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From: "Jerry Cohen" <rjcohen@li.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:27:39 -0500
Fwd Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 09:58:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

>Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 11:48:00 -0500
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>From: "Steven J. Powell" <sjpowell@access.digex.net>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: 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
>>sentenceshould probably say:   "..... since the majority of
>>"reporters" are casual and untrained."

>Observers or reporters, same thing.  ....snip....

JC:   Not if you read what Dr. Hynek said. I was just trying to
point out that many excellent observers do not report their
sightings. Some of those observers are quite well trained.

>>>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.

JC:   I apologize for bringing it up as I'll breach a confidence
with this person, and receive flak from skeptics as well, no matter
what else I say. However, having talked to people in the area, said
person is now fairly well convinced that case was true.

Jerry

E-mail:  rjcohen@li.net