"The Wizard of Electro-Gravity Revisited"
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by William L. Moore
Saga UFO Report
One of the arguments that has been used repeatedly over the years by those
wishing to cast ridicule on the UFO phenomenon is the apparent scientific
impossibility that any creature presumed to be operating the saucers would
be able to withstand the buildup of "g" forces which must inevitably
accompany the truly incredible speed and maneuverings which these objects
appear to exhibit. According to these critics, the arguement that UFO's
represent somebody else's space hardware is severely damaged by the fact
that speeds running into the multiple thousands of miles-per-hour, apparent
nonstop 90 degree turns, 180 course reverses, sudden split-second stops, and
other seemingly "impossible" gyrations of every sort have all been reported
with sufficient regularity as being associated with UFO activity. The
argument goes that since no known material, much less living creature,
could ever withstand the tremendous externally applied "g" stresses and
pressures that would thus be developed, then the entire "nuts and bolts"
concept of UFO's must be discounted as "scientifically impossible" and hence
"nonexistent."
And, as far as this arguement goes, the critics have a point. Emphasize
however, "as far as it goes"; for the key to this entire matter rests
entirely upon the phrase "externally applied stresses and pressures.' Taken
in its proper context, the only thing which would appear to be ruled out by
such an arguement are such externally applied power sources as jets,
rockets, atomic, ion and even magnetic drives. Given the weight of evidence
which indicates that UFO's are powered devices of some sort, and taking into
account the fascinating maneuvering capabilities of these objects, it seems
highly likely that the power source involved has as one of its attributes
the very desirable ability to negate externally applied stresses.
Interestingly such attributes are exactly what one would expect if the power
source of these UFO's produced a controllable reaction to the universal
gravitational field. Only through control of gravity itself can "thrust" be
applied simultaneously to all the atoms and molecules not only of a powered
craft, but to any object or being within it, thus eliminating completely (or
very nearly so) any exteral pressures whatsoever. Virtually no sensation of
acceleration or deacceleration would be felt by any being subjected to this
type of field manipulation, no matter how erratically he might choose to
maneuver his craft, since the propulsive "force" would act uniformly upon
the atoms of his body as well as the atoms composing his "UFO."
If indeed some sort of utilization of the gravitational field is the power
source of choice, then it might be of interest to ask just how close we are
today to the development and utilization of this most mysterious of energies.
What, for example, do we know about it that might give us some small clue as
to the real nature of UFO propulsion?
So stated a highly qualified theoretical mathematician consulted in a recent
interview for the purposes of writing this article (he asked to remain
anonymous).
Presuming that the gravitational field does indeed represent a usable source
of energy, whether it be for propulsion or other purposes, the question then
becomes quite simply, how does one get at it to use it?
One possible answer involves the investigation and utilization of what
appears to be a unified field relationship of some sort between elecricity
and gravity. Foremost among the scientists and inventors who have tried to
make use of such a relationship is American physicist and inventor T.
Townsend Brown who, for more than 50 years, has been actively researching
"electro-gravitics" and producing astounding results. During the 1930's and
'40's, working with principles developed in association with Dr. Paul Alfred
Biefeld, erstwhile friend and associate of Dr. Einstein, Brown succeeded in
demonstrating that certain properly constructed devices, when "energized"
with a strong D.C. potential (up to 300 kilovolts), could be made to exhibit
a substantial loss of weight without an accompanying loss of mass (see
The Wizard of Electro-gravity, UFO Report, May
1978). Determined efforts to refine techniques and perfect methods finally
bore fruit when, in the middle 1950's, Brown successfully flew, both in the
air and later in vacuum, electro-gravitic disc-shaped "airfoils" powered
only by high voltage direct current. These were demonstrated flying in 50
feet circles at speeds so incredible they were immediately classified. The
principle involved was one discovered by brown himself - namely that certain
high-K (capacitance) dielectrics, when subjected to high-voltage charges in
the 50 to 300 kilovolt range with constant input, will exhibit motion toward
the positive pole. Browns theory is that the capacitor is a useful tool in
demonstrating the link between electricity and gravity in the same way that
the coil is capable of representing the link between electricity and
magnetism. He felt that given time as well as adequate funding and
laboratory facilities, the problem of supplying the necessary electrical
potential to the dielectrics from an internally transported power source
while still enabling the crat to lift and maneuver efficiently could finally
be overcome.
