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Scott
chaired
a
panel,
conferred
with
the
university
sponsors,
acted
as
liaison
with
the
Prince
of
Liechtenstein
who
was
the
major
benefactor
of
the
conference,
and
conferred
on
strategic
organizational
issues
with
Walter
Andrus,
the
leader
of
the
Mutual
UFO
Network
(MUFON),
a
major
ufo
research organization
in
America,
and
John
Schuessler
,
Andrus'
close
ufological
associate
and
second-in-command
.
TREAT
was
organized
by
Rima
Laibow,
MD
,
a
psychiatrist
determined
to
get
mainstream
attention
for
the
abduction
puzzle.
She
is
the
obvious
and
very visible
leader,
but
Scott
is
never
far.
Laibow
is
a
very
energetic
person
and
the
center
of
violent
controversy
in
abduction
research
circles.
Previously
a
close
associate
of
Budd
Hopkins,
Laibow
is
reported
to
be
an
abductee.
She
is
also
very
well
connected
and
has
an
exceptional
"network"
extending
into
Europe
and
the
Soviet
Union.
If
you
can
get
close
to
Laibow,
you
are
close
to
the
state-of-the-art
in
abduction
research.
Scott
stays
close.
In
the
Fall
of
1990
they
lectured
together
in
England. 2
As
late
as
the
summer
of
1991
Jones
and
Laibow
were
planning
a
yachting
excursion
together with
Col.
John
Alexander
(retired
from
the
U.S.
Army)
to
investigate
anomalies
in
the
Bahamas.
Similarly,
Jones
was
very
familiar
with
Andrus
and
Schuessler
prior
to
TREAT,
and
presumably
remains
on
the
closest
terms
with
them.
Andrus
is
retired
and
devotes
all
his
time
to
running
MUFON.
Thus
Jones
is
on
the
inside
with
respect
to
data
collected
by
MUFON.
In
1989 MUFON appointed
Jones
as
a
Special
Consultant
in
International
Relations,
formalizing
the
relationship.
A cynic
might
ask
if
Scott's
activities
could
suggest
something
other
than
a
very
active
interest
in
the
UFO
mystery.
The
cynic
could
point
out
that
he
has
insinuated
himself
into
the
inner
sanctums
of
UFO
research,
has
the
ear
of
policy
makers,
and
is
in
a
position
to
monitor
developments
in
all
critical
areas
of
study.
A breakthrough
in
civilian
ufology,
such
as
the
unambiguous
identification
of
an
alien
artifact,
would
come
to
his
attention
almost
at
once.
A
policy
decision
concerning
the
disposition
of
the
hypothetical
artifact
would
probably
not
be
taken
before
consulting
with
Scott.
It
is
interesting
to
note
that
Scott
is
a
cipher
to
the
average
UFO
researcher
or
enthusiast.
That
is,
the
perhaps
three
or
four
thousand
people
who
follow
the
subject
with
some
diligence
over
a
protracted
period
of
time,
can
easily
recognize
the
names
of
probably
or
so
individuals
who
have
made
contributions
to
ufology
or
are
"important"
people
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in
the
field.
But
they
would
be
puzzled
if
asked
to
identify
C.
B.
Scott
Jones.
Scott
rarely
puts
anything
on
paper,
preferring
instead
to
work
behind
the
scenes,
keeping
in
touch
via
telephone
or
personal
visit.
He
attends
most
conferences
of
note,
and
goes
to
great
lengths,
in
the
literal
geographical
sense,
to
meet
not
only
researchers
but
important
witnesses.
He
has
shown
particular
interest
in
spending
time
with
"abductees"
in
recent
years.
But
unlike
so
many
others
in
ufology
who
rush
to
the
typewriter
to broadcast
their
opinions,
Scott
keeps
his
own
quiet
counsel.
Thus
he
provides
us
all
with
an
uplifting
example
of
humility.
In
a
departure
from
his
usual
rule
against
publishing,
Scott
presented
a
paper
at
the
1991
conference
of
the
Mutual
UFO
Network.
