Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects/Index
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A
Abelson, P.H.: on life proteins, 40
Acoustical sensing device: proposal for, 1264
Adams, Col.W.A.: on Case 49, 643
Adamski, George: attitudes toward, 894-898
See also Leslie, Desmond
Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book
see O'Brien Committee
Adults: opinion survey of, 325, 332-337, 348-351, 354-355, 356, 358
Aerial Phenomena Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1239.
See also Project Blue Book
Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, Tucson, Ariz, 19, 33, 85, 122, 860
field teams, 23 file of UFO reports, 31 founded, 893 source of data, 110
Aerosol particles: light scattering by, 1047-1052
AFOSR see Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Afterimage, 39-40
effect on sensation, 936-937
Age: as factor in opinion, 61, 355-361
Agena, 276, 739, Plate 20
re-entry of fragments (Case 11), 428, 430, 431 rendezvous with spacecraft, 300 sun-illuminated, 300, 302 See also Spacecraft, observations from, Agena
Airborne debris: as probable explanation, 116
Aircraft: as probable explanation, 75-77, 105, 183-184, 193, 196, 213, 245, 253
418 (Case 9), 494-497 (Case 23), 508-5l0 (Case 27), 575-580 (Case 38), 599 (Case 43), 733 (Case 59), 857-858, 1193 characteristics of, 1259-1262 night refueling of, 22-28, 95, 97-100, 511, 516-517 (Case 28) radar detection of, 1073, 1078-1081 struck by ball lightning, 1169-1170, 1172, 1173-1174
Aircraft, subsonic: pressure disturbance by, 1147, 1153
Aircraft , supersonic: design modifications of, 1152
pressure disturbance by, 1148, 1153
Air Defense Command see North American Air Defense Command
Air Force: attitudes of individuals in, 845
cooperation of, 103 information given by, 94-99, l00-103 in Great Falls, Mont.case, 75-78 quoted on Dexter, and Hillsdale, Mich. cases, 899-902 types of reports investigated, 105
Air Force, Aids to Identification of Flying Objects, 14
Air Force bases: UFO officer on, 30-31
Air Force Letter 200-5, Apr.1952:
procedures for Project Blue Book , 884
Air Force major case, Tex., 79
Air Force, Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), 11-12, 913-918 passim
initiated Colorado project, vii, ix
Air Force Project Blue Book see Project Blue Book
Air Force Project Grudge see Project Grudge
Air Force Project Sign see Project Sign
Air Force Psychological Warfare Division see Psychological Warfare Division
Air Force Regulation 80-17 Sept. 1966, 913
procedure for reports, 11 quoted on report comments, 884, 886 quoted on release of information, 886-887 regulations for reporting, 30-31, 33
Air Force Regulation 80-17A Nov. 1966, 884
Air Force Regulation 200-2, Aug., 1953
quoted on procedures for Project Blue Book, 884-885
Air Force Regulation JANAP-146
see Joint Army Navy Air Publication 146
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Ad Hoc Committee see O'Brien committee
Air Force Systems Command, 11
Airglow, 739, Plate 14, 20
observed from spacecraft, 289-292
Airglow photometer see Photometer, air glow
"Airship effect": influence of, 952-963 passim
Air Technical Intelligence Center, Dayton, Ohio, 844-9l8 passim
Aldrin, Edwin E.Jr.: observations by, 306
Alertness see Sensation, alertness as factor of
Allen, R.J., 58
Allen, W. Gordon, Space Craft from Beyond Three Dimensions: on saucer crewmen, 128, 893-894
All-sky camera: 1215-1219
as source of data, 111 at Harrisburg, Penn., 65 information from, 1249 use of in Case 27, 508-510
Altair, star: as probable explanation, 261
Aluminum "chaff": as probable explanation, l33, 136, 388 (Case 3)
Alvarez, Luis, 867-868
American Airlines: Flight 387, 710-714 (Case 55), 742, Plate 58 pilot, 245
American Institute of Public Opinion see Gallup Poll
Ampleforth Abbey sighting 1290 A.D., 828-829
Ancient sightings see Sightings, ancient
Andrews Air Force Base: quoted on sightings, 227-236
"Angel hair", 131-132
Angels: causes of, 1249
radar detection of, 1073, 1088, 1091, 1099, 1113, 1114 See also Dot angels; Ring angels
Anomalous propagation (AP) see Light waves , anomalous propagation; Radar, anomalous propagation effects
Antarctic expedition events 1965, 148-150
Antimatter, 1188-1190
Apollo program, 300
APRO see Aerial Phenomena Research Organization
Archer, E. James, 915
Arcturus, star: as probable explanation, 199, 441 (Case 14)
Arizona, University of see University of Arizona
Arkansas farm case Nov. 1967, 137
Arnold, Kenneth: report on flying saucers June 1947, 16, 844, 855
The Flying Saucer as I Saw It, 856
Artifacts: in orbit, 294-300
re-entries of, 295, 298 relation to cases, 137, 138 sightings of, 283
Artificial satellites see Satellites, artificial
Artsimovich, L.A.: quoted on sightings, 925
Asteroidal fragments: as probable explanation, 947
Astronauts: log of manned flights, 270
observations by, 58-59, 268-312 time in orbit, 269, 270 visual acuity of, 288-289, 293 See also Spacecraft, observations from
Astronomers: attitude of, 864-866
Astronomical objects: as probable explanation , 851
Astronomical refraction see Refraction, astronomical
Astronomical shimmer see Shimmer, astronomical
Atkinson, Ivan C.: quoted on Colorado Study, vii, viii
