James E. McDonald

James Edward McDonald (May 7, 1920 – June 13, 1971) was an American physicist. He is best known for his research regarding UFOs. McDonald was a senior physicist at the Institute for Atmospheric Physics and a professor of meteorology at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

For the Texas politician, see James E. McDonald (politician). For the Canadian politician, see James E. MacDonald.
James E. McDonald
Born(1920-05-07)May 7, 1920
Duluth, Minnesota, US
DiedJune 13, 1971(1971-06-13) (aged 51)
Tucson, Arizona, US
EducationPhD. Iowa State University
Occupation(s)Physicist
Ufologist
Organization(s)Institute for Atmospheric Physics,
American Association for the Advancement of Science,
American Meteorological Society,
NICAP, APRO

During the 1960s McDonald campaigned in support of expanding UFO studies, and promoted the extraterrestrial hypothesis as a plausible explanation of UFO phenomena.

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