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This is the final report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, conducted by the University of Colorado under Air Force contract F44620-67-C-0035, with Edward U. Condon as scientific director and Daniel S. Gillmor as editor. It was submitted to the National Academy of Sciences on 15 November 1968 for review. The report includes field studies, photographic and radar analyses, case studies, historical chapters and appendices such as the Robertson Panel report and the Twining letter.
tht' dt'tai led I'CPO rt of til is l.;ISC. supporting aspects of the ma in
sig.htillg report fell np;lrt 01\(' by one as they were investigated,
h.·aving us again pointing to Venus anu finding the law enforcement
officers surprised that she could be seen at mid-day near the
position in the sky their UFO had taken after the early morning chase,
~~1isinterpretation Supported by Official MisinfoTJ~ation
One case impressed us not so much because of the des cription
of the UFO as because of official in formation gi ven to the observers
by Air Force representatives. The Air Force not only failed to
correct t~e observers' misinterpretation but by giving erroneous
information, caused the proper interpretation to be withdrawn from
consideration. Details of the case are reported by project illvestigator
James E, Wadsworth in Section IV J Case 28. The discussion presented
here is designed to serve as a basis for comment regarding the failure
to recognize and reveal misintcrpre t.ations of known phenomona.
A series of recurring sightings by multiple witnesses was re-
ported frem near Coarsegold, Calif. Coarsegold is in the Sierra
Nevada foothills northeast of Fresno. The sightings were of special
interest because they had been recurring for several months and
remained unidentified after preliminary investigatinn by NICAP members in
the area. These sight ings 0ffered the project the unusual opportunity
of observing, photographing, and studying an object or objects which
were being reported as UFOs,
Dr. Franklin Eo ~oach and ~fr. Wadsworth were sent by the
project to conduct the investigation, :-.JICAP tIl811lbcrs on the scene
furnished res Jl ts of thci r pre liminary invcs tigati on and names and
addrC'ss5es 0 1;' )'l'incipal witnessL's. The \VLtnC':;scs had organized a
loose nct\\'ork for LIFO 5urvcilluncl' using Citizens Band rudio for
comlTlw1icati on covt'ri ng an n rea of about 80 mi. radi us. They not on ly
had obs~rvl'J strange I ightsin tht' sky over scvf~J'al months, but also
had photograp~cd them and rCc~)rdlc'd the dates and times of their
apPE'arancC' ano descriptions of th<.'ir lJIot.iolls.
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till' d<'tailed I'('port of this ",1St', sUJ1(1ortilli: aSIJUcts of the main
sighting report fe! 1 al',lrt olle by one as tiH'Y were inve~tigatcd,
~t'aving us again pointing to Venus ,UH.I finding the law enforcement
officers surprised that she could be seen at mid-day near the
position in the sky their UFO had taken after the early morning chase.
~~lisinterpretation Supported by Official Misinfomation
One case impressed us not so much because of the description
of the UFO as because of official information given to the observers
by Air Force representatives. The Ail' Force not only failed to
correct tile ol)servers' misinterpretation but by giving erroneous
information, caused the proper interpretation to be withdrawn from
consideration. Details of the case are reported by project investigator
James E. Wadsworth in Section IV, Case 28. The discussion presented
here is desi;.;ned to SC'Tve as a basis for comment regarding the failure
to recognize and reveal rnisinter~JTetations of known phenomona.
A series of recurring sightings by multiple witnesses was re-
ported from near Coarsegold, Calif. Coarsegold is in the Sierra
Nevada footh11ls northeast of Fresno. The sightings were of special
interest because they had been recurring for several months and
remained unidentified after preliminary investigatinn by NICAP members in
the area. lhese sight ings nffered the project the unusual opportunity
of observing, photographing, and studying an object or objects which
were being reported as UFOs.
Ur. Franklin E. Roach anJ ~lr. Wadsworth were sent by the
proj ec t to conduct the investigation, :--l I CAP I1lmnb(~ 1'5 on the scene
furnished rE'sJlts of their preliminary investigation and names and
addrcssses 0';' l'l'incipal witnesses. The wltnc:;scs h~ld organiZl'd a
loose nctl,'ork for UPO ~urvc1)luncl' \Ising Citizclls Band rudi.o for
comrnwli cat ion covl'ri JIg an n rc a of ahout 80 mi. Tad ius. They not on 1y
had obsE'TVCU strange lights in thl' sky over ;,cv'~)'al months, but also
had photographed them a'1d rcc~)rd~'d the dates und ti I11CS of their
appli'arancc anu descril'tion:; of their llIotiollS.
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