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David Michael Jacobs, 1942 age 82 years

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David M. JACOBS, Book review pp.5+6
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN
March-April 1972
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Author: David Michael JACOBS
Title: The Controversy over Unidentified Flying Objects in America: 1896-1973
University: University of Wisconsin, Madison 1973
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Author: David Michael JACOBS
Title: THE UFO CONTROVERSY IN AMERICA
(The Controversy over Unidentified Flying Objects in America: 1896-1973 )
Publisher: Indiana University, Bloomington 1975
Name: Hynek, Joseph Allen (1910 - 1986) ; Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
Language:English
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David M. JACOBS, Book review pp.4-5
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN
Vol. 24 N. 2 August 1975
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Mail Bag: From Dr. David Jacobs (Mail) p.28
Flying Saucer Review
Vol. 22 N. 3 October 1976
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Book review pp.2+5
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN
Vol. 25 N. 5 November 1976
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Correspondence (Mail) p.2
International UFO Reporter
Volume 2 number 2 February 1977
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David JACOBS, UFo research, the eth, and other murky problems pp.112-118
Author:Nancy DORNBOS (ed.)
Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1976 CUFOS CONFERENCE
Publisher: Center for UFO Studies, Evanston, Ill. Second Printing 1979
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942) ; Anderson, Irving ; Ayers, Bradley Earl ; Ballester Olmos, Vicente-Juan (1948) ; Bloecher, Ted (1929 - 2024) ; Bonenfant, Richard ; DeSario, Mario ; Druffel, Ann (1926 - 2020) ; Gates, Tom ; Gross, Loren E. (1938) ; Haines, Richard F. (1937) ; Hall, Richard H. (1930 - 2009) ; Heaton, Harold I. ; Hoville, Wido ; Hynek, Joseph Allen (1910 - 1986) ; Jamison, Benton ; Klinn, Robert ; Kretsch, Jeffrey ; Lawson, Alvin H. (1929 - 2010) ; Maccabee, Bruce (1942 - 2024) ; McCampbell, James M. (1924 - 2008) ; Merritt, Fred ; Michel, Aimé (1919 - 1992) ; Musgrave, John Brent ; Petit, Jean-Pierre (1937) ; Poher, Claude (1935) ; Saunders, David R. (1923 - ?) ; Spaulding, William H. ; Sprinkle, Leo Ronald (1930 - 2021) ; Stanford, Ray ; Viton, Maurice ; Webb, David F. (1944) ; Westrum, Ronald M. (1945) ; Winterberg, F. ; Worley, Don ; Yinger, Richard ; Zeller, Edward J.
Language:English
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David M. JACOBS, State of Art p.325
UFO PHENOMENA
VOL. III N. 1 1979
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Crashed discs - no - pp.4+6
International UFO Reporter
Volume 10 number 4 July/August 1985
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, J. Allen Hynek and the UFO phenomenon pp.4-8+23
International UFO Reporter
Volume 11 number 3 May/June 1986
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Does UFO research have a future? pp.14-17+21
International UFO Reporter
Volume 11 number 5 September/October 1986
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Budd HOPKINS, Abductions: A Persona Primer pp.6-9
MUFON UFO JOURNAL
No 238 February 1988
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942) ; Hopkins, Budd (1931 - 2011)
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David JACOBS, Hybrid Thoughts pp.10-11
Letters To The Editor (Mail) pp.18-19
MUFON UFO JOURNAL
No 250 February 1989
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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FUFOR Progress Report pp.16-18
MUFON UFO JOURNAL
No 257 September 1989
Name: Whiting, Fred ; Friedman, Stanton T. (1934 - 2019) ; Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Issues Forum: Tectonic Stress Theory|Round One: The rock and roll theory of UFOs pp.141-143
David M. JACOBS, Issues Forum: Tectonic Stress Theory|Round Two: Response to Paul Devereux pp.164-165
Journal of UFO Studies
New Series Vol. 2 1990
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Can We Believe in Abduction Accounts? pp.30-38
Author:Walter H. ANDRUS (ed.)
Title: MUFON 1991 INTERNATIONAL UFO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS - UFOs the Big Picture, Chicago, Illinois, July 5-6-7
Serie:MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS
Publisher: Mutual UFO Network, Seguin, Texas 1991
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942) ; Andrus, Walter H. (1920 - 2015) ; Carpenter, John ; Chorost, Michael ; Crum, Wesley S. ; Friedman, Stanton T. (1934 - 2019) ; Maccabee, Bruce (1942 - 2024) ; Moulton Howe, Linda (1942) ; Petit, Jean-Pierre (1937) ; Phillips, Gene M. ; Sitchin, Zecharia (1920 - 2010) ; Swords, Michael D. ; Weiss, Stacy
Language:English
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David M. JACOBS, Notes on time travel p.21
International UFO Reporter
Volume 16 number 4 July/August 1991
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Comments and Responses: On Studying the Abduction Phenomenon without Knowing What it is pp.153-163
Journal of UFO Studies
New Series Vol. 3 1991
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, What do sightings mean? pp.13-17+23
International UFO Reporter
Volume 17 number 1 January/February 1992
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, Budd HOPKINS, Suggested techniques for hypnosis and therapy of abductees pp.138-150
Journal of UFO Studies
New Series Vol. 4 1992
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942) ; Hopkins, Budd (1931 - 2011)
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David M. JACOBS, Book Reviews: Response to Westrum and Smith pp.215-218
Journal of Scientific Exploration
Volume 7 Number 2 Summer 1993
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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David M. JACOBS, A matter of ethics pp.15-16
International UFO Reporter
Volume 18 number 2 March/April 1993
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Author: David Michael JACOBS
Title: SECRET LIFE Firsthand Documented Accounts of UFO Abductions
Publisher: Fireside, New York 1993
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942) ; Mack, John E. (1929 - 2004)
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David M. JACOBS, Response to Juan Ballester Olmos pp.107-109
Journal of Scientific Exploration
Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 1994
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Image not available THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN

March-April 1972
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

UFO Sightings In Austria 1+3-4

Multiple Witness Case In California 1+5

Two From Canada 1+4

Mrs. Lorenzen Ill 2

Field Investigators Network 2

Philip Morrison And UFOs 2

Gerald L. LAUFERUFOs: A Psychiatric Opinion 2-3

Book review
David M. JACOBSParis FLAMMONDE, THE AGE OF FLYING SAUCERS 5+6
Review: Paris FLAMMONDE,THE AGE OF FLYING SAUCERS - 1971

Enquirer Reward Panel 6

Man's Message To The Stars 6-8

Landing Report In France 8
Related:
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN May-June/1972 - More On French Landing Case

Back Bulletins Available 8

FSR Special Issue 8
Book:FLYING SAUCER REVIEW Special Issue - N. 4 /1971

More On Kansas Case 8-9
Related:
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN November/December/1971 - Landing in Kansas

Stanton Friedman Papers 9

UFO Wave In Chile 9


Image not availableAuthor: David Michael JACOBS
Title: The Controversy over Unidentified Flying Objects in America: 1896-1973
THESES & DISSERTATIONS
University: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Discipline: Modern History Ph.D. Dissertation
Year: 1973
Pages: 377
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Title: THE UFO CONTROVERSY IN AMERICA
(Gia' pubblicato come: The Controversy over Unidentified Flying Objects in America: 1896-1973)

Foreword: Joseph Allen HYNEK
ISBN: 0-253-19006-1
Publisher: Indiana University, Bloomington
Year: 1975
Pages: 362
Name: Hynek, Joseph Allen (1910 - 1986); Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
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Vol. 24 N. 2 August 1975

Editor: Coral E. LORENZEN
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
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UFOs "Escort" Mexican Aircraft 1+3-4
Related:
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN Vol. 24 N. 4 October/1975 - Corrections

Field Investigator Seminar 1

UFO Over Train In Tasmania 1+4

Detector Network 2

Osteopath Joins Staff 2+4

Object Ejects
Small Spheres
4

Book review
David M. JACOBSRalph BLUM, Judy BLUM, BEYOND EARTH 4-5
Review: Ralph BLUM, Judy BLUM,BEYOND EARTH - 1974

Brad SPARKSCIA Documents On UFOs Released 5-6

More On "UFO Report" 6

Staff Artists 6


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Vol. 22 N. 3 October 1976
FSR Publications Ltd, Maidstone, Kent

Editor: Charles BOWEN
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
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Editorial
Breaking the barrier1-2

Gordon CREIGHTONImportant statement by Spanish Air Force chief 2

Ted BLOECHERThe "Stonehenge" incidents of January 1975
Part I: The Investigations
3-7

Antonio FELICES, alThe case of the Valladolid tractor driver 8-10+11
(From: Stendek Año VI N. 23 Mayo/1976 Caso del_ tractorista de Valladolid, pp. 16-20 )

Luis SCHÖNHERRTime travel, UFOs, and the fourth dimension 11-12+13

Richard F. HAINESCUFOS holds its first technical conference 13-17
Related:
Flying Saucer Review Vol. 22 N. 6 April/1976 - A correction

