The statistical study "UFOs in Canada (1989-2013) "Translated into French ! (extracts)

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Translated into French by Yann Vadnais, this statistical study, the largest in the history of the Canadian ufology, is accompanied by a test 38 pages called by the translator "Critical remarks and reflections on the constitution of ufology in Quebec and Canada".

Note that this statistical study, entitled UFOs over Canada : 25 years of UFO Reports, is available here :
http://www.canadianuforeport.com/survey/UFOsOverCanada.pdf

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A) Extract from the statistical study UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), by Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research (Manitoba).

Introduction

" Since 1989, details of UFO reports in Canada were solicited from all known and active investigators and researchers in our country for analysis and comparisons with other compilations [similar]. Before this date, individual researchers [ufology in Canada] usually kept their own records with little or no communication with other. Even today, it is known that, too often, some representatives of major UFO organizations do not usually share the information of the case investigation, although this is changing. Recently, however, MUFON [the United States] finally published the results of analyzes of UFO information he had collected, and this was useful in comparisons with other data banks (Spencer, 1993).

Following the favorable responses received by the publication of our annual reports of Canadian UFO Survey, l’Ufological Research (formerly Ufology Research of Manitoba) decided to continue the systematic collection of reports of UFOs and gross annually prepare balance sheets for the general public and the media. We believed that the dissemination of such data UFO would be a great advantage for researchers hoping to have a better understanding of phenomena [Related] UFO.

This does not however suggest that the statistical studies of UFO data may not have their limitations and problems. [The former director of the prestigious Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS),] Allan HENDRY, in his important book The UFO Handbook, highlighted the shortcomings of such studies and asked :

"... They represent a valid UFO statistics tracking for more knowledge about these elusive phenomena, or rather they reflect the frustration that none of these individual cases is able to stand on two feet ? » (1979, p.269).

Hendry proposed six questions to ask the statistical ufology :

• UFOs Reported compilations really reflect a random sample ?
• Did the individual cases been adequately validated ?
• Are compared apples to oranges ? Is the "night lights" (LN) are of the same kind that UFOs categorized 'day gifts » (FROM) ?
• Are the details among cases are obscured by a simplification to compare ?
• Does this study involves the question : "This mass data certainly proves that UFOs exist ? »
• Are the correlations identified actually show a causal ?

The Canadian balance of UFOs (Canadian UFO Survey) was monopolized by these criticisms and other comments in mind.

The collection of Canadian UFO data

Many people, d’associations, clubs and groups claim to investigate UFO reports or solicit the general public reports. However, very few of them are involved in the facts in any exchange of information or data gathering for scientific programs. Many of them are only interested groups, sometimes installed in museums, planetariums, community buildings or in residences of members, and do almost nothing with the case of alerts they receive. Besides, since there is no way to set standards in UFO investigation records, the quality of case investigation varies considerably. Some researchers do not maintain case files that are usable and do not retain quantitative criteria in their investigations (especially in groups with an interest in "abductions Aliens "And" contacted ").

This presents an interesting problem for Scientific studies of UFO data. While it may seem that there are a number of very active UFO and UFO groups around the world, some exist, he seems, only to receive media attention and "massages to flatter their egos', without really not perform any research or thorough investigation of their case investigation. This certainly results from the non-professional nature of the field [scientist] s & rsquo; ufology [civil], where the post office clerks and truck drivers can claim to have expertise as well as psychologists astronomers. All this can be frustrating for serious researchers, but still must be accepted as an artifact[1] This subject of interest.

This has led some researchers noted that the investigation of UFOs, as Technical (art) or survey (aspect) applying scientific methodology, is "moribund".

The cessation of the collection of UFO reports by the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) has further complicated this problem. CNRS received regular UFO reports from citizens, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (GRC), Police and military personnel, with the assumption that many UFO reports can be positively identified as meteors or fireballs, and that the pursuit of such reports could lead to the discovery of a meteorite fall. Actually, the combination of photographic screening networks and receiving eyewitness reports have combined at least once to enable the discovery of a significant meteor Innisfree, Alberta, the 5 February 1977.

