Forbidden Science

Hal said his high-level contacts walked around with UFO books in their briefcases, particularly mine. I found this depressing: Doesn't that imply that they know less than I do? (21 Feb 1973)

Today would have been Allen’s 76th birthday. He was born May 1st, 1910 and was five days old when his parents took him up to the rooftop, in Chicago, to watch Halley’s Comet. He flew off with it again, as he had predicted. (1 May 1986)

I had a puzzling lunch today with John Petersen at the Garden Court. One moment he told me that he was instrumental in obtaining funding of 2M$ for Dr. Greer, and that he setup project Starlight for him and Bootsie “to convince the leaders of the world of the reality of UFOs.” (31 Mar 1995)

Using improved software for group interaction combining instant messaging with long-term communication, we hope to get support from both NSF and the USGS to demonstrate group interaction among experts in disciplines ranging from geology and aerospace to art and the Humanities. (5 Oct 1974)

Poher said he no longer believed the measurements were significant: he found the same correlation with apparitions of the Virgin! Hal was not surprised at that: if a craft flew over a site, creating local conditions of zero gravity, witnesses might feel it as a mystical state. (23 Aug 1982)

As soon as we got back to the shopping center Hal went to a public phone and called someone in Washington. He wrote down a name on a piece of paper: David M...
“That's one of the men in charge. I'll call you tomorrow about it.” (16 Oct 1973)

Our little group meets again tonight at Bryn Mawr. Allen now calls it "the Invisible College" in reference to the scientific movement that preceded the creation of the Royal Society in the 1660s in England, at a time when it was very dangerous to be interested in natural philosophy. (27 May 1967)

The wind was icy and pure when we visited the construction site for the new observatory today. Everything had turned to pastel colors: the beach, the grass, the sand, the sky. (28 Nov 1965)

Janine, who has been staying home with our son for the last six months, starts work again tomorrow at a downtown data processing con- sulting firm. We have hired a warm and homely girl named Hélène to come from France and take care of Olivier. (28 Jun 1964)

Ingo Swann and I had a serious discussion about remote perception. He was looking for ideas to build a new model of psychic functioning, because old techniques inherited from Rhine and others have failed to bring about conclusive results. (1 May 1973)

"You see, the stationery of the Prime Minister always makes a big impression on other people. So we use it to influence their decisions when they are about to buy a computer. We try to make sure it is a French machine." (18 Jan 1968)

What bothers me with the dangling of “hard evidence” by General Miller is that the connection comes through Pentagon PR man Colonel Coleman and Bob Emenegger, two accomplices in blatant manipulations of public opinion. (18 Feb 1985)

Over lunch at Pot-au-Feu with Russell Targ, Hal told me about a former colleague of his at NSA who has told him that a fresh study of UFOs was secretly under way in the government. Puthoff, who is currently reading Challenge to Science, mentioned my work to him. (7 Oct 1972)

I am slowly rebuilding the blue files and cataloging the library. We are happy: profoundly, quietly. I am worried about Fred Beckman, however. When I called him the other night he slurred his words, mumbling something about his car being totalled. (26 Sep 1998)

"Either he has no powers, other than those of his strong personality, in which case he is not interesting except as a distant friend; or he does have powers and they are maleficient for those he touches, because he puts strength and personal realization above everything else." (9 Jun 1972)

What were the Shell workers supposed to do? They debated the wisdom of keeping Saint-Gobain in business. The majority expressed the view that since France would soon be under a Workers' Republic, it should have a first-rate glass industry. (23 May 1968)

Reading The Life of Tesla by Margaret Cheney. Last week I spent two very pleasant days with Olivier in San Diego. Now there are changes in the SRI parapsychology project: Ed May, who came over for dinner on Monday, asked again that I return to the Institute as a consultant. (27 Jul 1986)

“As far as I’m concerned, anybody has a right to the word,” I said. “It’s been in the public domain since the 9th century! They really shouldn’t be seen fighting about Magonia here in Lyon, the town of Saint Agobard!” (1 May 1989)

“Where did the notion of the Dulce base come from?”
“It started with Gabe Valdez. He was worried about animal mutilations. He felt the perpetrators came from outer space.” (13 Jul 1990)"

Everyone quickly got into spirit: Ted Widmer was positively ecclesiastical. Diane Darling stole the show in a rainbow cape, blue make-up and a starry headdress.
After dinner we sat by the fireplace to hear Daniel and Robin read some of their poetry. (7 Jun 1998)

This afternoon we drove through insane traffic to interview a witness in San Isidro, regarding a remarkable visitation by a shining being. We also spent time discussing the details of a UFO crash that is supposed to have happened at the Bolivian border. (19 Apr 1980)

Every day I communicate with Janine and the children through the Infomedia message system. I had several meetings with a potential Australian representative for us. Now I am waiting for him and his friends; a picnic is planned outside the city. (10 Aug 1980)

We spent the weekend at Lake Tahoe on a company retreat. We now have 14 people on the staff of InfoMedia, so the idea was to get to know each other better, to build up team spirit, to bring our families. (17 Nov 1980)

The changes of the post-war period took my father by surprise. He was shocked by the selfishness of politicians, the brash explosion of the media. He regarded the new movies as a social evil. (13 May 1959)

Doubts. I am tired and upset, not seeing clearly where I am headed. I need to talk to someone about the data and what it means, but Hynek always remains on the fence, cautiously. (1 Feb 1964)

We are back in Boulder for a conference on the exploration of Mars, where two kinds of scientists who do not speak the same language are trying to argue with each other. (3 Jun 1963)

“Why is the well-known Fred Adler wasting time to help manage a modest European fund?” asked a BNP manager.
“I’m interested in Europe,” answered Adler with his acid voice, running his hand through his hair, which he dyes blond. (19 Apr 1987)

The robots were waiting for us in a large room in the back. There is an orange road sign outside which reads Caution: Robot vehicle! Its true purpose is to impress potential sponsors from Washington, who dream of intelligent tanks. (20 Aug 1970)

It is hard not to feel on a pilgrimage here, with an impression of subtle contact with another plane, with the deeper intelligence of nature more palpable, intimate and genuine than anything science provides. (9 Oct 1983)

We are emerging from the Belmont years. Janine is selling the dining room furniture. I have moved my technical books to the office, leaving Olivier in front of his electronic bench, building a sound generator. (24 Feb 1979)