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From: Bruce Maccabee <brumac@compuserve.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 10:19:41 -0500
Fwd Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 17:42:15 -0500
Subject: Re: 'UFO Sphere/Orb' over Brooklyn, NY


>Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 14:58:06 +0000
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>From: u9501676@bournemouth.ac.uk (Simon Cleggett)
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: 'UFO Sphere/Orb over Brooklyn, NY

>Dear All,

>Many thanks for the the info thus far. I am currently reading for
>a B.sc(Hons) in prehistoric Archaeology in Bournemouth, U.k.I am
>fascinated by the concept of extraterrestrial life and can't wait
>for the day when archaeologists will be called upon to evaluate .
>evidence of stellar civilizations!

<snip>

>Why are archaeologists excluded from the scientific study of
>ufology?

WHAT?   Archeologists are not excluded from SSUFOS (scientific
study of UFOs.)   HOWever, they must be aware that this is mostly
NOT archeology... UFO events have happened within the last
50 years or within the recorded history of mankind.   The oldest
events "live" only as written records.   HOWEVER... archeologist
might look for evidence of old contact, as you sugges.
(Also  consider Gerald Hawkins and the Stonehenge analysis.)

>I am interested in the role of sightings in antiquity and whether
>prehistoric man was influenced temporaly/spiritually by the
>phenomenon. Cave art and contemporary carvings seem to be devoid
>of any depictions of such encounters.

>I would discount the ramblings of Von Danekin!!(Chariots of the
>Gods)etc.

What you ahve rejected is, of course, precisely the type of
evidence one muight search for.   However, the controversy
over the meanings of these scraps of evidence will probably
relegate them to the "undecidable" pile and hence they will
probably play only a minor role in ufology , which primarily
(not totally) the study of relatively recent events.

>I would be interested to hear from any serious ufo researchers
>that agree with the fundamental role that archaeologists could
>have to play in this arena.

Your report on recent sightings is the type of research
archeologists can do...and anyone else.    Just try to be
sufficiently critical not to get snowed by the garbage that
floats around in this field of research.

>Keep up the good work!

Thanks, you too,.