[http://fireball.meteorite.free.fr/meteor/en/2/1977-02-05/innisfree/synthese]

However, CNRS noted that although panoptic cameras record large sections of the night sky,

"Have never detected what is usually called an Unidentified Flying Object and certainly this negative evidence should be considered in any discussion about the reality of UFOs. »[2]

Included among the reports of the CNRS are many observations of meteors and fireballs, and these were added in the data bank Canadian UFO Survey since its inception in 1989. However, in 1995, due to budget cuts and lack of prosecution in the search for meteorites CNRS accordingly retreats, death and other staff changes, CNRS announced that it would no longer accept UFO reports. Consequently, RCMP summarily stopped reporting UFOs and fireballs at CNRS at that time.

This change in a relatively easy public access to the reports UFOs with a difficult or no access caused, toAccess to information (AI), an increase of requests filled by ufologists and military government agencies in Canada. (These are the Canadian equivalent to the requests of theAmerican Freedom of Information Act.) These requests have reported some cases of UFO, but the process is slow for, expensive and may not cover cases required for the study.

As a result of these factors, he was adopted for this study a requirement for an 'official' status regarding UFO reports. If UFO sightings are reported to groups or individuals who do not share investigative data with serious researchers, These comments are literally lost for scientific analysis. Reports can accumulate impressive numbers claimed by some organizations, but if data are not available for the study, they have absolutely no value.

Thus, for the purposes of this study and other scientific studies of UFO data, only the UFO sightings that have been reported to groups, associations, organizations or individuals who contribuent [the Canadian UFO Review UFO or other data collection similar] can receive any official status whatsoever. The cases reported in any other group, association, club or individual can not be considered as officially reported.

These factors have made the collection of Canadian UFO data rather daunting. Because of changes and variations of the manner in which the reports are received or obtained, it is certainly difficult to make direct comparisons between years. However, the data for this analysis are still useful for understanding the nature of UFO reports in Canada, and may shed light on the nature of UFO reports around the world.

UFOs as vital that Information

An important reason why the UFO data should be collected and studied is in official guidelines Department of National Defence concerning the actions of all the drivers in Canadian airspace. In the documents under the "Instructions communicated to report sightings of Information vitale (ax[3]) », civilians as military personnel are educated :

" What CIRVIS of reports should be filled immediately in light of an observation belonging to vital information when any aerial object, water or land or any activity that seems to be hostile, suspect, unidentified or engaged in illegal smuggling activity.

Here are examples of events requiring reporting CIRVIS :

• unidentified flying objects ;
• Submarines or warships that are not Canadian or US ;
• violent explosions ;
• unexplained or unusual activity in regions of the Pole, on tracks of abandoned or landings in remote or sparsely populated. »[4]

In other words, it is considered in the best interest of all to report UFO sightings, and certainly of interest Department of National Defence. The Canadian UFO Survey deals with UFO reports and critically evaluates their nature.

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[1] Wikipedia : "An artifact or artefact is an effect (years. done) artificial (years. ars, artist). The term refers to a phenomenon originally created from scratch by the experimental conditions, an adverse, a parasite ".
[2] HALLIDAY et al., « The Innisfree meteorite and the Canadian camera network », Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, vol. 72, Feb 1978, p.15-39).
[3] Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings.
[4] DND Flight Information Publication – GPH 204. Flight Planning and Procedures, Canada and North Atlantic, Issue No.57, Effective 0901Z, 20 May 1999. »

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B) test sample "Critical Comments Canadian UFO Survey and reflections on the constitution of ufology in Quebec and Canada ", Yann Vadnais, 38 pages :

I) Objectives and Results of Canadian UFO Survey

1) The importance of Canadian UFO Survey for the constitution of the Canadian Civil ufology

"The balance sheet 25 years of Canadian UFO Survey (1989-2013), produced by MM. Chris Rutkowski et Geoff Dittman d’Ufology Research, is the statistical study reports concerning the most important and rigorous UFO conducted in Canada[1]. Due to the amount of compiled case, its theoretical objectives and its methodical approach, it takes place among others as respectable international. These statements are sufficient to understand the need both to promote this balance than to do the review and critique.

