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The Extratempestrial Model
In The Extratempestrial Model, Dr. Michael P. Masters posits that UFOs and "aliens" are our future human descendants, coming back through time to visit and study their own hominin evolutionary past.
As a professor of anthropology, Masters uses an abductive approach to logically infer the best explanation. He examines well-documented abductee experiences in the context of this time travel model, and considers other theories put forth to elucidate this complex and mysterious phenomenon.
While no single model can account for all aspects of these encounters, in considering various contact cases across the world and through time, recurrent patterns emerge that may offer insight into what these objects are, who is inside, and from where—or potentially when—they are coming.
As a professor of anthropology, Masters uses an abductive approach to logically infer the best explanation. He examines well-documented abductee experiences in the context of this time travel model, and considers other theories put forth to elucidate this complex and mysterious phenomenon.
While no single model can account for all aspects of these encounters, in considering various contact cases across the world and through time, recurrent patterns emerge that may offer insight into what these objects are, who is inside, and from where—or potentially when—they are coming.
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Published June 6, 2022
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About the author
Michael P. Masters
4 books39 followersI received a B.A. in Anthropology and French in 2000 from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and completed my Ph.D. at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 2009. I’ve taught biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, economic anthropology, sociology, and cultural diversity at various colleges and Universities in central Ohio and Southwest Montana.
I have participated in archaeological excavations at a 3.5 million-year-old site in Makapansgat cave, South Africa; an Upper & Middle Paleolithic site in Southern France, and have directed archaeological field schools at a 5,000-year-old Bison kill, butcher and habitation site, and a separate 6,000-year-old Native American habitation site, both in Southwest Montana.
My current research centers on investigating human ocular, orbital, midfacial, cerebral and neurocranial morphology, and how competition among these features may act to constrain the eye and surrounding ocular tissues during ontogeny, as it relates to the disparate incidence & severity of juvenile-onset myopia. This interdisciplinary research uses MRIs & associated clinical data from a large sample of humans, and is carried out using multiple imaging, statistical and geometric morphometric tools.
Further research interests center on investigating hominin biocultural evolution, astrobiology, astronomy and the physics of time as they relate to the UFO phenomenon. My new book, Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon, cautiously examines the premise that “UFOs” and “Aliens” may simply be our distant human descendants, using the anthropological tool of time travel to visit and study us, as members of their own hominin evolutionary past. This text challenges readers to consider new possibilities while cultivating conversations about our ever-evolving understanding of time and time travel.
I have participated in archaeological excavations at a 3.5 million-year-old site in Makapansgat cave, South Africa; an Upper & Middle Paleolithic site in Southern France, and have directed archaeological field schools at a 5,000-year-old Bison kill, butcher and habitation site, and a separate 6,000-year-old Native American habitation site, both in Southwest Montana.
My current research centers on investigating human ocular, orbital, midfacial, cerebral and neurocranial morphology, and how competition among these features may act to constrain the eye and surrounding ocular tissues during ontogeny, as it relates to the disparate incidence & severity of juvenile-onset myopia. This interdisciplinary research uses MRIs & associated clinical data from a large sample of humans, and is carried out using multiple imaging, statistical and geometric morphometric tools.
Further research interests center on investigating hominin biocultural evolution, astrobiology, astronomy and the physics of time as they relate to the UFO phenomenon. My new book, Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon, cautiously examines the premise that “UFOs” and “Aliens” may simply be our distant human descendants, using the anthropological tool of time travel to visit and study us, as members of their own hominin evolutionary past. This text challenges readers to consider new possibilities while cultivating conversations about our ever-evolving understanding of time and time travel.
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January 27, 2024
Da die Thematik in diesem Buch ein sehr kontrovers diskutiertes Thema ist, möchte ich erst einmal ein paar Worte über den Autor schreiben.
Dr. Michael P. Masters ist Professor für biologische Anthropologie. 2009 erlangte er seinen Abschluss in Anthropologie an der Ohio State University, wo er sich auf die evolutionäre Anatomie, Archäologie und Biomedizin des Menschen spezialisierte.
Dieses Buch ist in 14 „Case Study’s” unterteilt. Jedes Kapitel bezieht sich hierbei auf einen eigenständig, in sich geschlossenen UAP/UFO Abduktion Erfahrungsbericht. Die meisten dieser Fälle sind gut dokumentiert, viele von ihnen sind auch sehr bekannt, darunter auch Betty und Barney Hill’s Fall.
Hierbei nimmt der Autor an, dass die „Entführer“ nichts weiter als Menschen aus der Zukunft sind, welche aus Forschungszwecken die Vergangenheit untersuchen.
