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plausible explanations for reports not otherwise explainable." Review of Dr. Pitt's report reveals that this conclusion is warranted, despite its presumptuous sound. Dr. Pitt provided plausible explanations in six specific reports, one agreed with A23, four agreed with Dr. Hynak, and one Dr. Hynak could not explain and A23 did not mention.

## Q. U. 3. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau (Appendix "H").

The Weather Bureau provided much information on the phenomenon of ball lightning and lightning in general. These phenomena cannot be ruled out entirely. However, none of the recorded incidents appear to have been lightning.

It can be stated with certainty that unidentified objects are many different types of objects and not multiple sightings of the same object or the same type object.

## VI. Summary of Results of Consultants

It is realised that none of the explanations given constitute positive scientific proof. Such proof might be possible were fragments recovered or were damage to property or injury to personnel sustained in any instance. On the other hand, almost every incident has less than legal proof that an object was seen, or that an object appeared or performed as described. Even in those cases where more than one witness reported, all witnesses soldon agreed on details.

In view of the foregoing, the explanations provided by consult ing agencies are accepted as solutions to the respective incidents.

Of the 225 incidents under consideration in this report, 30 must be disregarded for lack of workable evidence. Eight were extracted from press and radio accounts and are hardly more than rumors. In the investigation of five others, the observers were found to have possessed too vivid imaginations, were of low intelligence, or were morally questionable. It is reasonable to assume that if these thirty incidents had contained sufficient information a proportionate number could be explained as were the 164 incidents that have been explained.

With 194 incidents thus eliminated, there remain thirty-four which contain some evidence but have no apparent ready explanation. This statement is true only under the assumption that the evidence is accepted as reliable and accurate. When psychological and physiological factors are taken into consideration, all of these incidents can be explained rationally, as pointed out by Rand Corporation and Dr. Pitts of Air Enterial Command Aero-Medical Laboratory (see Appendices 5 and 0).

## VII. Summary of AUC Evaluation of Remaining Reports

The remaining unexplained incidents (see Appendix "I") exhibited few common characteristics. Two of them, by statements of the reporters, would not have been made had the witnesses not read of the It. Ranier