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The Dark Side of UFOs by Graham Conway
The general public perception of our "visitor" activity is one of
endless planetary benefits, accompanied by boundless good will directed
to everyone "they" choose to contact. The truth of the matter is � it
ain�t always so.
The latter part of 1998 brought with it a rash of telephone calls from
some very disturbed people, who not only were claiming to be
experiencing abductions with all the related hassles, but even worse,
the word suicide kept on coming up in conversation. This they said, was
the only way out, they had endured enough torment. Unfortunately this
was merely confirmation of something that we researchers have long since
harboured suspicions about. Over the past twenty years we have met
people who by their own admission were deeply immersed in a phenomenon
they had no understanding of, or further tolerance for. Strangely, many
of these people just dropped out of sight. We have long been aware that
moving locations as a form of escape is a common occurrence. But rumours
surfaced with disturbing frequency that suggested a darker explanation.
The first concrete evidence that emerged locally of this act of
desperation was in 1993 when a family car was driven into one of the
principal support pillars of the Alex Fraser bridge here in Delta.
Harold Bauman, his wife Michelle and three-month-old daughter were all
instantly killed. The autopsy revealed no sign of either alcohol or
drugs in Mr. Bauman�s body. It was disclosed at the inquest that his
wife "Michelle began having nightmares and visualizations of their baby
being taken out of the bedroom by a supernatural force or some type of
evil spirit". Their daughter was having seizures, her cradle rocked by
itself. They burnt it in an effort to exorcise the spirit. It would seem
to no avail for the Vernon, British Columbia, family. The Surrey Now
newspaper that carried this story was very explicit in its headline,
"Suicide-Homicide, Satanic siege cited in deaths". News announcements
don�t come much blunter than that!
Another case that we had a connection with began in 1996 when a young
man from the north shore contacted us, expressing a desire to talk about
events that were on going in his life and causing him much turmoil and
stress. A two-hour meeting revealed that what he was experiencing merely
paralleled stories that we were all too familiar with. Before parting
this troubled gentleman handed over a 32-page copy of a journal
entitled, "My Experiences". This document we still possess. He also
announced his intention to change his location to Toronto. This came as
no surprise; for one thing these tormented people have in common is a
desire to escape, futile though that may be. Learning that he had no
connections in that far off city we provided some names of people who we
felt might offer a helping and comforting hand. Over the following two
years we received brief messages that seemed to indicate that life had
hit a cheerier note. But possibly that was wishful thinking on our part.
In the early fall of 1998 we received an e-mail from a contact in
Toronto saying all too briefly, "B. has disappeared and we fear the
worst"! Our reply was equally brief and to the point." please keep us
posted on any further news". About three weeks later another e-mail
arrived announcing that "B�s remains were found at Elliott Lake and a
memorial service will be held this weekend". At the time of writing this
article we have had no additional information as to the circumstances of
our young friends death. Any conclusions that may be drawn from this are
therefore the reader�s prerogative.
In early December 1998, a call came through on the hot line asking that
a lady living in British Columbia be contacted. This connection was
made; disclosing a seemingly paranoid and incoherent woman who like a
ship in a storm tossed sea was desperately seeking assistance. According
to the story related in 1992, this Vancouver resident had fractured her
leg and found the healing process lengthy and frustrating. In
desperation she raised her arms to the heavens and asked to be healed.
She allegedly saw a white light enter her leg and from that point on her
life quickly went downhill. This mature woman states that some powerful
force controls her life and dictates her bodies every move. Telepathic
messages provide orders over which she seemingly has little or no c
ontrol. Friends, relatives and colleagues shun her. Sleep is something
she refuses to seek until daylight arrives. Searching for relief from
this apparently demonic possession she has sought out numerous ministers
to help exorcise her troubled body. Some have simply ignored her; one
would only approach within fifteen feet and shortly thereafter left. The
most successful one heard a voice emanate from this lady stating in no
uncertain terms, "I�m not ready to leave yet"! Just in case the reader
thinks that this case is off on to an entirely different track, we
hasten to add that questioning elicited a lifetime of UFO type memories.
Dedicated researchers such as John Keel, Gordon Creighton (editor of
Britain�s, Flying Saucer Review) and ex Spanish Jesuit priest, Salvador
Frexeido, have all long since claimed that UFOlogy has a dangerous
companion and that the world�s historical religious records confirm this
fact.
However to return to the lonely and frantic lady, the conclusion of a
lengthy and frustrating conversation was a very frightening and emphatic
statement to the effect, "if I had access to a gun, I would have shot
myself a long time ago. How I live one more day in this manner I do not
know. It is something I would not wish upon my very worst enemy".
