Computer Message Systems. Data Communications Book Series. New York: McGraw-Hill (August 1984). ISBN 0070510318.

Dr. Jacques F. Vallee has long been regarded as the most respected and senior scientific investigator of unidentified aerial phenomena. He was the inspiration for the French UFO researcher in Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has investigated reports of UFOs all over the world and has worked on related U.S. and French government projects. He is currently working on a project to analyze UFO materials in a Silicon Valley lab. Sheaffer, Robert. "New X-Files Renews Cover-Up Conspiracy Claims." Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 40, no. 3 (May 2016): 14–15. (subscription required). Bad reasoning, bad translations, bad sources and forgeries”, you now can see the title kept its promises... Crop Circles: 'Signs' From Above or Human Artifacts? Some personal speculations on a fractal theme." ufocasebook.com. In his treatise Agobard complains that in his region it is widely believed that there is a land called Magonia whose inhabitants travel the clouds in ships and work with Frankish tempestarii ("tempest-raisers" or weather-magi) to steal grain from the fields during (magically raised) storms. [1] He denounces such beliefs as ignorant and refutes them with many quotations from Scripture, to prove that God alone causes hail and thunder.You might be waiting for me to get to the point, so here it is : what does the story says ? Well let’s ask the original source speak for itself ! The analysis of the way he reported the Magonia case should be enough to not even give attention to his knowledge of folklore but : not only folklore is by definition vague, varying, unreliable, what he does here is confusing correlation and causality : Agobard's works were lost until 1605, when a manuscript was discovered in Lyon and published by Papirius Masson, and again by Baluze in 1666. For later editions see August Potthast, Bibliotheca Historica Medii Aevi. The life of Agobard in Ebert's Allgemeine Geschichte der Literatur des Mittelalters im Abendlande (1880), Band ii., is still the best one to consult. For further indications see A. Molinier, Sources de l'histoire de France, i. p.235. Vallee, Jacques (2021). "Archives of the Impossible Oral Histories". Archives of the Impossible Oral Histories, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Rice University. hdl: 1911/111924.

Remote Viewing and Computer Communications: An Experiment." Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 2, no. 1 (1988) pp.13–27. ISSN 0892-3310. Ex his item tam profunda stultitia excaecatis, ut haec posse fieri credant, vidimus plures in quodam conventu hominum exhibere vinctos quatuor homines, tres viros, et unam feminam, quasi qui de ipsis navibus ceciderint »In conclusion, his own conclusion is a confused mix of fallacies : argument from ignorance, confusing correlation and causality. The book also includes an index of hundreds of reports of UFO sightings from across the world, along with short overviews of the reports. This made for fascinating reading.

What this suggests is that something keeps happening to people, has been happening for hundreds of years, and will continue to happen. The shapes and characteristics seem to shimmer and shift according to the culture and expectations of the time, but nevertheless there is some continuity here.which wrote a PARODY of magic and superstitious beliefs about Sylphs, in which Vallée falls completely ! The version of Montfaucon de Villars is a self proclaimed fictitious parody ! As if it wasn’t ridiculous enough, Vallée even mistakes the original source’s references ! The proper chapter of Agobard’s work is the second, “II” (2) in latin numeration, but Vallée mistakes it for “11” and writes it in latin numeration “XI” (11) !!! PLANET – IRC History, ARPANET Chat, Conferencing, Jacques Vallee, Internet." Living Internet. Accessed June 30, 2021. Archived from the original. Some of the standout examples for me are: Juan Diego's tilma and the sky anchor that was left behind in 1211 a.d. at a church in Cloera, Ireland. And, Aleister Crowley's run in with two gnomes or aliens.

He seems to know nothing of convergent evolution (dolphins and sharks, etc). He also jumps to conclusions : too similar therefore non material therefore psychic. Agobard’s manuscript is titled “ Contra insulsam vulgi opinionem de grandine et tonitruis”, which means “ Against the stupid popular belief about hail and thunder”. Yes, the source itself says the story is "stupid". Didn't really connect with me. I guess what irked me most is Vallées very narrow, very human and less than spiritual view of the topic. You're not getting the whole picture if you just choose to look at a slice of reality that feels comfortable to you. Ask indigenous people about their perspective on nature spirits and you will get a very different picture. Don't rule anything out, because another theory seems to be the better fit. Keep an open mind. Find proof. If you cannot find proof, search deeper. Look into every direction. Vallée's opposition to the ETH theory is summarised in his paper, "Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of Unidentified Flying Objects", Journal of Scientific Exploration, 1990: In 1971, Vallée left Stanford to join the Engelbart group as a senior research engineer. His tenure at ARC coincided with the group's immersion in Erhard Seminars Training and other social experiments, ultimately prompting his departure. While at the Institute for the Future as a senior research fellow from 1972 to 1976, he succeeded Paul Baran as principal investigator on the large National Science Foundation project for computer networking, which developed one of the first ARPANET conferencing systems, Planning Network (PLANET), [2] predating instant messaging by many years. The technology was spun off into InfoMedia, a startup company founded by Vallée in 1976. Although the firm formed several international spinoffs and partnered with a variety of prominent firms and governmental organizations (including Lehman Brothers, Renault and NASA), it failed to attain long-term profitability.With the recent cultural spotlight on unidentified phenomena and the government’s alleged covering up this seemed like a perfect time to read deeper into UFOs beyond my childhood fascination with aliens. Given that I haven’t heard any followup from the congressional hearing (not that I am seeking it out) I’m assuming nothing came of it. Estimates of Optical Power Output in Six Cases of Unexplained Aerial Objects with Defined Luminosity Characteristics." Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 12, no. 3 (1998) pp.345–358. ISSN 0892-3310. There is one and only ONE (yes ONE) time where he, the only and original source, talks about the story of Magonia, situated in the chapter II, here it is : Electronic Meetings: Technical Alternatives. Addison-Wesley Series on Decision Support. Addison-Wesley Publishing (July 1979). ISBN 0201034786.