知名证人
中文版
科学家们
卡尔·萨根博士（康奈尔大学天文学与空间科学教授，已故）
“现在看来，地球并非唯一存在生命的行星。有证据表明，天空中大多数恒星都拥有行星系统。关于地球生命起源的最新研究表明，在银河系中大多数行星的早期历史中，导致生命起源的物理和化学过程发生得很快——也许多达一百万颗行星——由比我们更先进的科技文明所占据。星际空间飞行远超我们目前的技术能力，但从我们的角度来看，似乎没有根本性的物理障碍可以排除其他文明发展出这种技术的可能性。”
玛格丽特·米德博士（人类学家、作家）
“确实存在不明飞行物。也就是说，在不同研究中，有大约20%到30%的核心案例无法解释。我们只能想象这些安静、无害巡航的物体反复接近地球背后的目的。在我看来，最可能的解释是，它们只是在观察我们在做什么……”
J·艾伦·海尼克博士（西北大学天文学系前主任；空军蓝皮书计划科学顾问，1947-1969）
“每一次目击浪潮都增加了报告的积累，这些报告无法用现有方法分析……如果我们在二十年的困惑后想要答案，就必须进行深入的调查过程。”
“当UFO问题期待已久的解决方案到来时，我相信它将证明不仅是科学进步中的一小步，而是一个巨大且完全出乎意料的量子跃迁。”
弗兰克·B·索尔兹伯里博士（犹他州立大学植物生理学教授）
“我必须承认，任何科学家对飞碟的正面提及都相当于极端的异端，并可能使发言者面临被科学神学体系开除的风险。尽管如此，近年来我调查了不明飞行物（UFO）的故事，我再也不能轻易忽视这个想法了。”
詹姆斯·E·麦克唐纳博士（亚利桑那大学大气物理研究所高级物理学家）
“最引人入胜的UFO报告类型是近距离目击到非传统性质和非传统性能特征的机器状物体，在低空出现，有时甚至在地面上。公众完全不知道有大量来自可信目击者的此类报告……当人们开始寻找这类案例时，其数量令人惊讶。”
美国航空航天学会UFO小组委员会（1967年）
“从科学和工程的角度来看，简单地忽视大量无法解释的观测是不可接受的……唯一有希望的方法是持续进行中等程度的努力，重点改进数据收集和客观手段……利用现有的遥感能力和某些软件更改。”[强调部分]
关于《康登报告》（蓝皮书计划），1986年：
“从《康登报告》的内容中可以得出相反的结论；即，一个具有如此高比例无法解释案例（约30%）的现象，应该足以引起足够的科学好奇心以继续研究。”
彼得·A·斯特罗克博士（斯坦福大学空间科学与天体物理学教授，空间科学与天体物理学中心副主任）
“除非UFO之谜通过既定科学和大学管理者的正常程序进行公开和广泛的科学研究，否则它不会得到最终解决。”
“尽管……科学界倾向于低估UFO现象的重要性，但某些个别科学家认为该现象既真实又重要……对科学家来说，硬信息的主要来源（除了自己的实验和观测）是由科学期刊提供的。除了极少数例外，科学期刊不发表UFO观测报告。不发表的决定是由编辑根据审稿人的建议做出的。这个过程是自我强化的；数据的明显缺乏证实了UFO现象不存在的观点，而这种观点又阻碍了相关数据的呈现……”
赫尔穆特·拉默博士（奥地利空间研究所地外物理学部物理学家）
[关于火星塞东尼亚地区的构造]
“作者认为，维京号数据的分辨率不足以确定这些物体起源的可能机制，尽管迄今为止的一些结果表明它们可能不是自然的。显然，这些神秘的物体值得即将到来的火星任务进一步审视。如果其中一项任务发现火星人脸、金字塔和其他奇怪结构确实是人工的，那么‘不太可能’的早期殖民或先前技术文明假说将提供一个可能的答案。”
赫尔曼·奥伯特教授（1894-1989）（德国火箭专家，太空时代奠基人之一）
“我的论点是，飞碟是真实的，它们是来自另一个太阳系的宇宙飞船。我认为它们可能由智能观察者驾驶，他们是一个可能已经调查地球数个世纪的种族的成员。我认为它们可能被派来进行系统性的长期调查，首先是对人类、动物、植物，最近是对原子中心、军备和军备生产中心。”
卡尔·古斯塔夫·荣格博士
“纯粹的心理解释被排除……圆盘显示出由类似人类的飞行员进行智能引导的迹象……掌握重要信息的当局不应犹豫，应尽快并尽可能全面地启发公众。”
宇航员埃德加·米切尔博士（第六位在月球上行走的人）
“我是一名美国宇航员，也是一名受过训练的科学家。由于我的职位，高层人士向我吐露秘密。因此，我毫不怀疑外星人确实访问过这个星球。美国政府以及世界各地的政府都有数千份无法解释的UFO目击档案。作为一名科学家，对我来说，至少其中一些目击事件是外星飞船的证据是合乎逻辑的。作为一名前宇航员，能够接触这些档案的军方人员更愿意与我交谈，而不是与他们视为怪人的人。我从这些比我更有资格谈论UFO的人那里听到的故事，让我毫不怀疑外星人已经访问过地球……”
……“当我得知外星人确实存在时，我并不太惊讶。但真正让我震惊的是，十年前我开始调查地外报告时，发现证据被掩盖的程度。不仅仅是美国政府对外星访问保持沉默。像我这样的美国人如果认为外星人只会选择访问我的国家，那就太傲慢了。事实上，我听到了关于世界各地政府知道外星访问的令人信服的故事——包括英国政府。”
政治、军事和情报界人物
哈里·S·杜鲁门总统
“我可以向你保证，飞碟，如果它们存在的话，不是由地球上的任何力量建造的。”
德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔总统
“警惕军工复合体。”
杰拉尔德·福特总统
