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.