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THE EDITOR'S
D
uring the Board of Directors let me simply say that if I've erred
meeting at the Chicago in emphasizing some aspects or ap-
symposium this past sum- proaches over others in this vastly
mer, Walt Andrus revealed some PAGE elephantine and complex field, then
rather startling statistics about the I've tried to err on the side of con-
health of MUFON as an organization. Fortunately, they servatism for what I hope are obvious reasons. However
were good ones. Within the last three or four years MUFON much we might wish otherwise, it remains a truism: after
membership has essentially tripled, to well over 3000 45 years of UFO investigations, rumor and speculation are
subscribers worldwide, making us, as far as I know, the still much easier to come by than verifiable physical
world's largest UFO organization by far. Certainly we are evidence. Even the immense document trail we've man-
the only one presently publishing a 24-page journal on a aged to uncover in the last decade or so under the Freedom
monthly basis. of Information Act is evidence only of the documents
Which brings me to my subject: the Journal itself and themselves — not the physical phenomenon we all believe,
my tenure as editor of same. My name first appeared on is hiding somewhere behind the paper shroud of secrecy.
the masthead some seven years ago, in the summer or fall
of 1984. We weren't a bad journal then, but we certainly any MUFON members are quite within their
weren't a great one, either. I don't mean to disparage any
of my predecessors by such a remark, only to reflect the
then current state of affairs. Our cover stock was a pale,
M right to ask, so what? We know that UFOs exist,
that the government is engaged in an ongoing,
active cover-up of their existence, why beat around the bush?
legal-pad yellow, and each issue consisted of 20 pages, the Because allegations, affirmations and even affidavits are
contents of which varied widely in quality. not UFOs. Neither are ground traces or photographs. Col-
Well, things have changed. The journal you hold in your lectively, they all represent our best argument. But in a
hands today has a slick, glossy cover and consists of 24 pages definitive scientific sense, only UFOs are UFOs. And if
devoted exclusively to text and photographs. Monthly col- our objective is a truly scientific one, then it is our obliga-
umns include Bob Cribble's "Looking Back" and Walter tion to continue to collate and quantify our "best shot."
Webb's "Night Sky." On a somewhat more irregular basis No matter what we might think or believe, without a
we also carry Lou Parish's "In Others' Words," a bi- physical UFO in hand, the subject of our study remains just
monthly round-up of the UFO literature, and "Current Case that: an Unidentified Hying Object, final nature, motive and
Log," a summary of recent reports. The latter was initiated intention unknown. This is not just my personal opinion,
by Dan Wright and is now being compiled by Donald Ware. but a limitation imposed by the phenomenon itself. My
Each of these features serves a particular public service apologies if I offend anyone by pointing out this foremost
function, hopefully making our readers among the most fundamental and most primordial fact. The available
well-informed in the field. We also carry a calendar of cur- evidence supports any number of interpretations and
rent events, focusing on upcoming con- hypotheses, often dependent on one's
ferences, and tend to publicize the ac- LET'S FOLLOW THE FACTS, pre-existing belief systems and world
tivities and publications of both the Fund view. As I understand it, however,
for UFO Research and the Center for WHEREVER THEY LEAD MUFON's purpose is not to arbitrate or
UFO Studies, space permitting. The ~^~~~~~^^~' ^~^~~^^~^ adjudicate among individual beliefs, but
"Director's Message," by Walt Andrus, keeps readers and to follow facts wherever they lead. In speculation we
members informed of our own activities. To further up- abound; it's the fundamental facts we so sorely lack.
date subscribers I initiated both "The UFO Press" and So what about human nature? As the membership roll
"News'N'Views" sections, which also appear at fairly continues to grow, I despair of being able to satisfy or ac-
regular intervals. The "Letters" column is a way of allow- commodate everyone's viewpoint. This lack of "agree-
ing our individual voices to be heard. ability," if you will, is as much a product of the sheer
The meat of the matter is made up by various feature ar- numbers involved as anything. I certainly am not trying to
ticles and in-depth reports. Our flexibility is such that, on impose my own personal beliefs on anyone else. In fact,
occasion, we have resorted to adding four extra pages when I try to maintain an open door and mind as part and parcel
required or dictated by the material on hand. of my basic editorial policy.
