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From the rare, incredible book
UFO CONTACT FROM
PLANET KOLDAS
By Carl van Vlierden
and Wendelle C.Stevens
PREFACE BY THE PUBLISHER
This is a most remarkable account of a series of unbelievable (ongoing, -in-86) events experienced in full physical reality by a great number of sane, healthy, everyday people just like you. Unbelievable only by those who have never had first hand experiences like that described here. Entirely believable to the tens of thousands of Earth humans who have been involved in one way or another in contacts such as these. They will immediately recognize the familiarity of the nature of these unique contacts.
This particular case is of special interest because it was carefully investigated and documented by highly competent and well experienced long time UFO investigators, one of whom became himself involved directly in the contacts. Carl Van Vlierden is a cautious researcher who doesn't take anything for granted. He is one who must see for himself, and that is just what he did - for years in this case. Cynthia Hind is well known as an objective investigator who strives to be scientific and spares nothing to get to the bottom of things. Together they have been unable to successfully refute the massive amount of evidence examined by them.
Consider, as you read this account, that this report concerns only ONE of more than 300 "Q" bases maintained about the surface of our planet by only one extraterrestrial organization. In addition to that there are 5 "A" bases of considerably more facility having at least one assigned spacecraft and several people, and a large number of "H" bases, all belonging to the same confederation of observers.
I am aware of three other similar extraterrestrial confederations, each having Earth bases and Earth contact centers scattered about the surface of our planet, and none of them seem to be interfering with each other in any way. I do not at this time know how they are separated and avoid conflicts of interest.
This case is unique because the contacts from the extraterrestrials at times came in on an ordinary commercial radio set that was modified very simply by one of the UFOnauts when he lived near the contactee close to Durban, South Africa for a time. These contacts were often observed by a number of other witnesses. The local government tried to shut down the contacts by first charging the contactee with operating an unlicensed radio station, although he had only a RECEIVER, and later they confiscated that receiver. The UFOnauts responded with direct channel voice transmissions which were more carefully guarded.
Many terms expressed here in familiar Earth language have been translated to Earth concepts as nearly as possible by a translating computer for our understanding whereas they in fact have much more profound meaning in their original tongue. Examples of such terms are; Confederation, Commander, Command Seat, Divisions, Squadrons, magazine, solar batteries, Eros (our name for a rogue asteroid), etc.
These contacts are still going on but on a reduced frequency at this time as this is being written. Though the "A" bases are inactive at the present time, most of the "Q" bases are still receiving messages from the extraterrestrials as you read this report.
Students of the elusive UFO phenomenon frequently ask for more information on direct communications with the extraterrestrial occupants of these strange craft. This book is written almost entirely from such communications recived in a highly unique and yet verifiable manner, witnessed and tested by a considerable diversity of people. The communications were carried out over almost a 20 year period using a radio receiver at first, and because of that they were essentially one-way contacts. After the radio receiver was taken a sort of direct voice channel was developed using Edwin's physical senses to transmit and also to receive. With this method the communications became two-way and lively exchanges took place. Later still, a method of mechanically overriding the circuitry in a portable cassette recorder was tried and was then used in conjunction with direct-voice channel through Edwin.
An expected criticism will be the near similarity of features of our life with those of the Koldasians, almost as though one of us is copying the other, or perhaps our evolutions are in fact parallel. Another possibility may be some of us being descended from remnants of their culture here on Earth at other times, or the return of their Earth visitors to Koldas possibly having liked and copied some of our institutions, or maybe they even influenced the development of some institutions in our world, or we in theirs. It might be noted that some primitive societies right here on Earth, that are completely out of touch with each other, do have comparable ceremonies and customs. Perhaps these institutions are in a normal pattern of social development and could be expected to be found in many societies of a similar development and nature.
It may be significant that something quite similar is reported in many other extraterrestrial contact cases leading to possible conjecture that either there is a thing like cultural or evolutionary similarity taking place, or that all of these stories are simply fabrications of like minds on the part of the contactees. Perhaps they all tune in to the same idea pattern in consciousness.
From a study of a number of contactee cases one can find quite definite patterns. For example, most cases involving human extraterrestrial beings have many similarities in form, custom and institution. Even the patterns of reason, concept and behavior have similarity ore any resemblances could be compiled from the case data on the human Koldasians, UMMOans, Norkins, Centaurians, Vegans, Baavians, Pleiadians and many more. A similar list of divergences could be compiled for those specific non-human intelligent beings from Reticulum, Koshnak, larga, Orion, etc. If this were only a case of universal copying of another's story one would expect to find less distinction between the two classes, and one should be able to trace some kind of inter-relationships or intercommunications between the various witnesses. I do not find this to be the case.
I do not find any evidence linking Edwin W. with Antonio Ribera, or Denaerde of Holland, Rojas-Marcos of Spain, Albert Coe of Canada, Pastor Albers of Germany, Mr. Y. of France, Eduard Meier of Switzerland, or with Enrique Carlos Rincon of Colombia and a host of others. In all these cases the contacts went on for years before any information was let outside of a very small closed group jealously guarding their unique access to knowledge of eye-opening nature. In every case a group did develop around the contactee who watched him very closely, testing to their own satisfaction and closely monitoring all outside contacts. They would have ultimately detected any existing inter-contact. These groups were in a position to know what was happening inside, often for years, before information found its way outside the group. At the same time other groups were doing the very same thing so that it would have been impossible to go back and change notes already made and verified months and even years earlier to make them agree with similar notes in another case.
When Carl van Vlierden, already an experienced UFO investigator, first heard of this case, he was living in the vicinity of Durban. He personally checked out his leads only to find that the contacts were taking place within a small close group who tried to keep all information about the contacts from getting out. He tried unsuccessfully to join the group of observers, but had to content himself, at first, with studying copies of the recorded messages. He talked to members and witnesses and finally met the man around whom all this controversy revolved, an affair which had already been going on for many years.
Once inside he was amazed to discover that none of the people involved in these bizarre experiences were at all loonies nor sensation seekers either, but real down to earth honest, sincere people, who were themselves as baffled and amazed at what was happening here. But most of all, when he finally got to meet the principal contactee and chief protagonist himself, Edwin W., he found both him and his wife also to be dedicated, honest, sincere, straightforward church-going individuals.
They certainly were not seeking any sensation nor even any attention. They, on the contrary, were reticent themselves and tried to keep a low profile and stay out of sight. They lived quietly near Pinetown, where they had been known nearly all their lives, and everybody spoke highly of them. They could not be making any money on this because they let very little information out. They lived very modestly. Edwin did not lecture or write and he sold no information on the case. He didn't even want to discuss it with anyone else.
Van Vlierden found that they had lost their privacy and personal time to the dozens of visitors and sensation seekers who constantly and continually sought to take up the personal time and private space of this man
for their own purposes. They gave the contactee and his family no peace, and authorities harassed them, trying to discourage the horde of visitors, some with good intentions and some not so good. Edwin's property was invaded, things taken from his home, and he was pursued and watched constantly, conditions he abhorred and tried to avoid by staying as quiet and as distant as possible.
A circle of friends had grown up around him to try to take the burden away from the man and his wife, and to regulate the visitors. Such a man was Walter Pople, who also came at first to see for himself, and getting to know Edwin and his wife personally, sought to help in any way he could.
They finally arranged to hold one meeting a week to discuss and inform, and to try to get the visitors under control. Then the UFOnauts began to transmit directly to the group of people gathered for the meetings, producing a new and even more difficult sensation, none of which Edwin seemed to be able to control.
Van Vlierden made several more trips to Pinetown following up on his investigations, and finally quit his residence in Durban and moved' closer to Pinetown to be near this spectacular extraterrestrial contact situation which was still going on He has been there ever since, studying the evidence, listening patiently to the hundreds of audio tapes of the contacts with the cosmonauts from another planet, as they claimed. He made notes and studied the people involved. Nobody can tell Carl Van Vlierden that this case is not real, nor the local pastor of the church attended by Edwin and his wife, nor his former employers before he retired to a homestead, nor his neighbors and friends, some of whom have seen things for themselves.
This is the story Van Vlierden has chosen to tell through the words of the contacts themselves in dialogue with the UFOnauts over the many years, some of which the investigator was able to observe and even take part in.
If this phenomenon is a creation of the mind, then on what level, and why are so many different individuals in so many countries communicating in so many languages perceiving such very similar scenes and events and describing similar contacts? If the events perceived are not real then we have a world-wide psychosis of great proportion which itself deserves a lot more study than it is getting.
If this is not a world-wide psychosis then it just may be real, in which case it is imperative that we understand exactly what is going on as soon as possible so as to make urgent plans to confront the situation.
Whether you believe this story or not is not the point at issue. The whole prospect that this phenomenon represents is at issue and is very important. This is not an only case. This case represents hundreds, perhaps in the thousands, of similar situations, in every country, involving every race-type, and every language and culture in our known world. We had better learn to understand what is going on without delay. We certainly can not say we are not affected!
Here then is the story so that you may evaluate it for yourself. An extensive review of this particular UFO case by EARTHLINK, a British publication, is reproduced here for your consideration.
Wendelle C. Stevens
INTRODUCTION BY AUTHOR
This account of Valdar and the Confederation of Planets may be read as an imaginative story created by the narrator and the author if preferred. As such it may add to the literature about extraterrestrial visitors at the dawn of the space age on Earth. But if the story is taken at face value, then it must create problems for the reader.
To meet these problems, explanations are given that have been obtained from Valdar and others associated with him. These are given without the intention of entering into disputes with modern science.
The bulk of the material in this book has been presented in chronological order, and the transmissions reproduced verbatim with slight editing to reduce redundancy. The date, time and origin of these transmissions are given, as well as any points of interest. Many tape recordings of the radio transmissions are still extant and have been heard by numerous people. Any reader familiar with space-lore will recognize that themes occurring in other books are in Valdar's story. No attempt has been made to correlate this account with those of other authors, as we feel that our story must be told as we received and understood it.
Those readers who see this story as an elaborate contrived hoax are left with the problem - by whom? And for what reason?
Carl van Vlierden
UFO CONTACT
FROM PLANET KOLDAS
A Cosmic Dialogue
Contents
Dedication, Acknowledgement
Preface by the Publisher
Introduction by the Author
CHAPTER 1 Valdar
CHAPTER 2 I am Wy-Ora
CHAPTER 3 "MELCHOR" - Earth's Half-Way Station
CHAPTER 4 Proof and Denial
CHAPTER 5 WITHDRAWAL FROM EARTH
CHAPTER 6 Invasion (This part is in another doc.)
