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19. Messengers of Deception

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:00 PM

Feb 12

Dr. Jacques Vallee, PhD computer scientist, a venture capitalist with integrity, and a UFO investigator non pareil, studied how the phenomenon impacts witnesses' minds, their impact on our society and culture, and what they hold for the future of civilization.

Dr. Vallee wrote the work, studying UFO contactees and cults, including "Bo" and "Peep" before they led the Heaven's Gate mass suicide of 1997. One doesn't have to be interested in flying saucers to see how just their mere suggestion as an idea stirs minds and hearts.

Those interested in human beings and our place in reality and the cosmos should know the book. Judging by your writings on DU, I believe you especially would appreciate the work.

https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Deception-UFO-Contacts-Cults/dp/097572004X

It's also available online free as a PDF:

https://ia800203.us.archive.org/17/items/MessengersOfDeceptionUFOContactsAndCultsJacquesValle1979/Messengers%20of%20Deception%20UFO%20Contacts%20and%20Cults%2C%20Jacques%20Vall%C3%A9e%20%281979%29.pdf