Cryptoterrestrial UFO Hypothesis.

[Karl12]

Always tried to keep an open mind on UFO origin and for folks who haven't heard of the 'cryptoterrestrial' hypothesis before then author Mac Tonnies breaks it down in the short vid below.

This theory by late American author and blogger Mac Tonnies asserts that if we accept that UFOs are vehicles created by an advanced civilization and apply Occam’s razor, we can conclude that it is most likely the civilization originates from the Earth itself rather than a distant planet.

Tonnies suggests that we share our planet with a humanoid race much older than humanity but related to us (explaining their physical form) and more technologically advanced. He dubbed these entities the “cryptoterrestrials,” rejecting “ultraterrestrial” as too linked to theories of humanoid visitors from other dimensions and “cryptohominid” as too suggestive of Bigfoot.

Tonnies suggests the entities may be a dying civilization given to subterfuge by hiding underwater or underground. These entities promote and encourage the idea that UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin as a cover story to throw investigators off from the truth. Reports from abductees of aliens warning humanity to care for the Earth make more sense if they are fellow Earth residents rather than visitors from thousands of light-years away..

The US Air Force isn’t trying to cover up a threat from above, but the existence of another, slightly more advanced civilization below us. Tonnies admits that some alien encounters could very well be of extraterrestrial or interdimensional origin, but he believed the majority are the result of a deception campaign by a desperate, Earth-based military force of subterraneans hoping to keep our eyes fixed firmly on the skies.

UFOs are from a Cryptoterrestrial origin

He also wrote this great book exploring the CTH subject before his untimely death back in 2009.








• The Cryptoterrestrials - Mac Tonnies.

What if the "aliens" are not from other planets? In this book, Mac Tonnies proposes that at least some accounts of alien visitation can be attributed to a humanoid species indigenous to the Earth, a sister race that has adapted to our numerical superiority by developing a surprisingly robust technology.

At the same time, this groundbreaking work attempts to reconcile the mythological and contemporary accounts of "little people" into a coherent picture. "For too long, we've called them 'aliens,' assuming that we represent our planet's best and brightest," writes Tonnies. "Maybe that's exactly what they want us to think."

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All healthy speculation of course and don't know how folks feel about a race of techologically superior, indigenous humanoids sharing the planet and being in some way responsible for UFO (or USO) reports but there's a good interview here which expands on ufological aspects surrounding the hypothesis.

[Karl12]

Couldn't source this pic but thought it was a nice one and deserved a spot on the thread.

1:The creatures we think of as "aliens" are actually a terrestrial species that evolved alongside us.


2:These creatures have some sort of incredible skill, technology, or supernatural abilities which have allowed them to remain hidden on the fringes of our society.


3:These creatures are now seen as aliens, but have been seen in the past as fairies, elves, and all sorts of other mythological human-like creatures. They either intentionally choose to cultivate these ideas as a smokescreen, or we naturally develop these stories as a sort of defense mechanism against fully comprehending our situation.

Also looks like Zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson was speculating about crypto-terrestrials as far back as the 1960s (so not a relatively new concept).

'CTH':

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Sanderson at several points suggested the possibility that the "occupants" of UFOs might be artificial life forms. He was not dogmatic about this, and also entertained the idea that they might be an as-yet unknown life-form indigenous to Earth. Still, the concept of UFOs as a form of artificial intelligence is fertile enough that we might have expected some follow-up.


USOs:

Sanderson reminds us of the hard yet oft-forgotten fact of UFOlogy, which is, most UFOs seem inextricably connected with water - They are very frequently seen entering and leaving water, moving through or above water, and otherwise interacting with water. 

Sanderson explores all the implications of this, leading him to postulate that most UFOs are actually USOs - Unidentified Submerged Objects, and their pilots, these other intelligences (OINTS), may have evolved alongside of humanity but under the sea.

Invisible Residents

[Karl12]

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[sahgwa]

At it's heart cryptoterrestrial of course means hidden earthling. 
You can then of course go back and say Mac isn't saying anything new, he is just using newfangled words. 
He is just talking about the sidhe/faery folk or the little people, or the jinn, which have been living alongside us for millennia. 
Cue Vallee and even every folktale ever!

[Sirius]

Cryptoterrestrial, always one step ahead NHI. Checks the boxes.

It's just ego that keeps it on the fringe, otherwise plausible.