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

'111(' photoi~l'aphjc evidence contained in tIll' negat ives them~,clv(":,
is ttl'rt'fore in Jj silgrecment \"i th tILe story told by the );,~il \'"ho took
the pictures. Two lettf:'rs written to hi)l) by the ColoTJdo project
requesting his clarification of the discre?'mcy remain unans\o'ered.
l~e l1lalk arrangements wi th ~'lerri tt faT' his servi ces to be avai lahle
for photogra!,;mt~tl' i c ana lys i ~ of other cases. Thes(} methods require a
pair 0.:' picturl'~ shm"ing substantiully the same SCl'ne taken from two
lii fferent CHllwra loeat ions. Unfortunately this condHion is seldom
Ilwt i tl UFO photographs. On ly one other paj r came to our at tention
which met this criterion. These were the much publicized pictures
taken on 11 ~lay 1050 nC-b8, and a selection of IH
older CHSl'~:, sOlne of which have heen .... L.\r'ly accJailncc.1 in tile Ur-O
literature. 'rids photographic study led to the identification of !l
number of \\' idply pub 11 d :cel! phJtogr~lrhs :1:; he i ng ordi nary ohj ects.
nthl'rs a~ fabdi,'atioJ\s, and O:hCfS :IS innocent lil!r;idcntifications ()f
thin,~5 pl1Otogl'aphcd under 1llju~~ual cOllditi(\n~.
On p. ,l~ of the Doo!: Special on "FlYLn~~ Satlccrs H there is a picture
of an allcgcJly "cL\\oJ-~Jwpcd" l1\arr\in~ on the dry sand of a heach. Some
of the dark l'olorl'd I::oi~;t sanLlmaking up the "claw mark" was s)llpped
to \,'right-l'attl'r:-.un 1\1"1\ aId analyzed. The IJquid \\'a~ found to he urine.
Somr,' !WT'SUll or ,\i)~!llal had J1erf()r'lll~d all act of mic1urition there.
i\ l'l'pOt't ">' ~taf" S('q~'.:'ant I-:i:rl SChrl)l~d('l' 'oJllieh S;\y~ "Ilcing (I
Iwtiv(,' or this an';! and :1;lving spc,lt a i~ood sharl' of my 11ft' hlll1tin~
arll; fishing rhi'- al'l'a, 1 hl'llcvl' that thl' so-called 'tnoll.-;tcr' (if there
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'l11c photOi',l'Clphic evidence contained in th~' m'gat ives them~el\'(";
is tt"I'-l>H, and it selection of 1H
older C,jSl'~;, somt' of which IIllVc heen widc'ly acc.laimcu in tile uro
literatllre, '('his photographic study led to the identification of Ii
number of \I'j,lply jlllblid::l'd phJtogr~lphs a,; hcin),! ordinary ohjects.
others a~ fnhri,:atio!\s, :111<.1 0:hl,'1'5 as .innocent ildo;idcntifications of
thin,;" photo!,!'ap!\cd under 1ll,m.ual comlittl'l1';,
On p, ,l~ of the Do,,}: Spcdal on "Flyln)~ S~IlH':l'rS" therc b a picture
of ail allq~('dly "c];\\"J-~Jwpcd" marj.;ing Oil the dry sand of a heach. Some
of the dark L'olorl'd l:iOi~it sand making tip till' "daw mark" was shipped
to \\'right-:'attl'r"Ul1 AI'H :1I,d analYLed, Till:' IJquid "'as foulld to he urine,
Somr,' lH'rsl1Tl 01' ;til;mal had pl'rforll11:d all ;lCt of llIicluri t inn there.
1\ 1"t'pDrt hy ~taff St'I")'.':';Jnt 1',;:1'1 Sl"hr')l~dt'l' ',I1iL:1l :-;ays "lleil1i~ ;J
lIntivl" or thi~ an';1 ant! :WVill/: Spc,lt a good shan' of' Illy Ilfl~ hl1tltill),(
allLi fishing Ylli~ an'a, I )It'licvc that thl' so-utile'! 'InOllsr.cr' (if there
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