tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57841213133032883602024-03-12T17:22:56.793-07:00SAUCERS, SPOOKS & SPIES...THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF NICK REDFERN'S BOOK "ON THE TRAIL OF THE SAUCER SPIES" WHICH REVEALS THE STARTLING STORY OF HOW AND WHY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SECRETLY SPY ON THE UFO RESEARCH COMMUNITY...Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-2418311395066477612012-04-25T11:12:00.001-07:002012-04-25T11:12:52.205-07:00A Radical DecisionI have come to what some might consider a radical decision!
As you may know, I have so many blogs right now that it's sometimes hard to keep track of what's going on and where. So, I am bringing all my current blogs to a halt. I'm not deleting them. But, I am folding them as of today. In their place, I have set up a new blog titled <b>Nick Redfern's Fortean World</b>.
Yeah, I know: it's hardly the most original or imaginative title, but it is accurate and to the point! So, from now on, while all my existing blogs will remain archived, here's the address for the new blog, <b><a href="http://nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com/">Nick Redfern's Fortean World</a></b>.
As you'll see, the design and style has not been completed yet, and there's no content yet either. But, bear with me, and over the next few days you'll see it start to develop its life and character!Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-18626991404550166612010-04-01T09:55:00.000-07:002010-04-01T09:56:42.652-07:00Saucer-Spying: The LatestFor those who want to know where my current research stands on the issue of how and why government, military and intelligence agencies secretly spy on elements of the UFO research community, <a href="http://ufocon.blogspot.com/2010/04/saucers-spying-secret-files-by-nick.html">here's the latest news...</a>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-40089511780964693282009-10-12T10:01:00.000-07:002009-10-12T10:08:35.198-07:00Saucer Spying in Paranormal<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pXl03njloLM/StNieySUBgI/AAAAAAAABkM/dar_OrEf7PI/s1600-h/paranormal_current-issue.jpg"></a>The new issue of Britain's <a href="http://www.paranormalmagazine.co.uk/"><strong><em>Paranormal Magazine</em></strong> </a>(Nov. 2009) includes a very interesting article from UFO researcher and writer Nigel Watson titled <strong><em>UFO Outlaws</em></strong>. As is the case with my<strong><em> On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong> book, Nigel's article focuses on the way in which certain elements of the official world have secretly spied on players within the UFO community.<br /><br /><div>Nigel relates the details of his own experience with Britain's Police Force - and specifically Special Branch and CID; as well as the well-known case of 1990s UFO-hacker, Matthew Bevan; Octopus researcher Danny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Casolaro</span>; and several others.</div><br /><br /><div>Check it out!</div>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-77210052864456756012009-07-08T20:12:00.000-07:002009-07-08T20:16:40.956-07:00Saucers, Secrets & Surveillance<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pXl03njloLM/SlVgnT-dDJI/AAAAAAAABc8/d1vOCyZUnGQ/s1600-h/Cannock+Chase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356293560320461970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pXl03njloLM/SlVgnT-dDJI/AAAAAAAABc8/d1vOCyZUnGQ/s320/Cannock+Chase.jpg" border="0" /></a>Back in 1991, legendary collector of crashed UFO stories, Leonard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Stringfield</span>, published in one of his many “<strong><em>Status Reports</em></strong>” the account of one “S.M. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brannigan</span>,” a former U.S. military source who claimed knowledge of an alleged UFO crash somewhere in the vicinity of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cannock</span> Chase woods (<strong><em>see photo</em></strong>) and the town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Penkridge</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Staffordshire</span>, England.<br /><div><br />For years, the case (like so many others!) languished in obscurity. But, in 1996, Irene <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bott</span>, then the President of the now-defunct <strong><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Staffordshire</span> UFO Group</em></strong>, was contacted by a local, elderly man who claimed deep knowledge of the event.</div><div><br />So, on a cold, windy and wet morning in December of that year, me and Irene headed out to his home and were told a strange and intriguing story of a crashed UFO, a high-level military and police cover-up, and of what may have been deep <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">surveillance</span> of the witness himself - and maybe even of me and Irene, too.</div><div><br />It was a truly strange and surreal interview, and one which I have never forgot. </div><div><br />And, although for me the interview was a one-off (the overall <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">investigation</span> was very much that of the <strong><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Staffordshire</span> UFO Group</em></strong>), I’m very pleased to be able to state that a guy local to the area has started his own, deep <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">investigation</span> of the case.