If I paint a rosy picture of the Journal's present status To that end, I've always thought that a basic give-and-
and overall progress, it's because I think the picture is take was fundamental to the phenomenon, that controver-
basically an accurate one. sy was an inevitable and integral ingredient of any scien-
Is it a perfect picture? No, not by any means, and the tific discussion. But it's also come to my attention that this
reasons why are several, some of which have to do with is an incredibly fine line to draw. And I agree that too often
the nature of ufology itself, some of which have to do with
human nature and personal politics. To address ufology first, Please see page 23
The independent interviewing and hypnotic regression of On November 6, 1989, these two women were on the road,
multiple witnesses to a UFO close encounter are essential pleasantly driving home to St. Louis from a conference in
steps toward establishing a credible account with minimal op- Aspen, Colorado. Jennifer was faithfully documenting her
portunity for contamination, suggestion, or influential interac- log and had just noted that it was 11:35 p.m. as they pulled
tions. The separate hypnotic investigation of two or more par- out of a gas station in Flagler, Colorado. They had decided
ticipants greatly decreases the likelihood that imagination, that they would drive to Goodland, Kansas before stopping
delusion, or confabulation serve as explanations for these for the night. Susan had been averaging 75-80 mph on In-
encounters. terstate #70; Goodland was 72 miles away.
On November 7, 1989 two middle-aged women were driv- Shortly after leaving Flagler, they caught sight of a bright
ing in a remote area of western Kansas when they encountered object ahead of them in the east and slightly to the south but
a UFO and then lost two hours of time. They experienced very high in the sky. They noted that it was fairly stationary
anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and bewilderment as a result but always stayed in the same location in relation to their car
of that night. Neither woman had any knowledge or interest despite noting that the moon changed position in relation to
in UFOs at all. They never believed that they ever left their their car and the object. They clearly observed flashing col-
car or observed anything further. Hypnotic regression (ob- ored lights on the object and occasional little movements. Then
tained independently) revealed abduction scenarios with at they both noted the rather sudden appearance of many smaller
least 40 direct correlations between their accounts. Many cor- green lights near the brighter UFO.
relations were found with both published and unpublished While Susan drove, Jennifer kept her eye on the skies for
research data. A few interesting differences in the abduction nearly an hour. Several times they pulled off the road briefly
data suggest a consideration of the effects of personality and and dimmed all their lights so that they both could get a bet-
perception. ter view. During the last time they did this, Susan noted the
car clock indicated that the time was 12:40 a.m. Suddenly
The Witnesses they both saw a ball of light descend to within a hundred feet
of their vehicle, hovering over a field ahead and to their right.
"Susan" is a 42-year-old businesswoman (happily married Below this ball of light appeared a V-shaped "cone" of soft,
to an engineer) with two children, ages 17 and 21. She and "fluffy," white light reaching toward the ground with colored
her husband live in a beautiful home in a peaceful suburb rays of pastel pink, blue and lavender. These beams seemed
of St. Louis. She had never given the subject of UFOs any to establish the edges of the "cone" and criss-cross slightly
attention and has not read any books on the subject. In fact, at the bottom point.
she stated she had never even heard of Betty and Barney Hill The women performed a "reality check" at this point by
or ever read a science fiction novel. She is an honest, respect- verbalizing to each other what they were seeing, and they
ful, caring, strong, dependable, and candid woman with no reported the same visual details. They also both noted "black
psychological problems or history of such difficulties. She waves" through the lower portions of the windshields —
will look you directly in the eyes and state sincerely what reminiscent of heat waves on the horizon of a desert highway.