Atmosphere: clear-air turbulence of, 1115
density of, 277, 279 during sightings, 173-261 passim effect on refraction of radio waves, 1104-1110 electric fields in, 1161-1162 electricity in see Atmospheric electricity humidity gradients in, 173-174 molecular weight of, 278, 279 refractivity gradients of, 1102-1111, 1116 refractive index of see Light waves, refractive index; Radio waves, refractive index surface ducts, 1109 temperature gradients of, 173-174 types for refraction of radio waves, 1105, 1106, 1109
Atmosphere, lower: ionization of, 1159-1160
Atmospheric electricity, 1156-1194
fair weather, sea level average, 1160-1162 measuring device, 1264
Atmospheric interferences see Sferics
Atmospheric layers, 1114-1117
partial reflections from, 1007-1010
Atmospheric optics see Optics, atmospheric
Atom bomb simulation: as probable explanation, 655-665 (Case 50)
Attitude survey, 315-362
Attitudes Study see Colorado Study of Public attitudes 1968
Aurora, 113
observed from spacecraft, 292 radar detection of, 1093, 1095-1096 relation to solar flares, 1159
Auroral arch, 739, Plate 16
Auroral camera see All-sky camera
Auroral zone, Plate 15
Australia, Director of Air Force Intelligence: study program, 926
Autokinesis, 49
effect on sensation, 938
Automatic sensors: recommendations for, 1266
Automobile: as probable explanation, 589-593 (Case 40)
Automobile malfunctions: due to magnetic effects, 53-54, 151-161, 171-172, 582-588 (Case 39), 1192
Avalanche process, 1163, 1172 defined, 1158
Ayer, Frederick: quoted on Prairie Network records, 66 BACK TO TOP
B B-47 crew case Sept. 1957, 80-83, 397-403 (Case 5)
Bagachev, U., 924
Baker, R. M. L., 74, 76
on Case 47, 631-633, 635 on Case 49, 643-651 passim source of data, 110 source of information in Case 51, 667
Bailey, J.O., Pilgrims through Space and Time -- Trends and Patterns in Scientific and Utopian Fiction, 34
Baker-Nunn camera: sky coverage by, 1265
Ball lightning: as possible explanation 1191-1192
electric fields of, 1156, 1164-1172, 1173-1194 passim hypotheses for, 1168 radar detection of, 1095
Balloons: "Cutting down," 1207-1208
flight profiles of, 1205-1213 hot-air: as probable explanation, 90-91, 105, 458 (Case 18), 509 (Case 27), 605-606 (Case 45), 1219 lighted, 1210 neoprene, 1205-1213 radiosonde: as probable explanation, 149 "skyhook": as probable explanation, 848 super-pressure, 1205-1213 weather see Weather balloons
Barra Da Tijuca, Brazil case May 1952, 121-122, 637-640, 739, 740, Plate 28, 29, 30
Bates, William H.: quoted at hearing on UFO problems, 911
Battan, Louis J., Radar Meteorology: quoted on refraction, 551-552 (Case 35)
Beaman, D.R., 143 quoted on analysis of Case 4, 395
Beaver case, 741, Plate 48-51
Beckmann, Fred: evaluation of Case 57, 727
Berkner, Lloyd, 868
Betelgeuse, star: as probable explanation, 199-200
Beverly, Mass.c case 1966, 104
Bible: as literature of sightings, 823-824
Book of Ezekiel quoted, 836-838
Birds: as probable explanation, 551, 557-558 (Case 35), 641, 645-653 (Case 49)
radar detection of, 1073, 1081-1091, 1249-1251
Bismarck, N.D.case Aug.1953, 196-203
Blackmer, Roy H., 58
Blackhawk, case Aug. 1953, 196-203
Blades, Jehu, 148
Blavatsky, Helene Petrovna, Stanzas of Dzyan; The Secret Doctrine: quoted, 833-835
Blue Book Project see Project Blue Book
BOAC Boeing Strato cruiser case, 207-210
Boeing Airplane Company: in Case 52, 687
Bogie: in Case 21, 476-482 observed from spacecraft, 307, 309-311
Bolides: as probable explanation, 947, 954, 960
electric fields of, 1185-1190
Bolling Air Force Base, 234
Book of Dzyan see Dzyan, Book of
Book of Ezekiel see Bible, Book of Ezekiel
Books: on ancient sightings, 821-841
on cases, (1950), 856-857 on cases, (1954-55), 847
Boom, sonic see Sonic boom
Boosters see Rocket boosters
Borden, R. C., and T. K. Vickers: quoted on sightings, 234-235
Borman, Frank: observations by, 302, 307, 309-311
Boulder, Colorado case April 1967, 91
Boyd, L. G. and D. H. Menzel: on Case 49, 647
Braniff Airlines pilot case May 1966, 163
Brazil case Oct. 1957; described in Lorenzen book, 880-882
See also Barra da Tijuca, Brazil case
Brazilian Air Force: analysis of photos, Case 48, 638
Bright objects, unidentified see Unidentified bright objects
Brightness: of optical source, 1047-1052, 1055, 1056
See also Scintillation
Brimstone odors: in tornadoes 1176, 1177, 1186
Brown, Frank: in Maury Island incident, 846-847
Brown, Harold, Sec. of the Air Force: quoted on O'Brien Committee report and at hearing on UFO problems, 909-911
Bruner, Elmo: analysis of Case 40, 593
Bryant, Larry W.: on future research, 1269
Bureau of Internal Revenue see U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue
Busemann, Adolph, 1154
Busk, R. S., 140, 143
analysis of Case 4, 392-393
Byland Abbey sighting 1290 A. D., 828-831 BACK TO TOP
C Cabell, C.P., Maj. Gen. USAF: re-activation of Project Grudge, 857
Calgary case, 116
Camarillo, Calif. case Dec. 1967, 116, 729-736 (Case 58)
Camera: all-sky see All-sky camera
Baker-Nunn see Baker-Nunn camera Super-Schmidt see Super-Schmidt camera television, modifications, 1253
Cameron, A. G. W., ed. Interstellar Communication: discussion of ILE, 37
Camrose, Alberta: ring imprints in, 129, 130