CHAPTER 7 A Planet on Her Knees
CHAPTER 8 Peace Returns to Koldas
CHAPTER 9 End of an Era
CHAPTER 10 A New Venture
CHAPTER 11 Other Universes
CHAPTER 12 Two Confederations Meet
CHAPTER 13 Earth Transmissions
CHAPTER 14 Project Fireball
CHAPTER 15 Earth Rescue
CHAPTER 16 Earthbase Compromised
CHAPTER 17 Earthbase Evacuated
CHAPTER 18 Human Conditioning
CHAPTER 19 Polarity
CHAPTER 20 Evacuation Conditioning Station
Conclusion
Epilogue
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
APPENDIX IV
APPENDIX V
APPENDIX VI
Statements and Letters
Teleportation of Automobile
Reciprocal Paradoxes
UFO Photographs
Voice Recording
Gravity Push vs Gravity Pull
List of Illustrations
Bibliography
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CHAPTER 1
Valdar
An Astrael-craft (not ment that it is from astral-plane, but so named after the constructer of the ship named "Astrael" - described later) came from across the void into our Universe and landed on Earth!
The journey ended just as the Space Age dawned on the only known inhabited planet in this solar system. Sputnik had just circled the globe with a bleeping voice that was heard by millions of Earth's inhabitants. The decision to go to the Moon had been taken and soon man would expand his domain: one small step into space.
But this was a routine journey for the Commander of the Astrael-craft, Wy-Ora; his fourteen man crew and a passenger. They had all been trained for travel through the timeless passages of the Universe. It was no novelty for them, as their ancestors had perfected it many generations ago. On this occasion they came to bring a brilliant, young, aspirant commander to do his two-year training period on Earth. It was dark when he set foot on the planet but there were some people waiting to meet him. The landing was on the same beach where, eighteen years before, they had eagerly awaited the arrival of his immediate superior Wy-Ora when he too had come to serve his apprenticeship on Earth.
Now it was Valdar's turn!
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Is it incredible? I found it difficult to believe too but fortunately I was chosen by Valdar to tell this story to the world.
I had been interested in UFOs for many years, reading about them where I could, hoping to see one. But I never did! And then I heard of a young man in Durban who had not only seen a craft from Outer Space but had met its occupants and was still in touch with them.There had been transmissions through a radio coming from a spacecraft; many had been recorded and a small group of witnesses had gathered to hear them.
I heard several tapes and wanted to be a member of this group. Most of all, I was eager to meet Edwin, this extraordinary young man, but it took me nearly 7 years to do so.
Then suddenly, a way opened up and I was invited into the sanctum of this mystery.
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Before entering Edwin's house, I glanced up at the edge of the roof where the antenna was positioned on a short vertical stub. It looked just like any ordinary FM antenna; nothing unusual about it. My eyes followed the feed line which ran from it to a lead-in along the side of the gable. Who on Earth would have thought that here, in this humble home, lived someone who was in communication with beings from outer space?
I wondered about those giant radio telescopes manned by scores of scientists. Had Edwin beaten them to it? I shook my head and entered the lounge and when I had settled down in an armchair, I asked Edwin to tell me his story from the beginning. How he had met a man from outer space for the first time.
"It's a long time ago now," he said, looking up at the ceiling, narrowing his eyes. "It happened one afternoon... It must have been in 1960. I can still remember clearly how one of the Directors of the firm I was working for at the time showed him around the factory. He was tall arid well-built, dressed in a sports jacket, had long trousers and an open-neck shirt. I would say he was just under two meters tall, and had a round, open face with dark hair. He would have been about 30-years old.
"He was introduced to me as Mr. George K. The firm had advertised in the paper for a radio technician, and I was told that he would be starting at the beginning of next month. Yes, that's how it all started!
Here Edwin paused for a moment as though he needed to take his thoughts back in time to those days when he was a mere youth and served his apprenticeship.
Then he continued, "He came to work in my department and we had to work very closely together; both on the same assembly line of radio receivers." He paused... "We had our tea and lunch breaks together and we hit it off well right from the start. I never noticed anything unusual about him. His English was perfect and he never gave me any cause to think he was anything but an ordinary guy. I thought he came from Johannesburg; at least, he seemed to know that city very well. Technically, he was very competent and soon I took all my problems to him for solutions.
"I started to give him lifts on my motorbike to and from the factory. He stayed at the old K Hotel on Smith Street in Durban (now demolished) which was on my route from a sugar estate, north of Durban. Before I was married I lived there at my sister's home and George and I saw a lot of each other.
"You know, we spent many weekends together fishing and George turned out to be quite a good fisherman. He had no tackle himself so he borrowed my rods, and many a night we spent fishing together. One of our favorite spots was Patterson's Groyne. This is the one opposite the City Beach Baths. I believe the Groyne is in poor condition now, but fifteen years ago, it was in better shape.
"That is when the subject of 'life in space' came up. We were fishing one night There was a clear sky and the stars were out, when suddenly a satellite came sailing across the sky. I remember saying to George, 'I wonder if that is a Sputnik or one of those Flying Saucers everyone is talking about these days?'
"George replied, 'What do you think of the possibility of the existence of life in Outer Space?' and 'Do you believe that there could be life on Venus, or other planets?'
"I said that I had an open mind on the subject and that as far as I was concerned, it would be strange if we were the only life in the universe. But I had my mind more on fishing at that time in life than on life out in space. And so the subject passed, but George kept on bringing it up every now and then.
"Then, one day, about three months after we first met, George said to me, 'Supposing, Edwin, I gave you absolute visible proof of life in space by showing you an extraterrestrial spacecraft: would you believe it then?' 'Yes,' I said, 'if I can see a spacecraft with my own eyes, I would believe it.' Little did I realise at that time that I was talking to a space-being at that very moment. 'Right,' said George, 'let's go fishing this coming Saturday night.'
"Well, what I saw that night I will remember long as I live. It removed all doubt I had of the existence of UFOs. I had been told about life in space by my own father before he died... but I had never seen any space beings or space craft. Come to think of it, there were some peculiar episodes in my youth which I could not understand until I met George.
"So, on that Saturday night, I picked up George on the motor-bike. I had brought all the bait and fishing tackle as I usually do and was therefore surprised to see that George had a small leather-covered case with him, which I had never seen before. I asked him what he had in it but he said, 'Oh, that is something extra for us to eat, just in case...
"I left it at that and we went off to our favorite spot on Patterson's Groyne. It was about sunset when we arrived and there were a lot of others there, as was usual on a saturday night.
"The fishing was very good that night. By midnight, the other fishermen were starting to move off and about2 a.m. George and I were alone out there on the Groyne and the beach was also deserted. When the last person had left, George said, 'Let's forget about fishing now; I want to show you something.'
"He put down his fishing rod and opened his case. I switched on my flash-light and was surprised to see that it contained a radio set. George pulled out the telescoping antenna which consisted of two vertical rods joined by a horizontal piece in the middle, and adjusted some control knob to turn on the loudspeaker.
"'This is a receiver, said George. Suddenly, to my surprise, I heard a strange language coming from the speaker. It was unlike any language I had ever heard before! 'It's all arranged," George said, clearly satisfied with what was taking place.
"I wondered what was up his sleeve. 'Just wait, he said, 'in about fifteen minutes look out over the sea.' Then, after ten minutes or so, I saw to my amazement a bright light above the water coming towards us. It grew larger as it approached and when it reached a point near the Bluff* (*A collection of sand-dunes overlooking Durban harbour), about 3 km to the south of us, it stopped and changed course. The light now came parallel to the shore until it was vertically above us over the Groyne. Here it stopped again and hovered; it was now about the size of a tennis-ball held at arm's length. It shown with a bluish-white light, sharply outlined, steady and not pulsating at all. It was a beautiful spectacle. I was quite overawed!
"I heard the radio speaker coming to life again, this time much stronger. George seemed to understand what the voice was saying. I did not take much notice of what was happening on the radio as I was looking up at the light. This must be one of those spacecraft, I thought to myself. George said to me, 'Edwin, listen carefully.' I drew nearer to the instrument but still kept an eye on the object above us.
"Then I heard this voice again. This time it was in English and I could understand it clearly. The voice said, after addressing me by name, that he was the Commander of the spacecraft above us and his name was Wy-Ora. He then explained who George was. That he was one of them and that he had come to live on our planet for a few years to study the conditions, the people and their habits, and so on.
"One of his tasks, was to find someone who would be willing to start a group so that information about life in space could be given to those who were interested. He also told me that George's true name was Valdar and that I had been selected by him to start the group of people. He explained that they came from the planet Koldas in another Universe and that he hoped I would accept the job of starting such a group.
"I was thunderstruck! At that time I was 16 years old and I felt I was inexperienced and not qualified for such a task. However, I was subsequently told that I would be trained and that in all probability I would meet others who would assist in the work.
"Before the spacecraft moved off, Wy-Ora announced that he would perform some aerial manoeuvers which he described to us beforehand. First, the spacecraft would move east, out over the sea for a distance, returning then to the starting point. Then west, inland, about the same distance. Then they would go north along the coastline, and then south, next time returning to the same point above us on the Groyne. Then he would fly a circular orbit around the central point. When this was completed, he said he would depart and would like to demonstrate to me what it looked like from the ground when a spacecraft moved off at high acceleration. He said goodbye and with a few words in the strange language (which I later found out was Koldasian) he ended the radio transmission. We now watched the craft intently. Suddenly it streaked off at what must have been an incredible speed. One moment it was there, the next it was gone!
So George, the man I had been working with, gone fishing with, taken on the back of my motorbike, was a man from space! With all the happenings that night, my mind was in a whirl!
"I looked sidewise at George in the light of my flash-light as we were packing up our tackle. I thought to myself, he looks so utterly human, surely all this is not possible? It must be a dream, and yet I have seen!
One thing is certain, that night on Patterson's Groyne in 1960, I shall remember as long as I live."
Edwin was now sitting straight up in his chair, demonstrating remarkable energy, using his hands and arms to aid in his descriptions. His eyes were lively.
"From that night on, whenever I was alone with him, I called him by his real name, Valdar. He told me a lot about his home planet Koldas and about the confederation of planets. By now, I was quite convinced that there was life in space and that our planet was not the only inhabited one in the Universe. I had living proof in front of me; I had Valdar right there beside me. It was not a dream; it must be true!
