Robbinsville Re-Revisited: Inquiries Unanswered, Illusions of Accomplishment Perpetuated.

Peter Robbins. A UFO celebrity that does not hold a scientific degree in any discipline, yet is viewed by many in the UFO subculture as an accomplished individual. Why? 

Let's take another look at this particular little blot on the ufological landscape. 

Mr. Robbins' biography, as it appears on his website http://peterrobbinsny.com/ is as follows. Be sure to pull up a chair for the ride, it is a long and self-aggrandizing journey.

"Peter Robbins is an investigative writer, author and lecturer whose writing and research are focused on the subject of truly anomalous UFOs and their implications for humanity. He has appeared as a guest on and been consultant to numerous radio shows, television programs and documentaries.

Lecture topics include but are not been limited to:

Media, Ridicule and UFOs: The Origins of UFO Ridicule

Politics, History and Human Nature: Roadblocks on the Path to Disclosure

Comets, Cults and Fundamentalist Thinking: A UFO Related Cautionary Tale

Little Green Men and the New York Times: How America’s Greatest Newspaper Helped Perpetrate Our Government’s Greatest Deception

The Remarkable Life and Suspicious Death of America’s first Secretary of Defense, Early Casualty of the UFO Cover-up

Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning and Ufology

UFO and Alien Imagery in Advertising: Innocent Sales Device or Calculated Social Engineering?

The Life and Scientific Discoveries of Dr. Wilhelm Reich: An Introductory Talk

Wilhelm Reich and UFOs

The UFO Abduction Phenomenon

Budd Hopkins, Pioneer Abduction Researcher: An Appreciation

Budd Hopkins, Children and UFO Abduction: A Personal Remembrance

The 1989 Voronezh Incident: Russia’s Best Known CE3

Controversial Deaths and UFO Investigation: Murder, Conspiracy or Happenstance?

Talking With Americans About UFOs: An Afternoon (or Evening) with Investigative Writer Peter Robbins

Excerpts and Outtakes: True Stories from Forty Years in Ufology, illustrated.

The Graphics and the Classics: Illustration and the Golden Age of UFO Literature

Workshops. Each designed to focus on the specifics of the area of study requested. Other workshops specifically for students. educators, mental health professionals, people of faith, members of the business, community, UFO investigators and researchers and whomever else.

Appearances in the UK have included a UK national book tour and talks at the Royal College of Science and Technology, London, the Universities of Hallam, Sheffield, Leeds, Yorkshire, Glasgow, and Cardiff. For the faculty and students of the Summerhill School, Suffolk East Anglia; Quest International Conferences, and East Midlands UFO Research (EMPHORA) Conference, Nottingham. ‘Conference of The Centre for Fortean Zoology,’ Devon; the ‘Beyond Knowledge Conference,’ Liverpool; BUFORA (British UFO Research Association) conferences and Woodbridge Suffolk UFO conferences.

Robbins has spoken at X-Conferences in Washington, D.C. and Virginia; at the UFO Reykjavik Summit in Lawrence Kansas, and at International UFO Congresses in Phoenix Arizona and Laughlin Nevada. He has emceed and spoken at Annual MUFON International UFO Symposiums and for numerous MUFON state and regional affiliates. He’s presented for Michigan MUFON’s 2016 Swamp Gas UFO Conference; the Scientific Bureau of Investigation UFO Symposium in Albany NY; Experiencers Speak Conferences, Portland Maine; keynote speaker, National Conference of the UFO Organization of Japan, Tokyo; the 6th World UFO Forum in Brazil, and the Exobiology International Meeting in Segrate Italy; Travis Walton’s Skyfire UFO Summits, Heber Arizona; Exeter New Hampshire UFO Festival and Conference; Greater New England UFO Conference, Leominster MA; Pine Bush NY UFO conferences; Budd Hopkins’ Intruders Foundation conferences and seminars in New York City. He has spoken at the Omega UFO Conferences, North Haven CT; McMinnville Oregon UFO Festival/conferences; Crash/Retrieval UFO Conferences, Las Vegas NV; Gulf Coast UFO Conference, Gulf Breeze Florida; Biloxi UFO Conference, Biloxi Mississippi; Metaphysical Center of New Jersey; and the Fortean Research Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. Peter was made a member of the French Académie d'Ufologie in 2012 and has given talks in Paris, Nice, Bordeaux and Toulouse France.