Canada, Air Force see Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada, Dept. of National Defence, Case 57 reported to, 722, 723
Canada, Defence Research Board study program, 921-922
Canada, Mounted Police see Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada: study programs in, 921-922
Canadian Arsenals Research and Development Establishment, 136
Canadian Naval Maritime Command, 538-540
Canadian network: for meteor recovery, 1223
Canadian - United States Communications: Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings, 887- 889
Canal Zone case Nov. 1952, 253, 255-258
Cantril, H.: quoted on "Invasion from Mars," 980-981
Cape Ann, Mass. case, 88
Cape Kennedy: direction of satellites from, 1262
Capella, star: as probable explanation, 187, 199, 418, 420, 421 (Case 9)
Capital Airlines pilot case: Ala. Nov. 1956; Va.Aug. 1957, 189-192
Caravan Surveys see Opinion Research Corporation
Cardinal point effect see Radar: Cardinal point effect
Carolina Power & Light Company outage May 1967, 162
Carpenter, M. Scott: observations by, 290
quoted on Glenn effect, 304
Carswell Air Force Base, Tex. case Feb. 1953, 184-185
Carter, F.: member O'Brien Committee, 904
"Case of the Lubbock Lights," 860
Cases: for case reports see 364-736
Cases: references to, throughout:
Case 2, 245-246, 265; Case 4, 143; Case 5, 80-83, 203-207, 265; Case 6, 89, 104; Case 7, 89; Case 1O, 87-88; Case 11, 276; Case 12, 153-154; Case 15, 93; Case 16, 224; Case 18, 91; Case 19, 160; Case 20, 86; Case 21, 104, 258-259, 265; Case 22, 129, 130; Case 23, 90; Case 25, 65, 129; Case 26, 92; Case 27, 32; Case 27, 86, 1218; Case 28, 94; Case 29, 88; Case 30, 100-1O1; Case 32, 130; Case 33, 87; Case 34, 952; Case 35, 259-261, 449; Case 35, 449; Case 37, 93, 452; Case 38, 87, 129, 130; Case 39, 88, 160; Case 42, 87, 130, 137-138; Case 45, 91; Case 46, 112, 113, 727; Case 47, 74; Case 48, 121-122; Case 50, 78, 122; Case 51, 111, 124-125; Case 52, 112, 115, 123-124; Case 53, 112, 115, 122; Case 55, 114; Case 56, 116; Case 57, 116, 122-123; Case 15-B, 196-203; Case 19-B, 240-241; Case 76-B, 245; Case 93-B, 241-245, 264; Case 1O1-B, 253, 255-258; Case 103-B, 220-223; Case 104-B, 188-189; Case 113-B; 181-182; Case 115-B, 184-185; Case 156-B, 247, 250-253; Case 237-B, 184, 186-188; Case 304-B, 210-212; Case 321-B, 219; Case 1065-B, 192, 193; Case 1207-B, 196; Case 1211-B, 219-220; Case 1212-B, 183-184; Case 1306-B, 182-183; Case 1321-B, 178-181; Case 1323-B, 193-194; Case 7-C, 223-224; Case 14-N, 189-192; Case 190-N, 224-227, 265; Case 1206-N, 194, 196; Case 1482-N, 213-214, 265; Case 1257-P, 148-149; Case 1326-P, 135-136; Case 1406-P, 131, 132; Case 1074-T, 131, 132; Case 10-X, 214-219; Case 19-X, 211, 213
Cases: classification of, 175-176
field investigation of, 22, 73-106 radar, AP-like, 219-240 radar, blip-like, 240- 261 visual, 207-219 blurry light or glow, 196-207 meteor-like, 193-196 star-like, 178-193
Cases, "classic": discrepancies in reports of, 74-78
investigation of, 73-78
Cases, current: types studied, 87-101
field studies of, 83-84
Cases, photographic see Photographs
Caswell, Ronald, 894
Castle Air Force Base, 96-100
Castle Rock, Colo. case Jan. 1968, 91
Causes, probable: summarized, 261-266
Celestial globe, Chinese see Chinese celestial globe
Censorship, 908
of reports , 886-890
Central Intelligence Agency, 21
creates Robertson panel, 866
Central Meteorological Observatory, Tokyo: observation of fireball, 1181
"Chaff": radar detection of, 1073, 1098-1099
See also Aluminum "chaff"; Radar "chaff"
Chant, C.A.: on fireball of Feb.1913, 960-961
Charleston, S.C. case, Jan. 1967, 192-193
Charleston, W.Va. case, May 1966, 245
Chiles, Clarence S.: pilot in Eastern Airlines case, 848
Chiles-Whitted case 1948, 962-963
Chinese celestial globe, 816
Chop, Al: on Case 49, 645
Chumley, A.X., translator: on Byland Abbey sighting, 828-829
CIRVIS reports: security for, 888-889
Clarion, hypothetical planet, 42-44
Classic cases see Cases, classic
Classification of reports see Reports, classified
Cleto, Fenando: on Case 48, 637
Clifford, William Kingdon, Aims and Instruments of Scientific Thought: quoted, 4
Clinton, J.W.: on Washington, D.C. case, 135
Clouds: as probable explanation, 122
electric discharges from, 1156, 1162-1165, 1168-1182 passim in photographs , 113
Clouds, lenticular, 738, Plate 1
Clouds, luminescent see Luminescence
Clouds, tornado see Tornado clouds
Clutter, ground see Ground clutter
Coarsegold, Calif. case, 94-100, 104
Coast Guard Cutter "Sebago" case Nov.1957, 247, 25O-253
Cognition: influences on, 939-94O
Cohen, Jose Maria: on Antarctic events, 150
Collins Radio Company, 1072
College students: responses to opinion survey, 35O, 353-355
samples of, 330-332, 337
Collis, R.T.H., 58 quoted on Case 35, 542, 558-559
Color: judgment of, 939
Colorado project: concluded, 918
conclusions and recommendation, 2-8, 67 history of, 913-918 origin of, l0-12, 18, 19 reasons for, 316 source of data, 178
Colorado Springs, Colo. case May 1967, 258-259
Colorado Study of Public Attitudes 1968, 324-362
Colorado University see University of Colorado
Color-blindness: of dark-adapted eye, 48
Comet: as possible explanation of bolide, 1189-1190
Cometary debris: as probable explanation, 947
Comet orbits, 1185