“……我对这些[UFO]报道特别感兴趣，因为最近许多目击事件发生在我家乡密歇根州……因为我认为其中一些报告可能有实质内容，并且我相信美国人民有权得到比空军迄今为止给出的更彻底的解释，我提议由众议院科学和宇航委员会或武装部队委员会就UFO问题举行听证会，并邀请政府行政部门和一些声称见过UFO的人作证……我坚信美国公众应该得到比空军迄今给出的更好的解释，我强烈建议对UFO现象进行委员会调查。我认为我们有责任为公众建立关于UFO的可信度，并在这个问题上提供尽可能多的启示。”
吉米·卡特总统
“如果我成为总统，我会让这个国家关于UFO目击的所有信息都向公众和科学家公开。我确信UFO存在，因为我见过一个……”
罗纳德·里根总统
“……当你停下来想想我们都是上帝的孩子，无论我们生活在世界的哪个地方，我忍不住对[戈尔巴乔夫]说，想想看，如果我们突然面临来自宇宙中另一个星球的其他物种对世界的威胁，他和我举行的这些会议可能会变得多么容易……”
“也许我们需要某种外部、宇宙性的威胁，才能让我们认识到这种共同的纽带。我偶尔会想，如果我们面临来自地球之外的外星威胁，世界各地的分歧会多么迅速地消失。”
J. 埃德加·胡佛
“我愿意做这件事（研究UFO），但在同意之前，我们必须坚持完全接触回收的飞碟。例如在洛杉矶案件中，军方抢走了它，不让我们进行粗略检查。”
内森·D·特温宁将军
在他担任空军物资司令部司令时，他写了以下内容：
“意见如下：
a. 报告的现象是真实的，而非幻觉或虚构。
b. 存在可能近似圆盘形状的物体，其尺寸可观，看起来与人类制造的飞行器一样大。
c. 部分事件可能由自然现象引起，例如流星。
d. 报告的操作特性，如极快的爬升率、机动性（特别是翻滚动作），以及在被我方飞机或雷达发现或接触时必须视为规避的行为，使人相信部分物体是手动、自动或远程控制的。”
沃尔特·比德尔·史密斯将军（中央情报局局长，1950-1953年）
“中央情报局已审查了关于不明飞行物的当前情况，这些情况在媒体中引发了广泛猜测，并成为政府组织关注的主题……自1947年以来，已收到约2000份官方目击报告，其中约20%至今无法解释。我认为，这种情况可能对我们的国家安全产生影响，超越了单一部门的利益。应启动更广泛、协调的努力，以对这些报告中涉及的几种现象建立坚实的科学理解……”
H·马歇尔·查德威尔（中央情报局科学情报助理主任）
“自1947年以来，ATIC已收到约1500份官方目击报告，外加大量信件、电话和媒体报道。仅1952年7月，官方报告总数就达250份。在1500份报告中，空军将20%列为无法解释，而在1952年1月至7月收到的报告中，28%被列为无法解释。”
爱德华·J·鲁佩尔特上尉（美国空军蓝皮书计划前负责人，1951-1953年）
“这份报告很难撰写，因为它涉及一些官方上不存在的东西。众所周知，自1947年6月首次报道飞碟以来，空军官方一直表示没有证据证明星际飞船的存在。但鲜为人知的是，这一结论在军方及其科学顾问中远非一致，因为关键在于‘证据’一词；因此，UFO调查仍在继续。”
罗斯科·希伦科特海军上将（中央情报局首任局长，1947-1950年）
“是时候公布真相了……在幕后，高级空军军官对UFO深感忧虑。但通过官方保密和嘲笑，许多公民被引导相信这些未知飞行物是无稽之谈……我敦促国会立即采取行动，以减少关于不明飞行物保密所带来的危险……”
E·B·勒巴利少将（空军部长办公室信息主任）
“……许多无法解释的报告来自智力高超、技术合格且诚信无可置疑的个人。此外，空军官方收到的报告仅包括众多私人UFO组织公开的惊人报告中的一小部分。”
威廉·斯坦顿议员（宾夕法尼亚州）
“空军在彻底调查此事件（1966年4月17日宾夕法尼亚州目击事件）中未能履行职责……一旦受托于公共福利的人不再认为人民能承受真相，那么人民反过来也将不再信任政府。”
威尔伯特·史密斯（加拿大交通部高级无线电工程师，磁铁计划负责人）
“此事是美国政府中保密级别最高的主题，甚至高于氢弹。飞碟确实存在。其运作方式未知，但由万尼瓦尔·布什博士领导的一个小组正在集中努力。美国当局认为整个事件具有极其重大的意义。”
希尔-诺顿勋爵，英国舰队海军元帅（五星上将）
“我经常被问及为何对UFO如此热衷；人们似乎觉得奇怪，一个多年来与国防密切相关的人竟会如此单纯。我感兴趣有几个原因。首先，我有一颗好奇的心，喜欢让事物得到满意的解释，而整个事件中对我而言最清楚的一点是，UFO尚未得到让我满意的解释。事实上，就我而言，‘U’更代表‘无法解释’而非‘不明’。其次，还有一系列其他无法解释的现象，可能与UFO有关也可能无关，但我在UFO相关研究中注意到了它们。第三，我确信各国政府，尤其是美国政府，对UFO调查存在官方掩盖……有证据表明，在我们的大气层甚至陆地上看到的物体，既不能解释为人造物体，也不能解释为科学家已知的任何物理力或效应，这在我看来是压倒性的。”
威尔弗雷德·德·布鲁威尔少将（比利时皇家空军副参谋长）
“无论如何，空军已得出结论，比利时领空内确实发生了一定数量的异常现象……迄今为止，未报告任何攻击性迹象；军事或民用空中交通未受干扰或威胁。因此，我们可以推测，迄今为止的假定活动构成了具体威胁……毫无疑问，总有一天，这种现象将通过技术检测和收集手段被观察到，届时其起源将不容置疑……”
English Version
THE SCIENTISTS