she feels, needs or thinks. She is a level-headed, open-minded They felt the excitement and rush of adrenalin only to next
person who seeks the truth with a calm but inquisitive remember that they were pulling back onto the road and feel-
persistence. ing strikingly different. Now they felt similar feelings of ex-
"Jennifer" is a 49-year-old widow with two grown step- haustion, irritability, and a preference for silence and solitude
children, ages 33 and 35. A college graduate with a MSW — quite an amazing and sudden transition in a matter of what
degree, she works as a free-lance photographer in one of seemed to be only seconds in time!
several business pursuits in the St. Louis area. She is They stopped at a rest area only to find the restrooms closed,
somewhat shy and reserved but yet independent and adven- but they noted they could still see the bright object. When
turesome. She has not read any books or seen any movies
concerning the subject of UFOs. She seeks truth and Carpenter is MUFON's Director for Abduction Research.
understanding and admits she first needs an education in the His last appearance in these pages was with "Gerald
field of UFOs. She is perceptive in noting small details and Anderson: Fact vs. Fiction," which appeared in the
will keep thorough little journals at times. It was one of these September 1991 issue of the Journal.
logs that became a significant record of "missing time."
Both women were amazed at what they had recalled in- This case is significant in that two mature, highly-credible
dependently under hypnosis. Both were relieved and excited women — unfamiliar with any UFO-related data — clearly
over having seen similar things. But they were also puzzled observed a UFO approach to within 100 feet of their car.
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t is highly unlikely that fantasy, confabulation, or a sug-
gestive influence could account for the detailed accuracy • Your communications program should provide "ANSI"
of their accounts. How could these women — ignorant of terminal emulation.
UFO stories and research — both recite little details that other • The monitor you are using should provide 80-column
abductees have only revealed in private sessions which have display.
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never been published? If this were a hoax, then their accounts
• Modem baud rate must be a minimum of 300 baud;
would have been more exactly alike. (The correlations with
1200 is acceptable, but 2400 baud would be ideal.
unpublished data dismiss this notion anyway.) Some differences
in their report suggest more credibility as one would expect For those members who feel communication by com-
some differences to naturally occur due to: puter might be too technical, not to fear. With the array
• the selection of focus of their attention due to personal of communications programs currently available, connect-
inclination ing with a BBS over a telephone line is not nearly as com-
• natural little imperfections with recall plicated as it once was. Those members interested in ac-
• differences in perspective while aboard craft cessing this type of communications media should write
• differences due to individual activity to me at the address below, and I'll be happy to forward
If they were attempting to duplicate published UFO accounts, an "On-Line Guide" which explains what is involved and
then one would imagine that they would both recall the be- the information available. Or log on to the data number
ings at their commonly-reported height of 4 - 4 1/2 feet tall shown and leave me a message.
— and that Jennifer would have been unclothed while lying We are constantly seeking information concerning UFO
on the table. Nevertheless, both women reported these details and related topics. I would like to request each State Direc-
similarly despite the deviation from more publicized accounts. tor to please include me on their mailing list for local
Beyond all these considerations is the psychological process newsletters and any articles in which they think other
of their emotions — from irritability and sleeplessness, to members may be interested. Also, if you or a member of
sincere amazement, to general relief and personal growth. your state group is interested in becoming more actively
These women are of fine character and now find themselves involved with the MUFON-BBS Network, please contact
sharing a bizarre reality with many other participants in the me directly.
UFO enigma. John Komar (State Director) 4769 Lake Ridge Drive
Memphis, TN 38109
Computer Data Number: (901) 785-4943
SPECIAL ABDUCTION ISSUE
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O field to date occurred when full medical documenta- backyard the day after the appearance of the intrusive
tion, including a personal interview with the physi- creature3; 4) two unidentified "persons" who entered the home
cian involved, was obtained in what seemed to be a genuine during the night, and were perceived by Mr. Van Klausen
"missing fetus" situation. The case amounts to a possible who felt totally paralyzed and incapable of confronting them;
breakthrough in the UFO research field; Ann Druffel and 5) their four-year-old son's perception of "white figures" who
Georgeanne Cifarelli researched the case together. entered his bedroom and also looked through the windows,
A "missing fetus" case, as the term is currently in use, leaving him with conscious memories of "trips on spacecraft";
can be defined as a report by a UFO close encounter witness 6) a visit by two short entities who were perceived by Morgana
either pregnant at the time or who becomes pregnant shortly as they leaned over her son's bed; and 7) a visit by a similar
after a suspected UFO abduction — who claims that the fetus type entity in May 1991, whom Morgana succeeded in pushing
later mysteriously disappears from the womb. away, after which the creature abruptly disappeared.
