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Abductee - A person who is taken or kidknapped by the beings from UFOs. This may occur once
in a lifetime, during a UFO sighting, or it may take place over a lifetime, for purposes unknown.
Abonimable Snowman - A large hairy, man like creature living in the Himmalayan moutains of Tibet
and Nepal. Also know as the Yeti. One of the many creatures commonly called a Bigfoot.
ABSM - Abreviation for Abonimable Snowman, this is often used for the whole class of hairy ape
like dudes. Sorry for the Simpsons reference <g>. Seriously, this is often used, since it's much
easier to write, plus many consider 'Abonimable Snowman' an awful term, and a poorly translated
one at that.
Adamski, George - The first "contactee" of the modern UFO era. Supposedly first made contact
one day in the desert, where he (and others) saw a UFO land. Adamski approached the UFO, and
talked with the occupant using sign language . The occupants apparently claimed to be from Venus.
Airship, Phantom or otherwise - The precursor to the modern 'flying saucer'. People would see
airships (i.e., like a blimp or rather a dirigible) in the sky, often with powerful searchlights. The
occupants of these airships would often get out, and talk with witnesses, appearing human, and
usually lying though their teeth. The big wave of these was in 1996-1897 in the United States of
America. Some cast doubt on the whole concept, saying that it was all a hoax perpetrated by
newspapers of the time
A-lan - See the entry for George Hunt Williamson for more details.
Alien - Technically, it just means a foreigner, in the world of the paranormal, it means a being not
from the Earth. Usually, it means an extra-terrestrial, or space critter.
Alligators, Out of Place - First noticed by Charles Fort, alligators seem to turn up everywhere, in
places where they shouldn't be. Now days, where you can buy them in pet shops, this isn't so
mysterious, but back in his day, it was, adn he coined the word 'teleportation' to explain how they
got all over.
Alma - Another name for Bigfoot, only in Russia. Well, not quite, but it's good enough for now.
Andreasson, Betty - (now Betty Luca-Andreasson, or just Betty Luca, I believe) - Perhaps the first
repeat abductee, her story was popularized in a series of books by Raymond Fowler (I think)
Angel - Servant of God, usually a winged type of person.
Angel's Hair - a thin, white, gosammer type substance that often falls from UFOS, but sometimes
just falls out of the sky unheralded. Looks basically like spiderweb, but Angel's hair desolves when
it touchs the ground. Some of it has been examined, and under analysis, contains boron,
magnesium, calcium, and silicon. On a personal note, my mother saw this once.
Animal Mutilations - All over the world, albeit usually the US, cattle and farm animals are killed
mysteriously. Usually, they have certain organs ripped out, and are often bloodless. Originally, this
was blamed on were-wolves, but as mankind has matured, it's now blamed on Aliens from Outer
space, or Satanic Cultists.
Anti-Christ - In Christian religion/legend, this person is the son of the devil, come to Earth. He first
appears real nice, but then amasses great power, and ends up making a mess out of the whole
planet, which paves the way for Jesus to return from heaven. Various prophets, such as
Nostradamus, claim that the anti-christ is alive today, and will be running amok any time now.
Anti-matter - Like matter, but of opposite polarity and spin, among other things. A neutron has an
anti-neutron, a proton has an anti-proton, and a electon has a positron. Often alleged to be used as
fuel for spaceships. When anti-matter comes into contact with normal matter, both are converted to
energy, making a huge explosion. Which leads to my point. Many feel that the Tunguska explosion
in 19?? was the result of an antimatter accident in a UFO crash.
Apparition - A type of ghost, an apparition is where you can see the ghost, or the ghostly form.
Apport - Not really used nowdays, this was a spiritualist term for vanishing in one place, and
appearing in another.
APRO - The Aeriel Phenomenon Research Organization. One of the big name UFO groups in
UFO history, powered by Jim and Coral Lorenzon. I think it's now out of business.
Ark of the Covenant - As popularized in the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, this is where the 10
Commandants give by the God of the Old Testament to Moses were placed. It was constuced of
gold and wood, and when carried into battle, killed the enemies troops. Eventually, it was lost
during the sack of Solomon's temple, and was possibly moved to Ethiopia (at least according to
author and achaeosleuth Graham Hancock), where it remains today.
Ark, Noah's - The legendary boat where Noah carried a pair of all the animals in the world when
the great flood happened. It has supposedly been found many times over the years, usually on Mt.
Ararat, in Turkey. There was one good aerial photo of a boat like shape, but upon investigation, it
turned out to be a rock. Realistically speaking, it's very, very , very unlikely any boat made out of
wood has lasted for 6000 years or more exposed to the elements, so if it exists, it's buried
someplace.
Arnold, Kenneth - The man that started the modern era of UFOs. While flying his plane looking for
the site of a plane crash in Washington state, he saw several objects flying rapidly in the distances,
moving like "a saucer skipping on water" (I believe that's the quote). This occured in 1947
Astral Plane - A reflection of our world, only it's made up of the spirits and souls, not material
objects.
Astral Projection - A way of leaving your body, letting your spirit soar
Ashstar Command - Popular in contactee circles as a group of alien races who have joined
together to help the universe. Hopefully, I'll get my friend Susan to write a better entry for this
Atlantis - A mythical continent or island, which was the home to a great civilization, and was
eventually destroyed in a catastrophe. Initially desribed by Plato in Kritias and (then someother
play), the reality of Atlantis has been debated ever since. Atlantis has been located all over the
world, from the Americas, to the middle of Africa, to Antartica, even England. See also the faq on
Atlantis
Aura - a light surrounding a living creature, only perceptible to certain people, psychics or
sensitives. The color of the aura may give insight as to the mood and health of the person. See also,
Kirlian Aura
Aurora - The popular name for the US Governments super secret , supersonic, and super cool
looking spy plane. It reportedly can acheive a whopping mach 8. Many feel that, like all new
military planes, it uses reversed engineered UFO tech, which does quite a dis-service to the
aerospace engineers of our country.
Aurora, Texas - The site of where one of the Phantom Airships supposedly crashed in 1897. Pretty
much proven to be a hoax.
AVRO-Car - One of those things that gets dragged out that shows that saucer shaped craft are
viable. It was a canadian project to basically make a flying saucer, but using ducted fans as lift.
Wasn't too stable in flight, so it was cancelled.
Azuria - The home of blue skinned people. Where exactly Azuria is, is unknown, but the blue
people apparently would harass the ancient Britons. Supposedly, this is where all those forts turned
into glass would come from. The Azurians would blast them with a heat ray
Text copyright 1996 by Jeremy Reaban