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The subject of UFOS and the skeptical community's approach to Ufology
has been debated in the past on the Skeptic Discussion Group, a mailing
list available through the INTERNET: listserv@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu.
The following is part of a thread in which I was involved in that was
posted to the list in August-September 1993. What I will be posting focuses
on THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER and its treatment of Ufology. People interested
in the _full_ thread with its many diverse viewpoints can avail themselves
of it by requesting the above monthly archives from the address above.
Information on how to join the list is posted periodically to sci.skeptic
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Posted to the list by Ed Stewart:
To set the record straight, I have never been involved in a seven
year dialog with Rick Moen, but life is not over with yet. (GRIN)
Rick Moen responds to Emmanuel Marin as such:
> EM--I personally think that the lack of interest of the US
> scientific community in Ufology is really of interest.
RM--Then you're barking up the wrong tree. Yelling at
skeptics, who make it their _hobby_ to consider evidence for
fringe-science claims, is hardly the way to get working
scientists, who by and large will not give fringe-science
claims the time of day, to change their minds. Skeptics may
not always be consistent in their attention to interesting
claims, they may be often unfair and sometimes insulting, but
at least they try, spottily and occasionally. It's the
scientists you want to talk to, then. It's not skeptics'
fault if the latter aren't listening. We simply print analyses
and commentary on interesting claims that particular writers
submit, and that seem printable.
When I ask myself where do scientists interested in fringe claims
go to for information, the answer is not the scientific journals
but that part of the media that proclaims to print reliable
information on fringe claims of which the skeptics' journals claim
to be. So it appears to me that in a medium such as this, one can
find the audience that Emmanuel is looking for --- namely
scientists interested in fringe claims. But I am particularly
interested in what kind of analyses and commentary an interested
scientist would find in the skeptical literature? I will attempt to
answer that shortly.
> EM--A responsible scientist should gather data before expressing
> a judgement. Alas, the information that comes from the most
> reliable source (i.e. : the skeptics) are biased towards the
> "explained" cases, while you very rarely find unexplained cases
> in the US skeptical literature.
RM--Oh, the poor babies! Then perhaps you should be lobbying
the scientists to get them to delve through the CUFOS files
and such to look at unexplained cases. Otherwise, I don't see
what your point is. If you want skeptics' journals to
spontaneously printing out unexplained mystery stories, I
think you're in for a disappointment. Those journals mostly
print the results of investigated cases, _when/if_ someone
bothers to submit a properly-written study. If you want more
such studies to be published, try submitting a few. How many
of your case-study write-ups have been rejected for
publication by Kendrick Frazier? Would you mind posting them?
If you can't get them published in _SI_, maybe you'll send
them to me so Chris Muir might publish them in _BASIS_,
newsletter of Bay Area Skeptics.
Also, of interest is whether the claim above --- that skeptical
Journals mostly print the results of investigated cases --- is
accurate or not? As any writer knows, one of the first steps in
getting published is to know the publication and the editorial
direction of the publication. That requires reading the
publication. Are skeptical journals interested in results of
investigated cases or is their interest in another direction? I
will attempt to answer that shortly.
RM--Somehow, however, I suspect that you have no such
properly-written studies to submit, and are simply (once
again) trying to tell us-all what to do.
I don't know if Emmanuel has anything prepared, but I thought I
might help him if he has any such interest by posting an analysis
of a skeptical publication so that Emmanuel might be better
prepared to match any article he has in mind with the publication,
namely SI, since it is one that is readily available to me and also
one that Rick has suggested for Emmanuel to seek, but also readily
available to most members of this list.
> EM--Okay, here I make the assumption that skeptics have the aim
> to reduce the amount of (dangerous) nonsense that floats here and
> there. If I'm wrong, correct me.
RM--In my view, skeptics are those interested in critically
examining testable fringe-science/medicine claims of fact. I
regard any crusading impulses as quaint, and not essential to
the effort. This makes me unpopular with a moralising
minority, but I don't particularly care, and haven't much
regard for _their_ views.
The above view is one that I also share.
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------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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So, in order to answer the above questions to myself, see if what
Rick Moen has said is accurate, and to help Emmanuel in his quest
for a possible future career as a skeptical writer I have done the
following analysis which I hereby share with you.