Book review
John LADEMust it be "forever"?17+26
Review: Ray STANFORD,SOCORRO 'SAUCER' IN A PENTAGON PANTRY - 1976

A. H. LAWSONHypnotic regression of alleged CE-III cases
Ambiguities on the road to UFOs
18-25

Book review
Jonathan CAPLANUFOs - A study of the absurd25
Review: J. Allen HYNEK, Jacques VALLÉE,THE EDGE OF REALITY - 1975

Jenny RANDLESNews round-up from Northern England 26-27

Mail Bag
From Dr. P. Guérin28
From Dr. David Jacobs28
The Knutson photograph28
Fatima Thought-forms29
Ufology in Yugoslavia29
The bottle cooler busimess29

World Round-Up
England
UFO over Redruth
30
New Zeland
Occupants seen near Auckland
30
Canada
Mountie UFO witness silenced
30
Australia
Car pacing at Dargo
30-31
Spain
Motorcyclist chased by UFO
31
Spain
Gigantic UFO a Cambrils
31
Argentina
Olavarria Oyster
31-32

Report from BUFORA 32-iii


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Vol. 25 N. 5 November 1976

Editor: Coral E. LORENZEN
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

William L. MOORERepeat Sightings in S.D., U.S. 1+3-4

The Carter Sighting 1+4+5

Fate To Host UFO Congress 1+4

Letters
Letter Loren E. Gross2
(French translation Ufologie Contact Nouvelle Série N. 3 Avril/1980 2) PRECISIONS DE M. LOREN E. GROSS, pp. 3)
Related:
THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN Vol. 25 N. 3 September/1976 - The Disappearance Of Oliver Lerch [Randle, Kevin]
Letter Paul J. SMITH2

Book review
David M. JACOBSLoren E. GROSS, CHARLES FORT, THE FORTEAN SOCIETY & UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 2+5
Review: Loren E. GROSS,CHARLES FORT, THE FORTEAN SOCIETY & UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS - 1976

Vance DEWEYTwo Reports From Japan 5-6

Jerry MATHERSThe 1890s "Flap" 6


Image not available International UFO Reporter

Volume 2 number 2 February 1977

Editor: Joseph Allen HYNEK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Allen J. HYNEKEditorialCover

UFO Newsfront
WAKEFIELD WRAP-UPCover
INTERNATIONAL UFO CONGRESSCover
UFO CONFERENCE IN MEXICOCover + 1
UFO INTEREST IN THE SOVIET UNION 1
FATHER GILL TO VISIT U.S. 1
UFO ANALYSIS 1

Correspondence
Letter Richard F. HAINES2
Letter David Michael JACOBS2

In current Journals2

Book Review
Roger H. STANWAY, Jenny RANDLES, UFO INVESTIGATION: A FIELD INVESTIGATOR'S HANDBOOK 2
Review: Roger H. STANWAY, Jenny RANDLES,UFO INVESTIGATION: A FIELD INVESTIGATOR'S HANDBOOK - 1976

Foreign Forum
FRANCE2
AUSTRALIA2
FINLAND2

AN IUR EXCLUSIVE
A STATISTICAL ANALVSIS OF THE AIR FORCE BLUE BOOK UFO FILES - PART II
3-4

SIX UFO'S SELECTED FROM 58 U.S. CASES: Dec. 15·Jan 5

1-Confirmed Identifieds5

2-UFOs of Limited Merit5

3-Case of High Merit
CE I SEEN BY INDEPENDENT POLICEMEN IN IDAHO6-7

PROFILE
DECEMBER, 19767

COMMENTARY
Allan HENDRYTHE WAKEFIELD INCIDENT: TELLING A UFO FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND8


Image not availableAuthor: Nancy DORNBOS (ed.)
Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1976 CUFOS CONFERENCE

Editor: Nancy DORNBOS
Publisher: Center for UFO Studies, Evanston, Ill. Second Printing
Year: 1979
Pages: 321 pp.
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942); Anderson, Irving; Ayers, Bradley Earl; Ballester Olmos, Vicente-Juan (1948); Bloecher, Ted (1929 - 2024); Bonenfant, Richard; DeSario, Mario; Druffel, Ann (1926 - 2020); Gates, Tom; Gross, Loren E. (1938); Haines, Richard F. (1937); Hall, Richard H. (1930 - 2009); Heaton, Harold I.; Hoville, Wido; Hynek, Joseph Allen (1910 - 1986); Jamison, Benton; Klinn, Robert; Kretsch, Jeffrey; Lawson, Alvin H. (1929 - 2010); Maccabee, Bruce (1942 - 2024); McCampbell, James M. (1924 - 2008); Merritt, Fred; Michel, Aimé (1919 - 1992); Musgrave, John Brent; Petit, Jean-Pierre (1937); Poher, Claude (1935); Saunders, David R. (1923 - ?); Spaulding, William H.; Sprinkle, Leo Ronald (1930 - 2021); Stanford, Ray; Viton, Maurice; Webb, David F. (1944); Westrum, Ronald M. (1945); Winterberg, F.; Worley, Don; Yinger, Richard; Zeller, Edward J.
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Allen J. HYNEKAcknowledements ii-iii

Irvng ANDERSONThe periodicity of flaps 1-5
Abstract: This paper presents the preliminary results of the examination of the periodicity of flaps through the use of UFOCAT. Mini-flaps have been found that provide additional support for Dr. David Saunders' prediction of a flap in the latter part of 1977. The analysis by longitude allows for the tracking of the UFO phenomenon from the West Coast (USA) in 1947 until it passed into the Atlantic Ocean, causing the East Coast flap of 1973. Further research in this area may result in almost total predictability of when and where a UFO sighting may occur.

ACOSAn overview of the UFO phenomenon in Australia and some notes on investigation into that subject 6-10
Abstract: This paper tells briefly how Australia entered the field of Ufology, and relates the government policy and attitude towards UFOs. An overall view of UFO organizations in Australia is given, and brief sections are devoted to flap areas, patterns in UFO encounters, and close encounters. Results of the first Australian UFO Conference, attended by all the ACOS organizations, are given.

Bradley Earl AYERSThe UFO field investigator - Reporter of researcher 11-14
Abstract: The challenge confronting the serious UFO investigator is unprecedented and unique; our approach to the problem must become more imaginative and comprehensive. The field investigator, after exploring and eliminating all logical explanations for a sighting, must probe the only remaining evidence - the human observer. In the absence of physical evidence, the observer must become the object of the investigation and the focal point of scientific study. The field investigator must become a 'behavior researcher' capable of perceiving and interpreting the human element as well as reporting material facts.

Vicente-Juan BALLESTER OLMOSAre UFO sightings related to population? 15-24
Abstract: The author's catalogue of 200 UFO landings in Spain confirms the existence of the wave phenomenon. To explore its possible dependence on sociological causes, a comparison is made between the main features of mass hysteria and of UFO sightings, revealing several notable differences. Other sociological hypotheses are reviewed negatively, leading to the conclusion that UFO waves are related only to the increase in actual UFO activity. Previous research on UFO cases versus population density is examined, with the conclusion that close encounters tend to manifest themselves in sparsely populated areas, whereas high-altitude phenomena have a random spatial distribution and are positively correlated with population. Statistics derived from Spanish close encounter reports are compatible with this model.

Ted BLOECHERThe Stonehenge incidents, january 1975 25-38
Abstract: In January 1975, a Close Encounter, Type III (UFO with occupants) , occurred in North Bergen, New Jersey, right on Manhattan's doorstep. In the course of investigations, from November 1975 through March 1976, it was possible not only to locate an independent witness to this remarkable event, but to unearth other UFO experiences in the same locality as well. These independent, unpublicized reports appear to be merely the tip of the iceberg; they amply illustrate the UFO "invisibility" problem in microcosm, of manifestations that occur daily on a global scale, and at a rate that we have so far most certainly underestimated.

Richard BONENFANTA preliminary report of UFO coverage in the Knickerbocker News, New Yord, 1965-1969 39-49
Abstract: In order to determine the usefulness of newspaper articles as a source of local UFO sighting reports, the author has surveyed the coverage of such stories in an urban upstate New York newspaper, the KNICKERBOCKER NEWS, for the period 1965 through 1969. A total of 72 such articles was found. Information from these articles is summarized in the text and tables, and presented fully in the appendices

Mario DESARIO, Jeffrey KRETSCHMobile UFO study van 50-61
Abstract: This paper describes the equipment and instrumentation to be used in attempts at field observation of UFOs. The equipment will be placed in a van and transported to sites of possible UFO activity. The van will provide fast reaction capability and on-site investigation. The immediate purpose of this project is to obtain basic information on the phenomenon, specifically: (1) quantitative measures of the energy emitted from the surface of the "object;" (2) spectra of the phenomena; and (3) high quality photographs and movie films. In the event sightings are not made directly, sighting reports can be investigated in cooperation with local investigators. The instruments can also be calibrated through studies of natural phenomena.

