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Symposium on unidentified flying objects: hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress, second session, July 29, 1968.

U.S. House of Representatives · 1968-07-29 · 256 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is the printed record of a July 29, 1968 symposium on unidentified flying objects held by the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. J. Edward Roush. The committee heard statements from six scientists: J. Allen Hynek, James E. McDonald, Carl Sagan, Robert L. Hall, James A. Harder and Robert M. L. Baker. It also printed papers from Donald Menzel, Stanton Friedman, Frank Salisbury and others. Hynek argued that puzzling UFO reports from competent witnesses deserve serious scientific study.

  • p. 7 …of advanced technological ma- chinery manned by some kind of intelligence, that is, the extrater- restrial…
  • p. 9 …American Association for the Advancement of Science; Astronomy Society(secretary). Specialty: Astrophysics. Fields of Interest: Stellar…
  • p. 19 …The Air Force has no evidence that UFO's are extra-terrestrial or rep- resent advanced…
  • p. 24 18 (The biography of Dr.McDonald follows:) DR. JAMES E. MCDONAI,D Born: Duluth, Minn., May…
  • p. 29 …from some advanced technology sufficiently advanced to do what we cannot do in the sense of…
  • p. 32 …The possibility that these are extraterrestrial devices, that we are dealing with surveillance from some advanced…
  • p. 40 …THE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURE OF THE UFO PROBLEM To both laymen and scientists, the impressive progress that…
  • p. 48 …At first, they thought it was a jet, whose exhaust was somehow accounting for the advancing…
  • p. 59 …advanced civilization of extraterrestrial origin, the pattern of the observa- tions, the motivation of the surveillance…
  • p. 75 …To ignore most of the salient features of a sighting in order to advance an easy…
  • p. 94 …Now, if we want to assess the likelihood that there are intelligentcivilizations somewhere in advance of…
  • p. 95 …be far in advance of our own,and this,therefore raises the question of how likely…
  • p. 96 …that an advance civilization comes here very rarely. But I again emphasize the great uncertainty in…
  • p. 97 91 So, to conclude what I understand is the main reason why this committee has asked…
  • p. 100 …the possibility of its development by other civilizations. But if each of, say, a million advanced…
  • p. 101 …a race of advanced and benign creatures were devoted to our welfare. The interest in unidentified…
  • p. 111 …The possible value of contact for purposes of advancing our knowledge of our technology. Let's…
  • p. 112 …again the same possible great value from under- standing the phenomenon in order to advance our…
  • p. 116 …We must then concern ourselves with the possible consequences of contact with technologically advanced civilizations whose…
  • p. 117 111 the task. We must also 'be concerned with the risks of panic resulting in people…
  • p. 124 …Gravitation remains one of the enigmas of modern science, although there have been some advances in…
  • p. 125 …This will depend upon advances in many fields of science. Some of the things required will…
  • p. 130 …Gravitation remains one of the enigmas of modern science, although there have been some advances in…
  • p. 132 …Baker's professional society memberships include the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, Phi…
  • p. 140 …There have been many debates on the technical capabilities or limits on the capabilities of advanced…
  • p. 141 135 area of forecasting the social characteristics of an advanced extrater- restrial civilization. Philosophers, social scientists…
  • p. 142 …in the environs of the earth, or to make dubious speculations either concerning "their" advanced scientific…
  • p. 143 …the gross characteristics of an advanced civilization. These studies (probablynot Government funded) should include the social…
  • p. 150 …Applications and Advanced Topics, Academic Press, New York, pp. 112-115 and pp. 376 to 392…
  • p. 153 147 00015 "Recent Advances in Astrodynamics," (with Samuel Herrick), Jet Propul- sion, 28, No. 10, 1958…
  • p. 154 …00040 "State-of-the-Art-1960 Astrodynamics,"Astronautics, 5, No. 11, 30, 1960. 00041 "Novel Orbit…
  • p. 157 …Makemson) 00071 Astrodynamics - Applications and Advanced Topics, Academic Press, New York, 1967. 00072 "Recent Advances in…
  • p. 171 …In the past five years, he has advanced from assistant bookkeeper to teller to head teller…
  • p. 174 …He has no desire to advance any further up the bank totem pole, says he never…
  • p. 189 …advanced radar systems air being de- vekii2ed for our missile defense systems, such as the ALTAR…
  • p. 190 …of the Earth or to make very dubious speculations 191, t101 either concerning "their" advanced scientific…
  • p. 203 …The primary attribute of an advanced intelligent civilization is its ability to create its own environment…
  • p. 204 …Menzel became acting Director of Harvard College Observatory and, in 1954, was advanced to the Directorship…
  • p. 207 …approach it or advances as you move away. As we look over the Air Force files…
  • p. 210 …Or at least that is the com- mon argument advanced by UFO buffs. Radar is cursed…
  • p. 212 …Life Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professional Organizational Activities: State delegate to…
  • p. 217 …our level of advancement? As noted in the Special Report of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board…
  • p. 219 …Friedman has a relatively unique background in advanced technology, hav- ing been actively involved in the…
  • p. 222 …the existence of advanced civilizations. We frequently forget that the resolution of present photographs of the…
  • p. 223 …36, 37) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science is planning a UFO seminar…
  • p. 224 …reason, would not examine the data relevant to UFOs or advanced technology. Marcowitz was totally wrong…
  • p. 225 …reason, would not examine the data relevant to UFOs or advanced technology. Marcowitz was totally wrong…
  • p. 226 …B., "The Phenomenological Aspects of Magnetogasdynamic Re-entry." Presented at the 10th Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Colorado…
  • p. 227 …not alone in the Universe and surely some civilizations are more advanced than ours, but interstellar…
  • p. 233 …possible sites in advance, we could simply move in to recover the desired information after an…
  • p. 234 …The effectiveness of the proposed procedure would depend very heavily upon the amount of thought, care…
  • p. 237 …listed in advance on a 'standardized rating sheet. However this part of the experiment will not…
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I.
Statement
of
Reason(s)
for
Evaluation
of
the
Subject
The
subject,
MX.
C.
F.
McC. (Project
#704), is
a 37
year-old whiteCatholic
single male
who
is
a
Tucson bank official.
He
was
referred
to
us
for
screening
on
17
November
1967 by
the
Tucson
Police Denartment,
following his
17
November
1967
(AM)
report
that
he had seen
a
large,
luminous
disc
in
the
northeastern
sky
for
several minutes
at
3
AN,
the
same
date.
His
evaluation
took
place
on
18
and
19
November
1967 as
part
of
the
Research
Project
an
Anomolistic
Phenomena.
II.
General Medical
Evaluation
A. Past
History
Medical History:
The
subject
says his
general state
of
health has always
been
good, that he has
no
current physical
complaints
and has not
seen
a
physician
in the
past
five
years.Childhood diseases:
Measles, mumps,
chicken
pox
before
the age
of
six.
No
complications.
Hospitalizations and
Operations:
a)
Tonsillectomy in
1938
with
a
two day
hospitalization, and
no
complications;
b)
Appendectomy in
1943
with
four day
hospitalization, and
no
complications.
Past
illnesses:
He
denies
having had
a)
tuberculosis
b)
venereal
diseases
c)
pneumonia
d)
heart, kidney, and
gastrointestinal problems
e)
neuro-
logic
or
psychiatric difficulties.
Drugs:
Only
medication
at
the
present
time are
non-proprietory
sleeping pills
("Sleep
Eze").
He
has not ever been exposed
to any toxic substances,
has never
had
to take
any
medication over
a
long
period, and
has never used
any of
the
popular addicting drugs.
Family History: Father died in
1947 at
age
58
from
a
"stroke". Mother died
in
1959
at age
70
of
unknown causes.
She
had had "asthma" for
a
number
of
years.
There
are six
siblings, ranging in age from
29
to
43
(two
older brothers and
foursisters). All are
alive and in
good health.
There
is
no
family
history
of
diabetes,
hypertension, malignancy, epilepsy,
migraine headache, psychosis,
or
tuberculosis.
All of the
males in the subjects' immediate
family (father,
brothers, and subject
himself) have been heavy drinkers.
Social History:
Mr. McC.
presently works forty-four hours per week
as
a
junior
executive
for
a
local
bank where
he has
been
for the
past
five
years.
He lives
alone in
a
boarding house.
He has never married and presently doesn't date.
His
present residence in Arizona started approximately twelve years ago following hishonorable discharge
from the
Army. During his two
years
in the Military Service,
he worked in the finance office and achieved
the
rank of Corporal.
The
patient
has
smoked
from one to two
packs
of
cigarettes per
day for the
past twelve years
and admits
to
daily "social drinking"
(for
clarification, see Section
V.
Psychiatric Anamnesis).
B.
Review
of
Systems
Head:
No
history of trauma, loss of
consciousness, headaches,
or
light-headedness.
Eyes:
No double vision, blurred vision, flashing lights, spots, or halos around
lights.
No
history of trauma or
previous infection
or
excessive tearing. Recent
onset of
photophobia so troublesome that he wears sunglasses
all
the time on bright
days.
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