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

In one instance, according to the Navy repoyt, the observed object
was judged to have appeared similar to a bird. In the other the similarity
was to a formation of aircraft. There waJ strong indication that, what-
evel the identities of the observed object, the observations and the
rldiation excursions were strictly coincidental.
No instances of radiatioll excursions coincident with UFO sif.htings
~ere leport~d to the Colorado project, which has therefore not had an
opportunity to study at firsthand any possible relationship between such
events.
3. Terrestrial Magneti£ Disturbances
PopUlar lore associates the presence of UFOs with local disturbances
of the earth's magnetic field. "UFO detectors" have been desiJ,.Ined to
sense such disturbances, sounding an alarm when a sudden change iT. th~
magnetic field alters the orientation of a magnet in the "detector."
OuTing the investigative phase of this project, an observer near
Denver, Colo., reported that his detector had sounded. lie telephoned
project headquarters to inform us that he hact sighted an UFO overhear
Responding to this call, project investigators drove to the scene and
observed a light in the daylight sky pointed out to them by the observe r.
They watched the light move westward at a rate later calcul~tcd to be
ISO/hr. Its coordinates during the period of observation were those
of the planet Venus.
The project attempted to verify repolts of the ~ssociation of
magnetic disturbances with UFU sightings in the Antarctic Juring the
period March~Septembcr 1965 (Project file 1257-\». In this effort the
ploject \"'l a report
that on 3 July 1965 personnel of the Orcadas Naval Stution in the
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In one instance, according to the Navy report, the obs~rv~d object
was judged to have appeared similar to a bird. In the other the similarity
was to a formation of aircraft. There W~~ strong indication that, what-
evel the identities of the observed object, the observations and the
rldiation excursions were strictly coincidental.
No instances of radiatioll excursions coincident with UFO si~htings
~ere ,cport~d to the Colorado project, which has therefore not had an
opportunity to study at finthand any possible relationship between such
events.
3. Terrestrial Magneti£ Disturbances
Popular lore associates the presence of UFOs with local disturbances
of the earth's magnetic field. "UFO detectors" have been .lesis.lned to
sense such disturba"c~s, sounding an alarm when a sUdden change i~ th~
magnetic field a1 te:cs the orientation of a magnet in the "d(~tector."
Ouring the investigative phase of this project, an observer near
Denver, Colo .• reptll"ted that his detector had sounueu. lie telephoned
project headquarters to inform us that he had sighted an UFO overhear
Responding to this call, project investigators drove to the scene Bnd
observed a light in the daylight sky pointed out to them by the obserVlr.
They watched the light move westward at a rate later calcubted to be
lS o(hr. Its coordinates during the period of ob~ervation were those
of the planet Venus.
The project attempted to verify repo1ts of th~ association of
magnetic Jisturbances with UFU siAhtings in the Antarctic during ~he
per iod March-September 1965 (Pl'oje Rreat ly assisted by Commander ,JehU Blade; of tlH~ NI\OTC Ut11 t
at the University,," Colorado. Cmclr.131ades had ~erv\.)J a" \:Ol!\l1\allOinA
offi<.:er of the U.S.Antarctic "wintering-over" party at McMu~do Station
in 19b!). Argentine newspapers had given ext.ensive coverage to a report
that on 3 July 1965 personnel of the Orcadas Naval Station i~ the
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