CAUS believes we must prepare for some unusual event to take place north of Phoenix on December 7th. We learned that JSE has published many articles on such fringe-science topics as cold fusion, astrology, dowsing, faith healing, and the Loch Ness monster. Far from being an objective scientific report published in a serious scientific journal, it thus turns out that the sponsoring organization and its publications are committed to the study of pseudoscientific topics, including UFOs. Unfortunately, in none of the media reports on this study was this important fact mentioned.
Ball lightning is still little understood.
After reading through the Sturrock UFO report and the material available on the website for the SSE and its journal , one is left with the impression that what really irks this group is its lack of credibility. It yearns for bigger research dollars and respect. But as long as SSE stays out on the edges of pseudoscience, the burden of proof and persuasion will always be upon it. It's a free country, and no one can question the right of this panel to present whatever results and conclusions it sees fit. It is, nonetheless, sad.