ADP: Dr. Bruce Maccabbe - Three Minutes In June, The UFO Sighting That Changed The World - a podcast by The X Zone Broadcast Network

Bruce spent his early year in Rutland, Vt. After high school he studied physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass (B.S. in physics) and then at The American University, Washington, DC (M.S. and Ph. D. in physics). In 1972 commenced his long career at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. He has worked on optical data processing, generation of underwater sound with lasers and various aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) using high power lasers.

Bruce has been active in UFO research since late 1960s when he joined NICAP conducting investigations and research until its demise in 1980. He became a member of MUFON in 1975 and was subsequently appointed to the position of state Director for Maryland, a position he still holds. In 1979 he was instrumental in establishing the Fund for UFO Research and was the chairman for the about 13 years. He presently serves on the National Board of the Fund.

His UFO research and investigations have included the Kenneth Arnold sighting, the McMinnville, Oregon (Trent) photos of 1950, the Gemini 11 astronaut photos of September, 1966, the New Zealand sightings of December, 1978, the Japan Airlines (JAL1628) sighting of November 1986, and numerous other sightings. He has also done historical research and was the first to obtain the "flying disc file" of the FBI.

Bruce is the author or coauthor of about three dozen technical articles and more than a hundred UFO articles. He is co-author with Edward Walters of "UFOs Are Real, Here's The Proof," (Avon Books, 1997), he is the author of "The UFO/FBI Connection" (Llewellyn Books, May, 2000) and he is the author of novel, "Abduction in My Life," (November, 2000). He is listed in Who's Who in Technology Today and American Men and Women of Science and he has appeared on many radio, TV shows and documentaries.

Bruce is an accomplished pianist and organist who performed at the 1997 and 1999 MUFON symposia. He lives in Frederick County, Maryland.

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