Richard C. Phillips was born in Starkville, MS on April 5, 1934. He grduated from Auburn University in 1957 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Later, he obtained his Professional Engineer's Licenses in the states of Georgia and Alabama. His interest in "Flying Saucers" started in the fall of 1968, at Port Canaveral, FL, while working for the Boeing Company as a "Lead Engineer" in the Facilities Department on the Saturn V Apollo Program...