James A. Harder

James Albert Harder (1926-2006), American professor of civil and hydraulic engineering at UC Berkeley, was a prominent ufologist who believed UFOs were extraterrestrial craft. Born December 2, 1926, in Fullerton, California, he earned a B.S. from Caltech (1948), M.S. and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley (1952, 1957). His engineering career included Navy service, USDA work, and professorship at Berkeley until emeritus status in 1991. Key achievements: testified before the 1968 House Committee on Science and Astronautics UFO panel; member of Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO); primary investigator on abduction cases like 1973 Pascagoula and 1975 Travis Walton; conducted over 100 hypnotic regressions revealing ET insights. Notable: award-winning 'Sea Water Intrusion in California' (1957). Died December 30, 2006, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.