“The Advance”52 pages
- p. 7 …of advanced
technological
ma-
chinery
manned by some
kind
of
intelligence,
that
is,
the
extrater-
restrial…
- p. 9 …American Association for the Advancement of Science;
Astronomy Society(secretary).
Specialty: Astrophysics.
Fields of Interest: Stellar…
- p. 19 …The Air Force has no evidence that UFO's are extra-terrestrial or rep-
resent advanced…
- p. 24 18
(The biography of Dr.McDonald follows:)
DR. JAMES E. MCDONAI,D
Born: Duluth, Minn., May…
- p. 29 …from some
advanced
technology
sufficiently
advanced
to
do what
we
cannot
do
in
the
sense
of…
- p. 32 …The
possibility
that these are
extraterrestrial devices,
that
we
are
dealing with
surveillance
from some advanced…
- p. 40 …THE
UNCONVENTIONAL NATURE
OF
THE
UFO
PROBLEM
To
both
laymen
and
scientists,
the
impressive
progress
that…
- p. 48 …At
first,
they thought
it
was
a
jet,
whose
exhaust
was somehow
accounting for the
advancing…
- p. 59 …advanced
civilization
of
extraterrestrial origin,
the
pattern of the observa-
tions,
the motivation of the
surveillance…
- p. 75 …To
ignore
most
of the
salient
features
of
a
sighting
in
order
to
advance
an
easy…
- p. 94 …Now,
if
we
want
to
assess
the
likelihood
that there are
intelligentcivilizations
somewhere
in
advance of…
- p. 95 …be far in advance of our own,and this,therefore raises the
question of how likely…
- p. 96 …that
an advance
civilization
comes here very rarely.
But I
again emphasize the great uncertainty in…
- p. 97 91
So,
to
conclude
what
I
understand
is
the
main
reason
why
this
committee
has
asked…
- p. 100 …the
possibility
of
its
development
by
other
civilizations.
But
if
each
of,
say,
a
million
advanced…
- p. 101 …a race of advanced and benign creatures were devoted
to our welfare.
The interest in unidentified…
- p. 111 …The possible value
of contact for purposes of advancing our knowledge of our technology.
Let's…
- p. 112 …again the same possible great value from under-
standing the phenomenon in order to advance our…
- p. 116 …We
must
then concern ourselves with the
possible
consequences of
contact with
technologically
advanced
civilizations
whose…
- p. 117 111
the task. We must also 'be concerned with the risks of panic resulting in people…
- p. 124 …Gravitation remains one of the enigmas of modern
science,
although
there have been some advances in…
- p. 125 …This
will
depend
upon
advances
in
many
fields
of
science.
Some
of
the
things
required
will…
- p. 130 …Gravitation
remains
one
of the
enigmas
of
modern
science,
although
there
have
been
some
advances
in…
- p. 132 …Baker's
professional
society
memberships
include
the
American
Associa-
tion
for
the
Advancement
of
Science,
Phi…
- p. 140 …There have been many debates on the technical
capabilities or limits on the capabilities of advanced…
- p. 141 135
area of forecasting the social characteristics of an advanced extrater-
restrial civilization. Philosophers, social scientists…
- p. 142 …in the environs
of
the
earth,
or
to
make
dubious
speculations
either
concerning "their"
advanced
scientific…
- p. 143 …the
gross
characteristics
of
an
advanced
civilization.
These
studies
(probablynot
Government funded)
should
include
the
social…
- p. 150 …Applications
and
Advanced Topics,
Academic
Press,
New
York,
pp.
112-115 and
pp.
376
to
392…
- p. 153 147
00015 "Recent Advances in Astrodynamics," (with Samuel Herrick), Jet Propul-
sion, 28, No. 10, 1958…
- p. 154 …00040 "State-of-the-Art-1960 Astrodynamics,"Astronautics, 5, No. 11, 30, 1960.
00041 "Novel Orbit…
- p. 157 …Makemson)
00071 Astrodynamics - Applications and Advanced Topics, Academic Press,
New York, 1967.
00072 "Recent Advances in…
- p. 171 …In the past five
years, he has advanced from assistant bookkeeper to teller to head teller…
- p. 174 …He has no desire to advance any further
up the bank totem pole, says he never…
- p. 189 …advanced radar systems air being de-
vekii2ed for our missile defense systems, such as the ALTAR…
- p. 190 …of the Earth or to make very dubious speculations 191, t101
either concerning "their" advanced scientific…
- p. 203 …The
primary
attribute
of
an
advanced
intelligent civilization
is
its
ability
to create
its
own
environment…
- p. 204 …Menzel became
acting Director
of
Harvard
College
Observatory
and,
in 1954,
was
advanced to the
Directorship…
- p. 207 …approach
it
or
advances
as you
move
away.
As
we
look over the
Air Force
files…
- p. 210 …Or
at
least
that
is
the
com-
mon
argument
advanced
by
UFO
buffs.
