SUBJECT: AQUARIUM UPDATE FILE: UFO3081 Sent: 02 May 93 14:01:00 From: Vince Johnson The following file is courtesy of HUFON REPORT, the newsletter of the Houston UFO Network. For more information, call (713) 850-1352. --------------------------------------------------------------- Aquarium Update by Vince Johnson I was intrigued after reading the "Aquarium Memo" because it, in essence, raised more questions than it answered--especially on the eschatology issue. I drafted a response and uploaded it to Don Allen, (moderator for the FIDO UFO conference) requesting that he forward it to Dan Smith and Rosemary Ellen Guiley. Several days later, I received a call from Mr. Smith. I must confess that, being at work, I was unprepared for the interview that followed. Surprisingly, he confirmed the existence of the "Aviary," the shadowy UFO intelligence group that includes the infamous "Falcon" and "Condor." Smith also indicated that Richard Doty was still an active member of the "Aviary," although his primary contact with this group is "Pelican." Pelican's principle duty is to track millennial/eschatological communities, "entering a twilight zone where psychic techniques are being generated by humans and other entities." Mr. Smith recounted the October 28, 1992, event in South Korea where religious devotees of a particular sect awaited the "end of the world." Over 20,000 members of the South Korean armed forces deserted during this event and U.S. Army psychiatrists were sent to deprogram and debrief them. According to Mr. Smith, UFOs are primarily a psychological/ metaphysical phenomenon which are both "preparing us and pressuring us to develop our own psi abilities." Not that UFOs are a single type of entity, Smith asserts that there are "powers and principalities" at work. Furthermore, a radical program of psychic research and development is currently underway near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This group's development of psychokinesis, parapsychology, and psychotronics (a term used to denote psychic warfare techniques) represents a danger of eschatological proportions. "These techniques have been available, but controlled, throughout history. Now, other entities are forcing the issue," says Smith. The "Aquarium," as outlined by Smith and Guiley, is devoted to assisting the "Aviary" in establishing a network of "spiritually advanced" individuals to lessen the impact of the eschaton event. During the course of our conversation, Mr. Smith seemed unable to provide proof for his claims. He did report that his government sources "hinted at" an eschatological emergency. To prove the evil intent of the entities involved, he referred to reports of human mutilations in the Amazon which have been officially attributed to drug dealers, but according to his sources, were committed by these evil entities. In closing, I passed along Armen Victorian's question concerning Rosemary Guiley's association with Vance Tiede and "RADM" (Rear Admiral?) Harold Bliss and their "involvement in the UFO affairs." Smith responded that it was Vance Tiede who originally suggested to Ms. Guiley that she get involved in circles research and facilitated her contacts in this field. So what does it all mean? Mr. Smith revealed that the eschatological issues raised related directly to the Biblical prophecies in the book of Revelations. On the surface it could be that we're experiencing millennial fever at the close of the 20th century. Then again, there are many reports of secret military psi programs such as reported in Howard Blum's OUT THERE and the accounts of Ed Dames's commercial remote viewing enterprise, Psi-Tech. Mr. Dames' credibility as a psychic may be somewhat diminished, however. He is quoted in the Operation Right-To-Know Forum (newsletter) as stating that definitive proof of the existence of UFOs would be announced by "top scientists" by the end of April. Well, it's May now... It is interesting to note the growing visibility of the "millennialist fringe" of ufology. In addition to the "demons & angels as ufonauts" theories, BVM (Blessed Virgin Mary) sightings are also being reported frequently, often with locutions paralleling the eschatological themes outlined by Mr. Smith. It's hard for me to seriously consider these eschatological predictions. For one thing, the calendar ticking away until the year 2000 is an arbitrary yardstick for the measurement of time, i.e., why not use the Mayan calendar, or the Chinese? Also, the eschaton, as outlined by its proponents, is particular to fundamentalist Christian theology (Protestant and Catholic), and is not a universal belief shared by Buddhists, Shintos, Hindus, etc. Interestingly, the disciples of Jesus assumed the apocalypse described in biblical prophesy would occur in their own lifetimes. Historically, the same "apocaphilia" occurred in Europe during the close of the year 999, with social chaos erupting as the masses prepared for "the end of the world." Could this be a coordinated manipulation by right-wing and fundamentalist Christian groups to create a climate favorable to the establishment of an authoritarian theocratic government? Anyone doubting the possibility of well-financed covert activities attempting to influence the fringes of ufology should read Jacques Vallee's REVELATIONS. I believe there are three possible explanations for the growing widespread belief in an "eschatological emergency:" 1) Mass hysteria; 2) The end of the world is near, with portents communicated by metaphysical / spiritual entities; 3) A coordinated disinformation effort is being attempted to create a widely held belief in an imminent eschaton in order to achieve some political objective, such as the putting forth of a theocratic "political messiah" to forestall or alleviate the eschaton. Mr. Smith has been invited to write an article for HUFON REPORT that will articulate, in detail, his views and why he holds them. End of File --- ********************************************************************* * -------->>> THE U.F.O. 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