The Gralien Report

Here in North Carolina where I live, occasionally we hear stories of feral cats and dogs which, after being released into the wild by owners who longer wanted them, resort to instictive survival by acclimating to living in the wild. Similarly, there are some folks who believe creatures like the Chupacabra may be “alien pets” dumped here on Earth by extraterrestrials who no longer wanted them. Recently over at a blog called My Seattle Pets, one writer has been discussing this idea:

Along with Bigfoot, there was another mysterious creature in the news recently: “Chupacabra.”

The Miami UFO Center describes the elusive creatures as pets of aliens left behind to fend for themselves. Other theorists claim they are the product of an experiment gone wrong. In any case, they’re apparently not as cute and cuddly as “E. T.”

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Below is a link to an interesting short film I was sent via email, called The Orion Conspiracy:

http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x5uy68

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AUGUST 9, 2008: Reports sweeping Europe and the rest of the globe say that reports of UFOs have hit an all time high in Britain this year. The Telegraph reported today that “So far this year 150 apparent ‘flying saucers’ have been reported to police, military bases and the Ministry of Defence, compared to just 135 for the whole of 2007, and 97 the year before.” This data was accessed via use of the Freedom of Information Act, and the Telegraph reported that the number suggests “2008 will be a bumper year for alien activity.”

Meanwhile, the sheer number of UFOs being seen in Britain this year isn’t the only news from the UK making headlines involving extraterrestrials; British hacker Gary McKinnon, who has been charged with illegally accessing 92 computer systems belonging to the Pentagon, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, the Department of Defense, and even NASA, was recently dismissed of his appeal to the highest British Court against extradition to the US, where he may now serve up to 60 years in prison.

McKinnon’s actions were initially suspected to be a part of a larger al-Queda plot against the United States, having resulted in a week-long shutdown of a 300-computer network, preventing the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey from being able to replenish munitions and supplies to the Atlantic fleet until the system was restored. Fortunately perhaps, no harm was intended by McKinnon’s otherwise reprehensible actions; rather than to shut down military computer networks, he had merely hoped find conclusive evidence of UFOs. Now McKinnon will be the first UK citizen to be extradited to the U.S. for computer-related crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

In response to an article by Dr. N. Huntely, Ph. D. over at The Canadian, I recently suggested a few ideas about the “hollow moon” theory of my own over at the UFO Magazine Blog. I feel like this is more likely to be in the realm of science fiction, but along the lines of some of the interesting discussions about “death stars” and manned (or maybe even “aliened”) moons like Nibiru, this article may nonetheless be some food for thought:

Article: Hollow Moon Theory Rings a Bell…

Might there actually be hidden qualities we have yet to learn of Earth’s moon?

Over at the Space.com blog, Seth Shostak has written an interesting piece that I must say I can relate to quite well: The issue of extraterrestrial intelligences visiting Earth, and how the “lack of civilized discourse” on the subject smacks of the various kinds of quackery surrounding the study of UFOs. Shostak isn’t criticizing the crazy guys out there who claim that aliens have been disassembling them and reconnecting their tissues every night with purple goop, though. Instead, he’s going at the folks who seem to think that the best way to win an argument is to tear down anyone who suggests anything outside their own personal beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »

An interesting letter regarding the Edgar Mitchell “revelations” appeared recently over at the very talented Wm Michael Mott’s website, where he points out some interesting parallels between Mitchell’s past work and the timely release of the new X-Files movie in theatres today:

http://www.mottimorphic.com/Mitchell_1.html

I must admit that I was unaware of Mitchell’s association with the famous conspiracy program until recently myself, and although Mott references in his letter the same article from 1998 that I mentioned yesterday here at the Gralien Report, his interpretation of it nonetheless adds an interesting new set of possibilities to this growing media mess.

I think Michael would probably agree with me that the main reason this has gotten so much attention (in spite of those of us like Michael, you and I who are willing to look back a few years for the relevant details) has more to do with media sensationalism than anything.

