Brief
Agnew Bahnson
The claims the writer was given for Agnew Bahnson, in the order they were given.
1
On a business trip to New York in 1964, Robert Monroe heard Agnew Bahnson's voice while lying down for a nap in his hotel room, telling him there is a way to prove antigravity and that he had been trained to do it himself.
“On a business trip to New York in 1964... I heard Mr. Bahnson’s voice. “There *is* a way to prove antigravity. All you have to do is to demonstrate it yourself, and you have been trained to do it.””
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 184-188 testimony first hand
2
On 1962-11-27 in the morning, Robert Monroe attempted an out-of-body visit to Agnew Bahnson but instead arrived in an unfamiliar bedroom where a young girl, about five or six years old, said to him "I know what you are!" and then identified him as "an astral projection".
“11/27/62 Morning ... Plan was to go to Agnew Bahnson... Was in normal-sized room, bedroom, with three people in it... The little girl looked directly at me and said excitedly, "I know what you are!"... she said, "You're an astral projection!"”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 46-50 testimony first hand
3
That evening, Robert Monroe visited Agnew Bahnson and his wife at their home in connection with his out-of-body experience earlier that morning of 1959-03-05.
“Important aftermath: The same evening, I visited some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Agnew Bahnson, at their home.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch11:7862-7962 testimony first hand
4
Agnew Bahnson's son confirmed that between 8:30 and 9:00am on 1959-03-05 he had been tossing his baseball in the air and catching it while walking to school, matching what Robert Monroe had seen during his out-of-body experience that morning.
“He said he was going to school. When asked more specifically what he was doing as he went, he said he was tossing his baseball in the air and catching it.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch11:8218-8369 testimony second hand
5
Agnew Bahnson confirmed that at the time Robert Monroe observed him during the 1959-03-05 out-of-body experience, he had been loading a Van de Graaff generator, a large awkward device with wheels, an electric motor and a platform, into the back seat of his car.
“Exactly at that time, he told me, he was loading a Van DeGraff generator into the back seat of his car. The generator was a large, awkward device with wheels, an electric motor, and a platform.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch11:8579-8763 testimony second hand
6
Agnew Bahnson was a close friend of Robert Monroe, about the same age, whom Robert Monroe had known for about eight years.
“A very close friend, Agnew Bahnson, was about my age and we had much in common. I had known him for about eight years.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:18471-18583 testimony first hand
7
Agnew Bahnson was a pilot who flew frequently in his company airplane.
“He was a pilot, among other things, and flew frequently in his company airplane.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:18590-18661 administrative first hand
8
One of Agnew Bahnson's research interests was antigravity, which he discussed with Robert Monroe many times, and he had a laboratory where he conducted experiments in this field.
“One of his research interests was antigravity, which we discussed many times. He had a laboratory where he conducted experiments in this field.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:18671-18808 testimony first hand
9
When Robert Monroe returned home two days after hearing Agnew Bahnson's voice in New York, his wife told him that Agnew Bahnson was dead, killed trying to land his airplane in a small field in Ohio.
““We didn’t want to upset you with all you had to do in New York,” she said, “but Agnew Bahnson is dead. He was killed trying to land his airplane in a small field out in Oh”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:19809-19975 hearsay second hand
10
Agnew Bahnson died at approximately 3:15 p.m., two days before Robert Monroe's wife confirmed the death to him.
“I asked her if he had been killed two days ago, at about three-fifteen in the afternoon. My wife looked at me a long time before she said, "Yes. That was when it happened."”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:20032-20195 testimony first hand
11
Robert Monroe did not attempt to visit Agnew Bahnson out-of-body for several months after Bahnson's death, presuming Bahnson needed rest.
“I didn't make any attempt to "go" to Mr. Bahnson for several months. I presumed without any known reason that he needed rest.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:20263-20383 testimony first hand
12
Robert Monroe had an out-of-body experience in which he travelled through darkness while mentally repeating Agnew Bahnson's name, seeking to visit him after his death.
