Google logos, H.G. Wells help public preparedness on UFOs

(This article originally appeared on the Joint Recon Study Group and Transcendent TV & Media sites.)

The Google logo "doodle" on Sept. 21, H.G. Wells' birthday, showed the three-legged extraterrestrial invaders from Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds," published in 1898.

Recent Google UFO doodles sparked curiosity and motivated amateur sleuths who tried to determine the meanings of the mysterious flying saucers in Google's logo on Sept. 5 and Sept. 15.

"The War of the Worlds" was made into movies over the years, including the most recent 2005 version directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins and Dakota Fanning.

One of the most noteworthy outcomes from the book was the Mercury Theatre radio broadcast on CBS based on the novel that aired live on Halloween, Oct. 30, 1938.

Some listeners believed the radio drama script by Orson Welles was a series of real news reports about an invasion of Earth by frightening creatures from Mars and panic swept many communities in the U.S.

WELLS, WELLES AND PROJECT BLUEBOOK

This incident has been cited as an example of mass hysteria that may have affected U.S. authorities investigating real unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and alleged extraterrestrial visitation to, or activities on Earth.

The first head of the U.S. Air Force's Project Bluebook, Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, wrote in his 1956 book "The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects" that "The [U.S. government's] UFO files are full of references to the near mass panic of October 30, 1938, when Orson Welles presented his now famous "The War of the Worlds" broadcast."

Project Bluebook, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at Dayton, in southwestern Ohio, claimed to be a straightforward investigative effort into UFO sightings. Some researchers allege that the project was actually a cover story of sorts that obscured and assisted other government activities in this area.

Google's celebration of H.G. Wells' birthday with a "The War of the Worlds" logo doodle also reminds us of the 1938 radio show and the effects on the social psychology of the U.S. that Halloween night. The fact that the radio broadcast based on "The War of the Worlds" had such significant impacts on American society seems to make the book and the radio program highly relevant today.

Why? The acclimation and preparedness of the American and international public to the possibility of extraterrestrial contact may be an important goal now.

REACTIONS TO FICTION, FACT

How would Americans and people around the world react to a similar fictitious incident now, if it was misinterpreted as reality? How would we react to a real situation misinterpreted as fiction?

What would our response be to the realization that we truly are being visited by intelligent beings from elsewhere? Many credible researchers indicate that activities on Earth by intelligent beings from elsewhere are a reality.

Therefore, being psychologically and emotionally prepared seems to be important. The safe and steady acclimation of the public to such a possibility may be the best route to take.

We might remember that the first Google UFO logo on Sept. 5 was of a disc- or saucer-shaped craft apparently sending a beam of light or energy down to an "o" in Google. Clicking the logo took users to the Google search for "unexplained phenomenon" and a very large number of many interesting topics.

The Sept. 15 doodle showed a similar UFO over a series of crop circles that was linked to a Google search page for "crop circles."

Both of these had no apparent direct connection with the works of H.G. Wells, other than the general concept of extraterrestrial visitation and the wide range of possibilities that Wells explored in many of his works.

There are many unexplained phenomena on our planet and in this Universe – or multiverse. Even as we discover explanations for some mysteries, different unexplained situations seem to emerge as physicists, psychologists and researchers of all kinds explore the unknown.

It seems possible that many of these mysteries, discoveries and situations could affect us in ways we may not fully understand at this time. But, by opening our minds to the possibilities, as H.G. Wells did, we can possibly become more prepared for new and unconventional developments.

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