1967.0915 Markowitz on UFO impractically

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On 15 September 1967, the journal Science publishes an article by William Markowitz entitled “The Physics and Metaphysics of Unidentified Flying Objects” arguing that UFOs could not be extraterrestrial, alleging that interstellar rockets are impractical.

 

 

 

Sections below

1. Web Resources

2. Book References

3. Other material

 

Web Resources

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Book References

Complete text of article reprinted in “The Quest For Extraterrestrial Life : A Book of Readings” (1980) (edited by Donald Goldsmith) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 255-261 (in Chapter 49) of the University Science Books hardback edition.

For discussion of the article by Markowitz see the following:

 

Year

Discussion by:

 

No. of Pages

1969

Condon Report (“Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects”, Edward U Condon (Director) and Daniel S Gillmor (Editor) (1969)) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 37 (in Section 2 “Summary of the Study”, by Edward U Condon) of the uncorrected version submitted to the Air Force (with the same page numbering in the 3 volume paperbound edition distributed by the National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce) at page 27 of the Vision hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Bantam paperback edition). The first of these editions has the same page numbering as the edition available free online at the following links:

http://www.project1947.com/shg/condon/contents.html

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1995

Hill, Paul R in his “Unconventional Flying Objects : A Scientific Analysis” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 90 (in Chapter 5) of the Hampton Roads softcover edition.

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1975

Jacobs, David Michael in his “The UFO Controversy in America” (1975) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 217-218 (in Chapter 8) of the Indiana hardback edition, pages 192-193 of the Signet paperback edition.

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2008

Maccabee, Bruce in Friedman, Stanton’s “Flying Saucers and Science : A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs” (2008) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 18 (in the Foreword) of the New Page softcover edition.

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1974

Salisbury, Frank in his “The Utah UFO Display: A Biologist’s Report” (1974) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 187-190 (in Chapter 7) of the Devin Adair hardback edition.

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1983

Schwarz, Berthold E in his “UFO Dynamics : Psychiatric and Psychic Aspects of the UFO Syndrome” (1983) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 39 (in Chapter 1) of the 1988 revised Rainbow Books softcover edition.

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1980

Sheaffer, Robert in his “The UFO Verdict” (1980) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 169 (in Chapter 17) of the Prometheus softback edition.

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1998

Sheaffer, Robert in his “UFO Sightings: The Evidence” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 223 (in Chapter 16) of the Prometheus hardback edition.

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1993

Thompson, Richard in his “Alien Identities: Ancient Insights into Modern UFO Pheonemena” (1993) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 21-22 (in Chapter 1) of the GHP revised softcover edition.

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1992

Vallee, Jacques in his “Forbidden Science: Journals 1957-1969.” (1992) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 316 (in the entry dated 1967.1013) of the North Atlantic Books hardback edition, at page 318 of the 1996 abridged Marlowe paperback edition.

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1998

Wright, Susan in her “UFO Headquarters” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 191 (in Chapter 10) of the St Martin’s Press softcover edition.

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Other Material

Markowitz, W., "The Physics and Metaphysics of Unidentified Flying Objects ", Science, Volume 157 (1967.0915), pages 1274-1279.