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“Robertson Panel”

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File:Robertson_panel_report.pdf Report link only

Wikimedia Commons · Cited by the stories · 1 story
Untitled (to Dr. Julia Stratton from H. Marshall Chadwell FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-27· 6 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story

…At that time it was recommended that CIA should assemble a panel of highly qualified personnel to examine…
aaro historical record report volume 1 2024 Report

The Black Vault· 64 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 3 …16 The Robertson Panel (January 1953) ........................................................................................ 17 The Durant Report (February 1953).......................................................................................... 17 Project BLUE BOOK (March 1952–December 1969…
- p. 18 …His concerns about and interest in the topic led to the establishment of the Robertson Panel. The Robertson Panel (January…
- p. 49 …29 “The Robertson Panel Report,” https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia- rdp81r00100030027-0 30 Hector Quintanilla, Jr., “The Investigation…
- 3 more pages mention it
Historical Record Report Volume 1 March 8 2024 Report

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 63 pages · OSD reading room · 2 stories
- p. 2 …16 The Robertson Panel (January 1953) ........................................................................................ 17 The Durant Report (February 1953).......................................................................................... 17 Project BLUE BOOK (March 1952–December 1969…
- p. 17 …His concerns about and interest in the topic led to the establishment of the Robertson Panel. The Robertson Panel (January…
- p. 48 …29 “The Robertson Panel Report,” https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia- rdp81r00100030027-0 30 Hector Quintanilla, Jr., “The Investigation…
- 3 more pages mention it
AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 Report

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2024-03· 63 pages · Cited by the stories · 4 stories
- p. 2 …16 The Robertson Panel (January 1953) ........................................................................................ 17 The Durant Report (February 1953).......................................................................................... 17 Project BLUE BOOK (March 1952–December 1969…
- p. 17 …His concerns about and interest in the topic led to the establishment of the Robertson Panel. The Robertson Panel (January…
- p. 48 …29 “The Robertson Panel Report,” https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia- rdp81r00100030027-0 30 Hector Quintanilla, Jr., “The Investigation…
- 3 more pages mention it
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Volume I Report

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2024-03-08· 63 pages · AARO · 4 stories
- p. 2 …16 The Robertson Panel (January 1953) ........................................................................................ 17 The Durant Report (February 1953).......................................................................................... 17 Project BLUE BOOK (March 1952–December 1969…
- p. 17 …His concerns about and interest in the topic led to the establishment of the Robertson Panel. The Robertson Panel (January…
- p. 48 …29 “The Robertson Panel Report,” https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia- rdp81r00100030027-0 30 Hector Quintanilla, Jr., “The Investigation…
- 3 more pages mention it
Untitled (to Lloyd Berkner from Philip Strong Enclosing Copy of a Letter and Declassified Version of the Panel Report) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-12-20· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story

…Strong Deputy Assistant Director B3 1 - Letter to Air Force (S) 1 - Declassified Panel Report (U) Vigor 251102…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 05_AARO_Historical_Record_Report Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 63 pages · National Archives · 2 stories
- p. 2 …16 The Robertson Panel (January 1953) ........................................................................................ 17 The Durant Report (February 1953).......................................................................................... 17 Project BLUE BOOK (March 1952–December 1969…
- p. 17 …His concerns about and interest in the topic led to the establishment of the Robertson Panel. The Robertson Panel (January…
- p. 48 …29 “The Robertson Panel Report,” https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia- rdp81r00100030027-0 30 Hector Quintanilla, Jr., “The Investigation…
- 3 more pages mention it
'Debunking' Charged on UFO Stories FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …McDonald, also an adviser of the Navy's Storm Fury panel, said he reached the extraterrestial theory reluctant after years…
Untitled (to Lloyd Berkner from Philip Strong Enclosing Copy of a Lette R and FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-11-05· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story

…Members of Panel B 3 <div align="center"> # REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC PANEL ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS </div…
CIA-UAP-002, Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, Report, 1952-1953 Report

