Full Title
Estimates of Optical Power Output in Six Cases of Unexplained
Aerial Objects with De® ned Luminosity Characteristics1
by Jacques F. Vallee
Abstract
An analysis of six cases of unexplained aerial phenomena observed
by qualified observers over a twenty-year period in various parts of
the Earth and in known physical conditions yields estimates of optical power
output ranging from a few kilowatts to thousands of megawatts. This paper
surveys the methods by which this parameter can be derived from witnesses’
statements, it discusses the various hypotheses one could propose to account
for the observations and it calls for a broad re-examination of sighting files in
an effort to apply this methodology to a larger sample and to better understand
the luminosity characteristics of the reported objects.
Source: The Society for Scientific Exploration
Direct Link to source Volume: https://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/volume-12-number-3-1998
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