We’ve been getting inquiries about what we think about the unidentified objects that the U.S. military has shot down. Three such objects at this writing, plus the Chinese balloon. Those who have contacted us are concerned that they are alien vessels and that this is just the beginning. Interestingly, without exception the writers are people who have never expressed any interest about UFOs to us, who have not read any of the books or spent any time researching the subject. So that tells us that the subject of an alien presence is something that exists just below the consciousness of most of us. An archetype?
As for our friends who are very interested in the subject and have been for years, decades actually, they seem to have a more tempered approach to these recent events. We’re of the same mind. We aren’t shouting the aliens are here. I told you so. Well, actually, we think they are here, but these objects are not them. Typically, UFOs don’t drift along with the wind like balloons. They display maneuvers that are unlike any known craft making impossible high-speed turns and sometimes simply vanishing.
Not surprising, our friend Whitley Strieber has something to say about the objects. Whitley is probably more linked in popular culture to alien contact than any other living person, based on his encounters and numerous books about them. Synchronistically, as I (Rob) am writing here, Whitley just called Trish and they are talking astrology and the timing of the release of his new book.
So here is what he says about the objects. This was published on Unknown Country.
“If this is an action taken by our visitors, they are assessing our reactions. If so, then objects will also appear over Russia if they are not already doing so. Many years ago, I understood that conditions under which they might act would be the immediate danger of nuclear war and/or environmental collapse. Both things seem closer than ever at this time. If this is them and they are acting, then there will be more focused and concrete developments over whatever timeline they have chosen.
On balance, though, if I had to bet, I’d say that the following scenario explains what’s happening:
- The US developed a technology that would seek and find slow moving airborne objects and deployed it.
- The Chinese were surprised when we were able to detect and shoot down one of the balloons they had been sending over our country for years.
- Now that the Chinese knew we had this capability, there was no reason to keep it under wraps and we began to use it to shoot down low-powered slow moving dirigibles that run for long durations on a combination of batteries and solar power, and contain miniaturized electronic sensors and possibly optics.
- The one that interfered with jet sensors was equipped with countermeasures that would steer it away from civilian aircraft and the emanations from this system was what the military jet, with its much more complex signalling profile, detected.
- By claiming that they have detected a device and are planning to shoot it down, the Chinese are trying to make it appear as if they possess the same technology, as they may.
And then again, if it is the visitors it won’t surprise me. I learned long ago never to second-guess that remarkable, complex and secretive presence.”
We’re looking forward to reading Whitley’s new book, THEM. It will be released on March 23.
I think the UFO field is a rabbit hole in more ways than one.
I’m working on a post now about the New Dawn ‘Our Mysterious Universe’ special issue magazine I bought at an Australian newsagent this week, which features mainly UFO stories.
And one of those stories was written by the late Mac Tonnies who I notice was born in 1975, the Year of the Rabbit.
His article is titled ‘UFOs as Vanguards of a Post-Biological Intelligence’ and features Jacques Vallee (also born in the Year of the Rabbit) and Whitley’s book ‘Communion’, which came out in 1987, the Year of the Rabbit.
And now I see Whitley is bringing out ‘THEM’ in 2023, the Year of the Rabbit. 🙂
Whitley’s book is fantastic. Am about 80 pages into it
Whitley also co-wrote ‘The Coming Global Superstorm’ with the late Art Bell in 1999, the Year of the Rabbit, which was made into a movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal, who also was the star of ‘Donnie Darko’, which is a dark rabbit hole of a movie indeed.
Yup. Loved the book and the movie.
I guess the irony here Rob with Chinese balloons being shot down in 2023, the Year of the Rabbit is that you mention “Whitley just called Trish and they are talking astrology and the timing of the release of his new book.”
The Rabbit year is part of the Chinese zodiac of 12 animals and years 🙂
I was just thinking about that irony, Daz. I have a south korean friend who just celebrated year of the rabbit. What I need to do is research the animals for each of these years.
They go in 12 year cycles, so rabbit years would be 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963 … etc.
The years are assigned an element such as water, earth, wood, metal and fire, this year being the water rabbit.
60 years marks the completion of one complete cycle.
So on your 60th birthday you would have completed one cycle of your birth animal zodiac.
Mine’s the Dragon, so in 2024, the Year of the Dragon I will complete one cycle if I make it that far.
One cycle involving all 5 elements of your zodiac animal I mean.
Wow, Daz, thank you! This is fascinating. I knew it was related to astrology, but this intrigues me. It’s rather like Jupiter’s cycle – 11.6 years that people tend to round off to 12. Now I need to go back and look up the astrology for those years. They were all important ones for me.
How were the dragon years for you?
I got married in 1988, the Year of the Dragon, so I’m not too sure 🙂
Well, for now, here’s to the rabbit!!
If the objects were aliens I don’t think they were happy with the way we greeted them, lol.
That’s for sure!