Bruce Maccabee
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Bruce Maccabee is an American
optical physicist
formerly employed by the U.S. Navy, and a leading ufologist.
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
in Worcester, Mass., and then at American University
, Washington, DC, (M.S. and Ph. D. in physics). In 1972 he began his career at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland; which later became the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
. Dr. MacCabee retired from government service in 2008. He has worked on optical data processing, generation of underwater sound with lasers and various aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative
(SDI) and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) using high power lasers.
(NICAP) and was active in research and investigation for NICAP until its demise in 1980. He became a member of the Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON) in 1975 and was subsequently appointed to the position of state Director for Maryland
, a position he still holds. In 1979 he was instrumental in establishing the Fund for UFO Research
(FUFOR) and was the chairman for about 13 years. He presently serves on the National Board of the Fund.
His UFO research and investigations (which, he often stresses, are completely unrelated to his Navy work) have included the Kenneth Arnold sighting (June 24, 1947), the McMinnville, Oregon
(Trent) photos of 1950, the Gemini 11
astronaut photos of September, 1966, the Tehran UFO incident of September 1976, the New Zealand sightings of December 1978, the Japan Airlines (JAL1628) sighting of November 1986, the numerous sightings of Gulf Breeze UFO incident
, 1987 - 1988, the "red bubba" sightings, 1990-1992 (including his own sighting in September, 1991), the Mexico City
video of August, 1997 (which he deemed a hoax
), the Phoenix lights
sightings of March 13, 1997, and many others.
He has also done historical research and was the first to obtain the secret "flying disc file" of the FBI (what he calls "the REAL X-Files"). In addition, he has collected documents from the CIA, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and other government agencies.
Maccabee is the author or coauthor of about three dozen technical articles and more than a hundred UFO articles over the last 30 years, including many which appeared in the MUFON UFO Journal and MUFON Symposium proceedings. Among his papers was a reanalysis of the statistics and results of the famed Battelle Memorial Institute
Project Blue Book
Special Report No. 14, a massive analysis of 3200 Air Force cases through the mid 1950s. (See Identified Flying Objects (IFOs)). Another was a reanalysis of the results of the Condon Committee
UFO study from 1969. (Like many others, Maccabee concluded that Edward Condon
lied about the results.)
In addition, he has also written or contributed to half a dozen books on the subject of UFOs and appeared on numerous radio and TV shows and documentaries (some given below) as an authority on the subject.
Maccabee is also an accomplished pianist who performed at the 1997 and 1999 MUFON symposia. He lives in Allen County, Ohio
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
optical physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
formerly employed by the U.S. Navy, and a leading ufologist.
Biography
MacCabee received a B.S. in physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities...
in Worcester, Mass., and then at American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Washington, DC, (M.S. and Ph. D. in physics). In 1972 he began his career at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland; which later became the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
The United States Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division , named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, is located in Dahlgren, Virginia and is part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The NSWCDD was founded as the U.S...
. Dr. MacCabee retired from government service in 2008. He has worked on optical data processing, generation of underwater sound with lasers and various aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic...
(SDI) and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) using high power lasers.
Ufology research
Maccabee has been an active ufologist since the late 1960s when he joined the National Investigations Committee on Aerial PhenomenaNational Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena
The National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena was a civilian unidentified flying object research group active in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.-Overview:...
(NICAP) and was active in research and investigation for NICAP until its demise in 1980. He became a member of the Mutual UFO Network
Mutual UFO Network
The Mutual UFO Network is an American non-profit organization that investigates cases of reported UFO sightings. It is one of the oldest and largest UFO-investigative organizations in the United States....
(MUFON) in 1975 and was subsequently appointed to the position of state Director for Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, a position he still holds. In 1979 he was instrumental in establishing the Fund for UFO Research
Fund for UFO Research
The Fund for UFO Research is an UFO research group based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1979, FUFOR states its aims as being to further the scholarly research of UFOs and the extraterrestrial hypothesis , and to secure the release of classified U.S...
(FUFOR) and was the chairman for about 13 years. He presently serves on the National Board of the Fund.
His UFO research and investigations (which, he often stresses, are completely unrelated to his Navy work) have included the Kenneth Arnold sighting (June 24, 1947), the McMinnville, Oregon
McMinnville, Oregon
McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby , an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee...