Ann DRUFFELSanta Catalina Island recurring "cloud-cigar" 62-74
Abstract: Since 1962 there have been recurring sightings of "cloudcigars" over the Catalina Channel in Southern California. These hovering, "energized" clouds are reported both day and night, and are accompanied by sightings of smaller, disc-like objects miles inland, while the larger objects remain high above the Pacific Ocean between the mainland and Catalina Island, 20 miles off the coast. Available facts indicate the possibility that the small craft "materialize" within the enveloping cloud. Ways are suggested in which CUFOS can obtain cooperation from civilian and military authorities in monitoring these phenomena.

Tom GATESUFOs and public awareness 75-79
Abstract: In almost no other scientific endeavor is the data source so intricately linked with the public as it is in UFO research. Our ability to work effectively in gathering this data is directly connected with the image of UFOs held by the public, collectively and individually. A definite program of public education is needed to increase awareness of where matters stand. The media unfortunately still represent the greatest barrier to better awareness. Definite programs on our part can go a long way toward a better image of UFO research.

Loren GROSSThe UFO wave of 1947 - California: june 25-july 16 80-88
Abstract: This paper discusses UFO reports to be found in small California newspapers during the 1947 wave. An attempt was made to discover any striking patterns that might be discerned from such a survey. A map is provided to illustrate geographical distribution, as is a chart which illustrates the number of reports daily

Richard F. HAINESPsichophysical and biological aspects of viewing very bright objects 89-96
Abstract: This paper discusses briefly the dynamics of visual adaptation, selected characteristics of solar radiation, and various abiotic-opthalmological effects of ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation sources upon the eye. It deals further with the following perceptual effects of viewing very bright sources: hue shifts; object size changes (irradiation phenomenon); object shape changes; and afterimage formation and decay. Suggestions are included for the UFO field investigator, to help him obtain witness data that could be useful in understanding more accurately the basic nature of the high luminance source.

Richard HALLScreening out UFO "noise" 97
Abstract: This paper briefly presents a proposal that The Center for UFO Studies sponsor a compilation of data on known aerial phenomena and events that tend to generate false UFO reports, to be circulated to UFO groups and publications for use in screening UFO reports.

Harold I. HEATONPreliminary studies of animal reaction to UFOs 98-109
(French translation Les Extraterrestres Series 2 N. 6 Avril/1978 ETUDES PRELIMINAIRES SUR LES REACTIONS DES ANIMAUX EN PRESENCE DES OVNI, pp. 7-8)
Abstract: An attempt is made to extract physical data on UFOs from old data by exploring the interaction of UFOs with the bio-environment. Animal reaction cases have been extracted from 30 of the most objective books on UFOs and from catalogues. Each sighting is subjected to a standard set of questions in the following areas: details of the sighting, object(s), human observer(s), and animal (s) involved. Attention is paid to the simultaneous presence of unexcited animals. Responses are digitized for computer analysis and pattern identification. A control group is formed by cases in which an animal is reported to react to an identified object or to a hoax. The principal obstacle to project success is the lack of response from individual authors concerning additional case details.

Wido HOVILLEUFOs and parapsycology 110-111
(French translation UFO Quebec No 6 /1976 UFOs et parapsychologie, pp. 20)
Abstract: The recent advent of writers who probe the parapsychological and paranormal aspects of the UFO phenomenon has generated concern among many UFO researchers who study the phenomenon in all its aspects. Emphasizing the parapsychological or paranormal aspect as the sole explanation may lead the scientific community and the public to the assumption that the Flying Saucer phenomenon has nothing physical about it. In the long run, there is only one way to solve the problem, and that is the tested method of scientific investigation using physical data.

David JACOBSUFo research, the eth, and other murky problems 112-118
Abstract: Theories that assign a single origin or purpose to UFOs fail to deal adequately with the large number and repetitive nature of the sightings. Similarly, ideas that assign psychic origins to UFOs fail to account for the great majority of UFO sightings, and supply insufficient answers to trace and occupant cases. Rather than speculating in ways that encompass the totality of the UFO phenomenon, it may be more fruitful to come to a more pluralistic conception of the phenomenon, which might, for example, be based on levels of technological development. This pluralistic conception leads us to conclude that the UFO phenomenon is more varied and complex than previously thought, and allows us to encompass the variety, number, and strangeness of reports.

Benton JAMISONSome proposals: modest, immodest, and maybe fundable 119-132
Abstract: The UFO phenomenon is the source of a continuing supply of raw data not easily digestible, hence mostly ignored, by science. The task of separating the psychological components of this phenomenon from its physical ones, to say nothing of understanding the interaction between these components, would provide the social sciences with an opportunity to test out its theories and techniques in, for it, almost virgin territory. This paper presents a detailed rationale for a proposal designed to determine whether or not there exist significant sociological and psychological differences between the class of people who have undergone a non-trivial UFO experience and the class of those who have not.

Robert KLINNPhotomicrography: a way to salvage film images of UFOs 133-140
Abstract: A technology has been adopted which makes it possible to obtain visual clarity, reliable measurements, and qualitative information from some UFO negatives and transparencies. Extremely small images of UFOs on films, previously blown up with photographic enlargers, have been significantly improved in clarity and have yielded increased useful magnification levels through the use of the precision lenses and techniques of a state-of-theart photomicrographic system. Photomicrographic analyses are presented of not-yet-published UFO films, including a series of stills authenticated by multiple witnesses and involving a recent UFO car chase. As many images otherwise not useful may be salvaged, a call is proposed for old original films to be submitted to the Center for UFO Studies, for reprocessing by photomicrography.

Alvin H. LAWSONHypnotic regressions of alleged CE III encounters: ambiguities on the road to UFOs 141-151
Abstract: Hypnotic regression of alleged CE III abductees may be ultimately inconclusive and/or otherwise unsatisfactory as viable data, because of inherent ambiguities in methodology in the investigator's tactics, and in the witness' personality and perceptions.

Bruce S. MACCABEEOn the possibility that McMinnville photos show a distant unidentified object (UO) 152-163
Abstract: The McMinnville photos have been reanalyzed to improve the photometric estimate of distance to the UO. The detailed analysis has included the use of an actual film exposure curve, the results of a laboratory study of veiling glare, and the results of a measurement of the relative brightness of vertical and horizontal white surfaces under environmental illumination. The new photometric analysis shows that the bottom of the UO is too bright for it to have been a nearby white (paper) surface.

James McCAMPBELLUFO interfercence with automobile electrical system, Part 1: headlights 164-182
Abstract: Headlight failures normally occur when a UFO is directly in front of a vehicle at low altitude. This location suggests that the headlamp reflector functions as a miniature dish antenna focussing radiation onto the filament. An upper limit on the wavelength is established from antenna design practice. Further limitations are imposed by spectral characteristics of the lens and by half-wave, resonant transmission. Failures are shown to be caused by depletion of conduction electrons. A mechanism is described by which radiation takes them out of the conduction band. Semiquantitative results are based upon simple experiments with headlamps. The radiation intensity causing failure is estimated from measured human sensation of warmth from microwaves.

Fred MERRITTA preliminary classification of some reports of UFOs based on shape and dimensions of imprint patterns 183-195
Abstract: Since UFO reports with similar imprint patterns often have surprisingly similar content, the 68 available reports containing imprint data were examined, taking each report at face value from the best available source. Five catenas (groups of reports) were isolated intuitively. Report details predominating or recurring within each catena were extracted as lists of characteristics. Each of the 68 cases was scored for degree of fit with each of the five lists. The 37 surviving reports form five discrete catenas, each highly consistent internally in report content, with characteristic imprint pattern ranges

Aimé MICHELThe grisonne paradox 196-197

John Brent MUSGRAVEThe UFO investigator as counselor and healer 198-200
Abstract: UFO field investigators fulfill the important social function of being counselors and healers. Attention should be paid to this when training investigators, and when interviewing UFO percipients. Some UFO percipients may need to work out their experience in much the same way as upset people work out their life problems. In such cases, the investigator becomes a kind of healer. Without prejudging the reality of the phenomenon, there may be a typology of behavior changes and disorders generated by UFO events.

Jean-Pierre PETIT, Clause POHER, Maurice VITONMagnetohydrodynamic (MHD) aerodynes 201-220
Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical model for the sustention and propulsion of hypothetical vehicles, magnetohydrodynamic aerodynes. Such a vehicle, containing a lightweight, high performance generator, would create by its discharge electrical and magnetic fields in the surrounding air. Lorentz forces acting on this ionized air change the pressure distribution and thereby create both thrust and lift. If the magnetic field is small, cylindrical and spherical shapes are practical, as shown in laboratory simulations in liquids. As the magnetic field increases, the Hall Effect becomes important, and a disc shape is required. Values have been computed for a ten-meter aerodyne at atmospheric pressure, indicating the need for a generator delivering an average of between 400 and 4000 MW (compared with Concorde's 200 MW). Attempts are being made to design such a generator. Theoretical study and computations have provided the configurations necessary to overcome plasma instability. Additional experimentation is underway, using a low pressure wind tunnel, to determine if refraction waves created by plasma acceleration could damp or annihilate the frontal shock wave.

