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UFO incidents
Also known as: UFO case, U.F.O. case, UFO cases, UFO incidents, UFO, UFO incident
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 8 facts
quoteJacques Vallée stated: "We hope it will be the first U.F.O. case published in a refereed scientific journal."
quoteJacques Vallée stated, "We hope it will be the first U.F.O. case published in a refereed scientific journal."
accountLeslie Kean, a journalist, led a public effort in 2002 to seek new government records regarding a well-documented UFO case for a Sci Fi Channel television special.
quoteLeslie Kean wrote in her book: “Those who do know the facts about the O’Hare incident continue to mistrust our government, which has demonstrated, once again, that it will avoid dealing with UFO incidents at all costs.”
perspectiveLeslie Kean wrote in her book that those aware of the facts regarding the O'Hare UFO incident continue to mistrust the U.S. government because it avoids dealing with UFO incidents at all costs.
perspectiveLeslie Kean argues that the government's handling of the O'Hare UFO incident demonstrates that it will avoid dealing with UFO incidents at all costs, leading to public mistrust.
procedureLeslie Kean chose to focus her research on UFO cases that involved professional observers like pilots, ideally included multiple witnesses, were substantiated with photos or radar tracks, and in which experts had eliminated other interpretations.
quoteJacques Vallée expressed concern that discussing his collaboration with Garry Nolan on the record might undermine the peer-review process, but stated his hope that the analysis would result in the first U.F.O. case published in a refereed scientific journal.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
referenceThe 1998 Sturrock panel conducted a comprehensive scientific review of UFO cases that included physical evidence.
measurementThe U.S. Air Force investigated more than 250 UFO cases between 1947 and 1949 under Project Sign.
Steven M. Greer - Wikiquote en.wikiquote.org 1 fact
claimSteven Greer claims that staged UFO events feature craft with visible seams and rivets, which serves as a method to distinguish them from genuine extraterrestrial craft.