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198 Oz Factor<br />

From left to right: Peter Brookesmith; Jenny Randles, the ufologist who coined the term “Oz Factor”; and Jerome Clark at<br />

Fortean Times UnConvention95 (Lisa Anders/Fortean Picture Library)<br />

Time slowed and eddied in strange ways. Beings<br />

usually informed me (telepathically in<br />

most cases) that I would not remember the<br />

events until much later. As they communicated<br />

this, an opaque screen formed in my mind,<br />

and the encounter began to feel dim, even<br />

while it was still occurring. Additionally, when<br />

the encounter ended, the altered field also dissolved.<br />

Merely exiting the field also cloaked the<br />

memory. (Oakman, 1999)<br />

See Also: Men in black<br />

Further Reading<br />

Oakman, Lisa [pseud.], 1999. “UFO Beings, Folklore,<br />

and Mythology: Personal Experiences.” In -<br />

ternational UFO Reporter 24, 4 (Winter): 7–12.<br />

Randles, Jenny, 1983. UFO Reality: A Critical Look<br />

at the Physical Evidence. London: Robert Hale.<br />

Rojcewicz, Peter M., 1987. “The ‘Men in Black’ Experience<br />

and Tradition: Analogues with the Traditional<br />

Devil Hypothesis.” Journal of American<br />

Folklore 100 (April/June): 148–160.

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