Claude POHERIdeas for an experimental approach 221-230
Abstract: This paper proposes an experimental approach to spectral analysis of UFOs, using the public and a simple, inexpensive diffraction grating in conjunction with any ordinary camera. Sophisticated analysis of the results can yield important information'.

David R. SAUNDERSA spatio-temporal invariant for major UFO waves 231-233
Abstract: Major UFO waves are readily classified by the skewness of their time-distributions. Type C waves are positively skewed, and their dates of onset are easily related to terrestrial stimuli. Type A waves are negatively skewed, and less easily explained. However, a graph of calendar date versus longitude for Type A waves shows a near perfect correlation. Since the optimum date-place combinations move east with the advancing calendar, completing one circumference per year, this suggests the importance of absolute sidereal time as an independent variable influencing reported UFO activity. Other results supporting this hypothesis, and possible refinements therein, are discussed.

William SPAULDINGThe digital computer and the UFO 234-250
Abstract: UFO research has taken a new approach to the interpretation of photographic evidence of UFOs. Most pictorial evidence of UFOs lacks the proper sensitivity and resolution necessary to discern even the simplest of data points. However, the digital computer can help, and is presently being utilized for laboratory research on UFO photographs. Highly sophisticated computer programs, with improved hardware, should soon be available to aid in the evaluation of all UFO photographs.

Leo R. SPRINKLEHypnotic and psychic aspects of UFOs research 251-258
Abstract: This paper describes a possible approach to the study of UFO reports: a tentative set of hypotheses which may explain the "physical," "biological," "psycho-social," and "spiritual" implications of UFO phenomena. Hypnotic techniques are encouraged as a method for assisting UFO witnesses to recall more about their UFO experiences. Psychical research methods are encouraged for the study of paraphysical and para-psychological phenomena which are associated with UFO experiences. Finally, the emerging pattern of UFO reports is compared with the views of persons who claim to have obtained prophetic vision of events which are to occur during the next 25 years.

Ray STANFORDThe operation Argus concept: a new look at UFO. Event sharing and data sharing 259-265
Abstract: Project Starlight International's Operation ARGUS (Automated Ringup on Geo-located UFO Sightings) is a computer-centered, triple triangulation UFO tracking system at PSI's 400 acre research site. It provides: (1) video and typed readouts of actual and horizontal distances to a UFO, plus altitude, radius of visibility, crosssectional size of the object and the error factor involved in each computation; (2) video displays of object path superimposed on landing location studies; (3) multi-line simultaneous automated telephone call-up alert of all ARGUS volunteers within computed area of UFO visibility; (4) automated printout of names and phone numbers of all volunteers successfully reached; (5) automated general radio alert via selected amateur radio channels with request for reportback; and (6) simultaneous radar tracking and recording. Also described is a high speed method of data sharing with researchers world-wide.

David WEBBAnalysis of humanoid/abduction reports 266-276
Abstract: Witness-abduction cases may represent the core of the UFO phenomenon. A listing of such cases is presented, a large number of which have been uncovered only within the last two years. This bold form of behavior seems to be on the increase; over half the known abduction cases have occurred since 1970. Recurring aspects include details of the physical characteristics of the humanoids, the use of on-board physical examinations, induced amnesia and post-encounter increases in the witness ■* knowledge or psi ability. The large number of these cases and their internal consistency demand that we critically analyze them, especially the witnesses involved, try to uncover "hidden" cases, and take a fresh look at the "contactee" problem. Some methods of analysis are suggested.

Ron WESTRUMThe effects of UFOs on society 277-281
Abstract: Human contacts with UFOs have already produced widespread belief in UFOs, and it is suggested that this belief will soon extend to the more "far-out" aspects of the UFO phenomenon. It is possible that this credence, in a force seemingly capricious yet powerful, may undermine the intellectual and emotional foundations of our society.

F. WINTERBERGThe physical possibility o macroscopic bodies approaching zero rest mass and the UFO problem 282-286
Abstract: UFO reports by highly reliable witnesses have in common the observation of solid physical objects (1) with no or almost no inertial mass; (2) surrounded by an intense corona-like discharge; (3) possessing strong magnetic fields; (4) producing no sonic boom at the high velocities reported. These characteristics suggest a state of matter approaching zero rest mass. If such a state exists, then interstellar distances could be traversed in an arbitrarily small proper time and with a vanishingly small amount of energy. Matter incorporating magnetic monopoles may lead to just such a material state. Since monopole fields fall off much more slowly than dipole fields, this could explain the magnetic effects reportedly associated with UFOs. The induced electric field resulting from the rapid motion of the monopole field could explain the glow observed around the UFOs as a corona discharge. The strong magnetic field could also explain the absence of any sonic boom.

Don WORLEYThe UFO-related anthropoids: an important new 287-294
Abstract: In the last seven years there has been a dramatic increase in a specific type of ground-level manifestation associated with UFOs, a bizarre anthropoid-like form which I call simply "the creature." Of major importance to field investigators is the time factor existing in the creature phenomenon. Not in lost-time abductions, ESPoriented contacts, or in any other fashion do we find the source behind UFOs so exposed. For the first time they have begun to approach more closely, sometimes remain in an area for an extended period, or return later.

Richard YINGERExosociology: sociology and UFOs 295-300
Abstract: Sociology provides useful concepts and perspectives for analyzing UFO phenomena. No matter what UFOs "really" are, from a sociological perspective, something is happening that has the characteristics of a social fact. Exosociology is being developed as an investigation of the concept of extraterrestrial life as a social concept and the impact of that concept on Earth life. This paper develops an open systems theoretical framework for analyzing UFO phenomena and traces the development of exosociology as a field of study. The shabby treatment science has given to the study of UFO phenomena is viewed as worthy of study.

Edward ZELLERThe use of thermoluminescence for the evalution of UFO landing site effect 301-308
Abstract: Thermoluminescence - the ability of many common minerals to emit visible light when heated through a temperature range of about 70° to about 400° C - provides a potential means of obtaining genuine hard data on the true nature of UFOs. This paper discusses the techniques used in thermoluminescence analysis of soils and rocks, and the procedures to be observed in the proper collecttion and storage of soil and rock samples from UFO landing sites.

Appendix I
The authors309

Appendix II
Suggestions to the Center for UFO Sudies317-318

Appendix III
The Mckay questionaire319-321


Image not available UFO PHENOMENA
an international annual review devoted to the scientific study of ufo phenomena
VOL. III N. 1 1979
Editecs, Bologna

Editor: Roberto FARABONE
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
R. FARABONE, F. IZZO, R. CABASSIWhy Still "UFO PHENOMENA"?3-7

Scope and purpose 8

Instructions to Authors 8-12

Acknowledgments 12

PHYSICAL ASPECTS
E. J. BETINISOn the chance of witnessing celestial or aerial events15-29
Abstract: The chances of witnessing celestial or anomalous aerial events are derived by considering the volume of sky available primarily to the ground-based observer as compared to the entire earth's atmosphere at a height of about 15 kilometers. The fraction of time spent observing compared to a twenty-four hour day and the fraction of volume of sky for observing are also used. Aircraft pilots' and astronomers' chances are also given some consideration. The results are applied to the chances of detecting meteors and anomalous aerial events. The conclusions indicate that the chance of witnessing an anomalous event (UFO) is extremely low and even improbable. Thus reconciliation with data gathered on reports of witnessing anomalous events implies a 'selectivity'. A further conclusion is that the presence of a few fast-moving anomalies could account for the global scale of the reports of anomalous aerial phenomena.
B. S. MACCABEEAnomalous lights in the daylight sky31-67
Abstract: Several observers, one of them a technical competent employee of a military installation, observed two very bright lights or luminous objects in a clear, midday, summer sky. The lights were observed to remain apparently stationary and also to approach and recede along different trajectories. The duration of the observation was from three to five minutes. Despite an intensive investigation the objects remain unidentified.

GATHERING and PROCESSING of DATA
W. SMITH, M. GUASP, V. J. BALLESTER OLMOSDramatic chase in Spain71-85
Abstract: A family of five, returning home at night by back roads, was followed by a bright light which chased the car persistently over a distance of about 40 Km for almost an hour. When approaching the village of Cheste (near Valencia, Spain), the UFO, now at a close range, moved ahead and above the car, and extended legs. The incident was terminated by the approach of another vehicle, moving in the opposite direction on that usually deserted road. One of the witnesses (age 15) was violently ill during the incident, and indisposed for some time afterwards. Damage to the battery of the automobile was attributed to the incident, and it had to be replaced the following day.
E. BERGER1954/55 The Austrian share87-134
Abstract: Masses of UFO experiences were reported at Austria in the 1954/55 period 99 of which remained unidentified. The hard core of the material consists of gendarmerie/police reports collected by the Austrian government and for the first time released to Ernst Berger in 1973. 28 case histories, the most interesting part of the material, are presented in detail. By means of a full statistical analysis methodically equal to an earlier study by BERGER on 1972-77 Austrian report patterns structures of the 1954/55 flap are extracted and compared with the results of VALLEE, BERGER and others.

