Researchers
Dr. Donald Howard Menzel (1901–1976)
Dr. Donald Howard Menzel was a Harvard University professor of astronomy and the leading UFO skeptic of the 1950s and 1960s. He worked closely with the government to explain away sightings.
Key Contributions
- Chief scientific debunker of the UFO phenomenon
- Authored multiple books arguing all sightings were misidentifications
- Served as a consultant to the U.S. Air Force
