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'''Michael D. Swords''' is a retired professor of [[Natural Science]] at [[Western Michigan University]], who writes about general sciences and anomalous phenomena, particularly [[parapsychology]], [[cryptozoology]], and [[ufology]], editing the academic publication ''The Journal of UFO Studies''. He is a board member of the [[J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies]].

==Biography==

In 1962 Swords graduated from the [[University of Notre Dame]] with a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] He studied [[biochemistry]] at [[Iowa State University]] (where he earned his [[Master of Science|M.S.]]), and at [[Case Western Reserve University]] (where he earned his [[Ph.D.]] in 1972).

Swords recently{{vague|date=December 2013}} retired as a [[professor]] of [[natural sciences]] at [[Western Michigan University]], where he received a Teaching Excellence award in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manitouarbor.org/who-we-are |title=Who We Are &#124; Manitou Arbor Ecovillage |accessdate=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225531/http://www.manitouarbor.org/who-we-are |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref>

As a ufologist, Swords is an authority on the [[Condon Committee]]. 
He was editor of the ''Journal for UFO Studies''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sohp.us/sign_oral_history_project/usaf/annotated_bibliography.php|title=Sign Oral History Project &#124; Welcome}}</ref>
He was a prominently featured [[Pundit (expert)|pundit]] on the prime time 2005 television special ''[[Peter Jennings]] Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing'', discussing the early history of the U.S. Military's UFO investigations (see also [[Project Sign]] and [[Project Grudge]].)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ts8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 ''Popular Mechanics''], May 2001</ref>

==Affiliations==
* [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]
* [[American Association of University Professors]]
* [[Society for Scientific Exploration]]

==Works==
*''UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry'' (Anomalist Books: 2012) by The UFO History Group, Michael Swords, Robert Powell, [[Richard Thieme]], et al.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries]]|volume=50|issue=6|date=February 2013|title=Reviews: UFOs and government: a historical inquiry|
quote=Although these nine authors are part of the UFO community, they are not advocates of fringe theories. Their narrative is firmly based on the available sources.... A useful resource for the study of a controversial topic...  Recommended, all levels/libraries.|author=Fritze, R.}}</ref>
*{{webarchive |date=2003-02-02 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202040753/http://www.wmich.edu/environmental-studies/Writings/swords2.html |title="THUMBNAIL HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTALISM"}}, ''Western Michigan University''
*{{webarchive |date=2013-01-13 |url=https://archive.today/20130113190424/http://www.project1947.com/shg/articles/swordscc.html |title="THE USAF-SPONSORED COLORADO PROJECT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UFOS"}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cufon.org/cufon/cir/swords.htm The CUFON Interview of Michael D. Swords, Ph.D] (1995)
*[http://rr0.org/people/s/SwordsMichaelD French biography on Dr. Michael D. Swords]

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