| Author: | John Kuykendall | ISBN: | 1230000155650 |
| Publisher: | John Kuykendall | Publication: | July 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | 254 | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Kuykendall |
| ISBN: | 1230000155650 |
| Publisher: | John Kuykendall |
| Publication: | July 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | 254 |
| Language: | English |
ALIEN ANATOMY PHENOMENA is the most rational and scientifically oriented examination of the UFO question yet produced. It is the updated, comprehensive, authoritative report on unidentified flying objects-as immediate and factual as today's newspaper•
EVER since the amazing series of sightings of unidentified Hying objects in France in 1954,I have been deeply interested in the problem of the origin, behavior and physical nature of the UFO phenomenon. When I was authorized to study the general files of the United States Air Force I welcomed this opportunity to clarify my ideas concerning the official approach to the sightings and to understand better the attitude of the scientific and military authorities toward this problem.
In the course of this research I had access to many interesting reports which had never been made public). Simultaneously, I was able to conduct a thorough analysis of the European files kept up-to-date by a number of researchers, some of whom worked in collaboration with professional scientists acting privately. This resulted in the accumulation of a unique collection of data, the volume of which is at present double that of the official files. I soon reached a point in my personal research at which I realized that I was rapidly approaching the limits of my competence, and that it was becoming increasingly important for me to receive the advice of specialists of other disciplines. Unfortunately,communication between scientists still follows medieval patterns and any attempt on my part to bring the subject into the open would have resulted in misunderstanding. Thus I determined to restrict my work to a few specific points which could be investigated with scientific -instruments without resulting in sensational interpretations or exaggerated publicity. But the reactions to some earlier publications on the subject led me to realize that by considering the scientific issue alone and trying to avoid a public debate I was seeing only part of the problem. I then came to believe that one should not try to"prove" that UFOs constitute a new phenomenon of an unknown, possibly artificial, nature before one has made an attempt to understand why such violent reactions are provoked by the thought of extraterrestrial intelligence.
My writing this book in a popular form is deliberate, because it is my opinion that my subject is important and concerns not only the scientist, but the military man, the philosopher, the man of the cloth and the general public as well.
It would be unrealistic on my part not to expect this book to be misinterpreted. It seems certain that any mention of the problem of extraterrestrial intelligence by a professional scientist (even if he insists that this is only a convenient hypothesis among others which he plans to study) will be commented upon by groups of enthusiasts as an indication that new evidence, unknown to the general public, has been obtained. I can categorically state that such is not the case. Furthermore, the position I am taking here is purely individual. It does not reflect the viewpoint of a group, nor the opinion of the research institution with which I am associated, nor that of any of the groups with which I have been associated in the past. In bringing my opinion into the open I simply make use of a privilege every scientist has, namely, the right to publish his views even when they are in opposition to generally accepted ideas.
I have endeavored to write a book that will help interested researchers become seriously acquainted with the problem, and I have tried to be objective in presenting summaries of all current theories related to the main points in the discussion. This book is documented with references," and illustrated with pictures designed to aid the reader in visualizing a difficult problem-one which is unsolved after twenty years of analysis by outstanding scientists. Every statement of importance is supported by documentary authority. On several occasions I have had to admit that I could not commit myself to any particular point of view, but I have always kept an open mind and have been careful not to reject extreme hypotheses merely on the ground of their "fantastic" character, for nothing can be more fantastic than a natural phenomenon not yet recognized and classified by the human mind. In so doing, however, I have not lost "Numbers in parentheses within the text refer to the bibliography at the end of the book..
ALIEN ANATOMY PHENOMENA is the most rational and scientifically oriented examination of the UFO question yet produced. It is the updated, comprehensive, authoritative report on unidentified flying objects-as immediate and factual as today's newspaper•
EVER since the amazing series of sightings of unidentified Hying objects in France in 1954,I have been deeply interested in the problem of the origin, behavior and physical nature of the UFO phenomenon. When I was authorized to study the general files of the United States Air Force I welcomed this opportunity to clarify my ideas concerning the official approach to the sightings and to understand better the attitude of the scientific and military authorities toward this problem.
In the course of this research I had access to many interesting reports which had never been made public). Simultaneously, I was able to conduct a thorough analysis of the European files kept up-to-date by a number of researchers, some of whom worked in collaboration with professional scientists acting privately. This resulted in the accumulation of a unique collection of data, the volume of which is at present double that of the official files. I soon reached a point in my personal research at which I realized that I was rapidly approaching the limits of my competence, and that it was becoming increasingly important for me to receive the advice of specialists of other disciplines. Unfortunately,communication between scientists still follows medieval patterns and any attempt on my part to bring the subject into the open would have resulted in misunderstanding. Thus I determined to restrict my work to a few specific points which could be investigated with scientific -instruments without resulting in sensational interpretations or exaggerated publicity. But the reactions to some earlier publications on the subject led me to realize that by considering the scientific issue alone and trying to avoid a public debate I was seeing only part of the problem. I then came to believe that one should not try to"prove" that UFOs constitute a new phenomenon of an unknown, possibly artificial, nature before one has made an attempt to understand why such violent reactions are provoked by the thought of extraterrestrial intelligence.
My writing this book in a popular form is deliberate, because it is my opinion that my subject is important and concerns not only the scientist, but the military man, the philosopher, the man of the cloth and the general public as well.
It would be unrealistic on my part not to expect this book to be misinterpreted. It seems certain that any mention of the problem of extraterrestrial intelligence by a professional scientist (even if he insists that this is only a convenient hypothesis among others which he plans to study) will be commented upon by groups of enthusiasts as an indication that new evidence, unknown to the general public, has been obtained. I can categorically state that such is not the case. Furthermore, the position I am taking here is purely individual. It does not reflect the viewpoint of a group, nor the opinion of the research institution with which I am associated, nor that of any of the groups with which I have been associated in the past. In bringing my opinion into the open I simply make use of a privilege every scientist has, namely, the right to publish his views even when they are in opposition to generally accepted ideas.
I have endeavored to write a book that will help interested researchers become seriously acquainted with the problem, and I have tried to be objective in presenting summaries of all current theories related to the main points in the discussion. This book is documented with references," and illustrated with pictures designed to aid the reader in visualizing a difficult problem-one which is unsolved after twenty years of analysis by outstanding scientists. Every statement of importance is supported by documentary authority. On several occasions I have had to admit that I could not commit myself to any particular point of view, but I have always kept an open mind and have been careful not to reject extreme hypotheses merely on the ground of their "fantastic" character, for nothing can be more fantastic than a natural phenomenon not yet recognized and classified by the human mind. In so doing, however, I have not lost "Numbers in parentheses within the text refer to the bibliography at the end of the book..
