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, November 27, 2012

James W. Moseley (1931-2012)

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James W. Moseley in 1980 (photo by author) As most of you have probably heard, the well-known UFO satirist, hoaxer, and occasionally s...

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Apocalypse Made Easy

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Now that the 2012 Apocalypse is fast approaching, here is a simple, easy-to-use guide to the impending End of the World. Why is the world...

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Sunday, November 11, 2012

UFOs Infest Denver, According to Fox News Affiliate

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Some people have long been accusing Fox News and its affiliates of practicing Tabloid Journalism. The Fox affiliate in Denver, KDVR, seems d...

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Are UFO Enthusiasts 'Giving Up' on UFOlogy? Get Real!

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Very likely you have seen the article in The Telegraph of London November 4 titled "UFO enthusiasts admit the truth may not be out th...

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Monday, October 29, 2012

The Pseudo-Science of Anti-Anti-Ufology

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[This is reprinted from my Psychic Vibrations column in The Skeptical Inquirer , September/October, 2009. It answers Friedman's ...

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Friday, October 26, 2012

"U.S. News" Proclaims UFOs a "Danger to Aviation"

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The next time you get on a plane, don't worry about the terrorist who might have smuggled explosives on board inside his rectum. Inst...

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

New Developments in the Frederick Valentich Disappearance: An Airplane Abducted by a UFO?

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Valentich and his aircraft A famous "unexplained" UFO case (or more precisely, a case where the solution is probable, but no...

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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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