Radar
is
cursed…
- p. 212 …Life
Member
of
American
Association
for the
Advancement
of
Science.
Professional Organizational
Activities:
State delegate to…
- p. 217 …our
level
of
advancement?
As
noted
in
the
Special
Report
of the
USAF
Scientific
Advisory
Board…
- p. 219 …Friedman has a relatively unique background in advanced technology, hav-
ing been actively involved in the…
- p. 222 …the
existence
of
advanced
civilizations.
We
frequently
forget that the
resolution
of
present
photographs of the…
- p. 223 …36, 37) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science is
planning a UFO seminar…
- p. 224 …reason,
would
not
examine
the data
relevant to
UFOs
or advanced
technology.
Marcowitz
was
totally
wrong…
- p. 225 …reason,
would
not
examine
the
data
relevant to
UFOs
or
advanced
technology.
Marcowitz
was
totally
wrong…
- p. 226 …B.,
"The
Phenomenological
Aspects
of
Magnetogasdynamic
Re-entry."
Presented
at
the 10th
Midwestern Mechanics
Conference,
Colorado…
- p. 227 …not
alone
in
the Universe
and
surely
some
civilizations
are
more
advanced than
ours,
but
interstellar…
- p. 233 …possible
sites
in
advance,
we
could
simply
move
in
to
recover
the
desired
information
after
an…
- p. 234 …The effectiveness of the proposed procedure would depend very heavily upon
the amount of thought, care…
- p. 237 …listed
in
advance
on
a
'standardized rating sheet.
However
this
part
of
the
experiment
will
not…
236
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AMP.)
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Frank B. Salisbury • Utah State University
A phenomenon is abroad in the land.
Since shortly after the beginning of re-
corded history, but particularly during
the past two decades, many people
have reported visual observations of
phenomena which they interpret as ob-
jects so intricate in their structure and
proficient in their maneuvers that they
far surpass the current human tech-
nology. The apparent objects are usu-
ally in the sky, but in a few cases they
are on the ground or landing or taking
off from the ground. Although they
may not be flying and they may not be
objects, they are called unidentified fly-
ing objects: UFO's for short.
What is the significance of these
strange, typically aerial phenomena?
There are many extremely important
implications in the area of psychology.
Perhaps the most obvious is the pos-
sibility that the UFO's may be purely
psychological phenomena such as hal-
lucinations. Of much greater impor-
tance, however, could be the psycho-
logical questions of interpretation.
These are valid regardless of what
elicits the response in the witness — a
real spaceship from Mars or a spot-
light shining on a gossamer cloud.
The number of witnesses to these
phenomena has increased tremen-
dously in recent years (probably a siz-
able fraction of 1% of the world's
là
population has been involved in "good"
sightings), therefore the phenomenon
is of obvious sociological importance.
It could influence the relationships be-
tween nations or programs of space
exploration. It might even, given the
proper circumstances, develop into a
panic of severe proportions. There is
ample justification from the sociologi-
cal standpoint for a detailed study of
the UFO phenomenon.
My interest developed from the field
of exobiology. If the UFO's are extra-
terrestrial spaceships guided by intelli-
gent beings (as many of their witnesses
insist), then they are of the most press-
ing interest to the exobiologist. Cur-
rent speculation about life on Mars
(Jackson and Moore, 1965; Salisbury,
1962, 1966) would be naive indeed if
such were the case. Although they
would have virtually no significance to
exobiology if they are not extraterres-
trial, the possibility that they might be
seems great enough to merit at least a
preliminary investigation.
We might well consider the UFO's
from the standpoint of the philosophy
of scientific method. Even if the sci-
entific community at large were sin-
cerely interested in the study of the
phenomena, it would encounter many
difficulties in knowing what approach
to take. UFO sightings are events
which usually cannot be repeated. The
astronomer may also witness such
events, e.g., the flares on Mars (Salis-
bury, 1962; Ley„..-Wifis, and Ws.,abet—
Von Braun, 1960), but at least he is a
trained observer, and none of his col-
leagues are likely to doubt his word.
In the case of the UFO's, although
many observers may be highly trained
in certain aspects of contemporary
modern life, few, if any, could claim
much competence as carefully schooled
UFO observers! Frequently, they are
not trained to differentiate between
observation and interpretation, and
often there is a strong tendency for
all but close friends to doubt their
word. Here, then, is a phenomenon of
nature which could, and should, be of
extreme interest to the scientist. But it
is a difficult one for even him to study.
How do we study events which cannot
be repeated and which are recorded
only through the minds of observers
who can scarcely resist the temptation
to enlarge their stories and to inter-
mingle the facts with their own inter-
pretations and psychological responses?
An artist's conception of the Boiani, New
Guinea, June 26-27, 1969, sighting. Object is
drawn from sketches made by the witnessss at
the time. Note the other two objects hovering
at a greater distance. Supplied by the Aerial
Phenomena Research Organization (See above).