I know Vallée, he was the inspiration for the character in Close Encounters.
His thinking is marked by significant logical errors including but not least..
Observational selection: basically ignoring the large body of observational evidence against UFO as paranormal or alien
Appeal to ignorance: Saying since we can’t 100% disprove ufos are alien or paranormal, they must be
Straw man: Blaming hard to explain data on some “invisible entity” attempting to deceive mankind
Special pleading: He can’t explain why crop circles exist. So “watch out. It is probably psychological warfare”
If you read Carl Sagan’s book, you’ll quickly realize that the “science” of Vallée is not that at all. And it’s not just Carl Sagan, the vast 99% of scientist with a firm understanding of the scientific method would concur.
Ultimately, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and that is precisely what UFO phenomena fail to generate in regards to alien or paranormal explanations.
His thinking is marked by significant logical errors including but not least..
Observational selection: basically ignoring the large body of observational evidence against UFO as paranormal or alien
Appeal to ignorance: Saying since we can’t 100% disprove ufos are alien or paranormal, they must be
Straw man: Blaming hard to explain data on some “invisible entity” attempting to deceive mankind
Special pleading: He can’t explain why crop circles exist. So “watch out. It is probably psychological warfare”
If you read Carl Sagan’s book, you’ll quickly realize that the “science” of Vallée is not that at all. And it’s not just Carl Sagan, the vast 99% of scientist with a firm understanding of the scientific method would concur.
Ultimately, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and that is precisely what UFO phenomena fail to generate in regards to alien or paranormal explanations.