And then SMiles sang “ooo, eee, ooo, ah ah, ting, tang, walla walla bing bang…”

that’s creepy

I wanted to make sure that everything was clear to all readers and that there was no misunderstand concerning my article, what was covered and where I was going with it.

All the best,

Oliver.

Concerning Mr. Wells’ introduction to my article ‘Secrecy …but not as you know it’, I feel I need to address a few points.

Firstly, I am personally of a very sceptical nature regarding the field of ufology and this does show in my work, but I do not totally discount the possibility of a paranormal explanation or explanations being correct. However, regarding so-called evidence like that found in physical trace cases and other examples, I am not convinced that any of this is esoteric in its origins and nothing has been shown to prove this.

Secondly, regarding the issue of disinformation/misinformation, we have seen how this can be used so effectively with one example being the Bennewitz affair, but the contradictive stance researchers can take with regards to theories, information and government conspiracy is, for me at least, a real flaw in the whole conspiracy argument and viewpoint. For example, as I stated in my article: “There is real contradiction here; people claim that the authorities have a large, secretive, and well-oiled operation, yet this same project is not only common knowledge, but the perpetrators of this can’t even contain information which people use against them as alleged evidence of this so-called esoteric conspiracy. But if it’s anything to go off regarding previous lapses of security, like the ones mentioned above for instance, we most probably would have found out the truth long ago or at least have some idea about what’s going on concerning anything strange. However, no conclusive data has ever come to light to back a paranormal perspective which for me says much about the weakness of such accusations”. The opinions projected on to the authorities concerning the matter of conspiracy are contradictory, seeing them as secretive and calculated, yet at the same time not also seeing that they must be quite incompetent and reckless. There can be many theories and reasons about how and why a government can both use and misuse information and whilst I don’t overlook a possible disinformation/misinformation angle, what needs to always be looked at is how the opposite side does the same. When a selective mindset is used when looking at the data, researchers can filter this to suit their own opinions and ideas whilst ignoring or attacking problematic information. The spreading of ambiguous, incorrect or misleading data by the subject’s own populace is a real problem and one that will no doubt continue.

I do hope this explains my side concerning these matters and that this article does raise some interesting debate. Whilst we won’t all agree on certain ufological matters, it’s always good when it promotes healthy discussion.

Lastly, many thanks to Jeremy and the rest of the Anomaly team.

All the best,

Oliver.