Robbins’ longtime interest in the life and scientific discoveries of Dr. Wilhelm Reich led to the publication of a series of published papers and conference talks in the US, England, at the International Conference on the Scientific Discoveries of Wilhelm Reich, Nice France; the American College of Orgonomy’s conferences in New York City and Princeton New Jersey, and at the Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory in Ashland Oregon. In 2012 Robbins presented two papers at the Academy of Orgonomy conference in Karavomilos, Central Greece, and in 2013 at the Italian Association of Orgonomy’s annual conference in Rome. In 2016 and 2017 he returned to Greece to speak at the “Contact With Space Conference” in Athens.

Professional credits include, editorial assistant on United Nations’ Secretary General's (requested) report “for the establishment of a UN-UFO Department,” and editorial assistant for Member of Parliament, the Honourable Brinsley Le Pour Trench, Earl of Clancarty’s (requested) paper for The House of Lords Debate on UFOs. Robbins was a founding member of Budd Hopkins’ Intruders Foundation, a member of its Advisory Board, and was Executive Assistant to Mr. Hopkins. He was Event Coordinator for the SCI FI Channel’s ‘Alien Abduction Phenomenon: A Symposium, organized to promote the release of the Steven Spielberg miniseries ‘Taken,’ and writer, planner and commentator for the "Ultimate UFO" and “Ultimate Crop Circle” DVD sets. He has written for Open Minds magazine, FATE, Phenomena (UK) Outer Limits Magazine, (UK), UFO Data Magazine (UK), UFO Matrix (UK), UFO Magazine (both the UK & US publications), OUR-J Journal of UFO Studies (Japan), Phenomena Magazine (UK), and numerous other publications and websites. He has been a consultant to the McMinnville Oregon UFO Festival and Conference and Experiencers Speak Conference in Portland Maine,

From 2007 until 2010 Robbins served as consultant to the City of Roswell New Mexico and was their liaison to Gov. Richardson’s office on UFO-related matters. He was coordinator of Roswell’s annual UFO Symposium, and testified before the Senate/Congressional (retired) committee at the Disclosure Hearings held at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. in 2013. He is proud to be an Associate Producer of the award-winning documentary “Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton,” and writer, director and producer of the documentary, “The Extraordinary Life and Suspicious Death of James Forrestal.”

TV appearances include “Ancient Aliens,” the History Channel’s “Britain’s Roswell;” "Unsolved Mysteries;" "Good Day New York;" “The O’Reilly Factor,” FOX-NY; “The Real Roswell,” Nat Geo Channel; The SCI FI Channel documentary “UFO Invasion At Rendlesham;” “The Early Show,” CBS; “Cultural Odyssey:” Voice of America TV Chinese Branch; “The Geraldo Show,” NYC; "L'Odyssee De L'Etrange" (France); “The Nina Hagen Show” (Germany); "Network First: UFO" (UK); Lifetime Network and “Conspiracy”(Film One Production) Canada; "EXOCILIZATIONS," La Locale Television, Paris, as well as numerous BBC TV affiliates.

Radio interviews include “Coast To Coast” with hosts George Noory and George Knapp; "The Art Bell Show;” “21st Century Radio” (Baltimore); “Midnight In the Desert,” “The Richard Dolan Show;” “Wake Up U.S.A;” “UFO Undercover” (New Orleans); "Sightings On the Radio with Jeff Rense” (LA); “The James Whale Show” (London); “The Alan Colmes Show” (NYC); “The Paracast;” “”Where Did the Road Go?,” WBAI-NY's "UFO Desk;" NYC; “The Jerry Pippin Show;” “Cold Cases, Hot Leads;” “Encounters” on KGRA; “Beyond the Paranormal;” BBC World Service "UFO's - Fact, Fiction or Fantasy?" (Iran), and numerous podcasts and BBC Radio affiliates

Peter Robbins was born in Queens New York and studied art, design, and theater at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He received his BFA (painting, film history) from New York City’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) and taught painting there for a dozen years. He was also a member of the art faculties of St. Anns School in Brooklyn Heights, and the Oklahoma Council on the Arts summer program, Arts Encounters. Following his graduation from SVA, he worked as a deckhand aboard a Norwegian freighter, then traveled the world for a year. Peter was studio assistant to Abstract Expressionist painter Adolph Gotlieb, studio assistant to American naïve painter William Cply (correct spelling), and assistant to pioneer kinetic light sculptor Stanley Landsman. Robbins has worked as a carpenter, art gallery assistant, band manager, copywriter, ghostwriter, editor, website director (ufocity.com, 1998-2004), and throughout most of the Eighties was House Manager for New York City’s celebrated Mirror Repertory Company. And was a crisis intervention volunteer and shift supervisor for Samaritans International New York City office. He is an experienced New York City walking touring guide and an accomplished photographer."

