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Magnetism, UFO Abductions, and the Anomalous by Nicholas A. Reiter ABSTRACT: The purpose of this document is to encapsulate and present to the reader the experimental observations and results gathered during the year-long continuation of the research agenda outlined in the Magnetic Implant Response. This initial report (Part I) was published in The Bulletin of Anomalous Experiences", Vol. 2 , No. 4 in June of 1991. The progression of my research has been much slower than I had anticipated last April! Nevertheless, I feel that the data I have been able to acquire has surpassed, in some ways, my original expectations. It certainly has caused me to consider the anomalous in a more expanded manner. For the reader who is unfamiliar with my initial report, I will recapitulate. During the winter of 1990-91, a short series of unique experiments relating to the UFO abduction phenomenon were conducted in the Dallas, Texas, area by a close friend and research associate, Ms. Barbara Boyle. Fundamentally, it was observed that several individuals who were UFO abduction experiencers were subject to a very peculiar, vivid sensation when a strong permanent magnet was held near their heads. What was tentatively called the Magnetic Implant Response consisted of a mixture of physical feelings, such as nausea and pressure, mixed with a variety of disturbing mental associations. In at least one of these cases, the area of the volunteer's head where the sensation occurred corresponded to a location where the volunteer had recalled, under hypnosis, "aliens" doing something to them. Additionally, it was discovered that this sensation appeared to be temporarily deadened or nullified by the proximity of an operating Tesla Coil. This effect was named the Tesla Coil Suppression Effect; the TCSE. Further experimentation with the Tesla Coil by one of the MIR volunteers yielded yet another fascinating, albeit more subjective effect. According to the volunteer, there appeared to be some emission from the device which seemed to be able to interfere with, or "jam", the intrusive sensation of nearby entities or of an impending abduction related event. The Tesla Coil as being employed as a sort of "shield" against abductions! In light of the necessity, which I feel exists, of developing a method of defense against the UFO abduction agendas, I was truly giddy with excitement over the results of the Texas experiments! Yet, in the spirit of scientific objectivity, I decided that the MIR and TCSE needed to be examined carefully and duplicated. In February of 1991, I began investigating the nature and occurrence rate of the MIR. Volunteers were selected from a pool of relatives, neighbors, co-workers, and casual acquaintances. These persons were tested with a strong magnet identical to the one used by Barb Boyle in the Texas experiments. The testing protocol employed was outlined, in detail, in my initial report dated 16 April 1991. My intention was to determine if the MIR was a repeatable phenomenon, and if so, just how many people from a randomly chosen cross section of the populace would experience it. The series, which I labeled the Random Series, was truncated and concluded in March of 1992. A total of fifty individuals, all from northwest Ohio, volunteered for the tests. In conjunction with the Random Series, a number of special experiments were conducted to attempt to clarify the nature of the MIR and TCSE. The Magnetic Implant Response: The Magnetic Implant Response was first discovered among people who were UFO abductees. This fact colored our early assumptions and questions about what we were observing. Was the field of the powerful magnet affecting or interfering with a brain implant? If so, would everyone who felt such a sensation be an implanted abductee, whether they know it or not? I felt that the Random Series would settle these matters. I was wrong. What I discovered was a treasure trove of more questions, puzzling observations, and new twists in the plot. The Random Series was designed around the concept that the pool of volunteers would be a representative cross section of a small town...Midwest, America. Originally, I had intended to test one hundred volunteers. Difficulties in allocating time forced me to cut off the Series at fifty people. As stated previously, the testing protocol was outlined in my initial report. The only deviation from this protocol was in the eventual elimination of the Galvanic Skin Response monitor used in the early part of the Series. The GSR audio tone seemed to be irritating to some volunteers, and threatened to inject an unwanted variable. From each volunteer, I recorded the following data:
Casual follow-up conversations were usually held, to determine if the volunteer had any anomalous experiences in the past (though not specifically UFO related). Statistics of the volunteer pool break down as follows: Male - 22 Occupations spanned a broad range. Several college and high school students were included also. Farmers, lawyers, truck drivers, and factory laborers were accounted for, as well as five teachers, one optometrist, and an electrical engineer. Out of the 50 volunteers tested, fourteen individuals felt a distinct sensation in the presence of the 2000 gauss magnet. At the time of the compilation of my first report, five positive respondents had been observed. The locations and symptoms of the response remained consistent, within a window of variance, and were similar to the sensations and locations noticed in the Texas experiments. For the benefit of other researchers, who may wish to reference my data for correlations of their own, I have decided to transcribe a brief synopsis of each positive response case from my notes. Volunteer #2 Volunteer #3 Volunteer #6 Volunteer #13 Volunteer #21 Volunteer #25 Volunteer #28 Volunteer #31 Volunteer #36 Volunteer #38 Volunteer #42 Volunteer #44 Volunteer #49 Volunteer #50 During the course of the Random Series, I forced myself to refrain from drawing any hasty conclusions about the odd phenomenon which I was witnessing. Now that this particular portion of my research is finished, I can finally, without guilt, allow myself the luxury of a set of definitive statements. I only wish I could make more of them.
