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Death of physicist James E. McDonald

When: 13 Jun 1971
Where: Tucson, AZ
Sources: 1 public source

Atmospheric physicist James E. McDonald of the University of Arizona United States Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

University of Arizona atmospheric physicist James E. McDonald, who had spent his last years analyzing UFO reports as a scientific problem, died on June 13, 1971. His American Meteorological Society obituary said the work brought him into conflict with certain scientists and he found few allies.

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OtherJames E. McDonald, 1920-1971 (obituary by Louis J. Battan) (opens in a new tab)Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (copy hosted by Project 1947) / 1971

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