Synopsis of Unconventional Flying Objects – book review – confirms ALIEN SPACESHIPS

Book Review, by Hal Puthoff, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin, Austin, TX

Synopsis of Unconventional Flying Objects, by Paul Hill, Hampton Roads Publ. Co.,
Charlottesville, VA 1995 (ISBN1-57174-027-9), $15.95

To the degree that the engineering characteristics of UFOs can be
estimated by empirical observation, in this reviewer¹s opinion the
above-referenced, recently-published book by Paul Hill provides the most
reliable, concise summary of engineering-type data available.(1) The data
were compiled over decades of research by a Chief Scientist-Manager at
NASA Langley Research Center(2) who acted as an informal clearinghouse for
UFO-related data. The strength of the compilation lies in its thoughtful
separation of wheat from chaff, and the analysis of the former into
coherent patterns, including detailed calculations. Perhaps surprising to
the casually interested, under careful examination the observations,
rather than defying the laws of physics as naive interpretation might
suggest, instead appear to be solidly commensurate with them, as the
following discussion shows.

One of the most consistently-observed characteristics of UFO flight is a
ubiquitous pattern in which they tilt to perform all maneuvers.
Specifically, they sit level to hover, tilt forward to move forward, tilt
backward to stop, bank to turn, and descend by "falling-leaf" or
"silver-dollar-wobble" motions. Detailed analysis by Hill shows that such
motion is inconsistent with aerodynamic requirements, but totally
consistent with some form of repulsive force-field propulsion. Not
satisfied with paper analyses alone, Hill arranged to have various forms
of jet-supported and rotor-supported circular flying platforms built and
tested. Hill himself acted as test pilot in early, originally-classified,
versions, and found the above motions the most economical for control
purposes. Pictures of these platforms are included in the text.

In an effort to examine the force-field propulsion hypothesis yet further,
Hill analyzed a number of cases involving near-field interactions with an
apparent craft in which some form of force was in evidence. These include
examples in which a person or vehicle was affected, tree branches were
parted or broken, roof tiles were dislodged, objects were deflected and
ground or water were disturbed. Under close analysis the subtleties of
these interactions combine to point unequivocally to a repulsive force
field surrounding the craft, while discriminating against propulsion
mechanisms involving jet action, pure electric or magnetic effects, or the
emission of energetic particles or radiation (although the latter may
accompany the propulsive mechanism as a secondary effect). Further
detailed investigation indicates that the particular form of force field
propulsion that satisfied observational constraints is what Hill labels a
directed acceleration field; that is, a field that is, in general,
gravitational-like in nature, and, in particular, gravity-canceling.(3)
Such a field acts on all masses in its sphere of influence as does a
gravitational field. Corollary to this conclusion is that observed
accelerations ~ 100 g¹s relative to the environment could be sustained
without on-board high-g forces.

One of the consequences of the above identification of field propulsion
type by Hill is his conclusion, supported by detailed calculation,
computer simulation and wind-tunnel studies, that supersonic flight
through the atmosphere without sonic booms is easily engineered.
Manipulation of the acceleration-type force field would, even at
supersonic speeds, result in a constant-pressure, compression-free zone
without shockwave in which the vehicle is surrounded by a subsonic
flow-pattern of streamlines, and subsonic velocity ratios. An additional
benefit of such field control is that drops of moisture, rain, dust,
insects, or other low-velocity objects would follow streamline paths
around the craft rather than impact it.

Another puzzle resolved by Hill¹s analysis is that craft observed to
travel continuously at Mach 4 or 5 do not appear to generate temperatures
sufficiently high to be destructive to known materials. In other words,
UFOs appear to prevent high aerodynamic heating rates rather than
permitting a heating problem to arise, then surviving it with
heat-resistant materials as is the case of the Shuttle whose surface
temperatures can reach 1300ºC. The resolution of this potential problem is
shown by Hill to derive from the fact that the force-field control that
results in the prevention of shockwave drag as discussed above is also
effective in preventing aerodynamic heating. In effect the airflow
approaches, then springs away from the craft, depositing no energy in the
process.

