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This is the printed transcript of an April 5, 1966 hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services on unidentified flying objects. Air Force Secretary Harold Brown testified that 9,501 of 10,147 sightings from 1947 through 1965 had been identified and that no threat or extraterrestrial evidence had been found. The record includes the Scientific Advisory Board ad hoc committee report recommending university studies and the Air Force's marsh gas explanation for the Dexter and Hillsdale, Michigan sightings. Members also questioned J. Allen Hynek and Maj. Hector Quintanilla about the Exeter, New Hampshire case.
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6024 Page 2 a. If you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice co-cer. i-g the STARS a.d MOON? 8.1 8TARS (circlde or.e): a. None 8.2 MOON (circle o:.0): i a. Bright moo.light : c. b. Dull noo.light d. Don't remember c. No moonlight- dark • d. Do 't remember 9. Was the object brighter tha- the background of the sky? (Circle o.e): Y8S b. NO c. DON'T R2.,.M28R 10.If it was BRIGHT4,11 THAN the s'xy background, was the brightness like that of a- auton.obile headlight appeari.g to bet (CIR-M.; ONE. 88LOW): a. A rAle or more away?(a distant car) b. Several blocks away? c. A block away/ d. several yards away? ,_, e. Other? eRiesi/reN 7.7,n/ A-A.7) Zif',/-/, r cio.s,e RRA,9 ,2- 11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at ay time? Y.:8 0 DON'T KNOW b. suddenly speed up and rush away at ay time? Y,b 4I0 DON'T KNOW c. Break up into parts or explode? Y-5 elf) DON'T KNOW d. Give off smoke? Y.,b 450 DON'T KNOW e. Charge brightness/ t DON'T KNOW f. Cha,ge shape? 8 JDN'T KNOW g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? NO DON'T KNOW 12. Did the object move behia.d something at ail, time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Y.:5 (1) DON'T KNOW If you answered ma, then tell'what it moved behind: 13. Did the object move in fro ,t of something at all, time, particularly a cloud? Y4.5 4M, DON'T KNOW (Circle One) If you answered ma, the tell what it moved i. front of: 11. Did the object appear(Circle One): -‘1,74? TRANSPARENT? DON'T KNOW 15. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. 0yeglasses NO d. WiLidoW glass Ys i NO g. Other b. Sun glasses YS NO e. 31.ocu1._zs c. Wi.3shir14 Y.,;,5 NO ig ',',11r, , ;gi
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