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).

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Mr. (and Mrs.) Hills' Wild Ride

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The alleged "UFO abduction" of Betty and Barney Hill on Sept. 19, 1961 was the first such report of its kind in the United States,...

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Doomsdays of Yesteryear: Toutatis Threatens Totally, 2004

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From my column Psychic Vibrations in the Skeptical Inquirer, Volume 28.4, July / August 2004 Toutatis Threatens Totally Heads...

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Are You Going to CSICon in New Orleans?

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It's coming up in just a few weeks: the first CSI(COP) conference in several years, to be held in New Orleans on Oct. 27-30: http://www....

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Comet Elenin "Self Destructs"

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Sorry to disappoint those who were expecting Mayhem and Destruction from puny Comet Elenin this fall. However, Sky and Telescope magazine h...

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Some Comments on the History Channel show "UFOs On The Record"

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On Thursday, August 25 the History Channel premiered a UFO documentary titled "Special Access - UFOs On The Record." It was based ...

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Hilary Evans (1929-2011) Fortean author, "PsychoSocial" Theorist

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Hilary Evans, a leading British Fortean author and researcher of “marginal human experiences,” died on July 27, 2011. He was the author of ...

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Budd Hopkins (1931-2011) - Pioneering UFO Abductionist

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The famous UFO Abductionist Budd Hopkins succumbed to cancer in New York City on August 21, at the age of eighty ( http://www.intrudersfound...

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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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