I specify first that I have not translated this record as someone who does not know about[2]. On the contrary, throughout the many hours composing this French edition, I could think at any time within the reach of words and the facts reported by setting ever my memories of these tasks I have already accomplished. I speak of course of all picky duties involved in the composition of "annual review of UFO reports", in the "production of statistics UFO" and "the assessment of individual cases". So the first point on which it is important to emphasize the monumental achievement of Canadian UFO Survey has aggregated thoroughly 14 617 UFO reports during 25 years !

We must discern why this is an achievement. At first sight, This work was done voluntarily and without institutional support. Then, This is an ambitious and demanding, especially if few people cooperate in business, as was the case for the Canadian UFO Survey.

"It should be noted that the preparation of the annual reviews of the Canadian UFO Survey are a challenge. Few UFO investigators and researchers factually submit data from case to caseUfology Research thus requiring considerable research sources on the internet. »[3]

As the authors of the study admit it, this requirement labors, time and workers, is amplified by the nonchalance of lovers in ufology that collect UFO reports without necessarily doing the investigation or forward them to those who could, neither make the details public, or transmit so organized Canadian UFO Survey, the undisputed reference in scientific UFO compilation in Canada.

Note also that during its growth, the Canadian UFO Survey participated in the development of dialogue between researchers and investigators whose vast distances in our country prevented, especially before the advent of the Internet, to collaborate :
" Before this date [1989], individual researchers [ufology in Canada] usually kept their own records with little or no communication with other. »[4]

Academic training, officials ofUfology Research have mostly shown a concern for methodical rigor and a resolution to advance our UFO discipline along with other scientific disciplines. Firstly, their annual survey requires sixteen fill information fields, most of which allow to establish quantitative data. These do not only summarize it in the scientific research in ufology, but no science can not give it up. No science also can not disregard a deep reflection on the conceptual bases and fundamental categories with which it grasps objects of his research. As, the Canadian UFO Survey perfected the morphological typology of Joseph Allan Hynek[5] while outlining the possibility of including that of "Close encounter of 5^th type », adopted by Steven Greer (chat)[6]. They also added types "Evidence" (EV) in cases of ground traces devoid of evidence of UFO sightings, and "unexplained Event" (its) some paranormal event, the cryptographic creatures and cattle mutilations.[7] The latter has the advantage of close what Jacques deplored Valley Hynek classification and he tried to incorporate his (1990), specifying :

"To cover the range of phenomena that are found in modern literature, it is important to recognize early on that UFOs are linked in a meaningful way with other abnormalities. It is the rule, rather than the exception, find important observations that are preceded or followed by abnormalities such as poltergeist or unknown lights. »[8]

In my opinion, their most important contribution to the typological classification Hynek is undoubtedly the creation of the category "night Subject" (ON) [9] just to counterbalance the alerts in a "daytime Object" (FROM, UFO observed a structured day over 200 m), and finally resolves this impasse confined cases of flying saucers, black triangles and other non-conventional vessels to be only "night lights" (LN)…

In addition to these theoretical contributions, they moreover made available[10] the mass of data collected and succinctly summarized the results in their balance sheet 25 years. These are the findings and statistical confirmations that their study corroborated.

2) Place Quebec ufologists within the Canadian ufology

1. Explanation of the "underrepresentation Quebec "in the Canadian UFO Survey

Here's what we learned Canadian UFO Survey about contributions ufologists Quebec :

"Quebec has contributed an average of 8,7 % of all Canadian UFO reports per year, varying from a maximum of 25,3 % in 1989 only have 3,1 % in 1999. In all, the percentage of cases in Quebec fell steadily during 25 last years. Quebec is significantly under-represented in terms of the number of UFO reports. »[11]

