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This document is the National Academy of Sciences panel review of the University of Colorado report on unidentified flying objects, copyrighted 1969 and filed as an attachment in an Office of the Secretary of Defense release. The panel, chaired by Gerald M. Clemence, judged the study's scope adequate and its methodology sound. It concurred that further extensive UFO study is not justified and that extraterrestrial visitation is the least likely explanation. A directory listing of UFO organizations such as NICAP and APRO is appended.
“UFO Research Society”1 page
Section 4- SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATIONS
.-.s.AMALGAMATED FlYING SAUCER CLUBS r6 AMERICA <"•-•) (AFSCA)
P.O Box 84 Phone: (213) 8~31
Northr1dge. CA 91324 · ~·et Gleen. Prts.
F••*•: 1959. MIIMrl: 5000. Llal ar...: 110. ''Wortd-wJCtt resmdl
organazarton wtth memberS .n aliSO stites and 1n 23 tore.gn eountr1es to 1ntorm
the general public abOut rne rutuy of rtyu19 saucers (extraterrestrial scacecran
ptloted tJ¥ acsvanced men ana women trom other planets and star systems~ and
of '"'" plan tor tmparung rne1r aovanced knowted~ to the people of tnt firth
•n oraer to resolve oresent world proolems.·· AFSCA serves as a source of
··amract•onented .. rtytng saucer 1nt»rmatton. tnctwin; bookS. pnomoraDhl.
comactee reoons. ana soace taoes ("tape recarald messaoes from space
people··). local unus nota public meeungs to promaat knowledge Of the sauc:a'
suotea and serw as sowces tor •nforrnanon and lrt.ature in their areas.
PI ~~Me~._: Fly111g SiuCir'S lnWnataonal, qu-t•ty.
~ ......INTERNATIONAL FORTEAH OAGANIZA TION (ft....) (1'*0)
P. 0. Box 367 Phone: (703} 920.7120
Arhngtan. VA 22210 Paul J. Willis. Oil.
Ft•il~: 1965. M•DIII: 1500. Scientists, schol•s. and laymen concerned will
new and unusual soem1hc dlscavertes. phllosoptuc proalems Dtrtitnln; to the
cruer•a of sc•emtfic va11d1ty. and thlor1es ot knowleoqe. Matntatns lior;ry of
5000 volumes •n the pnys~ca. btolov•cat. and psycnotog1ca1 sc1ences. Named
after Charles Hoy Fort (1874-1932). an Amer1can purnaust wno wiS 1nterestld
in researcrung and dacumenung u..aual and unexptamed natural phenomena.
he.ica&J•: ( 1) Fonean Times. bamonthty: (2) The Into Journal. oirnon~tty; (3)
Occas.onal Papers. s.,.......; Fonun Soeaery. Celltlailllllal&ill: .,,.,.,.
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NATIONAL INVESTIGA TIOHS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PNPOMEIA (NICAP)
"'~35 Untverslty Blvd. W.• Suite 23 Phone: (301) ~9-1267
nstngton. MD 20795 JOhn L. Acuff. Pres.
rOIIIil•: 1956. Mti!Mn: 4000. Slll: 5. Persons int•ested in aWIII Dhtnomtnl.
Dar't•Cutarly un•aem1hed tlytng oo,ects (UF0s); panel of advtsws 1netudes
sc•emtsts. er.gtneers. avtatton experts. clergymen. retrrld mthtary officers. and
professors. To garner. analyZe. evaluate. and Clissemtnate reltaDie Information
on aenal phenomena. Promotes sesert1flc investt;atlon. Field investigations
camed out by techntcatly or1enteC1 subcommtttees (35 U.S.). PrOVIdes
b•bhograpnic and source matenaiS to stuoents. exChange data to scientific
sooet1es and •ndlvtdual saentrsts. and semt-tectuucal regons to se~tntJsts.
Congress. and tne oress. Ma~nta1ns larQt hbr-v on aer1a1 onenomena. av1ation.
astronomy. and ccllectton ot maoaztnt art1des. newspaper chcptnQS. letten.
and otner documents. Sponsors a lecture crogram and an exh1b1t. Involved wtth
a computer study. Prorea ACCESS. hllliCitllla: Tnt U.F.O. lnvtSti;ator.
monthly; alSo publiShes UFO Ev1dence; UFO Wavt Of 1147: Strangt EffiCU from
UFOs. Boaro of govemo-s meets ~ty.
