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Book Reviews of The Reliability of UFO Witness Testimony:
Magonia - Part 1*, Parts 2 and 3, July 2023 (Reviewed by Nigel Watson)
Skeptical Intelligencer*, Vol. 26, No. 3, Autumn 2023, pp. 9-10 (Reviewed by Ray Ward)
Skeptiker, 4, 2023, pp. 197-198 (Reviewed by Ulrich Magin) [English translation here]
Fortean Times*, Issue #438, December 2023,
p. 45 (Reviewed by John Rimmer)
Zeitschrift fur Anomalistik*, Vol. 23, 2023, pp. 444-449 (Reviewed by Ulrich Magin) [English translation here]
Nova Religio*, Vol. 27, No. 4, May 2024,
pp. 134-136 (Reviewed by Matthew Bowman)
Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 38, No. 3, Fall 2024,
pp. 545-548 (Reviewed by Kevin Randle)
British Journal of Psychology (Pending review by Richard Wiseman)
Additional Recommendations (no formal book review):
International Journal of Ecopsychology, Vol. 7, No. 1, September 2023
Skeptical Inquirer, September/October 2024, p. 59
Journal fur UFO-Forschung, No. 273, 2024, p. 91
Psychology Today, June 5, 2023 (Reviewed by Devon Frye)
Excerpt: "To contradict Agent Mulder of X-Files fame, the truth may not be out there; it may be in here, in the dynamics of the human brain, in human perceptual, cognitive, and affective processes. Everything we currently know about the UAP/UFO phenomenon indicates that those officials responsible for assessing the whole business would do well to incorporate the extensive findings of relevant psychological research [as contained in this book] into their considerations."
Excerpt: "This book is an important antidote to the UAP frenzy going on in the USA.
Excerpt: "There is vastly more to this book than I can possibly summarise or even adequately mention, and it will be a valuable resource. But, as recent reports, and a [reader's] response to my [2015 David] Clarke review [of his book How UFOs Conquered the World: The History of a Modern Myth]
Excerpt: "Vicente-Juan Ballester-Olmos and Richard W. Haiden have published an anthology that examines the question of the reliability of eyewitness statements, especially with regard to UFO research.
Excerpt: "Virtually every single essay in this collection is interesting, and they provide valuable insight into the way UFO phenomena are perceived, processed and recorded."
Excerpt: "Today, we would not believe eyewitnesses who talk about mermaids, nymphs riding dragons, or witches, but we do pay attention when they report cryptids like Bigfoot or a sea serpent, UFOs, ball lightning, or other phenomena. So, we do not fully trust eyewitnesses. Apparently, it depends on what they report, although many would assure that eyewitnesses, if well-educated and reliable in everyday life, should not be doubted.
Excerpt: "The diversity of disciplines and regions here is appropriate for the subject. The UFO, precisely because it defies easy identification and categorization, blurs the lines between our categories of knowledge.
Excerpt: "Those who see themselves as investigators and researchers should be required to read the book because of the comprehensive nature of the work.
*Review mentions me and/or my Cash-Landrum chapter
Skunkworks, June 2023 (Recommended by Bryan Sentes)
Excerpt: "[T]he epistemological problems surrounding [the UFO] question are not, strictly, the purview here at Skunkworksblog. Nevertheless, [this] volume deserves notice.
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