Ernest H. Taves

Ernest Henry Taves (February 1, 1916 - August 16, 2003) was an American psychiatrist and UFO skeptic.

Taves was born in Aberdeen, Idaho. He obtained his doctorate from Columbia University and his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine.[1]

Taves was a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He was a founding member of their UFO subcommittee.[2]

Taves is most well known for his skeptical book The UFO Enigma (1977), co-authored with astrophysicist Donald H. Menzel. The book argued that UFOs are a mixture of hoaxes and misinterpretation of natural phenomena.[3][4]

Publications

  • The UFO Enigma: The Definitive Explanation of the UFO Phenomenon (1977) [with Donald H. Menzel]
  • Trouble Enough: Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon (1984)
  • The is the Place: Brigham Young and the New Zion (1991)

References

  1. ↑ "Ernest H. Taves, 87; doctor left practice to craft stories". The Boston Globe.
  2. ↑ Sheaffer, Robert. (1981). The UFO Verdict: Examining the Evidence. Prometheus Books. p. 18
  3. ↑ "The UFO critic Ernest H. Taves dies at age 87". Magonia.
  4. ↑ Lindsay, Robert Bruce. (1978). Reviewed Work: The UFO Enigma: The Definitive Explanation of UFO Phenomenon by Donald H. Menzel, Ernest H. Taves. American Scientist. Vol. 66, No. 3. p. 382. "The authors have analyzed a representative number of sightings and have found what they consider to be rational explanations for them in terms of the normal processes of perception combined with possible meteorological conditions and well-known astronomical phenomena. Some they consider to be downright hoaxes or equivalent cases of self-deception."
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