"Valdar later told me that Wy-Ora had also spent two years here and that he now headed a committee of space-people assigned to our planet Earth. Valdar said, 'If only you Earthlings knew how many visitors fromspace are among you, you would be very surprised.' He said that nearly every country is visited by them. All these space-visitors are volunteers, who are first thoroughly trained in the language and customs of the country they are to visit. When they are landed in some secluded spot they are met by people who have also been prepared for their arrival. Then they live and move among us, sometimes for years. Obviously, they have to hide their true believes in extraterrestrials anyway. It is also made easy for them by the fact that they can make themselves identical to us.
"How do we know that their intentions are peaceful? Well, on more than one occasion Valdar stressed the fact that they come in peace. They have been around for thousands of years. Had they really had any aggressive intentions they could have invaded our planet long ago. But hostile beings from space do exist and I have been warned about them on frequent occasions, but these beings are not from the Confederation of Twelve Planets from where Wy-Ora and Valdar come.
"And so the time passed. The weeks ran into months and the months into years. During this time, Valdar exhausted every source of information available in libraries and museums in Durban. I took him to meetings, lectures and various churches. He was specially interested in our religions and we attended many church services including some of the spiritualist's meetings. I don't think we missed any. I could never get Valdar to express an opinion on the various religions. He said it was not for him to criticise our different ways of worship. He did shake his head at brawls, fights, bad behavior, drunks and so on. And he told me sometimes about the religion of the confederation.
"He stressed that he did not give such information with the idea of trying to introduce it to Earth. He did say that many of our ancient civilizations knew of their religion, which was taken to our planet by members of the Confederation approximately 70,000 years ago. They believe that there is One Supreme Being, usually referred to as the Divine One. This Being is infinite and all-powerful and He creates all things, seen and unseen. Also created by Him was his Son. When man was created, the Divine One placed within the body of man a spirit or the soul which never dies, but continues on to eternity. The task of man's soul is to rule the material body by overcoming material desires.
"When this is accomplished, the soul will be called back to the great source and forever live in perfect joy and happiness. They also believe that all mankind is created by the same Divine Force, therefore all mankind are brothers and sisters. But this is a mere outline of their religion; there is much more. For example, their belief in reincarnation.
"Valdar said that their religion was practiced here on Earth, but through various reasons, as time went by, it was misused and misunderstood and we have today many forms of religion on this planet. In some religions we see the similarities, he said, but also vast differences compared with the Confederation. There was no divorce or separation of married couples in the Confederation. They have a system by which couples are ideally matched so that this never occurs.
"Yes, in the two years we were together, Valdar told me many things about life in the Confederation, but some weekends we used to spend our time just sunbathing along the beaches. I got to know him as a jovial, cheerful sort of person. He was always optimistic; his favorite saying was 'never to worry'. He was kind and thoughtful. If you met him at a party or socially, you would find him to be the life of the party, cracking jokes and that sort of thing.
"He was also very strong physically. I remember how there was an occasion at the factory when a heavy machine had to be moved. It usually required four men to pick it up and shift it. Valdar must have wondered what all the fuss was about, as on this occasion he unobtrusively took the machine up by himself, and put it down where it was needed.
Edwin then explained how he met Wy-Ora. "I met WyOra three times in all. The first was in Valdar's hotel room, the second time was when I was sick in the hospital with a collapsed lung. It was the St. Augustin's Hospital in Durban during November, 1966. Wy-Ora came into the ward to see me at about nine o'clock in the morning, following the day I was admitted. I was in a semi-private ward with four beds, but I was the only patient there at the time. He spent about twenty minutes with me just talking. Strangely enough, I felt a rapid improvement after that.
"The last occasion was in 1973. I had received a message through my radio receiver to meet with him near Stanger, which is about 70 km north of Durban on the National Road N 14. When I got there Wy-Ora had already arrived. He was in a car with someone else in the driving seat, parked at the side of the road. I went there on my scooter. I got in the back of the car and we spoke for about an half-hour. The main purpose for this discussion was to tell me about the coming of a cosmic event. An event, he said, which would involve our whole universe and might even prevent them from reaching us at all.
"We might be cut off entirely from the confederation for a while.* (*This event actually took place on June 26th, 1976.)
"How did I get the radio receiver? Well, before Valdar left at Easter 1962, he gave me this radio receiver. Actually it is a tuner which is used with an amplifier. This was one of our standard models (at the factory) at the time; there is nothing special about it. Valdar had made it up himself, using standard components and I am still using this same tuner-receiver today.
"Soon after Valdar left, I regularly received radio transmissions from him and Wy-Ora. Later I recorded them on tape. To date, I think we must have received close on a thousand such radio transmissions from the Confederation. But at first they were very weak; sometimes barely audible through the background noise, but they have improved with time and at present these radio contacts are of excellent quality.
"I have often been asked why others can't tune in and listen to these transmissions from them. It should be clearly understood that they are not the same as the ones from our own national broadcasting stations. Although I use an ordinary receiver and antenna, there is a fundamental difference. In this case, the antenna is not connected to the front end (RF stage) as it usually is, but to the power supply (rear end) of the receiver. Back to front, so to speak. As this receiver and tape-recorder are transistorized, only 12 volts are needed to make it work. That's how they can start both receiver and tape recorder in my absence and leaving messages for me. I always leave a blank tape in the recorder with the 'record-button' down, but the power switch on 'off'.
Valdar had modified the radio-antenna, so that the KOLDASIANS could override The circuitry by remote control and then broadcast through this set. This set was
Confiscated by men who claimed they were authorities and never returned.
"To make a transmission, the spacecraft takes up a position directly above our house. They are approximately 520 km above the ground, but are not visible to the naked eye. On some occasions they come lower especially to show themselves to us, but for radio transmissions they remain at about that height. To communicate, they send down a narrow beam, like a beam of light, but of course it is invisible. I think that's how they energize the receiver, by beaming the power the transistors need, and this beam carries the message. The receiver does not need to be tuned to any particular frequency. I have added a switch to cut off the front end (RF stage) of the set. This is the reason no other receiver can pick up these transmissions, unless they know one's location and the antenna is connected to the final stage.
Edwin returned to his reminiscences of Valdar.
"Then, after staying for about two years, Valdar said to me, 'It's time for my return.' It was a sad day indeed when I took him by car to Richards''. Bay before Easter that year. He had two suitcases with him and the radio he had used that memorable night on Patterson's Groyne. When we arrived there about noon, I made preparations to set up a tent at the camping site near the beach.
"Valdar said that he had to be at a spot near an outcrop of rocks on the beach at 10 o'clock that night. 'It will be low tide and the beach will be wider,' he said. He pointed out the spot to me and I was amazed how well he seemed to know the layout of that beach. I got the impression that he had been there before on more than one occasion.
"I spent the afternoon doing some fishing but my heart was not in it. Valdar noticed my despondency and while we were having a cup of tea, he said -- to cheer me up -- that we would meet again. He also told me that he would make frequent contact with me via the radio set. And so the last few hours passed all too quickly and the appointed time of his departure arrived.
"It was 10 o'clock. The beach was deserted. This stretch of coastline was often visited by holiday-makers but being before Easter, we were alone that night.Valdar had changed into a tight-fitting light-blue suit. It looked to me like a track suit with a fastener down one side from top to bottom. He said it was a special material - giving protection from radiation in space. We each carried a suitcase and Valdar carried the radio set in the other hand. This receiver, the same one that he had used at Patterson's Groyne, had been in operation intermittently all that afternoon and messages in Koldasian had been coming through.I was unable to understand them. ..'It is time to get ready now,' Valdar said, and with that we made off in the direction of the outcrop of rocks. It was a beautiful night with hardly any wind. There was a clear sky with the stars above us and the tide out. Valdar's radio was operating again and we sat down in the sand and waited. About 10 minutes later we saw a white light coming towards us over the sea, which steadily grow as it came closer. Now I could see the shape clearly, like a disc with a dome on top. The dome had windows through which a bright light was shining. I spotted a figure at one of the windows.
"Before the craft drew too close, Valdar told me to stand back as far as possible as I was not wearing any protective clothing. So I moved back against the side of the dunes. But before we parted, we shook hands and Valdar's last few words were, 'I will be away for quite a 'while but we will meet again. With that, I scrambled up against the side of the dune where I had a good view of the spacecraft as it touched down on the beach.
"As it came closer, I could see how enormous it was. It must have been close to 50 meters in diameter. (This I checked later when I returned to the spot with a tape-measure and measured the distance between some landmarks that I remembered.)
"The craft was down on the beach. It began to elevate itself. I heard a low hum and then realized that a column was coming out from below, raising the craft up above it as it extended. Valdar had described exactly what I would see, and this column, he said, was hydraulically operated and that within it was a lift which could take one to various levels within the ship. When the column is drawn up inside, it served as a lift for the personnel aboard.
"I saw a large opening at the bottom of the column and I presume there was a sliding door in it. Valdar picked up his two suitcases and his radio set and I saw him wave his arm in a final farewell and he was gone.The door closed and the column was drawn up into the craft which now settled down on the beach again.
"It was all over in about a minute. It then rose up into the air. One of the airvents was pointing in my direction and I could feel a strong current of heat coming my way which blew up some of the loose sand. Soon the craft was climbing and the figure in the control-dome, who had been watching all the time, waved. I was told later that it was Wy-Ora. The ship now moved out over the surf, rising all the time. I saw green identification lights come on underneath the craft.
"The craft itself was not emitting any light. The only illumination was the light coming from the controldome while it was close and on the beach. The outside was steel-grey in color but shiny. One could not see any rivets or joints or welds; it seemed to be one complete moulding, like two saucers put rim to rim.
"After Valdar left, it took me quite a while to adjust. He had been with me for about two years and we had spent a lot of time together, both at work and most of our weekends and holidays. He became a very close friend and although I had other friends before he came, they seemed to have dropped away gradually during those two years. When he left, I felt very lonely, as you can imagine. It seemed I had no friends at all after he had gone! I got so used to his company and his voice, his ways... He had told me so much about his planet and the way of life there that I found it difficult to go back to the normal everyday, rather shallow type of relationships I had had before.
"There was simply no-one else with whom I could share my recent experiences. I guess that's why these radio contacts have played such an important part in my life since then.
