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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.
flying obj~cts, made by nine people at the Chilean "Presidente Aquirre Cezda" Antartic base on 3 July 1965, were made by untrained persons, and suggested t~at reports of the observations should be accepted with reserve. The objects were said to have been seen for _0 minutes as they crossed the SW end of Deception Island travelling at "full speed" in a NW-SE direction, at 45 0 elevation. According to Dr. Heilmaier's information, the phenomenon was also observed at the British base and the Argentine station, and variations of the magnetic field were recorded by magnetometers at the Argentine station. Dr. Heilmaier was unable to supply details of th~se observa- tions. Capt. Jose Maria Cohen, Argentine Navy, reported that the magnetjc variations r~gistered on the Deception Island instruments were not OUL- side the limits of normal variation. ~1icrofi 1m copies of magnetograms recorded at the Orcadas Observa- tory on 3 July 1965 were obtained and examined. ~he magnetic deviation recorded during the reported UFO sighting was small, an order of magni- tude lower than deviations observed during magnetic storms, and we}l within normal daily fluctuations. Consequently, we must conclude that the 19b5 Antarctic expedition reports offer little convincing evidence that an unidentified object caused a terrestrial magnetic disturbance. Nu data which could serve as firm evidence that an UFO caused a mag- netic disturbance have been brought to our attertion. ]50 flying obj~cts, made by nine people at the Chilean "Fresidente Aquirre Celda" Antartic base on 3 July 1965, were made by untrained persons, and suggested bat reports of the observation!; should be accepted with reserve. The objects were said to have been seen for _0 minutes as they crossed the SW end of Deception ISland travelling at "full speed" in a NW-SE direction, at 45° elevation. According to Dr. Heilmaier's information, the phenomenon was also observed at the British base and the Argentine station, and variations of the magnetic field were recorded by magnetometers at the Argentine station. Dr. Heilrnaier was unable to supply details 0f ~h~se observa- tions. Capt. Jose Maria Cohen, Argentine Navy, reported that the magnetjc variations r"'gistered on the Deception Island instruments were not O"c- side the limits of normal variation. ~Iicrofi 1m copies of magnetograms recorded at ti,e Orcadas Observa- tory all 3 ';uly 1965 were obtained and examined. :'he magnetic deviation recorded during the reported UFO sighting was small , an order of magni- tude lower than deviations Observed during magnetic storms, and well within normal daily fluctuations. Consequently, we must conclude that the 19b5 Antarctic expeditior, reports cffer little convincing evidence that an unidentified object caused a terrestrial magnetic disturbance. No uata which could serve as firm evidence that an UFO caused a mag- netic disturbance have been brought to our attertion. ]50
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.