[Grut]

On the other hand, maybe nasty, nocturnal space aliens gave rise to stories about 'demons'.

From what I can remember, "physicist Jacques Vallee" is kind of like "astronomer Emanuel Velikovsky" or "historian Michael Bellesiles."

[Mr. Silverback]

I'm not familiar with the astronomer or historian you mentioned. Swish, right over my head. But I think Colson is probably citing this guy as just "Hey, even this guy sees there's something up," sorta like if Howard Dean came out tomorrow and said, "there's just too much taxation in this country."