Numerous such reports have surfaced in recent years, Shortly after the second visitation, the witness began to
and have sparked the interest of some researchers, begin- feel what she described as "an unexplained desire" to have
ning with a "missing fetus" described in Budd Hopkins' another baby — this in spite of the fact that the couple had
book, Intruders.1 Speculation as to the cause agreed that, because of their ages, they would
of these reports range from 1) the possibility DEATH limit their family to one child. In late January
that UFO entities are actually taking human OR 1989, she unexpectedly became pregnant. On
fetuses; 2) the possibility that the fetuses them- February 28, 1989, her obstetrician, Dr.
DISAPPEARANCE
selves were human-alien hybrids, recovered Levine4, a physician in good standing at a large
by the entities; or 3) some other unknown OF A FETUS?
Southern California hospital, performed an
effect resulting from UFO close encounters. ultrasound scan of the developing fetus. She
The difficulty of obtaining documentation /verification of remembers Dr. Levine reassuring her on this date that
such cases became a source of frustration to physicians like "everything was fine."
Richard M. Neal, Jr., M.D.2 and other researchers who have One month later, on March 24, 1989, Dr. Levine did a se-
tried diligently to confirm various witnesses' statements by cond ultrasound scan. This time, he told Margana he could
obtaining medical documentation/physician verification. As not detect any cardiovascular activity in the fetus and sent
intriguing as these reports are to researchers, and as tragic her for a consultation with a perinatologist, Dr. Holland.5 This
as they are to the witnesses who report them, certification specialist had more powerful equipment and performed ?. scan
and proof of the events have eluded the field. with a vaginal transducer. Morgana recalls that Dr. Holland
Researchers who have tried and failed to obtain such told her that "the fetus had grown to about six or seven weeks
documentation over the past three or four years surmise that and then had died."
at least two elements prevent it: that doctors involved in such Dr. Levine performed a D & C on that afternoon, March
cases might be reluctant to talk about them, because of the 24, 1989, which was Good Friday. Mr. Van Klausen accom-
strangeness of the situations or because they might fear be- panied his wife to the hospital, and she was taken by a hospital
ing sued for malpractice; or that the witnesses are reluctant volunteer up to the second floor to await surgery. The floor
to ask for confirmation because of embarrassment or fear of was deserted, due to the fact that no elective surgery had been
offending their physicians by asking for verification. scheduled for the Easter holiday and, as she later learned,
Enter Morgana Van Klausen, a female witness who resides she should not have been taken there, but instead taken directly
in Southern California, who had repeated UFO entity ex- to the surgical floor. Left alone in a private room in the isolated
periences from December 1987 through May 1991. The case ward, Morgana felt depressed and afraid. Presently a small-
is exceedingly complex, with rich detail, but the witness statured person whom Morgana assumed was a nurse, entered
herself is a wholly rational, productive individual. Briefly, the room. This person spoke a few sympathetic words to her
the events include: 1) a bright beam of light which was seen and patted her head. She came and left at intervals, staying
to move around outside the home, followed by a time lapse
of about 2 and 1/2 hours in December 1987, involving herself Ann Druffel is a Contributing Editor to the Journal and
and four-year-old son; 2) invasion of her home by a short, a charter member of the Los Angeles UFO Research
white-skinned entity who awakened her from sleep and Group. She is also co-author with the late D. Scott Rogo
reportedly performed some type of invasive gynecological of The Tujunga Canyon Contacts.
