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Sludge Report #5: AARO report, the Periphery Hypothesis, a 1965 US Army study, and conspiracism
Some recent items in the world of ufology: AARO released its Historical Record Report Volume 1 reviewing the US government's historical interactions with the UAP/UFO topic, going back to 1945 (the impetus for 1945 as the starting point harks back to the completely debunked Trinity story pushed by Jacques Vallee and Paola Harris in their book "Trinity: The Best Kept Secret" ). An observation in the report was that UFO crash retrieval/reverse-engineering narratives are likely
Luis Cayetano
Mar 31, 202411 min read
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Interview with Jack Brewer
Below is an approximate transcript from a Zoom interview with researcher and blogger Jack Brewer (also author of "The Greys Have Been...
Luis Cayetano
Dec 1, 202321 min read
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On David Grusch's "whistleblowing" and other apparent (but not quite) nothing burgers
If you've been listening to anything at all going on in the UFO circuit as of late, you'll have heard about former intelligence officer...
Luis Cayetano
Jul 20, 202313 min read
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Mapping the UFO scene using association charts
In any complex narrative, it can be tricky to keep track of all the players, who is talking to who, and where everyone fits in. Visual aids can help, so I've endeavored to map out narratives that I read about in books and articles using association charts. At a glance, one can be reminded of the links among the various players and the possible common threads of interest among them or the institutions involved. These charts do not necessarily tell us what's causally taking pla
Luis Cayetano
Oct 17, 20216 min read
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