A further example of the type of correlation that emerges from Hill¹s
analytical approach is provided by an analysis of the economy of various
flight-path profiles. It is shown that high-angle, high-acceleration
departures on ballistic-arc trajectories with high-speed coast segments
are more efficient than, for example, intermediate-level, horizontal-path
trips, both in terms of required impulse-per-unit-mass and time-of-flight
parameters. This he correlates with the observation that UFO departures
are of the dramatically high-angle, high-acceleration type.

Also of interest is Hill¹s analysis of the spectra and intensity of an
apparent plasma sheath surrounding such craft, the details of which
correlate with what one would expect in terms of it being a secondary
effect associated with the propulsion system; for example, a blue shift
and intensity increase during a "power-up" phase, and the opposite during
hover and landing maneuvers. An additional fine point that emerges from
this analysis is resolution of the paradox that observation on a direct
line-of-sight to a near part of the craft can reveal a metallic-like
structure while the attempt to observe the outline of the craft,
necessarily by an oblique line-of-sight, results in an indistinct blur.
Analysis shows this to be a reasonable outcome of an expected
re-absorption of reflected light by the surrounding plasma in the
longer-length path associated with the more oblique view.

Another typical nugget of information is found in Hill¹s discussion of the
results of the analysis of a possible UFO artifact, the famous Ubatuba
magnesium fragments claimed to have originated from an exploded
unidentified craft near Ubatuba, Brazil. Laboratory analysis of the
samples found the magnesium to be not only of exceptional purity, and
anomalous in its trace composition of other elements, but 6.7% denser than
ordinary pure magnesium, a figure well beyond the experimental error of
the measurement. Hill¹s calculation shows that this observation can be
accounted for by assuming that the sample contained only the pure isotope
Mg-26, rather than the naturally-occurring distribution among isotopes
Mg-24, Mg-25, and Mg-26. Since the only isotope separation on a
significant scale in terrestrial manufacture is that of uranium, such a
result must be considered at least anomalous, and possibly as evidence for
extraterrestrial manufacture.

Additional calculations concerning the parameters of interstellar travel
(including relativistic effects), and the energetics of such travel, have
been performed and are included in tabular and graphical form. The wealth
of material in these sections, along with discussion of the broad
implications of this material, reveal the dedication and thoroughness of
Hill¹s approach to his self-assigned task.

In the final analysis, one must conclude that Hill has assembled as good a
case as can be made on the basis of presently available data that the
observation of some "unconventional flying objects" is compatible with the
presence of engineered platforms weighing in at something around 30 tons,
which are capable of 100-g accelerations and 9000-mph speeds in the
atmosphere. Perhaps more important for the technical reader, however, is
Hill¹s supporting argumentation, based on solid analysis, that these
platforms, although exhibiting the application of physics and engineering
principles clearly beyond our present-day capabilities, do not appear to
defy these principles in any fundamental way.

H.E. Puthoff, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin
4030 W. Braker Lane, Ste. 300
Austin, TX 78759
E-mail: Puth…@aol.com

1 The book also comes highly recommended in a Frontispiece by Apollo 14
astronaut Edgar Mitchell, and in a Foreword by retired McDonnell Douglas
R&D Manager, Robert M. Wood.

2 Ass¹t Chief, Pilotless Aircraft Research Div., Assoc. Chief Applied
Materials and Physics Div. Retired from NASA in 1970.

3 Recent examples of the discussion of the technical aspects of candidate
field propulsion mechanisms of this type are given in M. Alcubierre, "The
Warp Drive: hyper-fast travel within general relativity," Class and
Quantum Grav. 11, L73 (1994), and in H. Puthoff, "SETI, the velocity-of
-light limitation and the Alcubierre Warp Drive: An integrating overview,"
Phys. Essays 9, No. 1, 156 (March 1996).

