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From: "Steven J. Powell" <sjpowell@access.digex.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 11:48:00 -0500
Fwd Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 03:00:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

>Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 06:36:03 -0500
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>From: "Jerry Cohen" <rjcohen@li.net>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

>>I've never seen the misidentification hypothesis formally presented
>>but I'm sure there are folks who think that misidentification answers
>>everything.

>>That's kind of silly since the majority of observers are casual and
>>untrained .........

>JC:   If I may tweak the terminology a bit. I believe the last sentence
>should probably say:   "..... since the majority of "reporters" are casual
>and untrained."

Observers or reporters, same thing.  The basic point is that the
Misidentification Hypothesis is silly (and not really even a hypothesis
until formally presented).

>>How does one turn the Pascagoula case into a misidentification <grin>?

>JC:   Good question. I have a friend that was raised in that general
>vicinity that would definitely ask the same thing.

That was mostly a rhetorical question <grin>, but I'd like to hear what an
'insider' has to say about it.