DONALD-HOWARD-MENZEL · HISTORIC
Donald H. Menzel
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American astrophysicist at Harvard. Public skeptic of the UFO phenomenon. Authored several debunking texts.
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Donald Howard Menzel served as director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1954 to 1966 and held a concurrent commission in the United States Naval Reserve. His three books on the UFO phenomenon (1953, 1963, 1977) advance natural-explanation interpretations for high-profile cases including Lubbock Lights, Robertson Panel cases, and Trindade Island.