U
UFO
Unidentified Flying Object. It dosenīt have to be a spaceship, just
something seen in the sky which canīt be explained. But of all the
reports thereīs just 10% that canīt be explained after very serious
investigations. The other 90% are explained as either somekind of
natural phenomenas or just devices made of man.
Ufologist
A UFO investigator.
Ufology
The study of UFO phenomenas.
Ufonauts
Same as extraterrestrial or alien abductors.
UFO-Nyt
A UFO magazine published in Denmark.
UFO-Sverige
The Swedish UFO organisation wich Clas Svahn is the president of.
UFO Times
A journal published by BUFORA with news about UFO reports from Britain
and Europe.
USAF
United States Air Force.
V
Vandenberg, Hoyt S.
Vandenberg became the second Director of Central Intelligence in 1946
after a career in the Army Air Forces. This position he held on to
until May 1947. In a 1948 Top Secret estimate called 'Estimate of the
Situation' ATIC concluded that UFOs were interplanetary spaceships.
But the document was ordered to be burned by Vandenberg in August
1948. Many attempts have been made by researchers under the FOIA to
trace the 'Estimate of the Situation' but without any luck. He is one
of the alleged members of the Majestic-12 group.
Vallee, Dr Jacques
Jacques Vallee was born in France were he learned astrophysics. Valle
worked as an investigator in computer networking projects on the
Department of Defense. In 1962 Vallee moved to the United States were
he studied at the Nortwestern University and in 1967 he recieved his
Ph.D in computer science. At this time Valle got to know Dr J. Allen
Hynek and became a close associate to him. In 1973 Valle started the
CUFOS with Dr J. Allen Hynek. later reshaped the Hynek Classification
System to his own Vallee Classification System. Now Valle lives in San
Francisco with his wife and two children. Valle got his interest in
the UFO phenomena when he witnessed the destruction of tracking tapes
at a major observatory. The tapes showed an unknown object orbiting
the earth. Vallee has done many trips all over the world in his
investigations into the UFO phenomena. Except that Valle has been all
over the United States he has been to Scotland, France, Brazil,
Australia and Russia. Vallee belives that UFOs come from both a
physical and psychic origin and that some folklore creatures like the
elves originated from aliens. In Steven Spielberg's film Close
Encounters of the Third Kind Jaques Vallee served as a model for the
character of the French scientist played by Francois Truffaut. Vallee
has written the following books: Anatomy Of A Phenomenon: Unidentified
Objects In Space (1974), Confrontations: A Scientist's Search For
Alien Contact (1990), Dimensions: A Casebook Of Alien Contact (1988),
Fastwalker (1996), Forbidden Science Journal, Forbidden Science :
Journals 1957-1969 (1996), Messengers Of Deception: Ufo Contacts And
Cults. (1979), Passport To Magonia: From Folklore To Flying Saucers
(1969), Revelations: Alien Contact And Human Deception (1991) and the
Ufo Chronicles Of The Soviet Union: A Cosmic Samizdat (1992).
Vega
Members of Confederation of Humans.
Venusians
George Adamski reported several encounters with them In the early
1950s. He claims that they told him they were from Venus. Itīs an
alien race wich looks like the europeans. They are about 1,75m tall
and they have gor blond hair. George was later revealed to have faked
several UFO pictures that he had claimed that heīd photographed and
the trust for him is rather vague.
Vimanas
According to the ancient Sanskrit texts the Vimanas were open topped
flying devices wich the Indian gods and heroes fought with in the air.
Visit, Project
An unofficial NASA UFO study group. Visit Stands for Vehicle Internal
System Investigative Team. Alan Holt is one of the involved.
Visitors Investigation Project
A project launched by Michael Lindemann to conduct and publish UFO
research.
W
Walters, ED
Ed Walters lives in Gulf Breeze were he, his wife and hundreds of the
residents have witnessed UFOs. Ed have taken several pictures of the
UFOs and written the following books: The Gulf Breeze Sightings, UFO
Abductions In Gulf Breeze (1994).
Whirlwind, Project
1948 M.I.T UFO Study.
Wingfield, George
George Wingfield studied at the Eton College and the Trinity College
in Dublin. In 1966 Wingfield graduated with an MA Hons degree in
Natural Sciences. After that he worked for the Royal Greenwich
Observatory and later for IBM UK Ltd in the Systems Engineering field.
Wingfield has done research in the Crop Circle phenomena and since
1987 he is one of the leading researchers on the subject. The interest
in Crop Circles has lead George Wingfield into the subject of the UFO
phenomena.
Winters, Randolph
Randolph is an author and has written The Pleidian Mission: A Time Of
Awareness (1994).
Wormwood
The star in the book of revelation that fell on the earth when the
"third angel" blew in his trumpet. Woormwood means bitterness.
X
Xenomorph
The alien creature in the Alien movies with Sigourney Weaver.
X-files
US TV-series about two FBI agents that investigates the more suspect
cases. Such as UFOs and other mysterious cases.
Y
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Z
Zamora, Lonnie
Lonnie Zamora worked as a sergeant at the Socorro Police Department.
Friday 24 April 1964 he witnessed the Socorro landing in New Mexico.
The investigation of the Socorro case was lead by Dr J. Allen Hynek
with the FBI. The report on the case ended up in the Project Blue Book
saying: "There is no doubt that Lonnie Zamora saw an object which left
quite an impression on him. There is also no question about Zamora's
reliability. He is a serious officer, a pillar of his church, and a
man well versed in recognising airborne vehicles in his area. He is
puzzled by what he saw, and frankly, so are we. This is the best
documented case on record."
Zechal, Todd
Todd Zechal is a ufologist.
Zeta Reticuli
Itīs a binary system located about 37 lightyears from earth. The third
planet, the Barnard Star, in the Zeta system is claimed to be the home
of the Greys, the ones that are about 4.5 feet tall. It was Identified
and located by Betty and Barney Hill after a map drawn under
regressive hypnosis. Robert Lazar also claims that the nine UFOs he
saw in S-4 came from the Zeta Reticuli system.
Ziegel, Felix
Felix Ziegel is a famous ufologist from Soviet.
