DISTORTION THEORY: RELOAD...

Surprisingly researchers have not given importance to the possible involvement of witnesses in UFO events. But when we search for knowledge, culture and beliefs of them discovered some clues that can help us clarify many issues presented in UFO close encounters. Most elements and the "aesthetic" of the experience, physiognomy of the crew, "flying saucer" appearance, actions of the occupants, etc., we find, as utlined in the psyche of witnesses: a military sees armed humanoids as soldiers, a lover of Egyptology seen a UFO as a pyramid, an engineer received technical explanations of the operation of the flying saucer, etc.

 What happens is that these unconscious ingredients are displayed before the eyes of the observer in a distorted form (which gives its name to the theory) that they are not getting recognized as their own. The mechanism operated for the creation and development of close encounters is similar to the process that we experience when we dream (we call Creation Oneiric). Although many find patterns that might suggest that we are facing a phenomenon of psychological origin, also discovered other factors that indicate conclusively the existence of a much more complex and unknown to humans phenomenon. One point that would indicate the existence of an "extern agent" is that many  singularities are shared by witnesses despite not having any link or communication between them . Interestingly many times the UFO occupants are described with "objects" (sticks, guns, balls, etc.) in their hands throwing light rays unsuspecting observers, or, failing that, it is the very "spaceship "which emits these beams which usually immobilize or inconvenience witnesses not approaching the scene being observed.

In addition to this omnipresent characteristic in almost all close encounters, there are other factors that seem to indicate the presence of shared common elements inexplicably. Most of the stories of close encounters show easily assimilated very simple arguments for any observer (called Recognizable basic archetypes) in countless incidents alleged aliens engaged in taking soil samples, or repair your flying saucer, or establish a insubstantial communication (ask for water, ask "where we are", etc.).

 These findings and the keys specified above form the core of the Distortion Theory, we could summarize in the existence of an unknown "extern agent" that interacting with the mind of the witness for the construction of the UFO experiences in a "Creation Shared Mental ". The human psyche, in line with this unknown operator brings unconscious form, details and inherent and private elements that make their experiences, unique and transferable experiences. Therefore, close encounters are just the result and outcome of development or staging of a same repetitive patterns (damage, exploration, light beams, etc.) "adapted" and "molded" with the knowledge of witnesses .The clearer  example  to understand for the Distortion Theory is that of a teacher (in the role of "extern age") request to his students (who would be our potential witnesses) prepare a narrative or story containing the following elements: a forest, goblins and a treasure. Although all start from the same creative base, the development would be different from one student to another depending on the imagination and the same culture (TV, film literature, comics, etc.). Some narrate a fable with an army of valiant and stout elves and others on the contrary would write only about a lonely, shy and tiny pixie.

And in this way our UFO close encounters operating, offering infinite variations of a model that changes over the years. Therefore it is not the phenomenon itself, which adapts to the society it manifests itself, if not that is the intellectual wealth of the witnesses making progress observed structures of paradigm, itself.Despite all this, we are not suggesting that encounters with UFOs and their crews are limited to the imaginary universe. Quite the opposite. Distortion theory states that the "extern agent" is able to "produce" sometimes "Ephemeral matter" to give some sightings and corporeality for reinforce the belief that it is an "real" phenomena and "physical" outside the witness.  Although the evidence left by our visitors are so elusive subtlety (burns, holes, stains, footsteps, etc.) that makes appearances remain very difficult to believe for most people. But we can go further. If we dissect the type of trails and tracks that often leave visitors from space, they coincide perfectly with the kind of evidence that anyone could assume in advance that could leave a spacecraft, from ordinary injury from leaks, to stains oil or radioactivity therefore these traces do not stop being human concepts distortions. It is also important to note that close encounters can be observed by more than one person as the "outsider" recreates the scene basically in two ways; 1. Using a "holographic projection" (devoid of matter). This would explain countless episodes where UFO landings leave no trace after passing, although the terrain should be like or when, for example, these objects or their crews go through obstacles without difficulty, like ghostly apparitions. 2. By a gifted scene matter where humanoids, ship and observed objects are apparently physical and tangible (material Efímera).

But beyond the temporal existence, bounded in time and space phenomenon recreated for the occasion, nothing perceived, felt, or touched during the demonstration has a real, physical and continuous stay in our three-dimensional universe. Distortion theory explains one of the hallmarks par excellence of the UFO phenomenon and to date considered an unfathomable enigma; Absurdity Factor present in almost all of the UFO events (absurd behavior of visitors, mundane elements embedded inside flying saucers, components and delusional traits both in terms of UFOs and the physiognomy of the crew, etc. .). Distortion Theory suggests that these incoherent elements integrated into the experience, are totally special or transcendental significance as some researchers argue, beyond the creative / artistic value provided by the witness himself during shared mental creation sponsored and controlled by the agent external. Therefore these incoherent elements integrated within the next few experiences with UFOs and their occupants, and that some ufologists is a "seal" of authenticity to these events, are exclusively the result of a similar dream where images process and the feelings are intertwined and so iconographic submitted independently to be logical or consistent, as their role is limited to expressing a dream language by the human unconscious.

