Rob Swiatek's deep interest in the UFO phenomenon stems from 1968 when on going sightings and the work of the University of Colorado UFO Project (the so-called Condon Committee, then investigating UFOs for the Air Force) were much in the news. His fascination with the subject remained undented over the years, finally impelling his involvement with the Washington, D,.C. based Fund for the UFO Research in 1968. He has been associated with the organization since that time and currently serves as the secretary-treasurer. In addition he is a director of the UFO Research Coalition and a business board member of the Mutual UFO Network. Rob has appeared in several UFO television documentaries over the years and has spoken before numerous conferences.
Topic -
Glimpses of the Phenomenon -The Classic UFO Photographs
Only a small number of UFO photographs have been taken since 1947, despite tens of thousands of sightings reported. Of these relative few photos, even fewer still have passed muster with qualified photo analysts, the rest having been revealed as hoaxes, airplanes or other prosaic objects or as being too fuzzy to permit detailed analyses. Rob's slide illustration talk will center on the circumstances surrounding several of these apparently genuine UFO photographs - how and when and by whom they were taken, what the researchers found - and the implications the photos present.
