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

University of Colorado · 1969-01 · 1497 pages · text from the file's own layer

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.

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Table l1 ~Iajor Reason for ReportiT2lLC;iven by Nonsighters hho1.~_(:ic..1:..::cd They W(luld Hcp~rt an UFO ===============:=== ----------- Reason ---,---- Iwo"ld want to knOl~ \.;hat it was Because strang~ obj"ctc, ~hould be reporteJ I \\'ouid be worried about it Because other people have s~en UFOs It is the berjt way to convince p(';ople that UFOs really exist Other Tctal Percent 49% :;6 7 4 3 100~j N = ---------------_._---_._----- 342 (B82) ----::"==:::::::==~=== Table l1 ~Iajor Reason for Reporti~(aven by Nonsighters hh01.n_l!i<:.!.l...::ed They Would Hcpc:rt an UFO Reason I ",ol.ld "'ant ttl know l(l\,lt .it was Because st.ranl'~ ob.i"ct.~ ~hould be reported I I,oul,l be worried about it Because other people have s(~ell UFOs It is the he',t way to. convin~e p(';ople that UFOs really e~ist OH,er Tctal 11: = --='---.-===::::::.:::=:===--==== Percent .% 7 4 3 1 O()~i (1.~82)

Cases discussed

The Twining Memo: AMC Opinion Concerning 'Flying Discs' 1947
Appendix R: Letter from General N. F. Twining, September 1947
The Chiles-Whitted Encounter 1948
Whitted, John B.: pilot in Eastern Airlines case, 848
The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Flap 1952
Washington, D.C. area case July 1952, 134-135, 227-236
The Robertson Panel: The CIA's Secret UFO Review 1953
Appendix U: Report of Meetings of Scientific Advisory Panel (Robertson Panel), 14-18 January 1953
The Tulli Papyrus: the "circles of fire" of Thutmose III 1953
Vatican Museum, Egyptian section: on "Tulli papyrus", 839
Walesville F-94C Crash During an Unknown-Aircraft Intercept 1954
Walesville-Westmorland, N.Y., case July 1954, 240-241
The Antônio Villas Boas Abduction 1957
Villas-Boas, Antonio: in Brazil case, 35, 880-883
The Condon Report and the NAS Review, 1966 to 1969 1966
Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, University of Colorado

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