The "CE III"
J. SCORNAUXConsiderations on the nature of humanoids137-176
Abstract: The nature of humanoids reported by UFO witnesses remains very controversial. Their existence as intelligent extraterrestrial beings meets very much reticence in the human mind. There is undoubtedly a mental block caused by fear, but there are also more elaborated arguments. The resemblance between Man and humanoids is one of these, but the question of the resemblance that other intelligent beings may bear to us remains very open among biologists. I do not think that human imagination can explain the appearance of humanoids. In general, they resemble us both too much and too little. An argument against the material nature of the humanoids is that their morphology is far too variable from one case to another. Several answers are possible to this objection. But a more fundamental argument is based on the instant or on the spot disappearance of humanoids. I now give a few examples of this behaviour, both in the open air and in confined spaces. I propose the explanation that these cases are projections of images, created either by electromagnetic waves or by some parapsychological means. But all the ufonauts are not images, or perhaps only a part of the observation corresponds to a projection because some of them left footprints or had physical contact with the witnesses. I also give a few examples of such cases. I present several hypotheses about the nature of material humanoids and discuss the concept of a 'reassuring' hypothesis. I propose foe discussion the hypothesis that part of the humanoids might be human beings captured by the beings governing the UFO phenomenon.

PSYCHOLOGICAL and PERCEPTIVE ASPECTS
L. R. SPRINKLEUsing pendulum technique in the investigation of UFO experiences179-218
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide information about technique for uncovering subconscious memories, so that UFO field investigators may consider the technique for possible use in investigations. The pendulum technique is described, with references to historical development and contemporary usage. Procedures are presented for learning the use of the pendulum technique, including illustrations to guide the interested reader. A brief review is presented of the literature on field investigation of UFO experiences; an emphasis is given to the reports of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE III), including reports of 'loss of time', or partial amnesia, which may occur during UFO sightings. Results of using the pendulum technique are described in two UFO cases: one case obtained preliminary information about a possible 'loss of time' experience during a UFO sighting; the second case obtained preliminary information about a possible 'hidden' UFO experience. The UFO cases are presented as examples for preliminary investigation of the CE III experiences. When field investigators obtain information about CE III cases, they are encouraged to consider possible arrangements for a consultant in hypnosis to assist UFO witnesses in exploring and evaluating their subconscious memories of their UFO experiences.
A. H. LAWSONHypnosis of imaginary UFO "abductees"219-258
(Italian translation Documenti UFO Monografie vol. 3 /1984 Ipnosi di rapiti UFO immaginari, pp. 22-72)
Abstract: In an attempt to evaluate objectively the claims of UFO 'abductees', imaginary abductions were induced hypnotically in a group of volunteers who had non significant knowledge of UFOs. Eight situational questions comprising the major components of a typical abduction account were asked of each subject. Although the researchers expected major dissimilarities, an averaged comparison of data from four imaginary and four 'real' abduction narratives showed no substantive differences. Also, extensive patterns echoing well-established details from 'real' UFO reports emerged from the 'naive' subjects' imaginary sessions. There is as yet no satisfactory explanation for the patterns and other similarities between imaginary and 'real' abductions. But, more significantly, there are parallels between these patterns and the 'image constants' or recurrent descriptions of forms, color, and movement reported by subjects in drug-induced hallucination experiments, and in so-called 'death' narratives, among other mental processes. Thus there is reason to accept at least some parts of 'real' abductees' stories as accurate reflections of what their sensory mechanisms have reported. However, despite the many similarities, there are crucial differences - such as alleged physical effects and multiple witnesses - which argue that UFO abductions are separate and distinct from imaginary and hallucinatory experiences. With these distinctions in mind, an abduction model is proposed: Witnesses really perceive images - from whatever source - such as bright and pulsating lights, lattice-textured forms moving randomly in the sky, lighted tunnels, humanoid figures, etc. These abduction constants are combined with data from the imagination, memory, and existing UFO data known by witnesses to create a 'real' UFO encounter. The subjective reality of the intense hallucinatory structure convinces the witnesses that the entire experience is a physically real event. Subsequently they may report the 'truth' as they have experienced it, although actual occurrences remain unclear. The complexities of the UFO phenomenon are affirmed by the above model since still unexplained are many puzzling matters, including the greatest mystery of all, the nature of the stimulus which initiates the imagery in the witness and so triggers the abduction sequence. The writer prefers a dualistic UFO hypothesis. But while there is a continuing absence of unambiguous physical evidence, this study concludes that UFOs are - in psychological terms - unquestionably real, and further, that non-physical UFO research is promising.
R. F. HAINESUFO drawings by witnesses and non witnesses: is there somethings in common (part II)259-271
Abstract: Previously, the author found that no readily discernable differences could be found between drawings of 'what a UFO looks like' by people who claims to have seen one from others who claim never to have seen one (Haines, 1977). Since this finding may have resulted simply from the relatively small sample size (136 valid drawings) further tests were administered. The mean results of 458 more valid drawings are presented here. The results may be summarized by pointing out that the 'Have' seen group drew (1) a higher percentage of valid i.e., not ludicrous drawings, (2) a higher percentage of UFO shapes at some angle relative to the edge of the (drawing) card, (3) a higher percentage of two or more shapes on the card, (4) a lower percentage of shapes in side or isometric view, and (5) a lower percentage of symmetrical drawings. Neither the mean width-to-height ratio of the UFO outline shape or its dome (if drawn) differed between the two participant groups. Also, the other major UFO outline and dome measurements were not drawn differently by either group. Finally, and perhaps more significantly, the 'Have' seen group drew a smaller number of miscellaneous details such as apertures (Windows?), markings, wavy lines around the shape, etc. These findings are compared to those obtained in the previous study and discussed in terms of the perceptual impact the UFO encounter appears to have on one's willingness and/or ability to reproduce a UFO shape.
C. RIFATA theoretical framework for the problem of non-contact between and advanced extra-terrestrial civilization and mankind: symbolic sequential communication versus non-symbolic non-sequential communication273-288
Abstract: A general set of ideas is proposed to suggest that advanced extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) might, probably, never be interested in communicating with such a primitive species as ours. According to the author, symbolic sequential language is the most primitive kind of language intelligent beings may use. Advanced intelligences may better communicate via a non-symbolic non-sequential language, which is able to convey much more bits of information per unit of time at a low cost of distortion, thus nearly eliminating the problem of cloudy symbolic concepts which is so huge a factor of noise in human communication. What is most interesting is that we may well be in presence of a terrestrial species having evolved a more advanced mode of communication: the dolphin!

EPISTEMOLOGY of the RESEARCH
I. GRATTAN-GUINNESSAre UFO psychic phenomena?291-304
Abstract: Students of UFO phenomena nowadays mostly regard their work as a branch of psychical research. In this paper I explore the possibilities of connections and similarities between UFO and psychic phenomena.

IN UFO AREA
M. PITTELLAA statistical survey among Italian astronomical observatory307-314
Abstract: This statistical survey was performed between the years 1977 and 1978, among the most important 14 astronomical and astrophysical observatories in Italy. It had the purpose to probe the opinion of a major slice of the Italian scientific community about the UFO subject and to know whether the staff of some observatories had directly sighted some UFO phenomena. This informative test did not supply us with new and unexpected information. However it is a clear document emphasizing the mediocre standard of information and sensibility of the scientific environment upon the UFO question. Such an investigation, if addressed to other scientific circles too and regularly repeated, could be a suitable way to assess time to time possible developments of the scientific opinion about the UFO subject.
R. FARABONE, F. IZZO, R. CABASSIOfficial data request in Italy315-319

David M. JACOBSState of Art 325

Symposia and Meetings
Richard F. HAINES1978 BUFORA Conference325-328
Vicente-Juan BALLESTER OLMOSRecent developments in Spanish ufology328-331

Read in Literature
Francesco IZZOSocial Intelligence About Anomalies332-333
Roberto FARABONELogique et Recherche Ufologique334-336
Related:
Lumières dans la nuit Année 21 N. 180 Décembre/1978 - Logique et recherche ufologique [Viéroudy, Pierre]

Book Reviews
Ron WESTRUMCes OVNIs Qui Annoncent le Surhomme336-338
Book:Pierre VIÉROUDY,CES OVNI QUI ANNONCENT LE SURHOMME - 1977

In Short
Francesco IZZOAbout OVNIs: El Fenomeno Aterrizaje339
Book:Vicente-Juan BALLESTER OLMOS,OVNIS: EL FENÓMENO ATERRIZAJE - 1978

Books and Journals Received 340

Letters to the Editors
A Researcher Write341-342
Ball lightning342
Richard F. HAINESAbout UFO Drawings342-344
On Hypotheses344-345


Image not available International UFO Reporter

Volume 10 number 4 July/August 1985

Editor: Jerome CLARK, Joseph Allen HYNEK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
J. Allen HYNEKLetter to the editor from the editor-in-chief2

Letters
Letter Herbert S. TAYLOR2
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 10 number 2 March/April /1985 - A Ufology for the 1980s [Clark, Jerome]
Letter Burns. Thomas J.3
Letter Hilary EVANS3+15
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 10 number 2 March/April /1985 - IMMGINARY FACTS: The Case of the Imaginary Abductions [Rogo Scott, D.]