Communication channels: clogging of, 18, 866, 870
Compression waves see Sound waves
Conceptions of observers: effects on reports, 943, 949-964, 974
Condon, Edward U.: appointed scientific director, viii
Congress see U.S., Congress
Conrad, Peter: observations by, 293, 298
quoted on Glenn effect, 304, 305
"Conspiracy hypothesis," 870-877
"Contactee" stories, 894-898
Continental Divide, N.M. case Jan. 1953, 214-219
Cook, Stuart, 916
appointed to Colorado project, viii
Cooper, L. Gordon: observations by, 293, 294
quoted on airglow, 291
Corner reflectors see Radar, corner reflectors
Coronal point discharges, 1158
as possible explanation, 119O, 1191-1192 from mountaintops, 1181 from thunderstorms, 1161, 1172-1174 from tornadoes, 1175, 1176
Craig, Roy, 53
Crow, Loren W.: quoted on Case 1, 369-371
quoted on Case 52, 672-674, 676 report on weather, Case 35, 545-554, 555
Crowd effect, 979-982 BACK TO TOP
D David, Jay, ed. The Flying Saucer Reader, 823
Davidson, Captain: in Maury Island incident, 846-847
Davidson, M.: on fireball Feb. 1913, 960
Debris: as probable explanation, 366, 371(Case 1)
viewed by astronauts, 59
Debris, windblown: as probable explanation, 729, 731 (Case 58)
Deception Island Antarctica event June, July 1965, 149-150
Decision procedure: in statistical analysis of UFO phenomena 1272-1278 passim
Decision theory: applied to UFO reports, 1276-1278
Deductive reasoning: on UFO phenomena, 1272-1273
Deener, David R.: on age groups related to opinions, 355- 356
Defense Department see U.S., Department of Defense
Defense, national see National defense
Deimos, moon of Mars, 45
De Rachewiltz, Boris: translator of "Tulli papyrus," 835, 838, 839
Denmark, Defence Research Board study programs, 925
Desvergers, D.S.: sighting by, 862
Detroit, Mich. case March 1953, 224-227
Dexter, Mich.case March 1966, 899-902
Disc, flying: alleged fragments from, 133-135, 138-143
Distal event: distortion of, 931-932
Distance: judgment of, 932-933, 938
Distant ground return: radar detection of, 1073, 1099-1117
Distortions of perception see Perception, distortion of
Dot angels, 1091, 1114
Douglas Aircraft Company: analysis of Case 49, 646
report on Case 47, 630, 632
Dow Chemical Company: analysis of Case 4, 392, 394-395
producer of magnesium metal, 55 source of sample, 140, 141, 143
Duncombe, R.L.: calculation of Clarion effects, 43
Dust devil: in Case 1, 369
electricity fields of, 1156, 1175, 1178-1179
Dzyan, Book of: quoted by Edwards, 831-833, 835
Dzyan, Stanzas of: quoted, 833-835 BACK TO TOP
E Early Warning Network, 33
reports of sightings, 84-86
Earthquakes: electric fields of, 1156, 1180-1181, 1193
luminous effects of, 1180-1182
Earth radius: for atmospheres, 1105
Earth satellites see Satellites, earth
Earth-surveillance satellite: for future research, 1269
Earth's electric field see Magnetic field, earth
Eastern Airlines case July 1948, 848, 962-963
Edmonton, Alberta case April 1967, 194, 196
Education: as factor in opinion, 62, 355-361
Edwards Air Force Base case July 1967, 182-183
Edwards, Frank: on alleged recovery of parts, 133
on disc fragments, 134-135 on metal spheres, 137 quoted as journalist, 966 quoted on Adamski's work, 895-898 sighting reports received (1967), 84
Edwards, Frank, Flying_Saucers -- Here and Now: quoted on ancient sightings, 831-833, 835
Edwards , Frank, Flying Saucers -- Serious Business: quoted on censorship, 877
Effects, electromagnetic see Electromagnetic effects
Effects, physical see Physical effects
Effects, physiological see Physiological effects
Electric field of earth see Magnetic field, earth
Electric fields, 1156-1194 passim
Electric power systems: interruptions of service, 161-172
Electric storms, 1181-1185
Electricity, atmospheric see Atmospheric electricity
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), 1117-1121
Electromagnetic effects, 146-172
Electromagnetic sensors: recommendations for, 1266
Electromagnetic waves: propagation of, 1100-1117
scattering of, 1248-1249 propagation of, 1100-1117
Electrosphere, 1160-1161
Elevation: judgment of, 939
ELSS see Extravehicular life support system
England: study programs in, 922-923
Ennis, Philip: quoted on reporting crime, 339, 344, 347
Environmental Science Services Administration(ESSA) see U.S., Environmental Science Services Administration
Epp, E.J.: in Case 22, 491
Eriksson, Tage, 134
quoted on Spitzbergen case, 923
Errors in perception see Perception, errors in
ESSA see U.S., Environmental Science Services Administration
ETA see Extra Terrestrial Actuality
ETH see Extra Terrestrial Hypotheses
ETI see Extra Terrestrial Intelligence EVA see Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA)
"Excitedness effect": influence of, 953-954, 962
Exeter, N.H.case Sept.1965, 898-9O2, 1190-1191
Exhaust trails see Rockets, exhaust trails
Extra Terrestrial Actuality (ETA), 34 35-36, 37
Extra Terrestrial Hypotheses, 34-36, 37, 849, 851, 864, 871-885 passim
Hynek's opinions on, 911 James Harder quoted on, 883-884
Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, 856
hypothesis de-emphasis, 1268 in Lorenzen book, 879-880
Extravehicular life support system (ELSS), 298, 305, 306
Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) discards: observed from spacecraft, 305
