Bret Lueder Lueder

A UFO Hunter’s Guide An Encounter with the Truth About UFOs Alien abductions. Repeated sightings. Conspiracies and cover-ups and first-hand accounts. Bret Lueder’s A UFO Hunter’s Guide covers these topics and more. From the exciting to the extreme, Lueder introduces the people, places, and events that make up the modern scope of ufology. “Believer or skeptic, you need the big picture. Lueder’s guide provides a historical context and the multifaceted nature of the UFO phenomenon. He brings this illusive subject down to Earth.” —Paul Von Ward, author of We’ve Never Been Alone “I highly recommend this excellent sourcebook for all seeking to locate reputable material on the UFO experience. It is well-researched and presents a detached overview of opinions, pro and con, on the existence of other types of life-forms in this universe.” —Atala Dorothy Toy, author of We Are Not Alone: A Guide- book for Interdimensional Cooperation and Nature Spirits, Spirit Guides and Ghosts Lueder Covering vast territories—from Roswell and Area 51 to the more obscure hot spots such as Mexico City and the Xinjiang Province, China, A UFO Hunter’s Guide includes accounts and excerpts from abductees and eyewitnesses and offers investigators tips and an extensive list of international UFO research societies. “This valuable resource book provides basic information for the curious beginner and a wealth of how-to guidelines for the serious investigator wishing to do field work.” —Juanita Rose Violini, author of Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored For the adventurer in anyone—read this book and be inducted into the international cult of the curious from the safety and comfort of your own home. And for the bravest and boldest, keep this guide in your glovebox or backpack to help Sightings, Abductions, Hot Spots, identify or recognize the off-planet people, places, and things you’ll encounter—friendly or otherwise. Be safe, be strong, and be assured, you are not alone! Conspiracies, Cover-ups, The Identified and Unidentified, and More ISBN: 978-1-57863-487-3 U.S. $19.95 51995 Bret Lueder 9781578634873 A UFO Hunter’s Guide Sightings, Abductions, Hot Spots, Conspiracies, Cover-ups, the Identified and Unidentified, and More Bret Lueder First published in 2012 by Weiser Books, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, llc With offices at: 665 Third Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94107 www.redwheelweiser.com Copyright © 2012 by Bret Lueder All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, llc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Table 1: UFO Shapes and Patterns by Bret Lueder and William Henderson Table 2: Categories of Sightings reprinted with permission of Jacques Vallée. First printed in Confrontations (New York: Ballantine Books, 1990). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lueder, Bret. A UFO hunter’s guide : sightings, abductions, hot spots, conspiracies, cover-ups, the identified and unidentified, and more / Bret Lueder. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57863-487-3 (alk. paper) 1. Unidentified flying objects. 2. Unidentified flying objects—Sightings and encounters. I. Title. TL789.L85 2012 001.942--dc23 2012007836 Cover design by Barb Fisher Interior by Kathryn Sky-Peck Typeset in Adobe Caslon Pro MAL Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992 (R1997). Introduction any of us have been born into a society where unidentified Mflying objects, or UFOs, are already part of popular culture. From the friendly, multicolored lights of the craft in Steven Spielberg’s classic movie E.T. to the ominous and city-sized disks in the movie Independence Day, Hollywood has firmly implanted images of UFOs in the minds of people worldwide. Energized by the influence of Hollywood, UFOs have been seen and heard across a wide spectrum of media, including musical genres, children’s television cartoons, and poster art. The stereotypical image of a space alien, popularized on the cover of the famous Whitley Strieber book Communion (1987), can be seen on coffee cups, baseball hats, and bumper stickers—the image of an alleged UFO occupant known as a “Gray.” Not coincidentally, Strieber’s book was later made into a movie (1989) starring Christopher Walken as Strieber (see www. ufopop.org). ix It wasn’t until the first publicly reported sighting on June 24, 1947, in Washington State, however, that the term “flying saucer” was born. Hollywood now had a new and rich source of material to fuel its money—and some say “mind control”—machine. In his now famous book Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (1956), Captain Edward J. Ruppelt coined the term “unidentified flying object,” or “UFOs,” to better describe these various phenomena, and henceforth that has been the preferred term used to identify what appear—at least for the