It is a given that in researching extraterrestrial encounter reports, the only persons available to study are the humans involved. And the only really qualified researchers of persons claiming extraterrestrial encounters are persons with the following five qualifications:

1) behavioral science professionals, e.g., psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, etc. who ideally have a doctorate, or at least a master's degree,
2) plus years of clinical experience, including skills in differential diagnosis,
3) plus formal graduate training in research methodology,
4) plus are open-minded enough to inquire objectively into the extraterrestrial phenomenon,
5) plus have educated themselves sufficiently about UFO and ET matters to have an informed beginning basis for doing research.

I am the Secretary of the Academy of Clinical Close Encounter Therapists, and have talked to hundreds of such professionals involved in this kind of highly-specialized work with persons claiming ET encounters. I do not find credible reports of "scum-of-the Earth aliens" from these professionals and the experiencers they have worked with. While the theoretical possibility of evil aliens may be postulated, in fact those civilizations which have evolved far enough to have both the inclination and surplus resources to reach out into space to nurture fledgling planets are not marauders.

The coalition of civilizations making gradually-open contact with Earth have rightly been called since ancient times The Watchers. They are prepared to filter out any theoretical marauders who might decide to drop by this blue planet. This statement is derived from innumerable ET communications to experiencers, from ancient and indigenous leaders' statements, and additionally supported by one of the MJ-12.SSG insiders himself, Dr. Michael Wolf.

As to whether the ETs will "save the day" as regards Earth's ecological crises or the coming cataclysms know as Earth Changes, it is up to us, and the ETs tell us that, to save our own day (and planet). They will help, but only if asked, (and not shot at.) My analysis, and that of Drs. Mack, Sprinkle, Fiore, et al., is based on behavior (extraterrestrial) over time (centuries). "Actions speak louder than words."

The extraterrestrials' messages concerning warning us of dangers we are presenting to ourselves, providing us with important and useful information for advancing our society and ourselves mentally and spiritually, preparing us (through select human experiencers) to accept socially the reality of extraterrestrial contact, and are readying us for joining the larger community of inhabited worlds.

The burden of proof is on the person alleging evil extraterrestrial races. I have seen no proof of such a hypothesized group. What has been presented as "evidence" are lurid tales found in some UFO magazines and books, the probity of which can be charitably called doubtful.

Yes, the extraterrestrials who interact with humans are benevolent. There are major human misunderstandings of some extraterrestrials, due to human anthropomorphic lack of understanding of quite different cultures and personality styles. As anthropologists have shown in dealing with culturally very different human groups on Earth, it is incorrect to judge the culturally-different human group by the cultural standards of one's own culture. Even in America there are people who put down another ethnic group because they think/phrase things/behave differently than "we" do.

Some ET races are here to teach, some here to guide, some to heal, some to advance us culturally, some to advance us biologically, some to study us, some to passively observe, some to take samples of our flora and fauna, some to stand guard. None are here to invade, none are here to kill, none are here to intimidate, none are here to culturally take over. We humans are not the "bad guys", but we have some less-evolved persons in our midst. That is the way it is in the universe as well, we are told. However, the difference is that the less-evolved cultures on other planets are not permitted by the Inter-Galactic Federation to roam the galaxy freely and cause havoc on vulnerable planetary populations, such as us.

There are reasons why we have been assigned the Watchers since our earliest times. And protection is certainly one of those reasons. The above description is in marked contrast with the disinformation peddled by "ex"-CIA John Lear, Jr., "ex"-ONI "Wild Bill" Cooper, shadowy billionaire-financed David Jacobs, and their ilk. But the above is the truth.