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- From: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)
- Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
- Subject: MICAP
- Message-ID: <593.2B9BFF68@paranet.FIDONET.ORG>
- Date: 9 Mar 93 01:04:04 GMT
- Sender: ufgate@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (newsout1.26)
- Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/428.0 - <ParaNet(sm) , Arvada CO
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- * Forwarded from "ParaNet UFO Echo"
- * Originally by Michael Corbin
- * Originally to All
- * Originally dated 8 Mar 1993, 18:01
-
- "It is of great importance that the general public be given
- an opportunity to experience - consciously and intelligently -
- the effects and results of scientific research. It is not
- sufficient that each result be taken up, elaborated, and applied
- by a few specialists in their field. Restricting the body of
- knowledge to a small group deadens the philosophical spirit of a
- people and leads to spiritual poverty." --Albert Einstein
-
- What is MICAP?
-
- MICAP is the acronym for the Multi-national Investigations
- Cooperative on Aerial Phenomena, a new international organization
- dedicated to promoting focused, responsible scientific research
- on unidentified aerial anomalies. This announcement briefly
- outlines MICAP's goals and long-range plans. Founded in 1991,
- MICAP is an outgrowth of the world-renowed ParaNet Information
- Service, an international electronic news-gathering and news-
- distribution network. For five years ParaNet has provided a link
- between UFO "hobbyists" and the world's leading UFOlogists.
- Additionally, ParaNet has become an invaluable research tool,
- unparalleled anywhere else. Now MICAP has been founded to enhance
- and coordinate the research efforts already being carried on in
- this field by investigators and organizations around the world.
- Over the last forty years, a great deal of UFO research has been
- conducted at the local level by independent UFO organizations,
- and there have been occasional attempts to bring these efforts
- together on the national level both in the United States and
- elsewhere. However, in all that time far too little progress has
- been made toward gaining an understanding of what these anomalies
- represent -- in part because the UFO problem is global in nature.
- There has also been far too much rivalry among the various UFO
- organizations, which has often resulted in duplication of effort,
- monumental egotism, and all the other ills for which UFOlogy is
- just infamous. Clearly there is a need for a cooperative, global
- effort directed toward UFO research. MICAP is designed to answer
- that need. MICAP is not a UFO club. It is a scientific-based
- organization founded on scientific methodology, and is intended
- solely for discovering facts rather than for propagating
- religious, philosophical, or political convictions. We are under
- no illusion that we already know the answers; the first step,
- indeed, is to achieve a better understanding of what the
- questions are. Furthermore, MICAP is not intended to replace or
- compete with existing UFO organizations. Rather, its goal is to
- establish cooperative working relationships with other
- organizations in order to help them achieve a greater
- understanding of the complexity of the UFO enigma. MICAP is
- designed to function as the "United Nations" of the UFO research
- community and it's goals will be pursued by four strategies:
- standards-based scientific investigation; global data collection;
- public education; and active, trained membership.
-
- Standards-based Scientific Investigation
-
- MICAP will work with the scientific community to establish sound
- and accepted principles and standards by which the UFO phenomenon
- can be investigated; these will be designed by veteran
- investigators within UFOlogy and by responsible scientists from
- other disciplines. Every effort will be made to assure that
- collected data is of the highest quality, and field investigators
- will be selected and trained using the most stringent practicable
- criteria. In addition, formal oversight committees will be
- formed to assure compliance with investigatory standards, and
- will be staffed by representatives of existing research groups
- which are affiliated with MICAP. These measures will, we hope,
- allow MICAP to bridge the gap that currently exists between
- scientific UFOlogy and the rest of the scientific community.
-
- Global Data Collection
-
- One of MICAP's first efforts will include the establishment of a
- central clearinghouse for data culled from independent local and
- international sources. This information will then be combined in
- a global computer database which can be accessed by authorized
- researchers from around the world.
-
- Public Education
-
- The public often has a gross misunderstanding of what the UFO
- phenomenon represents, based on media hype, rank speculation, and
- deliberate disinformation. MICAP will strive to replace the
- mythology surrounding UFOs with verifiable facts based on
- scientific investigation. This will be accomplished through
- positive and aggressive public education in the media, through
- its own publications, and through classroom curricula developed
- in conjunction with professional educators.