"It was about one month after Valdar had gone when I received my first message through the radio receiver he had given me. But it was not from Valdar; it was from Wy-Ora. I got the impression that Wy-Ora was the man in charge of the whole operation and that Valdar treated him as his chief. There was a lot of interference in the reception and I had to use a long vertical antenna. I was still on the sugar estate, living with my younger married sister. These radio transmissions were of a general nature, keeping in contact with me every two or three weeks.
"That's how it was at the beginning; that's how it all happened. Later, I learnt that the ancestors of the people of the Confederation visited Earth a very long time ago, leaving their culture which formed the ancient civilizations. But the incredible thing is that unknown to the world at large, they are still among us today!"
chapter 2
I Am Wy-Ora
"I am Wy-Ora". This was his characteristic way of beginning and ending a radio transmission. He had a gentle, deep, rich voice. An outstanding voice. I have had the pleasure of hearing him speak on several occasions on these tape recordings.
"Why are Earth people so different?" asked Wy-Ora, in a radio transmission to 'Q' Base, the name he gave to Edwin's group. "The rulers of several other planets in our Universe have received us with open arms. Indeed, very recently, Koldas has established friendly trade relations with Pyrole, a planet that has reached the same level of evolution as Earth. Now there is a bond of friendship between the inhabitants of Pyrole and the Confederation.
"Why are the rulers of Earth so different? I have often pondered this problem. How I wish they would accept our friendship. I feel sure that in time to come, those who make the decisions on your planet will accept us. Then all the knowledge we have gained will be given to you freely. You will also learn the secrets of the universes, galaxies and solar systems that lie beyond your Earth.
"If only we could come freely, but this is unfortunately not permitted by our Superiors. On occasions, I have had the urge to enter your atmosphere and show ourselves to you in our Astrael craft. But because of Earth hostility, I cannot endanger the lives of the personnel for whom I am responsible. I must consider their families and relatives on Koldas. Although I am sure that if I asked them to come they would not refuse. But I cannot take this risk.
"To land openly on your planet we must obtain permission from our Superiors on Koldas but they will not grant this until all Earth's governments have fully accepted the Confederation. We only come in peace! We will not invade your planet. Your governors must accept us of their own free will. We only wish to bring you happiness, peace and a better way of living. Other planets have learned to share knowledge amongst themselves, and by doing this, each planet automatically progresses to a bit higher level.
"We could show our fleets of Astrael craft to the millions of inhabitants of Earth. The manoeuver is easily arranged by flying low over all the capital cities of Earth. But if we did this we would rob your rulers of their freedom to choose or reject us. Yes, your leaders know about us. They know of the work we have done above and below the seas of your planet in the past. We always contact the rulers first whenever we discover a new planetary civilization. But most of the Earth's population are not ready to accept the fact that there is life beyond their atmosphere.
"A gradual acceptance of extraterrestrial life may probably be better in the long run. That is why we are making these radio transmissions to you at 'Q' Base. We hope to bring a little more light to you. We would like to tell you something about Koldas and the Confederation and about the two universes, and also to warn you about the negative element from the fringes of our own Universe which is known to us as the Outer Worlds. Your planet will never regret making friends with Koldas. If you did make friends then conditions would change -- there would be no poverty and no wars. You would learn to live in peace. We regard you at 'Q' Base as special people. You have accepted us as friends. There are many like you on Earth..."
That was part of the first messages. That was in 1962 before we had the massive arsenals of terrible weapons we have today, before we had orbiting earth satellites, before we had put men into space. According to these UFOnauts, an invitation had been extended and was rebuffed.
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"It was now six years since Valdar had left from Richards' Bay. By 1968 a group had gathered around Edwin who both heard and studied the radio messages which came from the spacecraft of the Confederation at regular intervals. Most of these transmissions were made by Wy-Ora and Valdar, but occasionally other spacecraft commanders would give short talks on particular subjects.
Edwin did not keep records of the radio transmissions during the first five years but after the formation of his group, Wy-Ora embarked upon a new series of explanatory talks and these were tape-recorded, transcribed and circulated to members of the group and other interested people.
In one of these early transmissions, Wy-Ora said "We have'much to tell you of ourselves and our comings and goings, but first I would like to mention that WE come in peace. We only wish to bring peace to your own planet. There is an ancient call sign, 'Mulga Koldas' which means, 'we come in peace'. This call is widely recognized! And this sign must be given before we of the Confederation may land on any planet."
Koldas, the home planet of Wy-Ora and Valdar, is one of eight in a solar system that is part of a Confederation of Twelve Planets, or more accurately, 12 solar systems. Koldas, which is larger than Earth, is the principal planet of its solar system and most of the population live there. All the planets in the Confederation are in another universe. In Earth terms, the distance would run into many light years but as the Confederation spacecraft, the Astrael-craft and the earlier Starships have "time machine" characteristics, the journey can be bridged in an incredibly shortened time interval.* (*Recently some astronomers have postulated that instantaneous journeys through the Universe are feasible through black holes and timeless passages and an Einstein-Rosen Bridge. (The "Iron Sun", Adrian Berry, published by Jonathan Cape))
A large fleet of freight and passenger-craft glide rapidly along the magnetic pathways. Some craft are capable of carrying thousands of people. Long distance cargo-carriers and space-cruisers link the Koldasian solar system with the other members of the Confederation.
(Remember this was received in 1968 when ever ideas of super-light travel were preposterous)
The bulk of the industrial activity of that solar system is located on Koldas' two neighboring planets. Here, the Astrael-craft and the mighty space-cruisers are built. On the other planets there is agriculture and the mining of rich mineral deposits.
Cities and planets in this solar system are linked by radio and TV communication and a transport network.
Wy-Ora said, "We owe our present level of civilization and technology to the Grandorians who taught our primitive ancestors a better way of life. They took some of our people to Grandor where they were instructed by wise and wonderful teachers."
Grandor is the "mother" planet of the confederation. It is an old planet and her people are the oldest race known to us. They travelled through endless corridors of space in their craft to search for new planets and this is how they discoverd Koldas. They found a race of people who were primitive and whose knowledge did not extend beyond their own horizons. Grandorian missionaries landed on Koldas after obtaining permission from local rulers. They brought their highly evolved civilization with them and eventually Grandorians and Koldasians intermarried and a new age dawned for the Koldasian solar system.
Later Wy-Ora spoke about his family; his wife Sharon and his daughters. How fascinated they were with stories of his travels to Earth and about the radio transmissions made to 'Q' Bases all over our planet, especially to Edwins's little group. He described his wife Sharon as tall and slim, about 1.80 meters in height, with corn-color hair blue eyes and a clear complexion. His two daughters, Rama (morning star) and Tana (sunlight) both bearing a remarkable resemblance to Sharon. Wy-Ora often tells stories of how relations and friends come to see the spaceships off when they leave their own planet for a tour of duty to Earth's solar system. Then everyone comes aboard the Astrael-craft to have refreshments as part of the farewell party. Invariably the crew insist that Wy-Ora's daughters sing a song to send them on their way.
Making a transmission to 'Q' Base, Wy-Ora spoke of the training he had undergone to qualify as an Astrael pilot.
It took the equivalent of five of our Earth years. The first three years are spent on the mother planet as they are taught how to pilot and navigate Astrael ships and to repair vital components. Each pilot is taught the main language of the solar system which he will be patrolling. The last two years are spent on the selected foreign planet, learning about their religions, their habits and customs and the other languages spoken there.
Wy-Ora described how his own training period ended with a test which required his piloting an Astrael-craft to our solar system in the year 1942. An experienced Astrael pilot supervised and on reaching Earth, instructed him to land the craft on a deserted beach on the Natal north coast. A man and his wife were there to meet him and they welcomed him as they took him by car to a cottage on the beach about 25 km from Durban. Here, WyOra spent his first six months studying newspapers and other literature so that he could perfect his English and learn the background of life on Earth, particularly the religion. In his spare time he liked walking down from the cottage to the beach where he rested and relaxed. The next six months were spent working for a firm specializing in electronics in the city. This also gave him the opportunity to travel to neighboring towns and villages.
After spending a year in South Africa, Wy-Ora went by Astrael-craft to Great Britain and America. Here he was mainly interested in the healing arts. He attended lectures on the latest advances in medicine. At the end of 1943 he returned to South Africa for a brief stay with his friends.
They took him to a deserted beach on the North Coast where an Astrael-craft was waiting to take him home. Upon his return to Koldas, he was thoroughly tested on all he had learned during his experiences on Earth.
It is a great day in the life of an Astrael pilot when he is told to report to the main communication center to receive his pilot colors. Wy-Ora was one of a group who paraded in the main square. They were all in the full dress uniform of Astrael pilots: light-blue, close-fitting space suits, silver gloves and boots which reached above their wrists and ankles, and dress gear. Each carried a light-weight silver space helmet under his arm. They formed up in a half-circle and their leaders presented them with their colors. These were in the form of' epaulets. Wy-Ora's colors were green, representing Earth's solar system. The other pilots were given colors according to the solar system they would patrol. All new commanders were introduced to the crew who would accompany them on their patrols.
Wy-Ora was fond of the planet Earth and once said, "I have often tried to describe to my family and friends the grandeur of your planet. But your mountains and your seas are indescribable; they have to be seen and be experienced personally. My stay on Earth was truely wonderful. Ever since then my great ambition has been to patrol your solar system.
In most of the radio transmissions there were personal messages for the individual members of 'Q' Base. In 1967 Wy-Ora wished everyone a happy Christmas and then said, "I have a message from my crew. They ask --would it be possible for you to save them each a piece of Christmas cake? My friends, I doubt very much if they could identify a piece of Christmas cake, even if they saw it!"
1968 turned out to be a good year with radio transmissions arriving at least once a month. Although there was no regular pattern, many transmissions came through on a Sunday morning when Edwin's group gathered together Many a time, Edwin was alerted during the week in the evening and there were occasions when a transmission came through in the early hours of the morning; even at 01:30 a.m. Wy-Ora and Valdar were the principal speakers although there were others from Wy-Ora ' 5 team including Mank-Ton, Kashendo, and Zybo.
Early that year, Wy-Ora told of the history of the Confederation' visits to our planet during the 20th century. Although the Grandorians first landed on Earth during the building of the pyramids in Egypt, it was only in 1927 that the Confederation decided to form a regular space patrol for our solar system. The main purpose of the patrol was to plot, record and eliminate the large meteorites which entered the magnetic fields about our planet.
