William G. Pullin

Greetings. Senility? Immorality? Or something deeper and far, far more disturbing.  Forgetfulness. The UFO subculture has one of the shortest memories of any fringe "community," and has always suffered from that particular malady. People involved in UFO research, former and current members of the Mutual UFO Network, and individuals erroneously labeled as whistleblowers are just a few of the multiple examples of the UFO subculture's inability to remember recent events and claims, or to display some reasonable level of moral fortitude and decisiveness. MUFON's own John Ventre, pictured above, is a former state director for the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Despite posting a racist rant on social media a few years ago, and eventually being removed from his positions within the organization, the man is still actively lecturing and participating in MUFON events held in Pennsylvania. You would think that the organization, and its members, would want t...

Greetings. The collection of UFO information. The archiving of witness testimonials.  The UFO research community has some dedicated individuals who consistently apply legitimate research efforts and resources to the effort to explore the enigma of unidentified flying objects. They are all worthy of our full support and are deserving of accolades.  Some being the operative word.  A good majority of the UFO research community dedicates itself to the archiving of witness testimonials; anecdotal information about alleged encounters with the UFO phenomenon. While certainly a worthwhile endeavor, are such efforts productive? Do such efforts offer the chance for the advancement of our collective knowledge about the unsolved question that is the UFO problem?  During one of the two panel discussions which were conducted at the tail end of the lecture and presentation schedule at last weekend's Roswell UFO Festival, a declaration was made that demanded a reasonable and logical...