To be exact, the Canadian UFO Survey contains 1279 case on Quebec 14 617 Canadian case, whether 8,7 % for years 1989-2013. This is surprising since Quebec represents 22 % Canadians (2011) and its area is huge, though not inhabited throughout (4,9 hab./km²) :

Number of cases % the total
Ontario 4708 32,2 %
British Columbia 3943 27,0 %
Alberta 1626 11,1 %
Quebec 1279 8,7 %
Manitoba 1120 7,7 %
Saskatchewan 691 4,7 %
New Scotland 438 3,0 %

distribution of 14 617 reports of Canadian UFO Survey by province

These results are both coherent and incoherent in the eyes of those who know in depth the history of ufology in Quebec. Although these numbers suggest that the Quebec ufology has been very active, it was rather a microcosm where many protagonists and researchers have worked, which is not the case in other provinces individually (except British Columbia[12]). Ufology Quebec is even a singular tradition and full, which differs from the French ufologies, Canadian, American and South American[13]. Suffice it to mention such names as Henri Bordeleau, Claude MacDuff, the teamUFO-Québec (1975-1984), Jean Ferguson, Jean Casault, François Bourbeau, Christian Page, Richard Glenn, Bernard de Montreal and many others to guess that a French UFO literature was produced in America. Actually, Civil ufology in Quebec dates back to 1966 and it experienced a significant buzz from its beginning. At that time, after the death of Wilbert Smith 1962, there was virtually Henry McKay to represent the Canadian ufology.

Given this situation, I propose to explain the reasons for the "under-representation" of Quebec in Canadian UFO Survey, while switching perspectives in some fair proportion.

First, make sure we understand the details of UFO data Quebec in this balance 25 years. To do this, I took the trouble to go through 14 617 If directory[14] to record the exact contribution of each UFO or UFO group of Quebec, This allows us to assess the consistency and professionalism of each.

Consult the table on the next page. What do we ?

• We first note that the "big names" of the Quebec ufology have not really conveyed many cases they received, as we know from their books, emissions, revues, sites internet…
• It then notes that the annual contributions from the ufologists between Quebec 1989 and 2013 were minimal. For example, 14 of 25 eleven years (11) reports or less ...
• These same figures show us, as confirmed by M. Rutkowski, ufologists that Quebec does not submit detailed budgets as Garpan took the habit. En effet, several cases of Quebec ufologists were found by members ofUfology Research themselves and added to Canadian UFO Survey with the aim to appoint all
• Finally, the extraction of data to each corollaries allows for the sum of cases transmitted by ufologists Quebec among all Quebec cases received Canadian UFO Survey. We see as many cases in Quebec are reported to external UFO organizations in Quebec : for example, HBCUFO, NUFORC, sighting.com, UFOBC, NOUFOR, CUFOS, US MUFON, Ministry of Transportation,, etc.. :

Quebec case in Canadian UFO Survey = 1279
Quebec case transmitted by ufologists Quebec = 399
Quebec case transmitted by external sources = 880 !

While, we know that the period 1989 to 2009 was not the most glorious, and it succeeds in 10 years "the golden age of ufology in Quebec" between 1966 and 1979. However the real reason for the absence of the Quebec data is clearly due to a language barrier and a deficient dialogue between Anglophone and Francophone Canadian ufologists.

The second reason is of course the lack of professionalism of Quebec ufologists this period[15], as some have denounced[16], because, as the data show the, they were aware of the existence of Canadian UFO Survey, are contributing from time to time.

The translation of English Canadian ufologists (W. Smith, A. Matthews, C. Rutkowski) by Garpan editions is also part of this desire to develop an inter-linguistic dialogue and foster recognition of the "Quebec UFO tradition" within the Canadian ufology as well as internationally.

2. The UFO database CASUFO (1976-…)

After indicating that the number of cases listed in Quebec Canadian UFO Survey is far from representing the extent of the work done in the Belle Province by Casault, Bourbeau, Vézina, Page, etc., and after giving two reasons, we would draw attention to the existence of a "private data bank" quite exceptional named © CASUFO. It contains 2 825 UFO case of Quebec extending XVII^th century to the current year (in 2016)[17]. meticulously recorded, each contains new information entry sheets containing hundred three (103) fields, to make advanced analyzes.