Meteorites are a menace to magnetically propelled space-craft. The range of the patrol was from the outer fringes of our solar system to 335 miles (536 km) above the surface of Earth. It was not intended that these meteor patrolcraft should enter the Earth's atmosphere. Other scout craft were used to land and collect samples or specimens or to perform special functions such as landing missionaries or learner-pilots for their training periods. This Astrael patrol was well established by 1941.
Wy-Ora also mentioned the occasions when Edwin was involved with the landing of Astrael scout craft. There was the time at Patterson's Groyne, when Edwin became convinced of the real identity of his friend and the reality of the extraterrestrial spacecraft. There was also the time when Valdar was picked up to go home at the end of his Earth Familiarization program. Wy-Ora said, "It was arranged that I should pick him up at ten o'clock at a certain spot on the beach. I landed a ship directly in front of them. We had a scheduled rendezvous with a patrol-craft, so we could not delay. Valdar completed his tests and was accepted as an Astrael pilot. He then joined my division of patrol-craft and is now one of my best pilots."
During a routine radio transmission in the middle of that year, Wy-Ora brought the news that Valdar had been promoted. He was to take charge of a division of Astrael-craft assigned to the solar system of Pyrole.His assistant was Mank-Ton, who would be left in charge when Valdar returned to Koldas for his rest periods. Wy-Ora would continue to command the patrol to Earth's solar system.
During this transmission he was able to relay a short message from Valdar who said, "I am overjoyed to be able to make contact with you at 'Q' Base again. I overheard Wy-Ora telling you of my promotion. I am honored to have been given this position with my good friend Mank-Ton. I shall miss your solar system very much. We have grown very fond of your planet. We will not be able to transmit to you as frequently as before, but when it is possible we will do so. I will now return you to Wy-Ora so, for the present, we wish you the best of health until we can transmit again."
Wy-Ora concluded by saying that in four days, at 9 p.m. local time, there would be a special transmission from the inauguration ceremony of the first broadcast from the new artificial satellite of the Pyrolean solar system. A Pyrolean official would activate the master-switch to put the satellite in operation. There would be a short thanks to Koldas and the Confederation for making the artificial satellite possible.
Pyrole and its solar system is situated in the same universe as the planets and systems of the Confederation. Its inhabitants have human characteristics and features. The average male is 1.65 m. tall with a well developed body, dark-brown hair, brown eyes and deeply tanned skin and the women are generally slim with average height of 1.50 m. and wear their hair long. They have attractive features by Earth's standards.
Pyroleans are quiet-spoken people who love sport and the outdoor life. Pyrole is the principal planet in their system and is about the size of Venus. Like Venus, it has a continuous layer of cloud hiding the surface features. There are 12 major cities with Grenova, meaning 'Island" as the capital. This is aptly named as it is surrounded by impenetrable marshlands. To the north and west as one flies over the region, one sees what appears to be grass-lands, but these are really swamps covered with green algae. To the south are giant trees, towering to 112 meters, with a tangled mass of evergreen swamp underneath. This marshy jungle ends abouth 1O kms further south in"a range of mountains, with two active volcanoes. To the east, there is very little marsh and jungle. Here lie the rich mineral deposits of Pyrole, in a low-lying plateau skirted by hills. Due to the marshy conditions on Pyrole there are very few road networks. Instead, there is an extensive air-transport system which links the major cities, towns and villages.
The rulers and government officials of Pyrole had responded favorably to visits by Koldasian Astrael-craft when the planet was surveyed. These visits took place for several decades ending in 1968. The earlier, friendly advance's by the Koldasians had culminated in the establishment of friendship and trade agreements. Pyrole invited a Koldasian Official to make a good-will visit to their planet and he was cordially received at a ceremony organized by Pyrolean officials. On this occasion, the Koldasian asked the Pyroleans to accept a gift of 150 Asrael-craft in return for the friendship they had shown Koldas. The Pyroleans were overjoyed at this generous gesture which had far-reaching benefits for all.
These Astrael-craft would replace the Pyrolean space craft, which were jet and rocket-propelled and not capable of long distance inter-planetary space flight.
This opened a new way of life for the Pyroleans.
They would now be able to share in the benefits that came with a Confederation civilization.
The first task tackled by the Confederation was the construction and launching of the artificial satellite, as well as a complete survey and mapping of the magnetic fields. The satellite was needed for the Astrael-craft to 'home-in' on, and for two-way radio and 'thought' communication between Pyrole and the Confederation. It was to be named Grenova, an island in space, and officially opened with a ceremony by Superiors of Pyrole.
Groups of Pyrolean scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken to Koldas for training. The technicians and scientists went to assembly plants where the Astrael-craft were designed and constructed. There they learned the skills of the technologies involved. Others were trained as pilots so they could take new ships back to Pyrole.
Wy-Ora introduced a poignant note when he concluded the story as he said, "While I am sitting here talking to you, I am gazing down at your beautiful planet. And I am wondering to myself; why are the Earth people so different? When I spent two years there I encountered many ideas that you have about people of space and life on other planets. The majority of your people seem to believe that Earth is the only inhabited planet in the heavens. My friends, when the Almighty created your planet, he did not stop there, he created other planets too. Not only Earth was endowed with life, but he created life on many of his worlds and also gave them intelligence. Then there are people who believe that inhabitants from other planets have hideous and deformed features, wishing only to do harm to you. We too have been created in the same image and likeness! But the strangest belief I encountered was that space beings are spirits and do not exist in the flesh; that these spirits can walk through doors and walls and cannot die! We have bodies of flesh and blood; we are mortals. We also feel pain and sorrow and happiness. All the solar systems that my ancestors have visited, and those which I have travelled to,have inhabitants like us, of flesh and blood."
Wy-Ora continued wistfully, "If only your governments would unite in peace and extend the invitation, your skies would ring with the hum of magnetic motors.
All our knowledge would be yours. All that we have achieved over the centuries would be given you freely. But unfortunately, your rulers cannot agree. They tell us many things; why they cannot accept us. But it all boils down to the fact that it would bring too many changes on Earth and that it would disturb the 'balance of things'."
Then he said apologetically, "Forgive me, my good friends, if my words sound harsh, but I have often wondered about Earth and her people. Let us hope that one day your rulers will change their minds."
CHAPTER 3
“MELCHOR” - Earth's Half-Way Station
We continue this narrative through the words of the unique radio communications received directly from the extraterrestrial cosmonauts who had made the acquaintance of F. Edwin W. of the Durban area of South Africa. Sometimes these dictations ranged into subjects beyond the knowledge of the witness and discussed events unknown to him at the time. We continue.
"I would like to explain one of the mysteries that has puzzled your astronomers for some time; It is the so-called missing planet in your solar system.
These words came from Edwin's loudspeaker one Sunday morning when the "Q" group were assembled in the lounge at his home.
The speaker was Wy-Ora, who in his characteristic melodious voice continued to say, "A number of Earth years ago, astronomers on Earth observed what they thought to be another planet in your solar system. It could not be seen regularly because it was obscured by the sun. Later, it was no longer visible. What had happened to the missing planet? Some astronomers claimed that it had destroyed itself, while others said that there was no such planet. What they had seen was a large artificial satellite. It was the first of its kind which had been specially built to guide our early craft to your solar system. It was constructed and assembled in the days of the ancient Egyptians and was given the name 'Valsoon', meaning Place of Rest."
"When the Astrael--craft replaed the obsolete craft in 1941, it was decided to replace Valsoon with a larger satellite and place it beyond the perimeter of your solar system.
"When this was completed," Wy-Ora continued, "Valsoon was dismantled, section by section, and taken back to Koldas. The new artificial satellite was much larger and has updated guiding and tracking equipment. It can accommodate a greater number of craft which stop-over there on journeys to other solar systems. It is called 'Melchor', which means - 'Half-way Station.'
"When the Koldasian technicians dismantled Valsoon" continued Wy-Ora, "your astronomers lost sight of it. The sun's rays reflected from Valsoon gave the impression that it was a planet. This explanation may solve the mystery of the 'missing planet'. The new artificial satellite Melchor cannot be seen from Earth because of the distance and other natural phenomena obscuring it. Radio signals from Melchor have been detected on Earth but these are only 'homing signals' to guide and direct the spacecraft.
One of Wy-Ora's pilots. Kashendo, who had also trained on Earth, became the commander of Melchor. He had undertaken Earth familiarization in Australia and to "Q" bases he became known as the 'voice of Melchor'. He described his space-station as a small planet several miles in diameter which was like a miniature world.* (Miles diameter spacecraft- Remember this transmission took place in 1968 when there was little lore on giant spacecraft. Since 1975 several reports of miles diameter spherical and miles long blimp-shaped ships have been encountered. There is no evidence that Edwin had heard of these because all, like Edwin, were keeping big things secret for years within local groups.)
It had many levels with large observation windows all around. There was also an observation dome where most of the instruments were located. There are airlocks with doors or gates, so that visiting craft can enter. It is an oasis in space. Above the main airlock is an inscription in Koldasian, saying 'Welcome To all'.
"This artificial satellite is visited by wanderers in space," said Kashendo. "I often think how wonderful it would be if some day, spacecraft from Earth were to visit this satellite as they journey deep into space. We give our services freely and expect nothing in return. Food and provisions are given to all visiting craft such as those journeying to solar systems far beyond their mother planets. We are here to aid and guide them as best we can. Yes, it would be wonderful to welcome an Earth-craft entering our air-locks. This may not occur in my life-time but it will surely happen some day!
"On approaching Melchor, space-travellers see the identification beacons as a glowing ring of square lights which girdle the satellite. Green is for Earth's solar system which stands out in contrast to the light-grey metallic surface of the satellite. Orange is the distinctive color for Grenova, Pyrole's homing station for their solar system. These light, or homing-in stations for magnetically propelled spacecraft, are located in the main magnetic fields flowing between the solar systems.
"The craft used by space-travellers range from two-seater scout-craft carried by their mother ships, to the largest masterpieces of design and technology which are veritable floating cities in space. The Confederation space-craft were spherical in appearance prior to 1941. It was these craft which were used to explore the Univers and solar systems many thousands of years ago. Then the spherical craft were superceeded by the Astrael-craft. These were named by the Koldasian designer in honor of his wife Astraelda. Other smaller craft are disc-shaped. Larger carriers are cigar-shaped and measure in kilometers. These are used for cargo and passengers.
"All these craft are propelled by magnetic flux. The magnetic streams have different layers with various velocities. The motors, with which all craft are fitted, serve as rudders directing the craft into the various velocity layers. The highest velocity is reached on the outer surface and can exceed that of light. The magnetic streams criss-cross deep space, connecting planets, solar systems, galaxies and even universes in a vast web of highways and by-ways for space travellers and their craft.
