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This is Government Attic's posting of a 1969 Library of Congress annotated bibliography, UFOs and Related Subjects, compiled by Lynn E. Catoe for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The Defense Technical Information Center released it under FOIA in November 2014. The bibliography lists more than 1,600 items and was requested to support the University of Colorado UFO study led by Edward U. Condon. Its preface concludes that no simple, single explanation of the UFO phenomenon applies to all cases.
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:Cdwards, Frank. Frank Edwads' report: scientists and satellites. Fate, v. ll,
Ffjb. 1958: 69-76.
Author ~:ays tllat the scientific community which, in 1957, "derided, denounced
and dismissed" the possibili'i:;.' of a Soviet-launched earth satellite, is probably
just as misguided currently in negative attitude regarding the reality of
flying saucers.
Fuller, Curtis. Lyndon B. Johnsor1 calls for UFO alert. Fate, v. 13, Nov. 1960:
27-29.
In letter to Major Donald E. YPyhoe dated July 6, 1960, Senator Lyndon B.
Johnson said in part: " ... the Fl'eparedness Investigating· Subcommittee ... is
keeping a closfl watch over new developments in this field with standing
instructions to report to me any recent significant sightings of unidentified
flying objects along with an analysis of t.he conduct and conclusions of the
Air Force inve.stigation of each such sighting. "
Gibbs-Smith, Charles H. Flying saucers. The queen, v, 202, Nov. 17, 1954: 64.
A discussion of the UFO phenomenon by the well-known aeronautical historian.
He states that one can rule out UFOs as being foreign aircraft and secret
weapons and speculates that techn.'1ues may have been achieved in some
other civilization in the utdverse that surmount matter and time as we know
them--techniques no more startling fur such a civilization than flying and
radio appear to our civilization on earth.
Gibt es UFOs? Gesprach mit Hermann Oberth zur UFO - frage. Physik.alische
blatter, v. 17, Heft2, 1961: 100-103.
In interview Oberth stated: (1) about 11~ of all UFO sightings still cannot be
explained as known scientific and technological phenomena; (2) he himself has
never seen a UFO and his belief in whether or not they exist is irrelevant;
(3) reported UFO phenomena should be investigated scientifically; (4) on the
basis of his training in medicine and psychology, he believes some reports that
individuals have had contact with extraterrestrial beings should be taken as
real unexplained experiences; (5) he doubts the appearance of extraterrestrial
beings in human form with human attributes; {6) UFOs may be flying machines,
built by extraterrestrials, that are propelled by manipulation of gravity fields;
and (7) there should l>e intensified study of the problem.
Hatvany, Edgar A. Dr. Hynek & the UFOs. BUFORA journal and bulletin, v. l,
Autumn 1966: 5-8.
Commentary on letter from Dr. J. Allen Hynek dated Aug. 1, 1966, and
submitted to but not published by Science, in which he urged scientific
attention to the UFO phenomenon.
Hiestand, Edgar W. Senators want saucer truth. Flying saucers, l"eb. 1960:
25-26.
214 Document, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 419 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.