Carl Sagan, Ph.D. (Late Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Cornell University)
“It now seems quite clear that Earth is not the only inhabited planet. There is evidence that the bulk of the stars in the sky have planetary systems. Recent research concerning the origin of life on Earth suggests that the physical and chemical processes leading to the origin of life occur rapidly in the early history of the majority of planets within our Milky Way galaxy–perhaps as many as a million–are inhabited by technical civilizations in advance of our own. Interstellar space flight is far beyond our present technical capabilities, but there seems to be no fundamental physical objections to preclude, from our own vantage point, the possibility of its development by other civilizations.”
Margaret Mead, Ph.D. (Anthropologist, author)
“There are unidentified flying objects. That is, there are a hard core of cases–perhaps 20 to 30 percent in different studies–for which there is no explanation. We can only imagine what purpose lies behind the activities of these quiet, harmlessly cruising objects that time and again approach the Earth. The most likely explanation, it seems to me, is that they are simply watching what we are up to…”
J. Allen Hynek, Ph.D. (Former Chairman, Department of Astronomy, Northwestern University; Scientific Consultant, Air Force Project Blue Book (1947 – 1969))
“Each wave of sightings adds to the accumulation of reports which defy analysis by present methods… An investigative process in depth is necessary here if, after twenty years of confusion, we want some answers.”
“When the long awaited solution to the UFO problem comes, I believe that it will prove to be not merely the next small step in the march of science but a mighty and totally unexpected quantum jump.”
Frank B. Salisbury, Ph.D. (Professor, Plant Physiology, Utah State University)
“I must admit that any favorable mention of the flying saucers by a scientist amounts to extreme heresy and places the one making the statement in danger of excommunication by the scientific theocracy. Nevertheless, in recent years I have investigated the story of the unidentified flying object (UFO), and I am no longer able to dismiss the idea lightly.”
