"The preliminary results of the research I have conducted confirm my earlier hypothesis that the Cold War played a critically formative role in the creation and sustainability of the UFO and Alien sightings contact phenomenon. Archival research in particular demonstrates that the technological innovations, cultural values, political anxieties, and institutional methods characteristic of Cold War societies helped fuel interest in UFOs and extraterrestrials." At least he openly admits his confirmation bias. credit Frank Stalter More Human then Alien Researching the UFO Sighting enigma