Doris Elin Urrutia summarizes December 16th’s “roundtable” on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). “The press conference was chiefly about clarifying terms and language” — not a bad encapsulation. Underscoring all the definitions: “We’re serious and thorough; just beginning and open-minded; nothing says aliens; Not To Worry.” Well, if not ETs, what about their stuff? For that, Greg Bishop offers Chris Aubeck – A History of Alien Artifacts. Greg and Chris discuss Chris’ Alien Artifacts: From Antiquity to 1880: The Forgotten Story of How We Came to Believe in Visitors from the Stars. Aubeck eloquently portrays an ages-old theme of alien visitation. He argues for studying all accounts — even hoaxes — to see how they’ve affected cultural attitudes towards UFOs, their crashes, and their occupants’ purposes. In Clas Svahn — Archiving the Unexplained Greg and iconic Swedish journalist Clas explore why the work of the Archives For The Unexplained (AFU) is so important. Clas’ favorite UFO case is the Betty and Barney Hill abduction, coincidentally what’s behind Tigran Asatryan’s report about the upcoming Netflix Eyes ‘White Mountains’ Movie Adaptation from Higher Ground Productions. And regarding Greg’s question about AFU Contacteeism holdings, Clas’ colleague Hakan Blomqvist will probably add The Contact Experiences of Rene Erik Olsen. Blomqvist’s review of the book expresses his own surprise at its appearance, though Olsen’s tale seems rather pedestrian considering an 800+ light year roundtrip. (WM)
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