In Pursuit of Truth: The 1966 Portage Ohio UFO Chase

摘要

As an archaeologist I am skeptical about UFOs being from other civilizations outside of our own atmosphere. To be sure, people for thousands of years have seen unexplainable things in the night sky. Various books and T.V. shows which purport to show that our ancient ancestors painted or carved likenesses of 'space visitors' invariably do not understand the material culture of these peoples, or their myths. However as a former deputy from Portage County, Ohio, this case was fascinating and important to me. After studying these data, I am still skeptical about visitors from outer space, but much less skeptical about the government's capacity to do whatever it takes — including ruining the lives of public servants — to silence questions about just what is being seen by thousands of people each year.