</div><div><br /><a href="http://penkridge64.blogspot.com/">Here’s the link to the blog, which is regularly updated as and when Stephen - the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">investigator</span> - has new data to report on.</a></div><div><br />It’s one of those odd cases that is as potentially significant as it is extremely weird and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">frustratingly</span> elusive and unresolved. </div><div><br />And, for those who may want to learn about the role of me and Irene in this story - which is truly worthy of an episode of <strong><em>The X-Files</em></strong> - you can do so within the pages of my book, <a href="http://www.anomalistbooks.com/redfern.html"><strong><em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong></a>.</div>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-54206863899791975892009-06-01T06:44:00.001-07:002009-06-01T06:47:01.525-07:00Secret Reviews...<a href="http://www.alienseekernews.com/articles/watching-ufo-writers.html">Over at <strong><em>Alien Seeker News</em></strong></a>, you can find a new article from me which details one example of how the official world keeps a close watch on the written output of the UFO research community.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-11084820780808114552009-03-22T17:48:00.000-07:002009-03-22T17:49:03.319-07:00MIB LectureIf you happen to be in San Antonio, Texas this coming Tuesday, I'll be lecturing for the <strong><em>Mutual UFO Network</em></strong> about those definitive saucer-spies: the Men In Black.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-52754228918957762042008-12-28T14:24:00.000-08:002008-12-28T14:29:47.909-08:00MIB Lecture<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxT0RAt3kIs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxT0RAt3kIs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />In October of this year, I gave a presentation at the annual Boston-based <strong><em>Mass UFO Show</em></strong> on those ultimate Saucer-Spies: the Men in Black. Most of the data presented in my lecture was extracted from my <strong><em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong> book, and a segment from my lecture can now be found online at You Tube.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-46589717839356352722008-11-05T14:22:00.001-08:002008-11-05T14:24:55.110-08:00Bishop & Spooks<a href="http://www.ufomystic.com/wake-up-down-there/am-i-being-watched/">Greg Bishop discusses his personal experiences of saucer-spying.</a>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-78553937377077310732008-10-20T08:56:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:59:21.529-07:00Saucer Spies LectureI gave a well-received lecture on Friday night at the annual <strong><em><a href="http://saucerspies.blogspot.com/2008/10/saucer-spies-lecture.html">Mass UFO Show</a></em></strong> in Boston on my book, <strong><em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong>. The lecture focused on the history, legends and exploits of the Men in Black; as well as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FBI's</span> files on the so-called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Contactees</span>, such as George Van Tassel, George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Adamski</span> and others.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-62046630867398708252008-10-01T08:33:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:38:16.337-07:00FBI Files in UFOAs readers of my <strong><em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong> book will know, I spend a great deal of time discussing how the FBI secretly watched many well-known figures within Ufology, such as Leonard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Stringfield</span>, George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Adamski</span> and George Van Tassel.<br /><br />For those who may be interested, the new issue of <a href="http://www.ufomag.com/"><strong><em>UFO Magazine</em></strong> </a>includes an article written by Larry W. Bryant titled <strong><em>The McDonald Legacy, FBI-Style</em></strong> that is a study of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FBI's</span> file on acclaimed UFO researcher, Professor James Edward McDonald.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-76581415634316988292008-10-01T08:24:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:27:10.185-07:00A Saucer-Spies LectureOn the night of Friday October 17, I’ll be speaking at the <strong><em>Mass UFO Show</em></strong> in Boston, and will be speaking on the subject of my book, <strong><em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em></strong>.<br /><br />For those who may wish to attend, here’s the press release:<br /><br /><strong><em>PRESS RELEASE</em></strong><br /><br /><strong><em>UFO CONFERENCE IN MASSACHUSETTS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 2008 @ 7PM</em></strong><br /><br />Fascinating Presentations of Some Spectacular UFO cases<br /><br />Boston, Mass. – August 11, 2008 – The Mass UFO Show is pleased to announce an exciting program for its third annual rendition of New England’s only UFO conference, to be held at 7:00 PM on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at the Hibernian Hall in Watertown, Massachusetts.<br /><br />Building upon last year’s event (that featured a riveting theme of maritime UFOs or “USOs”), this year’s theme focuses on the alleged UFOs and the Struggle for Government Openness, Men In Black, The Roswell UFO Incident, alien abduction and a radio broadcast that spooked The United States in 1938.