The Tunguska Explosion of 1908 was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Lower Stony Tunguska River in what is now part of Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai, now Russia’s second largest Federal subject), at around 7:14 a.m. on June 30, 1908. Legendary for its destructive power, the cause of the explosion has been debated for decades, which was said to have caused the sky throughout Western Europe to glow green after impact. Recent scientific data seems to lend to the common theory that the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment as much as 6 miles above the Earth’s surface was the cause of the destruction, but does evidence exist of a stranger, more out-of-this-world theory as to its cause?

ABOVE: Scorched trees at “ground zero” of the Tunguska blast site, circa 1927. 

According to Dr. Yuri Labvin, “an alien spacecraft sacrificed itself to prevent a gigantic meteor from slamming into the planet above Siberia on June 30, 1908.”
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A blog post at the Mind Hacks website today refers to a unique study published by The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, initially published in 1984, titled Hostage Hallucinations: Visual Imagery Induced by Isolation and Life-Threatening Stress. At a mere glance, the article is already of interest, as in many instances the “hallucinations” described by victims of torture and other intense stress involve out-of-body experiences and related psychic phenomenon. However, of particular interest to Gralien Report readers is the fact that, in addition to studies done with ex-prisoners of war, victims of rape, kidnapping, terrorism and robbery, there are also two cases detailed within the report that deal with “UFO abductions”. The article states that “Case 5, involving a prototypical UFO abduction, was included in order to compare the relatively dramatic, albeit rare and controversial, hostage experiences to those reported by victims in more common verifiable hostage situations.”

In addition to the analysis of two UFO abduction scenarios, I found it interesting that the article also refers to the Biblical account of Ezekiel early on, in a description of the hallucinatory experience among hostages in early history. In addition to being the earliest experience they listed, it is noteworthy that the article also looks at the case taking into consideration the Ufological perspectives insinuated over the years:

To my knowledge, the earliest account of a hostage experience was given in 593 B.C. by the Babylonian priest Ezekiel who described (as reported in the Bible) an abduction by “creatures” in a flying round bronze object. According to some contemporary interpretations, Ezekiel was taken hostage aboard a spaceship-type craft whereas other commentaries emphasize the possibility of hallucinations induced by staring at solar halos. Nonetheless, Ezekiel’s account details shock, feelings of floating, and perceptions of lights, colors, and mystical visions of God.

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During a recent email exchange I had with my friend Nancy Birnes, editor of UFO Magazine, it was brought to my attention that there has been concern among the production staff of History Channel’s UFO Hunters (of which Nancy’s husband, author Bill Birnes, is the star). Nancy tells me, “Pat U. was depressed at how the budgeting — or rather, the lack thereof — for really basic things was hurting the quality of the episodes.” Now granted, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the program’s future is uncertain, as constraints with the present economy are affecting virtually every industry; including television. However, Nancy tells me that these budgetary and other restrictions have caused some to “jump to the conclusion that there would be no Season 4,” which Nancy now says “is what the production team does believe.”

The good news, at this point, is that the network has made it clear that they have not reached a decision, as of yet. “Doesn’t look good, but not entirely bleak,” according to Nancy. Whatever the circumstances, if change can be made, now is the time to act.

If you enjoy History Channel’s UFO Hunters, and would like to continue following Bill Birnes and the crew as they push the boundaries (at least as far as television networks can allow), I encourage all the readers of this blog to take time to do one of two things:

Write to the network and let them know you would like to see more episodes by clicking this link:

History Channel Help Desk Online

…Or you can sign a petition by following this one:

http://www.petitiononline.com/uf0hunt/petition.html

Either way, it can’t hurt, and it just might help! Keeping hope alive, in these depressing financial times, is of great importance, as is the good work that Bill, Nancy, and the folks with UFO Hunters continue to do. I appreciate the concern of any who would be willing to act in defense of the longevity of this fine program.

Yesterday at the Above Top Secret website, a portion of a documentary linked to YouTube was posted which featured a film made by the famous UFO contactee George Adamski. Adamski is not widely heralded for being the most believable of all contactees, as many of his claims of encounters with aliens are considered too absurd for investigation (with one skeptic even calling him “the Ed Wood of contactees”; both a reference to the strange claims themselves, in addition to the science-fiction element common during his “meetings” with alleged Venusians).

Though the video in question certainly appears to depict one of the now-famous “trash can lids” known from past debunkings of UFO photos and films, there nonetheless appears to be a genuine point of serious debate regarding the odd nature of Adamski’s film. Below is the segment of the documentary featuring Adamski’s video, as well as a bit of commentary about it:

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