This computerized data bank is also multimedia (photo, audio, video). Its key advantage is likely to be a database of "dynamic" (see down there), since the information and assessments of cases are periodically updated, and that the parameters have been refined over the decades. Besides the "collection of strange and credible reports (…) was deliberately favored. "The fact that it is almost entirely focused on the case of Quebec has the advantage of condensing the research in an area limited to defined populations, rather uniform Culture.

A comparison with other international databases gives us an idea of ​​its importance :

UFO studies Year # case # unexplained % unexplained

Special Report 14 (Sign+Grudge) 1947-1952 3 201 689 21,50 %

Project Blue Book (official) 1952-1970 12 618 701 5,56 %
Project Blue Book (revised) 1952-1970 14 613 1 600 10,95 %

CASUFO (Quebec), Good quality 1976-2016 2 825 1 426 50,48 %
CASUFO (Quebec), High quality 1976-2016 2 825 482 17,06 %

Canadian UFO Survey 1989-2013 14 617 1 844 12,62 %
Canadian UFO Survey, High quality 1989-2013 14 617 160 1,10 %

MUFON CMS 2001-2009 14 362 6 402 44,58 %

For more information, visit : http://casufo.blogspot.ca/.

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[1] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., « UFOs over Canada : 25 years of UFO reports », translate in French UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), the Garpan editions (2016).
[2] Having produced and published annual reports on four occasions. See Directory Garpan : Annual Reviews 2012-2014, Statistical analysis of the observations and encounters UFO / humanoid (208 case), 240 p.
[3] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), p. 25.
[4] Ibid., p. 6.
[5] scientific advisor for the project Blue Book de l’US Air Force de 1951 to 1969.
[6] RUTKOWSKI C., « How to be a UFO investigator », p. 12. Note that it is not in category RR5 Jacques Vallée had sketched saying : "In recent years, a need was felt for a RR5 category that includes close encounters in which witnesses have suffered permanent injuries or other physiological effects. », Confrontations, A scientist in search of contact with another world, Robert Laffont, 1991, p. 308 [1990].
[7] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), p. 59.
[8] VALLEY J., Confrontations, A scientist in search of contact with another world, Robert Laffont, 1991, p.306-7.
[9] Ibid., p. 59. Note that the GARPAN translated categories « Daylight Disq » and « Nocturnal Disq » with "daytime Object" (FROM) and "night Subject" (ON), which seems much more appropriate to capture these typological UFOs, not all having the shape of a "disk". Besides, we feel fully justified this choice by the sentence of the study : " the night object (nocturnal objects) constitute the vast majority of UFO cases in the sample (…) », ibid., p. 71. This decision is based on what already mentioned Jacques Vallée : "Serious problems arise when trying to use the other categories defined by Hynek : night lights, daylight discs and radar-visual cases (…) Not only categories overlap, as noted Hynek, but many report can not be placed in any of them. (…) An example of this deficiency is the observation by Whitley Strieber dark flying disc between him and the field of stars at night. It was obviously, or a daytime drive or a night light. Other problems arise when daytime objects are not disks (…) », ibid., p. 305.
[10] http://survey.canadianuforeport.com/
[11] Ibid., p. 48.
[12] « 25 % [alerts] came (…) of Sightings.com and former Houston, BC, Center for UFOs (HBCUFO). Both have a total of 32 % in 2010 and 35 % in 2011, but 45 % in 2012 and less 2013 with 24 %. », ibid., p. 25.
[13] This originality of the Quebec ufology is expressed through speech of its own and relies, he seems, the peculiarity of UFO cases that take place in Quebec. As external inspirations that came fertilize our tradition, must appoint : Jimmy Guieu (via Richard Glenn and Louise Courteau), Jacques Vallée (through F. Bourbeau), Pierre Delval of the Commission-OURANOS, founded in 1952 en France, but was active in Quebec 1978 to 1982 (F. Bourbeau was part), Arthur Matthews, friend and disciple of Nikola Tesla, resident of Quebec, and Roseline Pallascio (by Editions Louise Courteau).
[14] Available free online : http://www.canadianuforeport.com/survey/data/25yeardatatable3.pdf
[15] If we take into account only cases transmitted by ufologists Quebec, this represents 2,73 % of the total reported cases in Quebec Canadian UFO Survey (compared to 8,7 % provincial).
[16] PAGE C., "UFO Quebec : a general perspective " (1998-99 ?) : "Quebec currently has half a dozen of association (more small groups as associations) who claim allegiance to UFO. (…) Unfortunately these groups - despite their claims - make no rigorous investigation. (…) For these associations, the main leitmotiv remains the promotion of their "vision" of the UFO phenomenon ", http://www.dubey.com/insolite/ovni.htm.
PAGE C., L & rsquo; paranormal investigator, t.1, 2011, p. 91 : "You should know that the Quebec ufology is a real crab basket where everyone prefers to work in his corner. The egos are often oversized, and preferred to be number one garage small group rather than the number two of an organization worthy of the name. ». This judgment was issued 2011 before the foundation of GARPAN (2012).
[17] Note that also contains CASUFO 891 records of reports of CUFOS database for Quebec : for a total of 3 758 sheets. »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Quebec ufology, is tens of personalities and researchers who have left their mark.

