condon report

1966.1006 Condon contract signed

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On 6 October 1966, the University of Colorado signs a contract with the Air Force for the Condon study of flying saucers.
1966.1007 Condon contract announced

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On 7 October 1966, the Condon committee contract was announced to press.
1967.0126 Condon's early view

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On 26 January 1967, Condon was reported in the Elmira, New York, Star-Gazette as stating at a American Chemical Society meeting the previous day that he was inclined to recommend that the government get out of the UFO “business”, but added with a smile that he was not supposed to reach that conclusion yet.
1967.0612 Condon / Air Force meeting

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A meeting on 12-13th June 1967 at the University of Colorado was attended by USAF Captain C H Van Diver, Dr E Condon and project staff.
1968.0131 McDonald on Condon study

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On 31 January 1968, James E McDonald writes a 7 page letter to Robert Low, Project Administrator at the University of Colorado, to detail his concerns about the Condon study (including comments on Low’s “trick” memo of 9 August 1966).
1968.0200 Condon opinion poll

Condon opinion poll

During February 1968, a study was conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation for the University of Colorado UFO project. 87% of those who said they had seen a UFO stated that they had reported it to no one, other than to family or friends.
1968.0514 Condon "Fiasco" article

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An article entitled “Flying Saucer Fiasco” by John G Fuller criticising the Condon Study was published in the 14 May 1968 edition of “Look” Magazine (which hit the news stands on 27 April 1967).
1968.1031 Condon report submitted

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On 31 October 1968, the Colorado University report on UFOs was submitted by J R Smiley (the President of the University of Colorado) to Harold Brown (Secretary of the Air Force).
1969.0000 H Y Chiu on Condon

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During 1969, H Y Chiu wrote an article entitled “The Condon Report, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects” reviewing the Condon Report and arguing that the observed visit rate would require too much material in the form of spaceships.
1969.0100 NICAP on Condon

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During January 1969, an article entitled “NICAP Disputes Condon Report” published in “The U.F.O. Investigator” Volume IV, No. 9, pages 1-5.
1969.0108 National Academy on Condon

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On 8 January 1969, a National Academy of Sciences (“NAS”) panel produced a report providing an independent assessment of the scope, methodology, and findings of the University of Colorado study as reflected in the University’s Report. (Commonly referred to as “the NAS review of the Condon Report”).
1969.0109 Condon report released

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The Condon Report was released to the public on 9 January 1969.
1969.0111 Press conference on Condon

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On 11 January 1969, a press conference was held by Dr. David R Saunders and others to criticise the Condon Report’s conclusions.
1969.0400 Hynek on Condon report

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A review of the Condon Report by Dr J Allen Hynek was published in the April 1969 edition of the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist” at pages 39-42.
1969.1000 Thornton Page on Condon

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During October 1969, a review of the Condon Report by Dr. Thornton Page was published in the American Journal of Physics
1970.1100 AIAA on Condon Report

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In November 1970, the UFO subcommittee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (“AIAA”) published a statement entitled “UFO, An Appraisal of the Problem” in its journal, Astronautics and Aeronautics,criticizing the conclusions of the Condon Report and encouraged further study of the UFO problem. It concluded that it found it “difficult to ignore the small residue of well-documented but unexplained cases which form the hard core of the UFO controversy”.
1986.0000 Klass on Condon

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During 1986, an article entitled “The Condon UFO Study: “A Trick or a Conspiracy?” by Philip J Klass was published in “The Skeptical Inquirer” magazine.
1987.0000 Sturrock on Condon

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During 1987, Sturrock, Peter A publishes an article entitled “An Analysis of the Condon Report on the Colorado UFO Project”.
Condon, Edward

Edward Condon

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See also the entry for the Condon report.

Books by this person include:

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BOOK

1968

Condon, Edward “Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects” (1969) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK).
Condon, Edward “Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects”

This book is a publication of the Condon Report.

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1968	Condon, Edward “Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects” (1969) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK).

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