DOROTHY IZATT by Graham Conway
Amongst
the followers of UFOs and related phenomena can be found the fairly
rare person who was lucky and successful enough to capture a picture of
what is accepted as an Unidentified Flying Object. An even smaller
number managed to achieve this feat on movie film. All these people
covet and proudly display what is for them a once in a lifetime
accomplishment.However, for Dorothy Izatt of Vancouver this performance
can be duplicated at very regular intervals, and at the time of writing
she has taken 8,250 feet of color film, which represents 105 Super 8
films. This has been acquired during the last three years.
At
present further filming seems rather futile as apparently, with a few
exceptions, duplication is the net result. It is the film images, the
circumstances that surround them, and principally the movie maker,
where obviously a closely woven mystery lies, that I propose to discuss.
If
you met Dorothy on the street or in her home, you would detect little
that would provide clues to the fact that she possesses many unusual
qualities. She is a neat, courteous, contained person, who speaks
quietly and convincingly about what she knows. She displays the
conviction of one who has "been there," and if you don't wish to
believe what she tells you, well that's your tough luck because you
Missed out, brother.
It quickly becomes apparent that she does
not have all the answers to the many unanswered questions that surround
her, and Dorothy constantly seeks the opinions of others to match and
weigh against her own . Her earliest unusual recollection was when she
was seven years old, was confined with mumps, and saw pictures on the
wall of her room.
In 1952 - at that time she was living in Hong
Kong - she and her husband saw a gold colored object very briefly in
the sky. The very next night the servants came down from the roof in a
great state of agitation, describing the viewing of the same, or a
similar object. Ever since her youth she has experienced vivid dreams
where she was apparently an observer of a vehicle type, that we refer
to as a saucer. Other craft of various sizes were also at this
"airport." The occupants she does not recall as being unusual, by
earthly standards.
Other dream sequences she locates as being in
Egypt. They were equally "real." The people she met were dressed in
gold, with a leopard on a leash.
The present sequence of events
commenced in July, 1975, and have continued without interruption ever
since. At that time Dorothy, who is a deeply religious member of the
Catholic faith, went to her room at 4 p.m. to light a candle and
meditate, as was her custom. She had an urge to go to the window as she
felt that something was watching. In the sky was an object that she
describes as a "gorgeous diamond." It appeared to be spinning and began
to move in and out of the clouds. That same evening she had an urge to
go to the window again around 7:30, and this time saw what she calls
the mother ship. She remained watching one hour. During this time she
tried some simple experiments. Taking a flashlight she waved it up and
down, then sideways, then zigzag. The craft responded with identical
movements. This same craft appeared the following two nights. Very
concerned about what she was seeing, Dorothy confided in her son when
he came to visit. This time they both watched the object. He returned
the fourth night with binoculars. Shortly after this she discovered
that whenever "they" were in the vicinity a beam of light shone into
her eyes. She describes it as feeling warm. It also became apparent
that some sort of communication system had been established, as Dorothy
could ask questions and either receive replies or see movement from the
craft she was watching.
One morning at 4:30 she saw 30 small
objects leave the mother ship. Although she phoned the airport and the
Vancouver Province news paper , no other reports were available. The
ship she saw on a regular basis displayed a monitoring device that
enabled the operator to see and hear what was taking place at any
particular spot. Dorothy was horrified by the implications of this
device. She was shown various shaped craft that were used for different
purposes.
Some time later when visiting friends and relating
these events to a skeptic who was present, she was successful in
commanding a vehicle to execute certain maneuvers in the sky. Later on
in her home she achieved again, for the same person, a matching display
of "command performance" in the sky.
By this time she was
beginning to question how sound in mind she might actually be. So she
phoned a well known radio personality whose talk shows had dealt with
this sort of topic on a number of previous occasions. She had a lengthy
conversation with the producer who decided to visit her home. As a
result of what transpired that night, the producer stated that the only
way anyone was going to believe Dorothy was seeing what she claimed,
was through being able to produce evidence. In the opinion of the
producer, a movie camera might achieve very satisfactory results.
Sometime previously Dorothy had bought a movie camera for her husband -
a relatively simple instrument, with a load, aim, shoot principle. It
was a Keystone X1 200 and initially the film used was Ektachrome.
Later, for a variety of reasons a change was made to Kodachrome film.
Success
from the word go inspired continued attempts. Of these many hours of
patient nearly all were spent looking south from a bedroom window that
provides an elevation of perhaps 20 feet. This view will nearly always
include in the foreground three or four street lights, sometimes the
neighbor's house lights opposite, and occasionally the moon, or head
lights from cars. When showing any film, Dorothy is always quick to
identify to the viewer these extra lights as they appear.