procedure in January 1988; 3) the discovery by the Van
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hile still in the recovery room, Morgana asked to the D & C. She began to wonder if it could have been
her doctor what sex the child had been. Dr. Levine an entity disguised as a nurse, who might have removed the
seemed unwilling to talk and told her that he would fetus.
answer all her questions at an office visit, set for two weeks It is to Morgana Van Klausen's credit that she recognized
later. At this office visit, Dr. Levine told her about the suc- the necessity of proving that a "missing fetus" situation had
tion machines failing to function, and Morgana speculated actually occured. She began a time-consuming process of col-
that perhaps it was "her energy" which had caused this, ex- lecting medical documentation to verify it. In the spring of
plaining that she had been greatly disturbed over the loss of 1991, she obtained a copy of the pathologist's report and per-
the baby and perhaps had psychokinetically affected the suaded Dr. Levine to write a report for her, describing the
machines. Dr. Levine replied that he did not believe in incident. Later, she obtained a copy of the perinatologist's
"psychic things." His reaction caused Morgana to be doubly report. To our knowledge, this is the first time complete
glad she had not told Dr. Levine about her experiences with documentation has been obtained in a "missing fetus" case.
the strange entities which had intruded into her house. The pathologist's report seemingly verified Mrs. Van
Dr. Levine then showed her the pathologist's report. In Klausen's statement that the fetus had disappeared. It stated
referring to the material recovered by the D & C, it read, that material removed by surgery was "decidua chorionic
"Decidua chorionic villi, no fetal parts." The phrase villi, no fetal parts." The report from Dr. Levine covered
"decidua chorionic villi," Dr. Levine interpreted, meant that Mrs. Van Klausen's obstetrical history since 1982, but
it was a confirmed pregnancy. Morgana was puzzled about seemed, in one paragraph pertaining to her 1989 pregnan-
the phrase, "no fetal parts," because she had not bled suffi- cy, to confirm the witness' suspicions. He wrote, "Had con-
ciently to pass the fetus spontaneously before surgery, and sultative scan again done which revealed fetus but no car-
both doctors had referred to "the fetus" who had died. diac activity, consistent with missed abortion ... Path report
Morgana remembers Dr. Levine saying that "it was revealed decidua chorionic villi, no fetal parts." In other
something he couldn't explain." words, Morgana had been pregnant with a "fetus," but even
Morgana tried to talk more in depth with Dr. Levine but, though no miscarraige or spontaneous abortion had occurred,
in her opinion, he evaded her questions. He advised her to no fetal parts were recovered in surgery which was performed
forget about this pregnancy, and if she wished to have another only a few hours after a vaginal ultrasound had revealed a
child, to "try again." Although he and his wife were on a "dead fetus." The situation did, indeed, seem mysterious
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ecause this situation seemed to promise verification was not at all uncommon. He explained that when a woman
of an actual "missing fetus" report the Fund for UFO becomes pregnant, the developing, fertilized ovum separates
Research granted the funds necessary to explore the into a "animal pole" and a "vegetable pole" The animal pole
case. On June 28, 1991, this writer (Druffel) held an hour becomes the potential fetus and, until viability is confirmed,
interview with Dr. Levine and with his permission, record- is known as the fetal pole. The vegetable pole becomes the
ed it on audiotape. He was open and forthcoming to all ques- afterbirth, that is, placenta, sac, and other products of
tions put to him; no reference was made at any time to Mrs. conception.
Van Klausen's personal entity encounters. The When Mrs. Van Kausen, immediately after
consultation had two main purposes: 1) to verify awakening from the surgery, asked him what sex
whether or not Mrs. Van Klausen's fetus had THE
the baby had been, Dr. Levine had no answer.
disappeared under mysterious circumstances; and FUND FOR He thought it best to spare her feelings and said
2) to learn of any conventional, medical reasons UFO RESEARCH he would speak about it later when she came to
why a fetus would appear to disappear abruptly. GRANTED THE his office. He explained, in the interview, that
Dr. Levine confirmed that he had left Mrs. Van FUNDS NECESSARY patients usually do not know the distinction be-
Klausen with the impression initially that the 1989 TO EXPLORE tween "fetal pole" and "fetus," and did not think
pregnancy was proceeding well, even though she THE CASE it advisable to go into a long explanation in the
had some abdominal pain and spotting, and even recovery room.
though he detected no cardiovascular activity in Missed abortion, in Dr. Levine's words is a
the fetus at the time of the first ultrasound on February 28 non-viable pregnancy which continues for more than 12 weeks.