David M. JACOBSCrashed discs - no -4+6
Richard HALLCrashed disk - maybe5+6+16
(Reprint THE ROSWELL REPORT July/1991 Crashed disk-maybe, pp. 101-111)

D. ROGO SCOTTSECRET LANGUAGE of UFO abductions - a speculation 8-10+11

Book Review
Richard Michael RASMUSSEN, THE UFO LITERATURE 10+14
Review: Richard Michael RASMUSSEN,THE UFO LITERATURE - 1985

Brad SPARKS, Jerome CLARKThe southwestern lights
Part two
12-14


Image not available International UFO Reporter

Volume 11 number 3 May/June 1986

Editor: Jerome CLARK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
Mark RODEGHIERGood-bye, Allen3+19

David M. JACOBSJ. Allen Hynek and the UFO phenomenon 4-8+23

Jerome CLARKThe UFO Experience and after 9-12

From the Board... 12

Reflections on J. Allen Hvnek
Sherman J. LARSENThe founding of CUFOS13-14
Jenny RANDLESInvisible knowledge14-15
Allan HENDRYAmbiguous legacy15
Richard HALLA conservative style16
Richard SIGISMONDA case of pure curiosity16-17
James E. OBERGA noble but failed quest17
Bill CHALKERThe Australian connection17
Willy SMITHThe last project17-18
Jacques VALLÉEA higher reality18
Budd HOPKINSA very human being18-20
Jennie ZEIDMANThe comet and the circle20

George M. EBERHARTJ. Allen Hynek: a bibliography 21-26


Image not available International UFO Reporter

Volume 11 number 5 September/October 1986

Editor: Jerome CLARK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
Jerome CLARKPassing of a pioneer3

Hilary EVANSMartians of the 1890s 4-9
(French translation OVNI Présence N. 52 décembre/1993 Mars et les médiums, pp. 4-12)

Rober J. KIRKPATRICKThe Heflin case: then and now 10-13+19

David M. JACOBSDoes UFO research have a future? 14-17+21

Letters
Letter Philip J. KLASS18-19
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 11 number 4 July/August /1986 - Phil Klass and the Roswell incident: the skeptics deceived [Moore, William L.]
Letter Robert M. COLLINS19
Letter Paul DEVEREUX19-20
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 11 number 1 January/February /1986 - Earthlights, earthquakes,UFOs and TST [Rutkowski, Chris]
Letter William CHALKER (Bill) Clifford20-21
Letter Patrick CRAIG21

CUFOS and ICUFOR 21

News of note...
CUFOS photo exhibit...22
Earth Lights available...22

Ron Miller joins IUR staff 23

Chris RUTKOWSKIUfology gets small 24


Image not available MUFON UFO JOURNAL
Official Publication of MUFON Mutual UFO Network,Inc
No 238 February 1988
Mutual UFO Network
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942); Hopkins, Budd (1931 - 2011)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

From the Editor2

Thomas E. BULLARDAbductions: A Comparative Study3-5
(French translation Lumières dans la nuit Année 31 N. 289-290 Juillet-Août/1988 Enlèvement à bord d'OVNI: une studio comparative, pp. 11-15+16)
David M. JACOBS, Budd HOPKINSAbductions: A Persona Primer6-9
Jenny RANDLESAbductions: A British Survey9-13
Mark MORAVECJindabyne "Abduction"13-16

News'N'Views
Book Service16
Zetetic Scholar16
Dennis STACYMUFON Metroplex16
Jim SPEISERPARANET - Computer Network16+17

Letters
Letter Robert WILLSEY17
Letter James M. McCAMPBELL18
Letter Willy SMITH18
Letter Peter A. GERSTEN19
Letter John Paul OSWALD19
Letter William E. KNELL19-20

Bob GRIBBLELooking Back21-22+20

Walter N. WEBBThe Night Sky23

Walt ANDRUSDirector's Message24+23


Image not available MUFON UFO JOURNAL
Official Publication of MUFON Mutual UFO Network,Inc
No 250 February 1989
Mutual UFO Network
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

From the Editor2

Leonard H. STRINGFIELDUFO Crash/Retrievals: Is the Coverup Lid Lifting?
Status Report V (part II)
3-9
(French translation Lumières dans la nuit Année 32 N. 297 Mai-Juin/1989 Crashes et récupérations d'ovnis: un coin du voile se soulèverait-il?, pp. 4-12)

David JACOBSHybrid Thoughts 10-11

Richard HALLMajor Donald E. Keyhoe: An Appreciation 12-13

Robert H. BLETCHMANBryant/Stone v U.S. Government
A MUFON Press Release
13-14

Ozark UFO Conference 14-15

Bob GRIBBLELooking Back15-17

Letters To The Editor
Letter Budd HOPKINS17-18
Letter David Michael JACOBS18-19
Letter Jacques VALLÉE19-20
Letter Jerome CLARK20-21
Letter Eric GRANT21
Letter Jennie ZEIDMAN21
Letter Zecharia SITCHIN21-22

The Night Sky
Walter N. WEBBFebruary 198922

Walt ANDRUSDirector's Message24+23


Image not available MUFON UFO JOURNAL
Official Publication of MUFON Mutual UFO Network,Inc
No 257 September 1989
Mutual UFO Network
Name: Whiting, Fred; Friedman, Stanton T. (1934 - 2019); Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

From the Editor2

Stan GORDONThe Kecksburg UFO Crash 3-6
Related:
MUFON UFO JOURNAL 258 October/1989 - Kecksburg Crash Update [Gordon, Stan]

John L. SPENCERA New Model of Investigation: Part I 6-11
Related:
MUFON UFO JOURNAL 260 December/1989 - Letters

Walt Jr. ANDRUSTo Catch A Flying Star 11-12+15
Review: John ACKERMAN,To Catch A Flying Star - 1989

Bob GRIBBLELooking Back13-15

FUFOR Progress Report 16-18

The UFO Experience 18-19

Show-Me Conference 19

Central California UFO Conference 19

Dennis STACYThe UFO Press20-21

Letters To The Editor
Letter 22-23

The Night Sky
Walter N. WEBBSeptember 198922

Walt ANDRUSDirector's Message24+23


Image not available Journal of UFO Studies

New Series Vol. 2 1990
The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies

Editor: Michael D. SWORDS
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

John P. WILSONPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Experienced Anomalous Trauma (EAT): similarities in reported UFO abductions and exposure to invisible toxic contaminants 1-17

Keith BASTERFIELD, Vladimir GODIC, Pony GODICAustralian ufology: a review 19-44

June O. PARNELL, Leo R. SPRINKLEPersonality characteristics of persons who claim UFO experiencers 45-58

Kenneth RING, Christopher J. ROSINGThe Omega Project: A psychological survey of persons reporting abductions and UFO encounters 59-98

Issues Forum: Tectonic Stress Theory99

Issues Forum: Tectonic Stress Theory
Round One
Paul DEVEREUXThe "Earth Lights" approach to the UFO problem100-104
Michael A. PERSINGERThe Tectonic Strain Theory as an explanation for the UFO phenomena:a non-technical review of the research, 1970-1990105-137
Michael GROSSOPhysical factors in anomalous experience: the need for multidimensional approach138-140
David M. JACOBSThe rock and roll theory of UFOs141-143
Chris A. RUTKOWSKICritical comments about earth lights and the TST144-146
Michael D. SWORDSForum on the Tectonic Stress Theory (TST)147-150

Issues Forum: Tectonic Stress Theory
Round Two
Paul DEVEREUXResponse to my critics151-159
Michael GROSSOResponse to Paul Devereux160-163
David M. JACOBSResponse to Paul Devereux164-165
Chris A. RUTKOWSKIThe TST: down for the count166-168
Michael D. SWORDSRound two on the Tectonic Stress Theory (TST)169-170
Michael A. PERSINGERAn objective response to the commentators of the TST171-175
Michael D. SWORDSIssues Forum Summary176

Comments and Responses
Henry H. BAUERExtraterrestrial UFO: A Respectable Idea?177-178
Michael D. SWORDSOn Fallible ETs178-180
Henry H. McKAYRating the Hill case180-181
Thomas E. BULLARDUnder the spell of hypnosis181-183
Ernest R. HILGARDThe scale's the thing183
Richard F. HAINESLetting the subconscious speak183-184
Robert E. BARTHOLOMEW, Keith BASTERFIELDFantasy-prone and UFO contact percipients: still an untested hypothesis184-185
Kenneth RINGFantasy-prone and the kitchen sink186-187

