I've noticed a lack of discussion about Whitley Strieber's new book "The Grays". I finished it a few days ago and have been digesting it ever since. First off: it is fiction -- from what I've heard, he chose this route because it would be easier to present the far-out (no pun intended) aspects of the aliens and make it palatable to the general public.
Here are some the points I would like to have clarified as to whether they are partially/completely fact or fiction:
The grays are an ancient race, dying because they lack the DNA to replenish that which is decaying within their bodies. Many of their parts (including their brains) have been replaced with machine replacements. This, combined with their lack of sexual reproduction has eliminated desire as a driving force and has given them a distinct lack of emotion. This is a big part of what they want from us – DNA to help them restore the ability to feel joy and wonder.
They need the DNA resources of all 6 billion people on Earth. In return, they will help us avoid destruction in the 65-million year extinction cycle that we are currently entering (we’re supposedly 3 million years into it already.)
Many in the current US government advocate a “thinning of the herd” so to speak. Through the destruction of most people on the planet, the grays will lose interest in us. (Could this be why there is a complete lack of interest in the Kyoto protocol or any environmental protection -- and so much talk of "the Rapture" among those running the US?)
The grays are so ancient, they have forgotten their history.
They are a collective and work in groups of three. They do not function well when separated. They don’t know how to make us less frightened of them, and this is very frustrating to them. (This may account for some of the true “high strangeness” cases that involve costumed figures.)
They can see the slight but rapid movements of our eyes and by matching their moves to our eyes, they can effectively become invisible. This is why the grays usually seek people when they are alone or at night. It is easiest to see them as a flash of motion in our peripheral vision.
Their craft and instruments are anything BUT high tech… they use cast off knives, jars, etc… for their operations. The ships are little more than sticks wrapped with the almost indestructible metal/fabric described from Roswell.
Their antigravity propulsion device is an ore found commonly near iron mines on Earth, but their method of extracting the element is so advanced, we cannot at the moment collect enough to be useful. The ore is kept in tin boxes throughout the ship. By utilizing an engine that propels mercury in a circular motion, their ships are further reduced in weight by 40%. The flying triangles seen around the world are USAF craft that have copied this high-speed mercury-based engine. It is very dangerous if the engine fails -- this is what was witnessed in the Cash-Landrum case. (Which was not mentioned by name.)
Harry S. Truman ordered them to be shot down on sight… but this proved ineffective, so a treaty was proposed. The grays don’t have a clear idea of what a treaty is, but they seem to obey the “no-fly” zones.
They are responsible for cattle (and human) mutilation because the parts that are taken (lips, eyes, genitals, etc…) are areas with rich cell counts and are useful for cloning-type purposes.
Finally, a sub-plot involves triggering rage in people by implanting a ½ inch of wire 3 inches above a person’s right eye (an almost undetectable incision.) When hit with a radio signal, it creates irritation in the person that is expressed as rage and anger. This information came from Nazi scientists who were brought to the US as part of Operation Paperclip at the end of WWII.
What I didn’t find in the book, but wanted to:
Why are the dead so often seen aboard UFO’s by abductees?
An excellent and interesting story, obviously – but does any of this make sense?
I am chalking up the 2012 arrival date of the grays as fictional – but I could be wrong.
Have at it!!!
TVgeek
Here are some the points I would like to have clarified as to whether they are partially/completely fact or fiction:
The grays are an ancient race, dying because they lack the DNA to replenish that which is decaying within their bodies. Many of their parts (including their brains) have been replaced with machine replacements. This, combined with their lack of sexual reproduction has eliminated desire as a driving force and has given them a distinct lack of emotion. This is a big part of what they want from us – DNA to help them restore the ability to feel joy and wonder.
They need the DNA resources of all 6 billion people on Earth. In return, they will help us avoid destruction in the 65-million year extinction cycle that we are currently entering (we’re supposedly 3 million years into it already.)
Many in the current US government advocate a “thinning of the herd” so to speak. Through the destruction of most people on the planet, the grays will lose interest in us. (Could this be why there is a complete lack of interest in the Kyoto protocol or any environmental protection -- and so much talk of "the Rapture" among those running the US?)
The grays are so ancient, they have forgotten their history.
They are a collective and work in groups of three. They do not function well when separated. They don’t know how to make us less frightened of them, and this is very frustrating to them. (This may account for some of the true “high strangeness” cases that involve costumed figures.)
They can see the slight but rapid movements of our eyes and by matching their moves to our eyes, they can effectively become invisible. This is why the grays usually seek people when they are alone or at night. It is easiest to see them as a flash of motion in our peripheral vision.
Their craft and instruments are anything BUT high tech… they use cast off knives, jars, etc… for their operations. The ships are little more than sticks wrapped with the almost indestructible metal/fabric described from Roswell.
Their antigravity propulsion device is an ore found commonly near iron mines on Earth, but their method of extracting the element is so advanced, we cannot at the moment collect enough to be useful. The ore is kept in tin boxes throughout the ship. By utilizing an engine that propels mercury in a circular motion, their ships are further reduced in weight by 40%. The flying triangles seen around the world are USAF craft that have copied this high-speed mercury-based engine. It is very dangerous if the engine fails -- this is what was witnessed in the Cash-Landrum case. (Which was not mentioned by name.)
Harry S. Truman ordered them to be shot down on sight… but this proved ineffective, so a treaty was proposed. The grays don’t have a clear idea of what a treaty is, but they seem to obey the “no-fly” zones.
They are responsible for cattle (and human) mutilation because the parts that are taken (lips, eyes, genitals, etc…) are areas with rich cell counts and are useful for cloning-type purposes.
Finally, a sub-plot involves triggering rage in people by implanting a ½ inch of wire 3 inches above a person’s right eye (an almost undetectable incision.) When hit with a radio signal, it creates irritation in the person that is expressed as rage and anger. This information came from Nazi scientists who were brought to the US as part of Operation Paperclip at the end of WWII.
What I didn’t find in the book, but wanted to:
Why are the dead so often seen aboard UFO’s by abductees?
An excellent and interesting story, obviously – but does any of this make sense?
I am chalking up the 2012 arrival date of the grays as fictional – but I could be wrong.
Have at it!!!
TVgeek
