A few years ago, I was having a conversation with an old university friend about the paranormal, and how as a neuroscientist he had induced ghostly sounds and associated symptoms of a haunting in a laboratory. I was hoping that he would share his thoughts in a column for the […]
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The Canadian government still investigates UFOs
The MUFON case management system was not the only system I used to collect UFO data. It was appealing to be able to measure events all over Canada, however, the way the events were transcribed was a hot mess. The data was never completed, and for the most part, unusable. […]
Etchings: Ooh what a Ness
A scientific survey of the waters of Loch Ness begs the question: Was Nessie a victim of global warming, or a figment of our imaginations? Geneticist Neil Gemmell of Otago University led the New Zealand team of scientists along the shores of the Scottish lake and acquired samples to test. […]
Etchings: Forget Burning Man, Let’s Do Alienstock
After Facebook removed the Storm Area 51 — They Can’t Stop All of Us event, which had over two million people sign up, one of its organizers is planning a real-life festival called Alienstock. Mathew Roberts was propositioned by Arkansas college student Brock Daily to hold a festival in Rachel, […]
Etchings: Former Fate executive editor, Guiley, dies at 69
The paranormal community has lost one of its treasured writers. Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 69, died July 18. No cause of death was provided. Born July 8, 1950, in Florida, the former Executive Editor of Fate Magazine had over 50 books to her name, ranging from vampires to werewolves to angels […]
Always remember the ‘unidentified’ in UFO, and take the Scully approach
There’s been a higher volume of UFO news over the past few months, ranging from the U.S. Navy changing their approach to members reporting sightings to the increased numbers of purported sightings. Often times, the usual suspects — International Business Times and the Independent — are publishing odd-ball claims of […]
The Canadian UFO Report, Part 3: Moving on with TESA
Author’s Note: It is suggested you read Parts 1 and 2 before continuing. The following is an update of TESA’s continued evolution this year. Additionally, it’s the final interaction between TESA’s Ryan Stacey and ufologist Chris Rutkowski. We continue to encourage Chris Rutkowski to contact Superstitious Times to present his […]
Etchings: The Highlights of the California scenery
The people of Twentynine Palms, Calif., just north of Joshua Tree National Park, caught one heckuva light show this year. A video surfaced on Youtube from Californian Cody Kennedy. Kennedy, who runs an animal-themed Youtube channel, captured a long bar of lights in the sky as the tried to capture […]
Etchings: UFO community mourns loss of Stanton Friedman
Famed ufologist Stanton Friedman, who has written several books on extraterrestrials has died at the age of 84. He was returning from an event in Columbus, Ohio when he died suddenly at Toronto Pearson Airport on May 13. A nuclear physicist by training, the American-born, Fredericton, N.B. resident was known […]
The Canadian UFO Report, Part 2: The Benefit of the Doubt
Editor’s Note: It is suggested you read Part 1 before continuing. The following is a transcript of the conversation between TESA founder Ryan Stacey and ufologist Chris Rutkowski. We encourage Chris Rutkowski to contact Superstitious Times to present an editorial on his work. The Conversation: Between March 31, 2017, and […]