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pearance
cannot
be
predicted
and
they
cannot
be reproduced
in
the
lab
or
in
the
field
but
they
have
been
observed.
29.
Are
there
any
other
references
of
interest
to
scientists?
Yes, References
56-62.30.
Haven't
you
biased
your
comments
by
not
discussing
at
any
length
the
work
of Marcowitz,
Menzel,
and
Klass?
The
paper
by
Marcowitz
(Ref.
12) and
the
books
by
Menzel"
and
Klass
will
undoubtedly
be read
by
scientists
of the
21st
century
as
"classics"
illustrating
a
non-scientific
approach
to
UFOs
by
people
who,
for
whatever
reason,
would
not
examine
the
data
relevant to
UFOs
or
advanced
technology.
Marcowitz
was
totally
wrong
about
fission
and
fusion
propulsion
systems,
didn't
even
consider
electromagnetic
propulsion,
and
was
obviously
unaware
of
current technology
and
the
data such
as
I
mentioned
earlier
about
UFOs.
McDonald
has
discussed
Menzels approach
in
detail,
but
let
me
also
point
out
that
in
Ref.
64,
fewer
than
30
sightings
ever
listed
as
"unknowns"
were
discussed
and no
mention
was made
of the
434
"Unknowns"
of
Ref.
3
or
even
the
71
Excellent
Unknowns
of
this
study.
I
agree with
Klass
on
only
one
item,
many
people
have
observed
glowing
plasmas;
but
I
believe
they
were
adjacent
to
vehicles
rather
than
ball
lightning
or
corona
discharge.
He
didn't
even
consider
this
possibility
despite
all
his talk
about plasmas
and
despite
the
enormous
amount
of
plasma
-vehicle
data
which
is
available.
In
summary, I
feel
that
these three
gentlemen
have
made
strong
attempts
to
make
the
data
fit
their
hypotheses
rather
than
trying to
do
the
much
more
difficult
job of
creating
hypotheses
which
fit
the
data.
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