<br /><br />Three speakers will take the stage at the third annual Mass UFO Show at the Hibernian Hall in Watertown, Massachusetts at 7:00 PM on Friday, October 17th, 2008.<br /><br />The keynote speaker is Budd Hopkins, whose lecture will be entitled “The UFO Abduction Scenario: What We Know Today”.<br /><br />Budd Hopkins is a world-renowned artist, author, and pioneer UFO abduction researcher. Having investigated well over 700 cases, he now heads the Intruders Foundation, a nonprofit, scientific research and support organization. Budd first became interested in the UFO phenomenon when he and two others had a daylight UFO sighting near Truro, Massachusetts, in 1964. In 1975 he carried out his first major investigation which involved a UFO landing and occupant incident in North Hudson Park, NJ. Shortly thereafter, he began to concentrate on the investigation of the UFO abduction phenomenon, which led to the eventual publication of his findings. Taken together, his four books, Missing Time (1981), Intruders (1987), and Witnessed (1996) are widely regarded by researchers and skeptics alike as comprising the most influential series of books yet published on the abduction phenomenon. Intruders was later adapted to television. Hopkins’ latest book is Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility, and Transgenic Beings. These works, along with Hopkins’ lectures, and his other presentations have been responsible for bringing a number of other noted researchers - namely David Jacobs, John Carpenter, Yvonne Smith, and John Mack - into this extraordinary area of specialization. His documented discoveries have become the basis of most later abduction investigations and research.<br /><br />Budd Hopkins has long been considered ufology’s most visible figure. He pioneered and continues to lead the investigation into the most controversial aspect of the UFO phenomenon-the systematic abduction of human beings by UFO occupants. As the world’s premier expert on this issue, he has worked with more than one thousand people who have reported abduction experiences over the past twenty years. These individuals come from all walks of life and include physicians, psychiatrists, attorneys, police officers, military personnel, political figures, personalities from the entertainment world, and even a NASA scientist.<br /><br />A prolific writer and internationally respected painter, Hopkins has delivered hundreds of UFO lectures around this country and around the world. His groundbreaking first book, Missing Time, was the first work to compare a number of UFO abduction cases in order to isolate the patterns they revealed. His second book, Intruders-The Incredible Visitation at Copley Woods, was a New York Times bestseller and the basis for the popular 1992 CBS miniseries, Intruders, which has since been broadcast internationally. His most widely acclaimed book is Witnessed-The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abductions that deals with a high-ranking United Nations official being abducted by aliens.<br /><br />Hopkins’ goal has always been to bring an objective, dispassionate scientific intelligence to bear on the UFO abduction phenomenon. To this end, he founded the Intruders Foundation (IF) in 1989. IF is a nonprofit organization devoted to research and public education concerning this extraordinary enigma. They publish a respected journal, as well as offer a nationwide referral service for those wishing to explore their own suspected abduction experiences.<br />Despite its extremely controversial nature, Hopkins’ research has received serious commentary in such mainstream publications as Time, Paris Match, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, Omni, People, and Cosmopolitan. He has been a guest on hundreds of television and radio programs including Nightline, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show, Charlie Rose, Larry King Live, The Charles Grodin Show, Sally Jesse Raphael, The Geraldo Rivera Show, 20/20, 48 Hours, Unsolved Mysteries, Encounters, A Current Affair, Nightwatch, The Late Show, The Art Bell Show, Tom Snyder, The Laura Lee Show, Hieronimus & Company, Weekend Edition (National Public Radio), Voice of America, Armed Forces Radio, numerous BBC affiliates, and many other shows and forums.<br /><br />Leslie Kean is an investigative reporter who has been published widely in national and international mainstream media, such as the Boston Globe, the Baltimore Sun, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Newark Star Ledger, The Nation magazine, the Montreal Gazette, the International Herald Tribune, the Globe and Mail, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bangkok Post, and the Irish Independent, among many others. Since 2000, beginning with her story on the COMETA Report which was published in the Boston Globe, her ongoing reporting has focused on providing serious, well-documented coverage of the UFO issue. In 2007, she broke the story of Governor Fife Symington’s UFO sighting in Arizona and wrote about the O’Hare Airport UFO encounter for the Sacramento Bee, the Providence Journal and Scripps Howard wire service.<br /><br />Kean is a co-founder of the Washington-based, advocacy group the Coalition For Freedom of Information (CFI, www.freedomofinfo.org), and is the plaintiff in a landmark Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against NASA in 2002 attempting to acquire documents on the Kecksburg UFO crash case. Settled last fall, NASA has been required to provide hundreds of previously withheld documents to Kean. John Podesta, former Chief of Staff for President Clinton, who has supported this effort since 2002, described her victory as “a triumph for open government and the spirit of inquiry.”