Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Proceedings of the First International UFO Congress
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This document is a biographical and terminological reference guide from the 1977 First International UFO Congress. It catalogs key figures, organizations, and historical UFO cases relevant to the study of Ufology during that era.
This document consists of excerpts from the 'Proceedings of the First International UFO Congress,' held in Chicago in 1977 and published in 1980. The text serves as a reference guide, providing biographical sketches of prominent figures in the field of Ufology, including researchers, engineers, scientists, and contactees. Notable individuals listed include Kenneth Arnold, J. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallée, Betty Hill, and Stanton T. Friedman, among others. Each entry provides a brief professional background and a list of their relevant publications. Additionally, the document contains a 'Glossary of Names and Terms Not Explained in Text,' which defines various organizations, contactees, and specific UFO cases. The glossary covers entities such as the Aetherius Society and individuals like George Van Tassel, Dino Kraspedon, and various reported contactees. It also summarizes specific incidents, such as the Coyne helicopter case, the Pascagoula abduction case, and the Port Monmouth case. The document provides a historical snapshot of the UFO community's intellectual landscape in the late 1970s, documenting the diverse range of academic, professional, and fringe perspectives present at the time.
The society 'numbers its supporters in the thousands, has branches in most English-speaking countries and offers a complete religious package-deal including prayers, chants, complex rituals, arduous pilgrimages and a fantastic and farflung philosophy geared to the terminology and iconography of the space age'
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Key Persons
- Kenneth ArnoldHeads Great Western Engineering Company
- James A. HarderProfessor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley
- Ted PhillipsEngineer with the Missouri State Highway Department
- Frank B. SalisburyDirector of the plant-science department at the State University of Utah
- Stanton T. FriedmanFormer nuclear physicist
- David M. JacobsAssistant professor of history at Temple University
- Jacques ValléeTrained in astrophysics and computer science
- J. Allen HynekProfessor emeritus of astronomy at Northwestern University
- Ted BloecherInvestigating UFOs for over twenty-five years
- Betty HillRetired social worker
- Alvin H. LawsonProfessor of English at California State University at Long Beach
- Curtis FullerCofounder and publisher of Fate
- Jim LorenzenInternational director of the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization
- David StuppleAssistant professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University
- Jerome ClarkAssociate editor of Fate and longtime UFO researcher
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