TOKYO ET CONTACT GROUP ○ ○ ○ ○ F I E L D R E P O R T ○ ○ ○ ○

LOCATION: Mt. Daruma (Darumayama) 982 m., Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture DATE OF EVENT: April 9-10, 2016 [ET Contact Event #21] TIME IN THE FIELD: 21:54 to 01:35 JST [3 hours, 41 minutes] 4 TEAM MEMBERS: Mark (20) (team coordinator/primary laser/sound recorder#1)

Sumiaki (12) (photographer/videographer/sound recorder #2/site security) Lance (4) (secondary laser/binoculars/photographer) Kiheita (2) (binoculars/Tibetan chimes)

(x) = number of previous contact events attended

ACCOMMODATION: Darumayama Kogen Lodge http://www.city.izu.shizuoka.jp/form1.php?pid=2585

CONTACT SITE: The summit of Mt. Daruma (Darumayama), 982 m., Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture A video taken from the top of the mountain can be viewed here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fp8x841fawan2z8/Mt.%20Daruma%20summit%20360%20degree-%20panoramic%20view.mp4?dl=0 WEATHER/SKY CONDITIONS: Sunset: 18:09. Moon phase: Waxing crescent moon: 4.6% illuminated. Cloud cover: Variable: 10% to 90%. Winds: 10-15 km/h WSW direction. Temperature: Approx. 7.7° to 11.3°C. Humidity level: 61% to 84%. Minor ambient light from surrounding towns and cities, including Shizuoka (pop. 716, 197), Numazu (pop. 202,304) and the port town of Heda (pop. 3, 681) on the Bay of Suruga to the north.

Yellow pin = contact site in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture Contact site on Mt. Daruma, Izu Peninsula

Bird's eye view of contact site on Mt. Daruma Contact site on Mt. Daruma (982 m.)

EQUIPMENT:

1 Google Nexus 7 tablet 2 portable green lasers (350 mW and 200 mW) 2 radar detectors: Solo RD 5110 & Whistler 1788 2 digital cameras: Panasonic DMC-TZ30; Sony α7s

3 video cameras: Sony α7s; HDR-CX170; NV100

1 EMF Sensor: Trifield 100XE EMF Meter 2 walkie-talkies: Motorola MR350R 35-Mile Range 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio

APRIL 9-10, 2016 (Time-marks are approximate)

14:30 We arrive by car to Darumaya Kogen Lodge and check in. Kiheita drove Mark and Sumiaki from Tokyo. Lance drove his motorcycle from Tokyo. (For various reasons, he did not arrive until approximately 19:00.) 15:00 We hold our first orientation session. We mainly discuss a five-day CE-5 training course in New Zealand which Mark had just attended. 17:00 As there are no showers available at the lodge in the winter season, we visit Hakoyu Spa in Shuzenji. 18:09 Sunset. 18:30 We have dinner (self-catering) in the lodge and begin our second orientation session. We discuss specific team member roles. This is followed by a practical step-by-step overview of what the team will do once arriving at the contact site. 19:00 Lance arrives. 19:30 Our group does 20 minutes of meditation using the Deep Theta isochronic tones. The YouTube URL is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7EHidYj9BQ After the group is in a relaxed state, Mark leads them in a guided round of Coherent Thought Sequencing (CTS). 21:15 We set out from the lodge. On the way to the parking lot, Mark spots a deer which suddenly races off into the woods. Surprisingly, the weather has cleared up to a remarkable degree, and we can see a vast array of stars. It was overcast earlier in the day. It is also quite windy.

-- FIELD WORK -- 21:30 Our group arrives at the southern trailhead of Mt. Daruma. It’s about a 25-minute hike to the top. 21:54 We arrive at the summit and begin setting up the contact site. Initially, Mark faces east; Kiheita faces north; Sumiaki faces south; and Lance faces west. It’s windier than expected and a challenge to clearly hear sounds or voices over the sound of the wind. 22:00 We start playing the CSETI crop circle tones; the tablet device is placed on the ground about 10 meters west of the contact circle behind a rocky outcropping. Kiheita plays the CSETI logo tones from his cell phone, which is placed southwest of the contact circle. 21:37 Mark activates the Whistler and Solo radar detectors. 21:38 Mark switches on the Trifield magnetometer. 21:39 For some reason, the Whistler radar detector loses power and refuses to activate, although the batteries were charged the night before. Regrettably, we did not bring any spare batteries. (I wonder if the rechargeable AA batteries (Energizer brand) simply lost their ability to hold a charge, as they’d been recharged again and again for more than two years.) 21:41 Kiheita clears the site with the Tibetan tinshas. 21:42 Mark realizes that he forgot to take the primary laser (350 mw) from the lodge. (He later wonders if he was “made” to forget the laser for some reason.) He uses the back-up secondary laser (200 mw), but this also fails after several minutes. (See below.) 21:51 The group holds hands in a circle, and Mark leads the group in a guided clearing.

