Tonnies - The Cryptoterrerstrials: A Meditation on Indigenous Humanoids and the Aliens Among Us

As a result of its elusive, ever-changing and (I would strongly argue) seemingly stage-managed nature and appearance, the UFO phenomenon is one that should be firmly recognized by, and appreciated for, its many attendant uncertainties and complexities.

After all, we should never forget that more than 60 years have elapsed since pilot Kenneth Arnold experienced his now historic encounter of the Flying Saucer kind over Mount Rainier in Washington State. And guess what? The U in UFO still stands for Unidentified.

Unfortunately, so many of those who have dared to immerse themselves within the ufological sand-pit since that long-gone, heady day in June 1947 have forgottenor stubbornly refuse to acknowledgethat stark fact.

For those utterly belief-driven souls, the only answer to the ever-present UFO mystery that continues to intrude upon us at a collective and, sometimes, profoundly personal level, is that the true unknowns have extraterrestrial origins.

Yet, the harsh reality is that the likes of the late J. Allen Hynek, Leonard Stringfield, Richard Hall, and countless other souls who became entranced by flying saucers and their forever elusive crews were utterly unable to provide any hard evidence that E.T. really wasor still isamong us.

For all their files (and attendant filing cabinets), their carefully compiled notes, and their myriad interviews with numerous eyewitnesses, they failed to make a definitive case. Thats right: THEY FAILED. Deal with it or dont, but its a fact.

Now, one might reasonably ask: well, just because absolute vindication for the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (ETH) has not yet been forthcoming, does that mean the same hypothesis has no merit?

Of course not; however, in my view, if evidence for the ETH has failed to surfacedespite decades of hard work and diligent investigationsthen maybe we should consider the notion that we are looking for the answers in all the wrong places.

Instead of looking up, maybe we should be looking around us. And, perhaps, even below us, too.

Thankfully, there are a few learned scholars out there who recognize that what, to some, is a relatively straightforward matternamely, the idea that E.T. is visiting us, sometimes crashes and burns, and has a particular penchant for our DNAis actually nothing of the sort.

Enter Mac Tonnies.

I rather liken Mac to a Fortean equivalent of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones (Mac would probably prefer I cite the Smiths or R.E.M.; but, hey, thats how it goes). When, in 1976, both bands firmly saved rock music from the bloated stodge of groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Yes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, they didnt do so just because they could. No, their actions were prompted by the fact that (A) the dinosaurs of rock had become utterly irrelevant and redundant; and (B) a new, fresh approach was sorely needed.

Such is the case with the beliefs of many of the long-term players within ufology, who are, today, about as relevant to the actual subject matter as is a pterodactyl or a woolly mammoth to the 21st century.

Even a relative novice cannot fail to notice that the UFO issue has a distinct atmosphere about it that screams manipulation, deception, and stage-managed trickery. In other words, yes: there is a real UFO phenomenon. And, it has nothing to do with Pentagon generals, CIA spooks, mistaken identity, or outright hoaxing and fakery. But it may have nothing to do with literal extraterrestrials either.

What if there exists alongside us, in distinct stealth, a race of incredibly ancient beings who may be native to our planet; who were perhapseons agoour technological masters, but who, today, may well be on the wane?

What if, as a means to move amongst us, they have ingeniously passed themselves off as visitors from far-off worlds? And what if wethose of us who delve into the world of the UFO, and those who have encountered such entitieshave fallen for their Machiavellian ruses time and time again?

Such are the questions that are at the heart of Mac Tonnies The Cryptoterrestrials .

As Mac skillfully demonstrates, UFOs and their shadowy crews most assuredly do exist, and their ties to us are both long-standing and vital. They want us to believe they are extraterrestrials. Arguably, they even need us to believe they are extraterrestrials. But, in reality, they are merely Oscar-deserving actors, endlessly performing stage-plays that have successfully kept the human race in the dark for countless generations.

With the long-awaited publication of Macs The Cryptoterrestrials , however, their era of deceit and manipulation may well be coming to a closeproviding, that is, we do not continue to be seduced and enchanted by their cosmic lies.

Nick Redfern