Manfred Cassirer is best known in this context for writing on the intersection of parapsychology and UFO topics. His ufology relevance is primarily conceptual: he is used to argue that “UFO phenomena” may involve psychological/psi dimensions beyond straightforward physical craft explanations.

Cassirer wrote from a perspective that treats paranormal claims as potentially informative to the UFO question. On UAPedia, he fits within the long-running debate over whether UFO reports are “nuts-and-bolts,” “psi,” or a hybrid.

His career presence in ufology is mainly through publishing rather than celebrity media circuits. He is a reference-point author more than a headline figure.

Early impact is connected to the circulation of his book within specialized readers who track psi research and UFO literature together.

Prominence remains niche: he is not a mass-market ufologist, but is meaningful inside “consciousness-first” interpretive communities.

Later citations often come from discussions comparing competing explanatory models and trying to reconcile “high strangeness” with investigative practice.

His major contribution is framing: treating UFO material as potentially overlapping with parapsychological phenomena rather than strictly aerospace mystery.

He is less tied to single classic cases and more to the general “psi-UFO” argument.

Cassirer’s work is typically read as supportive of psi relevance, encouraging readers to broaden the explanatory toolkit beyond physical identification.

Critics argue psi-based framing can become unfalsifiable. Supporters argue it better matches the “high strangeness” aspects of some reports.

Influence is primarily bibliographic: he is cited in reading lists, forums, and comparative model debates.

Parapsychology and the UFO.

Cassirer remains a niche but persistent reference for readers who want ufology to include parapsychological mechanisms.