Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (the Condon Report, complete, three volumes)

The origina.t object continued eastward, djsa1J~caring into the dis-
tance in the manner of an ordinary aircraft. Duration of ohservation
was less than a minute. Photographs of .he unidentified light were
taken by the project team on a high-speed Ektachrome film.
Dr. Roach withdrew from the investigation taking the camera
containing the exposed fi 1m to the Eastman Laboratories at Rochester, N. Y.,
for special processing, film calibration, and color analysis of
fi 1m images. Mr. Wadsworth continued the inves tigati on. lhc next
night, he and the rancher observed ~IF05 at midnight and again at 12:42 a.m.
TIley appeared as bright orange lights, showing no extended size but
varying in in tensi ty. TIley hovered, moved hod zontally, and vanished.
The rancher said that these were good, soEd sightings of UFOs. Mr.
Wads\lIorth thought they might be the lights of lOW-flying aircraft
whose fl igh t path produced the i !lus ion of hovering when the plane
wa..c: flying along the observer's line of sight. TIle presen~c of
planes in the vicini ty at the time, however, was not estab lished.
The next morning it \"ras learned that l'l.t least two other persons
had observed the Ul=:Os at mi dnigh t and 12: 42 a. jn. The rancher te le-
phoned the UFrJ officer at Castle .\ir Force Base about 30 mi. wost
of Coarsegold TIle officer declared that no aircraft from the base
\~ere aloft at the time of the sighting and promised that the sighting
I'ould be investigated and appropriate action taken.
Since the presence of aircraft as a possible explanation of
the UFOs had been denied by the lOt;al air base, Mr. Wadsworth
arranged to nbserve the UFO activity from the vantage point of
tl1l' highest fir(' lookout to\H'r in the arEa. The tower afforded
an l'xcellent vh'w of the valley area below. The observers were equi ppod
Idth carncra5, b'Anoculars, compas~! alld other field-kit items, and
main tained two-I-:ay radio contact with the rancher for coordinat i on
of observations.
At l1IiJni~;ht one orange 1ight after another appeared over the
valley .1110 1ights, observed simul taneous ly by the project investigator
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The original object continued eastward, disal'tle:J.ring into the dis-
tance in the manner of an ordinary aircraft. Duration of ohservation
was less than a minute. Photo!,raphs of .. hc unidentified 1 ight were
taken by the project team on a high-speed Ektachrome film.
Dr. Roach withdrew from the investigation taking the camera
containing the exposed film to the Eastman Laboratories at Rochester, N.Y.,
for special processing. film and the rancher observed ~IF05 at midnight and again at 12:42 a.m.
TIley appeared a~ bright orange lights, showing no extended size but
varyil~g in intensity. They hovered, moved horizontally. and vanished.
The rancher said that thesc wcre good, soEd sightings of UFOs. Mr.
Wadslllorth though t they might be the 1igh ts of low-flying ai rcraft
I"hose flight path produced the illusion of hovering when the plane
wru: flying along the observer';; line of sight. TIle prcsen:::e of
planes in the vicinity at the time, however, was not established.
The next morning it \1185 learned that 1'lt least two other persons
had observed the U)::Os at midnight and 12:42 a.m. The rancher tele-
phoned the UFi) officer ac Castle .Ur Force Base about 30 mi. wost
of Coarsegold. 111e officer dl.'clared that nl) aircraft from the uase
"ere aloft at the time of the sighting and promised that the sighting
would be investigated and appropriate action taken.
Since the presence of aircraft as a possible explanation of
the UFOs had been denied by the lo~al air base, Mr. Wadsworth
arranged to nbserve the uro activity from the vantage point of
thl' highest firt' lOOKout towC'r in the arEa. The tower afforded
an ~'xcellent vi",,,, of thl' valley area below. ThQ observers were eljui pred
\dth carocru5, bnloclllars. compas;;, anJ othl.'r fjeld-kit items, and
maintained two-~:ay radio contact with the ranchur for coordinat i on
of observations.
At midnight one orange I ight after another appeared over the
val Jey .l1lc 1 ight5, observed simul1!aneous ly hy the project investigator
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