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UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969)

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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.

  • p. 6 …under the direction of Dr. Edward U. Condon on unidentified flying objects. The research began 1…
  • p. 15 …flying saucer things." 395 "Stay calm, Dr. Condon -- Just tell them you don't believe in…
  • p. 27 …conceal true nature of UFO problem; (6) Condon Committee's lack of scientific vigor in ::onducting…
  • p. 40 …researchers, and (2) establish- ment of the Condon ,roject at the University of Colorado to study…
  • p. 50 …of Colorado, headed by Dr. Edward U. Condon. Smith, E. R. UFOs and artificial satellites. F1y…
  • p. 177 …researchers, and (2) establish- ment of the Condon Project at the University GI Cul orado to…
  • p. 181 …111. Interview with physicist Dr. Erlward U. Condon about procedures and techniques planned in UFO investigation…
  • p. 182 …Air Force had enlisted Dr. Edward U. Condon of the University of Colorado to head a…
  • p. 233 …cover-up conspiracy operating to conceal true nature of UFO problem; (6) Condon Committee's lack…
  • p. 235 …UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDY Condon to head UFO study. Science, v. 154, Oct. 14, 1966: 244…
  • p. 236 …of Colorado, headed by Dr. Edward U. Condon. Findings would be released in Fall 1!168…
  • p. 237 …would be headed by Dr. Edward U. Condon. UFO-watche~ watc)ler. Newsweek, 'I. 69, JI…
  • p. 394 …study of UFOs directed by Edward U. Condon. Calkins, Ken. America has closed the credulity gap…
  • p. 398 …UFOs? yes~, where the Condon Committee went wrong. New York, Signet Books, 1968. 256 p. Bias…
  • p. 413 . .;:;; "Stay calm, Dr. Condon -- Ju3t tell them you don't believe in them~ " -- The Denver Post…
Fawcett, George D. UFO repet~tions. Flying saucers, Aug. 1966: 28.
IJsts aspects of UFO sightings that are repeatedl; reported.
Flick, Dav~d. Tripe for the public. Library jcurnal, v. 80, Feb. 1: 1955: :ro2,
204.
Commenting on the "thought processes and the strange logic" employed by li-
brarians responsible for book selection, thE' author says that no amowit cf
rationalizing about "future historical importance;• "balanc~d collections,'' and
"public demand" can justify their expenditure of tax dollars for books about
Dying saucers "whose purpose seems to satisfy a jaded taste for the bizarre
and the sensatiorud. "
Flying saucers. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, v. 11, Sept. 1952:
224·2213.
Conclusions in April 7, 1952, Life magazine feature on the UFO phenomenon
tending to support the reality of flying saucers are summarized. British
Interplanetary Society states its position of remaining unconvinced that earth
is already in contact with extraterrestrial forces and gives the reasons.
Flying saucers. Public opinion quarterly, v. 14, Fall 1950: 597-598.
Results of poll in which question was asked: What do you think flying sauce.:-s
are? Asked of 94% of a national sample who had heard or read of UFOs. 23%
believed they were Army or Navy experiments or new weapons; 16% thought
them to be an optical illusion or hoax; 5% said they were comets, shooting
stars, or something from another planet.
Fontes, Olavo T. Project Argus and the "anonymous'' satellite. Flying saucers,
Oct. 1959: 8-12.
Author suggests that the mission of nuclear missile launching Project Argus
may have been to destroy an unidentified satellite that circled the earth from
Aug. 16, 1959, until Argus' warheads were exploded in space Aug. 27, Aug. 30,
and Sept. 6. Satelllte may have been associated with UFOs, author speculates.
----- A suggested scientific investigation of the UFO phenomenon. Flying saucer
review, v. 13, Nov. -Dec. 1967: 22-24.
In setting up a scientific investigation into the UFO phenomenon, it is suggested
thatthe following steps be taken: (1) cancellation of unnecessary security restric-
tions; (2) a systematic rather than haphazard search for UFO appearances;
(3) use of the most effective detection methods available; (4) determination of
the best locations to set up detection instruments; (5) use of a convergent pro-
cedure to alert given areas of a possible UFO sighting; (6) distribution of avail-
able equipment and trained observers in reasonable proportions in different
areas (7) consideration of effect the search procedure might have on the search-
ed object.
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