Who's Who in UFology Today

Below are ten names of the most educated,Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.: Astrophysicist and President of
respected UFologists alive today. By studying theirDigital Universe Foundation; Chief Science Officer for
theories and published works, you will be on theManyOne Networks, Inc; Director of California
forefront of Ufology research.Institute for Physics and Astrophysics; and editor of
Jerome Clark: Researcher and writer. He attendednumerous scientific journals. He earned his Ph.D. from
South Dakota State University and Minnesota Statethe University of Wisconsin. Self-described as a "UFO
University, becoming interested in the UFOskeptic, standing somewhere between the majority
phenomenon in the 1960s. He initially embraced therejectionist view of mainstream scientific community
interdimensional hypothesis to explain UFOs, but thenand the majority accepting view of the general
turned to Extraterrestrial Hypothesis as the bestpublic," Haisch advocates personal research of
explanation. His focus is on UFO cases with multiplephenomenon while suspending judgment.
witnesses, or those which leave physical evidence. HeJames A. Harder, Ph.D.: Professor of Civil and
is an active board member of CUFOS, and hasHydraulic Engineering and Professor Emeritus at
served as the editor of the CUFOS journal, as well asUniversity of California at Berkeley. Harder received
The Journal for UFO Studies. In the 1990s hehis BS at Caltech, and his MS and Ph.D. at University
published a massive three volume UFO Encyclopedia,of California in Berkeley. From 1969-1982 he was the
which earned him the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Awarddirector of research for Aerial Phenomena Research
in the Science category. He has written andOrganization, one of the first civilian organizations to
co-written several books on UFOs.study UFOs. He was the primary investigator on a
Stanton T. Friedman: Nuclear Physicist. He received hisnumber of classical UFO cases, mainly related to alien
BS and MS from University of Chicago, and workedabductions. He is a strong advocate of the
for 14 years on advanced, classified projects such asExtraterrestrial Hypothesis and the government
nuclear aircraft, fission and fusion rockets, and nuclearcover-up theories.
power plants for space. He is possibly theJohn Keel: Parapsychologist and Journalist. Keel is
best-known UFO lecturer in North America, havingbest-known for his ideas that there is a direct
been the first promoter of the Roswell incident, andrelationship between UFOs and psychic phenomena
the most significant voice of the Extraterrestrialand demonology. He is one of the most widely read
Hypothesis. His written testimony has been used inand influential UFologists since the early 1970s. His
Congressional hearings, and he has appeared before1967 book, The Mothman Prophesies-about a strange
the UN twice. He has published two books coveringwinged creature reportedly seen in West Virginia by
his work with the MJ-12 documents and the Roswellnumerous witnesses-was loosely adapted into a 2002
incident.blockbuster.
Richard F. Haines, Ph.D.: Research Scientist for NASABruce Maccabbee, Ph.D.: Optical Physicist. He received
from 1967-1988. He received his MA and Ph.D. inhis BS in physics from Worcester Polytechnical
Experimental Psychology from Michigan StateInstitute, and his MA and Ph.D. at American University
University. He investigated aviation accidents andin Washington DC. He has been active in UFO
incidents for FAA, NTSB, and attorneys. For 37 yearsresearch since the 1960s, when he joined NICAP.
he has specialized in pilot sightings, amassing moreAfter its demise he joined MUFON and is now state
than 3,000 reports. Other special interests includedirector for Maryland. He was instrumental in
analysis of photographic evidence and data on Closeestablishing the Fund for UFO Research. He is the
Encounters of the Fourth Kind. He has written twoauthor and co-author of numerous technical articles
books and numerous UFO articles.and books.