Why is the UFO phenomenon significant? Prof. McDonald probably had the best answer

Published by SpaceTimeForum on YouTube on May 19, 2014. "James McDonald explains UFO debunking." Duration: 1 min, 11 sec.

In a brief video clip, Professor James E. McDonald shares his thoughts on why the US government dismisses the scientific importance of UFOs.

This post about James E. McDonald aims to add another piece to the puzzle regarding the strange discrepancy between the overwhelming evidence supporting the reality of UFOs (the physical aspect) and the official denial by the government, military, and intelligence agencies of the UFO phenomenon's significance for national security and science.

Professor McDonald is one giant in the history of UFO-research. Anyone interested in finding out if there is anything important with the UFO phenomenon or not, has to study at least some of the work about the phenomenon by Prof. McDonald.

Explore the links below to learn about James E. McDonald's significant work on UFOs and its relevance still today.

Check out the University of Arizona Libraries link, as it contains McDonald's data on various UFO cases, correspondence with military officials, etc.

• James E. McDonald papers (MS 412). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

By Arizona Archives Online under the heading "Scope and Content Note:"

Papers, 1904-1997 (bulk 1958-1971). Mostly correspondence, cases, reports, interviews, and printed materials relating to James E. McDonald's investigations, 1958 to 1971, into unidentified flying objects and similar sightings, and governmental investigations, responses and reports, including the United States Air Force's Project Blue Book, and Edward U. Condon's 1969 report, A Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, relating to these phenomenon. Correspondence, 1958-1971, is between McDonald and various government and military officials, other scientific and professional UFO researchers. Case files, 1945-1970, include investigations, mostly in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, on sightings by military pilots, tower control officers, law enforcement officers, scientists and citizens.

Contains photocopies of approximately 580 Project Blue Book sighting reports, mostly by pilots, and some with airborne and ground radar verification. Also includes four handwritten journals, 1958-1971, describing UFO investigative activity; papers and talks, 1966-1977, given before conferences, symposia, and groups; research materials, including his 1967 trip to Australia and New Zealand; a referenced outline of an unpublished book; over 80 audio-tapes of interviews, talks, and conversations on UFO topics; photographic materials on various subjects; and supplemental materials.

• Science in Default - 22 years of Inadequate UFO Investigations - Prof. James E. McDonald, 1969.

• Statement on UFOs by James E. McDonald to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1968.

• http://physics.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/JEMcDonald/mcdonald_nicap_061069.pdf

Following said by James E. McDonald on page 5/12:

On the basis of my examination of the UFO problem during the past three years, I regard it as probably the outstanding scientific problem of the century. I believe the evidence clearly shows that Dr. Condon, like a number of other scientists who have previously had responsibilities in advising the Air Force on its task of sorting out the mysteries of the steady flow of UFO reports, really never opened his eyes to the significant evidence, never dug in and undertook the kind of extensive case-checking and witness-interviewing that leads one to see that in the UFO problem we are probably confronting a phenomenon of unprecedented scientific significance.

• http://wolfdigitalmedia.com/ufo/jamesmcdonaldarchive.htm

Enjoy and take care!