"Project Winterhaven," which involved providing
power to Brown's discs through a wire attached to the edge of the disc and
tethered to a central pole which was connected to an external power source,
looked exciting but proved to be one frustration after another as it
somewhat inexplicably failed to attract either substantial
governmental/military interest or the much needed money that tends to go
with it. Profoundly discouraged by an establishment that just didn't seem
to care (quite possibly because their own secret research had been advanced
to such a point that it had already surpassed Brown's privately funded
efforts) Brown was eventually forced to abandon his efforts to build flyable
hardware and to turn his talents to other more financially productive areas
of scientific endeavor.
Even so, he never really gave up in his desire to discover a demonstrable
connection between electricity and gravity. If large electrical potentials
could be utilized to modify the local gravitational field, he reasoned, then
certainly the opposite should be true as well. In an energy conscious world,
any demonstration that gravity could readily be converted into usable
electrical energy should have profound implications.
As far back as 1931, while working at the Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, D.C., Brown discovered quite unexpectedly that the electrical
resistivity of certain of the high-density dielectrics he was working with
seemed to exhibit solar and sierial diurnal (i.e. daily) changes. Although
interesting, the implications were largely ignored until more recently when
it was discovered that some of these dielectrics have the even more
startling property of exhibiting an unusual electrical "self-potential,"
which is to say that they have been demonstrated to be capable of producing
an electrical "output" without the necessity of any prior "input." This
output, while constant, seems to vary with the observed changes in
resistance which had previously been observed in these substances.
Townsend Brown believes that this self-potential is the exact opposite of
the electro-gravitic effect previously observed in his so-called "airfoils"
- in essence a gravito-electric conversion process whereby gravitational
energy is converted into electrical potential by means of the crystal and
density properties of the dielectric involved. The effect has been observed
with outputs as high as nearly one volt in a number of both natural and
manmade dielectrics, among the most promising of which are barium titanate
(K > 10
3 with a specific gravity > 5) and several forms of
Hawaiian granite. Much effort has been expended to rule out the possibility
that this electrical potential might be nothing more than the result of
current induced by the Earth's magnetic field or any other readily
identifiable electro-magnetic or magnetic source. Specially shielded rooms
maintained under constant temperature and pressure conditions were used, as
were tests conducted at various altitudes, under sea water, in a mine shaft
deep within a mountain of iron, and within specially constructed
electrically charged "cages" of wire mesh. In addition, attention was given
to designing sophisticated nonresonant sensors so as to refine the detection
process as much as possible and to rule out possible interferance from
within the detection devices themselves. To date, no identifiable factor or
combination of factors such as temperature, pressure, electromagnetic noise,
influences of the Earth's magnetic field or solar radiation is adequate to
explain the phenomenon observed.
Brown, however, is cautious about his conclusions, choosing only to reflect
that the observed electrical self-potential "might very well" be the product
of gravitationally induced electricity created when gravity wave radiation
from the center of the galaxy pass through the Earth. Such radiation, he
reasons, would not be perfectly penetrating, and therefore the small
percentage of it absorbed by certain high capacitance dielectric substances
present within the Earth's crust might well be readily converted into
electrical energy and manifest itself as evident and measurable direct
current self-potential. The necessary conversion from r.f. to d.c.
presumably takes place within the dielectric itself as a solid state
function of the dielectric's crystal structure.
It is not yet certain what apllications this discovery may ultimately have
since there is no adequate way of predicting what its potential for
development might be given time and proper funding for research. According
to Brown, "if continuing observations...indicate that substantial currents
may someday be available, and if cosmological theory suggests the thesis
that adequate energy of this nature is generated...and can reach the Earth
in useful amounts, (then) a new energy source may become available. With the
inevitable depletion of fossil fuels and the present controversy over the
safety of nuclear energy, an additional energy source would, indeed be
welcome.