Here’s to those “in the know”…

Just the other day, I wrote a post having to do with what is known in many Fortean circles as “The Shaver Mystery.” Since then, I’ve noticed the idea of alien bases existing in hidden places here on Earth has appeared numerous times recently in the news. Today, The Canadian reported on “Extraterrestrials and Hollow Earth Theory” in an article by Iain Mackenzie:

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2008/07/14/02471.html

Also, in an interview with BBC Network, British UFO researcher Timothy Good described his take on the matter:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml

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For decades there have been stories circulated which seem to draw parallels between two of the greater extremities of strange phenomena: those having to do with UFOs and space visitors, and those that suggest that many of the strange beings people have reported encounters with over the centuries are members of a vast underground civilization. I’m personally fascinated by the latter, as many readers of The Gralien Report may know from previous articles I’ve done that have dealt with this topic. But where do all these parallels between UFOs and underground “proto-human” races intersect?

It has been suggested by a variety of Ufologists, even hinted at in the work of authors like Ivan T. Sanderson, that the “aliens” we hear reports of, with their vast technology and apparent neutrality or outright apathy toward contact and communication with us (I say this to avoid going into “the conspiracy zone” about world governments suppressing alleged contact made during past extraterrestrial visits), may actually reside closer to home than we imagine. Indeed, many believe our “alien visitors” could be Earth’s original inhabitants, and that they have remained here, below ground or below the planet’s seas, for longer than humans have cared to wonder if there may be “life out there”.

But where does this notion come from? There are bizarre reports that I’ve come across from time to time, like this report about an alleged subterranean system which the Navy had been exploring below the western United States, which was recently sent along to me by my friend and correspondent Jim. There are also the tales of underground bases and frightening encounters with alien entities within these locations, released to the public from time to time by those claiming to have worked or visited there. But I began to wonder if there might be some initial “source” that could have gotten people’s mind working along the lines speculative theories regarding underground races. Incidentally, I discovered a series of just this sort of transcripts, dating back to around the time of what may possibly be the most pivotal year in the history of Ufology: 1947.

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I was sent a press release this morning detailing new information involving a nurse’s experience with the alien long said to have survived the UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico on July 7th 1947. In the account, the nurse who examined the survivor claims to have been able to communicate with the alien via a telepathic link, a “channel” which seemed open only to her:

When we arrived I learned that one of the four personnel on board the craft had survived the crash, and was conscious, and apparently uninjured. The conscious alien was similar in appearance, but not the same as, the others. None of the other personnel present could communicate with the survivor, as the being did not communicate verbally or by any recognizable signs. However, while I examined the “patient” for injuries I immediately detected and understood that the alien being was attempting to communicate with me by “mental images” which projected directly from the mind of the being.

This excerpt, taken directly from the Press Release titled “Alien Interview: Top Secret transcripts from Roswell, N.M. 1947 Provided by Matilda O’Donnel MacElroy”, may provide a glimpse at new perspectives of America’s longest speculated UFO cover-up. For more information, visit http://www.alieninterview.org.

In September of 2007, I was sitting in a Billiards room upstairs above Barley’s Taproom in Asheville, North Carolina, having a tasty microbrewery beer with my pal Jim Marrs, one of the most popular conspiracy authors in America. Jim knows, or has at least met or written about most of the notorious figures in modern conspiracy theories, and on that clandestine afternoon I took the opportunity to ask him about one who has perplexed me for years.

“Jim, what do you think about John Lear?”

Jim smiled a broad grin that emerged from under his beard. “Well, I know John,” he replied, telling me he’d met John Lear on a number of occasions.

“This ‘Dark Theory Hypothesis’ thing of his really has me mixed up,” I said. “Part of me… the biggest part of me, doesn’t buy it at all. But somewhere all this horrific shit he talks about, you know, like aliens bathing in ground-up human remains and all this Majestic 12 stuff, almost seems plausible when you look at his record.” Lear, who has been a frequent guest on programs like Coast to Coast AM and is one of the biggest proponents of the theory that our government has “bargained” in shady deals with aliens over the years, also holds every attainable medal in the USAF, which seems to lend greatly to his credibility. Still, many presume Lear may be a disinformation agent, planted with the purpose of “stirring the pot” and creating confusion among the American populace with regard to aliens and UFOs.

“So Jim, do you think he’s telling the truth?” I asked. Jim’s brow wrinkled a bit from beneath the long brim of his fedora, and after a mighty gulp of his brew, he told me, “well, I think he believes what he says.”

It was a telling response, and Jim was right; even if what some of the modern “informants” are saying about UFOs and Ufology isn’t 100% accurate, due to the number of contacts, stories, and personal encounters that people like Lear have gathered over the years, it doesn’t seem unlikely that portions of what they compile must be accurate. Still, these islands of truth may nonetheless float in a dark sea of conjecture and rumor.

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