This next group of definitions contains some terms unfamiliar to me, particularly “invo” and its related words “invof” and “invoh.” Donald Menzel was an early and active UFO debunker, beginning with his 1953 book Flying Saucers. Philip Klass began his debunking career in the late ’60s. And once again, John didn’t finish one of the entries. How did karma fit into the Keelian view?
June 24 is St. John’s Day–a day to celebrate midsummer, Kenneth Arnold’s famous sighting, and everyone named John. Happy St. John’s Day!
It’s ironic that debunker Phillip Klass offered ball lightning as an explanation for UFOs. Ball lightning was put in the same category as leprechauns, sea serpents and ghosts by mainstream science for generations. As with UFOs, the disbelief in ball lightning continued despite thousands of sightings all over the world and demonstrable physical effects, including deaths. Mainstream science always wants to be able to explain something before it acknowledges its existence. That is why, like the Catholic church, can you buy Neurontin over counter mainstream science did not acknowledge the existence of meteors until the early nineteenth century.
There is no generally accepted explanation for ball lightning. This phenomenon can go through closed doors and windows, can fly against the wind, emits little or no heat except sometimes when it explodes, and can be more than three feet wide. But, apparently, ball lightning was seen by Klass as less objectionable than an unexplained vehicle.
Well, it turns out ball lightning is very real. And, according to the Pentagon, so are UFOs.
Comment by Mestiere — June 22, 2022 @ 11:16 am
Science is a wonderful technique, but humans don’t always use it very well.
Comment by Doug — June 22, 2022 @ 3:42 pm
Karma: it’s when you write a book about UFO’s and the paranormal and it eventually becomes a Hollywood film whose protagonist is played by Richard Gere. And when you write books explaining away UFO phenomena (employing questionable science) and no one can remember what the titles are. Happy St Johns Day!!
Comment by Clarence Carlson — June 23, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
Some of those definitions describe paranormal activity associated with ghosts. Sounds like people walking and talking but no visible object. Also cold spots around ghost activity. Some day it will all people explained with physics.
Comment by Michael Nemeth — June 29, 2022 @ 4:09 am