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952· 42 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 8 stories
- p. 18 …The pr-esence ot radar am astro nomical spac1alists on the Panel iroved ot ftlne at once in their oont…
- p. 21 officer (Project Of'f'icer, BIDFl300K f~ 15 months) could not ba allghtedo However, the Panel could ?)Ot accept a…
- p. 33 …training films 1.1ould be nacea~ 1n addition~ file Panel oons1der8:(1 that ATIC• e ettorto, tanpcaarily expanded as necesaa…
- 3 more pages mention it
Meeting with Air Force Personnel Concerning Scientific Advisory Panel Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, Dated 17 January 1953 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-05-16· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 2 …Major Boland suggested that it might be advisable to contact the panel members to consider a rewording of the panel…
Illegible (Report by Durant of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unident Ified FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1956-01-02· 23 pages · CIA reading room · 5 stories
- p. 3 …The presence of radar and control systems specialists on the Panel proved of value at once in these conditions recognition…
- p. 6 However, the Panel could not accept any of the cases given by him because they were not, unvalued reports. Interesting…
- p. 11 …The Panel was of the opinion that the present ATTJ program to place 200 inexpensive 95 mm, stereo cameras in…
UFO Reports Throttled by CIA, Physicist Says FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 3 stories
- p. 1 …McDonald said the order was attached to a book of UFO investigations compiled by scientists and called the Robertson Report…
Meeting with Air Force Personnel Concerning Scientific Advisory Panel Re Port O FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-04-05· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 3 …Major Boland suggested that it might be advisable to contact the panel members to consider a recording of the panel…
Secret of 14 Years UFO Debunking Laid to CIA by Scientist FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …Hector Quintanilla, in charge of Project Blue Book, was one of two men appearing on the ASNE panel who disputed…
Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, 1966-1967 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 1967-04-17· 85 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 50 …Dr. H.P. Robertson, Dr. } Dr. Thornton Page, Dr. Samuel A. Goudsmit, • '-· . , and the writer. Panel Member, Dr. Lloyd V…
- p. 56 …The proscnco of radar and astro nomical specialists on the Panel proved of value at onco in their confident recognition…
- p. 64 …Furthormoro, thore appcurod to be no logical relationship to population centers.\. 'I'he Panel could find no ready explanation for…
- 4 more pages mention it
CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 Document

CIA (Gerald Haines)· 1997· 18 pages · Cited by the stories · 10 stories
- p. 8 UFOs InvestigationsCommittee onAerial Phenomena(NICAP) and theAerial PhenomenaResearchOrganization (APRO)immediatelypushed for release of theRobertson panel report.47 Underpressure, the Air…
CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0 Document

Internet Archive (uploaded by Emma Best)· 2017· 28 pages · Cited by the stories · 7 stories
- p. 25 …The Panel considered that ATIC's efforts, temporarily expended as necessary, could be most useful in implementing any action taken…
- p. 28 …to minimize the concomitant dangers alluded to above, the Panel recommends: a. That the national security agencies take immediate steps…
Unidentified Flying Saucers (UFO) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-05-02· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …08I formed a panel consisting of the following members: Lloyd Berkner, President, Association of Universities; President, International Council of Scientific…
Robertson Panel Report Report

The Black Vault· 1953· 29 pages · Cited by the stories · 8 stories
- p. 26 …The Panel considered that ATIC 1 s efforts, temporarily e:;;:p~nded as necessary, could be most useful in implementing…
Unidentified Flying Saucers (UFO) Er-9-4255 Copy 3 of 3 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-06-11· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …08I formed a panel consisting of the following members: Lloyd Berkner, President, Association of Universities; President, International Council of Scientific…
(U) Alleged Activities of USAF and CIA Regarding UFOs FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2002-06-10· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story

…Asi pudo descubrir y revelar que el famoso jury Robertson, de 1953, presentado como compuesto por sabios, no…
UFOs: The Untold Story (NSA-held copy) Document

The Black Vault· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 9 stories
- p. 5 …The scientific panel met for four days beginning Jan. 14, 1953. Chaired by Dr. H.P. Robertson, an expert in…
UFO Buffs Say Respect Is Replacing Ridicule FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-09-17· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …government's last official word on UFOs, the officially sponsored Robertson panel and the Con- Hynek, who acted as consultant…
The Government and UFOs FOIA release

National Security Agency· 2 pages · NSA · 5 stories
- p. 1 …i of the Robertson Panel cut short that effort. In May 1953, following the Robert- . son Panel report, •p&E…
UFO As Advanced Technology FOIA release

National Security Agency· 2 pages · NSA · 6 stories
- p. 1 …i of the Robertson Panel cut short that effort. In May 1953, following the Robert- . son Panel report, •p&E…
Is the CIA Stonewalling? FOIA release

National Security Agency· 2 pages · NSA · 5 stories
- p. 1 …i of the Robertson Panel cut short that effort. In May 1953, following the Robert- . son Panel report, •p&E…
Re: Declaration in Bryant V CIA FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2010-01-15· 58 pages · CIA reading room · 2 stories
- p. 24 …of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects dated 17 January 1953, also known as the Robertson Report. The report…
- p. 32 …Following the Robertson panel lind- ings, the Agency abandoned efforts to draft an NSCID on UFOs.” The Sci- entific Advisory…
- p. 36 …UFOs when he published an article criticizing the “sanitized ver- sion" of the 1953 Robertson panel report and called For…
- 6 more pages mention it
The UFO Gap FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 9 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 8 …A distinguished panel of scientists, under Caltech physicist Howard P. Robertson, was appointed to review the matter, but the panel…
Scientists Debate the Question of UFO's FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2003-10-16· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 9 stories
- p. 2 …The pivot point in the history of the UFO's was the Robertson Panel of 1953 five well-known scientists…
GAO NSIAD-95-187 mirror Document

The Black Vault· 27 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 10 …Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel) report FOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc. Federal Bureau of Investigation…
GAO NSIAD-95-187 (PDF) Document

GAO· 1995-07-28· 26 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 9 …Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel) report FOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc. Federal Bureau of Investigation…
General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Steven H. Schiff, House of Representatives - Government Records - Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico Report

