In the popular Back to the Future film series, Doc Brown was able to modify his famous DeLorean time machine for different purposes using parts he obtained from different points in history. At the beginning of the second film in the series, Christopher Lloyd can be seen gathering bits of trash and placing them in a device called “Mr. Fusion,” which he uses to power the vehicle. In a remarkably similar effort undertaken by Japanese inventor Akinori Ito, the resulting machine he has designed is able to achieve the remarkable process of converting plastic waste products back into oil–oil that can be used as fuel in automobiles, in addition to a variety of other situations.
The creepy imagery that has become popularly associated with Point Pleasant’s infamous interdimensional/cryptid/alien/science-experiment-gone-awry, The Mothman, prevails in some strange places. We’ve seen it in books, film, and art, especially that of the late fantasy painter Frank Frazetta; but weird depictions that remind us of the winged one’s fluttering have even appeared in elementary school scribblings, too.
This article was brought to my attention some time ago, and while researching Lovcraftian lore last night (a theme which could in itself constitute an entire separate category at this site), I stumbled across it again and thought I’d share it here, since a few of the images–all of which are very interesting, considering their dark depictions, as well as the ages of the artists who rendered them–seem to bear similarity to one of our favorite cryptid monstrosities.
My pal Red Pill Junkie sent this one along today, depicting a video he had mentioned coming across back in January. The piece, a short film called Secular Quarter #3 made by filmmakers David Gidali and Itay Gross, depicts alien spaceships removing cage-like barriers that separate portions of Jerusalem. If indeed the UFO videos of a purported craft hovering over the Temple of the Rock in Jerusalem are fakes, could this film have possibly served as an inspiration of sorts?
RPJ also mentioned an article from WIRED Magazine, appearing in the April 2004 edition, titled “Apocalypse Now: How a hologram, a blimp, and a massively multiplayer game could bring peace to the Holy Land.” It contains a striking illustration (which can be seen by clicking here and scrolling down the page) that also reminds us somewhat of the alleged UFO activity everyone’s talking about. Similarities, synchronicity… or something more?
In the days since videos of a purported UFO filmed over Jerusalem appeared on the Internet, one of the many predominant questions that has lingered among researchers here in the West has been “can we confirm whether there were any witnesses to the event outside of what the videos allegedly show?” Unfortunately, language barriers, as well as a general lack of knowledge pertaining to what sorts of news sites overseas might contain such information (should it even exist) have cast a bit of doubt over the entire affair for many.
However, it appears that some Israeli news sites have in fact mentioned the case, and while displaying video footage already made available on YouTube of the alleged UFO, at least one has surfaced that does make mention of witnesses to the event, even including testimony from the observers.
