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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.
6027 25. Where were you located when yousaw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car ( Outdoors 4,?' In al airpla.e e. At sea f. Other Page 5 26. Were you (Circle One): a. In the business section of city? b. In the reside,,tial section of a city?In open cou-tryside? $ i : Flying near a. airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, a.xl how did youhappen to notice it? 1, k)eA/I 10 1; 5 5 I s r / 8 7 y _ReA„,„ .,,P 28. Nfil If you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILZ or other vehicle at the time, then complete the ...ollowing guestio,s: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One): a. North c. :last e. South g. West D. Northeast S. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 Haw fact were you roving? miles per hour 28.3 Did you stop at a..y time while observing object? (Circle One): YLS NO 29. What direction were you looking when you FIRST SAW the object2(Circle One): a. North c. Last e. South g. West 6>Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What dirrtio. were you loakiAg who... you LAST SAW the object?(Circle One) North c. Last e. South g. West b. Northeast S. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. 14/if If you are familiar with bearing estimate the number of degrees thealso the the -umber of degreees it 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North terms(a-gular direction), try toobject was from true North and was upward from the horizon(elevation) degrees degrees degrees degrees b. From horizon 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North b. Froro horizon ,
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