"The highway must be cleared of floating meteoritic debris and for this reason the Confederation has been patrolling the magnetic streams (fields) for a very long time. When meteors are found, they are completely destroyed by a device called the 'Sun-ray'.
Wy-Ora was in charge of the meteor sweep of the magnetic fields in our solar system at the time Valdar was appointed to the Pyrolean system. Valdar was sad to leave Wy-Ora's patrol division as it meant that he would not be able to contact Edwin and his group. The bond of friendship had deepened since his two-year stay with Edwin.
It was during the transmission of June 5th, 1968 at 8:55 p.m., during the official opening of the Pyrolean satellite, Grenova, that Wy-Ora said, "We have now positioned ourselves over your planet so that we can intercept the first radio transmissions from Grenova. When the broadcast starts we will relay it to you. You will first hear a long continuous signal at 9:00 p.m. This is the beacon to guide the Astrael-craft to their solar system. Then a Pyrolean official will send a message to Koldas and the Confederation. Although he will speak in Koldasian, I will translate his speech for you, as we have some time in hand, I would like to connect you to Valdar, who is in an Astrael-craft next to ours. He wishes to talk to you. Stand by for Valdar."
Very soon Valdar's voice was heard. "I am Valdar. The personnel and myself send greetings to you, Edwin, and all who are listening. My friends, this will be my last transmission to you from this craft. During my next cycle of duty, I will be within the solar system of Pyrole. I have been given a division of six Astrael-craft to sweep the magnetic fields of that system. Mank-Ton will relieve me during my rest periods. My friends, the personnel and myself would like to thank you for listening to our radio communications, for by doing so you have given us much joy. We are sorry that we will not be able to transmit to you regularly in the future but when the opportunity arises, we will certainly do so again. For the present time, may the Divine One guide and protect you all. I am your old friend, George."
With that he handed the transmission back to Wy-Ora who said, "Stand by now for the homing-signal from the....(cont.under)
NOTE- This is not the only case of extraterrestrials reportedly coming to live and work on the surface of our planet for a time and then leaving. There was the UMMO case in France and Spain (not all of which by far has been told) where UMMOan teams of men and women came here and lived and worked in a half dozen countries, living as Earth people and working in our society for their living as they studied our culture. There were also the humans from Itibi-Ra who came to Earth and operated hibridizing plantations in Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia.
(cont. Here)......system of Pyrole relayed to you by this Astrael-craft 500 kilometers above Earth. Stand by..."
There was complete silence for about a minute, except for the background hiss of the receiver. Then the signal came through as a low-pitched continuous humm. The time was precisely 9:00 p.m. just as Wy-Ora had said it would. There it was, a signal all the way from Pyrole many light years away. With excitement in his voice, Wy-Ora said, "My friends, they have started transmitting their homing-signal and the speech will follow shortly."
The signal continued for about a minute and then followed the Pyrolean official's speech in Koldasian. Wy-Ora then spoke again. "The transmission you have just heard was from the new artificial satellite of the solar system of Pyrole. The Pyrolean leader addressed the planet Koldas and other solar systems of our confederation. Here is a translation of the speech: 'We come in peace. (this is our ancient call sign) This is the new artificial satellite Grenova, within the solar system of Py-role, making its first transmission to the planet Koldas and all the other planets of the Confederation. On behalf of the people of Pyrole I would like to convey our sincerest thanks to you for making this satellite possible. I would also like to thank Koldas for the generous gift of the Astrael-craft which have brought us a new way of life. We are deeply grateful for the Confederation technicians who came to work on our planet. Pyrole would also like to thank all the planets who have aided
Pyrole immeasurably with friendship and goodwill. I will now close this transmission. May the Divine Creator be with you all. This satellite is now open to all travellers who come in peace...”
NOTE- In these transmissions, recorded over 15 years ago, it may seem like the Earth contacts are being "talked down" to and that the scenario is too theatrical. There may be reasons for this. Perhaps the scenes described are oversimplified for a reason. Perhaps the terms themselves are oversimplified in a popular sense because our language and technology at the time was ill-equipped to deal with actualities or because we lacked concepts for adequate communication. The fact remains that these radio messages came through in a variety of voices -- not Edwin's -- and not identified as anybody else's known to the group of observers. These were received before witnesses who checked every possibility of hoaxing them and have never been identified as belonging to anybody else in the group.
"In essence, these words translate' the speech of the superior from Pyrole", related Wy-Ora, "Their planet will now progress rapidly. Craft with cargo and passengers will now travel regularly to and from their system. Their industries will expand and their knowledge increase. The people of Pyrole have been willing to accept the truth; that the universes are populated by human beings throughout. Having accepted this, they will prosper by it.
"As I was listening to this transmission, I gazed down on your beautiful planet. As I have asked before, why are the people of Earth so different? Your superiors appear to promote the concept that extraterrestrials are hostile. Or they use scientific arguments why beings from lightyears away cannot visit Earth. There appears to be a deliberate attempt to confuse the issue. It is a great pity! Earth could have joined the Confederation.
After this transmission, no further news was received by Edwin until five weeks later, except for a note from Wy-Ora saying he could not keep the appointed time for a transmission. *(*Since the Koldasians could activate the radio at will, they could and did leave messages on the untended set.)
He had been called away to investigate the presence of a large meteorite threatening traffic to our solar system. There was another brief message that Valdar had left and taken his six craft away on their new assignment.
Then, one Sunday morning, in the presence of the "Q" group, Wy-Ora spoke as though he wished to emphasize the similarity of the needs of his crew to those of our own astronauts. After the usual greeting, he went on to say, While I am making this transmission, the crew of this patrol-craft will take the opportunity to eat their main meal for the day. I have just been served a warm refreshing drink. It consists mainly of fruit juices blended together and can be enjoyed hot or cold. The fruit comes from Koldas and the liquid is stored in round containers sealed at the top. When the drink is served, the seal on the top is removed and the liquid can be drunk directly from the container. We are supplied with enough of these containers to last our cycle of patrol. Our food is stored in sealed containers about 20 x 10 cm and are divided into many sections. Each section holds its own type of food. When the container is heated, after breaking the seal, the contents are emptied onto a square tray; this has divisions in it and the food is emptied into the various partitions.
"We eat our food with utensils similar to yours. There are various combinations of food within these containers, but our main diet consists of vegetables and fish found on Koldas. With our meals we have 'Mazelles', a type of bread. When prepared, mazelles look very much like your wheat-bread. It is made into small squares and eaten with the main meal.
"Now I would like to tell you an amusing incident which happened to Valdar and Mank-Ton on Pyrole. Both of them were surveying the southern hemisphere of Pyrole from an Astrael-craft. The two Pyrolean interpreters accompanying them said they were over the city, Eyland, where they were scheduled to land and make tests. Approaching the space-port, they could see a large crowd gathered to watch their arrival. Valdar and Mank-Ton were told no Astrael-craft had ever been over this city before and were asked by the Pyroleans to put on an aerobatic display for the people who were watching. Valdar agreed at once and performed every conceivable manoeuver he knew. When he had completed his demonstration, the ship landed in the center of the spaceport.
"First to emerge," continued Wy-Ora, "were the two Pyroleans, who told the crowd assembled that this was a Koldasian patrol-craft and that there were larger ones in the capital city. Next to emerge was Valdar! As his feet touched the ground a group of Pyrolean girls rushed forward and surrounded him and in their ardour knocked him off his feet. When Mank-Ton emerged from the craft, he was just in time to see Valdar crawl from under the pressing mass of girls.
"He tried to get Valdar back into the craft but was unsuccessful. The more he tried to pull Valdar back, the more the girls pulled him away. Mank-Ton retreated into the ship. When he saw Valdar again he was being chased around the ship by these girls with their long hair streaming behind them. Valdar had lost his helmet, his gloves, his boots, and they had pulled his identification epaulets from his coveralls. At last Valdar was pulled back into the craft by the two interpreters.
"Back at the space-port of the capital, Valdar was the first to exit. What a sight! It is not often one sees an Astrael-pilot minus his flying boots, helmet and gloves and very dishevelled. When asked what had happened to him, he stopped, shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Beyond those mountains are some crazy girls!' and with that he disappeared into the spaceport building.
"Mank-Ton, whose face was still red with laughter, then explained what had happened to Valdar. Later that day, the two Pyrolean interpreters apologized for the behavior of the women. They said the sight of the Astrael-craft had overwhelmed them. The girls had apologized. Mank-Ton still teases Valdar about his experiences on Pyrole saying, 'Next time we return to Pyrole, let me give you a few lessons on how to handle Pyrolean girls.' To this Valdar is said to have replied, 'Thanks for your kind offer, Mank-Ton, but it seems strange to me that a man with your experience of women should have been the first to return to the safety of the ship.'
Occasionally Mank-Ton made a radio transmission to 'Q' Base. One Sunday morning he said that he had just returned from Pyrole and that the Pyrolean magnetic fields were completely charted and safe for navigation.
Wy-Ora continued, "Now that the satellite is opened another link has been created with a planet beyond our Confederation. This will bring prosperity to Pyrole which will become well known to the other planets in our group. The Astrael-craft will boost their development, enrich their sciences and technologies and enhance their skills. Their system will grow. The ships will help to bring them the benefits shared by the Confederation, a wealth not necessarily in material gain. but of a deeper spiritual quality and joy of living. How I wish Earth would also join us in this relationship. We would share with you too. You would never regret taking such a step. Conditions on Earth would change. There would be no more wars and poverty. Your planet would learn to live in peace and we all could come and go freely as we now do on Pyrole. Your Earth rulers need a change of heart and mind."
Mank-Ton ended with the words, "Valdar and myself are glad to have been given the honour of the magnetic sweep patrol of the Pyrolean system. We are glad to be associated with the wonderful people who inhabit that planet."
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Do the inhabitants of Earth really differ in their behavior patterns from other human beings that populate the planets of the Confederation? Wy-Ora once said that an experimental colony of Earthmen had been tried in the Confederation but that it was a failure. This was in 1945 when the Confederation made another attempt at establishing a new bond of understanding and communication and made radio transmissions such as these to many "Q" Bases on our planet.
