Category: Special Section: UFOs in the News
Great Expectations: UFOs in Congress
On May 17, 2022, The House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence held a much heralded hearing on “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (or UAP, the new term for UFOs). Expectations were high, in no small part due to the statements of the committee members. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, described it as …
How to Keep Your Mind on Solid Ground During the Latest UFO Excitement
Look to the skies! UFOs are trending again! In recent months, UFO interest has gained sufficient altitude to escape not only the immense gravity wells of Facebook and Twitter but even that dark credibility vacuum known as The History Channel. Serious though incomplete reporting has appeared in mainstream news media, including The New York Times, …
This article is available for free to all.The New Yorker’s Credulous Article on Pentagon UFOs
On April 30, the normally serious New Yorker dropped online a very misleading article titled “How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously.” (UFO author Leslie Kean said that work on this story “has been underway for months,” which is quite surprising!) The article appeared in the May 10 printed edition of the New Yorker under …
Two Letters The New Yorker Didn’t Publish
Many scientists and skeptics expressed concern to us about the New Yorker article “The U.F.O. Papers” (in the May 10 printed edition). We know of at least two who submitted letters to the magazine about it. The New Yorker didn’t publish them, but here they are: Dear Editors: As an astronomer, educator, and a Fellow …
This article is available for free to all.UFOs Explode in Credulous Media
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have no doubt noticed that news media have been filled with gushing, uncritical articles proclaiming the glorious new reality of UFOs. On the right, we have Tucker Carlson on Fox News and the New York Post; on the left, we have the Washington Post and The …
CSI Statement Expresses Concerns about UFO Coverage, Offers Tips for Reporters
The following statement and guide for media coverage of UFOs was issued June 3 and reissued June 25 (the day the Pentagon UFO report came out) by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, publisher of the Skeptical Inquirer. It expresses concern about some of the recent “over-enthusiastic and uncritical coverage of UFO claims,” offers precautionary advice …