1959.0706 CIA/Swan incident

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CIA/Swan incident
On 6 July 1959, CIA officials reportedly have a UFO sighting whilst one of them was attempting to “channel” an alien as part of their investigation of a woman, Mrs Frances Swan, that claimed to be able to channel an alien identifying itself as “Affa”

 

 

1959.0914 Air Force Regulation 200-2 revised

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Air Force Regulation 200-2 revised
On 14 September 1959, Air Force Regulation (“AFR”) 200-2 was revised.

 

 

 

1959.0924 Redmond, Oregon sighting

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On 24 September 1959, there was a UFO sighting in Redmond, Oregon allegedly leading to attempted intercept by USAF jet fighters.

 

 

 

1959.0919 Cocconi/Morrison article

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Cocconi/Morrison article
On 19 September 1959, an article entitled “Searching for Interstellar Communication” by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison published in the journal Nature, concluding that “the probability of success is difficult to estimate; but if we never search the chance of success is zero”.

 

 

 

1959.1112 Avrocar flight

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On 12 November 1959, the first untethered flight of AVRO Aircraft Ltd’s VZ-9 took place. (Commonly referred to as “the Avrocar”).

 

 

 

  1. 1959.1224 "Serious Business" memo
  2. 1960.0000 Bracewell probe article
  3. 1960.0000 Bussard's ramjet
  4. 1960.0000 Movie “Village of the Damned”

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