<br /><br />With filmmaker James Fox, Kean co-organized and produced a landmark international press conference in Washington, DC in November, 2007. Moderated by former Arizona Governor Fife Symington, the event featured high level military, aviation and government officials from seven countries and was covered widely by media around the world. At the press conference, Kean and CFi launched a new international initiative - backed by Generals and other high level officials from many countries - urging the US Government to open a new, official investigation into UFOs, as other countries have already done. Kean has worked as a producer with Fox on his new film, and is working with another independent film company on a second UFO documentary.<br />Leslie’s lecture will be entitled UFOs and the Struggle for Government Openness.<br /><br />Another prolific author, UFO expert and government agitator is Nick Redfern. Nick was born in Great Britain and now resides in the United States. He has appeared on more than 60 TV shows to promote his numerous books (including the Sci-Fi Channel). He has written several books about paranormal and UFO mysteries and the attempt to discredit them. He has appeared on MSNBC with Keith Olbermann. He has lectured at a variety of conferences, including the Laughlin UFO Congress (in 1998 and 2001); the Mutual UFO Network Conference in 2004; the Aztec UFO Conference in 2003; the Texas Bigfoot Research Conference in 2004; at numerous events for the British-based UFO Magazine between 1997 and 2000 (now closed); and at the UFO Crash Retrieval Conference in Las Vegas (in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006).<br /><br />His many book titles include On The Trail Of Saucer Spies: UFOs and Government Surveillance, Strange Secrets: Real Government Files on the Unknown, Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story and Cosmic Crashes.<br /><br />Nick’s lecture at the Mass UFO Show will be entitled “Men In Black”. Redfern will reveal his first-hand encounters with the “Saucer Spies” and also look at how Men-In-Black have fit into popular western culture via two major motion pictures in 1997 and 2002. There will also be a brief discussion about an imposter who posed as a UFO investigator and was encountered by the Massachusetts Mutual UFO Network several years ago.<br /><br />Back again as a co-host of the Mass UFO Show will be Matt Moniz. Matt has over 20 years experience investigating UFO phenomena and has had many other paranormal adventures. He has a “Forrest Gump”-type litany of involvement with historical UFO case investigations. As a chemist, he analyzed soil samples from the famed “Bentwaters Incident” and was acknowledged accordingly in the book “Left at East Gate” by Larry Warren and Peter Robbins. He will be bringing soil samples from that area where an alleged UFO landing took place 27 years ago. Matt was also featured in the popular books “Witnessed” by Budd Hopkins, and “Glimpses of Other Realities” by Linda Moulton Howe. Matt will be reporting live from the Mass UFO Show for the hit fortean radio show Spooky Southcoast that is hosted by Tim Weisberg and Matt Costa.<br /><br />Matt will engage Nick Redfern in a brief but lively debate about what really happened at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Nick has a radically different view of the event that is in opposition to the traditional UFO legend.<br /><br />Finally, in addition to the typical ambient ufo-related music and motion picture themes that waft in the background of the Mass UFO Show, a recording of Orson Welles’ controversial radio program The War of the Worlds will be played at 6:00 PM (when doors open to the hall). This is a 70th anniversary tribute to the radio broadcast that was transmitted by Mercury Theatre on the Air on October 30th, 1938. Based upon the popular novel of 1898 by H.G. Wells, this drama frightened the entire Northeastern Coast of the United States. Later, two major motion pictures were also adapted from this event, in 1953 and again in 2005.<br /><br />Special guests will include esteemed cryptozoologist and popular author Loren Coleman. Coleman, the world’s greatest living cryptozoologist, who will be speaking about Mothman the following night at the Mass Monster Mash, will be available to sign copies of his books, including his culture-changing masterpiece Mysterious America, considered by many to be the seminal book of cryptozoology. It was Coleman who dubbed the anomalous area in Southeastern Massachusetts as the Bridgewater Triangle. He also created Cryptomundo, the premiere cryptozoology web site on the World Wide Web.<br /><br />Also appearing as a special guest will be Tim Binnall. Tim is the producer of the Binnall of America Audio Series and webmaster of the very popular internet portal Binnall of America that deals with “esoteric” phenomena. Tim is a webmaster for Coast to Coast with George Noory and he will be back to meet-and-greet the speakers and attendees while again serving as the Mass UFO Show Ambassador. He was a vital participant in last year’s conference (and recognized as such with an award) and his company was enjoyed by many.<br /><br />Finally, if you have had what you believe to be a UFO encounter, you’ll be able to report it to Massachusetts Mutual UFO Network personnel. They will be on hand to answer any questions or provide information about their organization.