Here is my reply:Introduction: I was recruited by Dr. Steven Greer to join the Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind Initiative to volunteer as Working Group Coordinator for Los Angeles in 1992. I served on the Board of Directors of the Center for the Study of ET Intelligence (CSETI) focusing on the public education program ofContinue reading “Several Years Ago, I Was Asked, “Do you still support Dr. Steven Greer?””
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What Are the Benefits of UAP Disclosure?
In a recent text exchange with a fellow contact experiencer, I was asked, “The looming question is: what’s the benefit of Disclosure? Thoughts on that?” Joseph Burkes MD 2026 Benefits of Disclosure? Here are my thoughts. On an individual level, an end to the worldwide de facto policy of ridicule and denial will be aContinue reading “What Are the Benefits of UAP Disclosure?”
What about the Russians? What about the Aliens?
Joseph Burkes MD 2017, edited 2026 A decade ago, I was privileged to dialog with the prominent researcher Richard Dolan on a few Contact Underground blogs. Here is my response to the concerns that he and others have raised about the wisdom of going out into the field and attempting to make contact with non-humanContinue reading “What about the Russians? What about the Aliens?”
ALIENS TELEPORTED INTO A MOVING CAR: A REPORT FROM A TRUSTED CONTACT ACTIVIST
Joseph Burkes MD 2026 INTRODUCTION: In 2007 I was told the following account that reportedly occurred that year. Because of the sensitive nature of the encounter, I have not described it publicly until now. Given what appears to be increasing openness by US Executive Branch on the topic of UAP and the fact that nearly 20Continue reading “ALIENS TELEPORTED INTO A MOVING CAR: A REPORT FROM A TRUSTED CONTACT ACTIVIST”
Did a Contact Activist Receive an Alien Implant During Fieldwork, or was I the target of an elaborate hoax?
CONTACT NETWORK HISTORY PROJECT Joseph Burkes MD 2026 Synopsis: This high strangeness contact event happened during fieldwork 33 years ago. I believe that I was present when a foreign body might have been mysteriously implanted into the leg of a fellow contact worker. The occurrence took place in Joshua Tree National Monument at the base ofContinue reading “Did a Contact Activist Receive an Alien Implant During Fieldwork, or was I the target of an elaborate hoax? “
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT UFOs ARE IMPORTANT?
Joseph Burkes MD 2014, updated 2023, edited 2026 UFO historian Richard Dolan has described the initial reaction of many people to his passionate involvement with the subject. They express interest, might even describe something they saw on TV concerning the phenomenon, and then after a few minutes of his well-informed explanations, their eyes gloss overContinue reading “WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT UFOs ARE IMPORTANT?”
June 2007, Farewell “Misha”, A Decade after doing contact work together, a “Prime Contactee” member of my team was facing jail time; our goodbye was marked by a High Strangeness event.
Joseph Burkes MD 2009, updated 2026 “Misha Goldman” greeted me at the front door of a small, rented track home. It was located in the San Fernando Valley just a few miles from the medical center where we had first met some 15 years before when he was hired as an EKG technician. Misha wasContinue reading “June 2007, Farewell “Misha”, A Decade after doing contact work together, a “Prime Contactee” member of my team was facing jail time; our goodbye was marked by a High Strangeness event. “
A Family Medicine Physician conducted an Informal UFO Survey with Remarkable Results. The UFO “Code of Silence” And Why Breaking this Taboo is Important for the Future of Terrestrial Civilization.
Joseph Burkes MD 2018, updated 2025 OMERTÁ: a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about illegal activities. Introduction: I grew up in the lower Westside of Manhattan in the 1950s. Little Italy was a neighborhood near Washington Square Park. I played there as a child. Long before FrancisContinue reading “A Family Medicine Physician conducted an Informal UFO Survey with Remarkable Results. The UFO “Code of Silence” And Why Breaking this Taboo is Important for the Future of Terrestrial Civilization. “
A CONTACTEE WHO DOUBTS THE ET HYPOTHESIS.
Joseph Burkes MD 2014, updated 2026 Apologia is defined as a form of practiced rhetoric used in self-defense and as the vindication of a person, course of action, etc… In response to my posting on NASA’s plans for possible Mars missions, critical comments were made that the official space program was a waste of money andContinue reading “A CONTACTEE WHO DOUBTS THE ET HYPOTHESIS. “
Are UAP Intelligences Telepathically Preparing the Planet’s Population for Contact? Contactees Identified as “Primes” Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg.
CONTACT NETWORK HISTORY PROJECT: Joseph Burkes MD 2014, updated 2026 July 1997: In a London working class neighborhood we met. I will call him “Joe,” a pseudonym. His appearance was a bit of a surprise. He was a big burly guy in his early twenties. Six feet tall with a crew cut, he could have beenContinue reading “Are UAP Intelligences Telepathically Preparing the Planet’s Population for Contact? Contactees Identified as “Primes” Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg.”
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