It’s finally here… the inaugural edition of a brand new feature you’ll be seeing more of here at the Gralien Report: “Gradio Podcasts.” By following this link you can learn more about the new show, as well as download the latest edition featuring special guest Timothy Green Beckley. Tim (aka Mr. UFO) shares his legendary insights pertaining to UFOs, subterranean mysteries, MIBs, late-night radio and a huge number of other esoteric subjects… not an interview you’ll want to miss!

Click here to visit the new “Gradio Podcast” page!

A new study that appeared in The British Journal of Psychiatry by researchers at University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands suggests that nearly 1 out of every ten children, seven to eight years of age, report hearing voices that don’t really exist and appear to come from nowhere. For the most part, researchers have found that these voices “don’t have an impact on daily life,” and advise that children who report them should merely be reassured and watched very closely.

Of course, the researchers have already probed for potential links between children who report hearing such disembodied voices and those who will later suffer from mental disorders like schizophrenia. Nonetheless, in most cases this sort of activity, at least among young children, has not been found to be a cause for concern, and is considered to be quite normal.

If we choose to look at this from an evolutionary viewpoint, it almost seems that hearing voices would be beneficial to young people, or even mature adults at various times throughout human history. Many people have observed how animals have a sort of “sixth sense” when it comes to navigation and other biological functions (consider the multitude of stories of household pets who, after being separated from their families, manage to travel enormous distances to find their way home). Indeed, if we were to consider whether man could have ever harnessed similar instincts, it might make sense that our early ancestors, often wandering nomads, might have had a psychological development in their brains that created a sort of “knowing” or “guiding force” they could rely on. Indeed, it would be assumed that this would have been entirely a product of how the early mind worked, rather than some supernatural force. To put it simply, before mankind had risen to the dominant species on Earth, they may have relied on senses that instilled a feeling of “being led,” when in essence, they were leading themselves.

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Residents of Newfoundland have reported seeing a strange fireball-like object emerging from the ocean near their homes in Harbour Mille on the south coast. Many folks in the area reported the object, but Darlene Stewart, who was photographing the sunset when the object appeared, managed to capture an image as the thing–whatever it was–streaked across the sky. To view the photo and read the story that appeared at the website cbc.ca:

UFO Sighting Puzzles N.L. Residents

The photograph appears to show a missile or other elongated object, emitting flames or what has been described as “heavy smoke” illuminated by the light of sunset (keep in mind, the Trident II missile in the image to the right is merely for illustrative purposes). Another witness, Emmy Pardy, stated that “It appeared to come out of the ocean,” and “was like it was in the middle of the bay.”

This alone may be the most curious aspect of the sighting; however, if what it entails is of any merit, it may also be the most frightening. Gralien Report correspondent Christopher McCollum, who sent the story along, referred to the object as a “USO,” borrowing the term used by the late Fortean scholar Ivan T. Sanderson which denotes an “Unidentified Submerged Object.” Submarines with the Russian Navy operating in international waters throughout the Atlantic have reported an overwhelming number of “USO” encounters, as described in recently declassified documents released by naval officials in 2009. However, if this object weren’t some kind of “USO” or other unidentified object, what are the alternatives?

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A quick update regarding my new book: First, I wanted to thank everyone out there who has purchased a copy of Magic, Mysticism and the Molecule! I see the book has already been drumming up a lot of excitement (and a little controversy as well!), and it hasn’t even been available for purchase for a week yet. Needless to say, this is a very exciting time for all of us here who contribute to The Gralien Report. Thank you, sincerely, for all your support.

Also, in addition to being able to purchase it here at this site, the book is now available on Amazon.com as well. If it isn’t already available to retail stores for order upon request, it will be very soon. Additionally, I’ve had a few requests for autographed copies; if you’d like your copy signed by me (or customized with a nice dedication to a loved one), feel free to email me at info@gralienreport.com and I’ll be happy to provide you with information about how to get a signed copy.

Finally, I want to point out a new addition to the Gralien Report: below the link on the right side of the page where you can buy my book, you’ll now see a button that looks like this:

If you click on this button (go ahead, try it), you can sign up for free news and updates from the Gralien Report that doesn’t get posted on this site (for instance, I’ll be launching a new blog soon, along with the rest of my colleagues in Joshua P. Warren’s L.E.M.U.R. team, that will be a sister site to the Gralien Report). If you’d like to get the scoop on all the “insider info” from the Gralien’s abode miles beneath runway #9 at the Emma International Airport, signing up for this free–and spam free–email newsletter only takes a few seconds.

Again, thanks for all your support out there. It is my hope that through sales of my book, we can raise enough funds so that our mascot can make that long vacation visit back to his home on Zeta 2 Reticuli (you wouldn’t believe how expensive maintaining a mercuric-combustion engine is these days)!

Cheers,

Micah A. Hanks