Robert Sheaffer
Robert Sheaffer's "Psychic Vibrations" column has appeared in the Skeptical Inquirer for the past thirty years. He is also author of UFO Sightings: The Evidence (Prometheus 1998). He blogs at www.badUFOs.com.
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Commie Nazi Saucer Crashed at Roswell
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Psychic Vibrations
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He Sees Dead People
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.4, July/August 2011
Book Review
A review of The Key: A True Encounter by Whitley Strieber
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2012: Peter Gersten’s ‘Leap of Faith’
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.4, July/August 2011
Psychic Vibrations
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Abductology Implodes
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.3, May/June 2011
Psychic Vibrations
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‘Unexplained’ Cases —Only If You Ignore All Explanations
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.2, March/April 2011
Book Review
A review of UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record by Leslie Kean.
Hovering UFO Closes Chinese Airport
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Psychic Vibrations
As is often the case, conflicting and confusing accounts of the UFO incident make it difficult to determine exactly what happened.
The Humble Demigod
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
I remember being awestruck to have the opportunity to meet, and get to know, this soft-spoken, extraordinary man.
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Famous Socorro ‘UFO Landing’ a Student Prank?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.2, March / April 2010
Psychic Vibrations
The famous Socorro "UFO landing" case of April 24, 1964, has been proclaimed by leading UFOlogists, such as Jacques Valle and the late J. Allen Hynek, as...
NASA Tries to Bomb Star Visitors
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010
Psychic Vibrations
NASA may have most people convinced that its purpose in crashing the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the Moon on October 9, 2009...
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John A. Keel, Mothman Writer, Paranormalist Trickster (1930-2009)
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.6, November / December 2009
News & Comment
Noted paranormalist author John Alva Keel, best known to the public for his Mothman writings, died of a heart condition...
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The Pseudoscience of Anti-Anti-UFOlogy
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
Psychic Vibrations
Stanton Friedman critiques Joe Nickell's article "Return to Roswell" by noting that Nickell is a former magician...
Bigelow’s Aerospace and Saucer Emporium
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
Psychic Vibrations
Perhaps you've seen news stories about Bigelow Aerospace, founded by Las Vegas real estate millionaire Robert Bigelow.
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Nazi Saucers and Antigravity
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
Psychic Vibrations
For decades there have been rumors about alleged "Nazi flying saucers," supposedly developed during the closing days of WWII.
UFOlogy 2009: A Six-Decade Perspective
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
Feature
Waves of UFO sightings may be a thing of the past, but interest in UFOs is stronger than ever.
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Jon Beckjord, Advocate of a Paranormal Bigfoot (1939-2008)
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
News & Comment
Jon Erik Beckjord, well known as a paranormal investigator focusing on Bigfoot, died July 22 from prostate cancer.
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Alien Peeping Tom—Film at Eleven
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.5, September / October 2008
Psychic Vibrations
The world was startled on May 28 when a Denver man claimed he was going to show a video of a "living, breathing alien."
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The Fallacy of Misplaced Rationalism
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.4, July / August 2008
Psychic Vibrations
There seem to be so many fallacious arguments making the rounds these days that it would be surprising if skeptics were...
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Electric Asteroid Zaps Earth
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
The "Electric Universe" is codswollop, with or without gods hurling thunderbolts.
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Alien Ghosts at Roswell
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Psychic Vibrations
Can a pseudoscientific documentary be so insulting that even the cable channel planning to run it turns it down?
Over the Hill on UFO Abductions
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
Book Review
The story of the alleged UFO abduction of Betty and Barney Hill in New Hampshire in 1961 is well known to the public.
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A Model UFO Debunking
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
Book Review
Review of Ware of the Words: A True but Strange Story of the Gulf Breeze UFO by Craig R. Myers.
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Betty Hill’s Last Hurrah
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
Psychic Vibrations
A Secret UFO Symposium in New Hampshire
A Model UFO Debunking
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
Book Review
While such a book is not likely to make any best-seller list, it's a valuable contribution to our understanding of UFO mania
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First They Came for Darwin, Then They Came for Copernicus and Galileo…
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.4, July / August 2007
Psychic Vibrations
A recent mass mailing was sent to thousands of addresses in California asking "Have Scientists Been Wrong for 400 Years?"
The Incredible Bouncing Cow
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.2, March / April 2007
Psychic Vibrations
When aliens return cows after they have finished mutilating them, do the cows bounce when they hit the ground?
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The Flashlight of the Gods
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
Psychic Vibrations
Now that the crashed saucers seem to have replaced alien abductions as the "gold standard" of UFOlogical excitement...
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Time Flies LIke an Arrow, but Fruit Flies like Bilked Bananas
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
Psychic Vibrations
At the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
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The Internet: A Shining Beacon of Truth
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
Psychic Vibrations
Where have all the UFOs gone? In recent months, three widely read articles have been published by thoughtful observers...
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Loon Season in Canada
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.2, March / April 2006
Psychic Vibrations
Paul Hellyer was Canada's Defence Minister from 1963-1967 under Prime Minister Lester Pearson, as well as later serving...
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Will Hack for Extraterrestrials
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.1, January / February 2006
Psychic Vibrations
London's Gary McKinnon, recently arrested for computer crimes, has been described as "the world's biggest computer hacker."