The
title
was
"Government
UFO
Connections."
Those
who
were
advised
in
advance
of
the
title,
and
who
knew
something
of
Scott's
background,
thought
the
paper
would
contain
a
spectacular
revelation.
In
a
sense,
it
did.
But
more
on
that
later.
PARAPSYCHOLOGY'
Scott
Jones
has
been
a
fixture
at
parapsychology
symposia
ranging
from
the
most
august
academic
gatherings
to
New
Age
meetings
and
those
of
the
human
potential
movement
at
least
since
the
mid-1970s,
when
he
organized
a
parapsychology
conference
in
Casper,
Wyoming.
Among
the
conferences
he
has
attended
are
those
of
the
P a r a p s y c h o 1 o g i c a 1
Association,
the
American
Society
for
Psychical
Research,
the
Society
for
Scientific
Exploration,
the
Southeastern
Regional
P a r a p s y cho 1 og i c a 1
Association,
the
Association
for
Research
and
Enlightenment,
the
Society
for
Psychical
Research,
the
International
Forum
on
New
Science,
and
the
Archaeus
Congress,
to
name
a
few.
In
1983
a
firm
called
Kaman
Tempo,
specializing
in
"think
tank"
intelligence
analysis
for
the
U.S.
Government,
organized
a
seminar
on
par apsy cholog i ca 1
applications.
The
seminar
was
attended
by
a
number
of
federal
employees.
A
formal
Proceedings
of
the
seminar
was
published,
with
Jones
as
editor.
In
his
sparse
remarks,
Jones
made
clear
his
very
wide
network
of
federal
contacts,
and
intimated
that
he
was
the
organizer
of
the
seminar.
This
was
certainly
an
auspicious
start
for
someone
who
was
just
beginning
to
be
noticed
by
insiders
in
parapsychology.
Scott
has
been
on
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
American
Society
for
Psychical
Research
(ASPR)
since
1985,
and
now
serves
as
its
President.
The
ASPR
was
founded
more
than
a
century
ago,
and
is
the
oldest
organization
in
the
U.S.
to
publish
a
refereed
scientific
journal
in
parapsychology.
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Complaints
have
been
aired
about
his
stewardship
of
the
ASPR.
These
include
charges
that
he
is
attempting
to
remove
professional
researchers
from
the
Board
of
Trustees,
replacing
them with
individuals
who
are
more
pliant
to
Jones'
personal
agenda
for
the
organization.
As
in
the
field
of
ufology,
one
searches
in
vain
for
significant
published
material
from
the
hand
of
Scott
Jones.
It
appears
that
his
only
contribution
to
a
par apsycholog ical
journal
is
a
review
of
John
White's
Ps£chi£_Wa r f.a r ej_
Fact
or
F iction?
for
the
June
1989
issue
of
the
Journal_of
Parap sych ol o gy
•
BIOGRAPHICAL
NOTES
Scott
Jones
was
born
in
1928,
and
lived
at
least
part
of
his
childhood
between
Gulfport
and
Biloxi,
Mississippi.
He
joined
the
U.S.
Navy
in
about
1946.
Following
flight
training
in
the
Aviation Midshipman
Program,
he
was
commissioned
in
1950.
He
was
a
career
officer
in
the
U.S.
Navy,
serving
during
the
Korean
War
as
a
fighter
pilot,
which
included
two
combat
tours
in
VF-191,
flying
the
F9F-2
Panther
from
the
USS
Princeton.
He
served
in
Naval
Intelligence
for
approximately
years,
including
assignments
with
Carrier
Division
14,
and
as
Assistant
Naval
Attache,
New
Delhi,
India,
and
Kathmandu,
Nepal
in
the
1960s.
He
collected
intelligence
and
provided
intelligence
support
throughout
southeast
asia,
the middle
east,
and
north
Africa.
Jones
has
briefed
the
President's
Scientific
Advisory
Committee,
and
has
testified
before
House
and
Senate
committees
on
intelligence
matters.