(Trent) photos of 1950, the Gemini 11
Gemini 11
Gemini 11 was the ninth manned spaceflight mission of NASA's Project Gemini, which flew from September 12 to 15, 1966. It was the 17th manned American flight and the 25th spaceflight to that time . Astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. and Richard F. Gordon, Jr...
astronaut photos of September, 1966, the Tehran UFO incident of September 1976, the New Zealand sightings of December 1978, the Japan Airlines (JAL1628) sighting of November 1986, the numerous sightings of Gulf Breeze UFO incident
Gulf Breeze UFO incident
The Gulf Breeze UFO incident is a famous series of UFO sightings which occurred beginning on November 11, 1987.Gulf Breeze was a small city in Florida of approximately 6,000 at the time of a wave of UFO sightings that began in late 1987...
, 1987 - 1988, the "red bubba" sightings, 1990-1992 (including his own sighting in September, 1991), the Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
video of August, 1997 (which he deemed a hoax
Hoax
A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.-Definition:The British...
), the Phoenix lights
Phoenix Lights
The Phoenix Lights were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed in the skies over the U.S...
sightings of March 13, 1997, and many others.
He has also done historical research and was the first to obtain the secret "flying disc file" of the FBI (what he calls "the REAL X-Files"). In addition, he has collected documents from the CIA, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and other government agencies.
Maccabee is the author or coauthor of about three dozen technical articles and more than a hundred UFO articles over the last 30 years, including many which appeared in the MUFON UFO Journal and MUFON Symposium proceedings. Among his papers was a reanalysis of the statistics and results of the famed Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle Memorial Institute is a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Battelle is a charitable trust organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio and is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the...
Project Blue Book
Project Blue Book
Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects conducted by the United States Air Force. Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study...
Special Report No. 14, a massive analysis of 3200 Air Force cases through the mid 1950s. (See Identified Flying Objects (IFOs)). Another was a reanalysis of the results of the Condon Committee
Condon Committee
The Condon Committee was the informal name of the University of Colorado UFO Project, a group funded by the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968 at the University of Colorado to study unidentified flying objects under the direction of physicist Edward Condon...
UFO study from 1969. (Like many others, Maccabee concluded that Edward Condon
Edward Condon
Edward Uhler Condon was a distinguished American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in quantum mechanics, and a participant in the development of radar and nuclear weapons during World War II.-Early life and career:...
lied about the results.)
In addition, he has also written or contributed to half a dozen books on the subject of UFOs and appeared on numerous radio and TV shows and documentaries (some given below) as an authority on the subject.
Maccabee is also an accomplished pianist who performed at the 1997 and 1999 MUFON symposia. He lives in Allen County, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....
.
Nonfiction
- ISBN 978-1-56-718493-8 UFO/FBI Connection (paperback, 2000)
- ISBN 978-0-38-078599-5 Ufos Are Real: Here's the Proof (paperback, 1997)
- ISBN 978-1-56-065093-5 Could Ufo's Be Real (library binding, 1991)
- ISBN 978-0-96-180820-4 Melbourne Episode: Case Study of a Missing Pilot (paperback, 1987)
Fiction
- ISBN 978-1-89-318328-5 Abduction In My Life: A Novel of Alien Encounters (paperback, 2001)
Recent articles
- "Strong Magnetic Field Detected Following a Sighting of and Unidentified Flying Object," Journal of Scientific ExplorationJournal of Scientific ExplorationThe Journal of Scientific Exploration is a quarterly scientific journal of fringe science published by the Society for Scientific Exploration that was established in 1987...
