| Below are ten names of the most educated,
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| | demonology. He is one of the most widely
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| respected UFologists alive today. By
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| | read and influential UFologists since the
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| studying their theories and published
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| | early 1970s. His 1967 book, The Mothman
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| works, you will be on the forefront of
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| | Prophesies-about a strange winged
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| UFology research.
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| | creature reportedly seen in West Virginia
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| Jerome Clark: Researcher and writer. He
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| | by numerous witnesses-was loosely adapted
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| attended South Dakota State University
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| | into a 2002 blockbuster.
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| and Minnesota State University, becoming
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| | Bruce Maccabbee, Ph.D.: Optical
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| interested in the UFO phenomenon in the
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| | Physicist. He received his BS in physics
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| 1960s. He initially embraced the
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| | from Worcester Polytechnical Institute,
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| interdimensional hypothesis to explain
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| | and his MA and Ph.D. at American
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| UFOs, but then turned to Extraterrestrial
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| | University in Washington DC. He has been
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| Hypothesis as the best explanation. His
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| | active in UFO research since the 1960s,
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| focus is on UFO cases with multiple
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| | when he joined NICAP. After its demise he
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| witnesses, or those which leave physical
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| | joined MUFON and is now state director
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| evidence. He is an active board member of
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| | for Maryland. He was instrumental in
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| CUFOS, and has served as the editor of
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| | establishing the Fund for UFO Research.
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| the CUFOS journal, as well as The Journal
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| | He is the author and co-author of
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| for UFO Studies. In the 1990s he
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| | numerous technical articles and books.
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| published a massive three volume UFO
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| | John E. Mack, Ph.D.: Psychiatrist,
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| Encyclopedia, which earned him the 1998
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| | psychoanalyst, and Pulitzer-prize winning
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| Benjamin Franklin Award in the Science
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| | biographer. He received his medical
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| category. He has written and co-written
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| | degree from Harvard Medical School after
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| several books on UFOs.
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| | his undergraduate years at Oberlin. He
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| Stanton T. Friedman: Nuclear Physicist.
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| | graduated from the Boston Psychoanalytic
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| He received his BS and MS from University
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| | Society and Institute and was Board
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| of Chicago, and worked for 14 years on
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| | certified in child and adult
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| advanced, classified projects such as
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| | psychoanalysis. He was a professor of
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| nuclear aircraft, fission and fusion
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| | psychology at Harvard until his untimely
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| rockets, and nuclear power plants for
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| | death in a car accident in 2004. (We
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| space. He is possibly the best-known UFO
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| | include him in this article of
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| lecturer in North America, having been
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| | contemporary UFologists, since his work
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| the first promoter of the Roswell
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| | is relevant today.) Mack's clinical work
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| incident, and the most significant voice
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| | focused on the exploration of dreams,
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| of the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis. His
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| | nightmares, and teen suicide. In 1990 he
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| written testimony has been used in
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| | published his research on alien abduction
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| Congressional hearings, and he has
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| | encounters, concluding, "There is
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| appeared before the UN twice. He has
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| | compelling powerful phenomenon here that
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| published two books covering his work
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| | I can't account for any other way, that's
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| with the MJ-12 documents and the Roswell
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| | mysterious…it seems to me that it
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| incident.
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| | invites deeper, further inquiry."
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| Richard F. Haines, Ph.D.: Research
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| | Peter A Sturrock, Ph.D.: British
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| Scientist for NASA from 1967-1988. He
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| | Scientist. He studied mathematics at
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| received his MA and Ph.D. in Experimental
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| | Cambridge University where he earned his
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| Psychology from Michigan State
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| | Ph.D. Much of his career has been devoted
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| University. He investigated aviation
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| | to electron physics, particle
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| accidents and incidents for FAA, NTSB,
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| | accelerators, plasma physics, solar
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| and attorneys. For 37 years he has
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| | physics, astrophysics, and scientific
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| specialized in pilot sightings, amassing
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| | interference. He was appointed professor
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| more than 3,000 reports. Other special
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| | of applied physics at Stanford
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| interests include analysis of
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| | University, where he is now professor
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| photographic evidence and data on Close
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| | emeritus. Gaining interest in UFology,
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| Encounters of the Fourth Kind. He has
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| | and curious about the general attitudes
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| written two books and numerous UFO
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| | toward the field, Sturrock conducted two
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| articles.
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| | major surveys involving more than 2,500
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| Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.: Astrophysicist and
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| | scientists. Upon learning that a majority
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| President of Digital Universe Foundation;
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| | of scientists favored better research of
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| Chief Science Officer for ManyOne
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| | UFOs, Sturrock helped establish the
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| Networks, Inc; Director of California
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| | Society of Scientific Exploration to
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| Institute for Physics and Astrophysics;
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| | provide a forum for the subject. His
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| and editor of numerous scientific
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| | studies have since been published.
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| journals. He earned his Ph.D. from the
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| | Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.: French-born
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| University of Wisconsin. Self-described
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| | Computer Scientist and Astronomer. After
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| as a "UFO skeptic, standing somewhere
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| | receiving his BS in Mathematics and his
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| between the majority rejectionist view of
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| | MS in Physics, he came to the US 1962 and
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| mainstream scientific community and the
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| | began working in astronomy at the
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| majority accepting view of the general
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| | University of Texas. He worked at
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| public," Haisch advocates personal
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| | MacDonald Observatory on NASA's first
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| research of phenomenon while suspending
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| | project making a detailed informational
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| judgment.
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| | map of Mars. He then received his Ph.D.
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| James A. Harder, Ph.D.: Professor of
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| | in Computer Science at Northwestern
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| Civil and Hydraulic Engineering and
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| | University, where he was a student of
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| Professor Emeritus at University of
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| | renowned UFologist, J. Allen Hynek.
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| California at Berkeley. Harder received
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| | Initially he promoted the
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| his BS at Caltech, and his MS and Ph.D.
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| | Extraterrestrial Hypothesis, but later
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| at University of California in Berkeley.
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| | modified it, introducing the
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| From 1969-1982 he was the director of
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| | Multidimensional Visitation Hypothesis.
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| research for Aerial Phenomena Research
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| | His exploration of the commonalities
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| Organization, one of the first civilian
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| | between UFOs, cults, religious movements,
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| organizations to study UFOs. He was the
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| | angels, ghosts, cryptid sightings, and
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| primary investigator on a number of
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| | psychic phenomena contributed to his
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| classical UFO cases, mainly related to
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| | change in ideas. He was the model for the
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| alien abductions. He is a strong advocate
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| | UFO researcher in Steven Spielberg's
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| of the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis and
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| | blockbuster, Close Encounters of the
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| the government cover-up theories.
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| | Third Kind, and served as a consultant on
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| John Keel: Parapsychologist and
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| | the set. He has authored numerous books
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| Journalist. Keel is best-known for his
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| | and articles on various subjects,
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| ideas that there is a direct relationship
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| | including UFOs.
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| between UFOs and psychic phenomena and
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