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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.
If we accept these measurements, they indicate that a car with its ignition coil in a steel container (standard in cars of American manu- facture) would continue to operate in magnetic fields less than 20 kg. llowever, since the entire ignition system is shielded by the steel hood and body of the car, it is apparent that very intense magnetic fields external to the ~ar would be required if automobile stoppage should be due to magnetic effects. Rather than attempt to assess the probability that intense magnetic fields are generated by UFOs, or to calculate hypothetical fi~ld inten- sities at variab.lc distances from an UFO, we chose to test the magnetic field hypothesis by looking for direct evidence that automobiles repor- tedly affected by the presence of UFOs had in fact been subjected to the effects of a magnetic field that was sufficiently intense to cause motor malfunction. Magnetic mapping of car bodies as a means Qf obtaining information about the magnetic history of an automobile was suggested by Mr. Prederick J. Hooven, formerly of the Ford Motor Company, and now Adjunct Professor of Engineering Science at the Tha)'cr School or Engin- eering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.Il. Mr. Hooven and members of the General Parts Division of Ford Motor Company, notably Mr. David F. Moyer, manager of advanced manufacturing engineering, applied the magnetic mapping technique to an automohile that had allegedly been directly beneath an UFO for several minutes. During that time, the driver report- edly could not acc~lGrate the ~utomobile, which seemed to be moving under th~ control of the UFO. Residual radio and car instrument. malfunctions also were claimed. The full study of this case, carried out at the expense of the Ford Motor Company, is reported as Case 12. A summary of the l1IagJl'~tic signature aspects of the case is presr:?nted by ~1r. Hooven as fo 1101~s : When a piece of ordinary low-carbon 9tcel, such as automotive sheet metal, is stressed b?yond the elastic lind t, as in forming or st:rctching, it becomes "work-hardened" to an extent sufficient 153 If we accept these measurements, they indicate that a car with its ignition coil in a steel container (standard in cars of American manu- facture) would continue to operate in magnetic fields less than 20 kg. l~wever, since the entire ignition system is shielded by the steel hood and body of the car, it is apparent that very intense magnetic fields external to the car would be requi.red if automobile stoppage should be due to magnetic effects. Rather than attempt to assess the probabiLity that intense magnetic ficlds are generated by UFOs, or to calculate hypothetical fi~ld inten- sities at variab.lc distances from sn UFO, we chose to test the magnetic field hypothesis by looking for direct evidence that automobiles repor- tedly affected by the presence of UFOs had in fact been subjected to the effects of a magnetic field that was sufficiently intense to cause motor malfunction. Magnetic mapping of car bodies as a means Qf obtaining information about the magnetic history of an automobile was suggested by ~Ir. Frederick J. Hooven, formerly of the Ford Motor Company, and now Adjunct Professor of Sngin~ering Science at the Thayer School Ol: Engin- eering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.ll. Mr. Hooven and members of the Gencral Parts Division of Ford Motor Company, notably Mr. David F. Moyer, manager of advanced manufacturing engineering, applied the magnetic mapping technique to an automobile that had allegedly been directly beneath an UFO for several minutes. During that time, the driver report- edly could not accelerate the ~utomobile, which seemed to be moving under th.;' control of the UFO. Residual radio and car instrument malfunctions also were claimed. The full study of this case, carried out at the expense of the Ford Motor Company, is reported as Case 12. 1\ summary of the magn(~tic signature aspects of tho case is pres'!nted by ~lr. Hooven as folloN:; : lI'hcn a pie<:e IJf ordinary low-carbon lltcd, such as a.utomotive sheet metal, is stressed b~yol1d the elastic linli t I as in forming or stt'ctching, it bel.:omes "wurk-hardened" to an extent sufficient IS3
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