@article{Pollard_2011, title={No Debate Needed on the Extraterrestrial Explanation}, volume={25}, url={https://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/320}, abstractNote={Reporter Leslie Kean wants &ldquo;a legitimate policy debate&rdquo; about UFOs (Billy Cox&rsquo;s book review of Leslie Kean&rsquo;s UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record, in JSE 24(4), p. 723, Winter, 2010).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When sightings were an everyday occurrence many years ago, I had dinner in Albuquerque with the only scientist to be paid by his government to investigate UFOs. His investigations were almost over at the time, but he had &ldquo;a few little questions&rdquo; to resolve. He was going on to Roswell, New Mexico, the next day. We were in agreement as follows:<br /><br />1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Much of the controversy has been fed by the U.S. policy of &ldquo;classified information&rdquo; on secret aircraft built largely at Roswell during the Cold War.<br />2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Both the U.S. and Russia had powered unmanned aircraft on test flights which were widely observed.<br />3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;These aircraft could perform maneuvers that would kill a pilot.<br />4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;There are enough of these aircraft to explain UFOs without resorting to the extraterrestrial possibilities. Do we need more talk? <br /><br />There is a continuing story on the move from the city of Roswell of the U.S. new weapons facility to a base farther in the desert.<br /&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Scientific Exploration}, author={Pollard, Frank}, year={2011}, month={Sep.} }