Philosophy
- Some Novelty Tunes About Flying Saucers And Ufos
Host Jerry Modjeski [KFAI] plays music from the 1940s to the present about flying saucers and UFOs. "We're Going UFOing" by Jimmy Durante "Flying Saucer Polka," by Brave Combo "Take Me to Your Leader Cha-Cha" by Sam Space and the Cadets "Martian...
- Deceased--frank B. Mcdonald
Frank B. McDonald [right] with astronomer James A. Van Allen. Frank B. McDonald August 31st, 2012 "Frank McDonald, NASA scientist, astrophysicist 50 years" by Adam Bernstein September 15th, 2012 Washington Post Frank B. McDonald, an astrophysicist...
- Deceased--alvin Lawson
Alvin Lawson, seen with a telescope in the early 1970s, became convinced over the years that alleged UFO abductees actually were using memories of birth trauma to describe their encounters with extraterrestrials. Alvin Lawson October 11th, 1929 to September...
- Ufos And Foreign Invasions [earthly Kind]
Now would this be some sort of subterfuge to perpetuate the study of the potential for UFOs in the sense of alien visitation? "Unidentified Flying Threats" by Nick Pope July 29th, 2008 The New York Times ON the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2006, pilots and airport...
- British Ufo Data Released
This stuff will not go away..."X Files"...British style. "Britain Releases Batch of Files on UFO Sightings" by Gregory Katz May 14th, 2008 Associated Press LONDON: The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was...
Philosophy
UFOologist Josef Allen Hynek
Have you noticed that UFO sitings have diminished.
The Writer's Almanac wrote...
...today is the birthday of astrophysicist and "ufologist" Josef Allen Hynek, born in Chicago in 1910. He's best known for his work with a series of government projects to investigate reports of flying saucer sightings. The U.S. Air Force formed Project Sign in 1948, changing the name to Project Grudge and then, finally, Project Blue Book in 1952. Hynek, initially skeptical, was brought on board as a scientific consultant, and his job was to investigate claims of unidentified flying objects. He enjoyed his role as government debunker.
Over time, and after investigating several sightings reported by reliable witnesses like pilots, astronauts, and even fellow astronomers, his outlook began to change, and he became frustrated at the refusal of the Air Force and the scientific community to admit the possibility of UFOs. He said, "As a scientist, I must be mindful of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time." He didn't believe that UFOs were necessarily intergalactic travelers from the far reaches of space, and said, in 1976: "To me, it seems ridiculous that super intelligences would travel great distances to do relatively stupid things like stop cars, collect soil samples, and frighten people. I think we must begin to reexamine the evidence. We must begin to look closer to home." He considered them "an aspect or domain of the natural world not yet explored by science," and he didn't rule out visitors from other dimensions.
He developed the "close encounter" method of categorizing UFO sightings, which inspired Steven Spielberg's 1977 hit movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Hynek served as a consultant on the film, and made a cameo appearance near the end, a bearded gentleman with a pipe who steps out of the crowd to gaze in awe at the spacecraft.
Josef Allen Hynek [Wikipedia]
FBI file
The Writer's Almanac wrote...
...today is the birthday of astrophysicist and "ufologist" Josef Allen Hynek, born in Chicago in 1910. He's best known for his work with a series of government projects to investigate reports of flying saucer sightings. The U.S. Air Force formed Project Sign in 1948, changing the name to Project Grudge and then, finally, Project Blue Book in 1952. Hynek, initially skeptical, was brought on board as a scientific consultant, and his job was to investigate claims of unidentified flying objects. He enjoyed his role as government debunker.
Over time, and after investigating several sightings reported by reliable witnesses like pilots, astronauts, and even fellow astronomers, his outlook began to change, and he became frustrated at the refusal of the Air Force and the scientific community to admit the possibility of UFOs. He said, "As a scientist, I must be mindful of the past; all too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time." He didn't believe that UFOs were necessarily intergalactic travelers from the far reaches of space, and said, in 1976: "To me, it seems ridiculous that super intelligences would travel great distances to do relatively stupid things like stop cars, collect soil samples, and frighten people. I think we must begin to reexamine the evidence. We must begin to look closer to home." He considered them "an aspect or domain of the natural world not yet explored by science," and he didn't rule out visitors from other dimensions.
He developed the "close encounter" method of categorizing UFO sightings, which inspired Steven Spielberg's 1977 hit movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Hynek served as a consultant on the film, and made a cameo appearance near the end, a bearded gentleman with a pipe who steps out of the crowd to gaze in awe at the spacecraft.
Josef Allen Hynek [Wikipedia]
FBI file
- Some Novelty Tunes About Flying Saucers And Ufos
Host Jerry Modjeski [KFAI] plays music from the 1940s to the present about flying saucers and UFOs. "We're Going UFOing" by Jimmy Durante "Flying Saucer Polka," by Brave Combo "Take Me to Your Leader Cha-Cha" by Sam Space and the Cadets "Martian...
- Deceased--frank B. Mcdonald
Frank B. McDonald [right] with astronomer James A. Van Allen. Frank B. McDonald August 31st, 2012 "Frank McDonald, NASA scientist, astrophysicist 50 years" by Adam Bernstein September 15th, 2012 Washington Post Frank B. McDonald, an astrophysicist...
- Deceased--alvin Lawson
Alvin Lawson, seen with a telescope in the early 1970s, became convinced over the years that alleged UFO abductees actually were using memories of birth trauma to describe their encounters with extraterrestrials. Alvin Lawson October 11th, 1929 to September...
- Ufos And Foreign Invasions [earthly Kind]
Now would this be some sort of subterfuge to perpetuate the study of the potential for UFOs in the sense of alien visitation? "Unidentified Flying Threats" by Nick Pope July 29th, 2008 The New York Times ON the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2006, pilots and airport...
- British Ufo Data Released
This stuff will not go away..."X Files"...British style. "Britain Releases Batch of Files on UFO Sightings" by Gregory Katz May 14th, 2008 Associated Press LONDON: The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was...