<br /><br />This event was created and produced by philanthropist and paranormal gadfly John Horrigan. Horrigan has a vast history of paranormal exploration and is considered by many to be an innovative popular historian, accomplished sports show announcer and lecturer.<br /><br />The venue is the historic Watertown Hibernian Hall, located at 151 Watertown Street in Watertown, Mass. Seating is limited, but there is ample free parking. It is accessible by public transportation.<br /><br />Doors open at 6:00 PM (for the 1938 War of the Worlds re-broadcast) and presentations begin at 7:00 PM.<br /><br />Other events and activities will include trivia, souvenirs, concessions, exhibits and a Q&A session. There will be an admission fee of $25. Tickets are limited and will not be sold at the door. They can be obtained through Paypal here or by mailing a check or money order for $26.00/ticket to Mass UFO Show, P.O. Box 145, Watertown, MA 02471 and the envelope must be postmarked before October 1st, 2008.<br /><br />For more information:<br />LOG ON TO WWW.UFOSHOW.ORG<br />OR EMAIL AT<br />massufoshow@hotmail.com or call 339-368-1971Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-13999051471635646402008-07-22T18:16:00.000-07:002008-07-22T18:20:14.621-07:00MIB In-Print<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/SIaHJVh1-8I/AAAAAAAAArY/RKpjUsiIEsw/s1600-h/FRONT+COVER+FINAL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226013012077706178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/SIaHJVh1-8I/AAAAAAAAArY/RKpjUsiIEsw/s320/FRONT+COVER+FINAL.jpg" border="0" /></a>My new book, <em><a href="http://www.anomalistbooks.com/redfern2.html">There's Something in the Woods</a></em>, is predominantly cryptozoology-based; however, it does include a chapter on the definitive saucer-spies, the Men in Black...Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-54419041671681458602008-06-23T16:32:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:36:56.902-07:00The FBI, The Contactees: The ReviewThe new issue of <em><a href="http://www.forteantimes.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fortean</span> Times</a></em> magazine (issue 238, July) includes a review from me of the <a href="http://saucerspies.blogspot.com/2008/02/retro-ufo-gig-how-fbi-spied-on.html"><em>Retro UFO</em> gig</a> I attended in California a couple of months ago. <a href="http://saucerspies.blogspot.com/2008/04/retro-ufo-gig-reminder.html">As I have mentioned here in an earlier post</a>, my lecture at <em>Retro</em> was on the issue of how and why the FBI secretly spied on the so-called UFO <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Contactees</span> of the 1950s and 1960s -- a subject that is a central theme in my <em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em> book.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-50306511306705605742008-05-06T15:30:00.000-07:002008-05-06T15:38:06.819-07:00The FBI and the Contactees: A Forthcoming LectureIf you're in the Dallas, Texas area on the afternoon of Sunday, 18 May, I'll be lecturing for the <em><a href="http://www.mufondfw.org/">Dallas-Fort Worth Mutual UFO Network</a></em> group (this link will provide details of time and location). The subject of the lecture will be my visit last weekend to the California-based <a href="http://www.retroufo.com/">Retro UFO gig</a> at George Van Tassel's famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Integratron</span>. During the course of the lecture I'll be discussing how and why the FBI secretly spied on Van Tassel throughout the 1950s and much of the 60s - a subject that features heavily in my <em>On the Trail of the Saucer</em> <em>Spies</em> book.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-74753552407367517602008-04-23T05:26:00.000-07:002008-04-23T05:27:09.733-07:00Going OfflineI'll be offline from now until next Tuesday.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-86307596314077326242008-04-11T15:26:00.000-07:002008-04-11T15:27:43.596-07:00Greg Bishop: Saucer Spies, the Aviary And More...Once again, <a href="http://www.ufomystic.com/wake-up-down-there/ufo-disinformation-conference/#comment-5439">Greg Bishop delves deep</a> into the murky world of Saucer-Spies, secret intelligence-based ops, UFO disinformation and more.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-24849025029189469972008-04-04T05:27:00.000-07:002008-04-04T05:46:29.891-07:00Still On The Trail Of The Saucer Spies...<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R_Ye2MtC2qI/AAAAAAAAAdo/3VVrrPTdS8U/s1600-h/Alien+Worlds+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185365937435630242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R_Ye2MtC2qI/AAAAAAAAAdo/3VVrrPTdS8U/s320/Alien+Worlds+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.alienworldsmag.com/">The latest issue (number 2) of Stuart Miller's new magazine, <em>Alien Worlds</em>, goes on sale next week</a> and includes an article from me that provides an update on my research into how and why government, military and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">intelligence</span> agencies spy on the UFO research community - which was the subject of my 2006 book, <em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em>.<br /><br />In the article you'll learn a great deal about UFO-espionage on the part of British, Russian, American and Australian authorities - and, in some cases, for distinctly unusual reasons.