Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Roach Abduction (1973) (Part 1)

What Really Happened at Roswell? The Roach Abduction (1973) Typical of the abduction reports as they have become known was that of Pat Roach, a divorcee living with her children in a small Utah town in the fall of 1973. Early on the morning of October 17, she called the Lehi, Utah Police to report … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Schirmer Abduction (1967) (Part 1)

What really happened in the Roswell UFO incident? The Schirmer Abduction (1967) It was in the 1960s that the Air Force decided to hire a university to make an impartial study of UFOs to determine if there was a reason for the Air Force to continue to investigate them. The so-called Condon Committee, at the … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Schirmer Abduction (1967) (Part 2)

What Really Happened at Roswell? The Schirmer Abduction (1967) After the briefing, Schmirer was taken back to the hatch. The two crewmen who remained outside climbed back in. Schmirer walked back to his police car. He returned to Ashland and arrived at the police station about three. In his log he wrote, “Saw a flying … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Hill Abduction – 1961 (Part 2)

Roswell incident: The Hill Abduction – 1961 In fact, over the years, these other interpretations have slipped from the UFO literature. Clark, in his UFO encyclopedia, made no mention of either Betty Hill’s interpretation or that by Atterberg. Instead, he focused solely on the Fish model. What we really know is that Betty Hill’s star … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Hill Abduction – 1961 (Part 1)

What Really Happened at Roswell?: The Hill Abduction – 1961 I am going to assume here that the readers have a solid knowledge of the Barney and Betty Hill abduction case and not go over that material again. Many others have provided what they believe to be the corroboration of the case and laid that … Read more

UFO Encounters Sightings, Visitations, And Investigations: Conclusion

Conclusion The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Since the Scientific Revolution in the 18th century, a number of unexplainable anomalies have been carefully recorded by professional astronomers (Vallee & Aubeck, 2010). As expected, these 18th- and 19th-century records of anomalous sightings are consistent with modern findings. In 1977, astrophysics professor Peter … Read more

U.S. Government’s Stance on UFOs

UFO Encounters Sightings, Visitations, And Investigations: U.S. Government’s Stance on UFOs In 2006, a UFO was reported at Chicago O’Hare International Airport: a metallic, saucer-shaped craft was witnessed by pilots, airline personnel, and mechanics. United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initially denied that they had any information on the O’Hare UFO sighting (Hilkevitch, … Read more

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 17th Century

The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 17th Century Around 1450, Gutenberg introduced the movable metal type in Europe; subsequently, religious texts such as the rationale Divinorum Officiorum, Mainz Psalter, and the Bible, were the first to be published. The first newspapers (1605), magazines (1663), and academic journals … Read more

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 19th Century

The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 19th Century Vallee and Aubeck (2010) list as many as 127 anomalous sightings in the 19th century. They note that the number of recorded sightings may have significantly increased during this time period due to encouragement in natural philosophy and growth … Read more

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 20th Century

The Possibility of Alien Life Forms and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Sightings Prior to the 20th Century Prior to the modern tales of UFOs and the Foo-Fighters reported during World War II, stories of mysterious lights and phantom airships existed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Guardian, 1913). These stories are attributable not only … Read more