1989. Although he suspected at the time that it was a non- Before the era of ultrasound as a tool in obstetrics, physicians
viable fetal pole [i.e., gestational tissue which was not develop- usually waited until nature miscarried the pregnancy spon-
ing into a normal fetus] he gave it the benefit of the doubt. taneously. Now, however, with improved technology to detect
Ordinarily, his office ultrasound equipment can pick up car- non-viability, physicians can intervene earlier. He states that
diovascular activity as early as five weeks' gestation, provided he has never seen a case of "missed abortion" go more than
the fetus is positioned favorably toward the machine. The fetus five months.
was only about five weeks gestation at the February 28, 1989 When Mrs. Van Klausen came to his office two weeks later
visit, and Dr. Levine hoped that it was viable but too small and asked him again what had happened, he showed her the
or positioned in such a way that cardiovascular activity could pathologist's report — i.e., a confirmed pregnancy, no fetal
not be detected. This type of reassurance is common prac- parts recovered. When Morgana asked how that could hap-
tice among obstetricians, who prefer to wait and see if fetal pen, he replied that he could not explain it because medical
viability can be detected a few weeks later, rather than to worry science has no real answers as to why some fetuses develop
the patient. into normal babies and some do not. He had no idea, at that
A month later, however, at Mrs. Van Klausen's next visit time, that Morgana was thinking of the concept of "missing
a second ultrasound scan again failed to detect cardiac ac- fetuses" as described in UFO literature. She never discussed
tivity. He informed Morgana of this fact and sent her that her interest in UFOs with him until just before the research
same day to Dr. Holland, a perinatologist, for a consultative interview was planned. He was not aware that she thought
scan. This specialist had a more powerful ultrasound machine; there was anything otherworldly or mysterious about the event.
by means of a vaginal transducer, he confirmed non-viability. This only added to the essential misunderstanding of terms
Morgana remembers Dr. Holland telling her that "her baby which developed between them.
F irst we need a basic definition of what is meant by was discovered by stimulating the different areas of the Motor
paralysis. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary Cortex in human beings undergoing neurosurgical operations.
defines it as "Loss or impairment of motor Other areas of the cortex that are important to the possible
function in part due to lesion of the neural or muscular paralysis or temporary immobilization of the Central Ner-
mechanism; also, by analogy, impairment of sensory func- vous System include the following:
tion (sensory paralysis)."3 A long list of specific types of The Somatic Sensory Cortex - This is located in the area
paralysis follows. For our purposes we can focus on three of the cerebral cortex and is associated with a number of
particular categories: specialized sensoryjreceptors in each respective peripheral
• Functional Paralysis — A temporary paralysis which is area of the body. Microwave fields are known to induce cur-
apparently not caused by a nerve lesion. rents in electrical conductors; therefore, since an individual's
• Peripheral Paralysis — Loss of power due to lesions of moist skin acts as a good conductor and has numerous sen-
the nervous mechanism between the nucleus of origin and sory receptors, a prickling or tingling sensation would result
periphery. from the interaction.
