Glossary
74 terms
Terms starting with "V"
74 terms
Vacuum Chamber
A sealed environment from which air has been removed, often used in experiments to study interactions without atmospheric interference, crucial in Buhler's thrust experiments.
Vaimanika Shastra
A text describing many types of Vimanas, including the Rukma and Shakuna. It was presented as ancient, but scholars date it to the early 20th century.
Vajra
A ritual 'thunderbolt' object in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Some alternative researchers interpret it as an ancient handheld directed energy weapon.
Valensole Incident
A 1965 French case in which farmer Maurice Masse reported an egg-shaped craft and small beings in his lavender field. Official French investigations concluded it was unidentified.
Valentinian Bridal Chamber
A sacrament of the 2nd-century Gnostic school of Valentinus. Scholar April DeConick has suggested it involved married couples uniting sexually while contemplating Christ to join with their higher selv...
Valerie Ransone
Mysterious Washington figure of the 1970s linked to Gordon Cooper, Puharich and Jacques Vallée. She commissioned the secret 1978 Aether Ship recording before vanishing.
VALIS
An acronym for 'Vast Active Living Intelligence System,' a concept developed by Philip K. Dick to represent a divine intelligence that communicates with humanity.
Vallecito Stage Station
A historic site in California known for tales of ghostly encounters, linked to the old west heritage of the region.
Vallée's Capella Database
A database established by Jacques Vallée to collect and analyze UFO sightings and encounters, aiming to identify patterns and trends.
Valles Caldera
A volcanic caldera located in New Mexico, formed by explosive volcanic activity and later filled with lava flows and sediments, which showcases evidence of significant geological processes.
Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan)
A UNESCO fossil site in Egypt's Western Desert containing about 40-million-year-old whale skeletons and mangrove fossils. The hosts suggest it reflects a catastrophic burial event rather than gradual...
Valley Trains
Deposits of sediment left by glacial meltwater, often indicating ancient water flow patterns and used by geologists to reconstruct past environments.
Vampire
A mythical creature that is said to feed on the blood of the living; accounts of vampire sightings often entail eerie and supernatural elements.
Vampire Hunters
Individuals or groups in folklore and popular culture who seek to combat or eliminate vampires, often depicted as using various tools and methods to reveal and defeat these supernatural beings.
Vampire Lore
Folklore surrounding vampire myths, which typically describes undead beings that survive by feeding on the blood of the living. Accounts of vampire sightings have persisted across different cultures a...
Vampire of Alnwick
A folklore figure from the Alnwick region in England, associated with vampire legends that arose during the medieval period, notable for tales of bloodsucking and supernatural occurrences.
Vampires
Mythical beings that are said to sustain themselves by feeding on the life essence (usually blood) of the living; their legends vary widely across different cultures.
Van Meter Monster
A creature reported in Van Meter, Iowa in 1903, described as a winged entity with a distinct appearance and linked to local legends and mysterious sightings.
Vandenberg Air Force Base
A military base in California known for its role in launching satellites and missiles, and a site reportedly associated with multiple UAP sightings.
Vandenberg Space Force Base
A military installation in California known for missile and rocket launches, also associated with a range of UFO sightings due to its secretive operations.
Vanguard
An organization formed by UAP whistleblowers including Matthew Brown and Dylan Borland to support and protect people who come forward with UFO information.
Vanguard Enterprise
A nonprofit organization that supports whistleblowers, including those involved in the revelation of UAP-related information and advocating for transparency around such matters.
Vantablack craft
An extremely dark material developed for military applications, which absorbs up to 99.965% of visible light; associated with advanced technology used in unidentified aerial phenomena.
Varginha Case
A highly publicized incident in Brazil in 1996 where locals reported seeing an alien creature, leading to military involvement and widespread media speculation about extraterrestrial encounters.
Varginha Incident
A reported incident in Varginha, Brazil in 1996 where witnesses claimed to have seen an alien creature and associated UFO activity, leading to widespread speculation and investigation.
