time Academy Award winner Ve Neill ("Pirates of the Caribbean", "Edward Scissorhands"), the man with the quick wit and crazy hair Glenn Hetrick ("Heroes", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "The X-Files") and the quiet, yet insightful Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld", "Independence Day", "Resident Evil: Extinction").
GHOST HUNTERS
"SYFY, RETURNED SEPT. 5, 9 P.M."
The TAPS team continues on in their quest to document evidence of paranormal activity in some of the most haunted locations in the South when reality show "Ghost Hunters" returned two weeks ago. The show took an unprecedented turn when lead investigator Grant Wilson announced his retirement from the long running Syfy series. But, according to previews for the new season, the hunt continues and the team has no problem finding a few new ghosts to talk to. There is even a few exciting format (and cast) changes that keep the show fresh
GHOST ADVENTURES
"THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, RETURNED SEPT. 14, 9 P.M."
The paranormal investigative reality-TV team of Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin are back for an impressive seventh season of "Ghost Adventures". The rockstar trio returned with their signature style of dusk-to-dawn lockdowns as they travel to new spooky locations across the country landing them in places such as California's historic Point Sur Lighthouse, the Central Unit Prison in Sugar Lands, Texas and even finding time for Zak Bagans to pay a visit to his childhood home outside Chicago. This is high-octane paranormal TV, and the guys are still at the top of their game when it comes to investigating and pushing back on nasty specters.
REVOLUTION
"NBC, SERIES PREMIERE SEPT. 17, 10 P.M."
J.J. Abrams has sounded the alarm and assembled a super team of executive producers which include "Supernatural"'s Eric Kripke, Bryan Burk ("Lost", "Star Trek") and Jon Favreau ("Iron Man") as co-executive producer for NBC's latest post-apocalyptic drama about a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist. I know what you're thinking, another survival "Lost"-esque drama from Abrams is bound to ignite the imagination of millions only to someday dash their hopes with an incredibly cryptic, confounding and ultimately disappointing plotline. Did I mention that Giancarlo Esposito who played Gustavo "Gus" Fring in AMC's "Breaking Bad" stars in the series as a baddie? That's enough for at least a trial period in my book, but the show has also been garnering great reviews and a lot of buzz.
Hot Set
"Syfy, series premiere Sept. 18, 10 p.m."
In the vein of "Face Off", this is a reality competition series revolving around rival set designers. Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz (grandson to Herman, writer of Citizen Kane, and great-nephew to Cleopatra scribe Joseph), the show gives contestants a script, three days and a 15 thousand budget to bring the script to life. Also, each contestant finishes the competition by actually shooting on set. Show judges include production designers Curt Beech ("Star Trek, The Help"), Lilly Kilvert ("Legends of the Fall") and Barry Robison ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine").
Haven, courtesy Syfy
HAVEN
"SYFY, SERIES RETURNS SEPT. 21, 10 P.M."
Loosely based on the novella "The Colorado Kid" by Stephen King, Syfy's one-hour drama series will return for a third season. It is no surprise that this little Stephen King story that could is garnering such success, and also no surprise that it centers around a small town in Maine which, in King's world, seems to be the epicenter of paranormal activity. The show stars Emily Rose ("Jericho", "Brothers and Sisters") as FBI agent Audrey Parker who investigates supernatural afflictions that plague the town of Haven.
THE NEIGHBORS
"ABC, SERIES PREMIERE SEPT. 26, 9:30 P.M."
"(REGULAR TIMESLOT PREMIERE OCT. 3, 8:30 P.M.)"
If extraterrestrials ever decided to come to earth and set up residence, New Jersey is as good a place as any to blend in. ABC's newest sitcom ventures into the paranormal by following the life of a family who moves to an upscale suburb in Jersey where they suspect that their - you guessed it - neighbors might be from outer space. Come to think of it, all my neighbors are weird too, maybe ABC is trying to tell us something...
FRINGE
"FOX, SERIES RETURNS SEPT. 28, 9 P.M."
It's over, Johnny - almost. After low ratings and near cancellations, "Fringe" is back for its fifth and final season. This season has been touted as a love letter to the fans who have faithfully stuck with Fox's science fiction drama through its darkest days. The loyalists will be there to see how things end for the team of fringe science investigators pursuing the mysteries surrounding the parallel universe. As for the uninitiated, without the pressure of aiming for renewal, the curious TV-commitment-phobes should tune in for the final season if only to watch as the writers and producers pull out all the stops to end their labor of love with a bang.
PARANORMAL PAPARAZZI
"TRAVEL CHANNEL, SERIES PREMIERE SEPT. 28, 7 P.M."
The only thing more elusive than pictures of Miley Cyrus' new punk haircut is a photo of a full-bodied apparition of Aunt Sally making the walls bleed. Editor-in-chief of ParanormalPopCulture.com and pop culture pundit Aaron Sagers takes viewers on a paranormal road trip across the country as he tracks down the most current, bizarre and unsolved paranormal stories. Teams of reporters reveal their findings in a fast paced newsroom set-up for the entertainment news story - which is also heavy with celeb appearances. Season one will cover stories from Will Ferrell's haunted trailer to a UFO sighting at the Jersey Shore and a teenage exorcism squad in Arizona.
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666 PARK AVENUE
"ABC, SERIES PREMIERE SEPT. 30, 10 P.M"
Based on Alloy's book series by Gabriella Pierce, ABC's newest primetime soap series trades witches for Lucifer, and is sure to attract the attention of a loyal and vast community of fans of the paranormal. The show revolves around an exclusive NYC apartment building with a hell of a lease. You can move in anytime you like, but you can never leave - especially if you refuse to meet your end of a Faustian bargain. The show stars Terry O'Quinn ("Lost"), so you know the acting will be solid, and Vanessa Williams ("Desperate Housewives").
