Nexus - Whole No 08 - Vol 02 No 02 - 1955 02 00

Magazine Overview

NEXUS, Volume 1, Issue 2, dated February 1955, presents a collection of articles and news items focused on flying saucers and related phenomena. The cover features a dramatic illustration of a woman, an octopus, a volcano, and a flying saucer. The issue includes news stories, feature articles, and a humorous piece, along with important notices regarding the magazine's operations.

News Stories

Eisenhower Discredits Flying Saucer Space Theories

This section reports on President Eisenhower's statement, quoted from the New York News of December 15th, 1954, that an Air Force officer he trusts informed him that flying saucers do not originate from outer space. An Air Force spokesman is quoted as saying that 10% of sighted objects remain unexplained, acknowledging that people are indeed seeing something and not everyone reporting such events is crazy. The editor's note invites readers to consider these points, suggesting a logical conclusion can be drawn from Eisenhower's remarks and the fact that people are seeing things.

Civilian Saucer Intelligence to Hear Speech by Ivan Sanderson

This news item announces that Civilian Saucer Intelligence, an East Coast saucer group, will hold a public meeting on January 28th at Steinway Hall, New York City. The featured speaker is Ivan Sanderson, a naturalist, who will discuss the relationship between flying saucers and other unexplained phenomena. Sanderson believes researchers should broaden their scope beyond just flying saucers.

Excellent New Saucer Magazine Available in England

NEXUS recommends the third bi-monthly issue of URANUS, a British saucer magazine. It highlights URANUS's impartiality and refusal to endorse unproven claims, presenting viewpoints fairly. Editorial correspondence should be sent to E. Biddle at 1513 High Road, London N.20, England, while subscriptions and other communications should go to Markham House Press Ltd., 31 Kings Road, London S.W.3, England. The subscription price for URANUS is $1.50 per year.

Feature Articles

The Truth About the Flying Saucers by James W. Moseley

James W. Moseley, the editor of NEXUS, addresses his promise to reveal information about Earth-made flying saucers. He explains that the term "flying saucer" can be defined by government officials as a "figment of the imagination or misrepresentation of a conventional object," allowing them to deny their existence. However, in common usage, flying saucers can be tangible things. Moseley categorizes "truly unknown objects" into five types: unidentified flying wings, artificial meteors, "foo-fighters" (guided missiles), "cigar-shaped saucers" (rockets), and saucer-shaped objects. He asserts that these are improvements on rocket technology developed in Germany during World War Two, with both the US and Russia building similar craft, often piloted or guided missiles. He names German rocket experts like von Braun, Dornberger, and Riedel, noting Riedel's shift from believing in extraterrestrial saucers to denying their existence. Moseley cites an interview with George Klein, a German rocket researcher, who stated he witnessed a flying saucer released from Prague on February 14, 1945, reaching 30,700 feet in three minutes. The construction of these pilot-less ray-guided discs began in 1942. Moseley discusses the speeds and maneuverability of these craft, noting that reported speeds of 25,000 mph are often radar artifacts. He addresses reports of landings and "little men," suggesting landings might be hoaxes or crashes of early Earth-made craft, and "little men" could be monkeys in specialized suits. He argues that human error and misinterpretation are common in sightings, citing an experiment where reporters staged a "saucer landing" that was widely reported as real. Moseley concludes that saucers are advanced Earth-based technology, not necessarily extraterrestrial, and that government security, similar to that surrounding atomic bomb development, keeps information classified. He believes official announcements will likely be obscure public information releases.

The Legends of Mount Shasta by Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen explores the legends surrounding Mount Shasta in California, focusing on the "Mystery People" said to inhabit the area. These ancient people, possibly survivors of the lost continent of Lemuria, are believed to resent intrusion and use mystical powers to deter visitors. Stories from the early days of automobiles describe cars malfunctioning near the mountain until passengers backed them away. Cohen also recounts tales of strange fogs emanating from the area during forest fires, forming a protective wall. He mentions sightings of unusual cattle that would retreat back into the woods. The legends also include "cigar-shaped" craft, referred to as "aerial submarines," capable of flight and landing on water. The article suggests these craft are linked to the "Mystery People" and their advanced technology. Cohen notes that Mount Shasta is theorized to be inhabited by Lemurians who have maintained their isolation, with their city possibly located within the mountain, evidenced by heat and smoke from the crater. He draws parallels to other Lemurian descendants living in extinct volcanoes in Mexico. Cohen concludes that further research into the Mount Shasta area could uncover fascinating truths about these people.

Humor

I Met a Tibetan Vimana by Allaric Ciderwallah

This article, presented as a facetious account by a subscriber who prefers anonymity, humorously recounts an encounter with what is described as a "Tibetan Vimana." The narrator, a former Staff Sergeant, describes a humming noise and an object resembling a prayer wheel wobbling above a train. He concentrates on the word "Dyzan" (meaning "Strength" or "Wisdom"), causing the object to disappear in a puff of smoke. Later, using a ouija board, the word "Alcyone" is spelled out repeatedly. The narrator then describes waking up in a donkey stable after falling from a train, only to be addressed by a voice claiming to be from "beyond the Himalayas" and offering "Wisdom of the Near-White Brotherhood in Shamballa."

