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

2OD-3()() ft. > heading away from the field on a 120 0
course. '111el1 it
went into a steep climb and disappeared into the overcast.
'I11e Air Force view is that this UFO was a small, powerful
pri \'ate aircraft, flying without flight plan, that became confused
and attempted a landin? at the wrong airport. The pilot apparently
reali:.{'(\ his error I"hen he saw a brightly-lit re;o,tricted area, which
\\:1:' :It the point \,'here the ohject reversed direction. '1l1e radar blip
\,.1:' dcscril'I'd h\' the operator as a "perfectly normal aircraft return,"
and the r;llbr t r.lck showed no clw['actcristics tlLlt WOI1]1! have been
"!.I t c' 1:, .,[\(\ :' t , :ll)c.l\'c at all angle of :J11l'U t 7()" ( 20' " r01l1 Vl'l't i C:I 1)
it \\·a~ 1'10\' i n~ at "gl"l'at speed," TIll' L LI" Iv;1 c', "1 i 1',11 t r', r;l)' , a Ililost)
r,)und. \, i t iJ :l (,'ntl') I i J1 L' Il('ncath til \\d that thl'~' had :;('CI1 ;1l1 Ohjl'ct go hy IJIl Vi etor-:? [" i rl'my] .
..\s hC appro:lchL'd ..\lh:lll~'1 \,'C ovcrhpnrd that Boston "nLlar hnLl also trackeJ
nIl oh,iect ;.long \'jeto1'-2, passi Ig l~oston anJ sti 11 l~asthol1nd.\\
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20r)-:\()() ft., heading away from the field all it 121)0 course. '111E'11 it
went illto a stpep climb und disappeared into the overcast.
'111t' Air Force view is that th; s UFO was a small, powerful
prh'ate aircraft, flying without flight plan, ~hat became confused
and attempted a landin? at the wrong airport. lhe pilot apparently
reali::.,,'d his error I,hen he saw a brightly-lit re';tricted nrca, which
\1;1'; ~lt the point I,'hey(' thl' object reversed direction. 'ille radar blip
h,l" des.:!' ih'd hI' tf\(' (lpl'l'ator <IS a "j)('rfect Iy 1l01'l1l<J I ai rcraft return,"
;l11d the J':l,Llr 11',11':, !"iJ(l\,cd no cil<lcacte1'isties th,lt W()lllci haVlc been
J. <-1 ~', ~.- \.
:1: ;,il;1I1 ft, :it Ir,(1 kll"\';. 11'!1~'11 IH' noticed ;11l 1J1"jc,: pd',:;ill,I', :11'pl'l);,i
l:r,It,'I,' ,',1)(1 :'t, ;I"''''{' :It all angle of :Ihl'ut 70° (211' I'rolll VI'I'til::I]).
It \,<1" l'l',)\'ill~ at ",l~l'l';lt ~p('ed," Tilt, Lel)' IV:I", "I 1!',111 ",r:I!', allllost
. Ilcncath the i i Ill' r)lITe ~:er('
1 i ght.
tl1i.::. lIH); tile: \(,ltdlL'll it ror sC'vl'ral lIli los, i\:; IIW <Ii "tanel' \1ctil(;('n
till' P('-,; and the lIl;O inCl'L',lSL'd, tl](' li,,"hts "s(,(,nll'd to (;lian"c color
~l i~:htl:' f1'01:1 grC'C'nish to hluish 01' vice VCI''':I. II few minlltes aft.I~T
it II('nt out of sight, tIVoOti1cr ail'~'r:,.ft (OIlC,:1 Coloni:11 IlC-,~, til('
other I did Ilot (at<.:il the 1ll1l1lhcr) reported t'1:11 they s:tW it :1Ilt!
\,ontlered if nn),PIlL' l'lsl' 11;ld Sl'ell it. Tlw 1I!loallv ('[llltl,,)1 tOIl'('1' also
l'cportl'd tliat tlil'." had !;CCl1 ,Ill Oil.il'ct go by 1)11 Victor,2 [;'i1'l'ny1 .
..\s Ill' approached ,o\1h:IIl;', \I'l' llvl'rh<'nrd that l\ostO!1 ",l<lar 11<1<1 also tracked
~1J1 oh,iect : long \'il·tor-~, )1Hssi 19 }loston and sti 11 l~asthound.))
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