Robert Sheaffer

Robert Sheaffer
Sheaffer at home in January 2012
Born	1949 (age 74–75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Freelance writer, skeptic, author, investigator
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Notable works	UFO Sightings: The Evidence; Psychic Vibrations: Skeptical Giggles from the Skeptical Inquirer
Website
debunker.com

Robert Sheaffer (born 1949) is an American freelance writer and UFO skeptic. He is a paranormal investigator of unidentified flying objects, having researched many sightings and written critiques of the hypothesis that UFOs are alien spacecraft. In addition to UFOs, his writings cover topics such as Christianity, academic feminism, the scientific theory of evolution, and creationism. He is the author of six books.

Sheaffer wrote for Skeptical Inquirer (where he contributed the regular "Psychic Vibrations" column), 1977–2017, Fate Magazine, and Spaceflight. He was a founding member (with Philip J. Klass and James Oberg) of the UFO Subcommittee of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and is a former fellow of that organization.^[1] He is a graduate of Northwestern University and a member of Mensa.