Apparently the inhabitants of the Confederation resemble us closely enough to understand us, but we are on a very different rung of the evolutionary ladder and cannot live together. The planet in the Confederation which was involved in this experimental Earth colony was a twin of our Venus. In the past, extraterrestrials have spoken of a planet Venus. There is confusion about this as there are apparently two planets referred to as being Venus. One is in Earth's solar system, and the other is in a replica of our solar system in the other Universe. Sol's Venus has no physical human life on it, whereas the other supports a large civilization and is referred to as Vango Salamia - the Green Planet - which is said to be larger than Earth. (The volume of our Venus is .88 that of Earth and is therefore smaller) Salamia also has a perpetual cloud formation obscuring the surface, so there are some similarities.
The history of Mars appears to be just the reverse. According to the Koldasians, our Mars, in the past, had a technologically advanced civilization which destroyed itself in a nuclear holocaust that left it a lifeless hulk. The remnant of the Martian race, according to them, is now on Siton, a planet of the Confederation, in the "other" Universe.
The 1945 experimental colony of people from Earth, who were all volunteers from a town in Switzerland, were settled in the Confederation. But after one year, the majority of these people had to be returned to their home area. This was a bitter disappointment to the Confederation who had expected tremendous results from the first large scale evacuation from Earth. Apparently 'the Swiss could not adapt themselves to the Confederation style of life on Salamia. Not that they could not get along with the Salamian people, but the living conditions were too different. A few Swiss preferred to remain and they are now thriving and have a small village there where they still carry on some of their Swiss traditions and home language.
Wy-Ora commented, "As a result of the Swiss failure and other disappointments, Salamia has withdrawn all her bases from Earth. What a pity! All the time that went into those bases, but Salamia now feels that it is no longer worthwhile. I personally do not feel that way! During my term of office, even if it means that I may have to come back to Earth, these bases should continue for the Confederation. I ask you, my friends, to strengthen your 'Q' groups. I do not feel that all is lost, so bear with me and help me with this task. Koldas does not feel like Salamia. We still see a need for the bases on your planet."
Possibly Vango Salamia resembles our planet Venus only in the position it occupies in that other 'mirror Universe and having cloud formations which continually obscure the surface. A long time ago in its history, large areas of jungle, shrub and forest were dug and ploughed into the soil and these areas became fertile. It is now truely the Green Planet Salamia, as the koldasians refer to it, and it supplies much of the vegetable produce of the Confederation. The surface has wide plains, where many of its cities are located, but there are also mountainous regions, which are sparsely populated. It is known for the beauty of its cities. The buildings are tall and round and known throughout the Confederation for their majesty and esthetics. They are connected by enclosed causeways with continuous moving surfaces which convey people from building to building. These structures, with inter-connecting causeways are now found on all the planets of the Confederation, for the Salamians have traveled far, designing and constructing these beautiful buildings.
The capital city is Scilyn (Divine Knowledge) and was given this name because on its outskirts there is an area of 38.4 square kilometers where thousands of physicians and scientists practice the arts of healing. This is another gift with which the Salamians appear to be endowed and for which they are consequently much sought after throughout the Confederation. They excell in surgery as well as in drugless therapies, and all branches of the healing arts are practiced in Scilyn.
It is also worth recording that the planet has many mines, which yield a mineral from which metal is extracted for the construction of Astrael-craft. These metals, mined on Salamia, are taken by cargo-carrier to Siton and Koldas, where the Astrael-craft are mainly manufactured.
The average Salamian, man or woman, is 1.8m tall, with dark to light golden hair, blue eyes and fair comp-plexion. The women are remarkable for their long curved eyelashes and well-developed figures which are accentuated by the attractive clothing they wear. A popular garment, low-cut both front and back, has thin straps over each shoulder, crossing at the back. It reaches down to the ankles and is studded with gem-stones on the bodice. Elbow-length gloves and elegant footwear, also studded with gems are worn with this close-fitting garment.There are a variety of styles and colorful fabrics, and these change with the fashions.
Men's wear on Salamia is varied. Popular is a kind of overall type garment with a zip-closure running down one side. It has long sleeves and boots to match, in a style inspired by the uniform of the pilots.
As with the rest of the Confederation, married couples on Salamia need not practice any form of birth control. This is due to the fact that a woman in the Confederation conceives only two or three times during her lifetime. The average is two children to a married couple, and the Salamian physicians have perfected painless childbirth, a technique that leaves no after-effects to mother or child.
Wy-Ora said, "There is much that I can tell you of beautiful Salamia, but there is a saying in our language that goes...
Galago singor Grandor, li ala salango i
Pyrole i salango Si visi avendor!
It means, 'From the twin solar system of Grandor, to the solar system of Pyrole, a more beautiful planet than Earth we have never seen!"'
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Then out' of the blue came a sighting for Edwin and his wife, Elizabeth. They were awakened by a radio transmission at 01:40 a.m. (27 July 1968) It was Wy-Ora saying, "We have taken this opportunity and brought this ship down through your atmosphere at night, as we may not get another opportunity to come to such a low altitude again. We are approaching from the west. You should now be able to see the identification lights on the craft. We are still at a high altitude, and I would like you, Edwin, to flash a light signal, so that I can guide this craft directly above it. The personnel and myself will be on the look-out for your guidance."
Edwin, having gone outside, flashed his torch skyward. He was not far from the living-room and could hear the radio quite clearly. Wy-Ora responded with, "We see your identification light and will now bring the patrol craft directly above your home. We are now about 300m above your house. I will tilt the patrol ship 45 degrees on its side so that you can see the Astrael-dome. The vapor you see escaping, comes from the cooling vents just under the dome. These vents are part of the cooling system of the magnetic motors, which are automatically opened when we enter the atmosphere of your planet. The air that is drawn in is heated and when it escapes through the vents, the heated air condenses its water vapor into the colder air. I will now flash my identification lights on and off. We can see your house quite clearly from this position. We can also see the street lighting of the surrounding district. We must now return to altitude and will leave this position with maximum acceleration. We will depart towards the east (over the Indian Ocean) and when we reach our station altitude we will continue transmission for a few more minutes."
Wy-Ora now addressed his personnel in English for the benefit of Edwin and Elizabeth. "Stand by, all personnel, stand by.. now closing cooling vents.. .stand by for maximum acceleration..." Edwin and Elizabeth saw the craft flash instantly away and out of sight.
CHAPTER 4
Proof and Denial
Wy-Ora hit the nail on the head when he said, "What is wrong at Q' Base? For some time I have felt that you are doubting us, our planets and our civilization. You have asked for more proof of our existence; photographs of our craft, our people and our cities. Why this change of heart? What has happened to the trust you had in us?"
He was talking over the radio to a few "Q" group members who had come to listen at Edwin's home one Sunday morning, on 3 October 1968. Many of them had demanded more proof. Behind his back Edwin had been accused of trickery and faking the radio transmissions with a group of conspirators. They would not accept that these transmissions came from an advanced civilization. The subject matter was too simple, even boring. The terminology used by Confederation speakers was confusing. For example, 'dimension' was used instead of 'Universe' and this became as stumbling block.*( *It may be that the error was on the part of the Earth human majority, who could not at that time accept Dimension and preferred instead to substitute Universe. With hindsight it now appears that the extraterrestrials own choice of words was the better. The transcripts are here quoted using the substituted word Universe as written. We continue as transcribed.) Then someone reported Edwin to the local police for illegally operating a radio transmitter.
The police inspector came and made a thorough search of the property. He found nothing but a harmless domestic receiver which to top it all, was an old model. Sending messages to people from outer space indeed! He treated the matter as a huge joke. Inevitably, the stigma of a hoax was to be with Edwin for a long time to come.
Wy-Ora continued by saying, "I have spoken to my Superiors on Koldas about this matter of your request for more evidence of our existence. At this stage we are unable to give you the proof you are asking for. As I mentioned before, it would rob your rulers on Earth of their freedom to choose to accept or reject us. So far they have not come to a definite decision and we still hope that one day they will accept our offer of assistance as Pyrole has. But time is running out! Therefore we would like to prepare the Earth's population gradually for the acceptance of the idea of other civilizations beyond your planet."
"We must be careful as we do not want these transmissions to cause your families any harm. Your authorities permit radio transmissions provided we give you no material evidence or photographs. We make these radio transmissions in the simplest possible language so that even an unschooled mind can not mistake them. I know we have a problem with the choice of words but this will be corrected. You see, some of us have not had much practice in the English language."*( *This was welcome light on the seemingly childish simplicity of the communications. Perhaps such simplicity was necessary to reduce the possibility of dangerous misinterpretation and mis-understanding, which still occurred nevertheless. Consider how different the police official's reaction might have been had he found an erudite treatise on space travel and been convinced that regular communication with extraterrestrials was in fact taking place at that very house at that time?)
Wy-Ora then told us what had happened six months earlier. The incident resulted in partial withdrawl of Confederation patrol-craft from the immediate vicinity of Earth. It concerned one of the two Astrael-craft which had been especially designed for oceanographic survey. During the exploration of the seabed, they discovered subterranean tunnels which led into large gas-filled caves. Explosions had already occurred there as a result of the reaction caused by the entry of sea water. These explosions could be the cause of some of our quakes or tremors. The craft was able to seal off some of the tunnels to prevent further explosions. Liaison was maintained with the patrol craft on station above Earth which relayed data to the Confederation for analysis.
On this occasion the craft was able to seal off one of the tunnels in the western Atlantic so they decided to warn Earth authorities of the possible danger to the population nearby. The oceanographic survey craft emerged from the sea and flew to the nearest military base. While hovering high above the base, the craft made radio contact with the military officer in charge who was advised of the possible danger. But the officer did not believe the communication and said, "We do not accept warnings from aliens!" He then commanded the Astrael-craft to surrender or he would be forced to destroy it. The Kol-dasian commander then replied that he would on no account surrender his craft. On seeing a flight of aircraft taking off with missiles plainly visible under their wings, he departed at high speed. Upon reaching station altitude, he reported to his superiors and was ordered to return to base. When this crew returned to Koldas a Conference was convened at the main communications building and a report was issued.
A mention appeared in a kind of magazine which Wy-Ora had before him as he spoke. "On the cover of this magazine is a beautiful picture of Earth and underneath it the words 'Bear the beings of Earth no ill feeling, for in time to come they will learn the beauty of real peace...' Inside are these words: 'The Council has decided to withdraw patrol craft from Earth. The council feels this wise as further patrols may endanger lives of crew. But Siton and Salamia have agreed to continue to patrol the magnetic fields around Earth and Melchor.
