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Turns out the Bridges Aren't Burned After all, the SCU/MUFON Connection.

Greetings. The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, formed only a few short years ago, touted itself as data-driven investigative organization, dedicated to a legitimate investigative examination of the UFO problem. The feeling at the time was that the SCU was an alternative to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and the latter organization's penchant for selling merchandise, lack of legitimate investigations, and the shameless and sensationalized promotion of the UFO phenomenon. Led by Rich Hoffman and Robert Powell, two men who spent decades working for the Mutual UFO Network in various capacities, the SCU began holding conferences in 2019, their annual Scientific Conference on Anomalous Aerospace Phenomena (AAPC,) hosting guest speakers and presenting lectures on the UFO issue. All seemed quiet on the ufological front, but all was not what it seemed.  As it turns out, members of the SCU's Board of Directors and Founding Contributers are still members of MUFON, even active partic

The Self-Perpetuating Ufological Echo Chamber.

Greetings. The UFO subject is worthy of scientific examination. The late Carl Sagan said as much, and the topic remains worthy of legitimate scientific scrutiny. Such an exploratory effort, as with all other investigative exercises, will uncover different conclusions depending on the availability of tangible evidence, valid documentation, and accurate information. Some explanations will be mundane in nature, while others may be less so. Some explanations will confirm previously held beliefs and opinions, with many others being completely contrary to pre-conceived biases and positions. Such is the situation as it pertains to investigations, regardless of the subject matter being considered.  When it comes to the UFO phenomenon, the situation is substantially different, and I am trying to be kind (which goes against my nature.) Objective investigative examinations the UFO problem are rarely undertaken, with the number of credible archivists, researchers, and investigators being comparabl

How About Some Transparency Mr. Coulthart.

Greetings. Ross Coulthart. The name strikes fear, loathing, and laughter to many in the UFO subculture and the broadcast journalism community. His violent rhetoric is well-known to those who pay attention to such abhorrent statements, and to the board members of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, the organization that invited Mr. Coulthart to appear as the keynote speaker for their recent Anomalous Aerospace Phenomena Conference.  As with all individuals who can't seem to police their own counterproductive statements, Mr. Coulthart has continued to lay down additional sedimentary layers of excrement whenever humanly possible. A recent edition of the program "Need to Know," co-hosted by Mr. Coulthart and Mr. Bryce Zabel, offered a golden opportunity to make some completely unsubstantiated statements, with both gentlemen contributing to the steamy pile of unfounded crap. About six minutes into the program, during the course of discussing the Kennedy administration