Reports of Unidentified Flying Object: So You Want to Be a Ufologist? Contactee Cults
Your short-cut to Arcturus or Vega may be found in almost any Contactee cult. All CCs have one thing in common: a “Master” who is in close contact with loving, helpful Alien Beings of high intelligence from Zeta Reticuli, Tau Ceti, or wherever. (So far nothing has been heard from the Crab Nebula, but word may come any day now.) When the “Master” receives the messages he will transmit them to all and sundry who have joined his cult and paid the subscription fees .
A surprising number of initiates join these groups. One ”Master” rented Caxton Hall for an evening to announce the latest Cosmic Communique and the auditorium was packed. Unless rent-a-mob was on hire, there were an awful lot of eager would-be emigrants to Jupiter on the scene.
Having joined the Common Market, England is presently playing host to a branch of a European CC which promises to “demystify” the human body. This cult came into flower when its “Master” met small aliens from a silver spaceship which hovered near him as he walked in the old volcano country in France. Claiming to have spent an entertaining evening with Jesus and Buddha, he has recruited, among others , a charming Quaker lass as spokeswoman for his movement in Britain. Her attendance at one of the cult’s camps in Europe unveiled a lot, literally. Putting it baldly, there was a lot of nudity and “everyone did their own thing. ” Of course everyone was terribly responsible about sex, “with the AIDS problem and all that. “
It is self-evident that the CCs do not really investigate UFO sightings. Membership is “no work and all play” and “follow the leader. ” Although the United States has the largest number of CCs in the world, Great Britain does not do badly considering its size and population. In order to understand how they operate it is not a bad idea, if you can afford it, to join several of them. Apart from the pathetic footnotes they engender, you may find them highly entertaining, but they do much to hinder serious research.
By following the two major rules of ufology you can do something to counteract the highly publicized antics of the groups. For one thing, you can repeatedly point out that the Contactee cult must not be confused with the individual who claims to have had contact. That person is an alleged witness and seldom has a following of any sort. In this exercise, however, we are not examining witnesses, we are looking at UFO groups.
To return to the main theme, finding the type of group that best suits you as a budding ufologist, do not despair if the CCs fail to inspire you. You have learned something, albeit nothing about investigating UFO sightings. For the time being, apply rule one, apply rule two, and keep on reading.