The Condon Report In 1966, as Washington readied to kick Blue Book to the curb, the Air Force invited University of Colorado physicist Edward Condon to investigate UFOs by enlisting other qualified people for the Colorado Project, which came to be known as the Condon Committee. What the government wished the committee to do (to … Read more
UFOs and World War II: Gremlins, Balloon Bombs, and the World in the Balance The story of flight during the Second World War (1939–45) is, of course, a mammoth one. Accounting for all belligerents, the United States included, air forces fielded 640 discrete models of fighters (with numerous subcategories related to wings, engines, weight, and … Read more
The UFO Community Experiences, Activities, and Agendas Eyes Only: A Selection of Leading Living UFOlogists (Part 1) Although one may be a UFOlogist (either self-described or identified as such by others), the term does not imply belief. Many UFOlogists do believe, but others are cautiously skeptical. Still others are firmly skeptical. Some, particularly radio hosts, … Read more
The UFO Community Experiences, Activities, and Agendas Eyes Only: Some Notable UFOlogists of the Past (Part 1) Persons noted below engaged in various aspects of UFO study in the postwar era. A varied group, these UFOlogists came from many worlds: finance, science, journalism, philosophy, aviation, and the military. A few were contactees; others told personal … Read more
The UFO Community Experiences, Activities, and Agendas Eyes Only: Some Notable UFOlogists of the Past (Part 2) John Keel (1930–2009) Influential and prolific American author, investigator, and lecturer whose conception of aliens as other-dimensional beings, rather than extraterrestrial, gives UFOlogists plenty to discuss. Based in New York City by the mid-1950s, Keel was a working … Read more
The UFO Community Experiences, Activities, and Agendas Eyes Only: Some Notable UFOlogists of the Past (Part 3) Ray Palmer (1910–77) Astute American magazine editor-writer who had equal, enormous influence on UFOlogy, science fiction and SF fandom, hollow- Earth speculation, and the conspiracy-theory subculture. Hunched and startlingly diminutive—results of a road accident suffered at age seven—Palmer … Read more
