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This issue of Utopian Studies features a review by Mike Wilson of James R. Lewis's 'UFOs and Popular Culture, An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Myth'. The review critiques the book f

2002 06 01 British Journal of Sports Medicine - Vol 36 No 3 - McCrory

This issue of BJSM features an editorial on UFOs and survival tips, and a detailed article on the cavum septum pellucidum in boxers. The article discusses the incidence, neuropatho

2002 11 00 The Journal of Popular Culture - Vol 36 No 2 - Michael Sturma

This article compares Native American Indian captivity narratives with modern alien abduction accounts, highlighting shared structures, themes, and conventions. It notes that both

2002 12 00 Isis - Vol 93 No 4 - Michael J Crowe

This issue of Isis features book reviews, including a review of Brenda Denzler's 'The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs,' which exam

2003 00 00 Popular Music - V 22 I 3 - Space Oddities, Aliens Futurism and Meaning in Popular Music - McLeod

This article examines how themes of space, aliens, and futurism in popular music have been used to explore and construct marginalized identities, ranging from African-American empo

2003 01 00 Art Journal - Vol 62 No 3 - Jane D Marsching

This article examines the phenomenon of UFO sightings and photographs taken by astronauts during the Gemini and Apollo missions, contrasting scientific observation with paranormal

2003 02 00 Leonardo - Vol 36 No 1 - Michael Punt

This issue of Leonardo Reviews features several book reviews, including Kaja Silverman's 'World Spectators,' which explores the relationship between world and subject through the l

2003 03 00 Think - Vol 1 No 3 - Law

This article from the 'Thinking Tools' series by Stephen Law, published in Think journal in March 2003, critically examines the phenomenon of flying saucer sightings. It uses the 1

2003 08 00 History of Religions - Vol 43 No 1 - Joel Sweek

This issue of History of Religions features a review of Brenda Denzler's book 'The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs' by Joel Sweek

2003 12 00 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Vol 42 No 4 - Bader

This article compares the demographic characteristics of UFO abductees and ritual-abuse survivors to the general population, based on surveys. Both groups are predominantly white f

2004 00 00 Psychological Science - Psychophysiological Responding Abductions - McNally, Clancy

This study examined psychophysiological responses (heart rate, skin conductance, EMG) in individuals reporting alien abduction experiences while they underwent script-driven imager

2004 00 00 Psychological Science - Vol 15 No 7 - Richard McNally

This study examined the psychophysiological responses of individuals reporting alien abduction experiences when imagining these events compared to other stressful, positive, and ne

2004 00 00 Qualitative Sociology - Vol 27 No 1 - Anne Cross

This article analyzes how ufology, despite being rejected by mainstream science, maintains its legitimacy by employing scientific rhetoric and cultural strategies. Ufologists adopt

2004 07 00 Religion - Vol 34 No 3 - Partridge

The article examines the evolution of the 'alien' concept in UFO religions, moving from a benevolent 'technological angel' to a malevolent figure. It argues that this shift is root

2004 11 00 Nova Religio - Vol 8 No 2 - Ellwood

This issue of Nova Religio reviews 'The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of UFO Religions,' a collection of papers offering scholarly perspectives on UFO religions. The review highlights ho

2005 03 00 Acta Physica Polonica - Vol 36 No 3 - Silagadze

2005

This issue of Acta Physica Polonica B delves into the Tunguska event, focusing on its genetic impact and the phenomenon of electrophonic meteors. It examines various hypotheses reg

2006 00 00 Nova Religio - Scaling Heavens Gate - Zeller

This article examines the Heaven's Gate movement, arguing it was quintessentially American despite its unconventional beliefs. It focuses on the group's evolving soteriology, which

2006 04 00 Southwestern Historical Quarterly - Vol 109 No 3 - Kessell

This issue of The Southwestern Historical Quarterly features reviews of several books. 'Yellow Dogs and Republicans' by L. Patrick Hughes examines the rise of Republican viability

2006 05 00 Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions - Vol 9 No 4 - Dawson

This issue contains a review of Diana G. Tumminia's book 'When Prophecy Never Fails: Myth and Reality in a Flying-Saucer Group'. The book examines the Unarius Science of Life group

2006 06 00 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Vol 45 No 2 - Murguia

This issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion features reviews of two books. The first, by Salvador Jimenez Murguia, reviews Edgell's work on how families assess c

2006 06 00 Physics World - Vol 19 No 6 - UFOs debunked

This issue of Physics World covers various scientific topics. Peter Saulson discusses the low probability of observing gravitational waves in the near future. John Webb notes resea

2006 11 00 Nova Religio - Vol 10 No 2 - Saliba

This review essay by John A. Saliba critically examines recent scholarly works on UFO religions, including encyclopedias and monographs. It highlights the rise in academic interest

2006 11 00 Socialism and Democracy - Vol 20 No 3 - Horstemeier

This article explores the historical context of the flying saucer phenomenon in the US, particularly during the early Cold War. It highlights the rivalry between the US Navy and Ai

2006 12 00 New Scientist - Vol 192 No 2581 - Bob Park

This issue features Bob Park's article "Watch out for the UFOs," which explores the challenge of distinguishing between robust scientific inquiry and unfounded claims. Park uses th

2007 00 00 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Vol 92 No 5 - Laura King

This paper investigates the interplay between positive affect (PA) and the experiential system in shaping nonrational beliefs and behaviors. Study 1 found that individuals high in

2007 00 00 Sociology of Religion - Vol 68 No 2 - Dawson

This issue features two book reviews. The first reviews Diana G. Tumminia's ethnography of Unarius, a UFO new religion founded by Ernest and Ruth Norman, discussing its beliefs, pr