I used George M. Eberhart's "UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Contact
Movement: A Bibliography" and volume 2 through volume 10, Fall
1985, of the Skeptical Inquirer as well as the initial volume 1
under the name of "The Zetetic". I stuck to these since Eberhart's
bibliography stops in 1986. Eberhart subdivides the contents of his
two volume bibliography into 158 categories. I originally found 104
UFO related entries attributed to SI. I verified these at the
library to be what is in SI for the period covered. On a separate
post, I will list them all for those interested. Also, since the
titles of the articles provide a prospective writer with much
information as to the editorial direction of the publication.
Eberhart Category Total Letters Psy Vibr. Balance
Abduction Cases 5 2 3
Animal Mutilations 4 1 3
Contactees after 52 1 1 *
Crash/Retrievals 2 2 -
General UFO 11 10 1 *
" /Ufologists' attitude 1 1 *
Gov/Military attitudes 11 4 7 *
IFOs & Hoaxes 18 3 15
" /Public attitudes 1 1 *
Investigative Methods 1 1 *
Mystery disappearances 6 2 4
Nocturnal lights 1 1
" / UFOs on Radar 1 1
Physical trace cases 1 1
Public Attitudes 12 2 10 *
Scientists Attitudes 2 2 -
Tunguska event 1 1 *
UFO conferences 5 5 *
Ufologists' attitudes 11 2 1 8 *
UFOs & Space Program 3 3
UFOs in Space - Mars 1 1
UFOs on Radar 3 2 1
UFOs,psychology,psychic 2 1 1 *
------------------------------------
Totals 104 19 15 70 37
I subtracted the letters to SI as well as the entries in the
"Psychic Vibrations" column since those are simply rhetoric for the
most part, but those entries are included in the list which I will
post separately. Also, please notice that I have not included any
book reviews in the above figures. Of interest might also be that
I have excluded 12 entries in that period of time dealing with
Marian apparitions, ancient astronauts, archaeoastronomy, megaliths
in Europe, Pyramids in Egypt, a letter on anomalous artifacts and
Nazca ground markings.
>From the above sample, what is the focus of this publication as it
relates to the UFO phenomenon? Is it the results of investigated
cases or something other? From the original 104 UFO related
entries, 19 were letters, 15 were column oriented entries, 37 are
in categories that do not relate to results of solved cases, 17 of
which address the attitudes of the public, government, military and
ufologists --- which leaves us with 33 article possibilities.
The three abduction articles deal with hypnosis, why not call the
FBI, and profitable motives --- not cases solved.
The three mutilation articles has two solved cases.
The fifteen IFO/Hoaxes articles includes five on Soviet
disinformation, one whose focus is CUFOS methodology, one whose
focus is J. Allen Hynek, but the generalized category is IFO/hoaxes
so we have fifteen for the sake of argument.
In the mystery disappearance articles we find another on the
Soviets, a Bermuda Triangle article, and one on a pyramid, but I am
not going to redo the numbers, so we have four for the sake of
argument.
On the nocturnal lights we discover that Robert Sheaffer has solved
the New Zealand UFO flap. Somebody should tell the New Zealanders
about that as well as Dr. Richard Haines. But two cases for the
sake of argument.
On the physical trace cases, I missed this article but I will for
the sake of argument say that Klass solved another in two pages or
less.
On the UFOs & Space categories, one deals with tabloid journalism,
with three solved cases one of which is the Mars Face.
On the UFOs & Radar, Klass wonders what happened to them? No solved
cases.
That amounts to 26 solved cases in the pages of SI over its first
ten years of publication.
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-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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A budding writer also needs to know the average length of a
proposed article. The majority of articles run to the short end
three pages or less. Of interest might be the article lengths of
solved case analyses.
Page Length 1 or 2 3 4 or more
Mutes 1 1
IFOs/Hoaxes 6 5 4*
Mystery Disappear 1 3
Nocturnal Lights 1 1
Physical Traces 1
UFOs and Space 1 2
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9 7 11
So, If a writer wants to submit a solved case analysis to SI, it
appears that the writer needs to tightly pack the background, the
investigation, the methodology, the results, the conclusion and of
course the references in 3 pages or less. This might explain the
lack of bibliographical references in most articles. Also of
interest might be that out of the four lengthy IFOs/hoaxes
articles, one's focus was CUFOS, the other Dr. Hynek and not the
cases themselves.