We also have to consider, following the premises of the theory of distortion, leave the Close Encounters of a mental origin, where the psyche of the witness is the subject of a similar altered states of consciousness process, and therefore the perception time can undergo significant alterations, as described and studied in numerous sightings. This fresh look of the UFO phenomenon sheds light on one of the most puzzling aspects that have intrigued researchers of half the world; why the apparitions of the “flyers saucers” and the occupants had been anticipated, so astonishing, by various works of science fiction (literature, film, comics, TV, etc.). Obviously all this material was already part of the unconscious contents of the witnesses before they could his encounter.

JOSE ANTONIO CARAV@CA

AMAZING ENCOUNTER IN BRAZIL

On October 2, 1968, in the city of Lins (Brazil), Toribio Pereira, 41, worked with his tractor. About 06:00 am, while he checking the oil level of the vehicle, he was surprised to see a strange artifact floating near the ground.

From a higher position and about 8 meters away, he observed that it was a golden, oval shaped object, on top of which there was a clear dome. Inside the disk were four chairs and a strange instrument panel. The object measured about five meters long and three meters high. Pereira was afraid and nervous in the presence of that rare occurrence. He then saw four beings, 1.60 meters tall and human-like.  The humanoids were almost identical to each other, very beautiful and with faces that reminded him of children. They wore a blue robes that covered their heads and bodies, with a “kind of red skirt” on the bottom. They wore brown sandals with straps rolled up near the knee. One of the humanoids was inside the object, carrying an object resembling a "power drill.” Three of the beings were examining the aircraft. One of them, using a "silver spade" was digging in the ground, while the other two approached Pereira  and examined the engine of his tractor. The humanoid inside the object watched the witness, as he or it typed on a horizontal panel like a piano. Then this humanoid while staring at Pereira, "shot" him with his weapon -- a luminous ball hit Pereira in the stomach. The witness felt a sharp, excruciating pain in the belly and became completely paralyzed, though he could still see and hear.

 

Gradually the humanoids returned to the object and took their seats. The object rose slowly and without a sound, disappeared at high speed in a few seconds. Then Pereira’s belly pain began to recede and he went in search of help. On the way he met a friend, Ismael, a truck driver. Toribio Pereira was very weak and tired, had a dark circles under his eyes and was pale. Due to his state of nerves, he was examined by Dr. Antonio Geris, who found nothing abnormal in the patient.

Pereira went home, where he had several crying spells. Later he was transferred by the army to a undetermined Brazilian military base where he remained for three days, being medicated and interrogated several times about what happened.

Brazilian investigators believe the object possibly belonged to the military COMAR IV - IV Regional Air Command, of St. Paul, who at that time had a UFO research group, the SIOANI - Air System Research which unidentified objects-, commanded by Brigadier Mayor Joseph Vaz da Silva. In the week after his incident Toribio Pereira lost almost seven kilos of weight.

In this incident, some omnipresent elements are repeated in the close encounters investigated in other similar encounters: an object landing in a field and the use of "stun rays." 
Certainly, the absurd dress of the crew, including "Roman-like sandals" are due to an effect produced by distortion, a very personal contribution "added" to the psyche of a witness who, perhaps, had seen such apparel in film, on television actors or Carnival.

It's a ridiculous detail in an alleged encounter with extraterrestrials that the crew of a flying saucer is dressed in a manner so unreasonable. This particular detail is absurd, It would be considered an impenetrable enigma by some researchers, just a mere circumstantial aspect of the experience, the result of the interaction of the human mind in constructing the items: utensils, clothing, footwear, etc.  

The internal mechanism used by the “external agent” in the manufacture of close encounters, usually is the same, but each witness develops the experience uniquely, depending on their particular oneiric mind-set.

But at the bottom of the incidents we always find the same factors over and over again.

 

JOSE ANTONIO CARAV@CA

THE VOGHENZA ARMED HUMANOIDS AND LITTLE " SPACE SOLDIERS" IN MALAYSIA

The Distortion theory suggests that most of the material contained in a close encounter experience emerges from the individual unconscious of witnesses, being able to take elements of the collective human mind (collective unconscious and archetypes).

Everything flows (drift) from the interaction (channeling) of the psyche of the witness with an unknown external agent. The participation of an independent external agent is confirmed by the incorporation of certain aspects of the experiences that are common to hundreds of incidents.

For example, humanoids shoot flashes of light to the witnesses, independent of their appearance, tall, short, humans, monsters, et cetera.

What is disconcerting about close encounters is that humanoids of radically different physical aspects behave in the same manner, with "tools" (a light in hand); they are dedicated to explore the ground and surroundings, collect samples, but never leave tangible evidence that can be analyzed of their numerous visits.

Also, as noted, they shoot rays of light at the witnesses. That uniform behavior, in cases of different "alien" appearances; shapes, sizes and colors, into  experiences that stand out as having various incoherent elements, indicates that our unconscious chooses to conform to these external aspects of experience (with information from TV, science fiction, comics, movies, et cetera.), with an external agent adding the "common elements.”

