CONTACTEES: A History of Alien-Human Interaction: June 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Secrets of Death Valley

A couple of days ago, ufological legend Tim Beckley sent me a copy of the latest release from his Global Communications company: Secrets of Death Valley - Mysteries and Haunts of the Mojave Desert.

If you're into the Contactee issue, you won't want to miss this, as it contains a number of notable gems, including (A) a re-print of George Van Tassel's I Rode A Flying Saucer, (B) Van Tassel's A Brief History Of Giant Rock, and (C) a paper from Regan Lee on the subject of Dana Howard's 1950s encounters with the enigmatic space-sister, "Diane."

The book contains much more too that will be of interest to Forteans everywhere, but is well worth purchasing for the Contactee data alone.

As soon as I have read it, I'll be doing a lengthy review.

UFO Countdown Disclosure Clock

Over at UFO Countdown Disclosure Clock, there's a post that comments in-depth on my Contactees and the Absurdities of Ufology post for LOWFI.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Grand Dark Conspiracy

A few days ago, I was interviewed by Daniel Bautz for his Grand Dark Conspiracy podcast on the issue of my Contactees book. The interview is now available, and can be found at this link. A lot of territory was covered in the interview, including (A) the definition of a Contactee; (B) the theory that many - if not all - Contactee experiences may occur in distinctly altered states; (C) the idea that at least some of the very early Contactees were trying to promote communism via the medium of UFOs; and much more.

COMMENTS ON CONTACTEES

"Nick Redfern, the Brit with a knack for ferreting out all the dope on outrageous subjects, presents a revealing look at alien contact." Best-selling author of Alien Agenda, Jim Marrs.

"Nick Redfern, author of a wide variety of UFO books from the serious to the popular, has taken the bull by the horns and produced the, so far, definitive book on the subject." Andy Roberts, author of Albion Dreaming.

"...The disturbing fact, according to Redfern, is that a common thread tends to lead to the same, surprising conclusion in the bulk of cases. We are not alone, he posits, but the "others" are not necessarily from Venus or the Pleiades. Where they do originate, and what it is that they want, I will leave to Redfern's eloquent explanation." Linda Godfrey, author of Hunting the American Werewolf and The Beast of Bray Road.

"...Contactees outlines a peculiar subculture that remains present in the fringes of Americana, and though well known to some, it has received its best treatment thanks to the efforts of Redfern." Micah Hanks, The Gralien Report.

"...A book that I couldn’t set aside. Nick Redfern provides relevant information and pertinent minutiae about those now considered to be part of the UFO fringe." Adrian Wells, The UFO Iconoclasts.

'In this newly published work, Redfern gets down into the trenches to examine the band of eerily human-looking blond-haired visitors who early on expressed their concern about our warlike ways..." Timothy Green Beckley, Bizarre Bazaar.

"...what we really like is that many theories are thrown forward but without dogmatic adherence to any particular one. The ET hypothesis is made to sound unlikely, and we strongly agree that it is unlikely. The solution to the mystery is far more complex than that." Jim Moseley, Saucer Smear.

"...Redfern has given this subject a very good treatment and that Contactees is well worth reading." Robin Anderson-Forbes, My Strange Blog.

"Reading these tales, there are a number of reasonable possibilities. They are all clearly the work of the human imagination (or perhaps lack of same), and the only question that remains is whether they came from the spontaneous imagination of dreams, hypnogogic and other visionary experiences; or from the crafted imagination, and in the latter case whether the contactees wanted a powerful imperative for their own religious and political views, or were in it mainly for the money." Peter Rogerson, Magonia.