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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.
,l11l1 a NICJ\1' Jl1l'IJllwr at the tOI"l'r and by the rancher at his house,
,q'!J poss ib Ie to
determine a gent'ral p;lttern of movement that was not apparent from
belo,",', since the pattern's northern most end was not within the
rancher's field of view.
011'. \~adSwoTth ';oncluded that these lights, and the similar
ones of the prcviou~ night, notwithstanding assortion~ to the
contrarr from th;; base uro officer, must be aircrClft C')crating out
of Castll' .\ir Fon:c l3ase. Carfful observations throug 1 binoculars
of tlH' C'xtn'mc northl'Tn C'nd of the pattern had revealed lights
mcving along \~hat must h:1Vl' l1('l'11 a runway lift.ing off, circUng
sOIl1h\\lards, and follO\~ing the hehavior pattern previously observed
bL'fore rC'tu1'nillg to land at ;1 northern location coinciJing with that
of l'a~tl,- Iii;,
Tht' rancher \Vas ~h']1tj(,:al of thb iUl'lltifi.cutiol1. The following
night he orovl' h'itll 011'. \\'uus\IIorth tOIl'Hrd till' cdr hase. 1:11 rOllte,
l1)or~ orange lights appeared as before, hut through binoculars these
could now bcident.ifil'd as al reraft. Ali 1hey approacheJ tile ha, they
could plailll~' Sl'l' JanJil1gs and takc-off~; ill J1rogrL's~;.
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:111,1 a NICJ\I' IlK'mOt,'I' at thl' to\.;pr and by the rancher at his house,
~l)lpl'an'd to l'ri~l!t('n, dilll, go out COllllllc!ldy, n·apreiiT. hover, and
move bach anJ forth, Somet ilJ1es t\\O J ights would move together for
:J few moments and then separate, Only point source lights were
observed, and there \ flared up in respense to signals flashed at them
h'i th a spotl il5h t. and it ,,!as true t Ii at many times when he f18"hed
there followed it flare up of the UFOs. Hr. Wadsworth felt, however,
tll;,t this \,as a colncidcllc!.'. ~jnce the lights (~xhibited frequent
~!are-llJ1:; illdeJlendcntl~' cf signals. This behavior continued for
all ou t 1. S h r ,
From the higher vantage point of the tower it was possible to
determine a ~ent"ral p;;ttern of movement that was not apparent from
be 1 O\oJ , SillCC the l'attl'1.'l\ 's northern most end was not within the
rancher's field of view,
~ll'. \~adswoTth ';onclucied that these l1ghts, cUll] the similar
ones of the previous night, notwithstanding assertiont: to the
contrar~' from til;; bast~ uro officer, must D<" aircr3ft clCrating out
of Casth·\ir Fo1'(;e Base. Careful observations throLlg 1 binoculars
of th~' l'xt Tl'mc nOythl'Tn l'nd Df the pattcrn had revealed lights
llIl'ving along "hat must h:1Vl' 11('<'11 a runway lifting off, circling
soulhwards. anti follOl'iillg the hehavior pattern prcvioilsly observe:!
hL'forc ret1l1·tlin~ to land at :J northern locati on coinciding wi th that
of t'a;;tl, Ii:;,
Tht' rancher I';US ;;KL'!'t:ical of this id('nti fi.CUtiOIi. The following
J\ight ilt' drov\, h'ith 011', 1\'uJsworth tOll'ard till' ilir haSt', I'n route,
Illor.: orange light~ appeafl'd as before. hut through hinoculars these
could now beir.lcnt.ifil'd as ai rcrnft. I\~ tilcy approached thl' ha'H'. th~y
could plainlv Sl'(' landings and takc-off~; ill prDgn's~;,
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