Philip J. Klass
UFO researcher (1919-2005) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 85
Philip Julian Klass was an American aviation and aerospace journalist and UFO researcher, best known for his skepticism regarding UFOs. In the ufological and skeptical communities, Klass inspires polarized appraisals. He has been called the "Sherlock Holmes of UFOlogy".
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Klass at the 1983 CSICOP Conference in Buffalo, NY
1983 CSICOP Conference in Buffalo, NY
1983 CSICOP Conference in Buffalo, NY. Note: Randi's fork is bent. With Pip Smith, Klass (standing), Dick Smith, Robert Sheaffer, John Merrell, and James Randi
Ray Hyman accepts the 2010 NCAS Philip J. Klass Award.
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Klass demonstrated "the crusader's zeal for what seems 'right,' regardless of whether it brings popular acclaim," a trait he claimed his father instilled in him. "I've found," said Klass, "that roughly 97, 98 percent of the people who report seeing UFOs are fundamentally intelligent, honest people who have seen something - usually at night, in darkness - that is unfamiliar, that they cannot explain." The rest, he said, were frauds.
