Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, 1966-1967

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from the center of the screen, if it sti.11 appeared at all. Dr.
felt such a technical solution was simpler and would cost much less than
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UNEXPLAINED COSMIC RAY PHalOMENA
Two reported cases were examined:
one at Palomar Mountain, California,
i.n October 1949, when cosmic ray counters went "off sea.le for a few seconds",
appa:r·ently wh:i.lo a "V" of flying saucors was observed visually; and two, a
series of observations by tho "Los Alamos Bird Watchers Association" from
August 1950 to January 1951, when cosmi~ ray coincidence counters behaved
queerly. Circuit diagrams and records were available for the latter, and
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Dr._._______~was able .quickly to point,out that the recorded data were
undoubtedly· due to instrumental effects that would have been recognized
as such by more experienced observers.
The implication that radioactive effects were correlated with
unidentified flying objects in these two cases was, therefore, rejected
by the Panel.
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRA.M
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The Pane1's concept of a broad educational program integrating
efforts of all concerned agencies was that it should have two major
aims: training and "debunking".
The training aim would result in proper recognition of unusually
illuminated objects (e~g., balloons, aircraft reflections) as well as
natural phenomena (meteors, fireballs, mirages, noctilucent clouds).
Both visual and radar recognition are concerned. There would be many
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