Richard F. Haines, Ph.D.

 Richard F. Haines was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington, College of Engineering, and the Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, where he received a B.A. degree in 1960. He obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University at East Lansing, in the study of experimental Psychology.

He worked as a research scientist at NASA-Ames through much of the US space program (Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Station). As chief of the Space Human Factors Office at NASA-Ames, he directed research and development into the AX-5 EVA space suit and  habitability design for Space Station Freedom.

He has actively studied UFO phenomena (or UAP - unidentified aerial phenomena), for thirty years, focussing on pilot witness accounts, analysis of photographic evidence, and data on Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind.

He has written two books and over 20 articles on UFO encounters. He is currently chief scientist for NARCAP, the National Aviation Center on Anomolous Phenomena, which focuses on the importance of research on  the effects of UAP on aviation safety.

Richard Haines assisted my investigation by providing me information from his personal file on the Kinross Incident. It was through his clippings that I learned of the discovery of unidentified fighter jet parts near Sault Ste. Marie in 1968.