Anomalous Shooting Stars’ Display linked to Consciousness
Date of Research 11-7-94
Location:
Site Conditions: Slight overcast. Temperature dropping from
mid fifties to low forties.
Sightings and High Strangeness Events. No structured craft were seen but a large
number of shooting stars were intermittently observed in different parts of the
sky. I noted a surprisingly uniform quality to the shooting stars that we were
observing. Each display appeared to have the same brightness and subtended the
same narrow arc of sky. The luminosity of the shooting star like objects
did not vary, in other words they did not glow or flare. These uniform objects
appeared to be possibly artificial. They reminded me of the stereotypic
“shooting stars” that are displayed as part of a planetarium show. This highly
uniform quality made me suspect that these visual displays were possibly
manifestations of ET technology and not natural phenomena. Subsequent event to confirmed this assessment.
At approximately
2AM Misha and I were both viewing the southern sky over Negri hill. Over
several minutes while we were viewing the same section of sky, he reported a
rapid sequence of “shooting stars” every 20 to 30 seconds in a portion of sky
where I observed not a one. Although I had started to use corrective lenses for
reading, my far vision was quite
adequate without corrective lenses for driving day or night, nor were glasses
required for sky watch activities.
This discrepancy between our observations of what were described as “shooting
stars” made me suspicious that something truly anomalous might be going on.
I immediately
positioned myself standing next to Misha. While he pointed out the direction
and angle up from the horizon (about 35 degrees) where the shooting star
displays were repeatedly observed, I intensely focused on that portion of sky.
He reported seeing another, While I saw nothing other than the few surrounding
stars shining faintly in the background. It appeared to Misha as well that each
object was stereotypic, with the same brightness, color, length of trail and
angle of entry. It was exactly like the
preceding ones. After not being able to detect 3 or four of these objects, it
occurred to me that this might be some kind of test of our willingness to
interact, as well as a display of their (presumably the ETs’) ability to create
visual displays preferentially between members of our team.
Feeling somewhat
foolish I asked Misha to make the request that I see what he was seeing. Within
a few seconds I observed a pale “shooting star” slowly moving across a narrow
section of the sky just above Negri Hill. It was in the exact location where
Misha alone had seen the others. We quickly described to one another what we had
just seen. It was a match! After making a request for a sighting, a sighting
had transpired.
We looked at each
other in amazement. The implications of what had just transpired seemed quite
remarkable. Here was a striking example of an anomalous visual display being
linked to non-human intelligence. But what if it were just a manifestation
chance. The “shooting stars” had appeared immediately after the request by
coincidence alone, without the action of a conscious mind.
Shoulder to
shoulder, bundled up in all our winter gear, we stood there in the cold desert
night air and gazed at the sky. I asked Misha to make another request. He
didn’t hesitate. “Show Joe again”, he said. In less than 5 seconds, another
stereotypic slow moving “shooting star” appeared in the exact same place as
before.
My heart pounding
with excitement, and feeling a little foolish at the same time, I tried to
address whomever was responsible for those lights. I said something like.
“Please show us the light again. We are only human and we have this notion of
coincidence. If you could show us again it would be much appreciated. It would
reduce in our minds and in minds of others perhaps, that these visual displays
are not simply the result of chance.
There was a pause.
We waited, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds. Finally as if to say back to us,
“Are you really serious, do you really need for us to show you another one?”;
the slow moving “shooting star” reappeared exactly as before. Each sighting of
the anomalous moving light seemed to be identical to the last. It was as if we
were watching the same film clip being repeated over and over again. It
reminded me of simulated “shooting stars” that I had watched on the ceiling of
the Hayden Planetarium in New York City when I was a child. This visual display
was different however. It appeared in the middle of the desert at
We had one more
sighting that night. It occurred around 430 AM as we prepared to break camp.
All our equipment was nearly packed and we were about to march off towards the
dry riverbed that led to our vehicle in the wilderness parking lot. The last
UFO we saw was a jumper. It was a moving star like point of light which
erratically jerked back and forth in a zig-zag manner. It was quite similar to
the two jumpers we had seen the year before, although its oscillations were
less pronounced. This UFO appeared in the south about 25 degrees above the
horizon behind Negri Hill. It scintillated or pulsed in a very regular pattern.