Es ist seit Einsteins Relativitätstheorie keine Neuigkeit, dass die Zeit, wie wir sie wahrnehmen, nichts weiter als eine Illusion ist, und darauf bezieht sich Dr. P. Masters auch.
Er liefert keinerlei Beweise für die von ihm aufgestellte Behauptung, wie es bei diesen Phänomenen überwiegend der Fall ist. Er zeigt jedoch viele Gemeinsamkeiten auf, welche alle diese Erfahrungsberichte betreffen, macht jedoch immer wieder deutlich, dass nicht jede “Case Study“ 1:1 seine These bekräftigt.
Es ist sehr verständlich geschrieben, da sich der Autor für jeden Fall ausreichend Zeit nimmt, dieses zu analysieren wie auch zu reflektieren und seine eigenen Gedanken einzubringen. Ich selbst nehme aus diesem Buch eine neue Sichtweise auf das Phänomen mit, ob sie stimmt oder nicht, zeigt sich mit der Zeit.
Dr. Michael P. Masters ist Professor für biologische Anthropologie. 2009 erlangte er seinen Abschluss in Anthropologie an der Ohio State University, wo er sich auf die evolutionäre Anatomie, Archäologie und Biomedizin des Menschen spezialisierte.
Dieses Buch ist in 14 „Case Study’s” unterteilt. Jedes Kapitel bezieht sich hierbei auf einen eigenständig, in sich geschlossenen UAP/UFO Abduktion Erfahrungsbericht. Die meisten dieser Fälle sind gut dokumentiert, viele von ihnen sind auch sehr bekannt, darunter auch Betty und Barney Hill’s Fall.
Hierbei nimmt der Autor an, dass die „Entführer“ nichts weiter als Menschen aus der Zukunft sind, welche aus Forschungszwecken die Vergangenheit untersuchen.
Es ist seit Einsteins Relativitätstheorie keine Neuigkeit, dass die Zeit, wie wir sie wahrnehmen, nichts weiter als eine Illusion ist, und darauf bezieht sich Dr. P. Masters auch.
Er liefert keinerlei Beweise für die von ihm aufgestellte Behauptung, wie es bei diesen Phänomenen überwiegend der Fall ist. Er zeigt jedoch viele Gemeinsamkeiten auf, welche alle diese Erfahrungsberichte betreffen, macht jedoch immer wieder deutlich, dass nicht jede “Case Study“ 1:1 seine These bekräftigt.
Es ist sehr verständlich geschrieben, da sich der Autor für jeden Fall ausreichend Zeit nimmt, dieses zu analysieren wie auch zu reflektieren und seine eigenen Gedanken einzubringen. Ich selbst nehme aus diesem Buch eine neue Sichtweise auf das Phänomen mit, ob sie stimmt oder nicht, zeigt sich mit der Zeit.
July 20, 2022
If…
If some UFOs are aircraft housing pilots that routinely abduct humans, then Masters probably has it right with the The Extratempestrial hypotheses.
The Extratempestrial Model is simply that UFOs and their pilots are actually human time travelers from our future. And it turns out to be the most logical explanation if, indeed, some UFOs really exist.
As I wrote in my review of Masters’ first book, Identified Flying Objects, he makes a strong case against the extraterrestrial hypothesis. In fact, he makes a strong case against interdimensional and any of the other ongoing hypotheses as well. The mere fact that ufonauts are always described as anthropomorphic, sometimes entirely human, suggests that if some of these encounters are real, then the only logical hypothesis is they come from the same planet as us. The chance some other planet evolved anthropomorphic beings, let alone humans, is zero. So if these encounters aren’t entirely hoaxes, cons or taking place in people’s minds, the only good explanation that makes most of the parts fit, is the time travel hypothesis - The Extratempestrial Model.
The first part of this book is a summary with some up to date information from the first book, Identified Flying Objects. This book is more of a complement to the first. What this book has are several case studies which, if happened as reported, are good cases that show the Extratempestrial Model is probably the most correct.
But like the first book, this book lacks any hard evidence for the hypothesis. This is not, however, the fault of the author. Masters is clear that his hypothesis is based on stories and not anything tangible. The Extratempestrial Model is an attempt to make sense of UFO stories and abductions if it turns out some UFOs really exists. But as of now, we simply don’t have any crashed saucers (despite rumors to the contrary) or bodies of extratempestrials or anything other than anecdotal stories from people who have reported to have seen or been taken by UFOs and their occupants. So until we get a vehicle or body, this is about the best any hypothesis can get. And if this subject matter interests you, I think it’s mandatory reading in the field.
If some UFOs are aircraft housing pilots that routinely abduct humans, then Masters probably has it right with the The Extratempestrial hypotheses.
The Extratempestrial Model is simply that UFOs and their pilots are actually human time travelers from our future. And it turns out to be the most logical explanation if, indeed, some UFOs really exist.
