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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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Edwards, Frank. Frank Edwards' report: why shoot the moon? Fate, v. 11, May 1958: 41-47. Cites evidence of wmsual UFO activity near both poiar regions, with numerous reports of UFOs moving north and south at considerable altitude, presumably in transit from one pole to the other. Suggests that "unknowns" may have es- tablished a base on the moon. ----- The plot to silence me. I<'ate, v. 10, June 1957: 17-23. Author claims that in August 1954 he was fired from his job as news commen- tator for the Mutual Broadcasting System because the president of the sponsor- ing organization (AFL) said he "talked too much about flying saucers. " He says he was later offered a well-paid job by the Pentagm• to silence him.'' ----- To see or not to see flying saucers. Fate, v. 10, Ma) 1957: 17-32. Instance of near-collisions between idrcraft and UFOs (1954-1955) are noted. other sightings by credible observers are J"eported. Author ~"Um;~sts that rather than insist that the objects do not exist, the Air Force should keep the public informed of findings in investigations underway. Excerpted from au- thor's book, My First 10,000,000 Sponsors (New York, Ballantine Books, 1956). Everson, Vincent. The fowls tha.t fly in mid-heaven. Fate, v. 11, Feb. 1958: 62- 68. Author describes mysterious objects apparently fluttering near tile sun and the telescopic rig he developed to watch them. Fawcett, George D. Current UFO status. Flying saucers, June 1968: 18-Hl. During 1967, 93 UFO landings, 81 UFO car chases, 62 UFO photographs, 36 UFO plane encounters, 30 UFO occupant reports, 11 radar trackings of UFOs, and 9 ,Power failures related to UFO appearances were reported worldwide. ----- Flying saucers: exploslve situation for 1968. Flying saucers, Apr. 1968: 22-25. Study of 1S67 reports of UFO incidents from 40 Rtates and 20 foreign countries. Included are 75 landings, 56 photographs, 52 car chases, 30 pilot pursuits, 14 "occupant" reports, 11 radar trackings,and 7 UFO-related power failures. Many of these incidents occured in North Carolina, P~nnsylvania, New England, Florida, California, Ohio, England, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Peru, and Mexico. ----- 1966--the year of saucers. Flying saucers, Aug. 1967: 6-11. Postulating that the subject of flying saucers "has finally taken on respectabil- ity," author lists significant 'breakthroughs" and analyzes major occurrences during 1966. 23
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