Comments on: Brian Vike Interview http://www.ufomystic.com/2007/01/15/brian-vike-interview/ UFO News, Views, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:58:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: UFOMystic » Chilling UFO Encounter From 1975 http://www.ufomystic.com/2007/01/15/brian-vike-interview/#comment-1007 UFOMystic » Chilling UFO Encounter From 1975 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:14:59 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/brian-vike-interview/#comment-1007 [...] An unnamed witness uncovered by Brian Vike remembers a UFO fright night from Thousand Oaks, California in 1975. The details echo accounts of Whitley Strieber and other less well-known cases. All the classic datapoints are there: missing time, frightened animals, and “blue fireballs” among others. In my opinion, there are a lot of questions about confabulation, faulty memory, and corroboration (I hope Vike is working on this) but a unique and nightmarish case all the same. The witness prefers anonymity. [...] [...] An unnamed witness uncovered by Brian Vike remembers a UFO fright night from Thousand Oaks, California in 1975. The details echo accounts of Whitley Strieber and other less well-known cases. All the classic datapoints are there: missing time, frightened animals, and “blue fireballs” among others. In my opinion, there are a lot of questions about confabulation, faulty memory, and corroboration (I hope Vike is working on this) but a unique and nightmarish case all the same. The witness prefers anonymity. [...]

]]> By: sasdave http://www.ufomystic.com/2007/01/15/brian-vike-interview/#comment-764 sasdave Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:58:26 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/brian-vike-interview/#comment-764 I have been one to add a few files to Brian's filing cabinet. Has it helped I know not. All I know is when one experiances the unknown, reality changes even the experts aren't of much help. The only thing that helps if you make it home alive; but, you realize the solid ground you used to walk on is not the same. The good is your eyes are more open to the beauty and many things possible outside our square boxes even if terror ran through the veins and soul. It would be intresting to find all those that have written books etc on this subject, if they have had a one on one experiance with Ufo's, aliens, etc. I have been one to add a few files to Brian’s filing cabinet. Has it helped I know not. All I know is when one experiances the unknown, reality changes even the experts aren’t of much help. The only thing that helps if you make it home alive; but, you realize the solid ground you used to walk on is not the same. The good is your eyes are more open to the beauty and many things possible outside our square boxes even if terror ran through the veins and soul. It would be intresting to find all those that have written books etc on this subject, if they have had a one on one experiance with Ufo’s, aliens, etc.

]]> By: Nick Redfern http://www.ufomystic.com/2007/01/15/brian-vike-interview/#comment-657 Nick Redfern Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:32:57 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/brian-vike-interview/#comment-657 Alan You've hit the nail on the head. There is something about the UFO subject that seems to prevent us finding the answer. I hate to say this but...most ufologists die of old age and with no answers - all they leave behind are only bulging filing cabinets full of reports and testimony. Nothing wrong with that; but it means that no-one has ever resolved the issue. Maybe it is designed to remain unresolved. Alan

You’ve hit the nail on the head. There is something about the UFO subject that seems to prevent us finding the answer.

I hate to say this but…most ufologists die of old age and with no answers - all they leave behind are only bulging filing cabinets full of reports and testimony.

Nothing wrong with that; but it means that no-one has ever resolved the issue. Maybe it is designed to remain unresolved.

]]> By: alanborky http://www.ufomystic.com/2007/01/15/brian-vike-interview/#comment-656 alanborky Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:07:24 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/brian-vike-interview/#comment-656 I like Brian Vike's invincible optimism of "hoping we might finally find an answer to the mystery,” but going on personal experience all he's likely to find is, no matter the field concerned, no matter how big the answer received, sooner or later comes a whole new set of questions from it. Then, after realizing this for the umpteenth time, or so it seems to me, it comes down to a matter of whether one is driven by ego satisfaction, i.e., "Yah boo sucks, y'all, I proved I was right!" in which case one loses interest and retires from the field 'undefeated', or one, initially pessimistically, bites on the bullet of admitting there's never likely to be a final answer, before then, with renewed relish at realizing this is one love affair that'll never end, delightedly demanding, "Bring on the next bullet, baby!" I like Brian Vike’s invincible optimism of “hoping we might finally find an answer to the mystery,” but going on personal experience all he’s likely to find is, no matter the field concerned, no matter how big the answer received, sooner or later comes a whole new set of questions from it.

Then, after realizing this for the umpteenth time, or so it seems to me, it comes down to a matter of whether one is driven by ego satisfaction, i.e., “Yah boo sucks, y’all, I proved I was right!” in which case one loses interest and retires from the field ‘undefeated’, or one, initially pessimistically, bites on the bullet of admitting there’s never likely to be a final answer, before then, with renewed relish at realizing this is one love affair that’ll never end, delightedly demanding, “Bring on the next bullet, baby!”

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