1969: SCIENCE IN DEFAULT Part 2

SCIENCE IN DEFAULT: 22 YEARS OF INADEQUATE UFO INVESTIGATIONS James E. McDonald, Institute of Atmospheric Physics University of Arizona, Tucson (Material presented at the Symposium on UFOs, 134th Meeting, AAAS, Boston, Dec, 27, 1969) Part 2 of 2 Parts 7.  Discussion: The Bluebook report material indicates that other radar unknowns were being observed at Lakenheath until about 0330Z. Since the first radar unknowns appeared near Bentwaters at about 2130Z on 8/13/56, while the Lakenheath events terminated near 0330Z on 8/14/56, the total duration of this UFO episode was about six hours. The case includes an impressive number of scientifically provocative features:   1) At least three separate instances occurred in which one ground-radar unit, GCA Bentwaters, tracked some unidentified target for a number of […] Read More

1969: SCIENCE IN DEFAULT Part 1

22 YEARS OF INADEQUATE UFO INVESTIGATIONS James E. McDonald, Institute of Atmospheric Physics University of Arizona, Tucson (Material presented at the Symposium on UFOs, 134th Meeting, AAAS, Boston, Dec, 27, 1969) Part 1 of 2 Parts AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, 134th MEETING Subject: Science in Default: 22 Years of Inadequate UFO Investigations Author: James E. McDonald, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Address: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721  Time: 9:00 a.m., December 27, 1969 Place: Sheraton Plaza Ballroom Program: General Symposium, Unidentified Flying Objects Convention Address: Sheraton Plaza Hotel RELEASE TIME A.M. December 28      No scientifically adequate investigation of the UFO problem has been carried out during the entire 22 years that have now passed since the first extensive wave […] Read More