Word: eberhart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Eberhart understands that SETI people are "embarrassed by unfologists in general because there are a lot of wacky people out there," and he admits that "a lot of what passes for ufology is wishful thinking." But he makes a definite distinction between the type of work UFOS does and tabloid-style sensationalism...
...first is a study of UFO abductions, a relatively common phenomenon that Eberhart says "may or May not be related to UFOs." In the usual scenario, people are abducted by "little grey men," brought onto an alien craft, examined, and then allowed...
Victims do not remember their ordeals--they are only aware of a period of lost, unexplained time. Memories can be regained through dreams or through strategies like hypnosis. Eberhart says that there is usually "no objective vision," and therefore no real proof...
Both types tell the same sort of story. Eberhart says that CUFOS isn't really sure what that means--it may be the result of real experience, or it may be a by-product of some undiagnosed psychological conditions within each group--but the MIT professor has an idea...
...Eberhart is more reserved. "Something is really occurring here. We don't know if it's a psycho-spiritual thing or if aliens really are abducting people. But even if it is some bizarre mental problem, it would still be interesting...