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

military attack at 50m\;.~ time in the future, Even if a slight effect of
this kind were t~ be established by careful statistical studies, we
feel that it could be easily accounted for by the fact that at every
base men stand all night guard duty and so unusual things in the sky
are more likely to be seen. Moreove, civilians living near a military
base are more likely to make a report to the base than those living at
some distance from it.
AFR 80-17a directed UFO offi cel'S at each he -;r~ to send to the
ColoraJo p"ojec~ a dupi icate of each report sent "(" ,Iroject Blue Book,
This enabled us to keep tT~.d 0f the quali ty of the il.vestigHtions and
to be inf(;~'mcd about pUZZling cdnterpreted cases. Suel -:-eporting was
useful in cases whose st\ldy extended over a lonR period, but the slow-
ness of l'E'ceipt of such report s made thi s arrangement not complete ly
sRtisfactory as a source of reports un the h;.lsis of whid. to direct
the activity of our own field team~. f\ few reports that c;~~med quitt:
interesting to Air Force personnel caused tJlern to notify us bp teletype
or telephone. Some of our field studies arose from reports received
in this ~"ay,
To suppl-emeT't Air rUYCe reporting, we set up our own Early Warning
Net\\'ork, a group of nbout 60 active volunteer field reporters, most
of whom Wel"l' connected \Jith /\PRO or NICAP. Th(~y telerhonpd or telf:-
grapheri to us intelligence of liFO ::.ig,htillgS in their own territory and
conducted som~ preliminary inve~tigation for us Wh1 Ie our team wa:q en
route. Some of thifi cooperation \VfIS quite va!unhl£::. In the spring of
1968, Donald Keyhor', dircdoT of NICAP, ordered discontinuation of this
arrangement, but many NICAP Hel11 team') continurd to cooperate"~
All of these sources IHovided l1luny more quiL:kl)' rcpurlcu\ fresh
cases tlll)n our ficlJ teams could study in (ktail. [n consequence Wf'
had to develope cd '.. cria fOT quickly selecting whicl' of the cases
'teported to us would be handled wi th II field tri p (Sell Section II I,
Chapter i).
military Jttacl-. at 50m(~ time in the future. Even if a slight effect of
this kind were t~ b~ established by careful statistical studies, we
feel that it could t>e easily accounted for by the fact that at every
base men stand all night guard duty and so unusual things in the sky
are more likely to be seen. Moreovel civilians living near a military
base are more likely to make a TepOr! to the base than those living at
sr)me distance from it.
AFR 8D~ 17a directed UFO offi cel's at each he-;r' to send to the
ColoraJo p"ojec~ a duplic,~te of each report sent if' ,'l'o}ect Blue Book,
This enabled us to kee)' tT::o...:k (d' the quaU ty of the iilvestiglltions and
to be infv~'mcd about puzzl ing l;l~interpreted Cilses. SUCl reporting was
useful in cases whose study extended over a long period, but the slow~
ness of receipt of ~uch reports made this arrangement not completely
satisfactory as fl source of reports on the husis of whicL t.o direct
the activity of our own field teams. A few reports that s~~med quitl:
interesting to l\i1' Force personne] cilused the~ to notify us 1))' teletype
or telephone. Some of our field studies arose froln report~ received
in this \~ay.
To suppl';!mept Air rorce reporting, we set lip our own Early Warning
Network, a group of anout 60 active volunteer field reporters, most
of whom wen' connectf'd Idth f,PRO or NICAP. Tlwy telephon('d or telf,-
grapheri to us intelligence of 111'0 :,;g;htillgS in theLr own territory and
conducted sam .. prelim1nllry invef;tigatiol1 fOI us wIll Ie ollr team wa~ en
roule. Sallie of thH c.ooperation 1,11S quite valuahle. In the spring of
1968, Donald Kcyhof'!, dip:r.tor of NICf\P, onlere,\ disC'ontinuatiol1 of this
arrangement, but many NICAI' fie],! team" continu('d to coopcrat<'"
All of ther. e sources p"rov j ded muny mOTl' q ld ck])' rcpurt cd. fres II
cases thlJn our ficlJ tea.ms cOllld study i 11 rieta i 1. [ n consequence WI'
had t.o develope cd ",cria fOT quickly selecting whicl' of the cases
reported fo us would b~ handled with ~ field trip (Sc~ Section III,
l11aptcr i).