Review of the University of Colorado Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by a Panel of the National Academy of Sciences

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January 8, 1969
The 1ionorable Alexander H. Flax
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Washington, D. C. 20330
Dear Dr. Flax:
Following your request of October 29, 1968, the jAcademy appointed a panel of its members to review
tho report of the University of Colorado study group
on Unidentified Flying Objects.
As you know, a final draft of this report was
made available to the panel on November 15, 1968.
Under the chairmanship of Dr. Gerald Clemence the
panel has devoted substantial time and effort to a
careful review of the scope, methodology arbd find-
ings of the Colorado study group and has prevared
and unanimously approved the attached report, which
I am pleased to transmit on behalf of the panel.
The Academy accepted this task because of its
belief in the importance of making available to the
government and the public a careful assessment of the
scientific significance of UFO phenomena which have '
been variously inirpreted both in this country and "
abroad.
Substantial questions have been raised as to
the adequacy of our research and investigation pro-
grams to explain or to determine the nature of these
sometimes puzzling reports of observed phenomena.
It is my hope that the Colorado report, together with
our panel review, will be helpful to you and other
responsible officials in determining the nature and
scope of any continuing research effort in this area.
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