| Colonel Brian Fields a 61 year old retired Air Force | | | | researched the idea of ETIs (extra terrestrial |
| officer took photos of UFOs dancing and creating | | | | intelligences) over a quarter of a century and my |
| various formations in the skies over Van Buren | | | | views are compatible with other mainstream |
| Arkansas. For well over an hour Fields snapped | | | | Christian researchers like Kelly Seagraves or the |
| pictures of the sightings with a digital camera. | | | | late Zola Levitt. |
| Since the Colonel told The World Net Daily of his | | | | The short version of it all is that the so called |
| observations many other people have checked in | | | | craft are not physical at all. Rather they are |
| with similar reports in that part of Arkansas. | | | | metaphysical in nature. Metaphysical is the only |
| EIC Research a highly regarded phototronics | | | | word science can use without actually saying |
| supplier and laboratory has shown enhancements | | | | "spiritual." This is another way of saying that they |
| of Fields pictures that seem to show something | | | | are not ETIs but most likely they are ECIs or |
| that resembles a man or more like a winged angel | | | | "extra celestial intelligences." The Bible says that |
| piloting the craft. Fields who is a down to earth | | | | two thirds of the angelic host remained with God |
| former F-16 pilot is not sure what he saw but | | | | and one third went off with the God of this world |
| insists it was not of this world. | | | | (Satan) and the sightings come from one or the |
| No reports have reached news agencies in nearby | | | | other group of beings. In theological language the |
| Louisiana that I know of, but this author saw one | | | | objects were either sightings of Gods angels or |
| object that fits Fields description of the UFOs | | | | Satan's angels. |
| sighted in Arkansas. On the same night Fields | | | | I deal more at length with this subject in an article |
| photographed the objects I saw one gray object | | | | entitled "UFOs what is the Christian View of |
| fly from horizon to horizon at a speed that would | | | | Them" on my own website. To my surprise this |
| make a commercial flight or military aircraft look | | | | is one of the most often read articles I have |
| like it was standing still. | | | | ever written. While I don't share the enthusiasm |
| The object went across the skies in perhaps a | | | | of the dyed in the wool UFO enthusiast I am |
| little less than two seconds and was flying from | | | | very interested in how Christians interpret this |
| the Gulf Coast in a north, north westerly direction | | | | influence on their lives. |
| which is directly inline with the Van Buren area of | | | | Any influence regardless of how titillating or |
| Arkansas. I immediately mentioned the sighting to | | | | scientifically intriguing should still come under the |
| my wife but I have no intention of reporting it to | | | | warning given by the apostle Paul. Whether its |
| authorities. I consider such things unusual but not | | | | ETIs or ECIs if sightings take anything away from |
| all that important. | | | | the finished work of Christ there is only one |
| The pictures enhanced by EIC that show a | | | | answer for how to deal with that kind of |
| possible angelic creature can be seen in several | | | | phenomena and it is as follows..."But though we, or |
| online sites. I only decided to write about my own | | | | an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel |
| observations after viewing the enhancements on | | | | unto you than that which we have preached unto |
| The World Net Daily site posted on January 19, | | | | you, let him be accursed." Galatians 1:8 |
| 2007. | | | | UFO sightings do leave behind a message whether |
| I have had three other encounters with UFOs in | | | | we like it or not. It doesn't matter whether the |
| my lifetime and although I've never been | | | | messages are explicit as in the case of those |
| abducted nor had any specific communication with | | | | who report abductions or inferred as in the |
| them I do not think they are something to go | | | | generally accepted "scientific" interpretations of |
| bonkers about. | | | | their significance, they do leave a message. If that |
| I am inclined to believe most thinking about UFOs | | | | message is contrary to the gospel it is most |
| is incorrect and is probably part of the "strong | | | | certainly part of last days deception. Although not |
| delusion" of 2 Thessalonians 2:7, that is going to | | | | detailed, warnings of signs from the heavens |
| be visited on people in the last days. I have | | | | were given by the Lord himself. |