Table 2 Themes of Open-ended “Other” Reactions to the New York Times Article, Pentagon Report, and “Gillibrand Amendment” to the National Defense Authorization Act.

From: Faculty perceptions of unidentified aerial phenomena

Theme

NYT (n = 48)

Pentagon (n = 53)

NDAA (n = 54)

Negative reaction

15

17

25

Positive reaction

3

5

8

Mixed reaction

2

3

0

Interpretation/Information/inquiry

11

17

4

No reaction

3

3

2

Other reaction

14

8

15

  1. “Other” responses to the three questions asking, “What best describes your reaction to (New York Times article, Pentagon report, “Gillibrand Amendment” to the National Defense Authorization Act)?”
Back to article page