Book Reviews
Michael D. SWORDSUFOs in the 1980s189-191
Review: Jerome CLARK,UFOs IN THE 1980S: The UFO Encyclopedia, Volume 1 - 1990
Marcel OUELLETEarth lights revelation191-195
Review: Paul DEVEREUX,EARTH LIGHTS REVELATION - 1989


Image not availableAuthor: Walter H. ANDRUS (ed.)
Title: MUFON 1991 INTERNATIONAL UFO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS - UFOs the Big Picture, Chicago, Illinois, July 5-6-7
Publisher: Mutual UFO Network, Seguin, Texas
Serie: MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS
Year: 1991
Pages: 301
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942); Andrus, Walter H. (1920 - 2015); Carpenter, John; Chorost, Michael; Crum, Wesley S.; Friedman, Stanton T. (1934 - 2019); Maccabee, Bruce (1942 - 2024); Moulton Howe, Linda (1942); Petit, Jean-Pierre (1937); Phillips, Gene M.; Sitchin, Zecharia (1920 - 2010); Swords, Michael D.; Weiss, Stacy
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Wesley S. CRUMUFOs: the Big Picture 3

Zecharia SITCHIN12th Planet - Key to the UFO Enigma 14-29

David M. JACOBSCan We Believe in Abduction Accounts? 30-38

Jean-Pierre PETITScience something to do with UFOs? 39-39

Michael D. SWORDSModern Biology and the Etraterrestrial Hypothesis 50-68

Gene M. PHILLIPSInsights into the Acient Astronaut Theory 79-102

Michael M. CHOROSTTheses for a Pre-paradigm Science: Cereology 103-132

Linda MOULTON HOWEFurther Evidence Linking Animal Mutilations and Human Abductions to Alien Life Forms 133-147

John S. CARPENTERThe Realety of the Abduction Phenomenon 148-172

C. B. SCOTT JONESGovernment UFO Cpnnections 173-184

Bruce S. MACCABEEGulf Breeze Without Ed 185-267

Stanton T. FRIEDMANUpdate on Crashed Saucers in New Messico 268-282

Dennis STACYCircles: Brief History and Overview 283-290


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Volume 16 number 4 July/August 1991

Editor: Jerome CLARK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
Jerome CLARKLet us now praise Ed Ruppelt3+24
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 16 number 5 September/October/1991 - Remembering Ruppelt

Patrick VIDAL, Michel ROZENCWAJGThe Belgian wave 4-8+23
(Translated by Ken PHILLIPS)

Budd HOPKINSUFO abductions at the event level 9-14

Thomas E. BULLARDWhy abduction reports are not urban legends 15-20+24

David M. JACOBSNotes on time travel 21
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 15 number 5 September/October/1990 - UFOs as time travelers [Swords, Michael D.]

Letters
Circles,natural and unnatural22-23
UFO sketches23


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New Series Vol. 3 1991
The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies

Editor: Michael D. SWORDS
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Thomas E. BULLARDFolkloric dimensions of the UFO phenomenon 1-57

Mark RODEGHIER, Jeff GOODPASTER, Sandra BLATTERBAUERPsychosocial characteristics of abductees: Results from the CUFOS abduction project 59-90

John S. CARPENTERDouble abduction case: Correlation of hypnosis data 91-114

Research note
Delphos, Kansas, soil analysis115
Michael D. SWORDSSoil analysis results116-132
Hubert LECHEVALIERAddedum133
Erol A. FARUKFurther comment on the Delphos data134-137

Comments and Responses
Malcolm JOHNSTONFinding Faults in the Tectonic Stress Theory139-140
Mark RODEGHIERA Quasiexperiment in Low Stress140-141
Robert A. BAKERAn Anomalous Minority142-148
Kenneth RINGImagination and Imaginality in UFO encounters148-151
Hilary EVANSA postscript to Ring, Rosing, and Baker151-153
David M. JACOBSOn Studying the Abduction Phenomenon without Knowing What it is153-163
Robert A. BAKERUnverified Trauma and the Therapist163-169
John P. WILSONPost Traumatic Stress Discussion169-171
David A. GOTLIBFirst, Do No Harm171-176
Martin GOTTSCHALLACUFOS Still Going Strong176-177
Keith BASTERFIELDNot What it Used to Be177-178

Book Reviews
Michael D. SWORDSThe report on unidentified flying objects179-183
Review: Edward J. RUPPELT,THE REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS - 1956


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Volume 17 number 1 January/February 1992

Editor: Jerome CLARK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
Jerome CLARKMutilated reality3+10

Bruce MACCABEEThe Gulf Breeze lights 4-10
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 17 number 2 March/April /1992 - The Gulf Breeze RUFOs [Overall, Zan]

Art HUFFORDThe Gulf Breeze lights, continued 11-12
Related:
International UFO Reporter Volume 17 number 2 March/April /1992 - The Gulf Breeze RUFOs [Overall, Zan]

George M. EBERHARTNew books 12
Book/Magazine:David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992, Jacques VALLÉE, Martine CASTELLO,UFO CHRONICLES OF THE SOVIET UNION - 1992

David M. JACOBSWhat do sightings mean? 13-17+23

Keith BASTERFIELDImplants 18-20

Ufology in crisis: six views
Willian John LOPEZDoomsday darkness21
Ed Jr. KOMAREKPawns in their game21
Robert WANDERERNo extraterrestrials, please21-22
Warren BETTSOpening up22
Jack M. GREENFIELDA necessary innocence22
Jim VEITLThe last laugh22-23


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New Series Vol. 4 1992
The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies

Editor: Michael D. SWORDS
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942); Hopkins, Budd (1931 - 2011)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Analysis of alleged fragments from an exploding UFO near Ubatuba, Brazil
Michael D. SWORDSAn introduction1-5
Walter W. WALKER, Robert W. JOHNSONFurther studies on the Ubatuba UFO magnesium samples6-25
Walter W. WALKERScientific studies of the Ubatuba magnesium fragments: a 1992 perspective26-37

Linda KERTH, Richard F. HAINESHow children portray UFOs 39-77

Michael D. SWORDSAstronomers, the extraterrestrial hypothesis, and the United States Air Force at the beginning of the modern UFO phenomenon 79-129

Richard H. HALL, Mark RODEGHIER, Donald A. JOHNSONThe prevalence of abductions: A critical look 131-135

research Note 137

David M. JACOBS, Budd HOPKINSSuggested techniques for hypnosis and therapy of abductees 138-150

Comments and Responses
Towards cooperation in abduction research151-155
Cooperation, Access, and Data155-157
Examining Narrative Evidence157-159
Folklore and Anomalus Truth Claims159-165
Fresh Air, or Air Castles in Folklore Theories?165-173

Book Reviews
Stuart APPELLEThey call it hypnosis; Hidden memories175-180
Review: Robert BAKER,THEY CALL IT HYPNOSIS - 1990, Robert BAKER,HIDDEN MEMORIES - 1992
Michael D. SWORDSThe emergence of a phenomenon181-183
Review: Jerome CLARK,THE EMERGENCE OF A PHENOMENON: UFOs From the Beginning Through 1959; The UFO Encyclopedia, Volume Two - 1992
Mark RODEGHIERSecret life184-189
Review: David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992
Peter M. ROJCEWICZAngels and aliens189-200
Review: Keith THOMPSON,ANGELS AND ALIENS - 1991
Michael D. SWORDSAnomalous experiences and trauma201-205
Review: Rima E. LAIBOW, Robert N. SOLLOD, John P. WILSON,ANOMALOUS EXPERIENCES AND TRAUMA: Current Theoretical, Reserch and Clinical Perspectives - 1992


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A Publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration
Volume 7 Number 2 Summer 1993
Society for Scientific Exploration
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Topher COOPERAnomalous Propagation 105-110

Michael EPSTEINThe Skeptical Perspective 111-115

Larry DOSSEYGuest Column: NIH Creates the Office of Alternative Medicine 117-122

Henry BAUERDinsdale Prize 123-124

Helmut SCHMIDTNon-Causality as the Earmark of Psi 125-132

Wiilis W. HARMANTowards an Adequate Epistemology for the Scientific Exploration of Consciousness 133-143
Abstract: The scientific exploration of phenomena and experience relating to consciousness (a category which includes many "anomalous" phenomena) has long been hampered by two obstacles. One is that subjective experience does not meet the commonly accepted criteria for data in a scientific analysis, in that it is not public, objective, and replicable. The other is that many consciousness-related phenomena do not appear to fit comfortably into the accepted scientific worldview. Scientists have improvised ways of dealing with these two obstacles, so that for much of practical science (e.g., research on pain) they don't get in the way. Nevertheless, the situation can hardly be considered satisfactory. Two concepts have recently come to light which may help liberate us from this predicament-one new, the other revived from the respected writings of American philosopher William James. The first, based on recent work by Max Velmans, involves a different model of perception; the second, referring back to James' concept of "radical empiricism," proposes a different criterion for admission of scientific data.

