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161 SPECIAL EFFECTS BEYOND THE HALL OF MIRRORS Two questions must be explored in the context of the Deception The- ory. They apply equally well to Pontoise, to UMMO, and to Bentwa- ters. First, how could a small military intelligence unit simulate such complex UFO events? And second (and most importantly), why would they want to do it? The first question is surprisingly easy to answer. There would not be a single trick, but a combination of technical devices used in such a sequence and in such a psychological context as to lead the observers— and if necessary, the public—to the unavoidable conclusion that a UFO had indeed been present. Although such remotely-piloted vehicles would have been difficult to produce in the early Fifties, and therefore cannot explain the totality of the UFO phenomenon, they were already well-developed by the time of the Vietnam War and easily available during the period covered in the last three chapters. The devices in question can be equipped with mechanical, optical, and electronic devices that can be used in sequence or in combination to produce very spectacular UFO sightings. The simplest such device is a model of a disk, two to four feet in diameter. We are not talking here about crude garbage-can covers equipped with hobby rockets, but exquisitely controlled systems carry- ing microprocessors and guided by radio. Miniature television cameras enable these gadgets to survey their surroundings and to transmit pic- tures. They can maneuver in and out of trees. The inventor of such a device, who developed it for a U.S. intelligence agency in the Sixties, has told me he could make it fly around a meeting room and out of a window. It produced no more sound than a whir. Next in the list of mechanical devices are actual flying saucers of the type developed by Dr. Moller near Sacramento, California. These vehi- cles are highly maneuverable and develop sufficient thrust to carry one pilot with his equipment. They are being manufactured to serve as reconnaissance platforms in hostile terrain. Their diameter is on the