Altogether,
I personally have viewed eight different films on two occasions. They
are rewarding, but hard to watch for an extended period. The films I
saw had been selected by Dorothy as she felt they contained something
of particular visual value. After seeing them all, I had to agree she
was correct. Some of the images captured are not only impressive but,
to put it mildly, rather extraordinary. Principally, the projected
light sequences that have been filmed show a dark blue pulsating
object, filmed at an unknown distance but whose elevation could no
doubt be estimated from known heights of familiar objects in the centre
foreground. A similarly shaped red dot executes flight patterns and
pulsations that come close to that of its blue partner. The star of the
show is what the film-maker refers to as her "golden ball." For sheer
spectacle this UFO (if that is what it is) takes some beating. Not only
does it come in close, or so it would appear, but it radiates energy to
such a remarkable extent that I felt convinced that if I approached the
screen I could surely feel the heat that was being emitted. The energy
output is seen as waving hair-like lines that stand out from this
shimmering sphere. These lights proceed across the screen generally at
a fairly slow pace, pulsating on and off as they go. Sometimes the red
and blue might be seen on the screen together. At other times a light
will appear to elongate as if its intention was to spawn another craft
(amoeba fashion) then change and revert to its original sphere. Another
short scene captures a third object as it passes close to the camera on
a horizontal or vertical plane . Suddenly the viewer is dazzled by a
flash of light and he/she mentally dismisses this as overexposure for
some reason. Dorothy chuckles and patiently rewinds the film, frame by
frame, until on the screen is the outlined path of the object you were
watching proceed at what seemed to be a snail's pace, a second before.
Only on this single frame of film is captured what can best be
described as a lighting-type maneuver, with each stop, and next
movement, then stop again, shown as a necklace of beads made from
light. Always the pattern outlined is complete on the screen. It never
runs off.
The majority of the film sequences that I viewed were
shot at night. Those taken by day were in my opinion nowhere near as
impressive as the evening shots. Other films contain similar
"overexposure" frames, here and there. But incredibly the single frame
projected sometimes contains completely irrelevant material.
One
such amazing scene appears to be of a bay or lake, filmed from behind
some bushes in the foreground, with a road of sand and then some
buildings leading to a shoreline. Another scene shows a body of water
upon what appears to be a bridge, dock, wharf or some construction in
white. A finger of land reaches across the background, with the sky
above it. All this is viewed slightly out of focus. It is more
impressive on the screen than seen on a 4x5 still "blow up." Two
separate films show "exposure" frames that in one case identifies as a
domed craft moving past the camera lens in the right foreground. This
solid-looking saucer is outlined in lights of various colors in the
manner of a neon sign. Then another frame shows what can be best
described as a long row of large boots marching towards the viewer. I
am tempted to compare this image to that of an animated Disney cartoon,
or alternatively to the familiar bumper sticker, where a large pair of
upturned boot soles dominate the sticker, with the distorted owner
leaning backwards, and a message that says, "Keep on Truckin'." Only in
this instance, no written message is discernible. Yet another movie
"still" shows very clearly the lower extremities of what might be the
landing gear of the classic Adamski-type saucer. Certainly the lower
bulges are evident. This shot was taken by someone from ground level
and creates an impression of shining, solid, metallic immensity. The
visual height appears to be at least 20 feet from the ground to the
base of the craft. Conversely, this picture when reproduced as still
blow-ups; shows greater clarity than on the screen. One other striking
peculiarity in this particular shot is that the UFO depicted is quite
obviously rotating slowly, as the vehicle is seen from four separate
angles. The dominant color in this four-angle shot is gold.
Dorothy
quite some time ago asked, "What are you like?" The answer comes to her
in a series of three-dimensional faces that float in head and shoulder
parade through her open bedroom door and across the ceiling as she
attempts to go to sleep. So "real" are they that when above her bed,
she can see up their nostrils. These people are in some cases
Michelangelo ''types''. Others have pointed ears, domed heads, sunken
or bulging eyes. Some are black. She has also witnessed monkeys and
platypus in the parade. Figures crowded in to such an alarming extent
that Dorothy asked that they be removed or reduced in number and
proximity. This request was promptly complied with. But even now the
hall light is left on to reduce the vividness of the faces that appear
in the night.
Another impressive phenomenon is the appearance of
the classic saucer-shaped craft (two pie plates on top of each other)
this being viewed '' through'' the bedroom ceiling! A friend interested
in the paranormal suggested that under certain conditions the witness
may be looking into another dimension. He felt that an attempt with a
flash camera might be worthwhile. It was. An image was recorded of a
recognizable and fairly extensive section of a saucer craft. Similar
success has been achieved with faces. In one, the face of a King
Tut-type pharaoh is visible.
