UFOs identified?
Plus, Dave’s book club and Trump’s assault on your internet security
JD Vance recently made waves when he said that he believes that UFOs are demons. Most people have never heard of such a thing, but the article struck a memory chord with me.
Several decades ago, I read the book, “Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men” by JPL astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross. In the book, Ross put forth a similar theory to Vance’s beliefs. At the time, I wrote about Ross’s book in my blog. I’m going to repost that article here, in its entirety.
I’m not endorsing the theory that unexplained UFOs are spiritual beings. I don’t know what they are, but I do think that Ross’s theory is an interesting one that explains many of the odd bits about UFOs and subculture surrounding them. With the government revelations about Unexplained Aerial Phenomena since I originally wrote this post, it is even more apparent that Something Is Out There.
Submitted for your approval, “UFOs Identified?” from 2007:
Photo: Grainy B&W image of supposed UFO over Passaic in New Jersey from July 1952 (Wikimedia)
UFOs are fact. By definition, a UFO is any flying object that is unidentified. The real question then, is what are UFOs?
The vast majority of UFO sightings have rational explanations. Experimental military aircraft are probably responsible for a large number of sightings, especially in the western US. Natural phenomena explain many more. Meteorites, planets, atmospheric reflections, and the classic "swamp gas" could explain many sightings. Other manmade objects like balloons, airplanes, and hoaxes round out some common explanations for UFO sightings. Hypnotic suggestion casts doubt on witnesses who only remember their UFO sightings when under hypnosis.
But if 99.9 percent of all UFO sightings can be explained, the 0.1 percent left over still results in hundreds of unexplained cases. What could be responsible for all of these mysterious sightings, many of which involve face-to-face contact with "extra-terrestrials? "
One of the most compelling explanations that I have heard can be found in the book, "Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men," by Dr. Hugh Ross (www.reasons.org). Dr. Ross is a Ph. D. in Astronomy who also has degrees in physics. Dr. Ross' theory is that unexplained UFOs may be inter-dimensional travelers that we would be more likely to call angels and demons.
Dr. Ross begins with an analysis of the likelihood of life existing in other parts of the universe. The odds for life arising elsewhere are astronomically (pardon the pun) low. Even if life did arise elsewhere, the odds that they could overcome the difficulties of interstellar travel are even more remote.
The book also notes that the majority of UFO witnesses are people involved in the occult or who are close to people in the occult. Dr. Ross also notes that people being harassed by aliens have often called on Jesus for help. When the name of Jesus is used, the aliens left immediately. Calling on other religious figures such as Mohammad, Buddha, etc., has no effect. The Bible repeatedly shows that Jesus has authority over demons and evil angels.
As Ross points out, if UFOs were a real, physical phenomenon, people who spend a lot of time in the sky would see them more often than other people. Statistics indicate that is not true, however. Links to the occult is the most important determining factor. (As a professional pilot with more than 5500 hours, many of them at night, I have never seen a UFO.) [In 2026, I have more than 10,700 hours but still zero UFO sightings.]
Additionally, the "aliens" offer religious information that conflicts directly with the Bible, which is the inspired word of God. They often preach Eastern style universal consciousness or deny the fact that all humans will face judgment before God. They have even provided an alternative to the Bible in the Urantia book. Ross notes that evil spirits appear as an "angel of light" (2 Cor. 11:14-15), they perform counterfeit miracles and signs (2 Thess. 2:9-10), and inspire "antichrists" to deceive and lead people away from the one true God and ultimately to eternal damnation (Matt. 24:24, 1 Tim. 4:1, Rev. 12:9). There are many UFO cults that do just this.
The inter-dimensional theory would also explain how UFOs seemingly defy the laws of physics. Often they make rapid accelerations to very high speeds and then stop suddenly. The "aliens" reportedly walk through solid objects. They disappear suddenly and leave no trace. Jesus himself could appear suddenly (Luke 24:36-37) and pass through a locked door (John 20:19).
If you are seeing UFOs and aliens, the best advice that is found in 1 John 4:1-3. Test the spirits by asking them whether Jesus is the Son of God who came to earth as a man. If they deny this, then you are dealing with an evil spirit. Seek help from Jesus Christ.
There is much evidence that UFOs are more than a myth. The question is whether they are a help or a hindrance, good or evil. Don't believe everything you hear, even if you hear it from an alien.
GOVT GONE WILD The Trump White House launched a new app last week, and technology and privacy experts say it’s a mess. Per Mashable, the app allegedly spies on your location every 4.5 minutes and transmits it to a third-party server. Per the report, permissions for the app include “precise locations, network connections, fingerprint and biometric data, the ability to prevent the device from sleeping, and even modify or delete contents of shared storage.” There is also a vulnerability to hacking and malware through the app’s YouTube embeds.
Needless to say, I recommend not downloading the White House app.
DAVE’S BOOK CLUB I just finished volume two of Rick Atkinson’s history of the American Revolution, “Fate of the Day.” Atkinson is my favorite historian for his detailed-yet-very-readable books.
What sets “Fate of the Day” apart is the geopolitical details of events outside America. The Revolution became a world war after France and Spain intervened against Britain, but we don’t usually get the details of why King Louis entered the war or what happened on other fronts around the world. Among the details that I’ve never heard were that Britain was about to offer Americans autonomy when France entered the war and that the French and Spanish came close to invading England.
PROSTATE CANCER BLOG I haven’t posted to My Prostate Cancer Journey in a while, but I added a short update. My PSA is doing good after three years, and I’m praying that this good trend continues.
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"JD Vance recently made waves when he said that he believes that UFOs are demons. Most people have never heard of such a thing, but the article struck a memory chord with me."
J.D.'s been huffing paint with Rod Dreher for a bit longer than is good for himself.[1] Looks like weirdness[2] is still on the menu, boys!
[1] https://x.com/roddreher/status/2003644053129408514
[2] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/rod-dreher-blog-weird-american-conservative / https://archive.is/EMGgp
The first chapter of Ezekiel[1, KJV] is a lot of fun for folks studying this topic:
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
[1] https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ezekiel-Chapter-1/