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Ufology is the study of the UFO phenomenon. At its core is the
investigation of UFO reports as made by human witnesses, the enigmatic
source of the original sighting typically having long since departed. In
some cases, however, physical traces may have been left on the
environment and these need to be collected and analyzed according to
accepted scientific procedures. Primary witnesses need to be interviewed
and other corroborating witnesses (and data) sought out. Since well
over 90 percent of all UFO reports turn out to be IFOs -- Identified
Flying Objects -- after a thorough examination, it is important to
ascertain if any mundane phenomena, manmade, meteorological or
astronomical, may have been in the immediate vicinity of the sighting
and somehow served as its stimulus. Everything from street lamps and
advertising blimps, to ball lightning and the planet Venus have been
misinterpreted as UFOs at one time or another. Only by identifying and
eliminating such mundane sources can researchers concentrate on the core
phenomenon. With close encounters and other so-called "high
strangeness" cases, a thorough investigation is even more necessary,
especially where episodes of "missing time" and other psychological or
physiological effects are reported by the witness(es). Indeed, a UFO
investigation can become quite complicated, involving issues of ethics,
confidentiality, media relations and other aspects of human behavior
with which most of us are ill-equipped, or at least untrained, to deal
with. Questions about regressive hypnosis, potential hoaxes, witness
reliability and so on tax even the most sincere and objective
investigator. Accordingly, MUFON has established a program to train
member volunteers as Field Investigators. The heart and soul of this
program is the MUFON Field Investigator's Manual, now in a newly revised
fifth edition. This 311-page manual comes bound in a sturdy 3-ring
loose-leaf folder and includes instructions for investigating a variety
of UFO phenomena. Whether you decide to join MUFON and undertake the
training program or not, the Field Investigator's Manual contains a
wealth of information and is an indispensable tool for undertaking your
own investigations.
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