Brief
Condon Report
The claims the writer was given for Condon Report, in the order they were given.
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Edward Condon and his University of Colorado UFO Project team, chosen for their presumed impartiality, produced the Condon Report, which concluded that no evidence existed for the reality of UFOs.
“Professor Condon and his team, who had been picked because they were presumably impartial and unprejudiced, went on to write a report stating that no evidence existed for the reality of UFOs.”
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The Condon Report was reviewed and approved by the National Academy of Sciences in 1969.
“The report was reviewed and approved by the National Academy of Sciences in 1969, leaving the field of UFO research wide open for charlatans and hoaxers of all kinds.”
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Approval of the Condon Report by the National Academy of Sciences left the field of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) research open to charlatans and hoaxers.
“leaving the field of UFO research wide open for charlatans and hoaxers of all kinds”
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It took nearly ten years for serious researchers to begin challenging the Condon Report.
“It has taken almost ten years for serious researchers to begin challenging the Condon Report.”
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In August 1966, Robert Low wrote a memorandum to two senior officials at the University of Colorado setting out a proposed strategy for the university's role in what became the Condon Report.
“In August 1966, an enlightening memorandum supporting this notion of an official cover-up was written by a university staffer and former intelligence officer to two senior officials at the University of Colorado.”
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Edward Condon and his team of scientists were recruited by the United States Air Force to conduct an objective and independent investigation into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) that became the Condon Report.
“Dr Edward Condon and his team of scientists had been recruited by the air force to do an objective and independent investigation.”
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In 1968, the final Condon Report declared that nothing had come from the study of UFOs in the past twenty-one years that added to scientific knowledge.
“It came as no surprise to anyone that two years later, in 1968, the final Condon Report declared that ‘nothing has come from the study of UFOs in the past twenty-one years that has added to scientific knowledge’.”
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The 1968 Condon Report concluded that further study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) could not be justified.
“Condon rejected the extra-terrestrial hypothesis for UAPs and concluded that further study of them could not be justified.”
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The 1968 Condon Report rejected the extra-terrestrial hypothesis for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
“Condon rejected the extra-terrestrial hypothesis for UAPs and concluded that further study of them could not be justified.”
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The 1968 Condon Report acknowledged the 1956 RAF Bentwaters-Lakenheath UAP incident in the United Kingdom as very likely a 'genuine UFO'.
“One sighting the report did conspicuously acknowledge as very likely a ‘genuine UFO’ was the previously mentioned 1956 RAF Lakenheath-Bentwaters radar-visual incident in the United Kingdom.21”
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The Condon Report gave the United States Air Force the justification it was seeking to end Project Blue Book.
“The Condon Report gave the US Air Force the excuse it was looking for to bail out of Project Blue Book.”
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In November 1968, the United States National Academy of Sciences reviewed and endorsed the conclusions of the Condon Report.
“In November 1968, it sought and received a rubber-stamp from the National Academy of Sciences, who reviewed and endorsed the report’s conclusions.”
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Ross Coulthart finds it difficult to escape the impression that the true purpose of Project Blue Book and the Condon Report was to shut down public interest in and scrutiny of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings.
“It is difficult to escape the impression that Project Blue Book and the Condon Report’s true purpose was an attempt to shut down public interest in and the scrutiny of UAP sightings.”
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Harry Turner's paper criticised the 1968 Condon Committee Report, the US Air Force-funded study of UFOs directed by physicist Edward Condon.
“Turner's paper eviscerated the 1968 Condon Committee Report, the US Air Force–funded study of UFOs under the direction of physicist Edward Condon.”
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Harry Turner considered that the conclusions of the Condon report conflict with its own contents and have been discredited by many reputable scientists.
“'The conclusions of the Condon report conflict with its own contents and has been discredited by many reputable scientists . . . It would appear wrong for Australia to remain ignorant of the true situation.'”
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Dr. Edward U. Condon, a physicist and former Director of the National Bureau of Standards, was the scientific director of an 18-month study on flying saucers funded under a 325,000 US dollar United States Air Force contract to the University of Colorado.
“Dr. Edward U. Condon, a physicist and former Director of the National Bureau of Standards, was the scientific director of an 18-month study on "flying saucers" funded under a $325,000 USAF contract to the University of Colorado.”
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The Condon Report study primarily focused on whether UFO phenomena merited formal scientific research in terms of academic or United States Government-sponsored research and in secondary schools, and its remit did not include the study of UFO phenomena as a potential risk to United States national security interests.
