UFO Mania Is Out of Control. Please Stop. - The Washington Post

In this first reflection on Where We (Perhaps) Stand in ufology, Joel Achenbach manages to be funny and make some worthwhile points while recapping recent events. But it's necessary to get past the article's standard debunking blather, sweeping generalizations, and avoidance of "uncomfortable" details. Kate Dorsch sketches a larger historical context in UFOs Were Born Among America's Cold War Fears. Dorsch eschews World War II "foo fighters" and the 1946 Scandinavian Ghost Rockets for a simpler construct beginning with Kenneth Arnold. Her predictions prior to the June 25th Office of the Director of National Intelligence's "Preliminary Assessment" may be compared with its actual content and thrust. Writing post-Assessment, Mark Sumner argues the UFO Report Doesn't Point to Aliens, but Shows Why We Need Men in Black. Though making some perhaps unintentional gaffes ("Rosewell"?) while trying to be humorous, Sumner does offer a sensible suggestion for going forward. Meanwhile Billy Cox tries to elucidate an uneasy little detail in Oke Who?--the Admiral. Can we incorporate this clandestine private company reverse-engineering claim into the larger picture? One governmental figure had a very dramatic "take" upon the whole UFO conundrum. Longtime UFO Researcher and Former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer Passes Away, we read. Besides his long governmental service, the outspoken and controversial Hellyer certainly added interest to the UFO field. Requiescat in pace. (WM)

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