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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.
l4) .s:..oll~istel~cy with testimony In addition to the internal
evidence cf the photographs themselves, are the photogTaphs consis-
tent with the witness tpstimony? Is lighting consistent with alleged
time and direction of sighting? Are time intervals between photos
consistent with ~estimony?
(5) Physical and seometric tests What peculiar characteris-
tics suggest tests? Is the object in front of or behind any land-
scape featdres? Is contrast and focus consistent with alleged dis-
tance? What can he ICs, are the photog-raphs cons is-
tent with the witness testimony? Is lighting consistent with alleged
time and direction of sighting? Are t~ne intervals between photos
consistent with ~estimony?
(~) rhysical and geometric tests What peculiar characteris-
tics suggest tests? Is the object in front of or behind any land-
scape featJres? Is contrast and focus consistent with alleged dis-
tance? II'hat can he lC
been built on very inadequate reseerch into widely public] zed
reports, Some examples of such cases, the reality of which has
been rej ec ted after ir,t cllsi ve 5 tudy hy the proj ect, lire summari zed
briefly below:
Barra da Tijuca, B_r.~~~~.::.e_i~...1: A magazine photographer
al1~ a reporter allf':.lclly saw and made five photographs of a largl!
di'5k that passed overhead, TIlt' pl,otogrllphi c sequtmce shows the
disk appronching (edge l.:n) ill the distance, 'lnd !Jassing by in a
credible f,rrics, 1\ re:'f)rt on tile case by o,'{' l:r,jltes, of Brazil,
CAPRO, 19(1) "prol1oul1cl'ls) t.hem authentic" and purports to e5tablish
1~1 Report, from the classic collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 1497 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.