Person
James E. McDonald
- Atmospheric physicist, University of Arizona
James E. McDonald was an atmospheric physicist at the University of Arizona who argued in the 1960s that UFO reports deserved serious scientific study. He testified at the House Committee on Science and Astronautics' symposium on UFOs in July 1968.
Sources: 1968 House symposium record
Facts and claims
- documented At the 1968 House symposium, University of Arizona atmospheric physicist McDonald said he had interviewed several hundred witnesses and believed UFOs were “a matter of extraordinary scientific importance.” — James E. McDonald Source: doc-transcript-1968-07-29.pdf
Connected files
Books
- UFO's: A Scientific Debate (authored)
Incidents
- Edwards AFB Askania photographs (investigated) — His Case 41 for the 1968 House symposium, from interviews with both cameramen and their range director