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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.

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  • p. 5 …Carl Sagan, associate professor of astronomy, Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University 86 Dr…
  • p. 8 …Carl Sagan, Department of Astronomy and Center for RadiophYsics and Space Research, Cornell University; Dr. Robert…
  • p. 91 …Our next participant is Dr.Carl Sagan. Dr. Sagan is associate professor of astronomy in the…
  • p. 92 …CARL SAGAN, DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, N.Y. Dr. SAGAN. Thank you very much…
  • p. 95 …electrical pulses he can't explain? Dr. SAGAN. Yes, sir. There are now five objects in…
  • p. 96 …t that a rather arbitrary statement? Dr. SAGAN. I don't think so. Perhaps you can…
  • p. 98 …UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS* (by Carl Sagan) Unidentified flying objects (UFO's) is the generic term for…
  • p. 101 …CARL SAGAN, Department of Astronomy, Cornell University. Thank you. Mr. HECHLER. Dr. Sagan, there have been…
  • p. 102 …trying to do things in Australia? Dr. SAGAN. To the best of my knowledge there is…
  • p. 103 …I believe you coauthored a book with a Russian, is that correct? Dr.SAGAN. That is…
  • p. 104 …say there is extra- terrestrial life? Dr. SAGAN. Yes, sir; it certainly would, but not cinch…
  • p. 113 …one basket. I certainly agree with Dr. Sagan's view that there are these very intense…
  • p. 143 …See, for ex- ample, Shklovskii and Sagan (1966), chapters 27, 28, 30, and 34. (6) Technological…
  • p. 151 …and Sagan C. (1966) Intelligent Life in the Universe, Holden-Day, Inc. San Francisco. 23) Singer…
  • p. 196 …a real free for all. Dr. Sagan. Dr. SAGAN. I just wanted to underline one point…
  • p. 197 191 Dr. SAGAN. That is just what I was going to say. Certain velocity and altitude…
  • p. 199 …barium, although that seems somewhat unlikely. Dr. SAGAN. So some comparison analysis has been made for…
  • p. 203 …McDonald, Dr. Harder, Dr. Hynek, and Dr. Sagan, I believe that you people have made a…
  • p. 225 …R.; Sagan, C., "A Search for Life on Earth at KilometerResolution," Icarus, Vol. 5, January 1966…
  • p. 245 …While Sagan (1963) fails to see any pattern be- cause of the noise, other investigators feel…
  • p. 251 …Cri- terion Books, New York. 285 pp. Sagan, C. 1963. Unidentified flying objects. The Encyclopedia Amen…
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Sensory
Examination:
There
is no
impairment
of
vibration
sense,
position,
pain,
or
light touch.
Deep
Tendon
Reflexes:
Pectoral (C6-8):
+2
bilaterally
Biceps
(C5-6):
+3
bilaterally
Radial Pronator
(C6-7):
+2
bilaterally
Triceps
(C7-8):
+3
bilaterally
Finger
Flexion
(C7
-T1):
+2
bilaterally
Deep
abdominal
(T6-12):
+2
bilaterally
Pubo-adductor
(L2-4):
+1
bilaterally
Patellar
(quadriceps) (L2-4):
+3
bilaterally
Hamstring
(sciatic nerve)
(L4
-S2):
+2
bilaterally
Ankle jerk
(gastrocnemius)
(31-2):
+2
bilaterally
Gluteal
(L4
-S2):
+2
bilaterally
Superficial Reflexes:
Plantar
reflex: both great
toes
are
unequivocally
down-going
(flexion).
Chaddock, Oppenheim,
and
Gordon reflexes
are also down-going.
Superficial Abdominals react equally bilaterally.
Motor
Function:
Good strength both proximally
and distally
in
upper and lower
extremities.
Wrist
flexors
and extensors
are equal
bilaterally;
grip
is
strong
bilaterally.
Other Cortical Tests:
Frontal Lobe:
No suck, grasp, snout,
or
palmomental reflexes.
Temporal Lobe:
No
hemianopsia on
confrontation.
Parietal
Lobe:
No
stereognosis, bimanual extinction,
or
impaired
2
-pointdiscrimination.
Occipital Lobe: See
Section
III
(Neuro-ophthalmology).
Autonomic Function:
There
is
no
abnormal sweat
level and
no
flushing
is
inevidence.
C. Pertinent Laboratory Studies:
Blood: Normal
Value
Subject
Calcium
9 -
11
mg/100 ml.
9.3
mg/100m1.
Phosphorous
3
-
4.5
mg/100 ml.
4.0
mg/100m1.
Magnesium
1.5
-
2.5
mEq./L.
1.6
mEq./L.
Barbiturates
a)
long
-acting
less
than
5
mg/100
ml.
none
b)
short-acting
less
than
1
mg/100 ml. none
Dilantin none none
Bromides
1
-
2
mEq./L.
3
mEq./L.
Carbon Monoxide
(Carboxyhemoglobin)
less
than
5%
none
Urine:Coproporphyrins none none
Uroporphyrins none none
Lead
0 -
0.12
mg/24hr. noneArsenic
0.1
mg/liter none
Mercury
10
microgram/24hr. none
Salicylates none
-
30mg/100m1. none
Ethyl Alcohol none none
Pehnothiazines none none
Alkaloid screening
a)
atropine none none
b)
ergotamine none none

Cases discussed

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