Craig R Lang

Certified Hypnotherapist

Hypnotic Growth, Exploration and Healing

for Spirit, Mind, and Body

The universe around us is full of things we do not yet understand.  Some things are minor, such as distant sightings of unexplained lights in the sky.  They are safely in the distance and we can pass them off as an interesting curiosity.  But other events confound our present day understanding and shatter our reality.  Among these, the experience of the UFO encounter presents one of the greatest challenges to our world view.  More than a witnessing, a close encounter with the unexplained can be an up close and personal, reality-changing event.

Report a UFO Sighting:

If you would like to report a UFO sighting to MUFON, you may do so on the MUFON Sighting Report page.  This will allow you to describe your sighting and will provide valuable information to MUFON.  You can indicate on the form, whether you would like to remain anonymous. 

An investigator from MUFON may contact you to learn more about your sighting.  Please feel free to provide any additional information you can.  Each sighting, such as yours, can be a tremendous help in our efforts to understand the phenomenon.

In addition:  The local Minnesota MUFON organization has long been actively involved in sighting and encounter investigation.  To follow the latest in local sighting investigation, I invite you to look up the Minnesota MUFON website, or the national MUFON organization. 

Anomaly and Close Encounter Articles and Publications:

As a hypnotherapist, much of my work is with people who have had encounters with the unexplained.  I invite you to look over some past thoughts on the topic, and if you have some comments on them, please feel free to let me know.

Handouts and General Info:

·       What to Do

Some Rules of Thumb If You Encounter the Unexplained.

·       Field Investigation of UFO Reports

What is a UFO sighting report and how does MUFON investigate them?

Sighting and Encounter Reports:

·       Lake Elmo Minnesota, 1980 Multiple Witness Close Encounter:

This fascinating sighting report is of an encounter in which two men observed an anomalous light while driving on I94 near Lake Elmo, MN.  They pulled off of the highway and watched it for an extended period of time as it maneuvered a short distance above them.   They subsequently discovered that there was approximately 90 minutes of missing time, suggesting that this was more than a sighting.

·       Lake Elmo Minnesota, Oct 2001 Close Sighting:

This spectacular, brightly lighted object was observed as the witness was driving on a rural/suburban highway.  She initially observed it in the distance, approaching from the west.  Her view was briefly obscured by the trees, and when next visible, it was just over the tree line, only a few blocks away from her.  The brightly lit object illuminated the tree line and may have been seen by others as well.

·       Wright County, MN Close Encounter Sighting: 

This sighting occurred to four witnesses in their car driving west on a busy highway in central Minnesota.  Several objects were seen by these and many other witnesses on the road that evening.  According to our witnesses, many motorists pulled their cars off the road in order to observe the objects. 

·       Plymouth, MN Triangle Sighting:

One of many triangle flyovers observed by witnesses over the last few years:  This big, slow object was seen by a single witness in the late evening hours, passing at treetop level over her house.  Like many other triangle sightings, the object was clearly visible, and passed over populated areas, and well-traveled roads.  Thus, it should have been clearly visible to many other witnesses.  Are there others out there who have seen it?

·       “The Flying Fisherman” Carlyle Lake Illinois, 1999 CE4

This close encounter was one of several described by an experiencer whom we refer to as “The Flying Fisherman”.  He describes an event which appears to have been also detected by his GPS receiver, and also which may have left physical evidence.  This case is still being researched.  Additional reports will very likely follow as we further explore this fascinating series of encounters.

We would very much like to hear from anyone else who may have been witness to any of these extraordinary events, or who may have seen/experienced any other unknown objects or phenomena.  Please feel free to e-mail me, contact Minnesota MUFON through our website, or report an event directly to the national MUFON organization.

Articles:

·       NEW!!!  Hypnotherapy for Unexpected Psychic Awakening

How can we use hypnosis along with other healing tools, to help those who have experienced sudden psychic awakening?  This is a companion to my article The Awakening.

·       UPDATED!!!  The Awakening 

Examines the phenomenon of Unexpected Psychic Emergence associated with Close Encounter Experiences - What causes it?  Is it unique to the UFO phenomenon, or is it the same as spiritual awakening in other walks of life?

(MUFON UFO Journal, Nov 2002)

·       Allies and Aliens - Thoughts on the Visitor Agenda

Are we in peril from the presence of the Visitors?  Many questions arise from Marshall Summers' talk at the 2006 MUFON UFO symposium.  What do the "Allies of Humanity" have to teach us and do they tell us the truth?

(Minnesota MUFON Journal, Sept 2006)

·       Contact and Disclosure – Does the Government Matter?

What does our government actually understand about the UFO and close encounter phenomenon?  Do they have any real power to affect the human interaction with our Visitors?  Or is it more likely that they are as mystified by the phenomenon as the public is?  Will the nature of the phenomenon ever be understood (much less revealed) by the authorities?  Or will disclosure more likely be the gradual result of actions by the phenomenon?  In the final analysis of the UFO/CE4 question, does our government really matter?

