Robert M. L. Baker Jr.

Robert M. L. Baker Jr. (born September 1, 1930) is an American physicist specializing in astrodynamics and aerospace engineering. He earned a bachelor's in physics summa cum laude and a Ph.D. in engineering from UCLA, the first such degree in the U.S. Baker served as director of Lockheed's Astrodynamics Research Center, worked on classified Air Force projects, and analyzed UFO films including Utah and Montana cases as a consultant to Douglas Aircraft and Lockheed. Key achievements include contributions to UFO research via photogrammetric studies of anomalistic phenomena and publications like a chapter in 'UFOs: A Scientific Debate' with Carl Sagan (1972). He published on UFO observational phenomena in 1968 and a letter in Science journal. Later, he consulted for Gravwave LLC on gravitational waves and advanced aerospace topics.