“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…
27
amined
hundreds
of
cases
and
rejected
the
alternative
hypothesis
as
capable
of
accounting for
them.
I
am
afraid
that
this
possibility
has
sufficiently
good
backing
for
it,
despite
its
low
a
priori
ability,
that
we
must
examine
it.
I
think
your
committee, with
its
many
concerns
for
the
entire
aerospace pro-
gram,
as
well
as
our whole
national
scientific
program,
has
a
very
special
reason
for
examining
that
possibility.
Should
that
possibility
be
correct, if
there
is
even
a
chance of
its
being
correct,
we
ought
to
get
our
best
people
looking at
it.
Instead,
we
are
collectively
laughingat
this
possibility.
To
meet
Mr.
Rumsfeld's
request,
let
me
remark on
Dr.
Hynek's
two
recommendations.
I
strongly
concur
in the
need for
some
new
approach.
I
am
sure
Dr.
Hynek
was
not
suggesting
there
be
one
single
UFO
committee.
In
fact,
he
said,
"not
a
one-shot
approach."
A
plu-
ralistic
approach
to
the
problem
is
needed
here.
The
Defense
Department
is
already
supporting
some work on
it.
NASA
definitely
has
a
need
to look at
this
problem.
We
have
to
pay
very
serious attention
to
the
problem
and
get
a
variety
of
new
approaches.
The
other point
Dr.
Hynek
mentioned
was
that
we
try to
look
at
this
on a
worldwide
basis.
This
is
crucially
important.
We
are dealing
with
a
real
problem
here,
and
I
insist it is
a
global
problem.
We
canstudy
it
in the
United
States,
but
if
we
ignore
what
is
happening
in
France
and
England—one
of
the
greatest
UFO
waves
that ever
occurred
was
in
France—would
be
a
serious
mistake.
I
strongly
urge
that
your committee
consider
holding
rather
more
extensive
hearings
in
which
a
larger
segment of
the
scientific
community
is
given the
Opportunity to
talk
pro
and
con
on
the
issue,
hearings
aimed
at
getting
a
new
measure of
scientific
attention
to
this
important problem.
Thank
you.
Mr.
RousH. Thank
you,
Dr. McDonald,
for your
presentation.
As
we
explained
awhile ago,
we
are
pressed
for
time.
We
are
enter-
taining questions
from members
of
the committee.
Mr.
Bell.
Mr.
BELL.
Dr. McDonald,
I
want
to
compliment you
on
your
inter-
esting statement.
But
what
leads
you
to
believe
that
whatever
these
phenomena
are,
they
are
extraterrestrial?
What
facts
do
you have?
Dr.
MCDONALD.
May I
say
I
wouldn't use the
word
"believe."
I
would
say the "hypothesis" that
these are
extraterrestrial surveillance,is
the hypothesis
I
presently
regard as
most
likely.
As I
mentioned,
it
is
not hard
facts
in the
sense
of
irrefutable
proof,
but
dealing with
case after case
wherein the
witnesses
showed
credi-bility
I
can't
impugn. That
impresses
me. These
are
not
at
all
like
geophysical or astronomical
phenomena
they appear
to
be
craft
-like
machine
-like
devices.
I
would have to answer you
in
terms of
case
after case that
I
and
others
have
investigated,
to
make
all
this clear.
It
is this
very large
body of
impressive witnesses'
testimony, radar
-
tracking data
on
ultra-high-speed objects
sometimes moving
at over
5,000 miles
an hour,
UFO's,combined radar
-visual sightings,
and
just
too
much
other consistent evidence that suggests
we
are dealing with
machine
-like devices
from somewhere
else.