Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 10:36:09 -0700
To: ufolist@riskers.org
From: Jilain  [Jilain Jones]
Subject: What if...
Late night ponderings......
On or around December 4, 1997, Lan Lamphere gets the idea to try
to pull together scientists/researchers/ufologists/general public
from all over the world to study paranormal activities/events,
including UFOs.  He wants to take a scientific approach....a
"just the facts, ma'am" mentality....to the very confusing
information that surrounds everything that is generally lumped
into the broad heading of "paranormal" activities and events,
including UFOs.  He decides to call this organization for
research and investigation "Nexxus.org", and base it on the
Internet.
On December 16th, he is fired from his job because of his
interest in UFOs specifically, his superiors quoted as saying
they were afraid he would embarass the company if he became known
as a "ufo freak".  I receive a copy of Lan's email, detailing his
firing, and with his permission, post it to numerous email lists,
under the heading "TOTAL OUTRAGE".  Responses pour into
Nexxus.org.
Lan begins to pull together his organization, attracting
scientists and ufologists from around the world.  He also
attracts "everyday people" who express a desire to be a part of
this team that will use logical, scientific investigative methods
to attempt to get some solids answers to the myraid of questions
surrounding UFOs and paranormal activities.  Though there is
interest in studying other paranormal events, the studying of
UFOs quickly takes the lead as the subject the people joining
Nexxus want to work on first.
Lan talks with Jack Schulman of ACC, giving him a general
overview of what Nexxus is all about, and offering to assist ACC
in their analysis of the data/ material they claim to have in
their possession that led up to the development of their
"transcapacitor".  Schulman leads Lan to believe that he will
seriously consider utilizing the facilities, personnel, and
experience of those volunteering their services to Nexxus.  Lan
authorizes the posting of a release to this effect, titled "ACC
Seeking Independent Investigation", in which it is stated that
Nexxus and ACC have had some preliminary talks regarding Nexxus
assisting ACC, in a consulting capacity, in its investigation of
the data/material ACC claims to possess.
Stan Friedman, after talking with Lan, faxes Jack Schulman,
informing Schulman of inaccuracies in the material that company
has put out concerning the Roswell incident.  Schulman faxes Stan
back, admitting to being "torn" over the decision as to whether
or not to correct these known inaccuracies on their posted
Roswell material.
On December 24, ACC makes a posting to its web page, denying
contact with Nexxus or any knowledge of Lan, and making false
statements regarding Lan.  A firestorm is ignited across the
Internet.  The accusations become more and more ridiculous and
more and more invalid with each passing day.  It doesn't go away
when Nexxus does not respond to the charges.  It doesn't go away
when Nexxus does respond to the charges.  Lan offers the olive
branch, stating publicly on the webpage that the ACC/Nexxus
controversy is a dead issue as far as Nexxus is concerned.  ACC
posts to its webpage, accusing Lan of not even existing, and
Nexxus of being a terrorist organization.  Ed Wang, whoever he
is, posts on 1/1/98, a highly inflammatory and libelous summation
of the whole event, even dragging in the names of people who are
not associated with Nexxus or ACC and have had nothing to do with
or commented on the whole Nexxus/ACC feeding frenzy since it
started.  And this posting spreads all over the internet, up to
and including being posted on the "Sightings on the Radio"
webpage.  None of Nexxus's rebuttals are posted to that site,
giving a public forum only to the ACC side of the whole affair.
Why??
ACC has been attacked rather harshly in the past, as has this Ed
Wang person. The credibility of their case has been drawn into
question more than once in the past year.  They have been
subjected to some indepth scrutiny by other individuals and
organizations. But never did ACC react in such a fashion as they
did when it comes to Nexxus.  WHY??
What is it about Lan and Nexxus that set ACC into such a
defensive mode? What is it about Nexxus that got such attention
and such a swift and vehement reaction from ACC?  From Jack
Schulman himself?
Consider this....and remember that these are just late night
thoughts on my part.  Just my mind playing a fanciful game of
"what if...."  Nothing carved in stone here, just theorizing and
thinking and wondering and pondering.......
POINT: For 50 years, UFOs have remained a mystery.  There have
been official denials of their existance, and charges of
government coverup of information on their existance.  There have
been more denials by the government and military, and more
charges of government coverup, with research done to support
those charges.  The government has countered with research on its
on to counter the charges of a coverup and the existance of
UFOs.
POINT:  There are numerous UFO groups around the world.  Each has
its own agenda and method of carrying out its investigations.
Rarely do you see these groups working in harmony, freely sharing
information, resources, personnel, etc.
POINT:  Lan Lamphere is a storm chaser/photographer.  He is not a
ufologist or UFO researcher, and never claimed to be.  He is just
a man who caught something on tape that he cannot explain after
analysis of the data at his disposal.  And he got curious about
it.  He decided to seek help in determining what these UFOs are,
and decided to try to bring together science and ufology to
accomplish that goal.
POINT:  Todd Andrews of the RISKERS/NUFOIA organization has been
involved in the UFO field for several years, running a webpage
and email list that dissimenates information on the subject out
over the Internet.
POINT:  After the hoopla over Nexxus began, the website has been
hacked more than once.
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