If a budding writer wants to write in the most prolific category
dealing with attitudes and UFO conferences, the lengths are:
Page Length 1 or 2 3 4 or more
Gen/Ufologist att. 1
Gov/Military att. 4 1 2
IFO/Public att. 1
Public attitudes 8 1 1
Ufologists' att. 4 2 2
UFO conferences 2 - 3
Scientists' att. - - -
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16 5 9
There does not appear to be much difference in article lengths
dealing with attitudes and conferences vrs. case analyses. I am
surprised that in a publication with the word scientific in it, not
one article focused on scientists' attitudes towards the UFO
problem in its first ten years of publication.
Conclusions:
Unless you want to write a letter, or a column, focus on a short
article three pages or less. The distribution of articles appear to
be equally divided among case analyses and personalities in the UFO
phenomenon with about 20% of the articles in other areas. One thing
that is apparent is that the focus of this publication is not
printing the result of investigated cases, but more of portraying
a generalized skeptical attitude towards the UFO phenomenon. Due to
the emphasis on short pieces, critical analysis might not be that
important for publication.
This of course only covers the first ten years of this publication,
it would be interesting to see if there has been a shift one way or
another in the last seven years. I feel comfortable in predicting
that it has not, since the editorship is still basically run by the
same people and the prolific writers of this skeptics' magazine are
still the same ones. The accompanying posts lists all of the items
used in this report. A writer interested in publishing his/her work
can surmise the slant of the publication by the titles employed.
Ed
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------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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Posted to the List by Richard A. Crowe, Ph.D.:
Over the weekend, I did a follow-up survey (after Ed Stewart) on the
content of SI regarding UFOs and/or alien intelligence (SETI). Between
the Fall 1985 issue and the Summer 1993 issue (over the time that I
have been a subscriber to SKEPTICAL INQUIRER), there were 25 published
articles on UFOs or SETI. For the purpose of this, I left out letters,
Psychic Vibrations, and the News and Comment pieces. The articles have
an average length of between 7 and 8 pages. Eight of the articles are
investigations of cases (which might be considered "solved"), 8 dealt
with analysis of government documents (including four on the MJ-12
papers, all written by Philip J. Klass), four dealt with assessment of
alien abduction claims, three concerned SETI, and two others were
more difficult to categorize. 9 of the 25 articles were written by
Klass, with 1 by Robert Baker and 1 by James Oberg (consulting editors).
Another short article was written by Donald Schmitt and Kevin Randle
concerning a previous book review, with a very brief reply by Klass.
The average length is certainly much greater than 4 pages, and in
particular, the page length is not dependent on the focus of the
article. There are a significant number of articles devoted to
investigatory work, and if one includes the MJ-12 papers analysis
in this, the relative fraction is 12/25 (just short of 50%), by the
standards that Ed Stewart applied in a previous post. I know
through my own contact with Kendrick Frazier that very lengthy articles
are discouraged (because of costs and because of the large number of
submissions). This is true of most journals, in fact; since publication
costs are typically $60-100 a page, it is not usually practical to
write long treatises for a journal. A 7-10 page article should be
adequate, even for a detailed investigation, if the writer is concise.
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Posted to the List by Ed Stewart:
Dr. Crowe writes:
> Over the weekend, I did a follow-up survey (after Ed Stewart) on the
> content of SI regarding UFOs and/or alien intelligence (SETI). Between
> the Fall 1985 issue and the Summer 1993 issue (over the time that I
> have been a subscriber to SKEPTICAL INQUIRER), there were 25 published
> articles on UFOs or SETI. For the purpose of this, I left out letters,
> Psychic Vibrations, and the News and Comment pieces.
Thank you. I was hopping someone would do this. If appears that my
survey might have produced slightly different results since I left
the News and Comment pieces in, whereas you removed them from your
survey. This would account for my figures showning shorter lenght
pieces than yours.
> The average length is certainly much greater than 4 pages, and in
> particular, the page length is not dependent on the focus of the
> article.
Page length not dependent on article focus is what my survey also
showed.
