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since, not a single trace of the director had been found. Krassa, a compatriot of Wegerer, had managed to collect all four of Wegerer's photographs, Director Zhijun showed us—when he realised we would not leave without know- ing all there was to know—a book on archaeology in which photographs of the discs could be seen. Afterwards, he took us to a nearby centre, the location where the museum's artefacts were cleaned and cata- logued. On one chair stood an enlarged copy of a stone disc. He hinted that, a few years ago, word had come down ‘from above’, from his superiors, that all traces of the discs had to be wiped out, and that he was to go on record as saying everything was one big lie. Such attitudes are of course not benevolent for anyone who wants to find the truth. Had Hausdorf and Krassa been less obsti- nate, they might have classed Wegerer as a hoaxer. Krassa and Hausdorf also came across the story of an Englishman, Dr Kary! Robin- . . Evans, who had travelled to China in 1947. | A Chinese scientist shows Hartwig Hausdorf printed material on the Baian-Kara- Before his arrival, a Professor Lolladorff | Ula discs, thus proving that the discs not only existed, but were also of interest to had shown him a stone disc which he the scientific community. believed to have been found in northern India. The object appeared to have belonged to a tribe, the Then, Lurgan-La, the religious leader of the Dzopa, told him the "Dzopa", who had used the discs during religious ceremonies. Dr __ history of the tribe. He stated that their home planet was in the Robin-Evans stated the discs had a radius of 12 centimetres and Sirius system. (Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and is about were about five centimetres thick. eight light-years from us. Other tribes, such as the Dogon tribe of The professor put the disc on a balance and connected the bal- Mali, have claimed they descend from people from the Sirius sys- ance to a typewriter. He illustrated how the disc, over a period of tem.) three and a half hours, apparently gained and lost weight! After Lurgan-La explained ‘that two expeditions had been sent to our one day, this change in weight created a printed line on the paper 2 in the typewriter. The change in weight had allowed the type- writer to print, leaving characters on the paper. The discs could sort of type! Though it was easy to explain what had happened, how it had occurred was basically impossible. How could a stone disc change weight? Apparently Dr Robin-Evans was unwilling to lose face over this stunning experiment. Though his report had been written in 1947, it was only published in 1978, four years after his death (see Dr David Agamon fed.], Sungods in Exile, Sudbury, 1978). After his meeting with Prof. Lolladorff, Dr Robin-Evans set course for the Chinese mountains in search of the Dzopa tribe. First, he passed through Lhasa, Tibet, where he was welcomed by the 14th Dalai Lama, who was 12 years old at the time. In 1947, Tibet was still independent. Only in 1950, when the Dalai Lama fled to northern India, did the Chinese take possession of the coun- try. As mentioned, Baian-Kara-Ula is situated along the Chinese- Tibetan border but it suffered little, being a remote mountain Then, Lurgan-La, the religious leader of the Dzopa, told him the history of the tribe. He stated that their home planet was in the Sirius system. (Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and is about eight light-years from us. Other tribes, such as the Dogon tribe of Mali, have claimed they descend from people from the Sirius sys- tem.) Lurgan-La explained ‘that two expeditions had been sent to our \ range. Once in the high mountains, Robin-Evans' Tibetan carriers decided to stay behind. They were afraid. The landscape had that sinister look and they wanted to return home. Their unwillingness illustrates how the Baian-Kara-Ula area was scarcely explored up until 1947, save the scientific expedition a decade earlier. Dr Robin-Evans managed to reach his destination and gain the confidence of the Dzopa people. He was provided with a lan- guage instructor who taught him the basics of the Dzopa language. NEXUS ¢ 61 DECEMBER 1995 - JANUARY 1996