.......SAUCER AND UNEXPLAINED CaESTIAL EVENTS RESEARCH SOCIETY
(PIItllllltlll) (SAUCERS)
P 0. Box 2228 Phone: (304) 269-2719
Clarksburg, WV 26301 Gray Barker. bee. Otftcer
Foail•: 1~ M.Utll: 6000. Sial: 3 Persons interesteG 1n UFO's (unidentified
flytng oo,ects. DODlJiarty called ftymg saucers). Soonsors montl'lly lectures 1n
N!w York C1ty ana speecnes to cOlleges and other •nstttuttons throughout tht
Untted States. Conducts re••dl. Maarta.ns library of several tnouund UFO
bOOkS ana pen0d1ta1S. r.att-.; Newslentr. 1rrt9u'-. Takes Dart'" annual
~onvent1on iU\own as tl'lt Congress of Sc1e'1tlfie Utotog1S1S. C.Mtlilll lltlill:
am cal.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTTTUTfON CENm F0A SHORT liVED PMBDMOA
185 AleWife BroOk ~y. Phone: (617) 868-47'93
Cambndge. MA 02131 Rooen Cttron. Dir.
Fo•..•: 1968. Funded by Smithsonian lnsti1Ution. Serves IS a cltari"Q house
tor receu:rt and dtssemJnat•on Of mtormauon concern1n; r;re or •nfrequent
nattXal events wn1cn m1gnt go unocserwCI or un1nveSt1Qated. suc:n as remote
-:an•c eruot•ons. btrth ot ntw ISI.,ds. tall of meteorites and large fireballs.
. suaoen cnanQes •n D•OIOCJICal and ecotogu:al systems. Observers au Mr
me world 'nc:tudtng news meaaa. pr•vatt c•uzens. 1nd1v1dual scaentam. and
sc•entthc oDse~ator•es reoort on any such short·hved events. Rapid team
moD•hzauon well enaole research rums. wtth InstrumentS and equagment. to get
1nto evem areas •n as snon a ttme as POSSible to c:allect aata mat miQht
otnerw•se be tost to sc•ena. he.iCitiltl: ( 1) Event Jntonnauon Reooru. aally:
t2l Event Notahcauon Repans, aaaty; {3) Annual Alpert; (~) Event Repons.
•rregu&ar.
•CISO•SOCIETY FOR THE rNVESnGA nON OF THE UNEXPUJN8) (,_....,,(SITU)
R.O. One Phone: (201) 496-4366
Cotum01a. NJ 07132 Albina Zwerver. Exec.Sec.
F•••~= 1965. •••= 1250. All oroan&Zatlon ··to- tnt acQUISihon,
mvest•Qatacn and dtssemtnataon of 1nformat1an on regans ot all tang1ble ••ems tn
tnt lields of cnenusuy. astronomy. geology. b101oqy and anmroootogy, !hat are
not reaatty npla~ned. ·· Encow-ages It eta work and on-me-spot •nvesugatJon by
offer•ng adVIce. help1n9 to ra•se funds and arrang•ng contacts tar memDets whO
art planrung held tngs and exPI!dat1ons. fteiCI wen and research are rtv1ewld
by a panel of twenty saentiSZs. Dassem111ates •ntornwaon on tanctin;s !hrouglt
ItS Qu.terty JOUI'r111, p.,.rs and reoonJ. Current lnvtStiQaLIOftl Conducted by
Sooety memoers 1ndudl suc:n areas IS anaent E;vcnaan ttlf'llsion. ringing
roCkS. entombed toiOS and pottergetst man1ttstat1ons. The SoCiety ma.nwna
1n1Drmataon flies ot or19Jnal mater1at. a mao callect•on and a speC1a11Zed libr.,.
c-Geu: Act1vitaes: Library. PUlatilll: ( 1l Pursutt. Q~ty: (2) An,_,.
Aepart; alSo putMilha occasaonat papers and IPfCial repans.
••1•UFO INFORMA new RETRIEVAL CENTER C"-) (UFOtRC)
P.O. Sax 57 Phone: (301} •35-4705
RiderwoOd. MD 21131 Thomas M. Otten. Pra.
Ft•••= 1966. TCI called. anatyzt. publish and dissemanatt intarmation on
recorts of unidtnttfild ttyang OOJICts. r.alilla: Ref•anca far Outstanding
UFO SightlnQ Reports. irrtgu&lr.
.......AERIAL MIDmA RESEARCH ORGAHIZA nON (APRO)
3910 E. Kletnda.lt Ad. Phone: (1502) m 1825
Tucson. A1. 85712 Corlf E. Lortnan. Sec.· Treas.
F..at 1952. •••= JOCXJ. Sial: 5. To conduct invest19ations and research
into me phenomenon of unidentified fty•ng objectS CUfOs) anct to find a
saenutically accep~ble solut1on to th1s phenomenon. Has specait
r~esenra11ves tn over 50 cou11ries. Uses servu:es of over rn.ny statf
consultants 1n fieldS ranguiiiJ from btoc:herNstry to astronomy. Matntatns
COMCAT, campua. ca~og of allavailabie UFO repor1S. hMicallll: Bulltltn.··
monthly.
Attachment 2, pg 11 FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 8 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.