In November 1998 we were asked to visit a mature lady living in a
community east of Vancouver. Two of us met with this person in her home
and quickly learnt that although born and raised in a central European
country the account we heard bore a striking resemblance in content to
the multitude of North American experiencers that we were all too
familiar with. She also revealed that apart from her personal life�s
memories, at least those she could remember, for she also sensed that
much remained hidden from her, other unexplainable events were
occurring. Naturally, we enquired as to what? Well, certain pictures
would repeatedly fall off the wall in one particular location. A family
photograph would fly across the room. Loud bangs would be heard on the
outside door or wall. When in bed at night footsteps could be heard
walking back and forth outside the bed room door. "People" could also be
heard muttering in the passageway. Personal objects- left in a certain
place would disappear, and not re appear for several days. Photographs
taken within the apartment of various pictures all came out very well
except one framed portrait of a panther that displayed a "flash"?
reflection in the bottom right hand corner. This did not appear in any
of the other numerous pictures.
Two hours after our arrival we left. Questions had been asked and
suggestions made with cautionary notes added. Two weeks or so later we
had yet another call from the lady who had initially acted as
intermediary. The news she provided was alarming. We were informed that
our poltergeist plagued victim had been asleep for two days and her
companion was unable to wake her up! Our telephone conversation centered
on the solutions of outside intervention, (i.e.) dialing 911. A later
phone conversation revealed that happily the lady in question had
regained consciousness. A week later yet another urgent phone call from
our intermediary disclosed further unpleasant news. The companion of the
lady we had visited awoke to find blood all over the apartment, we were
told she had "cut her hand with a knife". Taken to hospital for
attention she was kept there. That is something that seldom happens in
British Columbia today.
None of the previously described events in this final example can lead
an observer to any other conclusion than here again we have yet another
suicide attempt. We would be very happy to be proved wrong. In
conclusion we can only speculate on how many others around the world
have taken such drastic steps. Or alternatively, turned to drugs or
alcohol for escape.
In a previous article a plea was issued to the medical profession asking
that when they encounter these cries for help they respond in a humane
manner and provide whatever meaningful resources they have access to.
Shelve the medical labeling, restrain the scorn and the rolling of the
eyeballs skywards. It�s a dangerous path to take, how do they know that
it may not happen to them next and who will they turn to?
The Human Mutilation Factor
by Don Ecker
"I had been warned by a prominent UFOlogist, that there was a
lid 'screwed down tighter than you would believe in regards
to human mutes.'"
In the last forty years of UFO research, one of the most
baffling questions that have plagued researchers has been "Is
the UFO Phenomenon dangerous to humanity?" Over the years,
there have been numerous cases where the phenomenon has figured
into human deaths, but as a rule, most cases have been
officially ruled accidental. When speaking of cases where death
has resulted, usually most assume cases where military pilots
have died as a result of "chasing" the phenomenon. One of the
most famous of these military chases that is discussed when ever
the subject of death and UFOs is raised, is the famous "Mantell
Case". This case is so well known that I will not discuss it
here, but there are many others. In one of the less well known
cases, during the mid 1950's, a military jet interceptor was
observed on radar being "absorbed" into a UFO over the Great
Lakes. No trace of pilot or aircraft was ever found. In
another case reported in the excellent work "Clear Intent" was
the case of the "Cuban MIG Incident". In this case a Cuban MIG
was locking on his weapons radar when the aircraft exploded in
midair. The wing man was certain that the UFO had fired some
type of weapon, but other than the jet exploding, no other smoke,
flame or other obvious weapon firing was observed.
The matter of either overt or covert hostility on the part of
UFOs has always been treated warily by serious researchers. On
the one hand, if the enigma is hostile, then several questions
must be faced. What if anything should the powers in authority
tell the public? Is the government capable of handling a threat
of this type? Is the public ready to face an issue as
potentially terrifying as a "possible threat from somewhere else?"
Other than incidents involving military involvement, have there
been cases where civilians have been injured or killed during
some type of UFO encounter? Is it possible that the reported
cases of UFOs and their occupants abducting unwilling humans
for some type of medical or genetic experimentation could be
true? Now, if any of this is factual, then what ramifications
do the Human Race face in light of the above?
According to Mr. Phil Imbrogno, during the research that led to
the writing of "NIGHT SIEGE The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings" by
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Philip Imbrogno, and Bob Pratt, Imbrogno
has stated that on several occasions, Hynek specified that he
wanted no mention of the dozens of human abductions that they
had already uncovered at that time, to be mentioned in the book.