There are a significant number of articles devoted to
> investigatory work, and if one includes the MJ-12 papers analysis
> in this, the relative fraction is 12/25 (just short of 50%), by the
> standards that Ed Stewart applied in a previous post.
A slight increase over the first ten years. 40% to 50%.
> I can provide the complete list of articles, if people are interested.
If the list is not interested, I would be.
Thank you,
Ed
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I have incorporated the list of articles that I used with Dr. Crowe's list
and posted them separately.
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Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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Subject: Ufology in the Skeptical Inquirer 5/10
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8/25/93 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UFO MAGAZINE ARTICLES (SKEPTICAL INQUIRER) (77-85)
1977 to 1985 SI articles are sorted by categories referenced in George M.
Eberhart's "UFOS and the Extraterrestrial Contact Movement: A Bibliography."
---ABDUCTION CASES---
KLASS, PHILIP J.
HYPNOSIS AND UFO ABDUCTIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p16-24
KLASS, PHILIP J.
UFO ABDUCTIONS: WHY NOT CALL THE FBI?
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (WI/81),p10-11
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (FA/78),p13-14
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.8, no., (SP/84),p219-219
WELLS, JEFF
PROFITABLE NIGHTMARE OF A VERY UNREAL KIND
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SU/81),p47-52
---ANIMAL MUTILATIONS---
STEWART, JAMES R.
CATTLE MUTILATIONS: AN EPISODE OF COLLECTIVE DELUSION
THE ZETETIC vol.1, no., (SP/77),p55-66
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
CATTLE MUTILATIONS: MYSTERY DEFLATED, MUTOLOGISTS MIFFLED
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (FA/80),p2-6
SCHROTH, DAVID A.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p79-80
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
CATTLE MUTILATIONS IN NEW MEXICO
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p11-12
---CONTACTEES AFTER 1952---
TAYLOR, LEE ROGER JR.
WYOMING UFO-CONTACTEE RUNS FOR GOVERNOR
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (WI/82),p13-15
---CRASH/RETRIEVALS---
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (FA/78),p13-13
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SU/81),p12-13
---GENERAL UFO ARTICLE---
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.2, no., (SP/78),p18-19
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SP/79),p23-23
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p14-16
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p13-15
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (SP/80),p15-17
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (FA/80),p17-19
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (FA/81),p14-15
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SP/82),p12-14
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SU/82),p14-17
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-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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SHEAFFER, ROBERT
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (SU/83),p20-22
STANDEN, ANTHONY
UFO OR UAA: WHAT'S IN A NAME?
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no.0, (FA/79),p46-47
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
OMNI'S COLUMN ON UFOS
---GENERAL UFO ARTICLE/UFOLOGISTS ATTITUDES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SP/79),p8-10
---GOVERNMENT/MILITARY ATTITUDES---
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
FCC RULES UFOS AREN'T OF 'PUBLIC IMPORTANCE'
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p10-11
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
PARLIAMENT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p9-10
GIBBONS, RUSSELL W.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (SU/83),p76-77
KLASS, PHILIP J.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (SU/83),p76-77
KLASS, PHILIP J.
THE FATHER OF UFOLOGY, THE FOIA, AND THE FBI
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (WI/82),p13-13
KLASS, PHILIP J.
NASA, THE WHITE HOUSE, AND UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.2, no.0, (SP/78),p72-81
KLASS, PHILIP J.
UFO PROPONENTS AND THE CIA: CONSPIRACY THEORISTS RISE AGAIN
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no.0, (WI/81),p6-7
FRIEDMAN, STANTON T.
LETTER: A SPECIAL OFFER
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (FA/80),p86-86
KLASS, PHILIP J.
LETTER: COSMIC WATERGATE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (WI/80),p79-79
KLASS, PHILIP J.
UFOS, THE CIA AND THE NEW YORK TIMES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no.0, (SP/80),p2-5
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
VALLEE CALLS SKEPTICS A FRONT FOR GOVERNMENT DECEPTION
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no.0, (FA/79),p6-8
---IFOS AND HOAXES---
BECKJORD, JON
LETTER: THE JIMMY CARTER UFO
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (WI/80),p78-79
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
LETTER: THE JIMMY CARTER UFO --- REPLY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (WI/80),p79-79
BAKER, HOBARAT GREGORY
LETTER: RESEARCH CENTER FOR IFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.10, no., (FA/85),p94-94
COUNTERFEIT UFO FLAP: SOVIETS FINALLY REVEAL BASE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.8, no., (WI/83),p105-106
EMERY, C. EUGENE JR.