Eye: adaptation of, 48, 935
Ezekiel, Book of see Bible, Book of Ezekiel BACK TO TOP
F False targets, 180-181
Fargo, N.D.case, 848-849
Fata Morgana, 1O10, 1055
Federal Aviation Agency: radar networks, 65
reports of sightings, 84
Federal Power Commission: Report, Prevention of Power Failures: quoted, 161, 166-269, 170-171
Field studies, 22-24
evaluated, 103-106 methods of, 73-106
Fields, magnetic see Magnetic fields
Film: damage to, 112, 113
defects, 114, 738, Plate 4, 5 tracking, 111, 124 See also photographs
Finland Air Force Base, Minn. case Sept. 1966, 178-181
Fireball, Great, Feb. 1913: report of, 960-962
Fireballs: as probable explanation, 560-562 (Case 36), 947-948, 963, 1253
in earthquakes, 1180 radar detection of, 1097 reports of, 969-973 sound from, 1264 See also Bolides
"Firefly effect," see Glenn particles
Fisherville, Va., case Dec. 1964: radioactivity claimed, 130
Flames: in earthquake, 1180
"Flaps": clustering of reports, 17, 31
Flares: as probable explanation, 88, 103, 518-520 (Case 29), 710, 713, 714 (Case 55)
Flares, solar see Solar flares
Flashing see Scintillation
"Flying flapjack" plane: possible sighting of, 846,
Fontes, Olivo T.: quoted on Case 48, 121, 637-639, 881-882
quoted on Ubatuba, Brazil case, 139-140
Foo-fighters: related to St. Elmo's fire, 1173
Ford Motor Company, 153
investigators of automobile malfunction, 432 , 433
Forest Service see U.S. Forest Service
Fort, Charles: quoted on sightings, 821, 826, 827
Fort Belvoir, Va. case Sept. 1957, 78, 122, 655-665 (Case 50), 740, Plates 32-40
Fort Monmouth, N.J. incident, Sept. 1951, 857-859
Fortenberry, William, 364
Fowler, Raymond E., 88
quoted on Case 6, 408 quoted on extra-terrestrial intelligence, 911-913
Fuller, John G.: article on Colorado project, 915
quoted on power outage 164-166
Fuller, John G.: Incident at Exeter, 164-166, 899
Fuller, John G.: The Interrupted Journey (Barney and Betty Hill case), 899 BACK TO TOP
G Gallup Poll: on flying saucers (1947 and 1950), 60, 316, 317, 338; (1966), 60, 61, 316-323, 337-339, 355
Gemini 4: observations from, 307-309
Gemini 5, 288
observations from, 293, 300, 304, 305 photograph of REP, 739, Plate 19
Gemini 6: observations from, 304
rendezvous of, 302 rendezvous with Gemini 7, 739, Plate 21
Gemini 6-12, 300
Gemini 7, 288, 307, 309-311
observations from, 276, 292, 739, Plate 16 rendezvous of, 302 rendezvous with Gemini 6, 739, Plate 21 sketch of auroral arch, 739, Plate 16
Gemini 11, 276, 739, Plate 17, 18
observations from, 298, 302
Gemini 11-Agena see Agena 11
Gemini 12: observations from, 305-306
Gemini flights, 298
log of manned flights, 270 observations from, 268-312 time in orbit, 269
Geminid meteors: as probable explanation, 221
Genroku earthquake, Japan, Dec.1730: luminous effects of, 1180
Geomagnetic storms: relation to solar flares, 1159
Geomagnetic observatories: instruments of, 1255
recommendations for, 1266
Geometrical optics see Optics, geometrical
Ghost see Radar, ghost
"Ghost Balloons" see Balloons, super-pressure; Balloons polyethylene
Glenn, John H.Jr.: observations by, 289-290, 303-305
Glenn particles, 285, 303-305
See also Spacecraft, observations from
Glossary of Meteorology: quoted on mirage definition, 551 (Case 35)
Godman Air Force Base, Ky., 847
Gorman, George F.: pilot in Fargo, N.D. case, 848-899
Goose Air Force Base, Labrador case, Dec. 1952, 188-189
Goose Bay, Labrador, case June 1954, 207-210
Goudsmit, Samuel A., 867
Grand Marais, Minn. case Sept. 1966, 178-181
Grass, space see "Space grass"
Graupel See also Hail
Great Bend, Kans. case, 1227-1228
Great Falls Air Base, Mont., 75-76
Great Falls, Mont. case Aug. 1950, 75, 119 626-635 (Case 47)
motion picture, 740, Plate 27
Greece, Ministry of National Defense National Meteor Service: reports file in, 926
"Green flash": of the sun, 1038-1040, 1055-1056
Green, Gabriel, Let's Face the Facts about Flying Saucers: quoted on ancient sighting, 824, 828, 829-831
Ground clutter: radar detection of, 1099-1117, 1123-1124
Ground markings: alleged from UFOs, 128-131
Ground return, distant see Distant ground return
Groups: susceptibility of, 980-981
Grudge, project, see Project Grudge
Gulf of Mexico, La. coast case Dec. 1952, 220-223
Gulf of Mexico, "Sebago" case Nov. 1957, 247, 250-253
Gulfstream Aircraft, Huntsville, Ala. case March 1966, 113, 116, 702-709 (Case 54), 741-742, Plate 52-57 BACK TO TOP
H Haggarty, John, 829
Hail: electric fields associated with, 1176, 1182-1184
Haleakala Observatory: I, Feb. 1966, 1234-1239
II, Sept.1967, 1241-1246 II, method of investigation, 1215
Halford-Watkins, Carol, 135-136
Hall, Asaph: discovered moons of Mars, 45
Hall, Richard: on alleged ring imprints, 129
on "angel hair", 132
Hall, Richard, The UFO Evidence, 21, 161
index of reports, 31
Hallucination: development of, 978
See also Hoaxes
Haneda Air Force Base, Japan, case Aug. 1952, 184, 186-188
Harder, James A.: on Truckee case, 35, 883
Harvard College Observatory, Pike's Peak Station: expedition of 1870's, quoted on mountaintop thunderstorms, 1181-1185
Harvard Meteor Project (1954-1958), 65, 906, 1219, 1220
Hauser Research and Engineering Company: in Case 3, 388
Havana, Ill. photographic station, 1220
See also Radar Meteor Project, Long Branch, Ill.