Although located near the horizon, the regularity of its pulsations
distinguished it from ordinary stars that will often scintillate as they
approach the horizon. This is the natural effect on a star’s light as it passes
through a greater volume of atmospheric dust when viewed on the horizon. The
jerking movements of the UFO however were fine, erratic and appeared not to be
the result of optical nystagmus. Optical nystagmus describes the tiny movements
of the eyes when fixated on a point of light. It results in an optical illusion
of movement. Inexperienced sky watchers will describe movement in most stars
they stare at if they do so long enough. In the case of this jumper, its
movements were judged to be real by the technique of fixating on an adjacent
object,(usually this is a star) and then watching the point of light in
question with peripheral vision. In this case the jumper still moved while
being viewed in this fashion.
The video camera
was already packed away and so we opted not to try to film the jumper. We
fancied it was no accident that it showed up just as we are leaving. This
pattern of a sighting at time of departure is a frequent occurrence during
CSETI field Work. (For more details on this subject and related topics please
review the document, “So you want to vector in Spacecraft?” It is
available in the Working Group Kit from Shari Adamiak) We accepted it as a fond
farewell and set out on foot across the rocky terrain towards the river
bed that would be our trail home.
Discussion.
Please remember
that this particular research adventure at Desert Site One took place only 4
days before the first anniversary of our November 11, 1993 encounter. On
that date at the same location, we had interacted with 2 anomalous nocturnal
lights; one of which was clearly visible as a glowing disc. That 1993 encounter
had lasted approximately one hour and forty five minutes, and up till that time
it was I believe the longest interactive encounter in the history of the CE-5
Initiative. This 1994 experience in Joshua Tree was far more subtle and
certainly less dramatic than the prior one. Nevertheless it reaffirmed for us
the likely probability that our collaborative relationship with ETI was still
intact and the consciousness link with them was as strong as ever.
This anomalous
interactive experience can hopefully be instructive not only to other
CSETI field investigators, but to all those interested in the UFOs
phenomenon. CSETI protocols urge field researchers to respect the
observations of coworkers, even when they might not see exactly the same
things in the sky. This of course doesn’t mean that we should not discuss the
observations in a positive and helpful manner, but rather that we be accepting
of the integrity and honesty of our coworkers even when our observations may
vary greatly. This unfortunately is not always the case among saucer
enthusiasts. There is an unfortunate tendency that I have observed in some sky
watch groups that if one particular investigator doesn’t observe a certain
object, then in a rather egotistical way that researcher denies that the
sighting has validly. This sort of routine dismissal is not an example of
healthy skepticism but rather a reflex to doubt to a point which leads to
attempts at debunking. The reflex to debunk is in my opinion, all too common
within the saucer subculture. I believe it comes from a misunderstanding of the
methods of science, as well as from the isolated position that all ufology
finds itself within an Earth culture that systematically denies the ET
presence. By being excessive critical of others, the pseudo scientific
investigator can pose as the enlightened skeptic before a doubting public.
Those who are moving to promote human initiated close encounters with
Extraterrestrials, should not fall into that trap.
In a certain sense
the ETs may have been subjecting me to a kind of test by initially showing
Misha the visual display and denying it to me. If I did not have such a deep
appreciation of my coworker, I might have been tempted to dismiss his sighting
as hallucination. He being 22 years my junior, might have tempted Misha to
dismiss my failure to observe the displays as the result of middle aged visual
infirmity. This was something he gratefully did not do. Ever wary of the
possibility that anomalous aerial phenomena is present, I chose to attempt
to interact with the intelligence possibly responsible for it. I requested that
I be shown the “shooting star” and immediately was witness to what Misha had
described a few moments before. If CSETI field investigators can not trust each
other and work in a spirit of cooperation, it is unlikely that we will be able
to build the necessary strong ties with ETI to allow our CE-5 initiative to
flourish.
Fellow Working
Group members take note. When at all possible chose to interact, and to do so
with love and respect, not only for the ETs but also for one another.
May the light of
unbounded consciousness shine brightly on you forever!
One Universe, one people!
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