While, we know that the period 1989 to 2009 was not the most glorious, and it succeeds in 10 years "the golden age of ufology in Quebec" between 1966 and 1979. However the real reason for the absence of the Quebec data is clearly due to a language barrier and a deficient dialogue between Anglophone and Francophone Canadian ufologists.

The second reason is of course the lack of professionalism of Quebec ufologists this period[15], as some have denounced[16], because, as the data show the, they were aware of the existence of Canadian UFO Survey, are contributing from time to time.

The translation of English Canadian ufologists (W. Smith, A. Matthews, C. Rutkowski) by Garpan editions is also part of this desire to develop an inter-linguistic dialogue and foster recognition of the "Quebec UFO tradition" within the Canadian ufology as well as internationally.

 

 

• The UFO database CASUFO (1976-…)

 

After indicating that the number of cases listed in Quebec Canadian UFO Survey is far from representing the extent of the work done in the Belle Province by Casault, Bourbeau, Vézina, Page, Chicken, AQU, Garpan, etc., and after giving two reasons, we would draw attention to the existence of a "private data bank" quite exceptional named © CASUFO. It contains 2 825 UFO case of Quebec extending XVII^th century to the current year (in 2016)[17]. meticulously recorded, each contains new information entry sheets containing hundred three (103) fields, to make advanced analyzes.

This computerized data bank is also multimedia (photo, audio, video). Its key advantage is likely to be a database of "dynamic" (see down there), since the information and assessments of cases are periodically updated, and that the parameters have been refined over the decades. Besides the "collection of strange and credible reports (…) was deliberately favored. "The fact that it is almost entirely focused on the case of Quebec has the advantage of condensing the research in an area limited to defined populations, rather uniform Culture.

A comparison with other international databases gives us an idea of ​​its importance :

UFO studies Year # case # unexplained % unexplained

Special Report 14 (Sign+Grudge) 1947-1952 3 201 689 21,50 %

Project Blue Book (official) 1952-1970 12 618 701 5,56 %
Project Blue Book (revised) 1952-1970 14 613 1 600 10,95 %

CASUFO (Quebec), Good quality 1976-2016 2 825 1 426 50,48 %
CASUFO (Quebec), High quality 1976-2016 2 825 482 17,06 %

Canadian UFO Survey 1989-2013 14 617 1 844 12,62 %
Canadian UFO Survey, High quality 1989-2013 14 617 160 1,10 %

MUFON CMS 2001-2009 14 362 6 402 44,58 %

 

For more information, visit : http://casufo.blogspot.ca/.

 

[1] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., « UFOs over Canada : 25 years of UFO reports », translate in French UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), the Garpan editions (2016).

