World atlas of UFO's - Globale-Evolution TV
World atlas of UFO's - Globale-Evolution TV
World atlas of UFO's - Globale-Evolution TV
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DATABASE 1950s<br />
H G WELLS'S WAR OF THE WORLDS COMES TO AMERICA<br />
In<br />
1897, when HG Wells's ^ya^o///)e<br />
H/oaWs was published, man had not yet<br />
even learned to harness the power <strong>of</strong><br />
flight. In his original story the Martians<br />
reached Earth in bullet-like projectiles<br />
fired as if from a gun and proceeded to<br />
terrorize the Home Counties in England<br />
from within walking machines. In 1953,<br />
George Pal's film moved the location to<br />
California and updated the walking<br />
machines to flying saucers. It was a<br />
clear reaction to the flying saucer<br />
phenomenon. Pal said, 'With all the<br />
talk about flying saucers. War <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>World</strong>s had become especially timely.<br />
And that was one <strong>of</strong> the reasons we<br />
updated the story.' Just as films mirror<br />
UFO reports, conversely, detailed<br />
analysis shows that some aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
UFOs follow film and other<br />
mythologies; the interaction is a<br />
complex one which requires serious<br />
research. Genuine reports <strong>of</strong> aliens<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten act like their filmed predecessors,<br />
yet the films were made before alien<br />
reports were <strong>of</strong>fered. Simple copy-cat<br />
claims do not explain the complexity <strong>of</strong><br />
the interaction, which suggests that a<br />
genuine experience is being overlaid<br />
on a basic belief system which can<br />
manifest itself in fact or fiction.<br />
least as reported, the most explicit<br />
example <strong>of</strong> missing time in any<br />
abduction case.<br />
According to the report the two<br />
witnesses, known as Sara Shaw and<br />
Jan Whitely, both in their early<br />
twenties, were living in a remote<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the Tujunga Canyon in<br />
California. Sara was woken by a<br />
moving light out <strong>of</strong> her bedroom<br />
window which apparently terrified<br />
her. She feared it might be the<br />
headlights <strong>of</strong> a motorcycle gang<br />
seeking to attack the isolated<br />
women. The smooth movement <strong>of</strong><br />
the lights quickly ruled out this<br />
possibility as the road towards their<br />
cabin was rough and would have<br />
caused 'bouncing' motion. Jan was<br />
now awake and went to get her<br />
dressing-gown, Sara noticed it was<br />
2 a.m. on the clock.<br />
As apparently only a fraction <strong>of</strong> a<br />
second passed she looked at the<br />
clock again feeling giddy and<br />
confused and noticed that the minute<br />
hand had moved on twenty minutes.<br />
When Jan checked the clock she<br />
confirmed this observation but<br />
pointed out that the hour hand had<br />
also moved on two hours.<br />
Apparently both witnesses had<br />
suffered a two hour, twenty minutes<br />
time lapse and this caused them to<br />
panic so considerably that they left<br />
their home and went to Jan's parents.<br />
Regression hypnosis revealed a<br />
classic abduction story, several <strong>of</strong><br />
which we shall see later in this<br />
database. The case has also come<br />
under considerable scrutiny from<br />
those who believe abductions<br />
constitute a psychological<br />
phenomenon as it appears that the<br />
two girls' sexual relationships may<br />
have generated anxieties <strong>of</strong> w'hich<br />
the abduction may have been a<br />
manifestation.<br />
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