Important Notices

NEXUS is being mailed early this month due to the editor's planned absence for two to three weeks. Subscriptions and renewals will be handled promptly by the secretary, but personal mail will not be answered. The March issue will be delayed. The "Letters to the Editor" column is omitted this month due to the early printing schedule but will return in March to address subscriber feedback.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue of NEXUS revolve around the mystery of flying saucers, with a strong emphasis on the possibility of their Earthly origins, particularly stemming from advanced German technology developed during World War II. The magazine appears to lean towards a skeptical yet open-minded approach, presenting various theories while also highlighting the role of government secrecy and public misinterpretation. The editor, James W. Moseley, seems to advocate for a rational, evidence-based investigation into these phenomena, distinguishing between hoaxes, misidentifications, and potentially genuine unknown objects. The inclusion of the Mount Shasta legends and the humorous "Tibetan Vimana" story suggests an interest in a broader spectrum of unexplained phenomena and folklore, while the review of URANUS indicates an engagement with the international UFO community. The editorial stance, as evidenced by Moseley's article, is that many sightings can be explained by terrestrial technology, but a small percentage remain genuinely puzzling, leaving room for continued investigation.

This issue, identified as number 11, presents a narrative focused on a personal encounter with a purported extraterrestrial or supernatural entity and its craft. The content appears to be a first-person account, possibly fictionalized or a personal testimony, detailing a strange meeting and subsequent events. The magazine also includes advertisements for other publications and books related to UFOs and metaphysics.

The Encounter with the Atlantean

The narrator begins by describing an encounter with a 'scaly creature' that he initially mistakes for something else. This creature, who identifies itself as an Atlantean, questions the narrator's lack of knowledge about 'marvels that we Atlanteans have hidden from the peaks of the Himalayas.' The narrator, recalling childhood stories from his mother about 'Mother Blah and Father Shinn' and 'Good Ones' in the Tibetan hinterland, attempts to identify the creature, asking if it is the 'Bodshivatta for the Third Quadrille of the Fourth Rat-race of the Second Grand Chain.'

The Atlantean creature, described as having six legs and a purring contentment, offers the narrator a ride in one of its 'elderly models' of a 'Vimana' to Mount Shasta. The creature claims this offer is to help the narrator 'get permission to show off one of our Vimanas' and that if the narrator can 'kid you into pulling a fast one over in the U.S.A.,' the creature will be released from a 'heavy karmic debt' incurred from a past incarnation as a 'Rhomal.'

The Vimana and Shamballa

The narrator agrees, and they proceed to examine the Vimana. It is described as looking 'rather like a hanging lampshade,' with crude drawings around the flange. These drawings are attributed to a Professor Adamson-Williamski, a supposed amateur anthropologist who developed a new syllabary for a pan-Eurasian language while in Cracow jail, and who had mysteriously disappeared years before the war.

The companion explains that the Vimana was developed in the 'Flying Saucer department' after they 'kidnapped him' (presumably Adamson-Williamski), and that it was a test of the narrator's intelligence. When the narrator questions if all their objects are solid, asking if they are made of 'Ectoplasm,' the creature reveals that the Vimana is the 'only solid one in the whole of the place.' The other objects, and indeed their home-town, are 'merely made of hot air' and are 'thought-forms created by sensation-hungry mental adolescents with semi-religious susceptibilities.' The creature refers to their home as 'dear old Mother Blah's' mind.

Disbelief and Confinement

After the Atlantean disappears, leaving the narrator alone with the flying machine, the narrator states he has 'tried hard to get some body to believe my story, but who is going to believe this one after all the rubbish that has been written by others who lack even the shallowest pretentions of honesty?' He admits he never discovered how to fly the Vimana and eventually wandered back to the railroad, ending up in 'this ward of the Deolati Civil Hospital.' The text is noted as being 'Written in the office of the Senior Psychiatrist, Deolati Civil Hospital.'

A postscript (P.S.) is added, suggesting that to prove the narrator is lying, one must fail to find a 'Flying Saucer lying in a small native village in the area bounded by Rawalpindi, Lahore, and the distance I fell down the railroad embankment.' The Vimana is recognizable, and the narrator states he scratched his father's initials on its undercarriage: 'Ganesh, Ezekiel, Ciderwallah: - G.E.C.'

Photographs and Advertisements

Page 12 includes a caption for a photograph, asking if the flying saucer photo looks as good as many seen in newspapers and magazines, but then reveals it is 'only the hub cap being held by the young man in the other photo.'

The issue concludes with an 'ADVERTISEMENTS' section:

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Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The primary theme of this issue is the exploration of UFO encounters and the nature of reality, presented through a personal narrative. The story blends elements of science fiction, mysticism (Secret Doctrine, Atlanteans, Vimanas, karmic debt), and psychological delusion (confinement in a hospital, questioning of sanity). The editorial stance, if any, is not explicitly stated but is implied through the presentation of the story as a testimony, albeit one that acknowledges its own potential for disbelief. The inclusion of advertisements for other UFO publications suggests an editorial interest in promoting the broader UFO community and its literature. The narrative questions the nature of reality, suggesting that perceived reality can be a construct of the mind or 'thought-forms.'