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I agree on the whole. But sometimes, some reliable witnesses, may see something weird enough that justifies further analysis. For example is the balloon hypothesis for Fravor’s tic tac actually conclusive? If we ignore the FLIR1 video, which...

Hoax signals are probably an important consideration for anyone involved in SETI. Incidental noise from terrestrial sources at least as much. The discoverers of LGM-1 (pulsar PSR B1919+21), the first pulsar detected, 1967...

That sounds like a reasonable assumption. If it's a simple hoax orchestrated by the reverend himself, it's tempting to think he simply started the exposure, ran into the picture, and stood there for a moment wearing his old cassock. There would...

It's just classic Hitchens' Razor: "We have good photos" has been asserted without evidence, so can also be dismissed without evidence.

Argument from authority fallacy. This site has a history of embarrassing government officials on these cases. See now, I asked you to back up a claim you made. I wanted you to explain what you mean by a "true report". Does that mean you think...

It's just classic Hitchens' Razor: "We have good photos" has been asserted without evidence, so can also be dismissed without evidence.

But every time a sighting is reported, the witness MUST be considered in that light. If the report comes from someone who has often made debunked claims before ("cried wolf" so to speak) then his reliability on a new case is in doubt from the...

Argument from authority fallacy. This site has a history of embarrassing government officials on these cases. See now, I asked you to back up a claim you made. I wanted you to explain what you mean by a "true report". Does that mean you think...

But every time a sighting is reported, the witness MUST be considered in that light. If the report comes from someone who has often made debunked claims before ("cried wolf" so to speak) then his reliability on a new case is in doubt from the...

I did not state anything. Indeed you said (post #31): Now it'd be interesting to know what you actually think, do we have good photos (in which case, obviously, I'd like to know which they are!) or don't we? But yet again, what I wanted to...

Argument from authority fallacy. This site has a history of embarrassing government officials on these cases. See now, I asked you to back up a claim you made. I wanted you to explain what you mean by a "true report". Does that mean you think...

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...

"We have good photos" is a simple declaration, the truth of which could be demonstrated by showing us some good photos. Then we can turn the analytical skills of dozens of experts on a picture to see if meets the definition of "good" in any way...

Most judicial systems heavily rely on witness testimony. There was a time material evidence almost didn't exist.

We have good photos, the fact that you are stating that we have none makes me think you already categorized that none exists, and as I'm not here to convince you, I'll not enter a debate on cases with photographic proof, and I'll let you to your...