ProphetofOccam,
Thank you for that "straight to it" insight on your perspective. I mean that. That was CLEAR and anyone that can't "see" at this point where you're coming from, is just not trying. My question to you is sincerely, what about the buttload of experiential data? Certainly, devouring as much 2nd and 3rd party substantiated reporting as you have, you must be convicted with some degree of significance in as much to fully contend that we are in fact dealing with an anomalous (strictly to us, that is) portion of our observational and experiential based reality, for which we currently possess no working understanding.
BTW, I LOVE classic paranormal literature, but I also LOVE the contemporary retelling of it in it's own right. I am greatly saddened, well maybe not grievously emotional over the matter, but I really miss Rob Morphy as a contributor to MU. No slight to anyone else respectively, but he was in fact a MASTER at just such an undertaking.
You know what would be cool? I have never thought of this idea prior, but wouldn't it be cool if this forum had a Pdf. based library of the classics? Like Bowen's "The Humanoids, or Visitors From Lanulos. I have always wanted to read that book! VFL came up on eBay about 3-4 months back in pristine condition and sold instantly for 100.00. I was bummed that I missed it. It's valued at roughly 4 times that. There are many others I'd love to read.
But still in yet, classics vs. contemporary be damned, whether consisting of brutal truth, or merely fanciful fiction, UFOs are as real as you or I. I know this much after having seen two for myself. One experience I had lasted for 20 minutes or more. It was an eye opener to say the least and was witnessed by one other individual that I was with at the time. Yes, my friend Jim checked with the authorities the following day and there were in fact several other reports concerning that same night.
The second experience last for just a couple of minutes at most, and oddly, this time again I was with someone else, my Dad. Sadly his sight was extremely poor at this time due to the fact that he had yet to have cataract surgery. But he did barely make it out even though what I saw was as crystal clear as viewing any old airplane. I reported this latter sighting to Mufon, they called me and carefully got all the details.
Too many people, far and away more so qualified than myself, some to an absolute and undeniable level of expertise few scientists and technical practitioners will ever know, have testified to as much. I do not discount the possibility that these UFOs may be of human origin however, and honestly, I am one who hypothetically believes that this may be the missing "paranormal" link that serves to motivate an endless investigative stirring of the paranormal pot. That same second, third, and even many generations old, story based pot that we both enjoy indulging so much.