2007 03 00 New Scientist - Vol 193 No 2597 - France releases UFO files

A study predicts that within 100 years, half of the world's climates could vanish due to global warming, leading to species extinction. Meanwhile, an international dispute over H5N

2007 03 08 Social Identities - Vol 13 No 2 - Saethre

This article explores UFO beliefs within a remote Aboriginal community in Central Australia, contrasting them with Western interpretations. It highlights how Aboriginal narratives

2007 10 00 Classical Journal - Vol 103 No 1 - Richard Stothers

This article examines ancient reports of phenomena that could be interpreted as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The author applies a combined historical and scientific approach

2007 12 00 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute - Vol 13 No 4- Saethre

This article examines UFO beliefs within a remote Warlpiri Aboriginal community in Central Australia. Despite UFOs being associated with Western culture, Warlpiri residents regular

2008 01 00 New Scientist - Vol 197 No 2638 - Robert Bigelow Interview - From UFOs to space stations

2008

Robert Bigelow, a Las Vegas real-estate billionaire, founded Bigelow Aerospace in 1999 with the goal of transforming the commercial space industry. His company launched two prototy

2008 03 00 New Scientist - Vol 197 No 2649 - Brooks

2008

Jeffrey Bennett's book 'Beyond UFOs' reviews the search for alien life, noting the rapid increase in known extrasolar planets. Bennett argues that understanding our place in the va

2008 08 00 Folklore - Vol 119 No 2 - Bennett

2008

This issue of Folklore features book reviews. One review covers 'Flying Saucers: A Social history of UFOlogy,' discussing how the book examines the public's readiness to believe in

2009 00 00 Sociology of Religion - Vol 70 No 1 - Mencken

2009

This paper investigates the connection between conventional Christian beliefs (e.g., God, Heaven, Hell) and paranormal beliefs (e.g., UFOs, astrology, ghosts) in the U.S. using the

2009 01 00 Applied Cognitive Psychology - Vol 23 No 1 - Otgaar

2009

This study examined how prevalence information influences children's false memories for implausible events. Researchers found that both younger (7-8 year olds) and older (11-12 yea

2009 09 17 Nature - Vol 461 - SETI at 50

2009

This issue of NATURE discusses the 50th anniversary of SETI, highlighting the advancements in technology like the Allen Telescope Array. It also contrasts the UK's NICE health syst

2010 00 00 Nova Religio - V 14, I 2 - Extraterrestrial Biblical Hermeneutics and the Making of Heavens Gate - Zeller

This article argues that the Heaven's Gate movement developed an 'extraterrestrial biblical hermeneutics,' a unique method of interpreting the Bible through the lens of ufology and

2010 00 00 Nova Religio - V 14, I 2 - Extraterrestrial Exegesis, The Raelian Movement as a Biblical Religion - Gallagher

The article examines the Raëlian movement's reliance on biblical interpretation, initiated by Claude Vorilhon's (Raël) encounter with extraterrestrials. This extraterrestrial exege

2010 10 00 Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics - Vol 72 No 16 - Paiva - Hessdalen

This paper proposes that Hessdalen lights (HL) are formed by macroscopic Coulomb crystals in a dusty plasma, generated by alpha particle ionization from radon decay. The model expl

2010 11 00 Nova Religio - Revisionism in ET-inspired religions - Thomas

The article examines revisionism within extraterrestrial-inspired (ETI) religions, focusing on how authors and groups reinterpret ancient religious texts, particularly the Bible, t

2010 11 00 Nova Religio - V 14, I 2 - Bible Lessons with Rael - Thomas

This article examines ET-inspired (ETI) religions, arguing they remain active despite reduced media attention since the Heaven's Gate suicides. It highlights how these groups appro

2010 12 00 Acta Astronautica - Vol 67 No 11-12 - Hauge - Hessdalen

For over 100 years, transient luminous phenomena have been observed in Hessdalen valley, Norway. Since 1998, scientists have installed advanced equipment to study these events. Res

2011 00 00 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Vol 50 No 2 - McKinnon

This issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion features reviews of six books. Rebecca Sager's "Faith, Politics, and Power" examines the implementation of faith-base

2011 04 00 New Scientist - Vol 210 No 2808 - UFO search engine

This issue of New Scientist reports on a virus causing fish deaths in Milwaukee, the FBI's release of UFO investigation documents, and how amateur astronomers' photos helped map a

2011 04 00 Scientific American - Vol 304 No 4 - Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer discusses the phenomenon of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), formerly UFOs, and the tendency to label unexplained sightings as evidence of extraterrestrial or i

2011 11 01 Religion Compass - Vol 5 No 11 - Zeller

This article examines the rise of 'UFO religions,' which emerged from the 20th century onwards, blending religious interest with beliefs in extraterrestrial life and visitations. I

2011 12 12 Journal of Experimental Psychopathology - Vol 3 No 1 - McNally

This article details research into the psychological underpinnings of claims of alien abduction and past life memories. The author, Richard J. McNally, and his colleagues employed

2012 00 00 Chaotic Modeling and Simulation - Vol 2 - Krasnoholovets

This paper presents a theoretical model for the formation of crop circles, suggesting they are caused by inerton flows originating from intra-terrestrial processes like magnetostri

2012 05 00 Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics - Vol 80 - Paiva - Hessdalen

This paper proposes a mechanism for the formation of Hessdalen lights (HL) clusters and the ejection of light balls, attributing it to the nonlinear interaction of ion-acoustic and

2012 05 00 Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics - Vol 117 No 1-2 - Paiva - Hessdalen

This article presents a model to explain the spectrum of the Hessdalen Lights (HL) phenomenon, suggesting it is caused by optical thickness effects on the bremsstrahlung spectrum a

2012 09 00 History and Technology - Vol 28 No 3 - Geppert