Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Epistemology
Explanations for the Origin of UFO Lore
Vedic Literature and Culture Shock
PART 1: A Survey of the UFO Literature
1) Science and the Unidentified
UFO Reports by Scientists and Engineers
On Scientists Who Study UFOs
Recent Scientific Studies of UFOs
2) Close Encounters of Various Kinds
False UFO Reports
On Misperception and Failings of Memory
The False Memory Syndrome
A Well-Corroborated Close Encounter
A Report to Congress
Un Disco Volante
Martians, Fertilizer, and Psychiatry
Cases Involving Children
Physical Traces and Effects
Electromagnetic Effects on Cars
Photographic Evidence
3) The Role of the Government
The CIA and the Robertson Panel
What Was Happening Meanwhile
Examples of Military UFO Chases
Cases Involving Radar
The Condon Report
More Ongoing Events
Deep, Dark Conspiracies
The Roswell Crash
The Vexing Question of the Alien Bodies
Disinformation and MJ-12
4) UFO Abductions
The Buff Ledge Case
History and Frequency of Abduction Cases
General Characteristics of UFO Abductions
Recurring Small Details
Injury and Disease
Anatomy of a Hallucination?
On the Evolution of Humanoids
Seduction and Genetics
The Element of Fear
Missing Time
The Role of Hypnosis
Psychological Evaluation of Abductees
The Paranormal Factor
5) Contactees, Channels, and Communications
The Adamski Case
From Abductee to Contactee
The Quality of UFO Communications
Technical Gibberish
The Theory of Genetic Intervention
Disasters and More Genetics
Conclusion
PART 2: Vedic Parallels to UFO Phenomena
6) Transhuman Contact in Vedic Civilization
A Synopsis of the Vedic World View
Vimānas
Other Worlds
Humanoids
The Soul
The Cosmic Hierarchy
Self-Centered Elements
Human Origins
Contact
Vedic Accounts of Close-Encounter Phenomena
The Aerial Bombardment of Dvārakā
Invisibility and Sound-Seeking Arrows
Levitation, or Laghimā-Siddhi
Disappearance and Reappearance
Bodily Travel Through Matter and Space
The Abduction of Arjuna by Ulūpī
The Abduction of Duryodhana
Induced Paralysis and Long-Distance Hypnosis
Projection of Illusory Forms
The Oz Factor
7) The Story of Vimānas
Machines in Ancient and Medieval India
Traditional Airplanes
The Vaimānika-Śāstra
Vimānas in the Vedic Literature
General Purpose Vimānas
Flying Cities
What About Flying Horses and Chariots?
Vaikuṇṭha Vimānas
8) Modern Observations and Ancient Traditions
The Fairy Folk
Abductions and Crossbreeding
Genetics and Human Origins
Succubi and Incubi
Time Dilation and Other Worlds
Parallel Realms and UFOs
The Fairy Folk and the Nāgas
The Nāgas of Kashmir
Visions and Miracles—the Fatima Case
The Solar Miracle
The Beings Seen at Fatima
Fatima as a UFO-Encounter Case
9) Harm’s Way
Hairy Monster Cases
Cattle Mutilations
The Helicopter Connection
Ground Traces in Mutilation Cases
Humanoid Reports in Mutilation Cases
Inimical Behavior of UFO Entities Toward Humans
The Cimarron, New Mexico, Case
Unusual Alien Clothing
Direct Attacks on Human Beings
Men in Black
Inimical Behavior of Vedic Humanoids Toward Humans
Star Wars and Their Consequences
The Plot of the Rāmāyaṇa
The Plot of the Mahābhārata
10) Gross and Subtle Energies
OBEs and UFOs
The White-Robed Beings
Physical Form or Subtle Form?
Physical Aftereffects of UFO Abductions
Near-Death Experiences with Administrative Bungling
UFOs and the Recycling of Souls
Soul Recycling and the Government
The Physical, the Subtle, and Beyond
11) UFOs and Religion
Ātmā, Brahman, and the Evolution of Consciousness
Transmigration and Higher Planes
Pantheism and Impersonalism
Brahman Realization
The Role of Māyā
Appendix 1) On the Interpretation of Vedic Literature
Appendix 2) Contemporary Indian Cases
The Smallpox Lady
The Spear of Kārttikeya
Encounter with a Jaladevata
UFOs over Māyāpura
Bibliography
Notes
Index