National Security Agency· 1947· 21 pages · NSA · 2 stories
- p. 8 …ligence Corps reports, 1947 Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel) report FOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc…
9502948: 42-t-7585721-20060476F-001-006-2013 Official release

· 26 pages · National Archives · 2 stories
- p. 11 …Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel) report FOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc. Federal Bureau of Investigation…
CIA-UAP-019, Australian Dept of Defense Scientific and Intel Aspects of the UFO Problem Official release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1971· 19 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories

…The change in style of USAF reporting before and after the Robertson penel meeting is clearly indicated in…
The Physics and Metaphysics of Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 7 pages · CIA reading room · 4 stories
- p. 6 …As early as 1953 a panel headed by H. P. Robertson reported that UFO's are not a threat to…
Simulated radar data, colour photos Document

FAA via National Archives / The Black Vault· 19 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 12 …So the CIA convened a panel of five distinguished nonmilitary scientists - the Robertson Panel - to examine whether the sightings threatened…
Newspaper Article: a Reporter at Large FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-07-13· 19 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

…Rusén ttnted that he had three-iutlge panel ruled that there was attended a meeting 3! l"¢‘"l…
The UFO files extract Document

The National Archives· 22 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories

…13, :<, 14, 46, =@ CIA 40, 42; convening of panel to investigate UFO sightings (1953) 57–8 Civil Aviation…
Ogc-Olc Records Retention Requirements FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1978-04-06· 60 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 46 …Robertson Panel — Ground Saucer Watch v. CIA (FP). Rocca, Raymond P. — Halkin v. Helms (GL); Grove Press, Inc., v. CIA…
[UFO] [2]: 7262140-20060474F-001-010-2023 Official release

· 345 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 62 …Discussion of Robertson Panel, release of names of members and release of declassified version of report. 96. To: Assistant Chief…
- p. 63 …Air Force request for declassification of Robertson Panel report. 101. To: Deputy Director for Intelligence From: Director, National Photographic Interpretation…
- p. 98 …Robertson, consultant (former Director of Research, illegible) establishing a panel of top scientists and engineers in the fields of astrophysics…
- 1 more page mentions it
Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report 14 (Hynek's annotated copy) Report

Center for UFO Studies· 139 pages · Cited by the stories · 6 stories
- p. 26 …All the findings of the panel are contained in this summary. All personnel associated with this panel have given their…
Black Vault compilation, pp. 91-93 Document

The Black Vault· 134 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 28 …beings." Past UFO studies include one conducted by a Scientific Advisory Panel of UFOs in January, 1953 (Robertson Panel); and…
Symposium on unidentified flying objects: hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress, second session, July 29, 1968. Hearing transcript

U.S. House of Representatives· 1968-07-29· 256 pages · Congress and GPO · 6 stories
- p. 99 …The Robertson panel, after a thorough investigation of the UFO reports to that date, concluded that all were probably natural…
- p. 100 …February 1966, and restated the general conclusions of the Robertson panel. It was recommended that the Mr Force make a…
- p. 185 …1953 (the panel's mem- bership was not revealed, but may have been called the "Robertson panel" 4). Ruppelt 5…
- 1 more page mentions it
Baker report, 1968 congressional hearings Hearing transcript

NICAP· 1968· 68 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 51 …panel of experts in January, 1953 (the panel's membership was not revealed) but may have been called the "Robertson…
- p. 55 …According to Markowitz the panel consisted of H. L. Robertson, L. Alvarez, L. V. Berkner, S. A. Goudsmit, and T…
UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969) Document

Government Attic· 419 pages · Cited by the stories · 4 stories
- p. 61 …Report of the scienillic panel on untdP.ntified flying objects, under the chairmanship of H.P. Robertson. Conclusions were: (1…
- p. 75 …Discussion of quMtions raised by CIA editing of the Robertson panel minutes before the document was declassified. It is suggested…
- p. 76 …Discussion of questions raised b-· CIA editing of the Robertson panel minutes before the document ·vas dt:ciassified. It is…
Project Condign (DEFE 24/2090) Document

Internet Archive (DocumentCloud mirror of Telegraph upload)· 160 pages · Cited by the stories · 5 stories
- p. 56 …been removed under Section 27 relating to the US Robertson Panel study of UFOs carried out in 1953. The context…
- p. 58 …been removed under Section 27 relating to the US Robertson Panel study of UFOs carried out in 1953. The context…
- p. 63 …been removed under Section 27 relating to the US Robertson Panel study of UFOs carried out in 1953. The context…
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 186 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 111 …released the names of the scientists on the panel: H. P. Robertson, Luis W. Alvarez, Lloyd V. Berkner, S. A…
FOIA Case Log Calender Year 2001-2003 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2022-03-03· 113 pages · CIA reading room · 3 stories
- p. 30 …INCIDENT IN JAN 47, INCIDENT AT WRIGHT FIELD; 4) ROBERTSON PANEL REPORT VIDEO PROFILES OF MENACHEM BEGIN AND ANWAR SADAT…