Dorothy added that when taking
these pictures in her bedroom with flash the whole room is left,
covered with a "frosting" effect that lasts for upwards of two minutes.
This frosting covers everything - walls, ceiling, furniture, etc.
Bedroom images usually appear when the witness is either dropping off
to sleep or waking up from her nightly rest. She is often able to hear
the noise of the craft she sees, describing it as a high pitched hum or
radio noise.
Apparently attempts have been made to communicate
through written messages. Some nights on waking she has viewed lines of
writing that were, to her, indecipherable. First there were
hieroglyphics, then something that resembled Hebrew; then Roman Latin,
and finally English. The print was illuminated by surrounding light and
could not be totally read before it faded away.
This talented
and composed lady has spent several thousand dollars of her own money
on recording what she is still continuing to see. A number of
recognized research authorities in the western world have had access to
her carefully recorded films and notes. Theories are innumerable,
answers are few. Dorothy displays irritation when requests are
forthcoming for further samples of this or that. Her confidence in the
experts' ability to extract a solution is quite obviously shaken. Her
religion is her pillar of strength and her confidence in what is
happening to her is strengthened by the continuing discovery that other
people elsewhere have, and are undergoing wholly or in part, identical
experiences. Friends who have seen what has transpired over the years
state that it seems as if some sort of an educational program is
involved. The recorded images are becoming clearer and stronger. Only
time will tell how far the "instructor" intends to take his pupil along
this unusual path.
COMMENTARY: Dorothy demonstrates talents that
fall within the boundaries of what the investigator would describe as
psychic. Of her own family, for example, her father and all seven girls
possess this ability to varying degrees. She can demonstrate success in
psychometry and palm reading, is able to see human and plant auras and
predict by touch alone what is on the underside surface of a marked
card. She recently discovered, through casual experiments with her
granddaughter's assistance, that she can detect colors by the warmth
that is released from their surface. The paper used in this was of the
cheapest variety. Astral travel is also a fairly common event for her.
But as with many of these experiences, they are not always cultivated,
nor appreciated when they occur.
For instance, a few years ago
her fame for accuracy at palm reading spread at her place of work to
such an extent that associates, including management, were lined up at
her desk for readings. The results were pain, discomfort and depression
for her.
One night when in the kitchen making hot chocolate for
her husband, she commented to him upon the beauty and intricacy of the
patterns that circulated within the radio waves when the microwave oven
is turned on. That was the first time she was aware that no one else
could see them but her!
In seeking further confirmation of what
has been described so far I am drawn to CUFOR vol. 4, no. 6, where in
the Letters section Paul Montague describes a cylindrical object seen
by his mother and aunt while driving in Richmond, BC on Sept. 24, 1975,
at 7:45 p.m. The craft traveled along just over the tree tops. This
sighting occurred only a stone's throw from where Mrs. Izatt lived at
that time. Coincidence? Opposite to where Mrs. Izatt now lives is a
Dutch couple. The lady of the house arose one morning at 2:30 AM and
witnessed an object hovering over Dorothy's house. She called her
husband who also saw it. The object appeared two nights in a row. A
month later a mauve-colored light (machine?) was again seen hovering.
over Dorothy's home, again two nights in a row. Coincidence?
Postscript
July 1996 To date, Dorothy Izatt has taken 350 movies on 8mm colour
film. She has frequently been asked to use other peoples cameras in an
attempt to establish if she can achieve the same results. The answer is
YES. She recalls using her son's camera, a polaroid, a cam corder and
last but not least, a T.V. camera, belonging to the film crew of
"Unsolved Mysteries". In each of these cases, with other peoples
equipment, Dorothy produced her usual mystifying results.
In
1989, a group of interested technical people were gathered together to
produce a documentary. As a result of their combined efforts a 48
minute video was created, describing her background and achievements.
Regrettably, due to legal problems, this interesting footage can not be
made available to the public. At present time a book has been written
that will present to the public what they clearly wish to know about
Dorothy and her accomplishments. This fact is evidenced by the 600
phone calls and equal number of letters that arrived after the North
American airing of her interview on the T.V. show "That's Incredible".
Although
Dorothy is no longer as active in her film pursuits, she is however as
determined to pass on the message that she perceives is being made
available. To those researchers in all fields of enquiry, she hopes
they will bring the same zeal to bear, that she has demonstrated in the
past 25 years.
Graham Conway
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