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CSICOP founded to challenge paranormal claims

When: 30 Apr 1976
Where: Amherst, NY
Sources: 2 public sources

CSICOP founders Paul Kurtz (left) and Martin Gardner in 1979 RobertoTenore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Philosopher Paul Kurtz launched the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal at an American Humanist Association meeting. Its journal, later the Skeptical Inquirer, became a main outlet for skeptical critiques of UFO claims, including books by Philip Klass.

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FirsthandReview of UFOs--The Public Deceived, by Philip J. Klass (Elmer Krai) (opens in a new tab)Skeptical Inquirer (CSICOP) / 1984
OtherCommittee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) (opens in a new tab)Encyclopedia.com (Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology)

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