Comments on: The Center for UFO Studies that Northwestern wanted nothing to do with

By: Stv Jns

Stv Jns — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:40:49 +0000

When discussing Hynek’s work with Project Sign, it would have been most helpful to point out that his job was a public relations position, not a scientific one, with the agenda of distracting the public attention away from the subject of UFOs. This idea is crucially important for those who are interested in understanding the nature of public awareness and relationship to the UFO subject, and how it has been managed. The following quote of Hynek, from a famous videotaped interview, is very helpful and would have been an important addition to your article: “We had a job to do, whether right or wrong, to keep the public from getting excited”.

By: Timothy Good

Timothy Good — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:29:18 +0000

An excellent, well-balanced article…

By: julesb

julesb — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:22 +0000

When I was an RTF undergrad at Northwestern in the 90s I made a short (and terrible) documentary about the Center. When I visited, it was tucked back behind a Century 21 office. Inside the compact space were shelves filled with boxes of case files. Having had a lifelong interest in UFO folklore ever since my grandfather recounted his personal sighting from the 1950s, my discovery of the Center’s existence was immensely gratifying. At the time I interviewed Mark Rodeghier and found him to be intelligent and serious, and I was glad to find curious scientists pursuing their interest despite apparent ridicule and ostracization. I’m pleased to see that the Center is still up and running and that its volunteers continue to conduct research in this most problematic area of inquiry. Thank you for the article.

By: francis x roarty

francis x roarty — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:32:30 +0000

Are you familiar with casimir effect? 2 very closely spaced metal plates are compressed together by virtual particles discovered by Casimir Polder in 1948 and finally proven in 1991. Science has long sought a way for metal to do the reverse and move virtual particles such that we could build a propellentless space craft. I have been working on a theory to explain claims of BlackLight Power in NJ by Dr Randall Mills. My solution suggests that his so called “hydrinos” are actually semi interdimensional molecules where the atoms formed covalent bonds while between casimir plates -these plates are formed by cavities known to exist inside the type of catalyst he is using (Rayney Nickel) wikipedia list cavity size avg 2 nm about the width of 10 atoms. The atoms enter the plates and find lower dimensional confinement – spreading out into the 4th dimension they will appear to get smaller from our perspective but are actually just twisted into an orientation protruding deeper into the 4th dimension, these atoms will normally resurface to full size on exiting the field and no one is the wiser. If however they form a molecular bond while still in between the plates the bond will fix the atoms into this twisted orientation and a smaller appearing semi interdimensional molecule will emerge from the plates. These “hydrinos” will have exotic properties and be able to interact with virtual particles. If these molecules are pumped thru a coil in 1 direction and circulated it will produce propellantless drive! such a drive system would also account for the difficulty tracking and pursuing ufo beause the craft now has the inherent capability of clawing into the 4th dimension 90 degrees from normal space – a nearby ufo that appears to be moving away from the witness may actually be submerging into this extra dimension and you are just looking at the floating image on the surface – or a pursuing aircraft overflys the “window” where it submerged because it looks like it is 1 mile away and thw aircraft obviously can’t submerge or make the 90 turn from normal space without a hydrino drive. I have an animation here http://www.byzipp.com/animation2.htm