Our contact team: Kiheita, Lance, Mark, Sumiaki

Rob, Sumiaki, Mark & Esther

21: 57 Interestingly, a wild bird interrupts the guided clearing from outside the contact circle to the north. It lets out a loud chirping sound multiple times. We wondered if this was an auspicious message from Mother Earth. 22:01 We finish the clearing. 22:33 The temperature is 11.3° C. The humidity level is 61%. 22:47 Lance and Kiheita see a sweep of white light in the northwest, which moves like a searchlight, originating from the ground. It's not clear if the light is conventional or not. We wonder if it came from a ship. There do not appear to be any lighthouses in the area, and the sweep of light was only seen once. 23:05 Lance sees a bright flash of light in the sky in the west-southwest about 45° above the horizon. 23:14 The secondary laser suddenly loses power. This is a bit unusual since the battery was fully charged just before the event. Unfortunately, we don't have a spare battery for this laser. 23:28 Mark hears a high-pitched sound coming from the east for several seconds. No-one else is able to hear it. He was not able to identify the source. The recorder didn't pick it up due to the wind. 23:30 We take our first 10-minute break. Mark notices that condensation is forming on the Google Nexus 7, suggesting that the humidity level is quite high. 23:44 We resume the field work. The humidity is at 88%. We rotate viewing positions. Mark is now facing north; Kiheita is facing south, Sumiaki is facing west; and Lance is facing east. The sky has become somewhat cloudy, and we decide to do a five-minute meditation, followed by a five-minute round of CTS. 23:56 For the second time, we begin to hear a loud chirping sound nearby. It's interesting how this response seems to correspond with our meditations. 23:57 We then do a collective "Om" chant for several minutes, projecting peace and love from our heart chakra. 00:02 We conclude the chanting. Mark spots a shooting star with a long tail falling in the west. 00:40 We take our second 10-minute break. It's 7.7° C, with a humidity of 84%. 00:50 The field work resumes, and we decide to stay for another 30 minutes. We do individual meditation and CTS for as long as comfortable at our own pace and request a response. 01:21 We begin to slowly pack up our gear. We turn off the solo radar detector and magnetometer. 01:28 The team spends a few minutes in silence, expressing gratitude to the ETI. We also invite them to join our group in the lodge following the field work. 01:35 We conclude the field work and return to the lodge by car.

-- DEBRIEFING -- During breakfast Sunday morning, the group held a debriefing session at 10:25 in the Darumayama Kogen Lodge. Kiheita reported having a dream in which our group went out to eat at a large Japanese restaurant. Sumiaki dreamed that he was helping a woman, but she didn't respond to him or express gratitude. Perhaps this dream unconsciously reflected the group's experience over the field work; for whatever reason, there was no obvious or undeniable contact this time. Lance had a dream in which nothing was seemingly resolved. We noted that the weather was colder and windier than expected. Ironically, we experienced less wind at the top. In total, Mark saw three shooting stars; Lance saw two shooting stars; Sumiaki saw only one. Everyone expected to see more. Yet, every 10 minutes from the start of the contact work, a misty cloud rolled over the contact site, obscuring visibility. However, by 12:30 AM, it became surprisingly clear and starry. We discussed the sweep of white light at 10:47 pm. Kiheita wasn't sure if it was conventional or not. One possible explanation is that it was a search light originating from the ground. Lance described it as one sweep of a searchlight. As for conventional air traffic, we heard and spotted approximately 10 to 20 airplanes during the field work. Kiheita wondered if conducting field work beneath or near a flight corridor would compromise contact. He argued that perhaps ETI would feel inclined to avoid such a potentially intrusive environment.

Considering the unrelenting harsh wind, I noted that it was probably better to be next to a mountain rather than on one. Indeed, the view is often spectacular, but that view may come with a heavy price. We also wondered if the ETI interfered with the secondary laser, which we had to use since the primary laser had been left in the cabin. The laser quickly and mysteriously waned in power, even though the battery was freshly charged. Mark also later wondered if ETI deliberately “made” him forget the primary laser from the lodge and, if so, what would have been the reason for this. Since the group was doing contact work near a flight corridor, perhaps it was a measure to protect airplanes and/or a measure for the group to avoid any unwanted attention or trouble from the authorities. Mark also noted that JCETI was holding a CE-5 contact event in Chiba that weekend. Lance commented that making contact was like trying to get a cat to come sit on your lap. Lance also noted that re-visiting the same contact site may create a higher comfort level for ETI. He also thought having some softer female energy in the group would be beneficial. We generally agreed that the summit of Mt. Daruma was perhaps not ideal as a contact site. It lacks adequate space for a landing pad site. The wind is typically constant and quite fierce. There appears to be a flight corridor just north of the mountain. Moreover, there’s quite a bit of light pollution along the horizon, particularly to the north. This made it difficult to see any stars below 30° above the horizon. Digital Sound File of Field Work: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rm1g1cocsep2bwz/Mt%20Daruma%20Fieldwork%20Recording.wav?dl=0 Digital Sound File of Debriefing: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v0phxilhlcsv34q/Mt.%20Daruma%20Debriefing%2C%20April%2010%2C%202016.wav?dl=0 Event Photos & Videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iem7l778ofqaqfk/AABsaQP4G7othMZEt4LjjFJ_a?dl=0

