Forbidden Science
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Random excerpts from Jacques Vallée's journals: Forbidden Science, Vols. 1-4 (1957-1999). Some excerpts lightly edited to fit character limit. Not affiliated with the man himself or Anomalist Books. 🛸👽🔭💾🕴️ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNYT3CQ
"Why is Blue Book rejecting all the landing reports?" I go on. "Why ignore Aimé Michel's well-documented accounts of humanoids simply because they seem fantastic? That is not a scientific criterion." (1964)
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 AM
"Why is Blue Book rejecting all the landing reports?" I go on. "Why ignore Aimé Michel's well-documented accounts of humanoids simply because they seem fantastic? That is not a scientific criterion." (1964)
The effect Mahler produces on me is like watching a toddler having a temper tantrum, not the awesome deployment of transcending forces, as in Berlioz or Wagner. (1996)
January 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The effect Mahler produces on me is like watching a toddler having a temper tantrum, not the awesome deployment of transcending forces, as in Berlioz or Wagner. (1996)
Hal called me at the Institute, extremely excited, but not about UFOs: “Where on Earth did you get that stuff about Lopez Rega?” he asked. “My friends in Washington went ballistic when I asked about him. Rega's daughter has just visited California!” (1974)
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Hal called me at the Institute, extremely excited, but not about UFOs: “Where on Earth did you get that stuff about Lopez Rega?” he asked. “My friends in Washington went ballistic when I asked about him. Rega's daughter has just visited California!” (1974)
Peter Sturrock, who came over to our house for breakfast, is preparing a UFO questionaire aimed at scientists. Cufos proposed to publish it. Peter wisely prefers his independence. “There is a need to separate this research from Cufos, which promotes a belief in UFOs,” he said. (1976)
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Peter Sturrock, who came over to our house for breakfast, is preparing a UFO questionaire aimed at scientists. Cufos proposed to publish it. Peter wisely prefers his independence. “There is a need to separate this research from Cufos, which promotes a belief in UFOs,” he said. (1976)
Dick Farley reminds me that a lot of behavior modification research has been done through the Bureau of Prisons and the VA...
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Dick Farley reminds me that a lot of behavior modification research has been done through the Bureau of Prisons and the VA...
Yesterday I worked in my library, dealing with correspondence, an article for an information science journal, messages over the net. We went to Nueva School to hear an admirable medieval concert. We came back holding hands, more in love than ever. (17 Jan 1977)
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Yesterday I worked in my library, dealing with correspondence, an article for an information science journal, messages over the net. We went to Nueva School to hear an admirable medieval concert. We came back holding hands, more in love than ever. (17 Jan 1977)
Our flight home landed a few minutes before the deadline for the war against Iraq. It was a somber trip, every passenger lost in his or her own thoughts, and the crew obviously concerned about terrorism. The imminence of bloodshed is around us like a spreading epidemic. (17 Jan 1991)
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Our flight home landed a few minutes before the deadline for the war against Iraq. It was a somber trip, every passenger lost in his or her own thoughts, and the crew obviously concerned about terrorism. The imminence of bloodshed is around us like a spreading epidemic. (17 Jan 1991)
Sitting at Denny’s. The round light fixtures reflected on the windows simulate a squadron of flying saucers in the blue sky of Mendocino County. In the orchards workers are pruning the pear trees for the new season. (1982)
January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Sitting at Denny’s. The round light fixtures reflected on the windows simulate a squadron of flying saucers in the blue sky of Mendocino County. In the orchards workers are pruning the pear trees for the new season. (1982)
"What about the global nature of this phenomenon?" I brought up the French cases, the landings, and the humanoid sightings. They were not interested.
"It's none of our business if a Martian shakes hands with a baker in Brittany. Our responsibility is limited to reports from U.S. citizens." (1964)
"It's none of our business if a Martian shakes hands with a baker in Brittany. Our responsibility is limited to reports from U.S. citizens." (1964)
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"What about the global nature of this phenomenon?" I brought up the French cases, the landings, and the humanoid sightings. They were not interested.
