Week of October 15 - October 21: #2

Condon seems to believe that over the past twenty one years, UFO reports have not added anything new to scientific knowledge. He believes that this has happened because it has been very little studied, something that Hynek seems to believe as well. Hynek believes that authorities brush the UFO "phenomena" away, thus having nobody to study it. It sounds as if he wants this phenomenon to be studied, starting from the beginning and staying in contact with everyone - globally. Paynter believes that "without physical evidence, we should remain skeptical about these claims". I believe that Paynter makes the best argument. It is hard to believe that something is the truth, especially if there is no evidence given. He states that there is "no alien space ship on display in a museum somewhere, in fact, there is no object in existence on Earth of which we can say 'this must have been made by aliens'" (p. 128). He also states that "unidentified" (the "U" in "UFO") does not mean it was made by aliens, it could also mean something that can't be recognized.