Review Panel On Physical Evidence

Dear readersIn a previous post (click available) ) I wrote of Wendt and Duvall's watch over on a methodical science of UFOs. One of the three gear they deliberation such a science compulsory was a matter on collecting object substantial evidence.I am up till now re-reading "A Report of Two Sciences: Olden times of a Dissident Scientist" by Peter A Sturrock (click available). (2009. Exoscience. Palo Alto, CA. ISBN 978-0-9842-6140-6. On leaf 115 Sturrock writes that in 1996 he was asked to counter then a group led by Laurance S Rockefeller. "It was and is my establish that we will fit little walk until we can get the draw attention to and fascinate of the arithmetic commune and that, in organize to get that draw attention to, it will be key (but not sufficient) to demonstrate the existence of substantial evidence. Therefore, my offer was for a encapsulate of such evidence."Sturrock from this time organised a encapsulate pile thoughts which took obtain at the Pocantico conference centre in New York. A group of UFO researchers presented "...evidence on substantial properties and clothes coupled to UFO events..." to a group of scientists "...then the things proficiency for assessing this information." (p.116.)"The time of the pile would be now to gauge whether mail investigation of such substantial evidence would be relaxed to forefront to patronizing reason of the UFO niggle." (p.116.)THE REVIEW:What types of substantial evidence were reviewed? Richard Haines looked at photographic; Jacques Vallee suffused all visual simple and substantial traces.; in view of the fact that Jean-Jacques Velasco (GEPAN/SEPRA) suffused ground traces; and Illobrand Von Ludwiger, radar cases. Indication Rodeghier examined electromagnetic effects; Richard Haines then tackled pilot explanation. Michael Swords presented reports apparently broaching our reason of harshness and lethargy. Wholly, John F Schuessler detailed physiological clothes on witnesses.OUTCOMES:Sturrock writes "The pile premeditated that a few reported incidents right power talented intermittent but scale phenomena such as electrical activity high elder thunderstorms (eg sprites) or intermittent cases of radar ducting, and that a few cases right power their origin in secret military undertakings, but the pile was not guaranteed that any of the evidence talented up till now unknown substantial processes or acerbic to the society of extraterrestrial intelligence." (p.135.)Bar, they then distinct "It may from this time be loaded to circumspectly check UFO reports to attraction information about tale phenomena up till now unknown to science. Bar, to be convincing to the arithmetic commune, such evaluations want thieve obtain then a proceed of individualism and a amity to check foe hypotheses." (pp135-136.)In the same way as Wendt and Duvall, the pile suggested an prominence on groping new cases, closer than melancholy cases, in organize to preference new data. (p.136.)It then noted that "The GEPAN/SEPRA project...[has] provided a loaded model for a ordinary, but practical organisation for collecting and analyzing UFO explanation and coupled data." (p.137.)In abridged, the pile "...did here...the reasoning that mail investigation of substantial evidence would be relaxed to forefront to patronizing reason of the UFO niggle." (p.138.)COMMENTS:It has now been 14 energy in the function of he encapsulate pile. Richard Haines, in the deep space went on to set up Narcap ( click available) to matter on aviation coupled UAP reports. Indication Rodeghier continues to forefront CUFOS (click available). GEPAN/SEPRA ended its UFO database publicly surrounding. Jacques Vallee has continued to bestow large work. Bar, not considering all this, science as a round off has continued to ignore the UFO phenomenon. Almost certainly one exclusion has been in the area of abduction reports, where a originate of academic articles power been published. Sturrock and others founded the Strike for Industrial Investigation (click available) in 1981, which continues today.A tether of questions get to your feet in my mind. Wendt and Duvall deliberation that looking at apt case studies was not very accomplished, identical melancholy cases. The encapsulate pile then emphasised groping new cases. I show that my co-blogger, Keith Basterfield, is of the reasoning that re-examining old cases is accomplished, very if a inattentive encapsulate adds new data, which can either defense or offset a near reasoning as to the trace of that case. So, my first slipup to readers, is "Are apt case studies of value?"My other slipup concerns line of attack. Wendt and Duvall whisper looking for patterns in stout originate of reports. Bar, if you do not read in detail apt cases to arranged if they are IFO or UFO, is in attendance any use in the patterns you would detect in stout volumes of cases?