It should be remembered that those who first observed the initial evidence
of atomic fission on sensitive cathode ray tubes in the late 1930's little
suspected the existence of the tremendous power potential of atomic energy.
If gravito-electrictiy is of equal potential, and there seems reason enough
to suspect that it could be, then perhaps tomorrow's energy source, and
indeed the power source of today's UFO's may well be closer at hand than we
think.
In the absence of such side effects as would clearly be associated with any
type of electromagnetically induced interference, it seems highly unlikely
that UFO related "EM" effects are really EM in nature. Far more likely is
that UFO's possess some Unified Field related method of converting
electromagnetic energy into gravitational energy for use in a propulsion
system perhaps very similar to but far more highly developed than that
demonstrated by Townsend brown in his electro-gravitic research and
inventions.
All things considered, the work and discoveries of Townsend Brown with
respect to the apparent relationship between electricity and gravity is not
only exciting but absolutely fascinating. Both his successes in constructing
and demonstrating the operational capabilities of electro-gravitationally
powered devices and his more recent (and ongoing) work in demonstrating
apparently gravitationally induced electrical self-potential in high
capacitance materials, seem to strongly suggest that he has found an
explanation for the propulsion method utilized by whatever more highly
advanced technology is responsible for flying saucers.
Whether the relatively insignificant electro-gravitic field produced by
Brown's disc-shaped direct current powered "airfoils," which he first
demonstrated in the 1950's, was capable of producing demonstrable effect
upon nearby (within a few inches due to the scale involved) electrical
systems is not known since no such tests were conducted. What is known is
that the electrical field involved did indeed ionize the air immediately
surrounding the "foils" as evidenced by a blue-white glow similar to that
reported in connection with many UFO's.
Keep in mind, however that the tests that were run and the demonstrations
that were given by Brown, first in the U.S. and later in England and France,
were essentially with models and not with full-scale prototype vehicles.
Equally, the emphasis of these tests was on the demonstration of a possible
electro-gravitic propulsion system or method and not on whether certain
questions about UFO's might thereby be answered. Although Brown was deeply
interested in UFO's and the possible technology thereof (as evidenced by
his founding of NICAP in 1956), his funds were severely limited and he was
having enough problems with credibility as it was without any hints that his
work might have been inspired by flying saucers.
With respect to the saucers however, certainly it is conceivable that any
technology significantly more advanced than our own could have long ago
overcome the difficulties involved and perfected a propulsion system
utilizing principles and techniques the existence of which is only hinted
at in Townsend Brown's work. If this is so, then the vehicle involved would
most likely utilizesome form of atomic energy (probably a controlled fusion
reactor using universally abundant hydrogen rather than the more cumbersome
and less efficient fission process utilized by Earth's present atomic
reactors) to produce a virtually limitless supply of electricity for the
operation of a self-contained, highly efficient and maneuverable (both in
the atmosphere and in space) electro-gravitic propulsion system - a system
which would possess all of the characteristics and effects seemingly
associated with many of the objects commonly reported as UFO's.
Almost certainly the field which accompanies these objects is a
manifestation of their method of propulsion in much the same way as the
exhaust from an automobile is directly related to the type of propulsion
system involved. If this is so, then the so-called "EM" effect might be
explained in that it could be caused quite incidentally by the conversion
of the electrical field associated with conventional electrical systems as
we known them into gravitational (or electro-gravitational) energy of a
type which would be quite useless as far as lighting lightbulbs or operating
spark plugs is concerned.
Whether Townsend Brown's recent work on a privately funded project known as
"Xerxes" will provide more answers when the
results are finally made available remains to be seen. But even more
important perhaps is that Brown, who is now 76 years old, is finally
beginning to gain some long overdue recognition as a pioneer in his own
time.