(Minnesota MUFON Journal, June 2004)

·       The Indigo Hypothesis

Is the present generation of awakened children a gift of the Visitors?  We examine this possibility, and look at the motivations behind a possible genetic agenda of the Visitors.

(MUFON UFO Journal, Feb 2004)

·      Space.com’s SETI Thursday - the Assumption-Filled Universe   

An examination of Dr. Seth Shostak’s article in the 6/27/2002 issue of Space.com:  What are the arguments that the SETI community presents against the idea of “Them” coming here?

·       What Does the Jonathan Reed Case Teach Us?

A look at both sides of the Jonathan Reed case: What are the implications if it’s true – or if it’s a hoax?

(Published 2002 in Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       Close Encounters – The Meaning We Bring With Us

The experience (both positive and negative) of the phenomenon tends to be greatly affected by one’s world view.  Understanding our own perceptual frameworks can help resolve the polarity and level the playing field.

(MUFON UFO Journal, June 2002)

·       Close Encounters:  The More We Learn, the Less We Know

The experience of the close encounter still seems to defy our every attempt to put into a box.  Each new event seems to add strangeness to a mystery which is already one of the strangest of our time.

(CUFOS, International UFO Reporter, April 2002)

·       Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Our Every Day World

One of the strangest aspects of the close encounter experiencer phenomenon is that in which experiencers find themselves being confronted by unsettling human(oid) figures, such as the Men-In-Black.  What/Who are these beings?  What do they imply about the encounter phenomenon?

(March 2002 Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       Implants:  Thoughts on Reading "The Aliens and the Scalpel" by Dr. Roger Leir

Does the Penrose/Hammeroff microtubule model of quantum properties in nerve cells provide a possible mechanism for the alleged implants described in Dr. Leir’s book?

(Published 2001 in Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       An Objective Model for PSI?

Can zero-point theory, along with the Penrose/Hammeroff microtubule model of quantum effects in the nervous system provide insight in to parapsychological phenomena?

(Published 2001 in Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       Spontaneous Invisibility - The Mystery We Can Not See

One of the strangest phenomena accompanying the close encounter experience is that of spontaneous invisibility, in which the experiencer apparently becomes invisible to his/her environment either just before or just after the phenomenon.  What are some ways we can begin to understand this phenomenon.

(Published 2001 in Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       The Very Real Experience of UFO Encounters

The wondrous and frightening reality of encounters with the unexplained

(Published 2001 in “The Edge” Newspaper - Part  1 of 3)

·       The Light and the Dark Side of the Sky - The Wonder and Trauma of Contact 

Dealing with the fear of the close encounter

(Published 2001 in “The Edge” Newspaper – Part 2 of 3)

·       Investigating the Mystery of the UFO Encounter

Ways in which we try to learn more about this mysterious phenomenon.  How do we follow up on reports, and how can you report one?

(Published 2001 in “The Edge” Newspaper – Part 3 of 3)

·       UFO Encounters, There May be More Than You Think

There are probably many more close-encounter experiencers than most people realize.  Perhaps you - or perhaps someone you know….

·       The Logistics of UFO Abduction

A look at what I call the “Air Traffic Control Problem” – the numbers of close encounters imply that if all reported CE4’s are physical events, then our skies must be overflowing with UFOs. 

·       Reality Anomalies in CE4 Cases

A look at some of the reality anomalies which seem to show up in abduction cases  (November 2000 Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       UFOlogy The Hard Way

A hard look at the status of the UFO studies written in 1997 - There are no shortcuts.  The only way we will achieve greater insight into the UFO phenomenon is by doing research with painstaking thoroughness and careful science.

(January 1997 Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       The UFOs of 1979

A look at a possible wave of sightings in the northern Twin Cities area- There were many sightings in Minnesota during the fall of 1978 and/or 1979.  What patterns can we discern from the data?

·       Contact:  UFOlogy and SETI

A look at the relationship between the UFO and SETI communities – This is an appeal for peace between two communities that basically seek the same goal.

(September 1997 Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       Wonder and Rationality - The Dilemma of a Scientific UFO Investigator

In UFO research there is always the need for skepticism, but also the willingness to be open to the unexplained.  Where do we strike the balance?

(January 1998 Minnesota MUFON Journal)

·       The Government, Field Investigation, and Minnesota MUFON

The UFO community has frequently been split by accusations of one or another investigator being (in some way) an agent of the government.  The Anomaly research community depends upon cooperation between investigators/groups.  Such accusations only hurt the whole community.

(MN MUFON Journal, 1998)

Human Aura Viewing Experiments:

During 2000 and 2001, we conducted a series of experiments, with a multiple-run experiment being conducted at the National Guild of Hypnotists in April of 2001.  The following articles are the published results:

·       June 10, 2000 Human Aura Viewing Experiment

(Published in the Minnesota MUFON Journal July/August 200)

·       March 10, 2001 Human Aura Viewing Experiment 

(Published in the Minnesota MUFON Journal May/June 2001)

·       April 22/23, 2001 Human Aura Viewing Experiment  

(Published June 2001 on www.kevinhogan.com)

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