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

thought the aircraft explanation absurd. Nor did he recall that he
had claimed in the documt>ntary film, and in letters which are part
of the Blue Book case file, to have seen two airplanes approaching
Great Falls Air Base just after he took his UFJ movies.
';) Several residents of Great Falls who were said to have seen
the UFO film before it was 10lined tv the Air Force denied havir.g
seen it at that time. Oth('rs who had seen it ',oth before and after
it was lent to the Air Force firmly helieved that not all the origh.al
film was returned by the Air rorce. This claim was generally
acc.epted as trJe by Great Falls residents, However, no mea~,urements
of film footage had been Inade before and after the loan to the
Air F0rce, so that claims of film cropping could not he verifjed.
Blue Book files contained some cvidenc~ lending credence tu this cjaim.
'nl( original let tt'r of transmi ttal of the fi 1m from Great Falls AFB
to Wright-Patterson AFB stated that approximately 15 ft. of film were
being transmitted. Only some 7 ft. were analyzed by Dr. Baker in
1~S6 .
4) The secretary \'Ia~i the only witness to the UFO filrn;.ng. Sho
remembered ~i5tinctly seeing a single object and rushing outside
the baseball stadium ,d th her employer to watch him film it. She
,,,as certain it ;;ould not have been an ai rplanc, becp ...uc its appearl'nce
,,,as quite different from that of a plane. She remembers seeing only
one object, while the movie unambiguously :-;l1o\',s two, almost identical
objects moving across the sky.
5; Hecords had shO\\l1 that t\vO F-94s did lanJ i:lt (ircHt Falls
Air Ba.se at 11:30 and 11:33 a,m. Oll lS Augll~jt 1950, about the timl'
the UFO fi 1m was as sumcd to have beell tn,ide, Loea 1 !1uwspapapers
for this period, ho,~cver, revealed thtlt the s,'mi·-professional hnsl'lul1J
team tl1at the photographer managed did n01 play in C:rcat ralls CJIl
that date but, rather, phyed in TWIll Falls, ldnho several hundred
mi les a,vay. TIll' team played nCl home games in (;rcat Falls between
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thought the aircraft explanation llbsur·d, Nor did he recall that he
had claimed in the documpntary f11m, and in letters which are part
of the Blue Book case file, to have seen two airplanes approaching
Great Falls Air Base just after he took his UF:) movies.
3) Several residents of Great Falls who were said to have seen
the UFO film before it was lo}' the Ai r rorce. This c 1a.i m was generally
acc.epted as tr..le by (,reat Falls residents. However, no mea~;urements
of film footage had b('en Inude before and aiter the loan to the
Air Fl'Tce, S0 that claims of film cropping could not he vcrifjed,
Blue Book files r.ontained some evi.denc·~ lending credence tu this c'.aim,
'nK original lettt'T of transmi ttal of the film from Great Falls I\FB
to Wright-Pa.ttersoll AFR ·;tated that approximately 15 ft. of film were
being transmitted, Only ~orne 7 ft. were analyzed by Dr. Raker in
1956,
4) The secretary I"a~; the only witness to the UFO filrn;.ng. ShG
remembered distinctly seeing a single object and rushing outside
the baseball stadium ,<lith her ('mployer to watch him film it. She
,~as certain it ;;ould not have been an airplane, bec<!cuC' its appeareTlce
\,as quite differl'l\t from that of a plane. She remembers seeing only
one object, while the movie unamb.i.guou"ly :-ohows two, almost i.dcnti cal
objects moving across the :-;ky.
5~ Hecords had sholoJn that tlyO F-94s did Ifll1u Ht (jrcflt hills
Air Base at 11:30 and 11:33 a.m. OJl IS Augt1~;t lDSO, abQut the tilnL'
the UFO fIlm was assul11ed to hi1V~ bcell !n'lde. LOt'al Il(,\yspapopers
for tillS peri od, hOl,ever, rcvC'nlC'd tlwt the ",·:nl ·-profess 1anal hn.c;"haJ I
team tllut the photographer managed did 1101 pIny in l:reat Fall, CIIl
that dut" but. rather. phyed in TWIn Filll~, J dnho several hUlldred
mi les a'oJay, Till' team played 1l() home &fimCS 1n (;l'cut FaJ Is bctl'iccn