Early Contactee Orfeo Angelucci is best known for his book The Secret of the Saucers. Mark Russell Bell here extensively quotes from another Angelucci book which presents the story of yet another Contactee. The material is a bit hard to follow at times, with entities changing names and such, and a recurrent theme in the narrative recalls suggestions of hallucinogenic substance involvement. Hakan Blomqvist gives us another Contactee-based article with Dane Rudhyar and Esoteric Intervention. We learn that the “Planetary Guardians” of the older Esoteric Tradition apparently started cooperating with the “alien visitors” in the 1950s and after in their generally benevolent plans to lead humanity “upwards.” It certainly seems the Contactee Universe is a crowded place. On a somewhat more mundane plane, “ultraterrestrial” ufologist John Keel’s correspondence also illuminates the heyday of Contacteeism. A Letter to Charles Bowen, September 19, 1966 among other things touches upon NICAP’s aversion towards “contact stories of any type.” Keel notes the “remarkable and gratifying” change in public attitude he sees towards the UFO subject, and that there are still publishing limitations on how far a writer can go with “some of the wilder cases.” Look also for what Keel says about “the tall, hairy creature.” John is quite the detective, says Keel site manager Doug Skinner of A Letter to Charles Bowen, November 12, 1966. After reading this letter you’ll likely agree. (WM)

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