RHODE ISLAND UFO FILM: FACT OR FANTASY?
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (SU/83),p54-57
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
GRINDALE UFO SIGHTING: IT'S ALL HOT AIR
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (WI/81),p14-14
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
THE LESSONS OF AN IFO
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p7-9
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
SOVIET 'JELLYFISH UFO': PART TWO
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p9-10
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"There is | Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown.
Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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FRAZIER, KENDRICK
SOVIET UFOS, MISSILES, AND THE GINDILIS REPORT
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (SP/83),p7-8
KLASS, PHILIP J.
PRING UFO PHOTO SOLVED, POLYGRAPH TEST AVOIDED
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (SU/83),p10-12
MARTIN, BRUCE
AN EYE-OPENING DOUBLE ENCOUNTER
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no.0, (FA/84),p56-60
OBERG, JAMES E.
THE 'GREEN CLOUD' AND THE SOVIET UFO SCENE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no.0, (SU/85),p306-307
RANDI, JAMES
LENS FLARES AS UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SU/82),p5-6
SIMPSON, DAVID I.
A CONTROLLED UFO HOAX: SOME LESSONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no.0, (SP/80),p32-39
TAYLOR, LEE ROGER DENNETT, MICHAEL R.
THE SAGUARO INCIDENT: A STUDY IN CUFOS METHODOLOGY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.10, no.0, (FA/85),p69-82
VAN KAMPEN, HANS
THE CASE OF THE LOST PANDA
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p48-50
VAN KAMPEN, HANS
NETHERLANDS UFO FLURRY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p7-9
VAN KAMPEN, HANS
PROTEST PROVES PRINCIPLE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p10-11
THE SOVIET-ARGENTINE UFO BLITZ---SOLVED
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (FA/82),p2-5
---INVESTIGATIVE METHODS---
HILGARD, ERNEST R.
HYPNOSIS GIVES RISE TO FANTASY AND IS NOT A TRUTH SERUM
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p25-25
---MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES---
CENA, PAUL
THE GREAT LAKES TRIANGLE PSEUDOMYSTERY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SU/82),p38-46
MCCARTHY, MICHAEL
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (WI/82),p78-79
OLIVER, WILLIAM R.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no., (WI/82),p78-79
DENNETT, MICHAEL R.
BERMUDA TRIANGLE, 1981 MODEL
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (FA/81),p42-52
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
BERLITZ'S FICTIONAL PYRAMID
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (FA/78),p5-6
OBERG, JAMES E.
SOVIET RESEARCH IN THE TRIANGLE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p9-9
---NOCTURNAL LIGHT UFOS---
KLASS, PHILIP J.
UFOS, PILOTS, AND THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY SKIES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (WI/82),p48-53
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
THE NEW ZEALAND UFO FLAP
---NOCTURNAL LIGHT UFOS AND UFOS ON RADAR
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SP/79),p5-7
---PHYSICAL TRACE CASES---
KLASS, PHILIP J.
ANALYSIS OF A 'UFO' PIECE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p11-12
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"There is | Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown.
Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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Subject: Ufology in the Skeptical Inquirer 8/10
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---PUBLIC ATTITUDES---
BAINBRIDGE, WILLY SIMS
IN SEARCH OF DELUSION: TELEVISION PSEUDODOCUMENTARIES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p33-39
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
BELIEF AND SELECTIVE EXPOSURE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p13-13
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
NOVA'S LOOK AT UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.7, no.0, (WI/82),p6-7
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
UFOS AND THE TABLOIDS: THE EDUCATION OF A WRITER
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SU/82),p7-8
KLASS, PHILIP J.
THE GALLUP UFO POLLS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p5-7
KRAL, ELMER
SCHOOLS GET PRO-UFO READER
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p12-13
KRAL, ELMER
SMORGASBORD OF THE PARANORMAL
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (FA/80),p11-11
RIDPATH, IAN
MILLION-POUND SAUCER HUNT
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no.0, (FA/78),p9-10
RIDPATH, IAN
OXFORD UNION DEBATES UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (SP/82),p7-8
SCHENKEL, PETER
LETTER: GALLUP UFO POLLS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (SU/79),p74-75
SCHROTH, DAVID A.
