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UFOs An Insider's View of the Official Quest for Evidence by Roy Craig |
"Those of us working on the Colorado Study were quite aware that it is theoretically impossible to prove that all reported sightings, other than hoaxes, were misinterpretations of ordinary things—that is, to prove that a flying saucer from outer space has not visited Earth. We were aware also that proof of extraterrestrial visitation, if it occurred, could be possible."
"Other planets might contain life not as we know it but as we perhaps cannot even imagine it . . ."
Millions of people around the world have seen something in the sky they could not identify. The only official scientific study of these UFOs was contracted by the U.S. Air Force in 1966–67. The Colorado Project, conducted by Dr. E. U. Condon of the University of Colorado, was controversial from its inception, and before issuing its final report had undergone constant media antagonism, staff dissent, abrupt firings, and covert activity.
Dr. Craig's experiences as the major field investigator for reported UFO sightings make fascinating reading, both for firm believers in extraterrestrial visitation and those who are most skeptical. He records both detailed descriptions and personal musings of individual cases he examined. In addition, he gives a historical overview of the UFO phenomenon, the involvement of the U.S. Air Force, the development of amateur UFO study groups, and the continuing "UFO Wars."
In keeping with Dr. Craig's lifelong concern with bridging the gap between science and the humanities, his book is written in an engaging, humorous style at the same time it records his strictly scientific attitude toward his work.
His findings close the door on the dreams of many UFOlogists, but then his philosophical musings open a big window and let the possibility of the existence of UFOs back in.
ROY CRAIG attended Fort Lewis College, Colorado State University, University of Colorado, and California Institute of Technology before receiving a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Iowa State University. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Retired from the professions of manufacturing nuclear weapons, teaching physical science at the university level, and technical and environmental consulting, he now raises llamas on the historic LaBoca Ranch in his home state.
UFOs
ISBN 0-929398-94-7 paper $19.95
LC 95-10882. 6x9. 276 pp. Ilus. 17 photos. Index.
Natural Science. Folklore.
Publication Date: October 1995.
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