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| James McDonald |
One of the most
intriguing and appalling deaths in UFOlogy was that of James McDonald. A purported suicide.
The
details of this death, despite official pronouncements to the
contrary, is disturbing to say the least. McDonald was successful and was deeply immersed in the relatively new UFO phenomena.
James McDonald
McDonald
was senior physicist of Institute of Atmospheric Physics and also
professor in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Arizona.
He died in 1971 purportedly of a gunshot wound to the head.
There
is no one who had worked harder in the 1960s than McDonald to convince
Congress to hold serious substantial subcommittee meetings to explore
the UFO reality of which he was thoroughly convinced. The scientist was
definitely a thorn in the side of those who maintained the official
coverup.
Needless to say his passing to them would be a blessing.
McDonald,
allegedly depressed, shot himself in the head. But he did not die. He
was wheelchair ridden but somehow, several months after his first
attempt, allegedly got in an automobile, drove to a pawnshop, purchased
another pistol from his wheelchair, drove to the desert then did himself
in.
How convenient, one
might say, for his powerful adversaries. McDonald, there can be no
doubt, had made enemies. The question is: How much did these enemies
aided and abetted the demise of this most worthy and influential
campaigner?
