R. Leo Sprinkle

Dr. Ronald Leo Sprinkle (born August 31, 1930) is an American psychologist. He studied at the University of Colorado and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.

During his time as a professor at the University of Wyoming he was perhaps the first academic figure to investigate tales of supposed alien abduction; his involvement in this field began in the 1960s. (Sprinkle in Kannenberg, 1992, ix)

Sprinkle became convinced of the phenomenon's actuality, and was perhapsweasel-inline the first to suggest a link between abductions and so-called cattle mutilations. In 1980 he founded the Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO Investigation. Eventually Sprinkle came to believe that he had been abducted by aliens in his youth; he was forced from his job at the University of Wyoming in 1989.Clarifyme|date=March 2008 (Bryan, 145fn)

ources

*Cite book
publisher = Alfred A. Knopf
isbn = 0-679-42975-1
last = Bryan
first = C.D.B.
title = Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T.
location = Ney York
date = 1995
*Cite book
publisher = Wild Flower Press
isbn = 0-926-52413-5
last = Kannenberg
first = Ida M.
title = UFOs and the Psychic Factor: How to Understand Encounters With UFOs and ETs
location = Tigard, OR
date = 1993
* [http://spiritofmaat.com/archive/mar3/sprinkle.htm Interview with Leo Sprinkle]

Works

*Cite book
publisher = Granite Publishing
isbn = 1-893-18305-X
last = Sprinkle
first = Leo R.
title = Soul Samples: Personal Exploration in Reincarnation and UFO Experiences
location = Columbus, NC
date = 1999

External links

* [http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1992.htm 1968 Congressional Hearings: Prepared Statement by Dr. R. Leo Sprinkle]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20080207205505/http://www.paranetinfo.com/UFO_Files/ufo/sprinkle.txt Psychotheraputic Services For Persons Who Claim UFO Experiences, by Dr R. Leo Sprinkle]