Varginha UFO case
An incident that occurred in Brazil in 1996 involving reports of UFO sightings and alleged extraterrestrial beings being seen in the city of Varginha, leading to widespread media attention and controv...
Varginha UFO Crash
An alleged extraterrestrial incident that occurred in Varginha, Brazil in 1996, involving the sighting of an unidentified flying object and the capture of a purported alien being, leading to claims of...
Varginha UFO incident
A reported encounter in 1996 involving a crashed UFO and alleged capture of extraterrestrial beings in Varginha, Brazil, which led to military involvement and numerous eyewitness accounts.
Vatican Encounter Records
Historical documents held in Vatican archives describing apparitions, miracles, and anomalous aerial or visionary experiences. Pasulka has researched these records and compares them to modern UFO repo...
Vatican vaults
Secretive storage areas within the Vatican that are rumored to house potentially sensitive or controversial artifacts and documents.
Veda Austin
New Zealand water researcher and author of 'The Living Language of Water'. She claims that over about 16 years and roughly half a million photos, she has shown that partially frozen water forms images...
Vedic Ages
A historical period in India associated with the composition of the Vedas, ancient texts that are the foundation of Hindu philosophy, spirituality, and cosmology, encompassing various concepts of time...
Vedic worldview
A spiritual philosophy rooted in ancient Indian texts (Vedas) that posits consciousness as the fundamental reality of the universe, impacting perceptions of existence and the nature of beings.
Vehicle Interference / Vehicle Stoppage
A recurring feature of UFO reports in which cars stall, sputter, lose steering, or show unusual electrical behavior when an unidentified object is nearby.
Vehicle interference effect
A recurring feature of UFO reports in which car engines, lights, or instruments fail during a sighting, often recovering afterward. Researchers such as James McCampbell studied these cases, which are...
Veridical Anomalous Process (VAP)
Kevin Kan's term for the roughly 5% of UFO encounters that resist all conventional explanation, marked by physical traces, radar returns, altered consciousness, and high strangeness.
Veridical NDE
A near-death experience that includes accurate reports of events or details that the person could not have known through normal sensory perception, suggesting consciousness can exist outside physical...
Vern Cameron
Mid-20th-century California dowser and instrument maker who tried to prove dowsing scientifically. Burr credits him with locating many California hot springs and long-lasting wells.
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars, an organization founded in 1899 that supports veterans who have served overseas and advocates for veterans' issues.
Vibrational Activation
The process of using sound frequencies to awaken higher states of consciousness and energetic shifts within the individual.
Vibrational Patterns
Concepts in alternative science that assert that the frequencies of energy can influence the physical world and consciousness in profound ways.
Vibroacoustics
In Goldman's usage, the effect of sound vibrating directly through the body, which he claims influences cells, molecules and even DNA. He contrasts it with psychoacoustics, which covers sound's effect...
Vicious Abstractionism
A concept introduced by William James which suggests that excessive reliance on abstract thinking can lead to disconnection from reality and suffering.
Video Evidence
Visual recordings that are introduced during hearings to support claims made about UAP sightings and encounters.
Viktor Schauberger
Austrian forester and naturalist (1885-1958) known for theories about vortex water movement and 'implosion' energy. He is widely cited in alternative energy and structured-water circles.
Vilvoorde Humanoid
A 1973 close encounter in Vilvoorde, Belgium, in which a witness reported a small glowing being using a vacuum-like device in his garden before it left in a saucer-shaped craft. It is often nicknamed...
Vimana
A flying machine or celestial chariot described in Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Ancient astronaut theorists interpret Vimanas as evidence of advanced ancient aircraft or spacecraf...
Vinca Symbols
Markings from the Neolithic Vinca culture of southeastern Europe (about 5500-4500 BC), debated as possible proto-writing. Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas linked them to a goddess-centered 'Old Europe'.
Vineta
A legendary city associated with the Baltic Sea, believed to represent a lost civilization that faced a catastrophic fate due to supernatural or technological means.