“After about an hour of preparation, I finally made it out of the physical, and began to travel rapidly through what seemed to be nothing but darkness. I was mentally shouting, Agnew Bahnson!, again and again as I traveled.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:20586-20799 observation first hand
13
During this out-of-body experience, Robert Monroe perceived what he took to be the deceased Agnew Bahnson appearing as a cloud of white gas that rose through a hole in the floor and spoke to him excitedly.
“a cloud of white gas seemed to blow up through a small hole in the floor. The cloud took form and some sense told me it was Mr. Bahnson... He spoke immediately in an excited and happy way. "Bob, you'll never believe all of the things that have happened since I've been here!"”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:20963-21295 observation first hand
14
Robert Monroe considered Agnew Bahnson to have been someone too interested in new things and experiences to dwell in the past, comparing him in this respect to Richard Gordon.
“That is the way Mr. Bahnson would have been—too interested in new things and new experiences to waste time in the "then" or the past Just like Dr. Gordon.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch15:21523-21670 opinion first hand
15
During Robert Monroe's out-of-body visit to Agnew Bahnson in Locale II, an unseen helper held him in position with gentle but firm hands so he could see Agnew Bahnson, then turned him around to leave.
“In my visit to Agnew Bahnson in Locale II, someone held me in position to see him. The feeling of gentle but firm hands on each side of me was very strong. The same hands, turning me around to leave, much as one steers a blind person, could not have been more vivid.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch17:2572-2832 observation first hand
16
During the 1960-08-17 misdirected visit toward Agnew Bahnson, Robert Monroe went through the 1-20/LQ procedure around 11:30 pm in his bedroom, intending to visit Agnew Bahnson, and started on a windblown type of trip.
“I went through the 1–20/LQ procedure at around 11:30 P.M., in the bedroom. I went out with the thought of visiting Agnew Bahnson, and started on the windblown type of trip, but returned to the physical almost immediately—or so I thought.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch20:12114-12343 testimony first hand
17
During the out-of-body visit toward Agnew Bahnson's house, Robert Monroe's mind misidentified a Van de Graaff generator being placed in the back of a car, reporting it erroneously as a child's automobile.
“The mind, having no reference in its memory of the object being placed in the back of the car (Van DeGraff generator), identified properly its approximate size, the round, wheellike protuberance on a post, and the base platform, and reported erroneously that it was a child's automobile.”
Journeys Out of the Body 2014-11-11 ch22:13118-13394 testimony first hand
18
Agnew Bahnson funded Thomas Townsend Brown and appeared to be in contact with the phenomenon himself, in Jesse Michels's assessment.
“like Agnew Bahnson, he was funding him was really trippy and seemed like he was in contact with stuff.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 01:10:59.2-01:11:03.0 opinion first hand
19
Agnew Bahnson funded the top theoretical physicists of his time, including Thomas Townsend Brown, who was working on anti-gravity experiments.
“you have Agnew Bahnson who's funding all the top theoretical physicists at the time, but also a lot of interesting people like Townsend Brown, literally working on anti-gravity, doing anti-gravity experiments.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 01:31:26.0-01:31:38.0 testimony first hand
20
The Stars Are Too High is a novel about rogue Nazi scientists who break away and collaborate with American scientists to create man-made UFOs and then stage an alien invasion.
“it's a book about rogue Nazi scientists who break off and collaborate with American scientists and create essentially man-made UFOs and then stage an alien invasion.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 01:31:43.3-01:31:58.4 testimony second hand
21
Agnew Bahnson died a couple of years after writing The Stars Are Too High in a plane crash.
“And he dies a couple of years later in a bizarre plane crash”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 01:31:59.3-01:32:02.5 testimony first hand
22
Agnew Bahnson's family believe to this day that he was killed, because power lines were put up right at the landing strip where his plane crashed.
“which to this day, his family thinks, you know, he was killed essentially because the power lines were put up right where, you know, he was right on the landing strip or whatever.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 01:32:02.8-01:32:11.0 hearsay second hand