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Lessons in Humility
"I came away from my two trips to Gilroy with a feeling of angerand frustration. Witnesses like Mrs. Victor and her family should
be helped, not thrown into further confusion by those who investigate
the UFO mystery. In their eagerness to obtain definite answers, or
simply to validate their own preconceptions about the extraterrestrial
nature of the phenomenon, many investigators rush in, demanding answers,
where they should first try to attend to the trauma and the stress
surrounding the witness -- even if that means postponing the inquiry
itself by a few days of a few weeks. The most simple considerations of
ethics demand this. Yet in the last few years, the number of untrained,
unqualified hypnotists roaming the countryside in the name of UFO
research has greatly multiplied.
In a case like the sighting by Mrs. Victor, hypnotic regression
may be of considerable help. In the hands of a medical professional it
could have relieved the mounting family crisis and provided useful
details blocked by the witness because they were terrifying or
challenged her sense of reality. Since future hypnotic sessions are
generally conditioned by the very first regression, it is doubtful
that the Victor case could be reopened. Although Mrs. Victor called me
following my visit to say that she now felt ready to undergo hypnosis,
my conclusion was that the shock of the first bungled attempt would
bias and new results.
The sequence of the sighting, the abduction, and the beating is a very
interesting one. Naturally, the latter incident fits into no theory of
extraterrestrial visitation: if UFOs are spacecraft piloted by beings
from another planet, why should the witnesses find themselves under
unprovoked physical attacks by invisible entities? For this reason such
incidents are generally withheld from publication by UFO enthusiasts. Yet
they are consistent with another paranormal domain. The literature of
religious miracles and the lives of mystics abounds with well-documented
accounts of physical manifestations, including beatings, that are usually
classified as possession phenomena or manifestations of so-called evil
powers, although they generally do not cause permanent harm to the
person.
This body of literature should be diligently studied by those who are
serious about investigating UFO sightings.
A case in point is found in the careful analysis of the life of
Marie-Therese Noblet, a French nun and missionary who lived in the
early part of the century. [...]
The priest heard a violent punch at the same time the nun's body was
projected forward, with the back bent by the assault. Such phenomena
occurred throughout the life of Marie-Therese, who frequently suffered
visible bruises from such attacks. Similar effects abound in the lives
of saints, mystics, and of course, the subjects of exorcism.
Having met Mrs. Victor and her family, I reached the conclusion that
an anomalous event did happen to them and that the sighting was
authentic. The abduction experience, which took place one month later,
could have been a source of extremely valuable insight if the data had
been handled in a professional manner. Given the circumstances, however,
this is another case in which the real truth may never be known."
"1990 Jacques Vallee ISBN: 0-345-36453-8
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