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Today In UFO History - The Condon Report
October 31, 1968
1/The Colorado project delivers its report, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, to the Air Force. The first two sections, conclusions and recommendations, are written by Condon
Today In UFO History - The Condon Report
October 31, 1968
1/The Colorado project delivers its report, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, to the Air Force. The first two sections, conclusions and recommendations, are written by Condon
2/himself. He concludes that “further extensive study of UFOs probably cannot be justified in the expectation that science will be advanced thereby.” It is a clear signal to shut down Project Blue Book. Yet 30% of its cases are unexplained. Condon says a UFO cover-up is
3/unthinkable because no one could keep such a secret for so long. He refutes the claim that the CIA has installed an agent within the project. He disapproves of UFO “amateurists,” especially NICAP. The project ignored old cases because they only offered witness testimony, are
4/probably misidentifications, and it
makes little sense to reinterview witnesses. But this means ignoring the most compelling cases of the past 20+ years. Condon rejects the ETH because it is so unlikely that aliens can get here from there. This attitude suggests that Condon’s
makes little sense to reinterview witnesses. But this means ignoring the most compelling cases of the past 20+ years. Condon rejects the ETH because it is so unlikely that aliens can get here from there. This attitude suggests that Condon’s
5/approach is fundamentally antiempirical. The report also includes summaries of field studies, photographic evidence, direct and indirect physical evidence, optical and radar cases, and astronaut sightings. In the field studies section, Roy Craig concedes that some of the older
6/cases suggest something extraordinary (Great Falls, RB-47). William K. Hartmann divides photo cases into fabrications, misidentifications, poor image quality, and clear images that lack sufficient data. Great Falls and McMinnville are the only two that he considers unusual.
7/Gordon Thayer discusses the predominance of anomalous propagation in radar cases. In finding natural explanations, Thayer often disregards witness testimony. The rest of the report is mostly padding.[George Eberhart]
Sources:
Mike Swords Files [leading expert on Colorado project];
Michael D. Swords, “The University of Colorado UFO Project: The ‘Scientific Study of UFOs,’” JUFOS 6 (1995/96): 149–184;
Swords, Et al , UFOs and Government, pg.329–332;
Mike Swords Files [leading expert on Colorado project];
Michael D. Swords, “The University of Colorado UFO Project: The ‘Scientific Study of UFOs,’” JUFOS 6 (1995/96): 149–184;
Swords, Et al , UFOs and Government, pg.329–332;
Sources cont.:
Willy Smith, “A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE CONDON REPORT”, JUFOS 6 (1995/96): 185–194;
Steven J. Dick, "Life on other worlds : the 20th-century extraterrestrial life debate" , pg.152-159;
Wikipedia, "Condon Committee"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Co…
Willy Smith, “A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE CONDON REPORT”, JUFOS 6 (1995/96): 185–194;
Steven J. Dick, "Life on other worlds : the 20th-century extraterrestrial life debate" , pg.152-159;
Wikipedia, "Condon Committee"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Co…
The CONDON Report at Project1947 (Prepared by National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS) )
project1947.com/shg/condon/ind…
project1947.com/shg/condon/ind…
Swords, Michael D. “The USAF-Sponsored Colorado Project for the Scientific Study of UFOs.” In MUFON 1995 International UFO Symposium Proceedings.
archive.ph/20130113190424…
archive.ph/20130113190424…
The University of Colorado UFO Project and
The Demise of Project Blue Book
by Michael Swords, Ph.D.
noufors.com/Documents/colo…
The Demise of Project Blue Book
by Michael Swords, Ph.D.
noufors.com/Documents/colo…
TOO CLOSE FOR CONDON: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 4TH KIND
BY Michael D. Swords
From IUR, Fall 2003
cufos.org/pdfs/swords.pdf
BY Michael D. Swords
From IUR, Fall 2003
cufos.org/pdfs/swords.pdf
P.A. Sturrock, "An Analysis of the Condon Report
on the Colorado UFO Project", Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. I, No. I , pp. 75-100. 1987;
scientificexploration.org/docs/jse_01_1_…
on the Colorado UFO Project", Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. I, No. I , pp. 75-100. 1987;
scientificexploration.org/docs/jse_01_1_…
REVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
BY A PANEL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Doc…
BY A PANEL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Doc…
Dr. Thornton Page's Review of The
"Condon Report". Reprinted from American Journal of Physics, Vol. 37, No. 10, 1071-1072, October 1969.
cufon.org/cufon/tp_revue…
"Condon Report". Reprinted from American Journal of Physics, Vol. 37, No. 10, 1071-1072, October 1969.
cufon.org/cufon/tp_revue…
The UFO Report: Condon Study Falls Short
Scientific Research, April 14, 1969, p. 41.
Reviewed by Robert M. L. Baker Jr.
project1947.com/shg/articles/s…
Scientific Research, April 14, 1969, p. 41.
Reviewed by Robert M. L. Baker Jr.
project1947.com/shg/articles/s…
Odishaw: and The Condon Report
THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, Vol. XII, No. 1, Fall 1987 Letters to the Editor
by J. Richard Greenwell
project1947.com/shg/articles/g…
THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, Vol. XII, No. 1, Fall 1987 Letters to the Editor
by J. Richard Greenwell
project1947.com/shg/articles/g…
History of the United States Air Force UFO Programs
Thomas Tulien
8. A Turning Point in the Controversy
[The entire series is worth a read]
sohp.us/history-of-the…
Thomas Tulien
8. A Turning Point in the Controversy
[The entire series is worth a read]
sohp.us/history-of-the…
Ufocritique: ufos, Social Intelligence, and the Condon Report
Diana Palmer Hoyt, Masters Thesis, 2000.
vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/3…
Diana Palmer Hoyt, Masters Thesis, 2000.
vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/3…
Article from University of Colorado alumni magazine from last year.
colorado.edu/coloradan/2021…
colorado.edu/coloradan/2021…
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