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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.
lhis question is inscpar~)le from the question oi the natir ~1
defense inteNst of these rcpo'rts. -"he history of the tJast 21 )'E'ars
has repeatedly led Air I"oree officers to the conclusion tha' nO:l( of
t:.e things seen, or though t to have been seen, Whl ch pass 'O~! ti /. ;lCiJl:e
of UFO reports, consti tuted any hazard or thr~at to natL:mal su:.u:d ty.
We felt that it was out of our province to attempt an indepe'1JeJI~;
evaluation of this conclusion. We adopted the attitude that, with')ut
attempting to assume the defense responsib;lity which is that of the
Air Force, if we came across any cvi denc0 '.-Jhatcvcr that seemed to .l~
to indicate a defense hazard we would call it to the attention of the
Air Force at once. We did not find any such evidcnce. We knol" t:f no
reason to question the finding of the Air ror(~~ that the whole class
of UFO reports so far r.onsidercd does not pose a defense prob lem.
:\t the same time, however, the basis for reaching an opinion of
this kind is that such reports have been given attention, one by O;1C,
as they are received. !lad no attention whatever been given to allY of
them, we would not be 1n a position to feel confiJent of this conclusion.
Therefore it seems that on 1y 50 !1luc:h attention to the subject should
be given as the Department of Defense deems to b
tl'at the pubUc dOI~~; not become (;OnfUSl~d by prcllluture publ -.::ttion of
~ncomplete shlJic~: :)f repol':5.
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'1his ljUestioil is inseparahle hom the qucsti.on OT the natir ~1
clefcho,e inteNst of these reports. .:'he history of the tJast 21 y("urs
has repeatedly Itld Air I'ol'ce officers to the conclusion tha' no:\( of
t:~c thing3 seen, or though t to have be-ell seen t Wh.l ch pass 'o~" tJ I.' :i(:i)te
of UfO reports, cons ti tuted any hazar(l or thr;?at to nat i::m ill su;ur i 'cy ,
We felt that it Wf;iS out of our province to attempt an indepc'1Jel,-;
evaluation of thi.s conclusion. We adopted thc atti tude that, witlnut
attempting to assume the defense responsit;lity which is that of the
Air Force, if we camc across any evi dcnce ·..,tl:ltcver that seemed to ,I,
to indicate a defense hazard we would call it to the attention of the
Air Force at once, We djd not find
tl' at the pubHc dOl)!; not become COi1fUSl~<l by prelJlature pub 1 ;;'1tion of
~nc;omplete st1ldic:: 01' rcpor:s.
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