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Review of The Mothman Prophesies
(2002) John Alexander, Ph.D., National Institute for Discovery Science

Refuting Fermi: No Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life?
:(2001)John Alexander, Ph.D., National Institute for Discovery Science

Review of Bruce Maccabee's UFO FBI Connection
(2000)John Alexander, Ph.D., National Institute for Discovery Science

Review of Peter Sturrock's The UFO Enigma
(1999) John Alexander, Ph.D., National Institute for Discovery Science

The Alexander UFO Religious Crisis Survey
(1998) The Impact of UFOs and their Occupants on Religion :
John Alexander, Ph.D., Victoria Alexander

The Abduction Experience: A Critical Evaluation of Theory and Evidence:
(1996) :Stuart Appelle, reprinted from The Journal of UFO Studies

Have We Visitors From Space?: (1952):H. B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna

Exclusive Interview: Vallee Discusses UFO Control System
(1978) Jerome Clark : Reprinted with permission of Jerome Clark,
Fate Magazine and Jacques Vallee

ET and God: Could Earthly Religions Survive the Discovery of Life
Elsewhere in the Universe?
 (2003) Paul Davies, reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly Sept. 2003

What are the Triangles?
 (2003) Richard M. Dolan

The Case for the Extraterrestrial Origin of Flying Saucers
(1995) Stanton Friedman

Aviation Safety in America: A Previously Neglected Factor
(2000) : Richard F. Haines, Ph.D.

Review of Illobrand von Ludwiger's The Best UFO Cases—Europe
(2000) : Richard F. Haines, Ph.D.

Trauma, Transformation and Cosmic Awareness:
Review of John E. Mack's Passport to the Cosmos
 (1999) : Albert A. Harrison, Ph.D., U.C. Davis; NIDS Science Advisory Board

UFOs, Social Intelligence, and the Condon Committee
(2000) : Diana Palmer Hoyt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Foreword to David Jacobs' The UFO Controversy in America
 (1975) : Dr. J. Allen Hynek

The UFO Phenomenon: Laugh, Laugh, Study, Study
(July 1981): J. Allen Hynek, Technology Review, pp. 50-58 -->

Someone's Watching Over Us
 (1967) : Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, True Magazine

I Know the Secret of the Flying Saucers
(1966) : Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, True Magazine

What Radar Tells About Flying Saucers
 (1952) : Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, True Magazine

Quo Vadis? Science and the UFO Problem
 (1975) : Joachim P. Kuettner, World Meteorological Organization

UFO Update: Belgium's Military Has Begun to Work Hand In Hand
with Private Groups to Track UFOs
(1991) : Beth Livermore, OMNI Magazine

Acceleration
(1997) : Bruce Maccabee, Ph.D. : Visual & photographic sightings of UFOs
carrying out "impossible" high speed maneuvers are presented for study.

Still In Default
 : (1986, revised 1998) : Bruce Maccabee, Ph.D. : Science and the UFO problem.

Effects of UFOs Upon People
 : (1987) : James McCampbell

Science in Default: Twenty-Two Years of Inadequate UFO Investigations
 : (1969) : James E. McDonald, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona

Commentary on the French Cometa Report
: (2000) : Claude Mauge

Shamanism and UFO Abductions
(1999)
Douglass Price-Williams, Ph.D., UCLA

Synopsis of Unconventional Flying Objects
(Book Review)
H. Puthoff, Ph.D., Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin; NIDS Science Advisory Board

UFOs: An Air Force Dilemma
 (1 MB)
Lt. Col Hector Quintanilla, USAF (ret.) (copyright 2001 Karl Quintanilla)

NASA Survey on Ball Lightning Characteristics
 (1966)
Warren D. Rayle, Lewis Research Center

Odors from UFOs: Deducing Odorant Chemistry and Causation from Available Data
(2000)
A. F. Rullan, Martinez, CA

What Could UFOs Be?
 (1967)
Ivan T. Sanderson, introduction to Uninvited Visitors: A Biologist Looks at UFOs

Unconventional Flying Objects (UFOs): Why the Mystery Isn't Solved
(2002)
John F. Schuessler, MUFON; NIDS Science Advisory Board

Detection and Identification of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
Using Existing Technology
 (2000)
John F. Schuessler, MUFON; NIDS Science Advisory Board

Public Opinion Surveys and Unidentified Flying Objects
(2000)
John F. Schuessler, MUFON; NIDS Science Advisory Board

UFOs: Delusion or Dilemma
(1968)
Dr. B. E. Schwarz (Reprinted from Medical Times, Oct. 1968, Vol. 96, No. 10, p. 967)

Comprehensive Catalog of 1,500 Project BLUE BOOK UFO Unknowns
(2003) (802k)
compiled by Brad Sparks for Project 1947

The EMBLA 2000 Mission in Hessdalen
(2000) (1.2 MB)
M. Teodorani, Ph.D., S. Montebugnoli, MScEE, J. Monari, MScEE

The 1952 Nash/Fortenberry Sighting
(2002) (36k)
Thomas Tulien

Unidentified Flying Objects: Rendlesham Forest Incident 1980 (Part 1)
(2002) (2 MB)
U.K. Ministry of Defence

Part 2 (2 MB)

Part 3 (2 MB)

Part 4 (2 MB)

Part 5 (2 MB)

Report from the Field: Scientific Issues in the UFO Phenomenon
Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.