Hayes, Allen: in Case 38, 576
Haynesville, La. case, 87-101
Heilmaier, Erich Paul: on Antarctic events, 149
Herold, C., 58
Hidden data see Photographs: data, hidden
Highwood Ranger Station, Alberta, case, 720-728 (Case 57)
Hill, Barney and Betty, case, 899
Hillsdale, Mich. case Mar. 1966, 899-902
Hoax: as possible explanation, 724, 725, 727
as probable explanation, 51, 89-92, 125-126, 506-507 (Case 26), 847, 851, 862, 943, 965-966 categories of, 114, 115 of ancient reports, 839-840 of Book of Dzyan, 835 of Byland Abbey mss., 829-830 optical, 114-115, 738, Plate 10-12 photographic, 114, 120, 714 (Case 55) photographic discrepancies: 498-502 (Case 24), 637-640 (Case 48), 671-696 (Case 52), 724-727 (Case 57) physical, 114-115, 122, 738, Plate 8-9 reasons for, 979
Hokkaido, Japan, case, Feb.1953, 181-182
Holloman Air Force Base, 223-224
Holy Bible see Bible
Hooven, Frederick J.: quoted on magnetic mapping, 153-156
Hope, Major K. J.: on photographs (Case 57), 723-724
Horse case, Colo. (Case 32), 527-531
Hostile action: recognition of, 866, 870
Hot-air balloons see Balloons, hot-air
Howard, J. H., 364
Humidity gradients in atmosphere see Atmosphere, humidity gradients in
Hurricanes, 1175
Husted, A., Sgt, in Case 50, 664
Huygen's principle, 1000
Hynek, J.Allen, 21, 706(Case 54)
in Case 8, 416-417 in Case 16, 445 in Case 38, 575 in Project Grudge report, Aug. 1949, 851 on Bismarck, N. D. case, 198-200 on Dexter and Hillsdale, Mich. cases, 899 on field teams, 24 on Louisville, Ky.case, 848 on single-observer sightings, 105 on unidentified sightings, 1269 quoted, hearings on UFO problems, 910, 911 quoted on Case 2, 386-387 report of Case 57, 724, 727 source of data, 110
Hypnosis, 983
in Case 42, 598-599
Hypotheses:
evaluation of, 840-841 formation of, 1273-1274 testing of, 1272-1278 passim
Hysteria: contagion of, 981-982, 984
See also Mass hysteria
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Iceland volcanic eruptions: Nov. 1963
electric fields of, 1179
Identified Flying Object: defined, 14
IEEE Spectrum 1966: quoted on Northeast power outage, 170-171
Ignis Fatuus, 1174
ILE see Intelligent Life Elsewhere
Illusions, optical see Optical illusions
Image inversion, 102
Image orthicon, 1253-1255
aerial coverage by, 1264
Imagination: as probable explanation, 92-94
Imprints see Landing-gear imprints; Ring imprints
Incident No.40, July 1947:
Project Grudge report quoted on 852-853
Incident No.51, Sept. 1947:
Project Grudge report quoted on 853-854
Inductive reasoning, 1272-1273
Insects: radar detection of, 1073, 1088-1091, 1114, 1249-1251
Instrumentation: use of in Case 27, 508-510
Intelligence, extraterrestrial see Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Intelligent Life Elsewhere (ILE), 36-46 opinions on, 61
International Get Acquainted Program Denmark, 894
Internal Revenue Service see U.S., Internal Revenue Service
Interpretation: of sighting reports, 943-974
Interstellar distances, 37-46
Interviewing of witnesses see Witnesses, interviewing of
"Invasion from Mars", 980
Inversions see Image inversion; Temperature inversion
Investigators: availability of, 86-87
equipment of, 86 selection of data by, 1215
Ion rocket engines: development of, 1159
Ionization of matter, 1157-1158
Ionized particles: radar detection of, 1073, 1093-1097
Iris (goddess): myths of, 8l8-819
Irkutsk Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, 1188-1189
Izu, Japan, earthquake, Nov. 1930: luminous effects of, 1181 BACK TO TOP
J Jack-o-lanterns, 1174
JANAP see Joint Army-Navy-Air
Jessup, Mr.: on Byland Abbey sighting, 828
Jet exhaust stream: as probable explanation, 964
Joint Army-Navy-Air Publication, 111, 146
on reports of sightings, 887-889
Jones, R.V.: quoted on eyewitness credibility, 964, 966-967, 969
Jueneman, Frederick B.: on Ubatuba, Brazil case, 142
Jung, C. J.: quoted on ancient sightings, 825
Flying Saucers: on anxieties, 982
Jupiter, planet: as probable explanation, 193, 199-200, 405,
410 (Case6),
440-441 (Case 14), 563,
571-574 (Case 37)
life on, 41
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K
Kamakura earthquake 1257: luminous effects of, 1180
Kalstron, G.W.: quoted on Case 52, 671-672
Keel, John A.: on "space grass", 133
quoted on EVA discards, 306
Keldysh, M.V., 924
Kellogg, W. W., 913
Kepler's Laws: applied to satellite orbits, 279, 280
Kerckhoff, A. C. and K. W. Back, The June Bug, quoted, 981
Keyhoe, Donald E.: director of NICAP, 19
discontinued reporting, 33 founded NICAP, 876 on Fargo, N.D. case, 849
"Flying Saucers are Real" (in True Magazine), 19, 34, 856
Keyhoe, Donald E., Flying Saucers from Outer Space, 851
quoted, 876-877
Kincheloe Air Force Base, Mich. case, Sept. 1967, 247-249
Kirtland Air Force Base, N. M. case Nov. 1957, 211, 213
Klass, P. J., 1170, 1190
Klass, P. J., UFOs Identified, discussed, quoted, 1191-1193
Konradsen, K. G.: quoted on Danish study programs, 925-926
Kugelblitz see Ball lightning
Kuiper, Gerard P. : quoted on outer space searching, 20
Kwanto, Japan, earthquake, Sept. 1923: luminous effects of, 1181
Kyoto, Japan, earthquake, 1830: luminous effects of, 1181 BACK TO TOP
L Labrador case, June 1954, 207-210
Lackenheath case, Aug. 1956, 245-246
Lakeville, Conn. case, Jan. 1967, 733-736, 742, Plate 64
Landing-gear imprints, alleged, 129, 131
Langmuir, Irving: on Phoenix, Ariz. incident, 853
Lasers: tracking by, 1256-1257
Lawnmower's muffler: as explanation, 137
LeBailly, E. B., Maj. Gen., USAF: quoted on Project Blue Book, 902-903, 905
Lehner, Ernst and Johanna, Lure and Lore of Outer Space: quoted on Chinese celestial globe, 816
Lens flares: as UFO images, 113, 114, 738, Plate 6
Lenticular clouds see Clouds, lenticular
Leshkovtsev, V.: quoted on sightings, 924-925
Leslie, Desmond, and George Adamski, Flying Saucers Have Landed, 879
