Several theorists have commented on UFOs in relation to cultural stress and transformation. Carl Jung discussed “transformations of the collective psyche” on the very first page of the “Introductory” section of Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies (1958). Carl Raschke, a religious scholar at the University of Denver wrote an

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The evidence indicates that UFOs are not “nuts and bolts” craft driven by “flesh and blood” humanoid aliens. They are something quite different. The direct sightings are not the only, or even the most important, aspect; social and cultural circumstances surrounding UFO events must be considered as part of the phenomena. One should examine effects

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UAP encounters occupy a similar slot in this inquiry. For more than a century, witnesses have reported phenomena that oscillate between physical and imaginal. Craft appear and vanish, defy expectation, and interact with observers in ways that feel intentional yet unbound by mechanical laws. Jacques Vallée, John Mack, and Jeffrey Kripal each suggest... See more