Crop Circles: “Signs” From Above or Human Artifacts?
(2002)
Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.

Foreword to UFOs and The National Security State
(2002)
Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.

Incommensurability, Orthodoxy and The Physics Of High Strangeness:
A 6-Level Model For Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena
Slide Presentation
Jacques Vallee & Eric Davis

UFO Headquarters: Investigations on Current Extraterrestrial Activity
(1998) Susan Wright (Chapter 1: At The Border of Area 51)
UFO Sighting Reports
UK UFO baffles aviation experts
September 15, 1999

SwissAir Flight 127 UFO Report
August 1997

News Items

UAVforum Photo Gallery
June 3, 2004

UFOs vs. UAVs: How to Tell Friend from Faux
August 13, 2003

The Pentagon believes that giant unmanned blimps, hovering high above
U.S. borders, could be key to the nation's defense
November 11, 2002

UFOs: Seeking the Truth Through Savvy Marketing
October 25, 2002

Investigation Casts Light on the Mysterious Flying Black Triangle
August 5, 2002

UFOs and Classified Aircraft: Shedding New Light on Dark Secrets
August 15, 2001

Are UFOs an Air Safety Hazard?
December 11, 2000

Britain's UFO Secrets Revealed
June 4, 2000

Space Case: Witnesses Testify in the Mystery of the Metro East UFO
April 11, 2000

Shadowcraft: UFOs, Spy Planes, or Something Else?
March 20, 2000

A New Day for UFO Research
March 15, 2000

Links to related articles published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration

Biochemical Traumatology as a Potent Tool for Identifying Actual Stresses
Elicited by Unidentified Sources: Evidence for Plant Metabolic Disorders in
Correlataion With A UFO Landing
(1990)
Michel C. Bounias (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 4:1, p.1)

Reanalysis of the 1965 Heflin UFO Photos
(2000)
Ann Druffel, Robert Wood, Eric Kelson (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 14:4)

Analysis of a UFO Photograph
(1987)
Richard F. Haines, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 1:2, p. 129)

UFOs and Mainstream Science
(1996) Bernhard Haisch, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scientific Exploration
(The MUFON UFO Journal, No. 335, March, pp. 14–16)

UFOs and NASA
(1988)
Richard C. Henry (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 2:2, p. 93)

Atmosphere or UFO? A Response to the 1997 SSE Review Panel Report
(1999)
Bruce Maccabee, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 13:3, p. 421)

UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects
(1996)
John F. Schuessler, Mutual UFO Network

Physical Evidence Related to UFO Reports
(1998)
The Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Pocantico Conference Center,
Tarrytown, New York, September 29 – October 4, 1997
Professor Peter A. Sturrock (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 12:2, p. 179)

An Analysis of the Condon Report on the Colorado UFO Project
(1987)
Professor Peter A. Sturrock (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 1:1, p. 75)

Clyde Tombaugh, Mars, and UFOs
(1999)
Michael D. Swords (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 13:4, p. 685)

Could Extraterrestrial Intelligences be Expected to Breathe Our Air?
(1995)
Michael D. Swords (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 9:3, p. 381)

A Guide to UFO Research
(1993)
Michael D. Swords (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 7:1, p. 65)

Estimates of Optical Power Output in Six Cases of Unexplained Aerial Objects
with Defined Luminosity Characteristics
(1998)
Jacques F. Vallee, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 12:3, p.345)

Physical Analyses in Ten Cases of Unexplained Aerial Objects with Material Samples
(1998)
Jacques F. Vallee, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 12:3, p. 359)

Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of Unidentified Flying Objects
(1990)
Jacques F. Vallee, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 4:1, p. 105)

The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis Is Not That Bad
(1991)
Robert M. Wood, Ph.D. (Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 5:1, p. 103)

Links to related reports and files from government agencies

CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947–90

Department of Navy — Naval Historical Center: UFO Research Guide

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Unusual Phenomena Listing

Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects — "The Condon Report"
(1968)
Conducted by the University of Colorado Under contract No. 44620-67-C-0035
with the United States Air Force

National Security Agency (NSA) UFO Documents Index