• Phonetic Paralysis — Paralysis of the muscles of speech. The Autonomic Nervous System - This system is respon-
Assuming that none of the Abductees and/or Witnesses sible for the creation of two synoptically -transmitted
exposed to UFO activity had any type of neural lesions substances, acetylcholine and norepinephrine, which are
normally associated with the nervous system, we can essential for nerve-muscle interaction. This will be elaborated
hypothetically classify their immobility as a type of trau- on briefly in this article.
matic functional paralysis. We will limit the article to the Because the Central Nervous System of the body contains
integrated Central Nervous System and the appropriate ef- a series of nerve cells that vary in size, shape, length, loca-
tion and stimuli impulses/responses, we consider the body's
Dr. Neal is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist liv- Central Nervous System as a giant electrical circuit. It is
ing in Lawndale, California. He is a charter member of the disruption of this circuit by microwave radiation that
the Los Angeles UFO Research Group and a MUFON needs indepth research studies. In searching for the etiology
Consultant. of paralysis certain criteria should be considered, not the
least of which is the nature of the specific electromagnetic
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Commissioner for the International Commission of Health may stem from pulsed, low microwave frequencies (f » 2.5
Professionals for Human Rights, a non-governmental organiza- GHz) which are able to penetrate the cranium and thus af-
tion based in Geneva, Switzerland, showed an unusual pat- fect those portions of the cerebral cortex previously described
tern of illness ranging from "severe headaches, drowsiness, in a fashion similar to the microwave-induced auditory effect.
menstrual bleeding at abnormal times or post-menopausal, As previously mentioned, the key to paralysis involves
to bouts of temporary paralysis, faulty speech coordination, the motor unit. When the Witnesses/Abductees are subjected
and in one case apparent circulatory failure requiring to brief exposure of low power density microwaves, the
hospitalization." These were exposures of microwave irradia- physical effects on the motor units of the musculoskeletal
tion on women peace activists at the U.S.A.F. base in system can be analyzed via procedures known as wave sum-
Greenham, England.10 mation and tetanization. (Figure 4).
Many questions have been raised as to the specific Wave summation from pulsed microwave radiation could set
microwave frequencies at which paralysis/immobilization and into motion a frequency ^f twitches of the muscles which con-
other various symptoms are known to occur. The answer to tinues to rise above 10 pei; second. The first muscle twitch
that question is unknown. Once again I would have to refer is not completely over by the time the second one begins;
to the potential possibilities unfolded by Project Pandora's therefore, since the muscle is already in a partially contracted
research, namely that microwaves, perhaps modulated with state when the second twitch begins, the degree of muscle
low biological frequencies, are used from a distance to cause shortening this time is slightly greater than that which occurs
performance decrements and disorganization by interfering with a single muscle twitch. At more rapid states of contract-
with neuroelectric function; or by causing central nervous ing the degree of summation of successive contractions be-
system effects, subjective feelings of ill health, or health syn- comes greater and greater, because the successive contractions
dromes associated with periodic exposures at intensities below appear at earlier times following the preceding contraction.
10,000 microWatts/cm2 or 10 mW/cm2. This could be correlated with a pulsed microwave energy field.
However, human beings exposed to pulsed microwave radia- When a muscle is stimulated at progressive greater frequen-
tion hear an audible sound which appears to originate from cies, a frequency is finally reached at which the successive
within or near the head (microwave-induced auditory effect). contractions fuse together and cannot be distinguished one from
This sound has been described as a click, buzz or chirp de- the other. This state is called tetanization. Once the initiation
pending on factors such as a pulse width and repetition rate. of wave summation and tetanization are consummated, this
Experimentally it was found that pulses of 1 to 32 /is pulse brings into motion a series of chain reactions involving the
width at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. could be heard as distinct neuroendocrine and central nervous system — all leading to
clicks originating from within or immediately behind the head. the fused state of muscles, thereby causing immobiliza-
In this study, the power density varied from 40 to 1 W/cm2 tion/paralysis of the individual's musculoskeletal system.
with an average incident power density of 0.12 mW/cm2 at Abductees/Witnesses exposed to microwave irradiation may
45-decibel background noise. The pulsed microwave energy exhibit the following:
initiates a thermoelastic wave of pressure in brain tissue that • Paralysis
activates the inner ear receptors via bone conduction." 1) Paralysis/immobilization of entire body (remains
Paralysis and/or immobilization related to UFO activity upright).