Jacques Vallée, UFOs, and the Case against Extraterrestrial Origins

For pioneering the first alternatives to the extraterrestrial hypothesis for UFOs, Jacques Vallée has earned a reputation as the grandfather of the "new" ufology, and he's inspired a generation of ufologists to explore a whole new set of questions about the UFO phenomenon. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=3375417 Donate on Paypal: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/support.html Website: https://ThinkAnomalous.com Full transcript & audio: https://ThinkAnomalous.com/jacques-va... Facebook:   / thinkanomalous   Twitter:   / think_anomalous   Instagram:   / think.anomalous   Check out more from our illustrator, V.R. Laurence: https://vrlaurence.com Think Anomalous is created by Jason Charbonneau. Illustration by V.R. Laurence (https://vrlaurence.com). Research by Jason Charbonneau. Music by Josh Chamberland. Animation by Brendan Barr. Sound design by Will Mountain and Josh Chamberland. #AlienOrigins #ExtradimensionalHypothesis #Aliens Sources: Condon, Edward U. Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1969. Delonge, Tom and Peter Lavenda. Sekret Machines: Gods. Encinitas: To The Stars, 2017. Hopkins, Budd. Missing Time: A Documented Study of UFO Abductions. New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1981. Hynek , J. Allen and Jacques Vallée. The Edge of Reality: A Progress Report on Unidentified Flying Objects. Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1975. Joe Rogan Experience. “1574 Jacques Vallée.” Vallée, Jacques and Paola Leopizzi Harris. Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret. Independently published, 2021. Vallée, Jacques. "In Search of Alien Glyphs (or are they microwave blasters?)." Boingboing. March 23, 2010. https://boingboing.net/2010/03/23/in-.... Vallée, Jacques. "Crop Circles, Part Deux: Alien Glyphs, Human Myths, Blogging Bliss." Boingboing. April 8, 2010. https://boingboing.net/2010/04/08/cro.... Vallée, Jacques. Confrontations: a Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact. Toronto: Ballantine Books, 1990. Vallée, Jacques. Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact. Toronto: Ballantine Books, 1988. Vallée, Jacques. Forbidden Science, Volume One: Journals 1957 - 1969. San Francisco: Documatica Research, 2010. Vallée, Jacques. The Invisible College: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered About UFO Influence on the Human Race. San Antonio: Anomalist Books, 2014 [originally published 1975]. Vallée, Jacques. Messengers of Deception: UFO Contact and Cults. Berkeley: And/ Or Press, 1979. Vallée, Jacques. Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers. Brisbane: Daily Grail Publishing, 2014 [first published 1969]. Vallée, Jacques. Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception. Toronto: Ballantine Books, 1992. Vallée, Jacques. UFO Chronicles of the Soviet Union: a Cosmic Samizdat. Toronto: Ballantine Books, 1992.​ ​​ This video uses sound effects downloaded from stockmusic.com.