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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.
Attack:-; on the integrity of various individuals on either side of this
controversy ought to bl' avoided. 'lhc question of an individual's
integri tyi 5 \~holly dist inct from tIH.' issue of what sci cnee should do
in the future about UFOs.
In the Congress of the United States concern about the UFO prob lern
from a defense viewpoint is the province of +:he House Committee on
AImed Services. Concern abc,ut it from the point of view of the nat.ion' 5
scientific research program comes under the House Commi ttee on Science
and Astronautics. Here there seems to be a valid situation of over-
lapping juristicti~~5 because the UFO problem can he approached from
both viewpoint,·.
A particular interest in the UFO problem has been shown by Cong,ess-
man ,J. Edlvard Rou:'h of Indiana, who i') a member of the House Cormni ttee
on Science and ;\~.:;tr0nautics. lie performed a valuahle service by arrang-
ing for the holding of a "Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects" in
Washington on 29 July ~968 (see references). As pointed ot.:t by one of
the symposium parti cipants, Prof. Carl Sagan of the department of
astronomy of Co:r.npll University, the presentations made in that symposium
incline rather strongly to the side of belief that large-scalo investiga-
tions of the UFO phenomenon Ollght to be supported in the expectation
that t.hey would be justifhd by what some speakers called "scientific
paydii.t."
We studip-c1 the transcript of this symposium with great care to see
Io.'hether we would b(~ le.1, thereby .. to any new material re~.ated to this
study, We did not find any new data.
Several of the contributors to that symposium have hecoTlOc trpnchant
advocates in the past several years of a continuing major government
Investment i:1 an UFO pr·ogram, Scvcrll! bave long llr!'-cd a greater degree
of congrE'~sional interest in this subject. ';'he symposium of 29 .July
afforded them an o-:casion on I~hich, wi th the utmost seriousness, they could
put before the Congress and the public the best possible data and the
most favorable arguments for larger governmr'lt act i vi ty in this field.
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Attack~ on the integrity of various individuals on either side of this
controvcr5~' oUKht to ,,~- :Ivoided. 'lhc question of an individual's
integrity .i~ Ilholl: distinct from the issue of what science -.hould do
in the future about UfOs.
In the' Congress of the United States concern about the UFO problem
from a defense viewpoint is the province of +:1-.e House Committee on
Anned Services. Concern ahcut it from the point of view of the nation's
scientific research progriUn comes under the House Committee on Science
and Astronautics. Here there seems to be a valid situation of over-
lapping juristictil;:'s because t.he UFO problem can be approached from
both viewpoint,'.
A particular intcrest in the UFO problem has heen shown by CongTess-
man .J. Etll;'ard Rou,'h of {nuiana, who i" a memher of thp. House Committee
on Science and Astrunautic~, lie performed a valuahle service by arrang-
ing for the holding of a "Syrnposjum on Unidentified Flying Ubjects" in
Washington on 29 July t968 Cs(~e references). As pointed ot:t DY one of
the symposium parti cipants, Prof, Carl Sagan of the department of
as tronomy of Corne 11 Uni vers i ty, the presentations made in that sympas i urn
incline rather strongly to the side of belicf that large-sealu investiga-
tions of the UFO phenomenon o\lght to be supported in the expectation
that they would be just ifit;;d by what some speakers called "~cienti.fic
paydirt."
We studi"lo the transcript of th.is symposium with Rreat care to see
whether we wau 1 db,! le-d, thereby,. to any new materi al re ;,ated to thi s
study. We did not filld any new data.
SevC'ral of till' contributors to that sympo~ium have becoT"e tfr>nchant
advocates in the past several years of a continuing major government
lnvestment i:l an UFO pT'ogram, Scverld have long llr!,-crl a greater degree
of cOl1gre~siC\nal interest in this subject. ';'ho symposium of 29 .July
afforded them an occasion on which, with the utmost seriousness, they could
put before the Congress and the puhlic the best possible data and the
most favorable arguments for larger governmr'lt activity in this field.
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