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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.
While rctllrlling frolll a movie at ;J1)()ut ~1:3(J p.rn.,
on Palatine }{oad abou' !) 111i. \':0St of (location Xj, an
object 1"ricnce he and his fami 1)' Ilad sever;J1 years ago wili Ie drivinR
across Texas. While str.1pped at C1 rcmotl' gasoJil1c station just after
dal'dl, the major and his :"'on heard and watched two strange conical
vehicles, Th.ey roc from l'",hind a small hi II, crossed the highway
near thein, and soared off into ,the sky, according to the 1n,1jor's
accowlt ,
TIle nUnlerous reports of thi s type I~erc c:(tI" interesting,
and oftcn puzzling. ~lnll)' incidcnts were reported by arrllrently reliable
\\itnesscs. \loll'ever, sLIll:C' they had happt.'lwd in the relatively
dL:;tant past, th~'sc ('v~'nts did not offer the project lIIuch prospcct of
obtaining signifio.:ailt inforl1laiio:l abollt tht' dlJjccts apparently
sighted. "l'h('r(' \':'I~ 110 l'os::;ihilit~: of filldillgn'sidu:d ph)'sic:;d
('vidence at tIll.' site. \lnd. in till' typical C'lSl', tIll' date of t)\(, ('vent
has tll1Cl't'ta i n, JlI(lhjni~ it ·llilpossihlt' to locate n'corlkd rcleVflll!' illfoI'lI(lti\l11
such as \·;l~l.lt}l(>r Jilt".
While rctllrlling frolll a movie at ;I],out '1:3() p.m.,
on I' a 1at i JH' i(oad all Otl'. :; 111 i. \':PS 1 of ( I oc a t i 1m X), an
object "as sigiltcd ailove tIlt' tree tops crossing from
South to North at a slow ratl' of speed. I\t first it
appeared like the lighted winjows of a railroad pass-
enger car, lllthough on c'7lltillued ob~",oc!tion the lighted
windows appcur~d in a more circular arrangement. We
stopped the car and the cnt.i ro family stepped outside and
watched as it slowly moved aw"y. There was no sound
whatsoC'ver. The night ~'as warlll, clear, and with no
I~illd. 'l1ll' objcc.t (appearc'l) to be about 1000-2000 ft.
in altitude on a level course.
Thl' c aptuLIl has :-;crved in the Navy for 25 year~ !lnd irlacd been a pilot for
An ,\jr Forcr lIlajor, on active duty at an air base descrihed
an eXlwricncl' he rmd his fami 1)' IICld scwr,J! years ago wlli 1(' drivinR
across Texas. While st"ppcd at a reinote gaso] ille station just after
da\\·n, the maj01' and his ,'on hf.'ilrd and IVatchl,d two strange conical
vehicles. They 1'O .. e froin l'.:'hind a small hi 11, crossed the highway
near them, and soared off i.nto ,the .sky, accorchng to the m,ljor's
account.
TIle IlUnll'rOUS Tcport~ of th; s type \~erc c)(tr' inter~sting,
and often puzzling. ~In.ny inciJl'llts were reported by apparently reliable
Idtnesscs. I!o\\'evcr. ~lIlC(' they had haJlP'.~I10d in the l'clative1y
di:;tant past, th~'~c (,V('llts did not offer the project JIIllch Jlro~pcct of
ohtail11ng ~ignific;<I;1t illformai iC':1 aiJl)l1l thl' ,)iJjC'cts apparently
~i~ht.~'J. Thl'fl' I';l~ 110 l'o~:;ibilit:: Dr f··illdjll)~ r<·sidu:\.1 I'hysic:;d
..'vidence at th .., si tt'. and, in tlil' 1.\·pi cal C'IS(', till' date of t)ll' ('vent
ha;; tlJlCCI'taill. 1II(11dllg Itllll]l()s:-jh]<' to locate l'('(:orJI'd J'l'l~vfllll· illf(lT'I'nti"n
"\leh as \\l,tlth('r diltn.
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