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Orfeo Angelucci | |
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| Born | June 25, 1912 |
| Died | July 24, 1993 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Ufologist |
Orfeo Matthew Angelucci (Orville Angelucci) (June 25, 1912 – July 24, 1993) was an American author, lecturer, and one of the so-called UFO contactees who rose to prominence in the 1950s. Angelucci claimed that he had experiences with extraterrestrial beings.[1] He lectured extensively on the subject of his extraterrestrial encounters during the 1950s and 1960s.
Angelucci's alleged UFO encounter has drawn significant interest due to the sheer religious symbolism and spiritual imagery contained within. He felt a great responsibility for disseminating information about his purported extraterrestrial visitations, billing himself as an emissary for the Being called Neptune, whom made multiple visitations with him. Angelucci recalled that his insistence upon the absolute truth of his experiences had resulted in alienating him from his friends and family.[2]
While his story was delivered in good faith, some doubted its accuracy. When facing the challenge of providing factual proof to his skeptics, Angelucci responded that "ideas preponderantly spiritual cannot now and have never been capable of proof by material methods. Hence no material proof of the reality of my experiences may be given to satisfy skeptics."[3]
Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung examined Angelucci's account in detail in his book, Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies,[4][5] providing a comprehensive analysis spanning around ten pages. The analysis of Jung, along with media ridicule of Angelucci’s claims, caused his story to be largely disregarded.[3]
- ^ Orfeo M. Angelucci (2008). The secret of the saucers: how UFO's work. Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-1-60506-549-6. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ Story, Ronald (2012). The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters. Little Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781780337036.
- ^ a b Fike, Matthew A. (2013). The One Mind: C.G. Jung and the Future of Literary Criticism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134611966.
- ^ Jung, C.G. (1959). Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company.
- ^ Clark, Jerome (2000). Extraordinary encounters: an encyclopedia of extraterrestrials and otherworldly beings. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, Inc. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-57607-379-7.