i have nothing to do with moderation and will not bring disagreements from other threads into the bile battle.
I have never monetized my interest in the UI FO phenomenon. Nearly 50 years ago my role was that of a skeptic and held a scientific neutrality regarding a review of hypnosis sessions regarding sightings. The bottom line was that there was no direct evidence but there was indirect experiential evidence. There were signs something was up but when it came down to it there was no there there among MY GROUP of reports. I do not want nonsense to crowd out a rare but possible truth. There are banal branches on the decision tree regarding a genre of claims that are paranormal explanations that I FIND UNBELIEVABLE.

That bias should not enter into the research. Today the NASA chief has basically called an end to the stigma brought against witnesses, They now seek the public's help. There is still a sick and twisted notion that one must seek to destroy a witness as a person. That is ridiculous today but was a common stigmatization 40 years ago.