A Data-Driven Systematic Study of UFO Reports: Credible Observations and Geomagnetic Links

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Jacques F Vallee and Claude Poher contend, based on U.S. and French Air Force data, that many UFO reports are credible observations of unusual aerial phenomena not explained by known causes, show a measurable link to vertical magnetic disturbances (about 0.58) including a notable 1954 period, and call for a disciplined, data‑driven, ongoing research program, noting clear skies, sightings lasting more than five minutes, close-range events around 9 p.m., and many solo observers who face social ridicule.

Basic Patterns in UFO Observations
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Basic Patterns in UFO Observations

This paper presents the view that (1) a significant proportion of the thousands of UFO reports analyzed by the authors come from witnesses who have really observed an object in the sky or at ground level; (2) the objects these witnesses have seen