William G. Pullin

Greetings. Why be skeptical? Let me explain.  The scientific method is applied in the effort to examine a wide range of topics, problems, and unknowns. The collection of physical, tangible, falsifiable proof and evidence is an essential part of that endeavor, an absolutely essential aspect. When a topic or problem is examined despite a wanting of such evidence, any and all subsequent investigative efforts must be called into question, at the very least to keep the focus of the aforementioned examinations clear, honest, and transparent. Without physical evidence to follow, such efforts end up meandering in a barren desert of opinion and/or subjective belief structures, usually nonsensical and often biased strongly towards the woo. The so-called "Dave Scott Zone." The investigation of the UFO problem is a unique exception, one that is often overlooked by many within the confines of the field, including archivists, researchers, and field investigators. While many people have mai...

Greetings. The Internet has presented a platform for the public, at least those who are not residents of authoritarian dictatorships, to seek out, spread, and promote information, all at the push of a button. Unfortunately, despite what far too many people seem to think, not everything on the Internet is true. It should go without saying, but in today's society, where many believe that humans lived alongside non-avian dinosaurs, that the Earth is flat, that the Apollo Moon landings were faked, and that the Sun orbits the Earth, people have to be constantly reminded.  As it applies to the UFO problem, the spreading of false information and the prevalence of belief structures based on such erroneous content has resulted in an embarrassing and disconcerting situation. People believe things that are simply untrue, and worse yet, some who have public platforms on social media (X, Reddit, Facebook, YouTube, etc....) are using their podiums to make uninformed statements about historical c...