time being—to be indefinable. Hollywood has adopted the term as well. For researchers, however, many questions have arisen since that fateful day: Where do UFOs originate? What do the world’s govern- ments and military establishments know about the phenomena? How long before 1947 did they know about them? Is there really a cover-up of information? Are these objects really spaceships from other planets? And the biggie: What is a UFO? These and other questions have all, so far, remained unanswered. Well, at least in public—say some. Among the few brave researchers who offer explanations, many heated arguments arise. One claims that UFOs are from outer space, while another says that anyone who believes in UFOs is a wacko. Some more grounded researchers admit the UFOs could be from outer space or other planets, but some continue to insist that they are nothing more than misidentified planets, stars, meteor fireballs, comets, and other aerial and weather phenomena covering a wide range of situations. The arguing goes back and forth, each side claiming to have “expert” analysis and opinion. The result is mental fatigue of the highest order. Many ufologists, or people who research UFO sightings and cases, have suffered from burnout, nervous breakdown, and other types of psychosis. Often, the information available conflicts, making the mental strain on investigations more difficult. Worse still, many have died in their pursuit of the truth. The television series The X-Files (1993–2002) is a good example of the portrayal of situations that arise from seemingly harmless UFO investigations. The movies Hangar 18 x A UFO Hunter’s Guide (1980) and The Arrival (1996) and the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) are good examples of the kinds of situations an indi- vidual may encounter when in pursuit of UFO and/or UFO-related information. It is true that Hollywood hypes this kind of intrigue, because it does help to sell movie tickets and advertising. But these dangers are real, with numerous accounts of life-threatening situations concern- ing UFOs reported by both military/government and civilian research efforts. As will become clear in the pages that follow, the study of UFOs can go from fun to deadly serious in a short time. You only have to witness for yourself the signs posted outside of Area 51 in the Nevada desert, which state that trespassers could be shot. A common Area 51 sign reads: WARNING: U.S. Air Force Installation. It is unlawful to enter this area without permission of the Installation Commander Sec. 21, Internal Security Act of 1950; 50 U.S.C 797. While on this Installation, all personnel and the property under their control are subject to search. USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED. Perhaps most shocking, however, are the reports of the mysterious “men in black” (MiB) and the many techniques they use to harass UFO researchers, witnesses, and their families—disinformation; physical, economic, and/or psychological threat; and the forcible acquisition and intentional destruction of evidence. These MiBs have allegedly blocked or destroyed many investigations and reports and have kept competent researchers from pursuing evidence and information. All these things have been reported. So how are we supposed to make sense of this miasma of “facts,” conflicting information, incomprehensible details, and potential life- threatening danger? Many will remain in a state of denial and go about their daily lives. More power to them. Others will go running away screaming in fear that any of it could be true. They will find their way. Introduction xi In the end, a brave few will handle the emotional strain this knowl- edge can bring; they will venture forth and seek answers to phenomena that could potentially affect every person on Earth—phenomena that have been taking place since long before 1947. Reports in California alone go back to 1896. And it has been alleged that both Nazi Germany and U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had meetings with alien races as early as 1933 (see BRANTON, aka Bruce Alan Walton, The Omega Files: Secret Nazi UFO Bases Revealed [2000]). Nor is the idea that UFOs are from worlds other than Earth new. It has been with humanity since the dawn of recorded time. Cave paint- ings of what appear to be classic saucer-shaped disks can be found in modern-day Lascaux, France, that are thought to be 17,000 years old. Other rock art in Mali, West Africa (the Dogon tribe), Austra- lia (the Aborigines), North America (several Native American tribes), and many spots in Europe (Celtic, Etruscan, and other early peoples) all show indications that they were visited by, learned from, and were guided by beings from other worlds, some of which are described as traveling in what today are perceived as UFOs.

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