In our '60 Years of UFOs' issue we asked a panel of experts to name the case from the last six decades they thought most evidential, and to give their thoughts on the future of ufology.
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It seems to be freely viewable for now...thank you so much for this tip, Mac...
.....so....where is yours?
Instead of the 10 best cases syndrome, I'd like to see a list of the 10 to 25 most significant and unusual patterns observable or detectable via an analysis of the best 3000 or more cases. The patterns of display, behavior, location, percipients, appearance, etc., may be even more important in revealing new, real data than differing lists of the top ten cases.
An effort on a large scale such as this, with a "Battelle-squared" emphasis (ref. Project Blue Book SR #14 for info) on parsing the identifiable elements of the best several thousand cases over the past 60 years, AND in real-time, using 21st century technologies, and dedicated scientific effort, might show an anomalous enough set of criteria that would be convincing enough to really begin to get a better idea of the nature of the ufo/uap problem, and how to identify more clearly both phenomena, among others that are confused for ufos or uaps.
This would require a grid of advanced, sophisticated sensors operating in real-time to be implemented, most likely. The result would be an advanced version of the original PBB Special Report #14 analysis. Perhaps a past-history analysis would be Part A, and real-time analysis of current incidents as they occur would or should be a separate Part B in any such advanced efforts. A comparitive analysis between A and B should also be done, naturally.
Oh, if only we could persuade the US government to devote some resources of their global surveillance netword to work in parallel or part-time on enhanced or "retuned" sensor grids to aid in the problem being investigated on a broader, more thorough basis. Perhaps just a pipe dream, all things considered.
Wish one or more of these new-tech, new-economy billionaires would put a few million into such an effort, mapping the patterns, to better separate the wheat from the huge amounts of chaff. They can afford it, and it would be more useful than further funding of radio SETI, that's for damn sure.
Paul Allen, Google boys, Microsoft, are you even listening? Perhaps a consortium of same would be even better, to reduce the temptation to control the methodologies and areas of investigation in need of better exploratory tools being applied.
I suppose a very thorough study of how to analyze such patterns via statistical analysis using advanced computing, etc., would be required in the form of a proposal as a first, preliminary step to getting anyone who can afford to foot the bill to become seriously interested.
What should be included in such a proposal?
Elan--
Good question! I'll be thinking . . .
Mine's my favorite too.
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