<br /><br />Indeed, as I am careful to point out in the article: "Time and time again, I found that the reasons why British, American and Australian Intelligence agencies (to name but three nations involved) were secretly spying on the UFO community actually had <em>nothing whatsoever</em> to do with UFOs, aliens, dead extraterrestrials held in cryogenic storage, or tales of Area 51 and Hangar 18.<br /><br />"Rather the motivation was prompted by the fact that those same intelligence communities were acutely worried some UFO researchers were also tied with political extremists, the criminal underworld, and hostile, overseas intelligence agencies - such as those of the former Soviet Union and North Korea.<br /><br />"They also feared that our UFO research was acting as a form of ingenious camouflage to mask the fact that we were, in reality, trying to uncover defence and intelligence secrets of a distinctly down-to-earth nature for those same aforementioned hostile overseas intelligence agencies."<br /><br />Yes, as a ufologist, you <em>are</em> being watched; but for reasons that have very little to do with little green (or grey) men with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">big</span> black eyes.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-90429317601417367112008-04-03T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-03T17:25:45.659-07:00The Retro UFO Gig: A ReminderA quick reminder: there's still time to purchase tickets for the <a href="http://saucerspies.blogspot.com/2008/02/retro-ufo-gig-how-fbi-spied-on.html">Retro UFO gig later this month</a>, where I'll be speaking about how and why the FBI secretly spied on many of the early "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Contactees</span>" like George Van Tassel and George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Adamski</span>.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-11156986273603976792008-03-19T05:07:00.000-07:002008-03-19T05:45:06.646-07:00The Men in Black in "Beyond"<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R-EDbcv5tdI/AAAAAAAAAYY/o8sL3ZzQmtQ/s1600-h/beyond+14.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179424816561239506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R-EDbcv5tdI/AAAAAAAAAYY/o8sL3ZzQmtQ/s200/beyond+14.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.beyondthemagazine.com/current.html">The new issue (No. 14) of Britain's <em>Beyond Magazine</em></a> includes a lengthy article from me on one of the most intriguing aspects of of Saucer-Spying: that of the Men in Black. As I note in the article, for the most part at least, the puzzle can be traced back to an unusual encounter with three mystery <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MIBs</span> that UFO researcher Albert Bender had in the early 1950s.<br /><br />The story is told in Gray Barker's book, <em>They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers</em>, and is most definitely a weird and wild one - as is Bender's own book on the subject: <em>Flying Saucers and the Three Men</em>.<br /><br />And while Bender's story has definite occult-type overtones to it, there is no doubt that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MIB</span> motif has been ingeniously utilized by elements of the Intelligence communities of several nations (including both the US and the UK) as part of its efforts to keep tabs on certain elements of the UFO research community and UFO witnesses.<br /><br />Perhaps the most astonishing thing I found during the course of my research into this matter was a batch of FBI documents showing that none other than FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover ordered one of his agents to secure for him a copy of Gray Barker's book on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MIB</span> puzzle.<br /><br />Take care if you ever hear a slow, ominous knocking on your front-door: "they" may be coming for you too...Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-5154925886878223652008-03-18T15:42:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:44:44.321-07:00Stargate 007<a href="http://stargate007.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><em>Spies, Lies and Polygraph Tape</em> is a great resource tool</span> </a>for anyone wanting to dig deep into the world of UFOs and shadowy figures in the world of intelligence. Highly recommended!Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-5108053411786432682008-03-13T09:48:00.000-07:002008-03-13T09:57:21.233-07:00Greg Bishop on The AviaryOver at <em>UFO Mystic</em>, good friend and fellow-blogger Greg Bishop has an excellent two-part post on the shadowy "Aviary." As you'll see, Greg's post delves deeply into saucer-spying, cloak-and-dagger activity, and much more of truly out-of-this-world proportions.<br /><br />And, of course, Greg is also the author of the book <em>Project Beta</em> - arguably the most important UFO book of the last few decades. Greg's book describes how and why one man - Paul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bennewitz</span> - was spied on, manipulated and ruined by the Intelligence community and the military as a result of his UFO pursuits.<br /><br />As Greg's book graphically demonstrates, the Saucer-Spies can be a truly ruthless bunch when they want to be.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://www.ufomystic.com/wake-up-down-there/ufo-aviary-moore/">part one</a> of Greg's article and here's <a href="http://www.ufomystic.com/wake-up-down-there/ufo-aviary-part-2/">part two</a>.