12) Phobos and Deimos. Mars’s moons. A lot of odd stuff about this pair, including the appearance of parallel surface lines, unusual orbital characteristics and generally porous interiors. All of which led Soviet and American scientists to suggest that these satellites might be ‘artificial’. In the journal Astronautics, Fred Singer, then science advisor to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, said: if the satellite is indeed spiraling inward as deduced from astronomical observation, then there is little alternative to the hypothesis that it is hollow and therefore Martian made.” Oh, and one of the Russian probes (Phobos 2) was lost right after a shadowy missile-like figure was seen between it and the Martian surface. Make of that what you will.
13) Finally, the Brookings Report. In collaboration with NASA, the Brookings Institute released to the House of Representatives on April 18, 1961 the Proposed Studies on the Implications of Peaceful Space Activities for Human Affairs. Page 215 is as I’ve had my characters quote in this book, basically suggesting that the logical course of action should alien artifacts be discovered in our solar system, would be to carefully consider keeping such knowledge from the general public in order to protect our cultural legacy, and indeed even keep our society from deconstructing, as has been the case in many other instances when less advanced societies have come in contact with ones far in advance of their own.
And I’ve just scratched the surface. There’s so much more, if I can find the drive to get my team back in gear, back to probing the mysteries that will always be out there. I hope this isn’t the end, but a new beginning.
Thanks for coming along—and hopefully staying—for the ride.
David Sakmyster
7/15/12
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