Thus
he
served
in
naval
intelligence
for
approximately
years,
retiring
around
1976.
Jones
received
an
A
. B
.
in
Government
from George
Washington University
in
1961,
an
M.A.
in
Government
and
Politics
from
the
University
of
Maryland
in
1963,
and
a
Ph.D.
in
International
Studies
from American
University
in
1975,
with
a
dissertation
entitled
"How
The
Indian
Lok
Sabha
Handles
Defense
Matters:
An
Institutional
Study."
He
taught
political
science
for
three
years
at
Casper
College,
Casper,
Wyoming,
and
the
University
of
Wyoming,
Laramie,
Wyoming.
He
has
stated
that
he
worked
during
the
period,
following
his
Navy
career
for
"several"
companies,
including
R.
F.
Cross
Associates,
Ltd.,
of
Alexandria,
Virginia,
and
Kaman
Tempo,
"A
Division
of
Kaman
Sciences
Corporation,"
in
Alexandria,
Virginia.
His
MUFON biographical
sketch
states
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that
in
his
post-Havy
career
he
"worked
in
the
private
sector
research
and
development
community
involved
in
the
U.S.
Government
sponsored
projects
for
the
Defense
Nuclear
Agency,
Defense
Intelligence
Agency
[DIA],
and
U.S.
Army
Intelligence
and
Security
Command"
(INSCOM).
In
1985
Scott
came
in
from
the
cold
in
a
big
way.
Senator
Claiborne
Pell
of
Rhode
Island,
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Foreign
Relations
Committee
and
one
of
the
most
senior
politicians
on
Capitol
Hill,
appointed
him
to
a
position
as
Special
Assistant.
From
this
very
prestigious
vantage
Scott
continued
to
do
exactly
what
he
had
been
doing
before,
which
is
to
say making
the
rounds
of
ufological
and
parapsychological
meetings.
He
was
always
available,
either
at
the
Senate
office
he
used
in Washington
thanks
to
the
Senator’s
largesse,
or
on
the
road.
It
is
not
clear
whether
Jones
ever
did
ordinary
"aide"
work.
Rather,
it
seems
that
he
devoted
himself
entirely
to
the
field
of
paranormal
inquiry.
It
is
quite
an
exceptional
situation
that
Jones
found,
and
one
that
most
of
us
in
anomalies
research
would
envy.
The
taxpayers
of
Rhode
Island
seem
not
to have
noticed,
and
the
December
5,
1988
issue
of
U .S.
News
& _jjor 1 d_Re£ort
,
which devoted
a
great
deal
of
space
to
New
Age
belief
in
the
Halls
of
Congress,
mentioned
Pell
and
his
protege
Jones,
but
failed
to
note
that
Jones
was
on
the government
payroll
primarily
as
a
psychic/UFO
facilitator.
In March
of
1991
there
came
a
parting
of
the
ways,
and
Scott
left
the
employ
of
Senator
Pell,
but
not
the
field
of
the
paranormal.
He
is
now
at
his
new organization,
the
Human
Potential
Foundation. 5
With
his
assistant
Menelika
McCarthy,
Scott
continues
to
do
that
which
he
has
done
so
well
for
the
last
decade.
His
foundation
is
ensconced
in
the
resplendent
offices
of
Sandground
Barondess
and
West,
P.C.,
at
what
is
perhaps
the
most
prestigious
address
in
an
area
of
fine
office buildings
on
the Washington
beltway.
Mark
Sandground
and
Claiborne
Pell
serve
on
the
board
of
the
foundation,
which
is
reportedly
funded
by
Laurance
Rockefeller
.
ORGANIZATIONS
Among
the
organizations
with
which
Scott
has
been
affiliated
at
one
time
or
another,
and
of
which
there
is
some
kind
of
public
record,
are
these:
Center
for
A jo jollied
Anomalous £££££mena
.
6435
Shady
Lane,
Falls
Church,
VA 22042-2335.
Telephone:
(703)
534-2423.
Scott
Jones,
Founder.
Jones
states
that
his work
is
supported
by
the
Center.
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