Moreover, the existence of physical traces on the ground or on the witness indicates that the external agent is capable of providing "material" to an experience more typical of dreaming than reality.

Emulating a film director, the external agent is able to maintain a "homogeneous" screenplay somewhat consistent with the logic of the dream world creating a scene that represents extraterrestrial visitation, "eliminating" and "censoring "any unconscious material that may hinder or divert the basic objectives of the experience.

The external agent uses only the most useful elements from the unconscious to shape the theatrical representation in the form of "flying saucer" along with the garb of the humanoid, their physical appearance, height, behavior, et cetera.

And depending on the imaginative capacity of the witness and unconscious resources (literature, comics, movies, et cetera) the experience contains more or less detail.

The theory of Distortion proposes an interesting equation: if we know many details of the witness  (analyzing his personality and knowledge, studies, hobbies, and so on), we can guess what kind of UFO experiences the witness has been familiar with.

And contrary, knowing the details of a close encounter, we can discover what aspects allow the witness to live this experience.

In this way we can trace the origin of certain details of the experiences that seem incoherent or anachronistic. Probably all these absurd elements in close encounters are latent in the unconscious of the witness, which good research certainly would find.

In the following case, from Italy in 1951, but divulged in 1978, we can see many of the features observed in the humanoids that were reflected in the cover of a U.S. science fiction magazine published in 1957. Without having a connection between one event and another, the similarities are striking, and can be explained because that in the collective imagination would be contained (stored) all the "ingredients" of science fiction (helmets, spacesuits, antennas, equipment-contained breathing apparatus, ray guns, et cetera) necessary for such encounters to sprout.  But all these elements are combined and distorted by the very psyche of the witness, using their own “oneiric creativity.”

In Voghenza (Voghiera, Ferrara) on August 14, 1951 at 13:00 pm, H. B., a farmer and construction worker of 57 years, performing maintenance work in the local cemetery felt an intense heat wave on his back at the same time he heard a strange noise.
Turning around he observed a huge a bright metallic object about 6 meters in diameter falling from the sky.



The artifact was elongated with a dome on top and several vertical fins. There were several round, blue windows. In the center was a ring-spinning dome. The lower part had the shape of a funnel and was motionless. At low speed, the craft landed about fifty meters from the witness, supporting itself on three telescopic legs emerging from its base. Two side doors opened showing two staircases. Six humanoids of about 1.20 meters in height emerged.They wore bright white one-piece suits and wore boots which reached to the knees.

 At their waists they wore belts with a green, elongated lens.  On their heads they had helmets of transparent material from which protruded three antennas, two on each side and one in the center.
On the back was a “packet” from which emerged a tube joined to the helmet below the chin.
The arms of the humanoids were very long in relation to the body. They carried long objects in their hands that seemed to be some kind of weapon like a shotgun.




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As they approached the witness, he could see more details of the face of beings. The facial features were simian-like. The elongated head had high cheekbones and round blue eyes, The skin was white.  (One appeared to be the "boss" of the group and had a red-colored beard.) The rest of their heads were covered with a dark material. One of the humanoids pointed the carried object at the witness and fired a "flash" of light.

H.B. was so scared but he did not attempt to flee, and the "light" did not cause any apparent damage. The "boss" made a friendly gesture with his hand, and the witness returned the greeting, The humanoid nodded. Suddenly, all the humanoids returned to the aircraft. A pink flame appeared from the lower funnel, the object is rose vertically at high speed, and in two seconds was out of sight. A cemetery worker watched the flight of a blinding light. Marks were left in a field by the landing: a circle of burnt grass with soil devoid of vegetation about seven meters in diameter.

Several incidents that Ahmad Jamaludin presented in MUFON UFO Journal, No. 141, took place in November 1979, in Malaysia. One of the incidents contains the elements described in multiple close encounters, including the Voghenza landing. In this incident, the imagination of the children involved added a tunic decorated with stars, on a small humanoid. The use of a tiny "ray gun" by the humanoid produced, once again, paralyzing effects. One child had paralysis of his right arm. Jamaludin narrateds this incident thusly; "Occurred on August 19th, 1970, near the playground of the Stowell Primary School in Bukit Mertajam. Eyewitnesses claimed that they saw five, 3-inch tall humanoids march in a military fashion down the gangplank of a miniature flying saucer into the schoolyard. Four of the beings wore identical blue uniforms while the fifth, who carried himself with the aura of one who seemed to be in charge, wore a bright yellow tunic decorated with stars and had a pair of “horns” or antennas on his head. At first the unusual entities seemed to ignore the onlookers and proceeded to climb a nearby tree where they erected an “aerial-like device” in its branches. The purpose of this device or even if it was recovered were facts that remain frustratingly unrecorded. In no time a cluster of six boys advanced on the unexpected guests. The bravest of the bunch, one K. Wigneswaran, made a grab for the garishly clothed leader, but the alien astronauts were quick to defend themselves and wasted no time in drawing their “tiny laser pistols” and opening fire on the inquisitive children. The kids scattered in a panic and once the hubbub died down Wigneswaran would discover a scar on his thigh where he had been hit by the laser pistol."

JOSE ANTONIO CARAV@CA