Hynek was afraid of the adverse publicity if word of this
aspect leaked out to the public. After Hyneks death, Imbrogno
stated publicly on Compuserve and other public forums, facts of
abductions, animal mutilations, and EVEN several cases of
mysterious deaths of humans, that he indicated COULD possibly be
linked to the UFO Phenomenon.
While researching several stories for UFO Magazine, I
interviewed a number of prominent UFOlogists, over the last
several months, and in each case, the question of human deaths,
in connection with animal mutilations, invariably was raised.
Most readers of this text will be familiar with Mr. John Keel,
who many regard as the last of the Great UFOlogists. From the
earliest days of modern UFOlogy, Keel has been a force to reckon
with. The author of numerous books that address various aspects
of UFOlogy, and magazine articles too numerous to mention, Keel
has a unique slant on the subject that most will never
experience. According to Keel, the phenomenon has always had an
unexplained hostility towards humans, that have led to untold
numbers of deaths. While Keel will be the first to explain that
he rejects the ET hypothesis, he does not doubt the phenomenon a
bit. In what many UFOlogists consider as one of Keels best
works "The Mothman Prophecies", E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1975,
Keel related report after report of animal mutilations
involving cattle, dogs, horses and sheep, and also related what
were called "vampire killings" of four humans in Yugoslavia,
were the victims were "mutilated and drained of blood".
After having spoken to John Ford, the Chairman of the Long
Island UFO Network, for a news story for UFO Magazine, I became
even more convinced that the aspect of potential UFO hostility
should be investigated. Ford relayed a numbing number of animal
mutilations, human disappearances, human abductions, covert
Federal involvement in areas that suffered high numbers of
animal mutilations, and even armed military helicopters that
chased UFOs over civilian communities. Ford, who is an officer
of the Federal Court system, did investigations into the
disappearances of mostly young adults over a year period, in
areas of high UFO overflights, and after having several personal
friends who were police officers of the local municipalities
look into the situation, came to the conclusion that the facts
were being suppressed. The reason given was that there was "no
need to panic the public." Although no iron clad proof can be
made for direct UFO intervention, the circumstances are
extremely suspect.
After growing up in an age where the entire human race can be
decimated by nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, the human
race somehow manages to keep slogging on. I have seen more
people "panicked" over a shortage of gasoline than imminent
nuclear holocaust, yet somehow when the subject of UFOs crop up,
the government doesn't want to panic anyone. It really makes me
wonder what they know, that I should. I really don't think that
they are going to talk to anyone soon, as you shall soon see.
In January, 1989, it came to the attention of the MUFON State
Director of Idaho, Mr. Don Mason, that cattle mutilations had
occurred once again in the southeastern section of Idaho. After
an investigation by a MUFON investigator, the facts were as
follows. The animals (two cattle, same night, but each owned
by different ranchers) were "somehow" killed, sexual organs
removed, body fluids drained, patches of hide "surgically"
removed. All the appearances of what is today considered to be
a classic case of animal mutilation. As of this date (February
15, 1989 ) the final lab reports are not back yet, but already
the Sheriffs Department has labeled it a "cult killing." No
tracks, tire or human, around the animals even though it had
just rained, no unusual activity reported by the ranchers that
evening, and one animal was found next to an occupied house.
One of the ranchers admitted that this was the second time he
had been "hit" by the mysterious mutilators. The last incident
had only been a bit over a year previously, and they were
worried enough that all had their "deer rifle" within easy reach.
After having been personally involved in an investigation of
cattle mutilations as a police officer back in 1982, I was very
familiar with the "cult" theory of perpetrators. The Idaho
Department of Law Enforcement drags it out every time there is a
new rash of mutilations. The problem is, and every one is aware
of it, that no one has yet been brought to trial, or arrested
yet for these crimes. Out here in the west, people know that
you are flirting with a ranchers bullet if you are caught
fooling around with the ranchers cattle. They are his
livelihood, and he will defend it. Yet, the mutilations keep
occurring, and no one is any the wiser, or are they?
With the subject of animal mutilations fresh in everyones mind,
I was once again speaking to Don Mason, when he informed me that
the investigator that had been assigned to the above mentioned
case had come across a very mysterious death of a man back in 1979.
