of the spectrum and get shorter as indicators that Alexis held a Vassilatos disproves many wrong
the frequency increases before delusional belief that he was being a s s u m p t i o n s a b o u t E L F
crossing over into the optical c o n t r o l l e d o r i n fl u e n c e d b y technology, showing that it was
spectrum.18 The FBI press release extremely low frequency (ELF) impossible to focus or triangulate
states that “ELF technology was a electromagnetic waves.” 21 But ELF or to use it for neurological
legitimate program for naval sub- perhaps he wasn’t quite as entrainment under the Navy’s
tonal submarine communications; delusional as the FBI or those in s u b m a r i n e S A N G U I N E a n d
however, conspiracy theories exist the mainstream media pushed so S E A FA R E R c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
which misinterpret its application hard to make Alexis sound.
experiments. He does explain
as the weaponization of remote
U n l i k e i n f r a r e d o r though that researchers recognized
neural frequencies for government microwave pulsed energies, which certain biological effects from
monitoring and manipulation of are in the optical spectrum, ELF exposure to ELF. In his book it
unsuspecting
states, “Numerous
19
citizens.”
university researchers
The DC Naval
discovered the effects
Shipyard is home to
of ELF electrostatic
the Naval Sea
and ELF magnetic
Systems Command
potentials on test
submarine program
subjects. Potent
executive office.
emotional and mental
Besides work on
derangements were
sonar and acoustic
observed when the
sensors,
the
EM vectors were
submarine office also
s l i g h t l y m o d i fi e d
“designs, develops
(Hunt). Numerous
and oversees the
individuals began
construction of
“hearing” a strange
Electronic Warfare
and penetrating “hum”
Systems, periscopes,
which could not be
and the Photonics
r e c o r d e d
Mast,” under the
a c o u s t i c a l l y. ”22
Can radio towers like these do more than just transmit signals to our
guidance of the
Vassilatos explains
cars and homes? Are our brains able to pick up these signals?
Submarine Combat
further that “ELF
System Program
cannot produce the
energies lie along the radio wave
Office. 20 Despite previous and
neurological effects of ULF at 7, 8,
lines of the electromagnetic
current research done on ELF, ULF,
9 or 10 cycles per second,” yet he
spectrum. ELF technologies are
and other frequency ranges for
does not go into further detail
especially useful for deep-sea
submarine communications
about these ultra low frequencies
communications. Billions of dollars
systems on or near the DC
or whether ELF propagation can
and many classified experiments
shipyard, there were few news
have the same or similar effects as
took place using various designs of
reports showing that Alexis did
ULF at a different cyclic rate. But
ELF submarine communications
indeed have a right to suspect
even if ELF or ULF Cold War
systems during the Cold War.
electromagnetic weapons or
experimentation has led to
According to Gerry
communications technology
neurological entrainment
Vassilatos, author of Secrets of
testing was going on at his
technologies it would be very
Cold War Technology, conspiracy
workplace. The FBI press release
difficult for a person like Aaron
theories about ELF technologies
dismisses all connections, making
Alexis to receive any type of
ran rampant when the public first
Alexis sound like he was mentally
compensation for experimental
began to hear of it’s capabilities
ill rather than someone who may
uses of these technologies by the
during the 1960s Naval
have known something he wasn’t
military, even if the experiments
communications operation
supposed to. The press release
were done on him against his will.
codenamed SANGUINE, then
states, “There are multiple
renamed SEAFARER in 1973.
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