FINAL THOUGHTS:

This was the group’s third contact event at Mt. Daruma. The first event took place on the weekend of June 13-14, 2015. At that time, field work was carried out just outside the Kogen Lodge Resthouse. The field report for that event can be found here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jtsnv1vessxgaon/Mt.%20Daruma%20Field%20Report%2C%20June%2013-14%2C%202015%20FINAL.pdf?dl=0

Our second event at Mt. Daruma took place on the December 12-13, 2015 weekend. The field work was conducted at the summit of Mt. Daruma. The field report can be found here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5242skyhv8wvzkz/Mt.%20Daruma%20Field%20Report%2C%20December%2012-13%2C%202015%20DRAFT.pdf?dl=0

The group had been keen to return to Mt. Daruma after witnessing an oval-shaped ETV during the June 13-14, 2015 event. Moreover, the natural beautify and views from this area are simply stunning.

The team spent more than 3.5 hours on the summit, enduring strong and constant winds and cloudy weather conditions. Regrettably, we were not able to use the portable lasers for much of the field work; the primary laser was accidentally left behind in the cabin, and the secondary laser lost power after a short while. We also had trouble activating the Whistler radar detectors.

Over the field work, the group observed a handful of anomalous activity.

At 10:47 PM, Lance and Kiheita spotted a brief vertical sweep of white light northwest of Mt. Daruma, originating from the ground. It moved like a searchlight. However, we were not able to readily determine if it was conventional or ETI in nature. The “searchlight” only appeared once during the field work. However, nothing like this was observed at our previous contact events in this area.

Lance also spotted a bright flash in the sky (west-southwest direction) at 11:05 PM at about 45° above the horizon. Regrettably, no other members were able to corroborate the observation. Was it a flash from an iridium flare? Reflected light from a piece of space junk? A pulse from an ET ship? We were not able to draw any firm conclusions.

At 11:28 PM, Mark heard a mysterious high-pitched sound from the east of the contact site for several seconds. Nobody else was able to hear it. He was not able to identify the source; moreover, due to the wind, the sound recorder was not able to pick it up.

Interestingly, a loud chirping sound (wild bird?) was heard during the guided clearing and also during a short meditation. The bird was not heard at any other point.

There was no response from the Trifield magnetometer or the Solo radar detector.

A number of photos and videos were taken. At around 11:30 PM, a number of orbs were photographed (with flash camera) around the contact site. However, this is not especially surprising; our team is often able to photograph orb activity when present in nature. However, despite orb phenomenon, nothing anomalous was observed in the photographic data.

Orbs photographed with flash at the contact site (enhanced)

Orbs photographed with flash at the contact site (enhanced)

On this occasion, the team did not experience any obvious, direct or physical contact with ET intelligence. This was somewhat confounding since the group spent time regularly doing internal work prior to the event (e.g. non-local group meditation sessions, Coherent Thought Sequencing). During the debriefing session, we briefly explored possible reasons for the apparent lack of direct contact this time:

(1) We speculated that since our group did not hold a contact event in February or March, this disruption in the rhythm of our events potentially produced an adverse effect. Perhaps our team needs to re-establish and maintain that rhythm with the Intergalactic Council in order to demonstrate its commitment, sincerity, and desire for contact. Sustaining a steady flow of contact activity and effort may be a necessary ingredient for the generation of consistent results.

(2) The cold and windy weather may have also played a factor. If the ETI sense discomfort or negativity from the team, they will simply go away.

(3) If a diplomatic mission is sanctioned by the Intergalactic Council, it’s conceivable that an ETV might have proximity restrictions and not be allowed to approach too closely. Consequently, the clouds may have blocked any visual confirmation.

(4) Beyond the clouds, our group heard a number of aircraft. The Flighttracker24 website confirms that an airplane corridor runs from east to west over Numazu and the Bay of Suruga. We wondered if ETI would we hesitant to approach an area that experiences regular airplane traffic. We also wondered if ETI may have also deliberately interfered with our intention to use the portable lasers.

Perhaps one lesson to be learned from this event is that adhering to a regular and steady pattern of contact work may be more important than we think. Any breaks or pauses, for whatever reason, may blur the group’s intentions, communicate a mixed or muted message to ETI, and undermine the contact effort. Considering this, it may be advisable for contact groups (and individuals) to maintain a strong and steady relationship to its galactic neighbors, either through daily, weekly or monthly contact work (whatever the

season or weather conditions) or through meditation—the more frequent, the better. This connection, once established, will likely require sincere and regular attention to keep it alive, vibrant and healthy.

Namaste.

Prepared by Mark Koprowski Tokyo ET Contact Group Coordinator August 4, 2016

Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture