A
meticulous synthesis of history, science, and Ufology,
"Heavenly
Lights" establishes that the famed Fátima Incident of 1917 did not
involve "Marian apparitions" - as is conventionally believed - but a
series of close encounters with alien beings. The first history of the
Fátima incident to be written by Portuguese historians based on the
original documents of the case held in secrecy by the Catholic Church
since the time of the apparitions, "Heavenly Lights" subjects all of
the pertinent facts of the Fátima case to a sweeping evidentiary
analysis that is at once thorough and fascinating. When it was fi rst
published in Portugal in 1995, the Jornal de Notícias heralded this
work as "a literary success without precedent."
This is a reprint of a book first published by EcceNova Editions in
2005.
CONTENTS
Foreword i
Introduction iii
Part I
Portrait Of The Lady Who Descended From The Sky
Phenomena Associated With The Being Of Fátima
1. The Day Of May 13th 3
The Little Shepherds 6
The Encounter With The Lady 10
2. What Was The Being Like? 12
Physical Aspects 13
The Wardrobe 14
The Adornments 15
The Movements 17
3. Who Was The Being? 18
The Seers’ Doubts 19
The Enduring Facts Of The Message Of Fátima 21
The Unidentified Being 22
What Origins? 23
Part II
The Unusual That Could Not Be Made Up
Phenomena Associated With Cova Da Iria
1. Lightning 31
Parallels In Ufology 33
2. “The Buzzing Of Bees” 35
Parallels In Ufology 38
3. Thunder 40
Thunder At The Arrival Of The Being 41
“The Roar Of Rockets” At The Departure Of The Being
42
The Thunder And The Gods 44
Parallels In Ufology 44
4. Bizarre Clouds 47
Parallels In Ufology 53
5. Effects On The Environment 55
Parallels In Ufology 58
6. Odors 60
Parallels In Ufology 62
7. Luminous Objects 63
Objects Inside Of Clouds 63
Classical Ufos 64
“Flying Eyes” Or “Foo-fighters” 69
Parallels In Ufology 71
8. Ramps Of Light 76
Parallels In Ufology 77
9. Breezes 81
Parallels In Ufology 82
10. Angel Hair [“The Rain Of Flowers”] 83
Parallels In Ufology 92
Angel Hair Dossier – The Fibralvina Of The Ufos 94
11. Effects On Animals 104
12. The Testimony Of The “Fourth Seer” – The Small,
“Telepathic”Humanoid 107
One Ignored – “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind”
114
13. Experimental Observations Of The Effects Of
Microwaves 118
Part III
The Day The Sun Danced In The Sky
Phenomena Associated With “The Miracle Of The Sun”
1. Meteorological Conditions On The Day
Of October 13, 1917 133
2. The Antecedents Of The “Miracle” 134
3. The Function Of The Clouds 137
4. A Description Of The Phenomenon 142
5. Chromatic Effects 149
Coloration Of The “Sun” 149
Parallels In Ufology 151, 153
Coloration Of The Atmosphere 155
6. Movements Of The “Sun” 162
Gyrating Movement – Spinning Upon Itself 163
Gyrating Movement – Merely On The Periphery 165
Other Movements 167
The Position Of The “Sun” In The Sky 169
Movement On Its Descent 170
The Ascent And A Return To Normalcy 174
Parallels In Ufology 174
7. Thermal Effects 179
Parallels In Ufology 179
8. Mechanical Breakdowns And Suction Effects 184
Effects Of Suction Upon The Oak Trees 187
9. Simultaneous Cures 190
Parallels In Ufology 191
10. The Crewmembers Of The “Sun” 196
Lúcia’s Testimony 197
The Testimony Of The Other Seers 199
The Testimony Of The Crowd 199
Observations Of The Virgin 200
Saint Joseph 201
Three Beings 202
Parallels In Ufology 202
11. Observations On The Same Day 204
Simultaneous Observations 204
Non-simultaneous Observations 208
12. Analysis Of The Statistics Of The Witnesses 210
13. The Observatories: “Everything Normal” 223
14. The Hallucination Hypothesis 228
15. Mimetic Aspects Of The “Solar” Phenomenon 234
Parallels In Ufology 236, 237
16. The Process Of The “Miracle” Or The
Anti-absurd Explanation 239
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What
they are saying...
Priceless
"[One]
cannot fault [the authors’] careful deconstruction of fi
rst-hand accounts... This study deserves to be read by all perceptual
and social psychologists and historians, indeed, by anyone interested
in primary documentation of a major anomalous event... Heavenly Lights is
priceless, and Fernandes and d’Armada should be congratulated on their
important contribution to understanding what goes on in the minds of
those undergoing visionary experiences."
– Bob Rickard,
Fortean
Times
A
Heavenly Tour de Force
"A
work of singular distinction... abundant in detail... with hundreds
of facts taken from the actual historical record... What emerges is a
true telling of the Fátima incident of 1917 that will stand the test of
time as the leading book that establishes the extraterrestrial or
inter-dimensional origin of this landmark case in the history of the
paranormal."
–
Lawrence Kennedy, noted parapsychologist
Thoroughly
Researched
"This
book...is a full-blown, indepth and thoroughly researched exploration
of the facts in this extraordinary case. Not a few paragraphs devoted
to some of the highlights of this astounding case, but a truly detailed
presentation and compilation of the evidence and its similarities to
the global UFO phenomenon. Originally published in Portuguese, the
authors, Joaquim Fernandes and Fina D’ Armada, conducted an extensive
amount of original research that should be loudly applauded. Also their
close examination and comparisons to all of the case details and the
parallels that they isolated from UFO cases in various parts of the
world, establishes an even much stronger and greater case for what
ufologists have been writing and saying about the extraordinary Fatima
events for so many years now. Easy to read and filled with wonderful
illustrations and graphs, this is a great addition to any ufologist’s
or parapsychologist’s library." – Brent Raynes, Alternate Perceptions
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For more information on
about the three volumes that make up this series, visit
Fátima
Trilogy.
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