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Our awareness of these correlations presents us with a small dilemma. Are the religious miracles really a manifestation of some extraterrestrial intelligence? Or are the UFOs really some manifestation of God? Early in January 1969, a seven-year-old girl named Maria de Carmen Ocampo was walking in a wooded area outside of Uruapan, Mexico, whenshe reportedly saw a female apparition materialize in front of a large cedar tree. It identified itself as the Virgin of Guadalupe and asked that flowers and candles be placed at the foot of the tree. After the apparition vanished, an airplane mechanic named Homero Martinez came upon the frightened little girl on his way home. “She was very nervous,”’ he said. ‘‘She told me what had happened and what the vision had said to her. Frankly, I didn’t believe her, and I went on my way. A few steps later I heard a rare kind of music—very beautiful—and I turned around and couldn’t see anything. I learned later the girl was very sick for a day or two and couldn’t talk.” All of the miracles we have discussed here have centered around trees or bushes: a trifling but perhaps significant detail. All have involved children in isolated areas. Information on the Mexican incident is still scanty at this writing, but if the girl really did become sick and voiceless after her encounter, we have another interesting factor to consider. A Wanaque, New Jersey, police officer, Sergeant Benjamin Thompson, was not only temporarily blinded by a UFO in 1966, but he said, “It took away my voice, and I was hoarse for two weeks after that.” Contactees complain that they suffer from nausea, headaches and general illnesses after their initial meetings with the entities. But after a series of such meetings their bodies seem to adjust, and they are no longer adversely affected. Normal emotional reactions of nervousness and fear Lan anes 20 aban 2 ade AN nee Le 2 a 2 Le can account for some of these sudden ailments, but not all can be dismissed as mere psychosomatic responses. Some contactee illnesses are suggestive of radiation poisoning, while others seem to be induced by the odors that frequently surround the entities. Usually the entities connected with these miracles are reluctant to identify themselves. After several contacts they offer vague labels for themselves that can be interpreted in many ways. The Lady at Lourdes finally told Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” a phrase that had no meaning to the young girl but which greatly excited the theologists. The Lady at Fatima finally declared herself to be the Lady of the Rosary. By the same token, the UFO entities seem to adopt names such as 240 / Operation Trojan Horse The Methods of Miracles