But what of the connection with UFO abductions? What other factors could be related to the group of 14 people who felt the MR? Were all of these individuals implanted abductees? Common sense would tell us no. Fourteen out of fifty? Were we to assume this to be so, we would be approaching a scenario beyond the most paranoid UFO conspiracy theories. But then again, the UFO experience itself as eluded our understanding for decades. Perhaps the truth does indeed lie in a region that most of us dare not to think of. It was with regard to these matters that the casual follow-up conversations proved to be valuable. Typically, I would strive to downplay any direct references to the UFO abduction experience. My usual approach would consist of relating the possibility of magnetic sensitivity to the experiencing of ghosts, "second sight", or UFO observations. I was unable to conduct follow-up discussions with all of the volunteers tested. Of the fourteen positive MR respondents, I was only able to speak with eleven in any extended manner. For each MR positive person, I endeavored to interview a MR negative volunteer. A total of twenty-two people, eleven MR positive and eleven MR negative have therefore provided the pool from which I have derived my conclusions about the nature and role of the MR. The most obvious difference between the two groups concerned the experiencing of the anomalous! The life histories of the MR positive volunteers had a tendency to be filled with the encounters with ghostly activity, poltergeists, and UFOs. The MR negative group tended to have very few occurrences of this sort. I have illustrated this with the following chart: Number Of Anomalous Experiences
It became clear to me that, in some way, the Magnetic Response was linked the the anomalous. Part of the reason I had avoided direct mention of UFO abductions was to avoid "turning off" volunteers to further questioning. My other motive was to avoid injecting premature ideas into the conversations which might have "colored" their outcome. Yet, I could not stop at this point. In March of 1992, I designed and generated a survey or questionnaire, which was distributed to a roughly equal number of MR+ and MR- volunteers (copies of this survey are available from me upon request). The questions contained in this survey covered a broad range of subjects. Part of the survey concerned personal beliefs, early childhood experiences, and socio-political alignment. Dispersed among these questions were others which addressed occurrences related to the UFO abduction experience. As of the current date, not all of the surveys distributed have been returned. Those which have come back have served to deepen the MR enigma even further. In addition to the MR survey, I held further, more intense, discussions with several MR+ and MR- volunteers. Aspects of the UFO abduction phenomenon were brought up. Nine MR+ volunteers either completed the survey questionnaire, or were part of the abduction related discussions. Eight MR- people were either questioned directly or completed the survey form. The following is a list of "symptoms" or classical characteristics of the UFO abduction experience which I specificially enquired about:
Results have been charted as follows: Number Of Anomalous Experiences
In conjunction with the above chart, I shall state the following: From the MR+ group, there are four individuals who have, in their past, experienced four or more out of six characteristics concurrently. How are we to interpret this? Since the onset of this project, I have freely admitted that I am not a medical or psychiatric professional, nor do I claim to have any formal training in these areas. My professional background is in industrial technology and industrial research and development (electronics and vacuum technology). Nevertheless, it seems that our two choices, as to the origin of the MR, are the following:
Occam's Razor would dictate that the far more likely explanation would be the first. In his book,
The Body Electric
