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

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would be the photographing of "pillow balloons" at different distances
under similar weather conditions at the site.
The help of one or two psychologfsts and writers and a subcontractor
to produce traini.ng films would bo necessary in addlt:i.on.
The Panel
considered that AJIC's efforts, temporarily expanded as necessary,
could bo most useful in implementin.g any action taken as a result of·
i..ts :recommendations. Experience and records in ATIC would be of value
i.n both the public educational and service training program envisaged.
Dr. Robertson at least was of the opinion that after public gullibility
lessened and the service organizations, such as ADC, had been trained
to sift out the more readily explained spurious sightings, thero would
still be a rolo for a very modest-sized ATIC section to cope with the
residuum of items of possible scientific intelligence value. This
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section should concentr.ate on energetically following_ up (perhaps on
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those cases which seemed to indicate the evidence of unconventional
enemy artifacts. Reports of such artifacts would be expected to
arise mainly from Western outposts in far closer proximity to the
Iron Curtain than Lubbock, Texas!
UNOFFICIAL INVESTIGATING GROUPS
The Panel took cognizance of the existence of such groups as the
°Civi1ian Flying Saucer Investigators" (Los Angeles) and the "Aerial
Phenomena. Research Organization (Wisconsin)". It was believed that
such organizations should be watched because of their potentially
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