Finally I can order the specific editions of the Time magazine online. That’s one advantage. Order any edition you want right from the 1900 to now.. Unfortunately this review is more about an article of specific interest I read after ordering it.. There was no specific category under which I could write this review... Read this review in leisure not when you are short of time!
I am one of those who believes life exists elsewhere too. I have always been interested in this topic and been reading a lot on it. You may think I am crazy, but sometimes when you think about it the evidence has always been there. Besides, my thinking is based on what is overwhelming evidence, not experiences of a few conmen. More people have attempted to perpetrate alien hoaxes recently– Jonathan Reed, Lazar, Ray Santilli and others - and the media has encouraged them especially shows such as the Art Bell show whose ratings solely depends on sensationalist cases.
Another point is that religion has been in the forefront opposing the alien theory. Ever read of Christ’s last awakening? How did Lord Rama die? A lot of them point to aliens being the guiding souls to our religions. There’s an explanation offered to why? But so many? Why did they opt to give us diverse religions (if they did) is another question which might boggle the mind.
Before we proceed, let me tell you that I am trying to give you events of mass sightings, if you find it funny or extremely crazy, then it’s perfectly alright, because it does seem so even to me.
All across history there have been instances of encounters. Remember Alexander the Great? On his march eastwards, his army had a friendly brush with “flying saucers with lights” as documented by his historian. There are other replete instances in history where you see dark clouds and “lights moving fast” during an important time in history (according to historians). That’s not proof enough. Let’s check for modern mass sightings…
The first modern day UFO encounter which occurred would be the Roswell incident. (A few episodes of the serial Taken are based on it). In 1947, a saucer seems to have crashed in the sleepy town of Roswell. Earlier during the same period, it was reportedly sighted in nearby Mexico and other regions. (Google 1947+Roswell)
The crash was first spotted by a Shepherd or farmer to the sheriff. It hogged the headlines in the local newspapers for the next two days, though it was snuffed out on the national news by the army. This was also an important time because it was the first which lead to their forming of a secret group to investigate all things alien. I didn’t believe the numerous websites first (Google 1947 + Roswell) In fact I thought it was marketing for their museum which is now opened by the public! (Which includes images on how the aliens looked)
Later I came across an edition of the Time magazine which reported the same. (Online link - https://cnn.com/US/9706/18/ufo.report/ )
The evidence was pretty overwhelming and the line of reasoning pretty simple. If you can get a copy or better still subscribe online, then you can read about the crash. This incident is very famous for a variety of reasons. First, because it was the first incident which received the widest coverage. Secondly it appears that the US government decided to open a dedicated wing for this in secret. Also remember that Roswell was a sleepy town. The entire town can vouch for this incident. The incident was hushed up by the military claiming it to be a weather balloon.
The second incident worth mentioning witnessed by a lot of people in the Sweden/ Norway regions. Though this was supposed to have occurred earlier, the frequency was such that it appeared all through 1946 and was reported even upto 1949. ’’Ghost Rockets’’ - a number of these undefined missile type crafts were seen going over the regions and yet crashed into Norwegian lakes. Imagine rockets going faster than the speed of light over countries all to fall into a lake! Splash! The military authorities did try some stunts at recovery and the lake was banned for quite some time to the public. But what recovery do you expect from the depths of the lake especially when it is covered by freezing snow throughout? Not much news on what happened later, but yes, it was witnessed by at least three countries!
The third confirmed mass sighting occurred in Bihar, India (1954)! The list of confirmed witnesses is between 500 - 700 people. Ijapada Chatterjee (supposed engineer manager) was in his office. He worked at a mine outside Manbhum. The miners brought to his notice a saucer shaped object outside. Rushing outdoors, Chatterjee ’’watched a saucer-shaped object descend to an altitude of about 500 feet. The UFO hovered, then soared upwards at terrific speed, causing a tremendous gust of wind.’’ (That was in his own words) It seemed to have hovered for quite some time; ’’then, suddenly, the two sides seemed to get inflated. This was followed by what looked like smoke billowing from the two ends. Immediately the object soared upwards at an incredible speed.’’ (Quoted from https://project1947.com/fig/1954a.htm ) The object was seen over a mine which has supplied berylium for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Incidentally, movie director Steven Spielberg is supposed to have received proof way back. It not only explains his fascination with the subject, but also has shown them in most movies even when not required.. Otherwise explain to me what was the necessity of bringing aliens into the story in AI (artificial Intelligence - a story about a child robot’s love to his mum?)
The below site makes an excellent case study for UFOs in history. See the centuries old paintings very carefully and make your judgment. A must visit site for a historical perspective.
https://ufoindia.org/article_ps_ancientufos.htm
The below site has documented history and their own theory as to what actually occurred.
https://crystalinks.com/vedic.html
Relevant quotes from the crystal links site – “It is evident that ancient Indians flew around in these vehicles, all over Asia, to Atlantis presumably; and even, apparently, to South America. Writing found at Mohenjodaro in Pakistan (presumed to be one of the ’’Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire’’) and still undeciphered, has also been found in one other place in the world: Easter Island! Writing on Easter Island, called Rongo-Rongo writing, is also undeciphered, and is uncannily similar to the Mohenjodaro script.”
That makes sense historically since we did have seven major civilizations. How were they connected? But what happened to the civilizations? None of them are on the map now…. The site theorizes…
The Ramayana, Mahabarata and other texts speak of the hideous war that took place, some ten or twelve thousand years ago between Atlantis and Rama using weapons of destruction that could not be imagined by readers until the second half of this century.
Do we have any single book which has more information on this war? The Iliad does speak of war. So does the Ramayan, Mahabharata and a whole lot of other epics but none describe any particular single incident which might have impacted globally. That could be true if there was a lack of survivors. But one thing common in all mythologies/epics are the list of special characters with superhuman powers - Ravana the 10 headed demon, Hanuman, Ghatotkacha, the Minotaur, the Greek gods, the Egyptian gods. Take any mythology and you have atleast one of them.