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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.
airplane, at lO-rni. range. It disappeared suddenly and reappeared
at a different location, both visually and on airborne and ground
radars. Since visual and radar observation seemed to coincide, re-
flection of ground radar did not seem a satisfactory explanation.
Other explanations such as airplanes, meteors, and plasma also
seemed unsatisfactory.
At first glance, the case seemed ideal for investigation by
the project, since B-47s engaged in such oper&tions routinely
\\ire-recoru all conversations wi thin the aircraft and between the
ground during mis!'ions and are equipped wi +h radar s cope cameras
and devi ces for recording graphi cally electronic counter-measure
data. The pi lot be 1ieved that such records had been turned over to
intelligence officers after landing at the air hase. The co-pil0t and
radar specialist were interviewed J hut they said that since this mission
W3S only for equipment checkout, nei ther wi re ncr £i 11'1 was taken aboard,
and no data \\'ere recorded. The three crew members agreed that a
full account of the experience had bel'n gi ven to Intelligence per-
sonnel at the air base from \l.'hich the p:r.lne was operating. The pilot
recalled the crew's completing a lengthy s tanJarci 'lues tionnai re re-
garding the experience some dc..ys aft','T 1'h0 event. dowever, the other
two crew members recalled only an Intelligence debriefing just af~'I
landing and beheved it was not more than two days after this event
that the entire crew left for temporary duty ill Lrq;land. Thereafter
the\' heard nothing further about the UFO.
Efforts to locate an intelligence report of this event were
mudl' at our rl'quc5 t b)' Aerospace Defense Command lIeadquarters.
:-;either intelligcnl:l' fj ll'~ nor operatiolls records cOlltai ned any
such report, acc,:>rding to tlte information we received. An inquiry
dirL'cted to ~tTHtegic Air Commalll' IIl'adquarters elicitcu response
from til(' lJcput; Conunundcr for Operations of the Air Wing involved.
He said a thorough revie,\ of the Wing history fai led to disclose any
T0fercnct' to an UFO incident on Hl September 1%7.
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airplane, at lO-mi. range. It disappearcu sliddenly and reappeared
at a different location, both visually and on airborne and ground
radars. Since visual and radar observation seemed to coincide, re-
flection of ground radar did not seem a satisfactory eXl'lanation.
Other explanations such as airplenes, meteors, and plasma also
seemed unsatisfactory.
At first glance, the case seemeu ideal for investigation by
the project, since [3-47s engaged in such oper~tions routinely
\, i 1''' -record all con vel'S at ions wi thin the ai rcraft and between the
ground eluring mis~ions and are equipped wj+h radar scope cameras
and devices for recording graphically electronic counter-measure
elata. The pi lot believed that sllch records had been turned over to
intcillgence officers after landing at the air haSt!. The CO-pil0t and
radar specialist were interviewed, but they said that since this mission
W::IS 0:11y for equipment checkout, neither wi re ncr fi 11'"1 was taken aboard,
and no data I,ere recordl;'d. The three crew members agreed that a
fUll account of the experience had bet~n gi ven to [ntelligence per-
sonnel at the air base from which (he p:nne was operating. 'n1e pilot
recalled the crel,'s complE:'ting a lengthy standara questionnaire re-
gardi ng tile experi ence some d"ys aft·'.', tt10 event. .!owever, the other
two crew members rc'called only an Intelligence debriefing just af~ :1
landing and beHeved it was not more than two days after this event
that the entire crew left for tl'mporary duty ill Lngland. Thereafter
thl'l' heard nothing further abollt the UFO.
Efforts to locate an intelligence report of this event were
made' at our request by Aerospace Defense Command lIeadquarters.
;-O;cither intelligl'!l(l' fi h'~ nor UPCIiltiollS rccords cOlltai ned any
such rcport, acc'Jrdillg to tile information we recciv('d. ;\n il1quiry
diTl'cted to ~trHtet:ic Air Commaill'. Ikadquarters elicited response
frorn tile' [)cput>· C:onunulldcr for Operat1ons of the Ai r Wing involved.
Ile said a thorough rpvicI' of the Wing history fai led to disclose ::my
reference to an UFO incident on 19 Septenilier 1957.
8] Report, from the classic collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 1497 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.