jak.themothmanprophecies-第17章

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t　if　you　open　a　phone　book　for　any　moderate…sized　U。S。　city　you　will　find　a　local　CIA　office　listed。　They　also　maintain　thousands　of　〃fronts；〃　offices　disguised　as　legitimate　businesses；　throughout　the　country。
　　
　　During　the　recent　Watergate　debacle　investigating　reporters　documented　the　fact　that　some　of　the　participants　were　not　only　longtime　CIA　agents；　but　also　that　these　same　men　had　been　involved　in　the　abortive　Bay　of　Pigs　invasion　of　Cuba　in　1961；　and　some　had　been　present　in　Dealey　Plaza　in　Dallas　on　the　day　President　Kennedy　was　assassinated。　It　is　noteworthy　that　reporters；　editors；　and　citizens　engaged　in　the　investigation　of　President　Kennedy's　death　suffered　harassment　and　telephone　problems　identical　to　those　experienced　by　UFO　researchers。　Some　of　these　tactics　will　be　examined　in　detail　further　on。
　　
　　However；　I　cannot　accuse　the　CIA　as　being　the　source　of　the　weird　incidents　outlined　here。　Rather；　the　phenomenon　is　imitative。　This　paranormal　mimicry　is　difficult　for　many　to　understand　but　I　e　across　constant　examples。　Early　in　January　1973；　for　instance；　a　reliable　witness　in　Ohio　observed　an　unusual…looking　helicopter　which　she　was　able　to　describe　in　detail。　When　she　sketched　it　for　a　local　UFO　enthusiast　he　was　flabbergasted。　He　was　an　aeronautical　engineer　specializing　in　helicopters　and　he　knew　the　thing　she　drew　was　a　new　secret　helicopter　that　was　still　on　the　drawing　board！
　　
　　Even　Closer　to　home；　a　few　days　after　Tad　Jones's　sighting　on　Route　64；　True　magazine　hit　the　stands　with　an　article　of　mine　about　flying　saucers。　It　was　illustrated　with　drawings　of　all　kinds　of　odd…shaped　objects；　many　of　them　the　pure　products　of　the　artist's　imagination。　It　included　an　exact　replica　of　Jones's　sphere；　plete　with　wheeled　legs　and　propeller。　An　object　exactly　like　this　had　never　been　described　in　the　UFO　literature　before　。。。　or　since。　The　artist　had　produced　his　layout　many　weeks　before。　Somehow　the　phenomenon　had　mischievously　duplicated　the　artist's　conception　for　Jones's　benefit。　
　　
　　
　　　9　…　〃Wake　Up　Down　There！〃
　　
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　　A　young　couple；　very　much　in　love；　sprawled　together　in　the　back　seat　of　an　old　jalopy　on　a　deserted　dirt　road　in　the　isolated　back　hills　east　of　Ravenswood；　West　Virginia。　It　was　a　starlit；　moonless　night　in　the　spring　of　1967；　just　warm　enough　so　the　pair　were　able　to　strip　to　the　buff　fortably。　Things　were　rather　pleasant　on　that　squeaky　back　seat　until　about　10：30　P。M。　when　a　blinding　bluish　light　poured　in　through　the　windows　of　the　parked　car。
　　
　　〃At　first；　I　thought　it　was　the　police；〃　the　young　man　told　me　later。　〃Then　we　both　felt　a　funny　tingling　sensation　that　scared　us　half　out　of　our　wits。　I　jumped　up　and　stared　into　the　light。　It　wasn't　a　flashlight　or　spotlight。　It　was　more　like　a　big　ball　of　bluish　fire　hovering　a　couple　of　feet　off　the　ground　directly　alongside　the　car。　There　was　a　funny　sound；　too；　like　a　low　hum。〃
　　
　　His　girlfriend　screamed；　he　reported；　and　the　light　seemed　to　back　away　slightly　while　the　humming　increased　in　volume。
　　
　　〃The　next　thing　we　knew；〃　the　young　man　continued；　〃it　was　gone。　Just　like　that。　We　jumped　into　our　clothes　and　got　the　hell　out　of　there。　Another　funny　thing；　when　we　got　into　town　it　was　after　12：30。　We　couldn't　figure　it　out。　It　seemed　like　we　only　looked　at　that　light　for　a　couple　of　seconds。　But　somehow　it　must　have　taken　two　hours。〃
　　
　　Their　first　inclination　was　to　run　to　the　police　but　they　decided　against　it；　since　they　weren't　supposed　to　be　on　that　road　doing　what　they　were　doing　in　the　first　place。
　　
