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FJ: Forty years ago, the fractal time doesn't this suggest a psychological gas. Recall that Betty Hill wasn't philosopher Terence McKenna basis for the alien abduction aware of the examination until more claimed to have encountered experience? han two years later. "machine elves" while experimenting SF: Perhaps in those cases. Five is with dimethyltryptamine, or DMT. In a very small number. But the ones FJ: You mentioned at Wisconsin's 1988, University of New Mexico that matter are the ones inwhichthe Burlington Vortex Conference last studies conducted by psychiatrist people were known to be absent, November [2010] that the 39 light Rick Strassman found that about 20 where police were called, where years’ distance to Zeta Reticuli—a per cent of his volunteers injected physical evidence was found, scoop _ binary star system allegedly home to with high doses of DMT had_ marks, etc. Certainly! am not saying the aliens encountered by Barney experiences identical to purported that all supposed abductions are and Betty Hillis less problematical alien abductions. In light of these real. han sceptics insist, because pilot experiments, why should’ we Barry Bonds did not hita homerun time aboard a vehicle approaching conclude that the so-called "alien every time at bat. He still set the light speed would only be about 20 abduction experience" is anything lifetime record while hitting a home months or less. While that may be more than a psychological event? run fewer than eight per cent of the correct, would not time—as it was SF: | really don't think the times he went to bat and striking out meanwhile experienced by everyone abductions were identical to the twice as often as he hita homerun. _ else here on Earth—remain 39 ligh ones reported by reliable years? While the pilot to and witnesses. Furthermore, as A (73 from Zeta Reticuli enjoys a round Lawson found years ago, There may be loads trip of roughly three years and everybody has some notion o} of bases between three months, wouldn't the folks what an abduction would be like. . . back at his home planet have to The best cases have plenty o Zeta Reticuli and US. wait 78 years for his return, no physical evidence and offen Remember, those two sixor seven years? , people who can testify to the He : Zeta | and Zeta 2 are nota person's absence, being found stars are a billion years binary system. | noted that a outside of a locked house, etc. older than the Sun.” 99.99 per cent of the speed o In the Betty and Barney Hil light [c], one can go a distance o case, there were the spots on their 37 light years in six months’ pilo car, the warts on Barney's groin, the FJ: One procedure reported during time. At 99.999 per cent of c, it would scuffs on his shoes, the damage to the alleged examination phase of the only take two months’ pilot time. and the material found on Betty's alien abduction experience is the The particles in the Large Hadron dress, the Air Force radar report, etc. insertion of a long, needle-like Collider move at 99.99999 per cent o Dr [Benjamin] Simon has noted that contraption into a woman's navel. c. There is certainly no reason to their emotional intensity was as Some have speculated that this believe that aliens keep going ou great as that of the shell-shock could be a form of laparoscopy. If and back. I once did 25 lectures in 35 veterans he worked with. The star this is true, after the abduction there days in 15 states without being home map work was quite remarkable. should be free gas in the abducted at all, once! started, until | finished. woman's abdomen, which could be The huge mother-ships may have FJ: Jenny Randles and Keith seen on an X-ray. The presence of family quarters. Look at the Basterfield both noted at the 1992 free gas would be extremely difference between our huge MIT alien abduction conference that abnormal and would help [nuclear-powered] aircraft carriers— of the five cases they knew of where substantiate the claim of some sort really, small cities—which can go for an abduction researcher was present of procedure being done to her. To 18 years without refuelling, as at the onset of an abduction your knowledge, is this worth opposed to the small aeroplanes experience, the experiencer didn't following up on, or has someone they carry which require refuelling physically go anywhere. Since then, already done it? every few hours and don't have other observers of persons claiming SF: I know of no cases where X- sleeping, cooking and recreation abductions by extraterrestrials rays were taken soon after an facilities. There may be loads of likewise noted the experiencers abduction. My wife had a_ bases between Zeta Reticuli and us. never left the room, nor did anything laparoscopy examination 32 years Remember, those two stars are a otherwise unusual occur. Again, ago. | know ofno problems with free billion years older than the Sun. doesn't this suggest a psychological basis for the alien abduction gas. Recall that Betty Hill wasn't aware of the examination until more than two years later. experience? SF: Perhaps in those cases. Five is a very small number. But the ones that matter are the ones in which the people were known to be absent, where police were called, where physical evidence was found, scoop marks, etc. Certainly | am not saying that all supposed abductions are real. “There may be loads _ of bases between Remember, those two stars are a billion years older than the Sun.” FJ: One procedure reported during the alleged examination phase of the alien abduction experience is the insertion of a long, needle-like contraption into a woman's navel. Some have speculated that this could be a form of laparoscopy. If this is true, after the abduction there should be free gas in the abducted woman's abdomen, which could be seen on an X-ray. The presence of free gas would be extremely abnormal and would help substantiate the claim of some sort of procedure being done to her. To your knowledge, is this worth following up on, or has someone already done it? SF: | know of no cases where X- rays were taken soon after an abduction. My wife had a laparoscopy examination 32 years ago. I know of no problems with free FJ: Jenny Randles and Keith Basterfield both noted at the 1992 MIT alien abduction conference that of the five cases they knew of where an abduction researcher was present at the onset of an abduction experience, the experiencer didn't physically go anywhere. Since then, other observers of persons claiming abductions by extraterrestrials likewise noted the experiencers never left the room, nor did anything otherwise unusual occur. Again, APRIL - MAY 2012 NEXUS ¢ 67 Zeta Reticuli and us. www.nexusmagazine.com