This book review originally appeared in the Journal of Scientific
Exploration Vol. 10 No. 4, 1996 The Journal of Scientific Exploration P.O.
Box 5848, Stanford, CA 94309-5848 USA Phone (415) 593-8581 Fax (415)
595-4466 E-mail s…@jse.com

SEE LINK: http://www.accessnv.com/nids/seti2.shtml

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The following posting is a powerful rebuttal to a TOTAL JERK SKEPTIC.
It is quite entertaining to read, as well as informative, and so is included.
Jerk skeptic/spooks can be so crude in their attempts at smear.
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>In <1d9arem.2pb2ae12jk4…@pm1-48.richmond.infi.net>, Jerry  Bryson said:
>. Cluster User <cluster_u…@yale.edu> wrote:
>..
>.  Book Review, by
>.. Hal Puthoff, Ph.D.
>.. Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin
>.. Austin, TX
>. [snip]
>. Come on. Clus, "Advanced Studies" of what?

Come on. Jerry, the central interest of the lab is in
to what is called "zero-point energy." Essentially,
this means looking in to the exotic characteristics of
the vacuum to see how one might extract energy from the
random energy fluctuations that naturally occur in it.
It is a line of inquiry that started at the turn of the
century with the discovery of such energy by Max
Planck.

Here’s a good place to start your study:
http://www.jse.com/haisch/matthews.html

>  Note the address info near the end of the message:

>.. H.E. Puthoff, Ph.D.
>.. Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin
>.. 4030 W. Braker Lane, Ste. 300
>.. Austin, TX 78759
>.. E-mail: Puth…@aol.com

>  This has several clues.  From the street address, the "Ste. 300" tells us
>that the "Institute" is located in rented office space.
>  The ZIP code, 78759, also has something to tell.  According to my trusty
>ZIP code finder, it’s in Austin, all right, but it isn’t associated with the
>University, because the ZIP code for University Station (University of Texas
>at Austin) is 78712, and for Post Office boxes there it’s 78713.
>  Finally, the E-mail address is for an AOL account.  ’Nuff said.

I am not sure what you are getting at- is it that you
have never heard of Hal Puthoff? You probably haven’t,
since he is why alt.paranet.psi was in the thread (He
and Targ, while at the Stanford Research Institute
published the landmark article on PSI in Nature back in
1974, I think it was. Now that I think of it, you may
be appalled to realize that the ultra-prestigious
Stanford Research Institute isn’t part of Stanford
University!).

Here:
"Dr. Harold E. Puthoff is Director of the Institute for
Advanced Studies at Austin. A theoretical and
experimental physicist specializing in fundamental
electrodynamics, his research ranges from theoretical
studies of quantum vacuum states as they apply to the
stability of matter, gravitation, cosmology and energy
research, to laboratory studies of innovative
approaches to energy generation. A graduate of Stanford
University in 1967, he has published over 30 technical
papers in the areas of electron-beam devices, lasers
and quantum zero-point-energy effects, has patents
issued and pending in the laser, communications, and
energy fields, and is co-author of a textbook
Fundamentals of Quantum Electronics (Wiley, 1969),
published in English, French and Russian.

"Dr. Puthoff’s professional background includes
engineering work at General Electric and Sperry; three
and a half years with the U.S. Department of Defense,
where his work on high-speed opto-electronic computers
resulted in the award of a DoD Certificate of
Commendation for Outstanding Performance; post-doc
appointments at Stanford University as Research
Associate, Ginzton Laboratories, and Lecturer, Dept. of
Electrical Engineering; Director of the Cognitive
Sciences Program at SRI International for over a
decade, where he was responsible for large-scale,
innovative, government-funded research programs; and,
since 1985, Director of the Institute for Advanced
Studies at Austin.

"Puthoff regularly serves various government agencies,
the Executive Branch and Congress as consultant on
leading-edge technologies and future technology trends;
is a member and officer of several professional
organizations (NY Academy of Sciences, Amer. Assoc. for
the Advancement of Science, Amer. Physical Soc.,
Soc. for Scientific Exploration); is listed in American
Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and
Engineering, Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest and in Who’s Who in the World; and has been
designated a Fetzer Fellow (1991)."

A funny tidbit to give you an idea of the fame of this
fellow- Arthur C. Clarke named one of the technologies
in _3001: The Final Oddessy_  "SHARP", after "Sakharov,
Haisch, Alfonso Rueda, and Puthoff", apparently because
Clarke believes that the Haisch, Rueda, Puthoff paper
on Inertia (Phys Review A, Feb 1994.) (which I believe
incorporated some ideas of gravitation by Sakharov)
will be looked back as landmark.