quoted on Byland Abbey sightings, 828-829
Leonid shower, 293
Levelland, Texas event, Nov. 1957, 161
Levy, John: in Case 38, 577
Lied, Finn, 134
Light: scattering, 1047-1052
Light waves: anomalous propagation of, 173-266 passim
causes of refraction, 1000-1001 color separation of, 1037-1044, 1055 propagation of, 46-49 refraction of, 998, 1014-1017, 1052 refractive index of, l000-1004, 1009-1010, 1054 signal-to-noise ratio, 1248
Lighted balloons see Balloons, lighted
Lightning: properties of, 1156, 1158, 1162-1164, 1171-1188 passim
radar detection of, 1093-1095 See also Ball lightning; Thunderstorms; Tornado lightning; Volcano lightning
Lipp, James E., 851
letter on ILE, 37
Literature, UFO: effect on children, 8
Local debris see Spacecraft, observations from
Look special ed., 1967, on flying saucers, 49, 51
Lorenzen, Coral, 860
head of APRO, 19 on alleged landing gear imprints, 128-129 on luminous haze, 132 on Ubatuba, Brazil case, 54, 138-139, 142
Lorenzen, Coral, Flying Saucers: The Startling Evidence of the Invasion from Outer Space: quoted, 879
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax, 879 on Case 4, 391
Lorenzen, James: head of APRO, 19
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory event (1950, 1951, 1952), 147
Louisiana-Texas case, Sept. 1957, 203-207
Louisville, Ky., case, Jan. 1948, 847-848
Lovell, James A., Jr.: quoted on "bogie", 310-311
quoted on discards, 305-306 quoted on rendezvous, 302
Low, Robert J., 915-917
appointed to Colorado project, viii quoted on Fuller article, 915 "Unexplained Electric Power Interruptions", 161-171
Lowell, Percival: on canals on Mars, 45
Lower atmosphere see Atmosphere, lower
Lowes, John Livingston: quoted on ancient sightings, 826-827
Luminescence: from bolide, 1186, 1189, 1190
from earthquakes, 1180-1182
Luminescence, snowstorm see Snowstorm luminescence
Luminous particles see Spacecraft, observations from BACK TO TOP
M McChord Air Force Base, Seattle, wash. case, Oct. 1959, 219-220
McDivitt, James A.: observations by, 307-309
McDonald, James E., 927, 928
in Case 50, 657-662 in Case 52, 683-684, 690, 692 on future research, 1269 on northeast power outage, 167 quoted on extraterrestrial hypothesis, 34 quoted on numbers of reports, 969 reports in other parts of the world, 16 source of data, 110
McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.: reports to, 32
Mach number, 1148
Mackay, Charles, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: quoted, 979
McKinley, J. L.: quoted on power outages, 163-164
McLaughlin, R. B., Cmdr, USN, "How Scientists Tracked Flying Saucers": quoted on sighting, (1950), 856
McMinnville, Ore. case, May 1950, 112, 119, 607-625, 739, Plate 23-24
article on, 856
Magazine articles: on cases (1947) 847; (1950) 855-856; (1952), 862-864
Magnesium, metal, 54
as probable explanation, 391-396 (Case 4) in Ubatuba, Brazil case, 138-143
Magnet, project see Project magnet
Magnetic disturbances, 1189
observational program for, 67 See also Geomagnetic storms
Magnetic fields: effect on automobiles, 53, 15l-161, 172, 582-588 (Case 39)
Magnetic field, earth: disturbances of, 53, 148-150, 172, 1255, 1256
sea level average, 1160-1162 strength detection of, 1255, 1256
Magnetic mapping: car bodies, 153-161, 172
Magnetometers, proton see Proton magnetometers
Malfunctions of automobiles see Automobile malfunctions
Malfunction of radar see Radar, malfunction of
Maney, C. A.: on "angel hair", 131-132 on ring imprints, 129
Manhattan Beach, Calif. case, Feb. 1957, 133
Man-made device see Artifacts
Manning, T. E., 915
Mantell, Thomas: in Louisville, Ky case, 847-848
Mapping, magnetic see Magnetic mapping
Marconi Research Laboratory, England, 1085
The Marine Observer: quoted on astronomical refraction, 1040, 1044
quoted on atmospheric refraction, 1028, 1030
Marliens, France incident, 136
Mars, planet: gravitational pull of, 42-43
life on, 41, 44-46
Marsh gas, 1174
"Martian Invasion Defense Program," 875
Marynov, D.: quoted on sightings, 924-925
Mass hysteria, 979-982
Material deposited, alleged, 131-133
Matter, ionization of see Ionization of matter
Maury Island incident, (1947), 114, 846, 965
Menzel, Donald H., 21, 46-47, 925, 927
"Do Flying Saucers Move in Straight Lines?", 891-892 Flying Saucers, 879
Menzel, D. H. and L. G. Boyd: on Case 49, 647
Menzel, D.H. and L.G.Boyd, The World of Flying Saucers: on Case 48, 639-640
Mercury 6: observations from, 289-290
Mercury 7: observations from, 9, 290, 303-305
Mercury 8: observations from, 290-291, 293
Mercury 9: observations from, 291, 294
Mercury flights, 288
log of manned flights, 270 observations assigned 271-273 observations from, 268-312 time in orbit, 269
Mercury, planet: life on, 41
Merint reports: security for, 888
Merritt, Everitt, photogrammetist, 50-51
Metallic material: from St. Lawrence River case, 135-136
from Case 42, 137-138 from Ubatuba case, 138-143
Meteor sounds see Noise
Meteorite Recovery Project see Smithsonian Meteorite Recovery Project
Meteorites: electric fields of, 1185-1188, 1189, 1190
photographs of path, 1220 radar detection of, 1097 recovery of, 1223 trajectories of, 281
Meteoroids: as probable explanation, 947-948, 1255
detection of, 1254 electric fields produced by, 1185-1186, 1189 source of, 1219
Meteorological conditions: summarized, 261, 263
Meteorological optics see Optics, atmospheric
Meteors: as probable explanation, 196, 203, 223, 236, 250, 253,
508-510 (Case 27), 560-562 (Case 36), 948-961 passim, 1227-1228 characteristics of, 1258-1262 electric fields of, 1156, 1158, 1185-1188 flux of, 971 luminosity of, 293 observed from spacecraft, 293 radar tracking of, 1252-1253 research on, 1219-1229, 1252-1254 source of, 1219
Meteors, Geminid see Geminid meteors
Meteor trails: radar detection of, 1096-1097
described, 1186
Methodology, statistical see Statistical methodology
