Bad UFOs: Skepticism, UFOs, and The Universe

Reflections on UFOs, skepticism, and practically anything else by Robert Sheaffer, author of the book "Bad UFOs," plus the "Psychic Vibrations" column in The Skeptical Inquirer).

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Abductology Implodes

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If "Abductology" is the study of alleged UFO abductions, then it can be said that not since the sudden demise of Marxist-Leninism ...

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Jared Loughner, Conspiracy Fanatic

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Details are slowly emerging about Jared Loughner, the accused gunman in the horrific shootings and murders in Tucson. While much political b...

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Monday, January 10, 2011

"Apollo 18": The Moon Hoax Stood on its Head

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I'm sure you're all familiar with claims of a "moon hoax:" that we never went to the moon, the Apollo program was a hoax...

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

More "Parachuting UFOs"

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On October 27 I posted a Blog entry titled "Parachuting UFOs", describing "mysterious lights" seen over east El Past, Te...

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

"Public Notice! The Beginning of Judgment Day and the Resurrection.....

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"...will occur on May 21, 2011." So reads a full-page ad in the San Diego Reader of Nov. 18, 2010 (and probably other publications...

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Monday, November 15, 2010

The Famous 1946 "Ghost Rockets" in Sweden - Were they Contrails?

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The sightings of what were called "ghost rockets" in Europe, mostly in Sweden, in the aftermath World War II, is well-known to stu...

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Conspiracy Theorists Continue to Flog "Mystery Missile"

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The so-called "mystery missile" photographed off Los Angeles on Monday (see previous Blog entry) was quickly identified as an airc...

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Robert Sheaffer: Robert Sheaffer is a writer with a lifelong interest in astronomy and the question of life on other worlds. He is one of the leading skeptical investigators of UFOs, and wrote the "Psychic Vibrations" column in The Skeptical Inquirer for almost 40 years. His book Psychic Vibrations reprints some of those columns. His most recent book is Bad UFOs (2016), which is also the name of his Blog that casts a skeptical eye on claims about UFOs. He is also the author of "UFO Sightings" (1998), and has appeared on many radio and TV programs. His writings and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as OMNI, Scientific American, Spaceflight, Astronomy, The Humanist, Free Inquiry, Reason, and others. He is also a founding director and past Chairman of the Bay Area Skeptics, a local skeptics' group in the San Francisco Bay area. Mr. Sheaffer lives near San Diego, California. He has worked as a data communications engineer in the Silicon Valley, and sings in professional opera productions.

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