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Bruce Leonard Cathie (11 February 1930 – 2 June 2013) was a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
airline pilot who wrote seven books related to
flying saucers
A flying saucer (also referred to as "a flying disc") is a descriptive term for a type of flying craft having a disc or saucer-shaped body, commonly used generically to refer to an anomalous flying object. The term was coined in 1947 but has g ...
and a "World energy grid".
His central thesis was that he could use
mathematics to describe a grid-like pattern on
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
(i.e. the Electro-dynamic field on Earth) that powers
flying saucers
A flying saucer (also referred to as "a flying disc") is a descriptive term for a type of flying craft having a disc or saucer-shaped body, commonly used generically to refer to an anomalous flying object. The term was coined in 1947 but has g ...
and controls the dates and places where
nuclear bombs can function; in his book "The Harmonic Conquest of Space".
In his book "The Harmonic Conquest of Space", he claimed to have successfully predicted and documented the detonation of an early
French nuclear test using his harmonic "mathematics", which is based around
trigonometry
Trigonometry () is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships between side lengths and angles of triangles. The field emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BC from applications of geometry to astronomical studies ...
and geophysical latitude/longitude coordinates.
Cathie said that he first saw a flying saucer over the
Manukau Harbour
The Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand by area. It is located to the southwest of the Auckland isthmus, and opens out into the Tasman Sea.
Geography
The harbour mouth is between the northern head ("Burne ...
,
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
in 1952 and in discussions with other airline pilots discovered this was not uncommon.
His first book ''Harmonic 33'', was published in New Zealand in 1968 and reprinted in the United Kingdom by
Sphere Books
Sphere Books is the name of two British paperback publishers.
History
The original Sphere Books was launched in 1966 by Thomson Corporation. Sphere was sold to Pearson PLC in 1985 and became part of Penguin. The name was retired in 1990.
In 19 ...
in 1980.
New Zealand millennial author
Barry Smith claimed to have received his information on restrictions on nuclear weapons from Cathie.
An interview with him was played in the fourth episode of the fourth series of the US television program ''
In Search of...''.
In co-operation with mathematician Rod Maupin they developed software (Gridpoint Atlas) that would plot the proposed grid-lines on Google Earth.
Cathie's gridline theory was discussed in Season 12, Episode 122: "Ancient Architects" of the US television program,
Ancient Aliens
''Ancient Aliens'' is an American television series that explores the pseudohistorical and pseudoarchaeological ancient astronauts hypothesis, past human- extraterrestrial contact, UFOs, government conspiracies and related pseudoscientific topi ...
. His work was mentioned near the end of the episode. The original air date was May 19, 2017.
Cathie died in
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ...
in 2013.
Books
* ''Harmonic 33'' (1968),
* ''Harmonic 695 - The UFO and Anti-Gravity'' (1971),
* ''Harmonic 288 - The Pulse of the Universe'' (1977),
* ''Harmonic 371244 - The Bridge to Infinity'' (1989),
* ''The Energy Grid'' (1990),
* ''The Harmonic Conquest of Space'' (1994),
Documentary & Video
* ''The Harmonic Code - The Harmonics of Reality'' (2007)
See also
*
UFO sightings in New Zealand
References
External links
Official site?Gridpoint Atlas
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1930 births
2013 deaths
New Zealand writers
New Zealand aviators
Ufologists
Commercial aviators