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-59637141874685660422008-02-24T09:27:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:21:02.906-08:00The Retro UFO Gig: How the FBI Spied on the Contactees<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R8GsdxvokLI/AAAAAAAAAXA/nh5GTsCCOYs/s1600-h/retro+ufo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170603474767351986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_pXl03njloLM/R8GsdxvokLI/AAAAAAAAAXA/nh5GTsCCOYs/s200/retro%2Bufo.jpg" border="0" /></a>In <em>On the Trail of the Saucers Spies</em> I include two chapters that detail how the FBI secretly - and very deeply, too - spied on many of the early so-called "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Contactees</span>" in the 1950s, such as George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Adamski</span>, George Hunt Williamson, George Van Tassel, Daniel Fry and several others.<br /><br /><p>I'm pleased to announce that I'll be speaking on this intriguing aspect of "FBI-UFO spying" in a fully illustrated lecture at this year's Retro UFO gig at Giant Rock, California - home to George Van Tassel's famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Integratron</span>.</p><p>Here's the official press release on the event:</p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p><p><a href="http://www.retroufo.com/" target="_blank"></a>Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:retroufo@aol.com" __doclobber__="true">retroufo@aol.com</a></p><p>Contact: Barbara or Rob Harris</p><p>Phone: 760-365-3266 or 760-365-5646</p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<a href="http://www.retroufo.com/" target="_blank"></a></p><div>Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:retroufo@aol.com" __doclobber__="true">retroufo@aol.com</a></div><div></div><div>Contact: Barbara or Rob Harris</div><br /><div>Phone: 760-365-3266 or 760-365-5646</div><br /><div>THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL UFO CONVENTION!SATURDAY, APRIL 26 and SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008</div><br /><div>The UFO phenomena once experienced by thousands at Giant Rock, in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Landers</span>, CA in the middle of the last century returns for its third year <a href="http://www.retroufo.com/">RETRO UFO (3)</a> </div><br /><div>Event Held At The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Integratron</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Landers</span>, California<br /></div><div>Whether you believe in UFO’s or not, RETRO UFO (3) will take you beyond the typical UFO lecture hall of a hotel conference room and into a new, and nostalgic way of viewing the UFO phenomenon that has intrigued thousands for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">millennia</span>. The event is presented in tents and canopies on the grounds of the World Famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Integratron</span>. </div><br /><div>Speakers will lecture, share their stories and experiences about Giant Rock, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Integratron</span>, Crop Circles and the latest UFO’s information. Many of these stories will show how a small group of men and women impacted a region of the Mojave Desert and made history, often compared in scale to the stories of Roswell, New Mexico.</div><br /><div>The original events of The Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions ended well over 30 years ago. Returning for its third year, Retro UFO (3) has more speakers and programs designed to excite memories and feelings of this nostalgic era of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. At the event this year we’ll explore the UFO movement and the pioneers that paved the way for current UFO believers. One of the earliest pioneers of that movement was George Van Tassel. </div><br /><div>George, his wife Eva, and their three daughters lived under Giant Rock, once considered a sacred space to early American Indians. Once known as the largest free standing boulder in the world until its split in February of 2000, Giant Rock and surrounding areas are presently owned and cared for by the Bureau of Land Management.</div><br /><div>It was George and his family during the period of the 1950’s to the 1970’s who hosted Spacecraft Conventions at Giant Rock Airport in the Mojave Desert. Eva, his wife became famous for serving hamburgers and apple pie from her restaurant, The Come On Inn. Records show that Howard Hughes would fly into Giant Rock Airport just to enjoy a piece of Eva’s apple pie. </div><br /><div>Crowds of thousands gathered from the late 1960’s to the mid 70’s to hear <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Contactees</span> tell their stories and to share their UFO experiences. George himself, a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Contacee</span> would channel messages and talk about boarding a spaceship and meeting “space people” who shared information with him on how to build <a href="http://www.integratron.com/" target="_blank">the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Integratron</span></a> an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Electro</span>-static generator that was to be used for the cellular rejuvenation of humans.</div><br /><div>Many of the original <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Contactees</span> who participated in the Spacecraft Convention of the 60’s and 70’s have passed on, however a small group still remain and will be at Retro UFO (3) to share their stories.On Saturday, April 26, and Sunday April 27 modern day enthusiasts such as Dr. Louis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Turi</span>, Kenn Thomas, Nick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Redfern</span>, Paul Kimball, Ralph Ring, Barbara Lamb, Greg Bishop, Alexandra “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Chica</span>” Bruce, Adam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">GoRightly</span> and a host of others will share their present day experiences and research. </div><br /><div>Other well-known UFO Researchers are scheduled to drop by to check out the Dome Vortex and be part of another history making weekend Sharing personal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">up close</span> experiences for their third year will be Rev. Robert Short and wife Shirley, both original attendees of the Giant Rock Conventions. </div><br /><div>Our Master of Ceremony, Guy Malone, of the 2007 Roswell Festival will be introducing speakers and adding his own special touches to the festivities. Other speakers such as, Carol Peterson and Laura Lee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Mistycah</span> will be sharing their insights and providing demonstrations. Not only does Retro UFO (3) offer lectures by well known and reputable speakers, we’ll also be offering for the third year a historical recreation of George Van Tassel by Lloyd Noel, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Morongo</span> Basin Historical Society, Vice President. </div><br /><div>The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Pioneer Town</span> Posse, also a local favorite will present a short drama on, “What does a Cowboy do when he sees a UFO... shoot it?”Other demonstrations on how the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Integratron</span> was intended to work by Bob Benson, exhibits by local artists, music, vendors, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Sound Baths</span>, prizes for the Best Costume and Who Builds the Best Aluminum Foil Hat will round out some of the festivities for the weekend.</div><br /><div>Also planned is an evening program featuring Zamora, The Torture King (His <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Las</span> Vegas name by the way), And the Movie Farewell Good Brothers along with a laser light show all projected on the Dome. (Weather permitting).</div><div> </div><div>This year Retro UFO (3) promises to be the most exciting and FUN to date. This conference is sponsored by Barbara and Rob Harris of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Adset</span> Graphics, both passionate supporters of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Integratron</span> and Giant Rock. </div><br /><div>This event is gaining in popularity, and space is limited. The intention of this conference is to awaken old memories of the past, and allows us to be a little nostalgic for a simpler time. By combining information from the past with new and modern philosophies of the present we begin to create our own history taking the UFO movement into new undiscovered directions.</div><br /><div>NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY</div><br /><div>Rooms in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree & Twenty-Nine Palms have been set aside for this event, but will only be held until the end of March.</div><br /><div>SEE DETAILED INFORMATION AT <a href="http://www.retroufo.com/">Retro UFO (3)</a> or call 760-365-3266 or email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:retroufo@aol.com" __doclobber__="true">retroufo@aol.com</a> </div><div></div><div>REGISTER ONLINE- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">PayPal</span> - MC - Visa REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 31st AND SAVE UP TO $25.00. </div><br /><div>PLUS WE’LL GIVE YOU A FREE DVD“UFO’S 101” a lecture presented by our MC, Guy Malone at the 2007 Roswell UFO Festival. The DVD is yours FREE including the shipping, as our way of saying THANK YOU registering early. </div>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-77268528710861571102008-02-08T08:20:00.000-08:002008-02-08T08:22:05.906-08:00UFOs, Spies and Intimidation<a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/51650">Steve Hammons discusses</a> my <em>On the Trail of the Saucer Spies</em> book and delves into a recent story of alleged UFO witness intimidation of a distinctly MIB nature.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-38988157695638380442008-02-05T14:22:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:23:47.119-08:00The Ultimate Saucer SpiesThose ultimate saucer-spies, the Men in Black, are back. <a href="http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/return-of-the-mib/">Maybe.</a>Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784121313303288360.post-54693983231063510902008-01-28T09:12:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:17:02.205-08:00Saucer Spies: New RevelationsThe premier issue of Stuart Miller's new UFO magazine, titled <em><a href="http://www.alienworldsmag.com/">Alien Worlds</a></em>, hits the newsstands next month. Issue one includes an article from me that reveals the very latest on Roswell as it relates to the material contained in my <em>Body Snatchers in the Desert book</em>.<br /><br />Issue two of <em>Alien Worlds</em> will include a comprehensive feature from me detailing the latest news on how and why elements of the Intelligence community spy on the UFO community. Expect much in the form of new documents, new sources, and a wealth of new data.Nick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.com0