Robertson Panel Report

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awareness of security measures near such locations. On the other
hand, there had been no sightings in the vicinity of sensitive
related AE establishments while there were occasionally multiple
cases of unexplained sightings in non-strategic areas. FV.rthermore,
there appeared to be no logical relationship to population centers.
The Panel could find no ready explanation for these clusters. It
wo.s noted, however, that if terrestrial n.rtifacts were to be observed
it would be likely that they would be seen first near foreign areas
rather than central U. S.
INSTRUHENTATION'TO OBTAIN DATA
The Panel was of the opinion that the present ATIC program to
place 100 inexpensive 35 mm. stereo cameras in the hands of various
airport control tower operators 1vould probably produce little valu-
able data related to U.F.o. 's. HoweverJ it was recognized that
such action 1-rould tend to allay public concern in the !!Ubject until
an educational program had taken effect. It was believed that pro-
curement of these cameras was partly the result of public pressure
in July 1952. With the poor results of the year-long Project
TWINKLE program of 24-hour instrumentation watch (two frames of
film showing nothing distinguishable) J a widespread program of sky-
watching 1-rould not be expected to yeild much direct data of value.
There ~>ras considerable discussion of a possible "sky patrol 11 by
amateur astronomers (Hynek) and by ivide-angle cameras
and pointed out that at present a considerable fraction
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