In
ufology, the psychosocial hypothesis, abbreviated PSH, argues that at least some
UFO reports are best explained by
psychological
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between t ...
or
social means. It is often contrasted with the better-known
extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH), and is particularly popular among UFO researchers in the
United Kingdom, such as
David Clarke,
Hilary Evans
Hilary Agard Evans (6 March 1929 – 27 July 2011) was a British pictorial archivist, author, and researcher into UFOs and other paranormal phenomena.
Biography
Evans was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United KingdomErnest Kay ''The Internati ...
, the editors of ''Magonia'' magazine, and many of the contributors to ''
Fortean Times'' magazine. It has also been popular in
France since the publication in 1977 of a book written by
Michel Monnerie, (''What if UFOs do not exist?'').
UFOlogists claim that the psychosocial hypothesis is occasionally confused with aggressive anti-ETH