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

were received from this source during the Spring of 1967. During
this time Frank Edwards (1967) claimed that he and NISAP were each recei\"ing
some 100 UFO reports per week. Since many of these reports would
not have been judged significant by any investigator, the project estab-
lishe1 an early notification network designed to filter out obviously
insignificant reports and to notify us immediately of apparently
significant sightings anywhere in the continenta.l United States.
5. The Early Warning System:
Our organization for providing early notificatiol. of UFO sight-
ings utilized official and semi-official agencies, and private groups.
Reporters and edi tors, although operating outside this structure,
oecas lona lly supplemented the system by telephoning us about sightings
in their areas. The Federal Aviation Agency asslsted by providing
a mechanism (see Appendix F) whereby ai r traffic controllers
~ere to report unidentified radar targets to us immediately, and
sever",l reports were received fl..Jm this source, Similar assist-
ance was extended (sec Appendices G andH) by the U.S. We-'ither Bureau
and by Region 2 of the U.S. Forest Service. Cooperation aha was
obtained from the vvluntecr Flight Officer Network (VFON), a
cooperative organization of more than 30,000 flight personnel of
more than 100 airlines in about SO countries. This organization,
under the direction of Mr. H. E. Roth of United Airlines, :":ransmi t~
reports of sightings deemed to be satellite re-entries, whethel' or
not the object observed is immcdi ately identifiahle. Anungements
were made with WON for rapid transmittal to us of all unidentified
aerial objects. Although few such reports wen~ received from thi s
network, its coverage of over 2,000,000 unduplicatcd route miles
and its efficient ~ystcm of communication promised monitJring of
a large portion of the earth's atmosphere and quick repor"Cing of
observations.
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were received from this source during the Spring of 1967. During
this time Frank Edwards (1967) claimed that he and NISAP were each receinng
some 100 UFO reports per week. Since many of these reports "ould
not have been judged significant by any investigator, the project e::.tab-
lishei an early notification network designed to filter out obviously
inSignificant reports and to notify us immediately of apparently
significant sightings ilnywhere in the continental United States.
5. The Early Warning System:
Our organization for providing early notificatiOl. of IJI'O 51ght-
ings utilized official and semi-official agencies, and private group~.
Reporters and edi I:ors. al though operatinR outs ide this structure.
occasionally supplemented the system by telephoning us about sightings
in their areas. The Federal Aviation Agency assisted by providing
a mecha.nism (see Appendix F) whereby ai r traffIC controllers
~ere to report unidentified radar targets to us immediately, and
seven.l reports were received flJmthis source. Similar assist-
ance was extended (sec Appendices G andH) by the U.S. We:"ther Bureau
and by RORion 2 of the U.S. Forest So'rviee. Cooperation aJ"o was
obtained from the vvlunteer Flight Officer Network (VFON). a
cooperative organization of more than 30,000 flight personnel of
more than 100 airlines in about 50 countries. This org'lnization,
under the direction of Mr. H.E. Roth of United A:irline5, ~:nmsmiH
reports of sightings deemed to be satellite re-entri.es, whether or
not the object observed is immediately identifiahle. Al'1'angements
were made with VFON for rapid transmi,ttal to us of all unidentified
aerial objects. Altho\\gh few ~uch reports wen' received frum thi s
netNork, its coverage of ovrr 2,000,000 unduplicatcd route miles
and its efficient :-ystcm of communication promised monH:Jring of
a large portion of tin' earth's atmosphere and quick repor'cinl; of
observations.
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