Joseph Burkes MD This Fox Network documentary showcased our Los Angeles CE-5 contact team. It was filmed in Topanga Canyon State Park in July of 1994 with an elaborate production. This included a 40-foot-high elevated camera to give an “ET” perspective from overhead. In the video report, we can see some of the talented teamContinue reading “Fox TV’s July 1994 “Encounters” Report on the CE-5 Initiative: UFO Intelligence Didn’t Follow the Script”
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Mr. Spaceman, Won’t you Please Take me along for a Ride
Grant Cameron has investigated the role of pop music in raising consciousness about UFOs, thus preparing people for higher levels of what is thought to be extraterrestrial contact. Here is a most obvious candidate to be number one on the flying saucer hit parade. For those that are staging HICE, (Human Initiated Contact Events) akaContinue reading “Mr. Spaceman, Won’t you Please Take me along for a Ride”
ET “Party Monsters”: Prolonged Interactive Encounter in the Queen Valley
Joseph Burkes MD 2012, updated 2025 This in-depth report is based on my detailed CE-5 fieldnotes for an encounter in Joshua Tree on November 11, 1993. A co-worker from our medical center and I interacted with two UFOs for over an hour and a half. An account was published in the chapter I wrote forContinue reading “ET “Party Monsters”: Prolonged Interactive Encounter in the Queen Valley”
Roswell – Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren
sang in Roswell during the 75th anniversary of the UFO crash outside that New Mexico town. They performed their song “Roswell” that was composed when their tour van mysteriously broke down there. The song linked below is in my opinion on the top of the flying saucer hit parade. Listen and enjoy. Lyrics Back in 1947Continue reading “Roswell – Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren”
Remembering Dr. John Mack & Controversies Surrounding the use of Hypnosis in UFO Research
Joseph Burkes MD 2025 On a social media page, I was asked if I knew John Mack MD. Here is my reply: We were active together in the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, IPPNW. I sat with him briefly in Moscow in 1985 while he was having a drink during the celebration ofContinue reading “Remembering Dr. John Mack & Controversies Surrounding the use of Hypnosis in UFO Research”
Cherish Alexander’s “Need to Know” is an Anthem for UFO Truth.
Cherish Alexander has composed the music and performed and produced this powerful song with lyrics by Bryce Zabel and Jackie Zabel. Every great cause is aided by the creative work of song writers and singers. Cherish Alexander’s “Need to Know” in my judgment should become the anthem of a burgeoning social movement demanding an end to the UFOContinue reading “Cherish Alexander’s “Need to Know” is an Anthem for UFO Truth.”
War is a State of Mind and Much More
The current situation in Eastern Europe and the Middle East are reminders of what war is & why we must abolish it. War with UAP intelligences is impossible. Peace starts as a state of mind. J. Burkes MD 2019, edited 2024 Although the US has only 4.24 percent of world’s population, The United States DepartmentContinue reading “War is a State of Mind and Much More”
A Power Structure Analysis rather than Conspiracy Notions is Required to Understand the UFO Coverup.
Joseph Burkes MD 2025 In this blog I am reposting an article I published on social media in 2021. It describes my work during the 1990s with the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI). I share my concerns about how conspiracy-oriented analyses are inadequate for understanding the social forces driving the worldwide UFOContinue reading “A Power Structure Analysis rather than Conspiracy Notions is Required to Understand the UFO Coverup.”
The Action of One Man Prevented Nuclear War :UFOs and Nukes
Vasili Arkhipov prevented escalation of the cold war by refusing to launch a nuclear torpedo against US forces. The longstanding international nuclear arms race presents us with the following dilemma. Integrating the advancements of flying saucers into terrestrial technological culture would not lead to peaceful applications, at least initially. Under current world conditions such technologyContinue reading “The Action of One Man Prevented Nuclear War :UFOs and Nukes”
Linking UFOs to Solutions for the Challenges Facing Humanity: UFOs and Nukes
Linking the flying saucer phenomenon to possible solutions for the seemingly unsurmountable challenges facing humanity is an important step to achieve a better future. Dr. Richard O’Connor is doing so in the arena of nuclear weapons. I was active in Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1981 to 1986. It is the American branch of InternationalContinue reading “Linking UFOs to Solutions for the Challenges Facing Humanity: UFOs and Nukes”