ILLUMINATIONS

What if UFO experiences are the result of large-scale unconscious psychic forces?Parapsychology and UFOlogy are like oil and water. They just don’t mix despite the decades-long efforts of some highly respected researchers to call attention to the paranormal or parapsychological aspects of UFO events. In Illuminations sociologist Eric Ouellet offers a novel approach to a phenomenon that has thus far resisted all other efforts to explain it be it as extraterrestrial craft time travelers secret government projects or natural phenomena.Combining research in parapsychology sociology and UFOlogy Ouellet provides a thought provoking reassessment of several well-known UFO cases including the Washington DC UFO wave of 1952 the Betty and Barney Hill abduction of 1961 the Rendlesham UFO incident of 1980 and the Belgian UFO wave of 1989-1991. While not claiming to have the final solution to the UFO mystery he offers much food for thought and a refreshing outlook on a stubbornly elusive phenomenon.ERIC OUELLET is professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and at the Canadian Forces College (Canada’s Joint Staff and War College). He has a Ph.D. in sociology from York University (Toronto Canada) and he is the liaison officer for Canada with the Parapsychological Association. He has published parapsychological work in the Australian Journal of Psychology EdgeScience and the Bulletin Métapsychique. His other research works focus on military sociology and war studies.