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interested in UFOs. (LaPaz is mentioned prominently in Ruppelt’s The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (1956].) I found LaPaz in his office at the university. I remember the formality of the room, he behind a large wooden desk, I in a straight chair at right angles. In contrast to the easy-going Tombaugh (and his family, who treated me to a Mexican lunch), LaPaz was a formidable presence, and | felt a bit uncomfortable. We discussed UFOs in general terms, He chose his words carefully,...