According to the report, two hunters in the Bliss and Jerome
area of Idaho had literally stumbled across the nude body of a
man that had been hideously mutilated. The body was in the
literal middle of nowhere, nude except for a pair of underpants,
his sexual organs had been removed, his lips sliced off, and
several other classic mutilation cuts. Although he was in very
rugged country, his bare feet were not marked as if he had
walked in that terrain, but yet no other tracks, animal or human
were evident anywhere. After the police were notified, an
intensive search was mounted, and miles away, the mans
possessions were recovered, yet no one yet knows how the body
ended up where it was found, or even more importantly, what
happened to him. It should be noted that this area also had
over the years, many unexplained UFO reports and cattle
mutilations.
Now I must explain that I had very mixed feelings about whether
I wished to attempt to explore this subject any further, or
allow sleeping dogs to lie. On the one hand, I wanted more than
anything to discover just what was occurring, and on the other,
I realized that this had the potential to backfire on someone
that disturbed the status quo. I was familiar with reports of
human abductions and mutilations that had surfaced in the last
several years in reports such as the Lear documents, Grudge 13
reports and others, but yet I was not sure what I believed, or
even if there was anything to believe. I ran across a friend
that was still employed with a police department in this area
who was a detective. I had mentioned to him the recent cattle
mutilations, and what I suspected in the above mentioned case of
a human that had been mutilated. Scot had also been involved in
the last several years with several cases of mutilations that he
had been called upon to investigate, always with negative
results. He was as curious about this phenomenon as I was, and
since he was still an active duty police officer, he had access
to the department computer, to access the NCIC system that is
maintained in Washington D.C. by the FBI {ext. link}. After
giving Scot the criteria for a search of unexplained human
deaths, that involved factors of mutilation, I asked that the
search go back to at least 1973, involving this area of the
Northwest. Scot (not his real name) ran the request through
the department computer. As he mentioned at the time, he had
expected to get realms of reports back that we would have to
wade through, to get to the reports that would be are further
study. Scot ended up requesting that the inquiry be run back to
1970, and involve not only Idaho, but also Utah, Nevada, Oregon,
and Washington states. Because of the magnitude of this search,
Scot stated that it would take about one week to get the results
back into his department. As a side note, for anyone that is
not familiar with the NCIC system, it is a national data bank
for Law enforcement agencies all across the United States. It
is maintained and controlled by the Federal Burea of
Investigation, at FBI headquarters, in Washington D.C.
On the 14th of February, Scott contacted me in person, and
appeared very troubled. His exact words were that "something
is really screwy, Don." "I got the request back from NCIC on
Monday, and there has gotta be something wrong. They told me
that they had NO unsolved murders at all, zero, that met that
criteria. THAT ANY FURTHER REQUESTS WILL
HAVE TO BE MADE BY VOICE, TELEPHONE CALL,
WITH PROPER AUTHORIZATION. Somebody is
sitting on something, big as Hell." I also knew that something
was as screwy as hell. After all, anybody that has had any
dealing with law enforcement knows about the "Green River Killer"
in Washington state. This serial killer is credited with at
least 30 to 40 murders of young women, and to this date, the
case is as big a mystery as ever. Many of the killings showed
some types of mutilation, and if nothing else, at least some of
these homicides should have shown up.
Once more, as a side note, I had been warned by a prominent
UFOlogist, that there was a lid "screwed down tighter than you
would believe in regards to human mutes." I also was warned
that in order to break through the secrecy, was going to be a
long and sometimes weary job, but that if enough persistence was
applied, then it was possible to get to the bottom of this facet
of the UFO enigma. Do I think that this can be solved, along
with the rest of the puzzle? Yes, I do, because I think that
the secrecy can only be maintained for so long, and then no
longer. I also believe very strongly that only if the entire
UFO community works in concert will this be accomplished, and
the infighting and arguments MUST CEASE for the good of us all.
On the ParaNet system and on Compuserve, I wrote and uploaded a
file entitled LIGHT.TXT, and in UFO Magazine Vol. 3, No. 5 I
called for a UFO summit to be held in order to get the UFO
community organized and to present a unified front. Only by a
unified front, and calling for Congressional hearings, will this
lid ever get torn off, and the truth that is suppressed be
brought to the light of day. Any help from the members will be
greatly appreciated, and I can be reached at ParaNet RHO at the
following number: 1-208-338-9187 in the USA.
Also I can be reached on Compuserve by EMail, and my user number
is: 74270,3360. Anyone with ANY INFORMATION is requested to
contact me at the above addresses as soon as possible. The
secrecy game has gone on long enough. It is past time to get to
the bottom of this. Forty years IS LONG ENOUGH.
Don Ecker
The Secrecy Game
noahdove@lightspeed.bc.ca (Noah's Dove)
http://ufobc.org 12/15/98