Needless to say, that is quite a lengthy biography, but are any scientific accomplishments contained within it? In my humble opinion, not a single one.

So why is Peter Robbins viewed in such a favorable light? What the hell are his scientific accomplishments? Has he uncovered any scientifically defensible answers to the UFO problem? Has he brought forward, for independent public scrutiny, any tangible proof or evidence which would lend any credibility to the stories he so often embraces and promotes? Has he participated in any legitimate scientific explorations and/or investigations of the many claims that permeate the UFO landscape? If so, where are the transparently published, peer-reviewed scientific papers and reports spelling out the results of his investigative endeavors? 

It must be stated that Robbins' book "Left at East Gate," certainly does not qualify or measure up to any reasonable journalistic standards. 

After the publication of my previous article which looked at the "accomplishments" of Mr. Robbins, some revealing and not unexpected events took place. Evidently not enamored with my points of view, Mr. Robbins did not make the effort to message me, nor did he call me (he has my phone number,) nor did he email me at any time. Instead he chose to share my article on his personal account on Facebook, in an attempt to circle the wagons, motivating his followers to attack yours truly, so his ego and public persona could be defended against my seemingly outrageous statements. Some of the comments left behind spoke volumes, with several well-known people in the UFO arena taking part in the childish exercise, Mike Clelland, Dave Scott, and Rich Hoffman of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies numbered among them. Mr. Clelland evidently thinks that scientific problems can and should be solved by unqualified, uneducated people. What an embarrassment. Mr. Scott is a broadcaster, not an investigator, and is a promoter of nonsensical pseudoscientific crap, although to his eternal credit, he does hold a degree in journalism, which places him an educational rung above Mr. Robbins in that respect. As far as Mr. Hoffman's opinion, he should know what a scientific accomplishment is, since he is a board member of the SCU, so perhaps his bow tie is wrapped around his pompous neck just a bit too tight to allow for rational thought processes to be reasonably undertaken.

The names and rhetoric thrown in my direction are of no importance or consequence. What is interesting is how many of my inquiries were left unanswered, all of them in fact. One would think that some of these aforementioned "gentlemen" would have posted a peer-reviewed scientific paper written by Mr. Robbins to support his claims and alleged accomplishments, but nothing has surfaced as of this writing. Even Mr. Robbins himself has been incapable of answering my questions by providing legitimate scientific investigative reports or summaries. If there was one way to make me eat ufological crow, to embarrass me in a public way, then it would make logical sense to make such information public, but alas, nothing has been put forward, just names and attacks, nothing of substance. 

Now it must be made plainly clear what an accomplishment is defined as. In the eyes of the scientific research community, are appearances on shows or programs, or event organizational efforts seen as accomplishments? No. When Bill Nye or Neil deGrasse Tyson appear on CBS News, or PBS' Nova program, are such appearances accomplishments? No, they are simply on-the-air opportunities to promote science. When scientists deliver lectures to the masses, are such efforts seen as accomplishments? No. Scientific accomplishments are a high standard to attain and always involve the answering of previously unknown, unexplained, unanswered questions about the natural world we currently reside in. In the law-enforcement realm, are unsupported conclusions seen as accomplishments? No. Only when perpetrators of crimes against the public are brought to justice can the term accomplishment be logically applied, with such legal convictions arrived at by the use of valid data, irrefutable proof, and physical, tangible evidence, not beliefs, opinions, guesswork, or the many other tinfoil-wrapped aids in the pseudoscientific toolbox. Mr. Robbins has not produced any tangible proof or evidence to support his claims, nor has he answered any of the questions surrounding the enigma of unidentified flying objects, nor does he hold a scientific degree in any discipline or possess any investigative experience that would qualify him to assist a law-enforcement entity or scientific research entity in their endeavors. 

If Mr. Robbins was in possession of evidence of alien visitation, he certainly would have won a Nobel Prize by now. However, that has not transpired, so the only logical conclusion is that he has no proof or evidence, just his own bloated ego, his unconfirmed beliefs, and his faithful followers, ready and willing to conduct themselves like gradeschool children at recess. 

Peter Robbins is a UFO celebrity and nothing more than that. If I am wrong about my declarations, then I encourage any of Mr. Robbins' faithful followers, indeed Mr. Robbins himself, to prove me wrong, make me eat ufological crow, and embarrass me in public. 

It should not be all that difficult Peter, show us all. Put up or shut up. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.