Violet Race
In The Urantia Book, the purple-tinged race of Adam and Eve, sent as 'biological uplifters' to improve human genetics.
Violeta M. Bagia
Australian author and contributor to 'Somewhere in the Skies' who specializes in UFO research and writing.
Vipassana
An insight meditation practice from the Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhist tradition that cultivates moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, sensations, and experiences. It is a major root of modern W...
Viracocha
In Inca mythology, Viracocha is the creator god associated with the creation of the earth, sky, and humanity, who is also linked to ancient iconography throughout Andean cultures.
Virgin Mary
Central figure in Christianity, Mowatt-Larssen claims to have had encounters with her that convey significant spiritual messages.
Virgin Mary Encounter
A mystical experience where Mowatt-Larssen claims to have had a significant spiritual encounter with the Virgin Mary, symbolizing deep faith and personal transformation.
Virtual Alexandria
Miguel Conner's online Gnostic community and academy, named after ancient Alexandria, a major center of Gnostic and esoteric thought. It hosts debates, courses, and discussions on early Christianity a...
Virtual Immortality
The transhumanist idea that a person's first-person consciousness could be uploaded to a non-biological substrate such as a computer. It assumes computational functionalism, the view that the mind is...
Virtual Reality (VR)
A simulated experience that can mimic or augment the real world, allowing users to interact with a computer-generated environment.
Vision Fast
A solo wilderness ceremony that involves fasting for several days, often four, in order to open oneself to visionary communication with nature or spirit.
Vision of Tundale
A 12th-century Irish visionary text describing a knight's soul touring hell, purgatory and heaven. It was widely read in medieval Europe as an account of the afterlife.
Vision Quest
A rite of passage in some Indigenous cultures, traditionally involving isolation and fasting to seek spiritual guidance and personal transformation.
Visionary experiences
Profound experiences often described as altered states of consciousness where individuals perceive symbols and archetypes that provide insights into existence, often linked to spiritual or transcenden...
Voces Caelesti
A book by Frater Eleftheria discussing the themes of angelic communication and a transformative spiritual philosophy aimed at restoring a connection with the divine.
Voice-to-Skull (V2K)
Alleged military technology that beams sound or speech directly into a person's head. Conspiracy theorists claim it is used in psychological warfare against enemies and civilians.
Volcanic Explosivity Index
A scale for measuring the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions, which helps categorize the eruption's size based on the volume of erupted materials.
Volcanic Tuff
A type of rock formed from volcanic ash, often used as a building material and linked to the preservation of ancient structures, including cart ruts.
Voluntaryism
A political philosophy that advocates for society to be organized on voluntary interactions and agreements without coercive state intervention, emphasizing individual freedom and personal responsibili...
Voronezh UFO Incident
A 1989 Soviet case, publicized by the TASS news agency, in which children and other witnesses in a Voronezh park reported a landed craft, a three-eyed giant, and a robot. One boy was reportedly paraly...
Voynich manuscript
A mysterious illustrated codex from the 15th century, written in an unknown script that has defied all attempts at decipherment, leading many to wonder about its origins and purpose.
Vril
A mysterious all-permeating energy described in Bulwer-Lytton's 1871 novel 'The Coming Race', able to heal, destroy, control minds and power flight. Later occultists and conspiracy theorists treated i...
Vril Power
A concept introduced in 'The Coming Race' referring to a mystical energy or power source believed to be harnessed by the advanced beings depicted in the story; it became a significant element in certa...
Vril Society (Luminous Lodge)
An alleged Nazi-era German occult society said to have believed that Bulwer-Lytton's novel was based on fact. Members supposedly sought alliance with a superior race living inside the Earth.
Vril-ya
The advanced winged subterranean race in 'The Coming Race' who wield Vril power and are destined to emerge and conquer the surface world.
Vrykolakas
A Greek and Byzantine undead revenant, often believed to be an excommunicated or sinful person whose corpse refuses to decay and returns to torment the living. It is considered a direct precursor of t...