Suitbert ERTELPuzzling Eminence Effects Might Make Good Sense 145-154
Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 7 Number 4 /1993 - Comments on Suitbert Ertel's Puzzling Eminence Might Make Good Sense
Abstract: -According to Gauquelin's eminence hypothesis, planetary effects increase with increasing professional renown. The author's former findings, however, did not always support this hypothesis. In some cases planetary ef- fects went down, or first up and then down, with increasing eminence. Miiller's recent unexpected results with very eminent professionals, which showed a considerable weakening of planetary effects instead of an amplifi- cation, gave rise to the hypothesis that the relationship of planetary effects to eminence might be curvilinear, instead of linear, across all planets and profes- sions. Thus previous results suggesting linear relationships might have been due to restricted eminence sampling. By extending the analyses to athletes (olympic medallists), scientists, and actors covering a wider range of emi- nence, marked curvilinear patterns did in fact emerge.
J. W. NIENHUYSComments on Puzzling Eminence Effects155-159

Satwant PASRICHAA Systematic Survey of Near-Death Experiences in South India 161-171
Abstract: -In order to determine the prevalence rate of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) in south India, the author systematically surveyed four villages with a total population of 6430 persons. Eighteen persons were reported to have died (or nearly died) and revived. Thirteen (72%) of them reported having had NDEs which is about 2 cases per thousand of the population surveyed. Eleven features of the south Indian cases are compared with the features of north Indian cases. Most of the principal features of the south Indian cases resemble those reported from north India. However, they also differed in the frequencies of four features; two of the features were reported chiefly by the north Indian subjects while another two only by the south Indian subjects. All these four features have been reported among American cases. The author suggests the possibility of a genuine phenomenon underlying the similarities of features among cases in two different cultures.

Irwin WIEDERThe Guillemette Pass Oregon UFO Photo Revisited: An Explanation 173-198
Abstract: In November of 1966, a Ph.D. scientist, returning to his California home from a business trip in Washington, was driving through Oregon and paused at a lookout point to photograph Diamond Peak. Of the three photographs taken at this location the last one included a strange object. This photo ultimately became the focus of a controversy among UFO investigators and has been the subject of numerous articles as well as a book. In this paper we present a chronicle of the author's investigation of this intriguing photo as well as an explanation of the true nature of the object in the photo

Letters to the Editor
Vallee Comments on Book Review "Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception"199
Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 7 Number 1 Spring/1993 - Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception? [Canon, Bradley C]
Comments on James Wilson's Letter to the Editor200-202
Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 6 Number 3 Autumn/1992 - Are Memories of Alien Abductions Recollections of Surgical Experiences?

Book Reviews
H. C. SPRUITQuasars, Redshifts and Controversies by Halton Arp203-208
Bradley C CANONAdvanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War208
Review: Richard F. HAINES,ADVANCED AERIAL DEVICES REPORTED DURING THE KOREAN WAR - 1990
Henry BAUERSecret Life: Firsthand Accounts of UFO Abductions208-209
Review: David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992
Ron WESTRUMFirst Review of Secret Life209-211
Review: David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992
Willy SMITHSecond Review of Secret Life212-215
Review: David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992
David M. JACOBSResponse to Westrum and Smith215-218
Book:David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992


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Volume 18 number 2 March/April 1993

Editor: Jerome CLARK
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Editorial
Jerome CLARKSaucer smearers3+22

The claims in question4-5
Donald A. JOHNSONWhy the Linda case is a hoax5+22
Willy SMITHThe impossible testimony of Janet Kimball6-7+21
Budd HOPKINSHouse of cards
The Butler/Hansen/Stefula critique of the Cortile case
8-14+21
David M. JACOBSA matter of ethics15-16
John E. MACKStirring our deepest fears17+21

Kevin RANDLE, Donald R. SCHMITTThe Hatch enigma 18


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Author: David Michael JACOBS
Title: SECRET LIFE
Firsthand Documented Accounts of UFO Abductions

Preface: John E. MACK
ISBN: 0-671-79720-4
Publisher: Fireside, New York
Year: 1993
Pages: 336
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942); Mack, John E. (1929 - 2004)
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A Publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration
Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 1994
Society for Scientific Exploration
Name: Jacobs, David Michael (1942)
CONTENTS
AuthorTitlePag

Peter A. STURROCKReport on a Survey of the Membership of the American Astronomical Society Concerning the UFO Problem: Part 1 1-45
Abstract: 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 1977 survey of American astronomers was to answer these questions.

Jacques F. VALLÉEAnatomy of a Hoax: The Philadelphia Experiment Fifty Years Later 47-71
Abstract: The "Philadelphia Experiment" concerns the allegedly paranormal disappearance of a Navy destroyer from the docks of the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the late Summer of 1943, followed by disclosures of official contact with extraterrestrial powers. Claims made by purported witnesses of this supposedly secret Navy test directed by Albert Einstein have been repeatedly found to be fraudulent. The author has now interviewed a man who served on a companion ship to the destroyer in question, and who was on the scene the night of its supposed disappearance, which he is able to explain in minute detail. Yet the features of the story are such that it survives in the UFO literature and that it is now being revived under a novel form for the benefit of a new generation of readers. Using this incident as a model of a successful hoax, the present article extracts thirteen parameters that have been instrumental in its remarkable survival over the last fifty years; it compares the features of this fabrication to other questionable episodes of UFO lore; finally, it attempts to draw up a list of suitable measures for their detection, challenge and ultimate exposure.

Larry DOSSEYHealing and the Mind: Is There a Dark Side? 73-90
Abstract: Although intra- and interpersonal intluences have long been acknowledged in medical science to affect an individual's health both positively and negatively, the impact of non-local, transpersonal influences are generally denied in contemporary medical science. The present paper examines anecdotal, ethnographic, anthropological, clinical, and experimental evidence suggesting that non-local, transpersonal influences may exist, and that these may exert a negative and even fatal impact on human health. The possible relationship of these negative influences to scientific findings in other anomalous areas, such as the studies in humanlmachine interaction at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) Laboratory, are discussed. The author concludes that the evidence favoring the existence of non-local, negative, transpersonal influences is considerable, and that the implications for medical research and clinical practice are profound.

Vicente-Juan BALLESTER OLMOSAlleged Experiences Inside UFOs: An Analysis of Abduction Reports 91-105
Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 8 Number 2 /1994 - Comments on "Alleged Experiences Inside UFOs"
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 8 Number 3 /1994 - Response to Ballester-Olmos
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 8 Number 3 /1994 - Response to Ballester-Olmos
Abstract: Six well-documented UFO abductions reported in Spain are reviewed. Investigation reveals them to be the result of hoax, delusion or psychosis. On a global scale, the annual distribution of abductions plotted according to year of report shows clusters associated with media-related triggers. Abduction narratives seem to proceed from internal sources, representing non-physical experiences of psychological origin inspired by publicized material, plus a significant number of hoaxes. A danger exists that the abduction syndrome may get out of hand.
David M. JACOBSResponse to Juan Ballester Olmos107-109

Russell TARGWhat I See When I Close My Eyes 111-118
Abstract: After two decades of parapsychological research, my purpose in writing this essay is to encourage researchers who are interested in understanding psychic phenomena to look for ways to have ESP experiences themselves. In no other field do experienced and thoughtful researchers set up observational experiments, and then ask inexperienced or randomly chosen passersby to look through the microscope and report what they see. I will describe here some of the things that I have seen. I am a good visualizer. When I close my eyes I usually see reasonably sharp and clear pictures. The bad news is that the images that I see with my eyes open are not much sharper or clearer, although they are much more stable. I would like to share my thoughts about psi perceptions, from the point of view of a legally blind researcher. What that means in my case is that my corrected visual resolution is ten percent of that of a person with normal vision.

Topher COOPERAnomalous Propagation 119-123

Michael EPSTEINThe Skeptical Perspective 125-128

Peter A. STURROCKGuest Column: Activity Since the American Astronomical Society UFO Survey 129-134

Letters to the Editor
Comments on "A Review of Near-Death Experiences"135
Comments on Ball Lightning135-137
Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 6 Number 3 Autumn/1992 - Ball Lightning Penetration into Closed Rooms: 43 Eyewitness Accounts [Grigor'ev, A. I.; Grigor'eva, I. D.; Shiryaeva, S. O.]

Book Reviews
Henry H. BAUERBig Foot Prints: A Scientific Inquiry into the Reality of Sasquatch by Grover S. Krantz139-141
Review: Grover S. KRANTZ,BIG FOOT-PRINTS - 1992
Henry H. BAUERStriking the Mother Lode in Science: The Importance of Age, Place, and Time by Paula E. Stephan and Sharon G. Levin141-143
Ian STEVENSONCellular Aspects of Pattern Formation: The Problem of Assembly by G. W. Grimes and K. J. Aufderheide144-145
James WILSONThe Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer by James Randi145-146
Review: James RANDI,THE MASK OF NOSTRADAMUS - 1993

SSE News Items
Major Physics Article Published By SSE Members147
SSE Member Alexander Receives National Recognition for New Technologies147-148
A New Director Position for SSE Councilor Radin148
Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration149-150
Second Euro-SSE Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration August 24 - 26,1994151-152