had any characteristics different from those of an orbiting
satellite, a slow meteor, or of a suspected plane mistaken for a
satellite."

Dr. Hynek should know. He has investigated and analyzed more UFO
reports than any other scientist in the world.

And the third convincing point is that twelve years have passed
since the first UFO report was made and still there is not one shred
of material evidence of anything unknown and no photos of anything
other than meaningless blobs of light.

The next question that always arises is: "But people are seeing
something. Experienced observers, like pilots, scientists and radar
operators have reported UFO's."

To be very frank, we heard the words "experienced observer" so many
times these words soon began to make us ill.

Everyone, except housewives with myopia, were experienced observers.

Pilots, "scientists" (a term used equally as loosely), engineers,
radar operators, everyone who reported a UFO was some kind of an
"experienced observer." This man had taught aircraft recognition
during World War II. He was an experienced observer. That man spent
four years in the Air Force. He was an experienced observer. We soon
learned that everyone is an experienced observer as long as what he
sees is familiar to him. As soon as he sees something unfamiliar it's
a UFO.

Pilots probably come as close to falling into this category as
anyone since they do spend a lot of time looking around the sky. But
even those who can rattle off the names and locations of stars,
planets and constellations don't know about a few relatively rare
astronomical phenomena.

The bolide, or super meteor, is a good example. Few pilots have
ever, or will ever, see a deluxe model bolide but when they do
they'll never forget it. It's like someone shooting a flare in front
of your face. There are a number of reports of bolides in the Blue
Book files and each pilot who made each report called each bolide a
UFO. The descriptions are almost identical to the classic
descriptions of bolides found in astronomy books.

While on the subject of meteors, if most people realized that
meteors can have a flat trajectory, they can go from horizon to
horizon, they can travel in "formation" (groups), and they can be
seen in daylight (as "large silver discs"), the work of UFO
investigators would be lighter.

Enough of meteors and back to our experienced observers.

The example of pilots and bolides holds true in many, many