CHAPTER TWO
Reliable Sources
Much has recently been written concerning German flying discs.
To the best of my knowledge, no single source has all the
answers. To piece this puzzle together information from various
sources must be used. Of course, some sources are better than
others. Categories of sources, in a somewhat descending order of
reliability are:
1.
Those actually involved with these projects.
2.
Witnesses of flying saucers who had prior knowledge that the
sighting was of a German saucer as opposed to an unidentified
flying object.
3.
Those who at the time had good reason to know of German
saucers.
4.
Third-party intelligence sources which verify claims made by
the higher categories above.
5.
Researchers who have interviewed principals involved in
German saucer research.
6.
Studies or scientific papers published by individuals
identified as participants in these projects.
Sources without names are not as good as sources with names.
Information, data, or pictures without a "chain of evidence"
linking them to the event are not as good as those with proper
documentation.
After almost sixty years, nothing is going to be perfect. These
categories are not meant to be absolute. Some sources fit into
multiple categories. Some reports have value even though they
are not rigorous simply because they were later corroborated by
other sources.
When reading allegedly factual statements, the reader should
always be looking for the source documentation for these
statements. A writer's opinion or interpretation may be valuable
but it should always be made clear which is who.
Examples of the first category are those who worked on German
saucer projects:
Among these is Rudolf Schriever. Schriever was involved in a
German saucers project which sometimes bears his name. As a
source of information, he wrote an article on German saucers for
the very respected Der Spiegel magazine (1).
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