The New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show discusses UFOs.

Over a year after Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal’s Debrief article on David Grusch was published and Ross Coulthart’s News Nation interview was broadcasted, this interview on the Ezra Klein show is still the best of the extremely limited coverage that the New York Times has provided on Grusch’s explosive allegations.  I believe the refusalContinue reading “The New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show discusses UFOs.”

What is an “alien abduction”?: Psi mediated mechanisms of contact, Consciousness and the pitfalls of hypnosis

Joseph Burkes MD. 2025 Is it a purely physical act in which alien beings presumably fly their “craft” into our neighborhoods and paralyze us, while rendering our companions’ unconscious?  Next, we’re supposedly whisked away to a faraway place, only to be returned hours later.  Or is it a theater of the mind production in which non-humans,Continue reading “What is an “alien abduction”?: Psi mediated mechanisms of contact, Consciousness and the pitfalls of hypnosis”

Were “psychotronic” attacks against contact activists in the 1990s a precursor of the “Havana Syndrome”? Consciousness based technology might also be targeting what is called the “astral body.” 

Joseph Burkes MD 2025 Introduction          In my judgment, flying saucers threaten all terrestrial elites, but not necessarily the planet’s people. Given what is a perceived threat to the status quo,both corporate and Executive Branch Intelligence operatives have historically been compelled to deal with UFOs as a non-human intelligence counterintelligence challenge.           As a Working Group CoordinatorContinue reading “Were “psychotronic” attacks against contact activists in the 1990s a precursor of the “Havana Syndrome”? Consciousness based technology might also be targeting what is called the “astral body.” “

To Police the Crazies in our Midst, UAP Truth Activists Will Need to Understand the Role of Illusion as a Mechanism of Contact.   

Joseph Burkes MD 2017, updated 2025. How is the UAP truth movement going to make a responsible case to the people of the world, unless we systematically critique, instead of celebrating the extreme unsubstantiated misinformation put out from within our midst? This is of particular importance because too often the mainstream media has portrayed usContinue reading “To Police the Crazies in our Midst, UAP Truth Activists Will Need to Understand the Role of Illusion as a Mechanism of Contact.   “

The Somewhat Awkward Acronym “TOTENCET” Encapsulates the Current UFO Contact Arena: The Imperative of Cosmic Peace.

Introduction: The term “TOTENCET stands for The Others That Experiencers Now Call ET. I introduce this somewhat awkward acronym because it encapsulates important truths about UFO intelligences. I discuss how these concepts can contribute to the process of building a “Cosmic Peace Movement”   Flying Saucers Did Not Just Arrive in 1947 In my view, itContinue reading “The Somewhat Awkward Acronym “TOTENCET” Encapsulates the Current UFO Contact Arena: The Imperative of Cosmic Peace.”

Fox TV’s July 1994 “Encounters” Report on the CE-5 Initiative: UFO Intelligence Didn’t Follow the Script

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”

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”