　　（〃Her　old　man　would've　killed　me！〃）　They　drove　around　for　several　minutes　until　their　hysteria　subsided　and　then　he　dropped　her　off　at　home。
　　
　　The　next　morning　both　the　boy　and　the　girl　woke　up　to　find　themselves　heavily　〃sunburned〃　from　head　to　foot。　The　boy's　eyes　were　almost　swollen　shut　for　two　weeks　afterward。　It　was　not　an　easy　matter　for　them　to　explain　how　they　managed　to　get　a　total；　and　quite　painful；　sunburn　at　night　in　the　early　spring。
　　
　　Shortly　afterward　he　heard　that　I　was　in　the　area　and　sought　me　out　to　tell　me　the　story。　His　skin　was　still　reddish　and　his　eyes　were　still　bothering　him　when　I　met　him。
　　
　　The　actinic　ray　burns　were　proof　of　his　story。　And　I　knew　that　UFOs　often　zero　in　on　lovers　in　parked　cars。　Many…most…of　the　monster　episodes　in　my　files　took　place　in　remote　lovers'　lanes。　Young　love　has　to　run　enough　hazards　without　the　fear　of　a　hairy　weirdo　hammering　on　the　windshield。
　　
　　What　concerned　me　was　the　two…hour　tune　lapse　or　spell　of　lacunal　amnesia　which　apparently　took　place。　What　could　have　happened　to　the　pair　during　that　forgotten　period？
　　
　　The　phenomenon　has　an　almost　pornographic　preoccupation　with　our　mating　practices。　One　of　it's　most　celebrated　games　is　the　manipulation　of　romantic　relationships。　Early　investigators　of　the　fairy　episodes；　such　as　novelist　Sir　Walter　Scott；　noted　that　fairies　seemed　to　delight　in　bringing　people　together　and　fostering　love；　or；　conversely；　indulging　in　conspiracies　to　force　lovers　apart。　The　Bell　witch　of　Tennessee　is　supposed　to　have　manipulated　the　love　life　of　a　Bell　daughter；　almost　tragically。　Brad　Steiger；　one　of　America's　best…known　investigators　of　the　paranormal；　has　been　involved　in　several　poltergeist　cases　in　which　the　mischievous　poltergeists　tried　to　wreck　romances　and　marriages。　（1）　Nothing　can　quite　affect　a　new　groom's　virility　like　being　physically　hurled　from　his　wedding　bed　by　an　unseen　force　and　pelted　with　flying　ashtrays　thrown　by　invisible　hands。　Unbelievable　though　it　may　seem；　such　things　do　happen。
　　
　　Flying　saucer　contactees　often　have　their　marriages　disrupted；　even　destroyed；　after　they　begin　their　liaisons　with　the　space　people。　And　there　are　many　cases　in　which　flying　saucer　enthusiasts　have　been　brought　together…literally　hurled　together…through　their　mutual　interest。
　　
　　
　　
　　＇1＇　Brad　Steiger；　Haunted　Lovers　（New　York：　Dell；　1971）。　
　　
　　
　　
　　Could　it　be　that　some　people　are　programed　to　love　by　this　mysterious　force？
　　
　　II
　　
　　A　public　relations　officer　for　the　United　Nations；　Donald　Estrella；　acpanied　me　on　one　of　my　trips　to　West　Virginia　in　1967。　In　those　days　the　UN　was　keenly　interested　in　the　UFO　enigma。　Mr。　U　Thant；　then　secretary　general　of　the　organization；　held　private　meetings　with　author　John　Fuller　and　Dr。　J。　Allen　Hynek；　two　leading　UFO　authorities。　The　late　Drew　Pearson　created　a　sensation　when　he　revealed　that　Mr。　Thant　regarded　flying　saucers　as　second　in　importance　after　the　war　in　Vietnam。　（Thant　later　denied　the　Pearson　story。）
　　
　　When　Don　Estrella　saw　all　the　bizarre　things　I　was　investigating；　things　which…to　his　surprise…seemed　to　have　little　relevance　to　wonderful　spaceships　from　another　planet；　he　told　me　about　three　unrelated　events　that　had　happened　to　him　over　a　span　of　several　years。
　　
　　〃Seven　or　eight　years　ago；〃　he　said；　〃I　was　taking　a　vacation　trip　with　four　friends　through　the　New　England　states。　We　were　riding　in　a　high…powered　car　along　a　deserted　country　road　somewhere　in　New　Hampshire；　I　believe。　We　were　going　quite　fast　when　suddenly　we　hit　something。　This　was　in　broad　daylight　and　it　was　as　if　we　suddenly　crashed　into　an　invisible　brick　wall。　The　whole　front　of　the　car　was　smashed　in。　Luckily；　none　of　us　were　hurt　but　we　were　a　bit　stunned。　We　got　out　and　looked　around。　There　was　absolutely　nothing　on　the　road。　We　never　could　figure　out　what　had　happened。〃
