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

Antarctic observed the presence of a strange luminous body simultaneously
with a small deviation in the earth's magottic field. The episode lasted
for 40 min. Information from the British Antarctic Survey (Blades, 1967)
indicated t~at the British station at Deception Island had received
reports of moving colored lights seen from the Al'.'~entine station on
Deception Island on 7 June, 20 June, and 3 July 1965; from the Chilean
station on the latter two dates, and from the British station on 2 July.
An UFO observed by two men on 20 November 1965, at an Antarctic field
approximately 74° 30'S, 17 0 00'W, was judged to have been a radiosonde
bp.lloon launched from tIll' British station <.It Halley Bay.
Base Commander C. D. Wul ter, Of t11P. BritIsh base at LJeception 1sland
recalled receipt, during the early winter of 1965, of a variety of UFO
reports from the Argentine station. Reports subsequently I.:ame from the
Chilean stat jon. The phenomena seen by the t:hilcans Were reported as
being above the Argentine base, while those seen by the Argentinians
Were report~d as located above the Chilean base.
Mr. Walter reported that the one observation reported by a member
of the Bd tish base was mn.de by the cook at the base an,:l was looked upon
as rather a joke. 'l'hf"re also was P. suggestion th<tt practical jokes were
being played upon the commandant ofche Argentine base.
No UFO observations on Deception IslAnd were made by ~cientific
personnel. Mr. Walter also mentioned th nacreous cloud was observed
at the British Base F on the Argentine Islands on ,t .JlIly !:It the same
time as a defect developeJ in the magnl'tic instruments. While the instru-
ment fault was soon corrected, misinterpreted radio reports of the
eV('nt may have led to UFO interpretations, :lI'J ('ven to claims of mag-
netic effe~ts of the UfO.
Dr. Eril.:h Paul llcilm<\lCr, Director of the Astronomicul Observatory,
Cath0lic University of Chile, reporteJ that ubscrvutions of white luminous
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Antarctic observed the presence of a strange luminous body simultaneously
with a small deviation in the earth's magn.tic field. The episode lasted
for 40 min. Information from the British Antarctic Survey (Blades, 19b7)
indicated that the British station at Deception Island had received
reports of moving colored lights seen from the AI'gentine station on
Deception Island on 7 June, 20 June, and 3 July 19b5; fr~m the Chilean
station on the latter two Jates, and from the British station on 2 July.
An UFO observed by two men on 20 November 1965, at an Antarctic field
approximately 74° 30'S, 17 0 00'W, was judged to have been a radiosonde
balloon launched from the British station at Halley Bay.
Base Commander C.D. Walter, Of'!lP. Br.itlsh base at Deception .Island
recalled receipt. during the eurly winter of 1965, of a variety of UFO
reports from the Argentine station. Reports subsequently came from the
Chi.lean stlltJon. The phenomena seen by the Chileans were reported as
being above the Argentine ~ase, while those seen by the Argentinians
were report~d as located above the Chilean base.
Mr. Walter reported that the one observation reported by a member
of the Britisll base wag tn~de by the cook at the base ann was looked upon
as rather a joke. Thpre also was p suggestion that practical jokes were
being played upon the commandant ofche Argentine base.
No UFO observations on Deception IslAnd were made by ~cientific
personnel. Mr. Walter also mentioned th na~reous cloud was Dbserved
3t the British Base F on the Argentine Islands 011 '\ .J\\1y /;It the same
time as a defect dt'velopeJ in the magnetic instruments. While the instru-
ment fault was ~oon corrected, misinterpreted radio reports of the
eVE'nt mny have led to UFO interpretations, III'U even to claims of mag-
netic effects of the UfO.
Dr. Erich Paul llcilmaler, lJircctot' nr the '\s\ronolllicul Observatory,
Cath01ic University of Chile, reported thut ubscrvutions of white luminous
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