Rich Reynolds is onto something here in discussing reasons for the general “burnout” we so often see in ufologists, who cannot long tolerate the ambiguity inherent in the field and its apparent lack of progress. A Commenter does take respectful issue with Rich’s remark that “only the psychopathic remnant of the phenomenon will continue to […]

Open Minds UFO Radio: MJ is a writer, blogger, and researcher who critically and philosophically examines the modern UFO phenomenon, and other strange Fortean subjects. With a background in Critical Theory, History, and Cultural Studies, he enjoys exploring all things weird and anomalous. He is a field investigator with MUFON, has been featured on multiple […]

Veteran Australian researcher Bill Chalker uses a combined “Afterlife Explorers Conference” and “Close Encounters Conference” in Byron Bay, New South Wales, to make several cogent points about the mentality behind much of “popular ufology.” He remarks how redolent of the 1960s “Space Brotherism” is the modern cant, argues that critical thinking is in order, and […]

There is much food for reflection in this trio of posts. In the first one, Rich Reynolds surveys the diverse and often-goofy field of current-day ufology and finds the study moribund. He follows up with a critical suggestion for improvement in Forever Unsolved [UFO] Mysteries?. Reynolds asserts that research of “classic” UFO cases is superficial […]

Open Minds UFO News Ufology Today: Professionalism and RespectOpen Minds UFO NewsMy admiration of these people who have dedicated an extraordinary amount of personal time, finances, and more towards the UFO subject is endless. Even more, there are many people who do the hard work and go unrecognized. To them and others, …

Having spent most of my lifetime as a ufologist, I have had the pleasure of working with so many incredible ufologists over five decades. My admiration of these people who have dedicated an extraordinary amount of personal time, finances, and more towards the UFO subject is endless.  Even more, there are many people who do […]

A rebirth of interest in ufology is possible, according to Rich Reynolds, if we are willing to put behind us the tired stories and stonewalled incidents of the past and move forward with a clean slate. Even better, we can change the direction of our investigation from reporting old information to looking for the one […]

Studying saucers is more complicated than mainstream media imagines since it involves people. They can be reduced to hard data like race, sex, creed, etc., but not their experience. Arguing for clearer minds in a murky topic, Jack Brewer addresses the human condition central to alien encounters. Similar sentiments are echoed by Julia Shaw over […]

So much for the aphorism, “Climb a mountain, tell no one”. In this age of social media, everybody’s gunning for their Warhol-mandated 15 minutes. See a UFO? Contact The Discovery Channel and you might get filmed bumbling around the dark with a low-light camera. Don’t write off Rich Reynolds as a curmudgeon, there are more […]

Tyto atmosférické jevy, které nabízí fotogenické vizuální představení, často popletou fantasty, kteří pak ohlašují úřadům, že pozorovali UFO. Ve skutečnosti je to jednoduchá fyzika, která přesto tajemné barevné představení nezbavuje magické atmosféry.