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In reply to the discussion: UFOs exist and everyone needs to adjust to that fact [View all]trev
(1,480 posts)I'm also skeptical of regression hypnosis, by which sublimated memories of abductions are dredged up from the subconscious. I do recognize that many of the psychologists using that technique were themselves highly respected, noted academicians--probably the most famous of whom was the late John E Mack (whose books I've read). It's iffy there, for me.
But if we're going to discount eyewitness reports altogether, then we need to find a new justice system. A witness to a murder is just saying s/he "saw this and that." Police recognize the unreliability of such testimony (which is why lawyers try to gather as many witnesses as possible), yet we still put hundreds of people to death on the basis of what is essentially hearsay.
A couple of years ago I saw a YouTube video of a saucer-shaped craft being pursued by an Air Force jet. The video was captured by the plane's combat camera and lasts a good number of minutes. The images are sharp and clear; you can clearly see the subject vehicle as the AF jet tries to keep up with it. Since reading this thread I've been looking for that video; if I can find it, I'll post it.