Wy-Ora solemnly continued, '1That, my friends, is the position or our Superiors. We are disappointed. We have lived at peace for more than two thousand years and have no grasp for the meaning of violence, war and destruction. ... The Koldasians, who do not even use the word war, who live on a planet called 'Peace', feel as if they had lost a friend. I hope that one day we can be accepted by Earth's policy makers. But personally, I am of the opinion that that will not happen in our life time. A pity.
"My friends, we must now leave for our patrol area. But before we leave, I want to express my gratitude to you for distributing tape-recorded copies of some of our radio transmissions. We know that there are those on your planet who are interested in such things.
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Nothing further was heard from the Confederation for two months. Then, one Saturday night, there was a radio transmission beamed in from a craft overhead to the receiver. It was Valdar who said, "We extend our greetings to you all. Wy-Ora asked me to make this transmission for him as he is unable to be here. We have just completed a patrol to the Pyrolean system. It is nice to be back above your home, Edwin."
Valdar then mentioned that the end of the year was approaching (1968) for the inhabitants of Earth and that they would like to add their Christmas and New Year greetings to messages of good will from Wy-Ora, his wife and daughters, from the crew and also the staff of the way-station Melchor. He also mentioned that they have a similar event which takes place on Koldas during the 16th month, which is the last of the cycle there, when most of the population return to their homes and famillies to relax and share festivities. The main emphasis of this period is on the spiritual aspect of their lives and celebrations take place at the Island of Paradise where there are colored lights, many forms of amusement, musicians, actors and groups of dancers, even from other planets. All tastes are catered to and even delicious dishes from neighboring planets are served. Valdar said he liked the space-craft displays best, with the teams of pilots from the far corners of the Confederation demonstrating their skills. These displays hold the many thousands of visitors spellbound for hours on end. It is a season when people from distant systems get together to exchange ideas.
Comparing the festive seasons, Valdar said, "On Earth you pray for peace, while on Koldas we rejoice because the Creator has blessed us with it for another year. "(Little did he realize what events would befall them before the next year would come to an end.) Valdar then told Edwin, his old Earth buddy, with great emotion, that he had fallen in love! Valdar and his fiancee were to marry at the end of the Koldasian year, in three months time. He described her as the most beautiful woman on Koldas. But as he spoke of his forth-coming wedding, there were loud interruptions from his crew.
"Pay no attention to what my personnel are saying. I will continue; my loved one's name is Clyveen. I can not tell you how much I love her. I should like to tell you more about her..."
But Valdar was interrupted again and his voice was cut off. "Greetings, Edwin. This is Nokyle speaking. I am Valdar's radio operator. I do hope you will forgive me for disconnecting our esteemed Commander, but the personnel and I feel that we should tell you that from the time this ship left Koldas on patrol, our Commander has spoken of nothing else except his loved one, so much so that we all feel we are about to be married! We would like to ask our Commander if he intends to run from his beloved on his wedding day, for we all witnessed a strange sight on Pyrole. We hope our Commander's bride can run as fast as he! But joking aside, we all wish him great happiness for his future with his loved one. I will now re-connect you with him."
Valdar now continued speaking, "I thank you for your kind words. Rest assured, I do not intend to run on our wedding day! And now let me tell you Edwin, about Clyveen. She is tall, slim, fair skinned, with blue eyes and beautiful Koldasian fair hair. Her parents live at a food research station in one of the loveliest areas of Koldas. The climate is fresh and invigorating. I spend most of my rest periods there and recently asked Clyveen to become my wife. Soon we are to be married and we intend to have children."
Nokyle interrupted again, this time with a remark in Koldasian which was lost on Edwin. Valdar retaliated by saying in English, "Yes, we do intend to have children. My personnel seem to think this is very funny but the more I look at them, the more they remind me of the long-haired creatures swinging in the branches of trees on Earth. Although they are crewing this craft through the timeless tunnels of the two universes (read dimensions), they have the brains of these creatures in the trees! But anyway, Edwin, this is Clyveen's wish as well as mine."
Before ending the transmission, which turned out to be the last Edwin received in 1968, Valdar spoke of the marriage custom.
Eleven days before the ceremony, the couple make a promise not to see each other until the day they are to be wed. During this time they must think deeply of the marriage laws. The most important one is to establish whether they love each other enough to take the marriage vow, which will bind them for life. As there is no form of divorce in their society, many elaborate tests are made to decide compatibility. Unless the couple satisfies all the requirements, they are not allowed to proceed with the marriage. A happy family with one or two children is the cornerstone of their way of life.
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As the year 1969 dawned on Earth, events changed Koldas and the way of life there. Time was running out for the planet called 'Peace'. More than two thousand years without war was to be cruelly ended by the time 1969 had passed on Earth. Although these beings travel in time as well as space, they have no knowledge of the future events in store for them. Valdar was his usual cheerful self as he made radio contact with Edwin early on Sunday, 12 January 1969
"Greetings, my friends," he said, "This is Valdar. As this is the first transmission in your new year, I would like to begin by bringing New Year greetings from my people on Koldas, my personnel and myself. I would also like to congratulate your planet on your spectacular space achievement. (Apollo 8, 21 December 1968 --The first manned lunar orbit mission of ten orbits) You have now reached the stage when space travel is within your grasp. In time to come, your space-craft will be travelling farther than your moon. I am very sad in a way that your planet has conquered the space between the planet and its moon. You see, we have a law that says, when a planet has conquered the space around it, then this space automatically belongs to that planet. This means that we have no right to enter this space unless we have permission to do so from the Superiors that govern that planet. The space beyond your moon is still 'free' space and any craft from any planet may fly through it. When I left Koldas, our Superiors were discussing this development and we shall soon hear what they have decided. I hope we will still be allowed to visit your planet and transmit to you."
Valdar then explained why there had been no radio contacts earlier.
Wy-Ora and Valdar had been given permission to test two of the newest Koldasian long-distance, interplanetary craft. It was necessary to test these craft under actual conditions in thin and dense atmospheres of various planets as well as testing all the mechanic and electrical devices under operating conditions.
Valdar was going to visit Salamia, Siton, Pyrc Furvey, and Byronne and then return to Koldas. The Sonian Sixth Patrol Division was to contact the "Q" gi from time to time on the progress of the expedit:
Valdar mentioned that Wy-Ora and his personnel were tunate as they would be visiting some of the most beutiful systems in the Confederation. They would visit capital city of Grandor which lies in a 'twin sunsystem. The other planets on his tour were to be Leec Goran, Sparlane, Velaan and Novan, which is the planet on the fringe of the Grandorian solar system. Grandorians are said to be the most highly evolved in the Confederation. Valdar said that one marvels at fantastic designs of space-craft one sees there. approaching Grandor in a ship, the main communical center makes radio contact and instructs that all directional controls be set in neutral. Their main control center then takes over and guides the visiting craft safely through the atmosphere to land it at the space-port.
CHAPTER 5
Withdrawal From Earth
Events in 1969 started the Confederation on a new phase of disengagement from Earth which took the succeding ten years to complete. In retrospect it is clear the Confederation was pulling out because their mission to Earth had failed. Ten years earlier Wy-Ora had been appointed to lead this mission and it was with a sense of foreboding that he announced to Edwin's "Q" group in a radio transmission of 1 March 1969, that a fact-finding team of experts was to be sent here. Within six weeks of this announcement a radical change took place.
Wy-Ora said, "At this moment, a specially selected team is leaving Grandor for your planet. They will spend three of your Earth days observing it from the air. They will not land as they can carry out minute observations from the air. A close study will be made of the circumstances of the average inhabitant of the planet."
Wy-Ora explained that the data collected would be presented to a tribunal of Superiors and men of wisdom from the planets of the Confederation. Their decisions would be adhered to by all Confederation members concerned. Should they decide to withdraw craft then regular transmissions would be curtailed or cease and only occasional radio contacts would be made. He assured Edwin that he and his group would not be completely abandoned. Wy-Ora said that he would personally ask permission to keep the "Q" group informed from time to time.
To the surprise of the listeners, Wy-Ora then broached a subject which was to gain more emphasis in the years to follow. This was a plan to evacuate some of our Earth's inhabitants should the need arise.
Wy-Ora said, "My friends, I know I have no right to ask you this question at this stage for after all, I am an alien, but if at any time I were to ask you to leave your planet and accompany me to Koldas to make your home there, would you agree to do this? I realize this may come as a bit of a shock. I also realize that life on Koldas is very different from that on Earth. There are many things you would have to adjust to, but I feel that in time you would adapt to your new environment and be able to settle down. I will leave this matter with you for now for who can tell what the future will bring. You must come of your own free will. We will not take one of you and leave others, for this is against our principles of ethic. We do not like to separate families so as I said before all must be willing to come."
Wy-Ora continued, "I know many of you are afraid. I do not blame you. But let me assure you the ships are safe and very reliable. As for the inhabitants of Koldas they are like you, flesh and blood, breathing air. The fundamental difference is that we on Koldas and in the Confederation, foster peaceful relations and goodwill to all creatures. The cement of our social structure is love and it is inculcated from an early age. Trust us, we will not fail you."
Some of the more imaginative members of the group over-reacted and caused quite a stir in family circles by making plans for immediate departure!
Then, a month later, on April 2nd, 1969, Edwin's radio receiver was activated unexpectedly at 10:35 p.m. The message was disturbing but not entirely unexpected. This time it was the Sitonian Zybo. "I have a preliminary report on the outcome of the Tribunal which was held on Koldas recently." Zybo then explained the decision to withdraw from the immediate vicinity of Earth. Then he continued, "Consequently, I am sorry to say that this will be my last official transmission. This Sitonian Patrol will leave for its new area beyond your Moon. We leave with heavy hearts for we have patrolled this area for many years now. We wish you well and success in your new space explorations. Soon you will have spacecraft to reach other planets in your solar system."
Zybo said that Wy-Ora would confirm the decision himself in the near future. He then closed his radio transmission with some personal remarks to Edwin and members of the "Q" group.
NOTE- There seems to be a pattern of relationships in in development here for, unknown to Edwin and the "Q" group members, and about the same time in the 1960s, other contactee groups were being similarly prepared for evacuation in case of catastrophe, by the UMMOs in Spain, the Karrans in Brazil, and others around the world.
Two days later on Good Friday, a radio signal came through at 10:55 a.m. (April 14th, 1969). As promised, it was Wy-Ora himself who said that he had attended the Tribunal at the main commu