"It's none of our business if a Martian shakes hands with a baker in Brittany. Our responsibility is limited to reports from U.S. citizens." (1964)
"It's none of our business if a Martian shakes hands with a baker in Brittany. Our responsibility is limited to reports from U.S. citizens." (1964)
A bad cold makes me feel sick, my legs wobbly. The trip to Geneva was a nightmare: My cheerful colleagues had not confirmed our appointments and didn't know their way to the company we were supposed to visit. I dragged myself from meeting to meeting all day. (1990)
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A bad cold makes me feel sick, my legs wobbly. The trip to Geneva was a nightmare: My cheerful colleagues had not confirmed our appointments and didn't know their way to the company we were supposed to visit. I dragged myself from meeting to meeting all day. (1990)
John Mack called today to invite me for dinner at his home on February 10th, when I will be in Boston for the AAAS. He’s also inviting Dr. David Pritchard and a Harvard astrophysicist who recently mentioned higher dimensional realities as one of the likely future breakthroughs in science. (1993)
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 AM
John Mack called today to invite me for dinner at his home on February 10th, when I will be in Boston for the AAAS. He’s also inviting Dr. David Pritchard and a Harvard astrophysicist who recently mentioned higher dimensional realities as one of the likely future breakthroughs in science. (1993)
The Philosophical Research Society stands proudly among the palm trees and the bushes along Los Feliz Boulevard, in a better section of the Los Angeles metropolis. It offers a striking contrast to the dilapidated occult centers I recently visited with Don Hanlon. (1971)
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The Philosophical Research Society stands proudly among the palm trees and the bushes along Los Feliz Boulevard, in a better section of the Los Angeles metropolis. It offers a striking contrast to the dilapidated occult centers I recently visited with Don Hanlon. (1971)
On 6 July 1959 (three days before the meeting related here) he had discussed the case with Lundahl and Neosham at the CIA. They encouraged him to try again and this time he was indeed successful in receiving messages from the Affa entity, who lived on the planet Uranus. (1965)
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
On 6 July 1959 (three days before the meeting related here) he had discussed the case with Lundahl and Neosham at the CIA. They encouraged him to try again and this time he was indeed successful in receiving messages from the Affa entity, who lived on the planet Uranus. (1965)
The product is a robotic device to attack inoperable brain tumors through hard X-rays, but the venture community won’t finance it, arguing that reimbursement is uncertain and recalling the expensive failure of Resonex, an MRI company that came too early. (1995)
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The product is a robotic device to attack inoperable brain tumors through hard X-rays, but the venture community won’t finance it, arguing that reimbursement is uncertain and recalling the expensive failure of Resonex, an MRI company that came too early. (1995)
Friends have taken me to see a short movie, La Mouette Infernale, a charmingly disturbing art film that takes place on the cliffs of Etretat. It should cheer me up, but Paris is gray and I am tired: I rest in this little room with the faded wallpaper. (1990)
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Friends have taken me to see a short movie, La Mouette Infernale, a charmingly disturbing art film that takes place on the cliffs of Etretat. It should cheer me up, but Paris is gray and I am tired: I rest in this little room with the faded wallpaper. (1990)
Fred and I reminisced over lunch about our departed friend and drank a sad toast to him. He now leans towards the dubious theory that most abductions are staged. He probed me about my impressions when I met the Hills, and their relationship with Dr. Simon. (1993)
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Fred and I reminisced over lunch about our departed friend and drank a sad toast to him. He now leans towards the dubious theory that most abductions are staged. He probed me about my impressions when I met the Hills, and their relationship with Dr. Simon. (1993)
Hal gave me copies of some official papers from 1943, notably correspondance between Vannevar Bush and Einstein about the latter's wartime assignments.
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Hal gave me copies of some official papers from 1943, notably correspondance between Vannevar Bush and Einstein about the latter's wartime assignments.
Ice and snow, an unusual setting for Georgia. The networking conference at the Hyatt has been turned into chaos by the storm. I had flown in on Sunday, met our sales director Ruthie and our marketing VP at the hotel amidst icy desolation, crowds stranded by blocked roads & numerous accidents. (1982)
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ice and snow, an unusual setting for Georgia. The networking conference at the Hyatt has been turned into chaos by the storm. I had flown in on Sunday, met our sales director Ruthie and our marketing VP at the hotel amidst icy desolation, crowds stranded by blocked roads & numerous accidents. (1982)
I spent the weekend studying the story of Vintras, the 19th century Norman contactee and cult leader. The brilliant attorney, Maurice Garçon, noted that Vintras was fooling his Catholic disciples by producing bleeding hosts by trickery.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I spent the weekend studying the story of Vintras, the 19th century Norman contactee and cult leader. The brilliant attorney, Maurice Garçon, noted that Vintras was fooling his Catholic disciples by producing bleeding hosts by trickery.
Under the dining room lamp Janine is sewing large drapes for the bedroom. When we called up our son in Paris he told us that Mitterrand had died on Wednesday. Olivier was reading my library catalogue; it made him want to spend time here, he said. (13 Jan 1996)
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Under the dining room lamp Janine is sewing large drapes for the bedroom. When we called up our son in Paris he told us that Mitterrand had died on Wednesday. Olivier was reading my library catalogue; it made him want to spend time here, he said. (13 Jan 1996)
The Tenerife cult episode, in which Spanish police foiled a suicide plan by members of the Isis Holistic Center, continues to unfold. Keith Harary sends me a Reuters report that the group may be linked to a Hindu apocalyptic sect, not to the Solar Temple as first reported. (1998)
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The Tenerife cult episode, in which Spanish police foiled a suicide plan by members of the Isis Holistic Center, continues to unfold. Keith Harary sends me a Reuters report that the group may be linked to a Hindu apocalyptic sect, not to the Solar Temple as first reported. (1998)
We cut, we restructure, we trim. She is patiently teaching me to write with the concise precision afforded by the English language, rather than the flowing, evocative, visionary sense of French. (1965)
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We cut, we restructure, we trim. She is patiently teaching me to write with the concise precision afforded by the English language, rather than the flowing, evocative, visionary sense of French. (1965)
Colonel Corso called me at home this morning. He believes that the bodies allegedly recovered at Roswell must have been artificial beings “given” to us by the visitors, since there was no water and no food on board the craft. (1997)
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Colonel Corso called me at home this morning. He believes that the bodies allegedly recovered at Roswell must have been artificial beings “given” to us by the visitors, since there was no water and no food on board the craft. (1997)
Tomorrow I meet Bill Murphy for breakfast to investigate the Copper Medic case. He is among a dozen correspondents, like Barbara Bartholic in Oklahoma, Mark Uriarte in California and John Williams in Texas, who keep me informed about current events in the field. (1978)
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Tomorrow I meet Bill Murphy for breakfast to investigate the Copper Medic case. He is among a dozen correspondents, like Barbara Bartholic in Oklahoma, Mark Uriarte in California and John Williams in Texas, who keep me informed about current events in the field. (1978)
I saw Hal and Russell today. Their book MindReach is out. They've moved their research to the SRI Radiophysics lab, more quiet and secure than the old office. (1977)
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I saw Hal and Russell today. Their book MindReach is out. They've moved their research to the SRI Radiophysics lab, more quiet and secure than the old office. (1977)