Perhaps some not-so-obvious clues may be found among the series of special experiments which I conducted in order to explore various aspects of the MR and TCSE. THE SPECIAL EXPERIMENTS SE-1 This experiment was covered, in detail, in the first report on MR (The Magnetic Implant Response). It demonstrated the objective nature of the MR, by means of a MR+ volunteer being able to sense a hidden and disguised test magnet. Also demonstrated during the course of the experiment was the unnerving propensity for the MR to spontaneously "hide" or vanish. SE-2 Test volunteer #3 was retested for MR (GSR monitor not used). Response present though intensity not as great as first time subject was tested. Small planar Tesla Coil was then energized for 60 seconds. Distance from coil to subject approximately 2 ft. Spark gap set for two inch discharge at secondary terminal. After exposure to TC field, subject was re-tested for MR (original 2000 gauss horseshoe magnet). MR sensations totally absent. SE-3 Test volunteer #2 (MR+) was retested with original magnet, in preparation for TCSE experiment. Subject, however, claimed to feel no MR sensations. When magnet was passed over original response area, GSR tone rose sharply. Subject became nervous and experiment was terminated. Subject was blind folded. SE-4 Volunteer #21 (MR+) was retested for MR using standard protocol. MR present with original intensity and symptoms. Subject was then exposed to the RF-EM radiation from a simple spark gap (spark gap approx. 2 mm. Power source - 8KV static eliminator transformer operating off 100VAC 60 cy. No other circuit elements). No Tesla Coil. Exposure time - 30 seconds. Distance from spark to subject approximately 2 feet. During exposure, subject said that he felt very "expansive" and comfortable. Said the sensation felt like his whole head was expanding. Very light and pleasant feeling. After exposure, subject was retested for MR. All MR sensations absent. Afterward, subject said he felt very tired and relaxed. SE-5 Prepared a coil consisting of 200 turns of #28 DCC wire would on a ferrite rode 5/16" diam. x 3" long. Coil was connected to a Krohn Hite 5700 0 to 2 MHZ signal generator. Generator set for sine wave output. Test volunteer #6 was seated in comfy chair. Test coil was held near subject's MR zone and signal generator was turned on. Frequency was slowly adjusted upward through three bands. At about 10 KHZ, subject said that he felt a sensation developing, similar to, but less intense than original MR. Sensation came and went with varying intensity over the rest of the signal bands. Strongest responses felt at 30 KHZ, 300 KHZ, and somewhere around 2 MHZ. I then switched the generator over to square wave output. Sensations became more intense and shifted to a point closer to left ear. Sequence may indicate that the MR is also triggered by RF time-varying magnetic fields, with possible "resonant" or "peak" frequencies. SE-6 Procured a second test magnet. Unit is a 3" OD by 1/2" thick squared-off donut shape. Poles are located on opposite faces. Flux density at faces is congruent to 1000 gauss. Applied new magnet to MR region of volunteer #6. Subject could feel "usual" set of symptoms. Subject blind folded. Quickly flipped magnet over to reverse polarity of incident flux. Subject could discern no difference in sensation. May indicate non-polarized nature of MR. SE-7 Tested volunteer #6 for MR using large electromagnet. Arrangement consisted of iron core coil identical to the one used briefly by Barb Boyle in Texas experiments (1000 turns #14 wire on iron core). Coil energized by Lambda 12 volt power supply. Flux density at poles between 3000 and 5000 gauss (estimated). Subject felt MR, at full intensity. This demonstrates that a powerful DC electromagnet can induce the MR, clarifying an uncertain point left over from the Texas experiments. SE-8 During the summer, autumn and winter of 1991, I endeavored to determine if certain animals were subject to MR-like sensations in the presence of the test magnet. One must recall that UFO lore is peppered with accounts of farm and domestic animals acting strangely or in a panicked fashion during "encounters". My other thought was that if the MR was a naturally occurring phenomenon, then animals should feel its effect also! A total of 13 farm and domestic animals were tested. The protocol was simple. I would gain a position close to the animal, and win its confidence by petting it or holding it. I then would proceed to move the 2000 gauss test magnet around the "critter's" head and watch for any changes in mood or stance. The breakdown of animals tested is thus: Dogs - 7 No animal tested showed any indication of a response, or foreign sensation. Idle curiosity about the object in my hand was the only noted response in the case of two or three of the dogs. SE-9 In June of 1991, I constructed a device which I hoped would act as a UFO abduction "shield". The basis for this device were the observations from the Texas experiments wherein a Tesla Coil seemed to "drive away" the feeling of an impending abduction (as discussed in "The Magnetic Implant Response"). The shield consisted of a 555 timer IC which drove an automotive ignition coil by way of a 2N3055 power transistor. The high voltage output of the coil was fed to an argon filled vacuum tube (884). The whole circuit was powered by 110VAC and was connected to a timed relay. When turned on, the driver