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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.

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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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207Publications:
"Measured
vocational
interests
and
socio-economic
'background
of
college stu-
dents."
The
College
of
Education Record,
University
of
North
Dakota,
1962,
47,
No.
4, 54-56.
"Counselor
competence
and
the
nature of
man."
The
College
of
Education
Record,
University
of
North Dakota,
1962, 47,
No.
5, 70-73.
With
Gillmor,
D.
"A
first
step in evaluation."
The
Superior Student.
(
Inter
-
University
Committee
on
the Superior Student,
Boulder,
Colorado)
1964, 6,
No.
2, 30-33.
"Psychological
implications
in
the
investigation
of
UFO
reports."
In
Loren-
zen,
L.
J.
and
Coral
E.
Flying saucer
occupants.
N.Y.:
A
Signet
Book,
1967.
Pp.
160-186.Professional
Research
and
Writing:
"Permanence
of
measured
vocational
interests
and
socio-economic
back-
ground":
Unpublished
Ph.D.
dissertation,
sponsored
by
Dr.
Robert
Callis,
University
of
Missouri, 1961.
"Student
health
and
demands
for
academic accomplishment:
an
attitude
survey
of
students
at
the
University
of North Dakota."
Unpublished
manuscript
presented
at
the
American
Personnel
and
Guidance
Association
(Commission
VIII,
Student Health
Programs),
Boston,
Massachusetts,April 8, 1963.
"A
hypothetical
view
of
communication
and
human
evolution."
Unpublished
manuscript
presented
•at
the
North
Dakota
-South
Dakota
PsychologicalAssociation
Convention,
May,
1963.
Received
a
small grant
($278.00)
from
the
Grants
-In
-Aid
Committee,
Society
for the
Psychological
Study
of
Social Issues, in
support
of
a
study
to
in-
vestigate
the
relation
of
personal
attitudes
and
scientific
attitudes.
(
Sur-
vey of
persons
interested
in
UFO
reports.)
*
(Manuscript
has
been
rejected
by
the Journal
of
Social Issues.)
**Military
History:
United
States
Army,
Artillery,
1952-1954
;
graduated
as
Honor
Student
No.
1,
Class
No.
A-5324,
7th
Army
NCO
Academy,
Munich,
Germany;
served
as
corporal in
194th
F.A.Br.,
Wertheim,
Germany.
Personal
Hobbies:
Reading;
composing
verses
and
songs;
observing
and
participating
in ath-
letics;
travel;
home
work
-shop
activities.
Personal Information:
Married
on June
7,
1952
to
Marilyn
Joan
Nelson
(born
in
Gurley,
Nebraska,
on
April 28,
1930;
and
graduated
from
the
University
of
Colorado with
a
B.
Mus.
Educ.
in
June
1953)
; oldest
son,
Nelson
Rex
Sprinkle,
born Febru-
ary
20,
1958; younger
son,
Eric
Evan
Sprinkle,
born
on March
22,
1961;
youngest
son,
Matthew David
Sprinkle,
born
on
May
4,
1964;
daughter,
Kristen
Martha,
born
on
April 16, 1967.
PREPARED STATEMENT BY
R.
LEO
SPRINKLE, PH.
D.
To The
Honorable
J.
Edward
Roush,
M.
C.,
Ind.,
Chairman,
Symposium on
Unidentified
Flying
Objects,
The
Committee on
Science
and
Astronautics
(The
Honorable George
P.
Miller,
M.
C.
Calif.,
Chairman),
The
House
of Representa-
tives,
Washington,
D.
C.
20515.
From
R. Leo
Sprinkle,
Ph.
D., Counselor
and
Associate
Professor of
Psy-chology, University
of
Wyoming,
Laramie,
Wyoming
82070.
Re
Symposium on
Unidentified
Flying
Objects.
*Psychological
Problems
in
Gathering
UFO
Data: a
paper
presented in
a
symposium
sponsored
by
Division
21, Engineering Psychology, at the
American
Psychological Associa-tion
convention,
Washington,
D.C.,
September 4,1967.
**Some
Uses
of
Hypnosis
in
UFO
Research;
a
paper
which
will
be
presented
at
the
annual meeting
of the
American
Society of
Clinical
Hypnosis;
Chicago,
III.;
October 10-13,
1968.

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