Scientific study of unidentified flying objects pdf

Chapter 5. Optical and Radar Analysis of Field Cases. Chapter 6. Visual Observations Made by U. S Astronauts. Chapter 7. Attitude Survey. Case Studies. Case Studies Predating the Term of the Project. Case Studies During the Term of the Project. Photographic Case Studies.

UFOs in History. UFOs, The Scientific Context. Perceptual Problems. Processes of Perception, Conception and Reporting. We also referred you to our 11 October letter with respect to your F request wherein we had provided you with all releasable material regarding the Roberson Panel, and wherein we had referred you to the Air Force and NARA with respect to that request. We also advised you that the Durant Report is another name for the Robertson Report.

Notwithstanding the above, in response to your 30 April FOIA request 1F wherein you insisted that we conduct another search of our records systems for the Durant Report Robertson Report , in an effort to assist you, we advised you on 4 June that we would conduct a search of our records systems for responsive material.

As a result of our thorough and diligent searches, on 6 September we informed you that we were unable to locate the records requested. In light of the extreme efforts that we have taken over the years to accommodate you with respect to your concerns, we feel it inappropriate to conduct yet another search on your behalf.

Therefore, we are unable to assist you further and will not discuss this matter with you further. Wright John H. Enlist the services of selected scientists to review and appraise the available evidence in the light of pertinent scientific theories In cooperation with the Air Technical Intelligence Center, case histories of reported sightings and related material were made available for their study and consideration.

Present at the initial meeting Wednesday, 14 January were: Dr. Robertson, Dr. Luis W. Alvarez, Dr. Thornton Page, Dr. Samuel A. Goudsmit, Mr. Philip G. Strong, Lt. Frederick C. David B. Panel Member, Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, was absent until Friday afternoon. Oder and Stevenson were present throughout the sessions to familiarize themselves with the subject, represent the substantive interest of their Divisions, and assist in administrative support of the meetings.

A list of personnel concerned with the meetings is given in Tab A. Strong enumerated these potential dangers. Following this introduction, Dr.

Robertson as Chairman of the Panel. Robertson enumerated the evidence available and requested consideration of specific reports and letters be taken by certain individuals present Tab B. Alvarez while reports of Green Fireball phenomena, nocturnal lights, and suggested programs of investigation were routed to Dr. Following these remarks, the motion pictures of the sightings at Tremonton, Utah 2 July and Great Falls, Montana 15 August were shown.

The meeting adjourned at Neasham, USN, and Mr. This analysis evoked considerable discussion as elaborated upon below. Ruppelt, Dr. Allen Hynek, Mr. Dewey J. Fournet, Capt. Harry B. Smith 2-a-2 , and Dr. Stephen Possony were present. Following the Photo Interpretation Lab presentation, Mr. Ruppelt spoke for about 40 minutes on ATIC methods of handling and evaluating reports of sightings and their efforts to improve the quality of reports.

The meeting was adjourned at Ruppelt and Dr. Hynek were present for both sessions. In the morning, Mr. Ruppelt continued his briefing on ATIC collection and analysis procedures. A number of case histories were discussed in detail and a motion picture film of seagulls was shown. A two hour break for lunch was taken at In this briefing he pointed out the many problems of setting up and manning hour instrumentation watches of patrol cameras searching for sighting of U.

At Brig. Gen William M. General Garland expressed his support of the Panel's efforts and stated three personal opinions: a. That greater use of Air Force intelligence officers in the field for follow-up investigation appeared desirable, but that they required thorough briefing. That vigorous effort should be made to declassify as many of the reports as possible.

This meeting was adjourned at From - there was general discussion and study of reference material. Also, Dr. Hynek read a prepared paper making certain observations and conclusions.

At Mr. Fournet gave a briefing on his fifteen months experience in Washington as Project Officer for U. There was considerable discussion of individual case histories of sightings to which he referred. Following Mr. Fournet's presentation, a number of additional case histories were examined and discussed with Messrs.

Fournet, Ruppelt, and Hynek. The meeting adjourned at for luncheon. Hynek was present. Berkner, as Panel Member, was present at this meeting for the first time. A general discussion followed and tentative recommendations considered.

This draft had been reviewed and approved earlier by Dr. The next two and one-half hours were consumed in discussion and revision of the draft. At the meeting was adjourned. Discussion and rewording of certain sentences of the Report occupied the first hours. A copy of the final report is appended as Tab C. The material below represents this information.

After review and discussion of these cases and about 15 others, in less detail , the Panel concluded that reasonable explanations could be suggested for most sightings and "by deduction and scientific method it could be induced given additional data that other cases might be explained in a similar manner.

Furthermore, it was considered that, normally, it would be a great waste of effort to try to solve most of the sightings, unless such action would benefit a training and educational program see below. It appeared obvious that there was no single explanation for a majority of the things seen.

The presence of radar and astronomical specialists on the Panel proved of value at once in their confident recognition of phenomena related to their fields. It was apparent that specialists in such additional fields as psychology, meteorology, aerodynamics, ornithology and military air operations would extend the ability of the Panel to recognize many more categories of little-known phenomena. Instances of "Foo Fighters" were cited.

These were unexplained phenomena sighted by aircraft pilots during World War II in both European and Far East theaters of operation wherein "balls of light" would fly near or with the aircraft and maneuver rapidly. They were believed to be electrostatic similar to St.

Elmo's fire or electromagnetic phenomena or possibly light reflections from ice crystals in the air, but their exact cause or nature was never defined.

Both Robertson and Alvares had been concerned in the investigation of these phenomena, but David T. Griggs Professor of Geophysics at the University of California at Los Angeles is believed to have been the most knowledgeable person on this subject. It was interesting that in at least two cases reviewed that the object sighted was categorized by Robertson and Alvarez as probably "Foo Fighters", to date unexplained but not dangerous; they were not happy thus to dismiss the sightings by calling them names.

It was their feeling that these phenomena are not beyond the domain of present knowledge of physical sciences, however. The result today is that the Air Force has instituted a fine channel for receiving reports of nearly anything anyone sees in the sky and fails to understand. This has been particularly encouraged in popular articles on this and other subjects, such as space travel and science fiction. The result is the mass receipt of low-grade reports which tend to overload channels of communication with material quite irrelevant to hostile objects that might some day appear.

The Panel agreed generally that this mass of poor-quality reports containing little, if any, scientific data was of no value. Quite the opposite, it was possibly dangerous in having a military service foster public concern in "nocturnal meandering lights. Accordingly, the need for deemphasization made itself apparent. Comments on a possible educational program are enumerated below.

Ro4ertson that the "saucer" problem had been found to be different in nature from the detection and investigation of German V-1 and V-2 guided missiles prior to their operational use in World War II. In this intelligence operation CROSSBOW , there was excellent intelligence and by June there was material evidence of the existence of "hardware" obtained from crashed vehicles in Sweden.

This evidence gave the investigating team a basis upon which to operate. The absence of any "hardware" resulting from unexplained U. The results of their investigation, to date, strongly indicate that no evidence of hostile act or danger exists. Furthermore, the current reporting system would have little value in the case of detection of enemy attack by conventional aircraft or guided missiles; under such conditions "hardware" would be available almost at once.

What they did not find was any evidence that related the objects sighted to space travelers. Fournet, in his presentation, showed how he had eliminated ach of the known and probable causes of sightings leaving him "extra-terrestrial" as the only one remaining in many cases. However, the Panel could not accept any of the cases cited by him because they were raw, unevaluated reports. Terrestrial explanations of the sightings were suggested in some cases and in others the time of sighting was so short as to cause suspicion of visual impressions.

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