ONCE UPON A TIME
"ABC, SERIES RETURNS SEPT. 30, 8 P.M."
After the teaser ABC previewed at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con, audiences are already a-flutter about the premiere of season two. The show about a town of fairy-tale characters who forget their fantastical origins was a big hit last season, and it has been confirmed that Captain Hook will be an important character of the sophomore season. Also, creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have promised viewers that they will finally reveal the identity of little boy Henry's father.
MAKING MONSTERS
"TRAVEL CHANNEL, SERIES RETURNS SEPT. 30, 8 P.M."
If you've ever wanted a glimpse into the weird world of the effects gurus that make monsters come to life for a living, then reality series "Making Monsters" is the show for you. Viewers get an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at all the wacky happenings at Distortions Unlimited, the Colorado-based animatronic and prop-making company run by Ed & Marsha Edmunds. Since this is the second season for the Edmunds and their staff, Distortions has taken on some of the most challenging projects to date including a stage mask for the rock band Megadeth, a 25-foot skeleton for an outdoor Baltimore attraction and a larger-than-life custom-made Gatekeeper for Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke's southern California home haunt.
SUPERNATURAL
"THE CW, SERIES RETURNS OCT. 3, 9 P.M."
Fans let out a collective sigh of relief when The CW announced that not only will "Supernatural" be returning for an eighth season, but it might possibly be renewed into a ninth. CW head honcho Mark Pedowitz confirmed, "I'm not looking at season 8 as the final year in any way, shape or form." So fear not super-fans, it seems the epic saga of the monster/urban legend/demon/angel hunters the Winchester brothers will continue on indefinitely as Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) battle every kind of supernatural being the writers can dream up.
THE DEAD FILES
"TRAVEL CHANNEL, SERIES RETURNS OCT. 5, 10 P.M."
A retired NYPD Homicide detective and a medium walk into a bar... Okay, so this show isn't a comedy, it is a reality buddy cop show that pairs Detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan. The duo travels from city to city trying to solve unexplained paranormal disturbances. Step aside, Chan and Tucker, Gibson and Glover, Murphy and Nolte, Tuner and Hooch...
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ARROW
"THE CW, SERIES PREMIERE OCT. 10, 8 P.M."
After all this time, and so many superhero movies, finally those of us who have a hard time leaving the comfort of our own couches can watch men in tights beat up bad guys at home. "Arrow" is a modernized retelling of DC Comics character Green Arrow via the "Batman Begins" billionaire playboy origin story. The show stars Stephen Amell ("Hung") - who looks a little bit like a young Chris O'Donnell back in his "Scent of a Woman" days - as a reformed rich kid who avenges the wronged, and seeks to correct the sins of his father via archery skills and crimefighting. Also expect to see other DCU characters like The Huntress and, likely, Deathstroke in the show.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
"THE CW, SERIES PREMIERE OCT. 11, 9 P.M."
Linda Hamilton and Hellboy himself Ron Perlman blazed the path for a "Beauty and the Beast" show back in the '80s and The CW has remade it with more of a supernatural quality. This time, Vincent the beast, played by Jay Ryan ("Terra Nova") will be pretty handsome and only reveal his beastly side when angry and provoked, "a la" Hulk and "Grimm"'s Wesen. Smallville's Kristin Kreuk will be the beauty who gets saved by the beast, but it's still unclear what the rest of the show will entail beyond romance and tortured souls.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
"THE CW, SERIES RETURNS OCT. 11, 8 P.M."
Time to get another round of VD (and it just cleared up), and luckily everyone is just as hot as they were back in season three. Any show that features a cast attractive enough to make even my withered old heart skip a beat, is worth watching in my book. And Oh yeah, there's still enough vampire action, teenage angst and love triangle drama to suit the fickle temperament of the modern teenager. Besides being a modern-day vampire-themed "Dawson's Creek", the show is a delicious guilty pleasure that promises a lot more action this round.
THE WALKING DEAD
"AMC, SERIES RETURNS OCT. 14, 9 P.M."
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The Walking Dead" premiere is likely one of the most anticipated dates in TV, normal or paranormal. Following a rather harrowing end to season two at the pile of ashes formerly known as the farmhouse, season three promises an even rockier road. There's to be no more sweet tea and southern hospitality for Rick and his gang as they try to clean out a zombie-infested prison to make as their new home. As if that's not enough, they'll have to contend with the villainy of The Governor (David Morrissey) - the leader of the too-perfect survivor town of Woodbury. The return of Merle (Michael Rooker) and the introduction of fan-fave comic character Michonne (Danai Gurira) make this season look epic.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
"FX, SERIES RETURNS OCT. 17, 10 P.M."
Last but certainly not least, the trippy horror anthology series by Ryan Murphy ("Glee, Nip/Tuck"), returns with a new setting and (mostly) new cast. After wrapping up the haunted happenings at the modern-day California home, Murphy jumps back to the '60s to Briarcliff Manor, an asylum for the criminally insane. There will be nun caretakers (including returning cast member Jessica Lange), in addition to nun Nazis, aliens, a nymphomaniac and a serial killer named Bloody Face who wears a Leatherface-esque skin mask and nightie. The series also stars Zachary Quinto, Adam Levine, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, James Cromwell, Chloe Sevigny and Joseph Fiennes.
