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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.
“Scientific American”26 pages
- p. 7 …We
approach
the
question
of
unidentified flying objects
as purely
a
scientific
problem, one of unanswered…
- p. 9 …Civilian with U.S. Navy 1944.
Scientific Societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science;
Astronomy…
- p. 10 4
subject
as
rank
nonsense, the
product of
silly
seasons,
and
a
peculiarly
American
craze
that…
- p. 11 …Thus my scientific reticence was based on a
carefully weighed decision.
In attempting analysis of the…
- p. 24 …American Association for Advancement of Science, American Meteorological
Society, Sigma Xi, American Geophysical Union, Royal Meteorological…
- p. 30 …witnesses,
members
of
the
staff
of
the
American Newspaper
Publishers
Associa-
tion,
were
the
witnesses
in…
- p. 46 …Scientists will
tend
to
be put
off
by
some
of
his
scientific
commentary,
as
well
as…
- p. 47 …Information
on
some
of
these,
as
well
as
on
smaller
American
groups,
can
be
found
in…
- p. 76 …have
been
ignored
as
indicators
of
some
scientifically
intriguing
problem
demand-
ing
intensive
study.2.
Case…
- p. 91 …UFOs—An International Scientific Problem, paper
presented at a Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Canadian Aeronautics…
- p. 118 …Navy,
1944-45.Scientific Societies:
Fellow of the American
Association for the Advancementof Science, Society of…
- p. 131 …Phillips,
American
Scientist, v.
53, no.
1,
p.
32).
Fused
silica
fibers
have
been
stressed
to…
- p. 132 …Baker's
professional
society
memberships
include
the
American
Associa-
tion
for
the
Advancement
of
Science,
Phi…
- p. 147 …REFERENCES
(1) The "American Nautical Almanac" 1950.
(2) H. 0. No. 214, "Tables of Computed Altitude…
- p. 156 …00060
"Influence
of
Martian
Ephemeris
and
Constants
on
Interplanetary
Trajectories,"
Chapter
in
Exploration of
Mars,
American…
- p. 202 …25
adult
Americans has
seen
a
UFO.
Judging
from
the
one
detailed,
official,
scientific
investigation
that…
- p. 204 …Originally
operated
jointly
by Harvard and
the
University
of
Colorado,
this
scientific
institution
is
now
wholly…
- p. 213 …a
paper
presented in
a
symposium
sponsored
by
Division
21, Engineering Psychology, at the
American
Psychological…
- p. 214 …As
a member
of the Parapsychological
Association
and
the
American
So-
ciety
of
Clinical
Hypnosis,
I…
- p. 215 …1) The
Scientific
Attitude
Survey
(
Sprinkle,
1962)
is
not
useful
in
assessing
"scientific"
attitudes,
and/or…
- p. 217 …Henderson
is
a
member
of
Alpha
Chi, the
American
Geophysical
Union,
the
Society
of
Exploration
Geophysicists…
- p. 220 214
Professional
affiliations
include
the
American
Physical
Society,
the
American
Nuclear
Society,
the
American
Institute
of…
- p. 223 …of the Astronautical Sciences'the American
Engineer 2020 Industrial Research,' Scientific Research'8 Aviation Week
and…
- p. 225 …A.,
"UFO's
Merit
Scientific
Study,"
Science,
October 21, 1966,
and
Astro-
nautic8
d
Aeronautics,
December…
- p. 226 …of Baltimore
Los Alamos
Scientific
Laboratory
Local
sections
of
the
American
Institute
of Aeronautics
and
Astronautics…
- p. 251 …Scientific
American, 200:
117-128.
163
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
- The Miracle of the Sun at Fátima 1917
Except for the Fatima incident... Walsh, Our Lady of Fatima - The Kenneth Arnold Sighting 1947
June 24, 1947... Mr. Arnold, reported "nine peculiar-looking aircraft" - The Father Gill Sightings at Boianai 1959
Boiani, New Guinea, June 26, 27, 1959... Father W. B. Gill - The Lonnie Zamora Incident, Socorro 1964
terrain of the Socorro, New Mexico, sighting, April 24, 1964. Zamora first sighted the object - The Exeter Incident 1965
Exeter, New Hampshire, September 3, 1965... Patrolman Eugene Bertrand - Michigan "Swamp Gas" Sightings: Dexter and Hillsdale 1966
the subsequent one in the Michigan swamps
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