As I wrote in my review of Masters’ first book, Identified Flying Objects, he makes a strong case against the extraterrestrial hypothesis. In fact, he makes a strong case against interdimensional and any of the other ongoing hypotheses as well. The mere fact that ufonauts are always described as anthropomorphic, sometimes entirely human, suggests that if some of these encounters are real, then the only logical hypothesis is they come from the same planet as us. The chance some other planet evolved anthropomorphic beings, let alone humans, is zero. So if these encounters aren’t entirely hoaxes, cons or taking place in people’s minds, the only good explanation that makes most of the parts fit, is the time travel hypothesis - The Extratempestrial Model.
The first part of this book is a summary with some up to date information from the first book, Identified Flying Objects. This book is more of a complement to the first. What this book has are several case studies which, if happened as reported, are good cases that show the Extratempestrial Model is probably the most correct.
But like the first book, this book lacks any hard evidence for the hypothesis. This is not, however, the fault of the author. Masters is clear that his hypothesis is based on stories and not anything tangible. The Extratempestrial Model is an attempt to make sense of UFO stories and abductions if it turns out some UFOs really exists. But as of now, we simply don’t have any crashed saucers (despite rumors to the contrary) or bodies of extratempestrials or anything other than anecdotal stories from people who have reported to have seen or been taken by UFOs and their occupants. So until we get a vehicle or body, this is about the best any hypothesis can get. And if this subject matter interests you, I think it’s mandatory reading in the field.
October 28, 2023
Brilliant. I am new to this area of investigation so came in pretty blind and as a massive but hopeful skeptic. The author is a fantastic writer, presents information insanely well and my conclusion is this model seems plausible, very plausible. Thoroughly enjoyed this read!!!
May 5, 2024
Dr. Michael P. Masters delivers--in concise, digestible prose--a brilliant thesis for who "they"... or even, "we" are. Dr. Master's hypothesis is built on a firm evidentiary foundation, but don't be fooled! This book is no dry read. The author's sharp wit zings through the pages. I highly reccommend this book to anyone with an interest in finding the answers to questions previously verboten to ask.
-Wes
-Wes
January 30, 2024
Wild imagination
I have read many books on the subject of UFOs. This book has different approach and becomes apparent it is a fiction. It is out of the real possibilities and in many ways funny to think humans from future are reaching out to "humanity" in the 21 Century...
I have read many books on the subject of UFOs. This book has different approach and becomes apparent it is a fiction. It is out of the real possibilities and in many ways funny to think humans from future are reaching out to "humanity" in the 21 Century...
October 28, 2024
Great read
Interesting perspective on the origins of ufo's. I agree with most of his theories. Fascinating concepts that really make you think. Excellent book.
Interesting perspective on the origins of ufo's. I agree with most of his theories. Fascinating concepts that really make you think. Excellent book.
November 21, 2024
Very interesting book and theory for those who are open to consider the many possibilities that are out there. The case studies were fascinating!
September 6, 2025
The author posits that whoever is behind UAPs are not aliens, but rather us from the future (or us from a different timeline in the future). The premise is outlandish and very intriguing.
Unfortunately, the book is very repetitive. The author examines 14 different cases of UFO encounters and alien contact/abductions, each time trying to align some of the accounts with the "extratempestrial" theory. Sometimes, it kind of makes sense, but I was for the most part very unimpressed and bored. The accounts themselves often come from individuals who have changed their stories multiple times -not exactly the most credible sources.
A major issue is the lack of citations. For instance, the author claims that "survey research" suggests 5%-6% of the human population has been abducted by aliens (or future humans), yet provides no references to support this. As an analyst I find this quite irritating. He also quotes Professor Hulk from the Avengers: Endgame movie at the end to make a point, which I thought was out of place and cringeworthy as well.
Ultimately, the book might have been more effective as an essay. The final chapter, which adopts this format, was by far the most thought-provoking.
Unfortunately, the book is very repetitive. The author examines 14 different cases of UFO encounters and alien contact/abductions, each time trying to align some of the accounts with the "extratempestrial" theory. Sometimes, it kind of makes sense, but I was for the most part very unimpressed and bored. The accounts themselves often come from individuals who have changed their stories multiple times -not exactly the most credible sources.
A major issue is the lack of citations. For instance, the author claims that "survey research" suggests 5%-6% of the human population has been abducted by aliens (or future humans), yet provides no references to support this. As an analyst I find this quite irritating. He also quotes Professor Hulk from the Avengers: Endgame movie at the end to make a point, which I thought was out of place and cringeworthy as well.
Ultimately, the book might have been more effective as an essay. The final chapter, which adopts this format, was by far the most thought-provoking.
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