Databases (B10)

File — Box: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Background files include relevant topics, general cases, social trends, cults, related phenomena, scientific topics relevant to ufology, assembled by Vallee in support of his research over the years. Also contains field notes and press documents about related topics such as cattle mutilations, and face-to-face meetings of NIDS and BAASS, as well as various research proposals.

Correspondence includes letters exchanged with Aime Michel, Dr. Hynek, Dr. Guerin, and many leading researchers and investigators, starting in the late 1950s to the mid 2010s.

Analysis files are planned for donation in the future, and will include research studies, often field investigations or document research about specific UFO topics.

Dates

Creation: 1960 - 2015

Creator

From the Collection: Vallee, Jacques F. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is restricted by request of the donor for ten years from the date of the gift. The opening date for Series I and II will be Jan. 24, 2028. For Series III: Case Files, the date will be Jan. 1, 2031. Contact woodson@rice.edu for details.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 48 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The box labelled B10 contains records, early proposals, detailed research plans and actual contents of computer databases that have been used from time to time in support of statistical analysis and actual investigation. Some of the data, such as Dominique Weinstein's Pilot Database, is on digital media. One series of files also has to do with OVNIBASE, an early effort by Vallee that demonstrated the application of artificial intelligence (inference engines) to the mass screening of UFO reports. Also included are detailed documents about Project CORPUS and Project CAPELLA, of which the first level was partially implemented (at NIDS) before the overall project was aborted for bureaucratic reasons.