Notes from the MUFON 2003 Symposium 1 comment

13 Jul 2003 @ 13:15, by Craig Lang Here are some thoughts from the 2003 MUFON Symposium, held over the July 4th weekend in Detroit, MI. 1) The UFO phenomenon is just one of a whole series of interlocking mysteries: - Mysteries of human origins and prehistoric(?) humanity - Balls of light and crop circles - Close Encounters and Reality-Transforming Experiences - Parapsychology and the emerging human consciousness - Hoaxes and other human hijinx 2) There is some excellent science being done in the UFO field. - The lights in Hesdalen Norway are being subjected to some solid scientific analysis. - Crop circle and ground trace analysis being done by W.C.Levengood and the BLT Research Team is producing some excellent results. - Linda Moulton Howe's presentation on the Brazilian Abduction Evidence case showed some fascinating experimental evidence, which shows that some anomalous things may have occurred there (this is part of a major controversy in UFO studies at the moment) Whether these results hold up over time will be interesting to see, but they are interesting, to say the least. 3) The presentation by Dan Wright on Close Encounters and the Human Psyche was another fascinating glimpse into the depth and mystery of the close encounter phenomenon. In follow up discussions many of us agreed that we haven't even begun to understand this mystery. The Annual MUFON conference is one of those times when the widely scattered threads of research, mystery and community all come together to help update the fascinating picture of this strange phenomenon(a). Interesting things are happening in the field of anomaly studies - so stay tuned to the anomaly world, and keep a discerning and open mind.

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