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gether by having an independent existence that only reveals itself on an individual, personal basis. To penetrate the alien phenomenon, one must possess good intuition, sharp observation skills, be flexible in working with probabilities and provisional hypotheses instead of simplistic black and white dichotomies, have developed a good nose for detecting disinformation, be familiar with the available research to date, and as a bonus have adequate personal experience with the subject as well as empathic ability to psychically detect insin- cerity in others. If one or more of these assets is lacking, good use of the rest may compensate. These qualities are what I myself have had to call upon to evolve the alien scenario presented in this book. It currently fits everything I have experienced, researched, observed, and intuited in life. What makes a good theory? That it has not been disproved by the facts, is the simplest theory explaining known data without having to ignore counter-evidential data, reveals real order behind things previously thought to be unrelated, can be personally tested and verified, meets continual confirmation from new data, and compared to alternatives it is the most probable and intui- tively resonant theory true to experience and observation. For the past fifteen years I have studied a broad range of books, magazines, lectures, documentaries, radio shows, news articles, websites, and research journals relevant to the alien pres- ence. These were interpreted against the backdrop of my personal experiences, intuition, critical thinking, and the anecdotes of trusted others. From this I have pieced together a minimally complex hypothesis concerning whom the main alien players are, what the range of their capabilities appears to be, how they typi- cally operate, and what this indicates about their possible mo- tives. However accurate or inaccurate my theory, the real situation is more complicated than what I am describing here. If nothing else, let what follows demonstrate the minimum level of complexity wo4e tot 1" a DISCERNING ALIEN DISINFORMATION needed to approach the alien subject.