Question about evidence classification

[Flatwoods]

Maybe for a future guest, I'd like to know if anyone has gone to the trouble of classifying various types of evidence(photographic, documentation, signature, etc.) for UFO cases. Some kind of system by which researchers could point to in evaluating the strength of evidence or proof. I'm not talking about specific UFO cases, but rather the strength of the evidence itself. For instance, a picture of a flying saucer is one level of evidence, but a video of an alien autopsy in which Donald Rumsfeld walks into the room is something else entirely.

Does such a classification system already exist? If so, I think it would be useful to both paranormal researchers and the media in general, especially when one considers the cluster$&%# that just happened over this Jeff Peckman/Stan Romanek saga.

 

[Aaron LeClair]

Vallee's is the closest that comes to mind. MUFON might have one, but it's been awhile since I read their training manual. Hynek CE classification, but that doesn't really deal with quality.

Vallee: http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1553.htm

Look around here. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=evidence+classification+ufo&btnG=Search

I'll look in my MUFON field investigator manual and post if I find one.

Oh, bluebook had a quality evaluation graph.

 

[Aaron LeClair]

Looking through my guide there are a lot of different evaluation charts. Too much to type up. There is 3 general and simplified categories though. Complete, incomplete, and resolved lol.

Also, from memory, Ted Phillips might have a quality evaluation, and I think Peter Davenport does. It's usually hinged on the researcher. Hyneks is the only one that is used abroad somewhat. At least the only one that comes to mind.