circuit/coil would pass a high voltage discharge through the argon gas, creating a broadband burst of RF. The timer would cause the entire circuit to fire about once a second. The device was given to a UFO abductee in Indiana who, at the time, was experiencing a run of "anomalies" and apparent intrusion in her life. Definitive results have yet to come in, as things began to settle back down in the abductee's life, and the shield wasn't employed more than a few times. Apparent complications with the whole affair was that whenever "Carlene" would turn the shield on, her husband (also a repeat abductee), would become dizzy and nauseous! Exact schematics of this device are available from me upon request. The development of an abduction shield based upon the principles of the MR and the TCSE heartens back to the earliest intentions of my research. I would encourage any abduction researcher who is exploring the option of "resistance" to contact me if they have even a modicum of interest in possible anti-abduction technology. Most recently, I have designed a build a circuit which emits the broad-band RF radiation of a Tesla Coil without any high voltage or noisy spark gap. Testing of this circuit with the help of several of the Random Series MR+ volunteers is currently in process. This circuit is also available from me upon request. OTHER RESEARCHERS The "UFO grapevine" is insidious. Although overall, response to the publishing of my initial report was slim, I have received casual inquiries about my work from as far away as Belgium. In part, this was due to a personal campaign of mailing free copies of my first report to as many would-be interested parties as possible. To date, I have been in contact with two other researchers who have attempted to duplicate the MR. Both have achieved positive results. During the summer of 1991, Ms. Deb Tomey of Indianapolis conducted an informal series of MR tests. Using the protocol of the Random Series, Deb tested twenty-seven individuals in the Indianapolis area. MR-like responses were observed in 16 of these tests. Several of these were extraordinarily vivid reactions. It should be noted that a fairly high percentage of the volunteers in this series were previous abductees or experiencers of the anomalous, known to Ms. Tomey through earlier contacts and research. Brian Thompson, M.D., a researcher in Cincinnati, OH, has also succeeded in confirming the MR in at least two cases. CONCLUSION If no other positive result has been achieved by the discovery and exploration of the MR, at least it (hopefully), has caused a few medical and psychiatric professionals to crack open their old physics texts! The MR is a real entity, of this I no longer have any doubt. It is a key to the blending of physics, mind, and brain. More importantly, it is one of few solid handles I have ever encountered for grasping the shifting, illusion filled crucible of the anomalous. Over one year has passed since the first volunteer of the Random Series was tested. I regret that I am not able to say whether the MR does or does not relate to the sub-phenomenon of the abduction implant. To be quite honest, however, certain aspects of what I observed are subtly disturbing to me. Even if there are no such things as implants, the implications of magnetic, geo-magnetic, or RF magnetic manipulation of human senses and thoughts becomes frighteningly real. Our realities are set in order and structured by the astounding organ between our ears. However, the MR reminds us that this same organ is at the mercy of fields of force from the outside world, and of any intelligent party which are to manipulate those fields. Once again, I would say tot hose who read this report, "Don't take my word for it, try it yourself!" The equipment necessary is simple and inexpensive. I am available for consultation. In closing, I would like to thank all of those individual who have given their time and ideas to this project. Special thanks to Barb, Debbie Tomey, Brian, and my wife Deb. And my deepest thanks to all of the people who volunteered for the MR tests and experiments! REFERENCES
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, R.O. Becker, MD, describes the
effect of high gauss magnetic field on the nervous systems of animals. Becker achieved anesthetisation of a
salamander by exposing the animal to a magnetic field of 3000 gauss. This was attributed to Hall effect diversion
of charge carriers in the salamander's brain. It seems highly plausible that the same, or a similar, mechanism
could be the basis for the MR> However, there seems to be certain inconsistencies with conditions that model
#1 would probably contain. Consider the Random Series results, and ponder the following: