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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. 10 …many other countries, for it is a gross mistake to think that the United States has…
  • p. 12 …are frequently sensationalized on one page with gross disregard for accuracy and documentation; the result is…
  • p. 27 …We are all aware of the gross errors in distances, heights, and speeds so estimated. And…
  • p. 143 …give at least limited insight into the gross characteristics of an advanced civilization. These studies (probablynot…
  • p. 158 …Photographs (color) of exterior eyes (gross)2. Goniometry 3. Visual Acuity (quantitated) 4. Color Vision (quantitated…
  • p. 163 …Photographs of exterior eyes (gross): (Taken with a Zeiss 1.5 F. lens from 15 cm…
  • p. 168 …no awkwardness or other abnormalities in any gross or fine movements. Foot dexterity and Figure eight…
  • p. 170 …other nervous system functioning (even although no gross neurologic signs can be elicited). One likely effect…
  • p. 176 …There is no gross impairment in this area (as evidenced by responses to hypothetical questions) but…
  • p. 194 …Many gross mental aberrations, such as hallucina- tions and delusions, are not associated with abnormal physical…
  • p. 218 …time of day and year; atmospheric conditions (cloudy, humid, temperature, calm, and other easily recountable gross…
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Heart and Vessels:
Maximum
pulse
at
5th intercostal
space;
regular
rhythm;
no
murmurs.
There
is
no
evidence
of
varicosities, stasis,
or
ischemia.Abdomen:
Moderate
protrusion
of
abdomen
with
liver
edge
felt in
right upper
quadrant,
2
cm.
below
the costal margin
(sharp
edge, non
-tender,
non-nodular).
No
other organamegaly
or
masses.
No
rebound
or
direct tenderness. Normal bowel
sounds.
No
ascites
or
costovertebral angle tenderness.
Rectal:
No
hemorrhoids
or
masses,
or
tenderness. Good sphincter
tone; stoolguaiac negative.
Genitourinary:
Normal
uncircumcized
male phallus;
no
evidence
of
scars
or
chancres.
Testes
are
descended bilaterally,
of
normal
consistency and non-tender.Extremities:
No
limitation
of
motion
or
deformity.
No
inflammation
or
ulceration.
No
clubbing
or
peripheral edema.
Neurological: See Section
IV.
(Neurologic
Evaluation).
D.
Selected
Laboratory Studies
Normal
Subi
ect
Hematology:
40
-
54%
14
-
18
4.5
-
less
than
5
-
10,000
42%
Gm.% 14.5%
6.2
mill/cu.mm 5.5 mil/cu.mm
lOmm/hr.Wintrobe 18mm/hr.
Cu./on. 12,000
cu/mm
HematocritHemoglobin
RBC
Sed. Rate
White
blood
cell count
Segmented neutrophiles
40
-
60
%
45%
Band neutrophiles
0
-
5%
4%
Lymphocytes
20
-
40
%
40%
Monocytes
4
-
8 %
7%
Eosinophiles
1 -
3
%
4%
Basophiles
0
-
1
%
0
Myelocytes
0 0
Non-specific Chemistries:
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide content
Liver
Function Tests:
Bilirubin
(Van
den Bergh)
Direct
Indirect
Alkaline phosphatase
Albumin/Globulin
Endocrine Studies:
FBI
T-3
Uptake
Glucose (Folin)Cholesterol
Renal:
Blood Urea Nitrogen
136
-
145
mEq/L.
2.5
-
4.5
mEq/L.
100
-
106
mEq/L.
24
-
29
mEq/L.
0.1
-
0.4
mg./100 ml.
0.2
-
0.7
mg./100
m.
2 -
4.5 (Bodansky units)
3.5
-
5.5Gm%/1.5
-
3Gm%
4 -
8
microgram/100m1.
10.3
-
14.3
units
80
-
120mg./ml.
150
-
280mg./100m1.
135
mEq./L.
3.0
mEq./L.
98
mEq./L.
29
mEq./L.
0.7
mg./100 ml.
0.9
mg./100 ml.
5.83.2/3.6Gm.%
6.2
microgm/100m1.
11.9
units
100mg./ml.
205mg./100m1.
8 -
20
mg./100m1. 11mg./100m1.
Urinalysis:
Grossly amber and clear. Specific gravity: 1.015.
pH:
5.5;
albumin: negative; glucose: negative; acetone: negative.

Cases discussed

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