James E. McDonald, Ph.D. (Senior Physicist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona)
“The type of UFO reports that are most intriguing are close-range sightings of machinelike objects of unconventional nature and unconventional performance characteristics, seen at low altitudes, and sometimes even on the ground. The general public is entirely unaware of the large number of such reports that are coming from credible witnesses… When one starts searching for such cases, their number are quite astonishing.”
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics UFO Subcommittee (1967)
“From a scientific and engineering standpoint, it is unacceptable to simply ignore substantial numbers of unexplained observations…the only promising approach is a continuing moderate-level effort with emphasis on improved data collection and objective means…involving available remote sensing capabilities and certain software changes.” [emphasis added]
and regarding The Condon Report (Project Blue Book), 1986:
“The opposite conclusion could have been drawn from The Condon Report’s content; namely, that a phenomenon with such a high ratio of unexplained cases (about 30 percent) should arouse sufficient scientific curiosity to continue its study.”
Peter A. Sturrock, Ph.D. (Professor, Space Science and Astrophysics, and deputy director of the Center for Space Sciences and Astrophysics, Stanford University)
“The definitive resolution of the UFO enigma will not come about unless and until the problem is subjected to open and extensive scientific study by the normal procedures of established science and administrators in universities.”
“Although…the scientific community has tended to minimize the significance of the UFO phenomenon, certain individual scientists have argued that the phenomenon is both real and significant… To a scientist, the main source of hard information (other than his own experiments [and] observations) is provided by the scientific journals. With rare exceptions, scientific journals do not publish reports of UFO observations. The decision not to publish is made by the editor acting on the advice of reviewers. This process is self-reinforcing; the apparent lack of data confirms the view that there is nothing to the UFO phenomenon, and this view works against the presentation of relevant data…”
Helmut Lammer, Ph.D. (Physicist, Space Research Institute, Department for Extraterrestrial Physics, Austria)
[Writing about the formations in the Cydonia region of Mars]
“It is the author’s belief that the Viking data are not of sufficient resolution to permit the identification of possible mechanisms of the origin for these objects, although some results to date suggest that they may not be natural. Clearly these mysterious objects deserve further scrutiny by the forthcoming Mars missions. If one of these missions finds that the face on Mars, the pyramids and the other strange structures are indeed artificial, then the ‘unlikely’ Prior Colonization or Previous Technical Civilization hypotheses would provide a possible answer.”
Professor Hermann Oberth (1894-1989) (German rocket expert and a founding father of the space age.)
“It is my thesis that flying saucers are real and that they are space ships from another solar system. I think that they possibly are manned by intelligent observers who are members of a race that may have been investigating our Earth for centuries. I think that they possibly have been sent out to conduct systematic, long-range investigations, first of men, animals, vegetation, and more recently of atomic centers, armaments an centers of armament production.”
Dr. Carl Justav Jung
“A purely psychological explanation is ruled out…the discs show signs of intelligent guidance, by quasi-human pilots…the authorities in possession of important information should not hesitate to enlighten the public as soon and as completely as possible.”
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. (Sixth man to walk on the moon)
“I am an American astronaut and a trained scientist. Because of my position people in high places confide in me. And, as a result, I have no doubt that aliens HAVE visited this planet. The American government and governments throughout the world have thousands of files of UFO sightings which cannot be explained. As a scientist, it is logical to me that at least some of these will have been witness of alien craft. As a former astronaut, the military people who have access to these files are more willing to talk to me than to people they regard as mere cranks. The stories I have heard from these people, who are more highly qualified than me to talk about UFOs, leave me in no doubt that aliens have already visited Earth…”
… “when I learned that aliens really do exist, I wasn’t too surprised. But what did shock me when I started investigating extra-terrestrial reports a decade ago is the extent to which the proof has been hushed up. It isn’t just the US government which has kept quiet about alien visits. It would be arrogant of an American like myself to assume that ETs would only choose to visit my country. Indeed, I’ve heard convincing stories about governments all over the world that know of alien visits – including the British government.”
POLITICAL, MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE FIGURES
President Harry S. Truman
“I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Beware the military-industrial complex.”
President Gerald Ford
“…I have taken a special interest in these [UFO] accounts because many of the latest reported sightings have been in my home state of Michigan… Because I think there may be substance to some of these reports and because I believe the American people are entitled to a more thorough explanation than has been given them by the Air Force to date, I am proposing that either the Science and Astronautics Committee or the Armed Services Committee of the House, schedule hearings on the subject of UFOs and invite testimony from both the executive branch of the Government and some of the persons who claim to have seen UFOs… In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explanation than that thus far given by the Air Force, I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment on this subject.”