LETTER: A QUESTION FOR UFO "BELIEVERS"
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (SU/81),p79-80
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
NASA'S UFO CONSTITUENCY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no.0, (FA/78),p8-9
---SCIENTISTS' ATTITUDES---
KLASS, PHILIP J.
LETTER: A RESPONSE TO STURROCK
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p76-77
STURROCK, PETER A.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p78-79
---TUNGUSKA ECHOES---
OBERG, JAMES E.
TUNGUSKA ECHOES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p49-57
---UFO CONFERENCES---
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
EXPLORING THE EDGES OF SCIENCE AT THE AAAS:
NONCONFRONTATIONAL VIEWS AND ENCOUNTERS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (FA/84),p2-8
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
FROM PSYCHICS AND ESP BELIEFS TO UFOS AND QUACKS:
HIGHLIGHTS OF CSICOP'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.8, no., (SP/84),p194-202
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
THE MEDIA AND UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (FA/84),p12-12
ROHRER, STUART
TEMPEST IN A SAUCER: SMITHSONIAN'S UFO SYMPOSIUM
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (WI/80),p7-8
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
NOTES ON THE 1980 NATIONAL UFO CONFERENCE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (SP/81),p5-8
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"There is | Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown.
Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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Subject: Ufology in the Skeptical Inquirer 9/10
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---UFOLOGISTS' ATTITUDES---
DENNETT, MICHAEL R.
A NEW UFO PHOTO EXHIBIT: NO EVIDENCE OF SKEPTICISM
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (SP/85),p206-208
DENNETT, MICHAEL R.
ON THE ROAD WITH CUFOS: DUBIOUS PHOTOS IN EXHIBIT
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.8, no., (SP/84),p209-210
TIMMERMAN, JOHN P.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (FA/84),p90-91
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
FATE ALTERS REVIEW OF ANTI-UFO BOOK
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.6, no., (WI/81),p8-10
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
HYNEK MOVES UFO OPERATIONS TO 'MORE OPEN' ARIZONA
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (WI/84),p115-116
KLASS, PHILIP J.
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (FA/79),p77-78
KLASS, PHILIP J.
THE CONVERSION OF J. ALLEN HYNEK
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no.0, (SP/79),p49-57
KLASS, PHILIP J.
UFO FEDERATION FALLS ON HARD TIMES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (SU/85),p314-316
PSYCHIC VIBRATIONS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (WI/78),p11-11
SHEAFFER, ROBERT
UFOS AND VALLEE
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no.0, (WI/80),p8-9
STEINER, ROBERT A.
UFOS: POINT OF INFORMATION
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.5, no., (FA/80),p10-11
---UFOS AND THE SPACE PROGRAM---
FRAZIER, KENDRICK
TABLOIDS AND MOON 'ALIENS'
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (WI/79),p11-11
OBERG, JAMES E.
ASTRONAUT 'UFO' SIGHTINGS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.3, no., (FA/78),p39-46
OBERG, JAMES E.
CRIPPLED UFO? THE CASE OF THE PHANTOM SPACECRAFT
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.4, no., (WI/79),p8-10
---UFOS IN SPACE - MARS---
GARDNER, MARTIN
THE GREAT STONE FACE AND OTHER NON-MYSTERIES
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.10, no., (FA/85),p14-18
---UFOS ON RADAR---
EVANS, HILLARY
LETTER: UFOLOGY GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED?
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.10, no.0, (FA/85),p93-93
KLASS, PHILIP J.
LETTER: UFOLOGY GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED? --- REPLY
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.10, no.0, (FA/85),p93-93
KLASS, PHILIP J.
RADAR UFOS: WHERE HAVE THEY GONE?
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no.0, (SP/85),p257-260
---UFOS, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE PSYCHIC---
KNOX, JULIE JOHNSON
LETTER:
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.9, no., (WI/84),p184-185
SIMON, ARMANDO
PSYCHOLOGY AND UFOS
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER vol.8, no.0, (SU/84),p355-367
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Ed Stewart - egs@netcom.com - | So Man, who here seems principal alone,
"There is | Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown.
Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------
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1985-1993 UFO articles in SI as compiled by Dr. Richard A. Crowe, Ph.D.
The list of all SI articles on UFOs and SETI (Fall 1985 - Summer 1993):
1. The Saguaro Incident: A Study of CUFOS Methodology
by Lee Roger Taylor, Jr. and Michael R. Dennett
Fall 1985, X, No. 1, pp. 69-82 (14 pages).
2. Crash of the Crashed-Saucer Claim
by Philip J. Klass
Spring 1986, X, No. 3, pp. 234-241 (8 pages).
3. The Condon UFO Study: A Trick or a Conspiracy?
by Philip J. Klass
Summer 1986, X, No. 4, pp. 328-341 (14 pages).
4. The Woodbridge UFO Incident
by Ian Ridpath
Fall 1986, XI, No. 1, pp. 77-81 (5 pages).
5. The Great East Coast UFO of August 1986
by James Oberg
Winter 1986-87, XI, No. 2, pp. 159-163 (5 pages).
6. FAA Sheds New Light on JAL Pilot's UFO Report
by Philip J. Klass
Summer 1987, XI, No. 4, pp. 322-326 (5 pages).
7. The MJ-12 Crashed Saucer Documents
by Philip J. Klass
Winter 1987-88, XII, No. 2, pp. 137-146 (10 pages).
8. The Aliens Among Us: Hypnotic Regression Revisited
by Robert A. Baker
Winter 1987-88, XII, No. 2, pp. 147-162 (16 pages).
9. The MJ-12 Papers
by Philip J. Klass
Spring 1988, XI, No. 3, pp. 279-289 (11 pages).
10. The Varieties of Alien Exposure
by Bill Ellis
Spring 1988, XII, No. 3, pp. 263-269 (7 pages).
11. Alien-Abduction Claims and Standards of Inquiry
(excerpts from Milton Rosenberg's radio talk-show with
guests Charles Gruder, Martin Orne and Budd Hopkins)
Spring 1988, XII, No. 3, pp. 270-278 (9 pages).
12. The Riddle of the Colorado Ghost Lights
by Kyle J. Bunch and Michael K. White
Spring 1988, XII, No. 3, pp. 306-309 (4 pages).
13. MJ-12 Papers "Authenticated"
by Philip J. Klass
Spring 1989, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 305-309 (5 pages).
14. The Top-Secret UFO Papers NSA Won't Release
by Philip J. Klass
Fall 1989, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 65-68 (4 pages).
15. New Evidence of MJ-12 Hoax
by Philip J. Klass
Winter 1990, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 135-140 (6 pages).
16. The Airship Hysteria of 1896-97
by Robert E. Bartholomew
Winter 1990, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 171-181 (11 pages).
17. Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(an interview with Thomas R. McDonough)
Spring 1991, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 255-262 (8 pages).
18. Getting Smart About Getting Smarts
by Zen Faulkes
Spring 1991, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 263-268 (6 pages).
19. Old-Solved Mysteries: The Kecksburg Incident
by Robert R. Young
Spring 1991, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 281-285 (5 pages).
20. The Avro VZ-9 Flying Saucer
by William B. Blake
Spring 1992, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 287-291 (5 pages).
21. Ghost Lights of Texas
by Herbert Lindee
Spring 1992, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 400-406 (7 pages).
22. UFO Crash at Roswell
by Donald R. Schmitt and Kevin D. Randle
Response to Schmitt and Randle
by Philip J. Klass
Summer 1992, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 428-429 (2 pages).
23. 3.7 Million Americans Kidnapped by Aliens
by Lloyd Stires and Philip J. Klass
Winter 1993, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 142-146 (5 pages).
24. The Big Sur UFO: An Identified Flying Object
by Kingston A. George
Winter 1993, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 180-187 (8 pages).
25. Treading on the Edge: Practising Safe Science with S.E.T.I.
by Donald E. Tarter
Spring 1993, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 288-296 (9 pages).
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Ed Stewart - egs@netcom.com - | So Man, who here seems principal alone,
"There is | Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown.
Something Going On!" ,>'?'<, | Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal,
-Salvador Freixedo- ( O O ) | 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
------------------ooOO-(_)-OOoo------- Alexander Pope, Essay on Man -------