The Conference is now complete. To Purchase the 5-lecture DVD containing Richard Dolan’s lecture, go here and view details for “UFOs: Best Evidence”
Richard Dolan Ancient of Days 2004 Speaker Bio and Topic
As an undergraduate student at Alfred University, I studied History, English, and Philosophy, and discovered a deep passion for the discipline of history. I was fortunate to earn a scholarship to study at Oxford University, then closely missed receiving a Rhodes Scholarship. In retrospect, I clearly see that I lacked the maturity for such a distinction, but even then showed the good instincts of alienating the selection committee.
I did my graduate work at the University of Rochester, where I focused on German and Soviet studies before moving on to American Cold War diplomacy… Around 1994, the UFO problem began to interest me. .. Fundamentally, I am a history and politics sort, and it was from this angle of approach that I reached the UFO problem. The thing that intrigued me was the cultural schizophrenia involved in the entire matter. The fact that mainstream and academic culture (what I refer to as “official culture”) continues to treat UFOs as amusement, but that so many intelligent people privately take it seriously. I also knew that many people claimed the UFO problem was treated with great secrecy by the military. Where was the truth?, I wanted to know.
Throughout 1995, 1996, and 1997, I spent most of my spare time conducting a fairly systematic bibliographic search, hunting down the many out-of-print books and UFO documents released over the years through the Freedom of Information Act. Once I began to delve, I found the amount of information nearly overwhelming. I was methodical, however, and eventually prepared a detailed chronology of relevant events, and realized it was more than enough for a useful text on the subject. So I set out to write it. And now I have…
Richard’s topic for Ancient of Days 2004
“UFOs and the National Security State: A Brief History of Government Duplicity on UFOs” Following the Paper Trail: A Brief, Documented History on Government Duplicity on UFOs. The 2004 Conference is now complete. To Purchase the 5-lecture DVD containing Richard Dolan’s lecture, go here and view details for “UFOs: Best Documented Evidence”
“Thorough and Monumental.”
Dr. Edgar Mitchell,
Apollo 14 Astronaut
“Superb!
The seminal work for this generation.”
Don Ecker, Editor, UFO Magazine.
“The best history ever written about UFOs.”
Whitley Strieber,
author of Communion.
Personal note from Richard Dolan, the book’s author: “Because this topic is so controversial, I have tried very hard to do as little arguing, and as much presenting of useful information, as possible. Whether you think UFOs are aliens, or classified aircraft, or nonsense, this book will provide a clear path through a complicated historical maze. While I do believe, based upon the historical record, that this phenomenon is quite real (and not merely classified aircraft), my opinions are entirely unimportant. What matters is the historical record, insofar as we can learn it. I intend this book to be a contribution toward making that historical record clearer.”
Richard’s Site
www.keyholepublishing.com
Note that not all speakers agree with one another’s viewpoints and/or worldviews, or with that of the organizers and sponsors of this conference. Our goal is firstly to provide the best information available regarding the reality and documentation of the UFO & abduction phenomena from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, then have our speakers question and challenge one another in regards to it’s origin(s) and possible meaning(s). The panel discussions alone should be quite interesting!
