THE “UFO WAVES” REVIEW PROJECT: An Invitation to Participate in a Joint Research on the Literature of UFO Waves

This document is a formal invitation from Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, associated with the FOTOCAT Project, to participate in the 'UFO Waves Review Project.' The author identifies a critical need for a comprehensive synthesis of existing research on UFO waves and flaps, noting that the modern study of UFOs, which began in 1947, has suffered from a lack of organized, cumulative knowledge. Many researchers are reportedly unaware of literature published in languages other than English or in obscure sources. To address this, the project seeks to recruit a task force of UFO students and academic experts to review items from a previously published bibliography titled 'UFO Waves: An International Bibliography,' released in December 2015. Participants are asked to write brief abstracts of findings and methodologies for selected items, which will then be compiled into a multi-author database. The project is under the general supervision of Ballester Olmos, with Spanish physicist Julio Plaza del Olmo serving as the coordinator responsible for corresponding with volunteers and managing the input. The author emphasizes that the goal is to create a 'consultation reservoir' that will allow for a quick overview of the state-of-the-art in UFO research, including the identification of strong and weak points in existing literature. The document outlines the methodology for the review, which includes categorizing items into specific topics such as waves prior to 1947, contemporary waves, general research, and various theories and hypotheses. While there is no strict deadline, the author suggests 31 December 2016 as a reasonable target for completion. The document concludes by stressing the importance of this work in establishing solid, objective foundations for future ufological research, moving away from the current state where major findings are often lost in a 'morass of worthless articles.'