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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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Huang, Su-Shu. The prvolem of life in the universe and the mode of star formation. In Cameron, !\, G. W., ed. Interstellar communication. New York, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1!>63. p. 89-92. Gener.:.l conclusions coocerning the occurence of 1ife in the universe a.re pre- sented. It is predicted that out of 42 known stars, (including the sun} within 5 parsecs from us, only ti;ree stars have a good cba.nce of supporting advanced living beings on their planets, if such planets exist. Three arguments are presented for believing that the formation of r.lanets around r-tars is a common phenomenon. -----. Some astronomical aspects of life in the universe. Sk"Y and telescope, v. 21, June 1961: 312-316, Stellar life histories are briefly discussed as well as prerequisites for a life- supporting planet. It is suggested that most single stars of the main sequence l)etween F5 and K5 could probably support life of an advanced form on thtl planets revolving around thE:m. Temperature and atmosphere of Mars and Venus are discussed in detail and speculations made as tc existence of lilc there. Jackson, Francis L. and Patrick Moore. Life in the universe. New York, W. W. Norton, 1962. 140 p. Applies current knowledge in astronomy, biology, botany, and chemistry to i:.onsideration of theories about extraterrestrial life. Concludes that in observable universe there must be millions of planets supporting carbon-based life similar in principle to terrestrial forms but greatly var!ed in detail. J c·•.es, Harold Spencer. Life on other worlds. London, English Universities Press, 1940. 259 p. Summarizes evidence on probability of life on other worlds provided by astronomy: conditions necessary for birth of a planetary :;ystem may occur so rarely that among the vast number of stars in any one stellar univtrse we may expect to !ind only a very limited number that have a family of planets; and among these families of planets, there cannot be more than a small proportion where conditions are suitable for life to exist. Life elsewhere in the un:.verse is therefore the exce}Xion and not the rule, Kavanau, J. L. Some physico-chemical aspects of life and evolution in relation to the living state. American naturalist, v. 81, May 1947: 161-183. Kind, s. S. Speculations on extraterrestrial life, Spaceflight, v. l, July 1958: 288-289. Author defines life in terrestrial terms and considers the possibl :- "!xistence of life, as we know it, on Mars and Venus. Leonard, Frederick C. Life on other worlds. Popular astronomy, v. 41, May 1933: 260-263. 26:J
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