, 8, #3, 347, 1994 abstract - "Water Spout UFO Photographed," MUFON UFO Journal, Nov. 1994
- "The Arnold Phenomenon," January/February and March/April issues of the International UFO Reporter (CUFOS), 1995
- "Raining on Sagans Parade," MUFON UFO Journal, January, 1996 portions of article
- "The White Sands Films," International UFO Reporter, (CUFOS) Vol. 21, #1, Spring, 1996 The White Sands Proof article
- "Illegitimate Science? A Personal Story," Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10, #2, 269, 1996 abstract
- "Acceleration," Proceedings of the International MUFON Symposium, 1996 article
- "The Nightline UFO Video," MUFON UFO Journal, Dec. 1996 related article
- "The First Sighting," Proceedings of the International MUFON Symposium, 1997
- "UFOs, the Real Thing or the Wrong Impression," Shutterbug Magazine, Aug. & Sept. 1997
- "My Mission from the Ashtar Command," International UFO Reporter, Winter, 1997-1998
- "Preliminary Report on the Mexico City Video of August 6, 1997," MUFON UFO Journal, April, 1998
- "Flying Peanut or Double UFO," MUFON UFO Journal, January, 1999
- "Phoenix Lights Revisited," MUFON UFO Journal, Feb. 1999
- "Immediate High Alert: The Mystery of December 6, 1960," Proceedings of the 1999 MUFON International Symposium. (this latter is the 100th published research paper on UFOs)
- "Optical Power Output of an Unidentified High Altitude Light Source," published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 13, #2, 1999 article
- "Atmosphere or UFO," Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 13, #3, 1999 abstract article
- "Prosaic Explanations, the Failure of UFO Skepticism," Infinite Energy Magazine, Issue #29, 2000; complete version in the Proceedings of the International MUFON Symposium, 2000; Updated version in UFO Magazine November and December, 2007
- "UFO detected by thermal imager," MUFON UFO Journal, January, 2007
- "Skylab 3 UFO Sighting and Photo Analysis," at http://www.brumac.8k.com December, 2007
Appearances
Dr. Maccabee has been interviewed by print, radio and TV media numerous times since 1978. He has also appeared in a number of documentaries. Here are some of the more recent:- A Current AffairA Current Affair (US TV series)A Current Affair is an American television newsmagazine that aired in syndicated from July 1986 to 1996 before reappearing briefly in March 2005. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox, and long based at Fox's New York flagship WNYW.-Overview:...
TV show, April 1992 - Unsolved MysteriesUnsolved MysteriesUnsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack, from 1987 until 2002, and later by Dennis Farina, starting in 2008...
(Guardian case), Feb. 1993 - Fred Fiske Radio Show on National Public Radio (Feb. 93 repeated twice during the year)
- Sonya Live on CNN, July, 1993
- WHAG Radio in Hagerstown (12 appearances as of summer 1996)
- Area 2000 Radio Show (Art Bell) in Las Vegas (summer 1993)
- WHPK in Chicago (Oct., 1993)
- Encounters TV Show (Feb. 1994)
- Dreamland Radio Show (June, 1994)
- Central TV in London (interviewed, summer, 1994)
- SightingsSightingsSightings was an American paranormal documentary and news television series that originally aired from April 17, 1992 to August 1, 1997 on Fox. The program began as a special titled The UFO Report: Sightings on October 18, 1991...
(Sep. 1994) - Kiviat-Green productions - Aug., 1995
- Italian TV interview in San Marino (Sept., 1995)
- A&E TV documentary, Where are all the UFOs , shown April, 1996
- Four Point Productions for The Learning Channel
- Fox TV Special on Aliens landing (Independence DayIndependence Day (film)Independence Day is a 1996 science fiction film about an alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance counterattack on July 4 – the same...
movie tie-in) - Nightline TV show, July 16, 1996
- Transmedia Productions of Paramount House, London, first shown in the fall 1996
- London Weekend Television , shown in the fall,1996
- Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, UFOs Down to Earth, Dec. 1996 - Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, UFO - Reason to Believe, 1996 (video) - Sightings, January, 1997
- Fox TV Best Video Evidence, August, 1997
- The "Zoh Show" and 20th Century Radio with Zoh and Bob Heironimus on WCBM radio in Baltimore numerous times, 1997-1998
- The John Koon Radio Show, Radio South Africa, Dec. 1997
- Twentieth Century Radio with Bob Heironimus, March, 1999
- Top Ten Unexplained Mysteries, The Learning Channel, Jan. 2000
- The Julie Briggs Show on WMTR Radio, January, 2000
- The Tex-Files TV show of Fox4 News, February, 2000
- Fox TV Best Video Evidence, Part 2, May, 2000
- Mike Seigel Show, June, 2000
- Radio 630CHED, Edmonton, Alberta, July, 2000
- CBS TVCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate, Edmonton Alberta, July, 2000 - Safespace - Fastwalkers - Winter 2006
- The Paracast, Radio Show, 24 June 2007