Implications
The Foundations of Interplanetary Unity
Dr. Steven M. Greer (CSETI / The Disclosure Project)
The evidence that at least one extraterrestrial civilization has visited Earth is extensive both in scope and detail. In its totality it comprises a body of evidence which at the very least supports the general assessment that extraterrestrial life has been detected, and that a vigorous program of research and serious diplomatic initiatives is warranted. R
Posted on 10/1/2003 3:11:49 PM

PhysicalEvidence
If UFOs are real, shouldn't they produce some real physical effects?
James McDonald, Statement on UFOs to U.S. House Committee on Science and Aeronatics, 1968 Symposium on UFOs
The answer is that they do. There are rather well-authenticated cases spanning a wide variety of "physical effects." R
Posted on 10/1/2003 2:29:55 PM

PilotSightings
Why Don't Pilot's See UFOs?
James McDonald, Statement on UFOs to U.S. House Committee on Science and Aeronatics, 1968 Symposium on UFOs
the answer to the question, "Why don't pilots see UFOs?" is; "They do. This question may come in just that form from persons with essentially no knowledge of UFO history. From others who do know that there have been "a few" pilot-sightings, it comes in some altered form, such as, "Why don't airline and military pilots see UFOs all the time if they are in our atmosphere?" By way of partial answer, consider the following cases. R
Posted on 10/1/2003 2:28:06 PM

RadarCases
Why Aren's UFOs Ever Tracked by Radar?
James McDonald, Statement on UFOs to U.S. House Committee on Science and Aeronatics, 1968 Symposium on UFOs
With so much radar equipment deployed all over the world, and especially within the United States, it seems sensible to expect that, if there are any airborne devices maneuvering in our airspace, they ought to show up on radars once in a while. They do indeed, and have been doing so for all of the two decades that radar has been in widespread use. R
Posted on 10/1/2003 2:26:10 PM

skepticsanalysis
Refuting Fermi: No Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life?
John B. Alexander, NIDS (National Institute for Discovery Science)
To state there is no evidence suggestive of intelligent extraterrestrial life simply belies the facts. Decades in duration and global in nature, there are too many hard sensor data-points and millions of eyewitnesses to ignore. It is only through ignorance or pomposity that one can say no evidence exists. R
Posted on 10/1/2003 10:16:58 AM

Overview
Refuting Fermi: No Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life?
John B. Alexander, NIDS (National Institute for Discovery Science)
To state there is no evidence suggestive of intelligent extraterrestrial life simply belies the facts. Decades in duration and global in nature, there are too many hard sensor data-points and millions of eyewitnesses to ignore. It is only through ignorance or pomposity that one can say no evidence exists. R
Posted on 10/1/2003 9:53:46 AM

Ufology
Hynek UFO Classification System
Ufopsi
The name comes from Dr. Joseph Allen Hynek, the astronomer who can be considered the first to have applied a scientific approach to the UFO phenomena.
Posted on 10/1/2003 9:49:52 AM

Other
Introduction to Ufology
Ufopsi

Posted on 10/1/2003 9:47:45 AM

skepticsanalysis
Response to skeptic Philip Klass suggesting Illinois UFO sighting was planet Venus
Eric W. Davis, Ph.D., National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS)
The following is the NIDS reply to a recent article in the Skeptics UFO Newsletter (SUN) #62 by Philip Klass suggesting that the recent multiple police officer eyewitness case on January 5, 2000 was based on the police officers mistakenly seeing the planet Venus. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 8:28:20 PM

analysis
Jacques Vallee Discusses UFO Control System
Jerome Clark, FATE Magazine, 1978
Noted scientist-UFO researcher proposes a startling theory about what UFOs may be, how they behave and what we can do about them. Interview by Jerome Clark. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 8:25:01 PM

Cometa
COMETA Report on UFOs - Part 2 (PDF)
Part 2 of the complete French report on UFOs published in 1999, entitled "UFOs and Defense: What must we be prepared for?". This ninety-page report is the result of an in-depth study of UFOs, covering many aspects of the subject, especially questions of national defense.
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:37:03 PM

Cometa
COMETA Report on UFOs - Part 1 (PDF)
Part 1 of the complete French report on UFOs published in 1999, entitled "UFOs and Defense: What must we be prepared for?". This ninety-page report is the result of an in-depth study of UFOs, covering many aspects of the subject, especially questions of national defense.
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:35:21 PM

analysis
Lie Detection in UFO Controversies
Geoff Price, International UFO Reporter, Fall 1997
Grappling with fraud and deception is par for the course in the context of UFO claims, and as a result, "lie detector" tests are frequently demanded of UFO claimants, and their results, positive or negative, brandished as evidence. Some cases in particular have put lie detection in the spotlight, notably the Travis Walton abduction case of 1975, as well as the more recent (and divisive) case of Ed Walters and his Gulf Breeze photographs.
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:33:58 PM

ScientificStudies
Report on a Survey of the Membership of the American Astronomical Society Concerning the UFO Phenomenon - Summary
Peter Sturrock, Stanford University
Refereed journals, to which scientists turn for their reliable information, carry virtually no information on the UFO problem. Does this imply that scientists have no views and no thoughts on the subject, or that all scientists consider it insignificant? Does it imply that scientists have no reports to submit comparable with UFO reports published in newspapers and popular books? The purpose of this survey is to answer these questions. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:30:37 PM

