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vampires themselves are identical to the “men in black.”” The dark skin and angular, Oriental-like faces were commonly reported and were immortalized in the paintings of demons and vampires by artists of the period. Te sha TIA ennneen tn naan hawen Ananethad Lack ob. wee nen bln In the UFO reports, innumerable witnesses have described both the little men and the normal-sized ufonauts as sharing these basic charac- teristics, along with unusually long, clawlike fingers. Malcolm X was not versed in UFO lore, and he assumed that his apparition was a phantom of the Black Muslim religion. Traditionally, the appearance of one of these evil-looking entities is an ill omen. The witness frequently dies a short time after his vision, or some other terrible tragedy befalls him. Thus, we have the Grim Reaper meh myth. Voodoo and black magic are also said to produce such figures. In the early 1950s, Albert K. Bender dabbled in both black magic and ufology, and he created a stir in ufological circles when he claimed that he had been visited by three men with glowing eyes, dressed in black suits. He suffered all of the classic symptoms of demonomania; the fierce head- aches, the upset stomach, anorexia (loss of appetite) and lacunar amnesia. He abandoned his UFO studies after these experiences. I have in my files hundreds of cases, some of which have now been investigated by qualified psychiatrists, in which young men and women obsessed with the UFO phenomenon have suffered frightening visits from these apparitions, been followed by mysterious black Cadillacs which appeared and disappeared suddenly, and have been terrified into giving up their pursuit of the UFOs. Many. contactees report similar experiences. The phenomenon is reflective; the more frightened the victim be- comes, the more the manifestations are escalated. Dabbling with UFOs can be as dangerous as dabbling with black magic. The phenomenon preys upon the neurotic, the gullible and the immature. Paranoid-schizophrenia, demonomania and even suicide can result—and has resulted in a number of cases. A mild curiosity about UFOs can turn into a destructive obsession. For this reason, I strongly recommend that parents forbid their children from becoming involved. Schoolteachers and other adults should not encourage teen-agers to take an interest in the subject. 196 / Operation Trojan Horse Appearances of Angels There is a balance in nature, and there also seems to be a careful balance in the UFO/psychic phenomenon. People have actually died after