President Jimmy Carter
“If I become President, I’ll make every piece of information this country has about UFO sightings available to the public, and the scientists. I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one…”
President Ronald Reagan
“…when you stop to think that we’re all God’s children, wherever we may live in the world, I couldn’t help but say to [Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species from another planet outside in the universe…”
“Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.”
J. Edgar Hoover
“I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in the L.A. case, the Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination.”
General Nathan D. Twining
While he was the Commanding General of the Air Material Command he wrote the following:
“It is the opinion that:
a. The phenomena reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious.
b. There are objects probably approximating the shape of a disc, of such appreciable size as to appear to be as large as a man-made aircraft.
c. There is a possibility that some of the incidents may be caused by natural phenomena, such as meteors.
d. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates of climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and action which must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by friendly aircraft and radar, lend belief to the possibility that some of the objects are controlled either manually, automatically, or remotely.”
General Walter Bedell Smith (CIA Director, 1950-1953)
“The Central Intelligence Agency has reviewed the current situation concerning unidentified flying objects which have crated extensive speculation in the press and have been the subject of concern to government organizations… Since 1947, approximately 2,000 official reports of sightings have been received, and, of these, about 20% are as yet unexplained. It is my view that this situation has possible implications for our national security which transcend the interests of a single service. A broader, coordinated effort should be initiated to develop a firm scientific understanding of the several phenomena which apparently are involved in these reports…”
H. Marshall Chadwell (Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence, CIA)
“Since 1947, ATIC has received approximately 1500 official reports of sightings plus an enormous volume of letters, phone calls, and press reports. During July 1952 alone, official reports totaled 250. Of the 1500 reports, Air Force carries 20 percent as unexplained and of those received from January through July 1952 it carries 28 percent unexplained.”
Captain Edward J. Ruppelt (Former head [1951-1953], U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book)
“This report has been difficult to write because it involves something that doesn’t officially exist. It is well known that ever since the first flying saucer was reported in June 1947 the Air Force has officially said that there is no proof that such a thing as an interplanetary spaceship exists. But what is not well known is that this conclusion is far from being unanimous among the military and their scientific advisors because of the one word, proof; so the UFO investigations continue.”
Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter (First Director, CIA, 1947-1950)
“It is time for the truth to be brought out… Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense… I urge immediate Congressional action to reduce the dangers from secrecy about Unidentified Flying Objects…”
Major General E. B. LeBailly (Director of Information, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force)
“…many of the reports that cannot be explained have come from intelligent and technically well qualified individuals whose integrity cannot be doubted. In addition, the reports received officially by the Air Force include only a fraction of the spectacular reports which are publicized by many private UFO organizations.”
Congressman William Stanton (Pennsylvania)
“The Air Force failed in its responsibility in thoroughly investigating this incident [April 17, 1966 sighting, Pennsylvania]… Once people entrusted with the public welfare no longer think people can handle the truth, then the people, in turn, will no longer trust the government.”
Wilbert Smith (Department of Transport – Canada, senior radio engineer, head of Project Magnet)
“The matter is the most highly classified subject in the United States Government, rating higher even than the H-bomb. Flying saucers exist. Their modus operandi is unknown but concentrated effort is being made by a small group headed by Doctor Vannevar Bush. The entire matter is considered by the United States authorities to be of tremendous significance.”
Lord Hill-Norton, Admiral of the Fleet, Great Britain (Five Star)
“I have frequently been asked why I am so keenly interested in UFOs; people seem to think it odd that someone who has been so closely involved with Defense for many years should be so simple. I am interested for several reasons. First, I have the sort of inquiring mind that likes to have things satisfactorily explained, and the one aspect of this whole matter which is starkly clear to me is that UFOs have not been explained, to my satisfaction. Indeed, so far as I am concerned the U stands more for unexplained than unidentified. Second, there is a very wide range of other unexplained phenomena which may or may not be related to UFOs but which have come to my notice in the UFO connection. Third, I am convinced that there is an official cover-up of the investigations which governments have made into UFOs, certainly in the United States… The evidence that there are objects which have been seen in our atmosphere, and even on terra firma, that cannot be accounted for either as man-made objects or as any physical force or effect known to our scientists seems to me to be overwhelming.”
Major-General Wilfred de Brouwer (Deputy Chief, Royal Belgian Air Force)
“In any case, the Air Force has arrived to the conclusion that a certain number of anomalous phenomena has been produced within Belgian airspace… Until now, not a single trace of aggressiveness has been signaled; military or civilian air traffic has not been perturbed or threatened. We can therefore advance that the presumed activities to date constitute a concrete menace… The day will undoubtedly come when the phenomenon will be observed with technological means of detection and collection that won’t leave a single doubt about its origin…”
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