1947: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UFO DOC

SECRET     DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE          AFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/mob/4544 28 Oct 47         Intelligence Requirements on Flying Saucer Type       Aircraft   CSGID Hq. USAF – AFOIR 30 OCT 1947 Attn: Plans and   Lt Col Garrett/mob/4544 Collection Branch           1.     It is requested that a Collection Memorandum, similar to the attached draft, be issued to the addresses indicated thereon.     This is in accordance with a conversation between Lt. Colonel Smith and Lt. Colonel Garrett. 2.     It will be appreciated if, at the time this Memorandum is reproduced, ten   (10) additional copies could be run off and sent to the Directorate of Intelligence, Air Intelligence […] Read More

1996: The Scientific Context of the UFO/Abduction Phenomenon

 Don Donderi, Ph.D Summary: The purpose of this essay is to explain how to clarify the evidence for or against the reality of UFO abductions. Many workers in this field have modified the conventional meaning of both the word “reality” and the word “abduction.” I do not accept these modifications. A UFO abduction, if it occurs, is a physical event. Don Donderi is an Associate Professor of Psychology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His basic research interests include human perception and memory, and his applied work is in the field of human factors and ergonomics. He is a principal of Human Factors North, Inc., a Toronto-based ergonomics consulting firm. Essay originally appeared in: International UFO Reporter, Spring 1996, Volume 21, Number 1 Copyright 1996 […] Read More