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Articles/Book Reviews

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 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

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.

Still In Default
Bruce Maccabee, Ph.D.

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
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
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
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 (2001) (683k)
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

Foreword to UFOs and The National Security State (2002) (14k)
Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.

UFO Headquarters: Investigations on Current Extraterrestrial Activity (1998)
Susan Wright (Chapter 1: At The Border of Area 51)

Analysis of Anomalous Metal Samples
National Institute for Discovery Science

UFO Sighting Reports

Police officers in St. Clair County report seeing early-morning UFO, Jan. 9, 2000 (link expired)

UK UFO baffles aviation experts, Sept. 15, 1999

SwissAir Flight 127 UFO Report, Aug. 1997

News Items

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

Are UFOs an Air Safety Hazard?, December 11, 2000

UFOs, is the truth out there?, June 27, 2000

Britain's UFO Secrets Revealed, June 4, 2000

UFO theorists gain support abroad, but repression at home, May 21, 2000 (link expired)

The Other Roswell, May 16, 2000

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

Chinese Take Great Leap Into the Unknown, April 10, 2000 (link expired)

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

A New Day for UFO Research, March 15, 2000

UFO Boom In China Doesn't Worry Officials, Jan. 11, 2000 (link expired)

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