　　
　　Experience　had　taught　me　that　paranormal　events　are　often　interlaced　with　puzzling　yet　seemingly　normal　things　like　strange　phone　calls。　Had　he　ever　received　any　odd　calls？
　　
　　〃There　was　one　thing；〃　he　said　slowly。　〃About　five　years　ago　I　took　a　train　out　to　see　a　friend　of　mine　on　Long　Island　and　when　I　got　there　he　accused　me　of　playing　a　hoax　on　him。　He　said　he'd　received　a　phone　call　about　half　an　hour　before　I　arrived。　A　voice　that　sounded　very　distant　had　said；　'Hello；　Don。'　My　friend　told　him　that　I　hadn't　arrived　yet。　The　voice　then　began　to　recite　a　series　of　numbers　meaninglessly。　My　friend　thought　it　was　some　kind　of　gag　and　hung　up。〃
　　
　　Finally　I　asked　him　if　he　had　ever　had　any　really　odd　encounters　with　peculiar　strangers。　He　looked　at　me　bewildered　and　astonished。
　　
　　〃There's　one　that's　always　bothered　me。　It　happened　around　the　time　of　that　phone　call　thing。　One　night　when　I　was　walking　home　to　my　apartment　I　became　aware　of　a　man　following　me。　When　I　looked　at　him；　he　stopped　and　grinned　at　me　。。。　but　there　was　an　air　of　evil　about　him。　I　can't　pinpoint　it　exactly。〃
　　
　　〃Was　he　possibly　seme　kind　of　sex　deviate？〃　I　suggested。
　　
　　〃No　。。。　I　don't　think　so。　He　was　short　and　slight；　and　wore　a　black　coat　and　black　trousers。　His　face　was　dark　and　foreign…looking。　I　don't　know　why；　but　that　evil　grin　is　burned　into　my　memory。〃
　　
　　Don　said　he　hurried　into　his　apartment　and　never　saw　the　man　again。　A　mere　chance　encounter　on　a　busy　New　York　street。　Perhaps。
　　
　　The　foolishly　grinning　man　is　a　staple　item　in　psychic　lore。　Black…suited　with　a　dark　plexion　and　craggy　foreign　face；　he　has　been　described　to　me　in　many　places　by　many　people。
　　
　　As　for　strange　phone　calls；　I　have　investigated　so　many　that　I　am　now　practically　a　telephone　engineer。　They　are　hard　to　nail　down　because　there　are　so　many　cranks；　hoaxers；　and　〃phone　phreaks〃　out　there　today。　But　the　calls　that　interest　me　most　fall　into　patterns　that　exclude　natural　explanations。
　　
　　At　8　A。M。　on　March　24；　1961；　two　women　in　Prospect；　Oregon；　a　town　of　about　three　hundred　people；　were　talking　together　on　the　phone　when　suddenly　a　strange　man's　voice　broke　into　the　line　and　snapped；　〃Wake　up　down　there！〃　One　of　the　ladies　regarded　this　as　an　affront　and　she　proceeded　to　express　a　very　strong　opinion。　The　voice　started　to　rattle　on　in　a　rapid…fire　language　that　sounded　like　Spanish　but　the　line　seemed　to　be　dead。　The　two　women　could　not　hear　each　other。　After　the　man　suddenly　stopped；　the　line　became　live　again。
　　
　　The　next　day；　at　the　same　hour；　the　women　were　on　the　phone　again；　and　again　the　strange　voice　interrupted　with；　〃Wake　up　down　there！〃
　　
　　This　time　the　women　listened　quietly　as　the　voice　said　something　in　the　foreign　language；　and　then　it　recited　the　numbers　forty　and　twenty…five　over　and　over。　No　one　in　Prospect　spoke　Spanish。　There　was　no　accounting　for　the　incident。
　　
　　Voices　counting　off　meaningless　numbers　also　cut　in　on　TV　reception　in　UFO　flap　areas。　Usually　people　who　experience　this　sort　of　thing　dismiss　it　as　police　calls　or　the　work　of　some　Ham　radio　operator。　They　don't　realize　that　TV　sound　is　broadcast　on　FM　channels　reserved　for　the　purpose　and　there　is　little　chance　that　a　shortwave　or　CB　（Citizen's　Band）　transmission　could　interfere。
　　
　　But　the　phenomenon　is　not　always　restricted　to　electrical　apparatus。　After　I　published　a　couple　of　pieces　about　it　I　received　dozens　of　letters　from　people　throughout　the　country　recounting　their　own　experiences。　To　my　surprise；　most　of　these　people　had　heard　the　voices　late　at　night；　usually　waking　them　up　with　a　sharp　ma