“somewhat unique view of UFO investigatory efforts, primarily focusing on whether or not UFO phenomena merited formal scientific research in terms of academic or USG-sponsored research and in secondary schools. The panel said their remit did not include the study of UFO phenomena as a potential risk to U.S. national security interests.”
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The Condon Report panel closely examined 59 specific case studies.
“Among other duties, it closely examined 59 specific case studies.”
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The Condon Report concluded that nothing had come from the study of UFOs in the past 21 years that had added to scientific knowledge, and that further extensive study of UFOs probably could not be justified in the expectation that science would be advanced thereby.
“"Our general conclusion is that nothing has come from the study of UFOs in the past 21 years that has added to scientific knowledge. Careful consideration of the record as it is available to us leads us to conclude that further extensive study of UFOs probably cannot be justified in the expectation that science will be advanced thereby."”
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The Condon Report cautioned against support for scientific papers on UFOs and recommended that teachers should not give credit to students for reading UFO literature and materials.
“The panel cautioned against support for scientific papers on this topic and recommended that teachers should not give credit to students for reading UFO literature and materials.”
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The Condon Report panel investigated a small number of cases of alleged physical evidence of UFO visitations, from imprints on the ground and residue allegedly left behind from UFO landings, such as a white powder and ethereal strands dubbed 'angel hair', to metallic debris, and found ordinary explanations for each of these cases.
“The panel also investigated and studied a small number of cases of alleged physical evidence of UFO visitations - from imprints on the ground and residue allegedly left behind from UFO landings (such as a white powder and ethereal strands dubbed "angel hair") - to metallic debris. The panel found ordinary explanations for each of these cases.”
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Some of the physical-evidence cases investigated by the Condon Report originated in Brazil, Norway, and Washington, D.C.
“Some of these cases originated in Brazil, Norway, and Washington, D.C.”
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The Condon Report panel investigated Frank Edwards's 1966 claim about a UFO fragment recovered near Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1952, and found that Project BLUE BOOK was not aware of this claim, that the United States Air Force and United States Navy found no incident report of weapons engagement with a UFO that summer, that no United States Navy aircraft were present, and that the retired officer who was the original source of the claim had retired before the summer of 1952, when the event allegedly occurred.
“Project BLUE BOOK was not aware of this claim. The USAF and USN found no incident report of weapons engagement with a UFO that summer, no USN aircraft were present, and the retired officer who was the original source of the claim had retired before the summer of 1952, when the event allegedly occurred.”
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The Condon Report panel determined that Frank Edwards's claims about a UFO fragment and Vannevar Bush's involvement most likely were false.
“The Condon panel determined that these claims most likely were false.”
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After the Condon Report was criticised by some scientists, including Project BLUE BOOK's Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a panel of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was tasked in late 1968 to examine the rigour, methodology, and conclusions of the Condon Report.
“After the Condon Report was criticized by some scientists - including Project BLUE BOOK's Dr. Hynek - a panel of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was tasked in late 1968 to examine the rigor, methodology, and conclusions of the Condon Report.”
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The National Academy of Sciences review concluded that it was unanimous in the opinion that the Condon Report had been a very credible effort to apply techniques of science to the solution of the UFO problem.
“The NAS review concluded that, "We are unanimous in the opinion that this has been a very credible effort to apply...techniques of science to the solution of the UFO problem."”
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Dr. Frank Press, Science Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, sent a letter to Dr. Robert Frosch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, on 1977-07-21, suggesting that a panel be formed by NASA to see if there had been any new significant findings on UFOs since the Condon Report.
“Dr. Frank Press, Science Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, sent a letter to Dr. Robert Frosch, NASA Administrator, on July 21, 1977, suggesting that a panel be formed by NASA to see if there had been any new significant findings on UFOs since the Condon Report.”
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Robert Bigelow regards Project Sign, Project Grudge, the Robertson Panel and the Condon Report as cover-up efforts, every single one of them.
“you had Project Sign, Project Grudge, the Robinson Panel, and the Coup de Gras, the Condon Report, all completed. cover up efforts every single one of them cover up efforts”
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Robert Bigelow considers Project Blue Book, the other earlier government UFO programmes, and the Condon Report to have been scams.
“And not something like all the other programs we mentioned earlier, Blue Book and all the others that were kind of scams. And the Condon Report, they were scams.”
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