Nobody knows how they would respond to the presence of the unknown until they actually come face to face with it. My chance to find out, how I would react, came some time ago now and to this day, some twenty or so years later, I still regret the decision I made on that bone cold night in November.

Nicknamed Nemesis or The Death Star, this undetected object could be a red or brown dwarf star, or an even darker presence several times the mass of Jupiter... Our solar system is surrounded by a vast collection of icy bodies called the Oort Cloud. If our Sun were part of a binary system in which two gravitationally-bound stars orbit a common center of mass, this interaction could disturb the Oort Cloud on a periodic basis, sending comets whizzing towards us.

My life has been filled with strange events, encounters and people since I was a small child. Besides encounters that I would consider alien in nature I have had experiences with those I have not been able to qualify as human, alien or something else. Three of these happenings stand out in my mind as experiences with the strange and unidentified.

The mystery of the 1997 'Phoenix lights' incident seems to continue. TV shows, films, research articles and other explorations of the case still fascinate us - and still raise many questions. As the 13th anniversary of the strange incident approaches on Saturday, March 13, 2010, it does seem an appropriate time to take a new look at clues about this case.

Doc Edwards educates us on alien motivation, the reason they are here! I am happy to welcome Regan Lee back to UFO Digest. She has a new article about 'NEW' UFOs, triangles and beams of light. Steve Hammons pens two articles on the anniversary of the Phoenix Lights. Nigel Kerner wonders why ET is playing hide and seek with us. Paul Schroeder instructs us on how to defend ourselves against alien abduction. Chris Holly asks a witch about UFOs and aliens. Then, Stephane Wuttunee writes about the return of the Extraterrestrial King. We have two UFO Spotlights this week: 'WHY COAST-TO-COAST AM RULES THE NIGHT 'by Vince White and 'Remote Viewing' by James Walsh. Next, Tony Elliott writes about the Earthquake Domino Effect and finally Carolyn Shield discovers the Cajun connection to Rennes-le-Chateau. Enjoy Dirk

What was flying over Arizona and Phoenix the evening of March 13, 1997? Was it a formation of several aircraft with odd bright lights? If so, there seem to be several unusual aspects to the flight. Was it one huge triangle, boomerang or V-shaped craft? If so, was it a U.S. advanced aircraft or spacecraft of some kind? Was it an extraterrestrial craft? Was it some combination of both?

A story appeared in the media today (3/8/2010) regarding the Turkey quake and it all being a coincidence that this quake occurred days after the massive Chile and other shakers in between. It is a known fact that if an earthquake over magnitude 7.0 on the Richter Scale occurs in one part of the world another quake of similar size will take place somewhere in the world within days. This is because the displacement of mass at the original quake's epicenter putting pressure on other points of stress thousands of miles away.

Theses beams of light light up large areas, are disconcertingly bright, and almost seem to go after humans, in the sense they appear right where humans will see them. Whether or not that last part is due to the specifics of the UFO, or coincidence, too early to tell. Me, always leaning on the paranoid suspect side of events like this, considers these weird beams to be intentionally staged 'UFO' events. One beam of light contained a humanoid, reptilian type figure! Alien? Always a possibility. But (back to my paranoid suspect nature) a Project Blue Beam, hoaxed by psy-ops MIB types, event.

The 13th anniversary of the so-called 'Phoenix lights' UFO incident is next Saturday, March 13. As usual at this time each year, the case is revisited by many researchers, writers and interested people. In addition, the National Geographic Channel is airing an episode of its new show 'Mysterious Science' about the Phoenix lights incident.

The police reported the sighting to the coastguard, which in turn alerted ships in the North Sea, where a crew reported seeing more UFOs. Simultaneously, an unidentified blip was picked up on radar over Boston. Also included in the latest release is a letter from senior MoD official Ralph Noyes, in which he describes seeing a film of UFOs captured by RAF fighter pilots in 1956. Mr Noyes claims the footage was shown at a secret underground screening arranged for air defence staff at the MoD in 1970.

I was very recently interviewed by Hayden Topperwien, an Australian filmmaker, who asked me to act as technical/consulting advisor in background research for his upcoming film about 'Psychiatry vs. Possession.' Below are some of his questions: In your view, what is the most misrepresented aspect of this field in cinema/literature? Are there any aspects that you feel would be dangerous for public consumption?

I interviewed a traditional male witch a few months ago. Mer-amun is a man who spent over a decade of his life studying the history and correct traditions of traditional witchcraft. He lives his life following the traditions that have been practiced on earth for thousands of years known as Wicca. Mer-amun is not one of the silly wanna be people claiming to be a witch. Mer-amun does not give you the evil eye by way of a web cam or threaten to cast a black spell upon you in a silly chat room. Mer- amun is a real educated practicing Traditional Witch. This man is well read, knowledgeable and living a life style he fully researched, learned and practices with care and understanding.

Being told what to do or how to think has always rubbed me the wrong way, so organized religion in general (or organized anything for that matter) does not have much of a place in my life. No Bible exists in my home, and I cannot recall the last time I attended church. I also do not try to persuade or convince others of the need to be 'saved' by anyone other than their own selves. But I believe in Christ. And yet having said that, I must also state that in my opinion, Jesus has absolutely nothing to do with Christianity. Zero. Zilch.

One of the world's most investigated and celebrated mystifiers, Uri Geller, is planning to spend Saturday night (6th March) on the Lamb, a tiny island, with a huge history, just off North Berwick, in the Firth of Forth.

I think most everyone who is aware of, and accepts as a reality, the presence of alien or extraterrestrial life and intelligence, as well as the conviction that this alien life has visited earth, both now and in the past, would agree when I say that one thing is for sure: "they" have come here for some very definite reason(s). As an aid to discovering and understanding just what that reason, or reasons, might actually be, consider the little hypothetical, fantasy story and scenario that follows below.