[2] Having produced and published annual reports on four occasions. See Directory Garpan : Annual Reviews 2012-2014, Statistical analysis of the observations and encounters UFO / humanoid (208 case), 240 p.

[3] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), p. 25.

[4] Ibid., p. 6.

[5] scientific advisor for the project Blue Book de l’US Air Force de 1951 to 1969.

[6] RUTKOWSKI C., « How to be a UFO investigator », p. 12. Note that it is not in category RR5 Jacques Vallée had sketched saying : "In recent years, a need was felt for a RR5 category that includes close encounters in which witnesses have suffered permanent injuries or other physiological effects. », Confrontations, A scientist in search of contact with another world, Robert Laffont, 1991, p. 308 [1990].

[7] RUTKOWSKI C., DITTMAN G., UFOs in Canada : 25 years of UFO reports (1989-2013), p. 59.

[8] VALLEY J., Confrontations, A scientist in search of contact with another world, Robert Laffont, 1991, p.306-7.

[9] Ibid., p. 59. Note that the GARPAN translated categories « Daylight Disq » and « Nocturnal Disq » with "daytime Object" (FROM) and "night Subject" (ON), which seems much more appropriate to capture these typological UFOs, not all having the shape of a "disk". Besides, we feel fully justified this choice by the sentence of the study : " the night object (nocturnal objects) constitute the vast majority of UFO cases in the sample (…) », ibid., p. 71. This decision is based on what already mentioned Jacques Vallée : "Serious problems arise when trying to use the other categories defined by Hynek : night lights, daylight discs and radar-visual cases (…) Not only categories overlap, as noted Hynek, but many report can not be placed in any of them. (…) An example of this deficiency is the observation by Whitley Strieber dark flying disc between him and the field of stars at night. It was obviously, or a daytime drive or a night light. Other problems arise when daytime objects are not disks (…) », ibid., p. 305.

[10] http://survey.canadianuforeport.com/

[11] Ibid., p. 48.

[12] « 25 % [alerts] came (…) of Sightings.com and former Houston, BC, Center for UFOs (HBCUFO). Both have a total of 32 % in 2010 and 35 % in 2011, but 45 % in 2012 and less 2013 with 24 %. », ibid., p. 25.

[13] This originality of the Quebec ufology is expressed through speech of its own and relies, he seems, the peculiarity of UFO cases that take place in Quebec. As external inspirations that came fertilize our tradition, must appoint : Jimmy Guieu (via Richard Glenn and Louise Courteau), Jacques Vallée (through F. Bourbeau), Pierre Delval of the Commission-OURANOS, founded in 1952 en France, but was active in Quebec 1978 to 1982 (F. Bourbeau was part), Arthur Matthews, friend and disciple of Nikola Tesla, resident of Quebec, and Roseline Pallascio (by Editions Louise Courteau).

[14] Available free online : http://www.canadianuforeport.com/survey/data/25yeardatatable3.pdf

[15] If we take into account only cases transmitted by ufologists Quebec, this represents 2,73 % of the total reported cases in Quebec Canadian UFO Survey (compared to 8,7 % provincial).

[16] PAGE C., "UFO Quebec : a general perspective " (1998-99 ?) : "Quebec currently has half a dozen of association (more small groups as associations) who claim allegiance to UFO. (…) Unfortunately these groups - despite their claims - make no rigorous investigation. (…) For these associations, the main leitmotiv remains the promotion of their "vision" of the UFO phenomenon ", http://www.dubey.com/insolite/ovni.htm.

PAGE C., L & rsquo; paranormal investigator, t.1, 2011, p. 91 : "You should know that the Quebec ufology is a real crab basket where everyone prefers to work in his corner. The egos are often oversized, and preferred to be number one garage small group rather than the number two of an organization worthy of the name. ». This judgment was issued 2011 before the foundation of GARPAN (2012).

[17] Note that also contains CASUFO 891 records of reports of CUFOS database for Quebec : for a total of 3 758 sheets.