Cometa
Commentary on the COMETA Report
Perry Petrakis - SOS OVNI
An assessment of the COMETA Report by the French group SOS OVNI. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:27:53 PM

Cometa
USA: UFOs and National Security
Leslie Kean, June 2000
An in-depth article by journalist Leslie Kean on the COMETA report. This version is the full unedited version submitted to the French magazine VSD. Other, shorter versions appeared in the Boston Globe and the Irish Independent. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:18:34 PM

PilotSightings
Fighting The Fear Factor: Local (San Francisco) scientists are quietly working to give UFO sightings a measured look and lend legitimacy to those who spot them
Rick Del Vecchio, The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, Jan 12, 2003
In-depth article from the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper about NARCAP, Dr. Richard Haines, and pilot UFO sightings. 'Headed by former NASA scientist Richard Haines of Los Altos, the year-old group is one of several private organizations saying that UFOs deserve a measured, scientific look. With research helpers around the country, it's a confidential sounding board for professionals in the taboo-bound aviation field.' R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:17:14 PM

Astronauts
The Condon Report: Visual Observations Made by U. S. Astronauts - Unidentified Flying Objects
Franklin E. Roach, The Condon Report
Section from the Condon Report detailing three sightings of UFOs by astronauts. 'There are three visual sightings made by the astronauts while in orbit which, in the judgment of the writer, have not been adequately explained.' R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:13:01 PM

Cometa
The French COMETA Report Affair
UFOs at Close Sight
An overview of the COMETA report, its authors/members, and a summary of the contents.
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:10:18 PM

Cometa
UFO theorists gain support abroad, but repression at home
Leslie Kean, Boston Globe, 5/21/00
Study by French officials, routine unexplained sightings, US military safety aspects combine to boost believers. (Article published in the Boston Globe and other newspapers.) R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:07:29 PM

ScientificStudies
UFO Articles Published in Scientific Journals and Literature
Ufopsi
Bibliographical listing of articles on UFO's published in leading (mainstream) scientific journals and literature. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:02:28 PM

Cometa
Media Coverage of the COMETA Report
Haiko Lietz
A listing of media coverage of the release of the COMETA report by the mass media (regional and national radio, TV, press) and other publications. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 5:02:19 PM

ScientificStudies
UFO ENCOUNTER 1: Sample Case Selected by the UFO Subcommittee of the AIAA
Astronautics & Aeronautics, July 1971
The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics published this case file in the journal Astronautics & Aeronautics. "The selected case, which occurred on July 17, 1957, is treated in the Condon Report. This sample case may serve to illuminate the difficulties in deciding whether or not the UFO problem presents a scientific problem."
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:53:00 PM

ScientificStudies
UFO - An Appraisal of the Problem (A Statement by the UFO Subcommittee of the AIAA)
Aeronautics and Astronautics, November 1970, p. 49
At the suggestion of the AIAA management, the Technical Committee on Atmospheric Environment and the Technical Committee on Space and Atmospheric Physics jointly formed a UFO Subcommittee in 1967. The Subcommittee was asked to arrive at an unbiased assessment of the present situation and to serve as a focal point in the AIAA for questions regarding the UFO problem. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:47:53 PM

ScientificStudies
AIAA Committee Looks at UFO Problem
AIAA UFO Subcommittee, Astronautics and Aeronautics, December 1968, p. 12
The Committee has made a careful examination of the present state of the UFO issue and has concluded that the controversy cannot be resolved without further study in a quantitative scientific manner and that it deserves the attention of the engineering and scientific community. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:45:25 PM

ScientificStudies
UFO Reports from AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Members
Peter Sturrock, Stanford University - Astronautics and Aeronautics, May 1974
Most UFO reports concern the experiences of laymen, but scientists and engineers divulge accounts resembling others when asked to do so in appropriate circumstances. The Executive Committee of the San Francisco Chapter of AIAA gave permission for a survey of its membership. This article describes the survey and gives the results. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:43:51 PM

Implications
National Security Implications of the UFO/ETI Subject
Dr. Steven M. Greer (CSETI / The Disclosure Project)
National Security Implications of the UFO/ETI subject are profound and far-reaching, albeit currently largely unrecognized. The implications may be considered in separate but related aspects: those intrinsic to ET activity and those arising from current covert management of the issue. R
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:36:37 PM

GovernmentStudies
Symposium on UFOs: Hearings before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1968
Proceedings of the symposium convened by the House Committee on Science and Aeronautics in 1968. Participants included J. Allen Hynek, Dr. James MacDonald, Carl Sagan, as well as prepared statements by Stanton Friedman and UFO skeptic Donald Menzel.
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:34:30 PM

GovernmentStudies
Statement on UFOs by James MacDonald to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1968 (PDF)
James E. McDonald, 1968
Prepared statement submitted to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics at July 29, 1968, Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Washington, D.C., by James E. McDonald.
Posted on 9/30/2003 4:27:27 PM

analysis
Is There a Case for UFOs?
Don Berliner, The Fund for UFO Research, Inc.; 2002
About the only point that can be made concerning UFOs without the risk of starting an unpleasant controversy is that they are supremely controversial. Any discussion of their nature, their origins, their significance and, indeed, their very existence, has led to long-term arguments that have yet to reach any generally agreed-upon conclusion
Posted on 9/30/2003 3:48:41 PM