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).

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Richard Dolan - Three Strikes, and You're Out!! Strike One - the "UFO Leak of the Century" Collapses

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For years now, Richard Dolan has promoted himself as a 'sensible,' or 'thoughtful', or 'conservative' UFO research...

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

More History of 'Pentagon Woo' from Annie Jacobsen - Part 2

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Continuing the Discussion of Annie Jacobsen's 2017 book Phenomena Continued from Part 1 "The potential of prophecy as a ...

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Monday, May 18, 2020

A Not-So-Brief History of Pentagon Woo, With a Familiar Cast of Characters

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Nearly all of the discussion about UFOology these past two and a half years has centered around Tom DeLonge and his "To The Stars Aca...

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Saturday, May 9, 2020

New: Panel Discussion/Debate - Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Sheaffer, and Ivan Stang (1991).

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I have recently posted to YouTube a panel discussion/debate I did with the late Robert Anton Wilson, well-known science fiction author and ...

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Microwaves, Dead Cows and Light Pillars - "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch."

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So, the "History" Channel has now allowed free streaming of the first episode of "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch," in...

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The New Owner of "Skinwalker Ranch" Steps Forward, and He's No Stranger to Weird Stuff [Updated March 13]

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A secretive company called Adamantium Real Estate bought the supposedly haunted "Skinwalker Ranch" from Robert Bigelow in 2016 ....

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Saturday, March 7, 2020

'British UAP Sightings Now Online' - Another Facepalm for To The Stars

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On March 6, 2020 the following image was posted on To The Stars' Facebook page: Oh, really? TTSA writes, "British #UAP ...

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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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