-
- Active, Trained Membership
-
- For its membership, MICAP is seeking concerned men and women from
- around the world who are seriously interested in unlocking the
- secrets behind the UFO phenomenon. MICAP members, unlike any
- other UFO organizations, will play active roles in the pursuit of
- organizational goals; they are not restricted simply to the
- financial support of the organization. Instead, they will have
- the opportunity to actively participate in the investigation and
- collection of data if they wish. Members will benefit from
- MICAP's educational efforts, as well as access to the largest,
- most sophisticated network of UFO investigators in the world. In
- order to assure that all members are serious about their
- involvement and well qualified in the areas to which they wish to
- contribute, membership is by application only.
-
- Your contribution of $30.00 per year includes a subscription to
- CONTINUUM, ParaNet's official quarterly newsletter.
-
- Other benefits for MICAP members:
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- Discounts to MICAP Special Events
- Bulletin Board/ParaNet Access
- Opportunity to meet top experts/researchers in the field
- Education for Field Investigators
- Workshops/Seminars/Discussion Groups
- Networking
- Public Education
- Subscription to CONTINUUM Newsletter
- Discount subscription to UFO Magazine
-
- For More Information
-
- To receive additional information on MICAP or an application for
- MICAP membership, write to:
-
- MICAP
- P.O. Box 172
- Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0172
- 303-429-2654 voice
- 303-429-2713 data
- 303-933-7179 data
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- Michael Corbin - via ParaNet node 1:104/422
- UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name
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- From: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Michael Corbin)
- Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
- Subject: MICAP Application
- Message-ID: <594.2B9BFF68@paranet.FIDONET.ORG>
- Date: 9 Mar 93 01:04:05 GMT
- Sender: ufgate@paranet.FIDONET.ORG (newsout1.26)
- Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/428.0 - <ParaNet(sm) , Arvada CO
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- * Forwarded from "ParaNet UFO Echo"
- * Originally by Michael Corbin
- * Originally to All
- * Originally dated 8 Mar 1993, 18:04
-
- MICAP
- P.O. Box 172
- Wheat Ridge, CO 80034-0172
- 303-429-2654
-
- MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
-
- PERSONAL DATA
-
- NAME:____________________________________________________
-
- ADDRESS:_________________________________________________
-
- CITY:_________________________STATE:_____________________
-
- POSTAL CODE:__________________COUNTRY:___________________
-
- TELEPHONE NUMBER: (include country code if outside US)
-
- HOME:________________________BUSINESS:___________________
-
- DATE OF BIRTH: / / AGE:____ SEX:_______________
-
- BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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- ARE YOU CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZATION OR CLUB:_______
-
- IF SO, PLEASE LIST THEM:______________________________________
-
- ______________________________________________________________
-
- HAVE YOU EVER SEEN WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS A UFO?________________
-
- IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME:
-
- ______________________________________________________________
-
- ______________________________________________________________
-
- ______________________________________________________________
-
- HAVE YOU OR ARE YOU CURRENTLY SERVIING THE US GOVERNMENT OR THE
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- MILITARY?________ IF SO, WHAT BRANCH AND RANK?________________
-
- HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD AN INTEREST IN UFOS?____________________
-
- SECTION II
-
- PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION FOR LEVEL TWO OR HIGHER AND ATTACH A
- RESUME TO THIS APPLICATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN
- ACTIVE INVESTIGATOR OR RESEARCHER WITH MICAP.
-
- ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATOR/RESEARCHER
-
- OR CONTRIBUTOR OF OUR ORGANIZATION?___________________________
-
- WHAT AREAS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING DO YOU HAVE APPLICABLE TO OUR
-
- INTEREST?_____________________________________________________
-
- DO YOU OWN A COMPUTER AND A MODEM?____________________________
-
- IF SO, PLEASE LIST THE TYPE OF COMPUTER AND BAUD RATE OF THE
-
- MODEM:________________________________________________________
-
- PLEASE INDICATE BELOW THE AREAS THAT YOU FEEL YOU WOULD BEST BE
-
- SUITED:
-
- STATE DIRECTOR:______ STATE ZONE DIRECTOR:______
-
- STATE EDUCATION DIRECTOR:________ INVESTIGATOR:_____________
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- ARCHIVIST:__________ TRANSLATOR:_______________
-
- OTHER NOT LISTED:_______________________________________________
-
- I hereby apply for membership in MICAP, Inc. I understand that
- this application and information contained herein will be kept
- confidential. I further understand that MICAP may verify
- whatever information that I include in the application.
-
- DATE:_______________Signed:_____________________________________
-
- THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MICAP!
-
-
- Please enclose your personal check in the amount of $30.00 and
- mail to the address listed at the top of this application.
-
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- Michael Corbin - via ParaNet node 1:104/422
- UUCP: !scicom!paranet!User_Name
- INTERNET: Michael.Corbin@p0.f428.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG
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