Extraordinary claims that are testable ought to be tested and that is the basis for scientific skepticism: extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. A personal interest of mine is an attempt to understand the notion that some unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are actually alien space ships. It seems to me then that one ought to be able to find some physical evidence that aliens are visiting the Earth - and yet, apparently, there is none, nothing alien.
Alien Nation (Karl Mamer)
UFOs and Aliens (Stephen Wagner)
Timetable of UFO mythology (after Curtis Peebles)
The Condon Report - more that you wanted to know about the UFO phenomenon
My personal UFO FAQ file.
" Through the looking glass" , personal observations on why people believe.
A plea for scientific thinking.
" Stupid UFOlogy Tricks", a commentary on the arguments used to justify a belief in alien visitations.
A few words about physical evidence, what it is and why it is needed.
My reaction to the Sims / VernonClark physical evidence claim. Russell VernonClark's retraction.
Three fatal mistakes that UFOlogy has made.
UFOlogy - a religion or "science entertainment"?
MJ-12: a proven hoax and the background for "Dark Skies"
Searching for Extrasolar Planets
Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Life on Mars? (FAS) (New Scientist) (Case Western)
Mars Global Surveyor Face page (NASA)
Seti@home A free screensaver that looks for signals in real radio telescope data
Robert Sheaffer's Resources on UFOs - Skeptical to the Max! Robert covers a number of topics in depth, such as the NASA shuttle "UFO video", Jimmy Carter's UFO sighting, the Travis Walton abduction story ("Fire in the Sky"), and Erich von Daniken's ancient astronaut theories.
The UFO entry in the Skeptic's Dictionary
UFOs and Flying Saucers (Bill Latura)
UFO-Sweden - over 2000 level-headed nordics
UFO paper at the First International Virtual Conference on Mad Science
The New York Area Skeptics offer a downloadable tutorial explaining the difference between science and pseudo-science.
Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land - and an archive of their excellent "REALL News"
Donna Kossy's Kooks Museum
Russell Turpin's "Characterization of Quack Theories"
The Skeptic Tank - A gold-mine of skeptical files for the asking.
Science and the Art of Skeptical Thought (Mike Kohary)
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims Of the Paranormal
MSNBC UFO Front Page - Bill Gates working the UFO gold mine
Fortean Times Online - covering anything strange, including UFOs
UFO World - don't really know what to make of this page, but it should provide a stern torture test for your browser!
Saucer Smear magazine - shockingly close to the truth! All the gossip about the major players in UFOlogy
A list of UFO pages at the site of the "70 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time". Check out the entire site!
UFO folklore (Dan Geib) - this site chronicles the latest developments in UFO mythology.
A UFOlogical Who's Who
Westm@n UFO Central - another site that attempts to stay current with the latest developments
James Easton's UFO page - the best of the lot
MUFON home page - for true believers only
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