Michaux, C.M., Handbook of the Physical Properties of the Planet Mars, 44
Michel, Aime, 890-892 on "angel hair", 132
Micrometeorites, 1188-1190
Middleton, W. E. Knowles, Vision through the Atmosphere, 1047
Mie, Gustav, 1249
Military communication channels see Communication channels
Military installations: reports near, 32, 33
Miller, Stanley L.: on life proteins, 40
Millman, Peter M., in Case 22, 492
on Canadian UFO study program, 921-922 on single observer sightings, 105
Minnaert, M.: on lights from swamps, 900-901
quoted on Case 54, 706
Mirage: as probable explanation, 209-210, 226-227, 541, 551-554, 555-557 (Case 35)
characteristics of, 988, 1017-1030, 1053-1056 formation of, 551, 553, 554-557 (Case 35)
Mirage images: brightening of, 1033-1037
focusing of, 1033-1037, 1052, 1055-1056 number and shape of, 1022-1030
Mirage, optical, 191, 192, 987-1056
defined, 987 distortions, 987 duration, 987, 1020-1022 literature of, 987-999
Mirfak, star: probably sighted, 198
Misidentification: as probable explanation, 51
of real stimuli, 977
Misinterpretation: as probable explanation, 94-100, 943-974
Missile, sub-orbital: as probable explanation, 1241
Mohawk Airlines case, 213-214
Moon: as probable explanation, 1228
photographed, 113 trails of, 738, Plate 3 fragments, as probable explanation, 947-948
Moon satellites see Satellites, moon
Moroney, N.J., Facts from Figures: quoted on statistics, 1271, 1277
Moseley, James W.: on flying saucer captured, 128
operator of Saucers, 19
Motion: judgment of, 934, 938
Mt.Palomar Observatory event Oct. 1949, 147
Mt.Palomar Observatory Sky Atlas, 906
Mt.Palomar Schmidt telescope, 1254
Mountaintop electricity: physiological effects of, 1182-1185
Mountaintops: electric fields on, 1156, 1181-1185
Murrow, Edward R.: television show, 856
Mustel, E.: quoted on sightings, 924-925
Mystery see Secrecy BACK TO TOP
N Narashimhan, C. V.: quoted on United Nations, 927
Nash, W. B., 364
National Academy of Sciences, 918
to review Colorado project, ix
National Academy of Sciences, Space Science Board, Biology and Exploration of Mars, 44
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). see U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 5
support of Colorado project, viii, ix
National defense: relation of reports to, 7
National Investigations Committee for Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), 19, 32, 33, 85, 325, 328-330,
582-588 (Case 39), 644-645 (Case 49), 657-662 (Case 50) field teams, 23 file of UFO reports, 31 founded, 876 in Case 52, 671-697 incorporated, 893 investigation by, 94 on Chiles-Whitted case, 963 published reports of Project Grudge and Project Blue Book, 857 reports of cases, 73 sighting reports received(1967), 84 source of data, 110, 178 types of reports investigated, 105
National Opinion Research Center, 337
National Research Council, Ottawa, Upper Atmosphere Research Section: Non-Meteoritic Sighting File, 922
National Science Foundation see U.S. National Science Foundation
National security: threat to, 7, 18, 864, 869-871, 893, 903, 906, 909
Naval Photographic Interpretation Center see U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center
NCAR see National Center for Atmospheric Research
Negatives see Films
Nemuro AF Detachment, Hokkaido, Japan, case Feb. 1953, 181-182
Neoprene balloons see Balloons, neoprene
Neptune, planet: life on, 41
Nests see "Saucer nests"
Network of observing stations: possibilities of, 64-67
New Mexico aircraft flight case April 1966, 114, 710-711
New Zealand: study program in, 926
Niagara Falls, N. Y., case July 1957, 219
NICAP see National Investigations Committee for Aerial Phenomena
Noise: from bolides, 1186-1187, 1188-1189
from electric storms, 7, 1183-1184 from fireball of Feb. 1913, 960, 962 from meteorites, 1187 from meteors, 1185, 1186, 1187-1188 in tornadoes, 1176, 1177
Nolli, Gianfranco: on "Tulli papyrus", 839
Non-event: e.g. Case 19, 100-102, 466-467
Non-Meteoritic Sighting File, Canada, 922
Non-sighters: demographic analysis of, 325, 337-338
reporting by, 338-348 responses to opinion survey, 350
NORAD see North American Air Defense Command
North American Air Defense Command, 298
catalogue of objects in orbit, 294, 308 identification of Zond IV, 949 in Case 52, 687-690, 696 on Gemini 4 sighting, 308
North American Power Systems Interconnection Committee July 1967, 164
Northeast power outage March 1965, 164-171
Northrop Corporation, 1153
Nuclear explosion: as possible explanation of bolide, 1189
Null hypothesis see Reports, null hypothesis applied to BACK TO TOP
O
Objects in space see Artifacts; Space objects; Spacecraft; Satellites
O'Brien, Brian, i, 10, 18, 903-904
O'Brien Committee, 109, 893-913, 916
quoted on project recommendations, 10, 11, 18 recommendations of, 907-908 report commented on, 909 report quoted, 905-908
Observatories, geomagnetic see Geomagnetic observatories
Observer: ability of, 1214-1215
conceptions see Conceptions of observers creditability of, 976, 982-983 defects of vision, 47 psychology of, 984 See also Sighters
Odessa, Wash. case, Dec. 1952, 210-212
O'Keefe, John A.: on Glenn effect, 304-305
Old Testament see Bible
Olivier, Charles P.: analysis of fireball reports, 970
in Case 36, 562
Olmsted Air Force Base: reports to, 32
Olsen, T., The Reference for Outstanding UFO Reports: index of reports, 31
Opinion on UFOs, 315-362
correlated to age and education, 355-361
Opinion, public see Public opinion
Opinion Research Center see National Opinion Research Center
Opinion Research Corporation, 60, 62
Caravan surveys, 316-317, 325, 326, 337
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 867, 875
Optical illusion: nature of, 977
Optical mirage see Mirage, optical
Optical refractive index see Light waves, refractive index
Optical scintillation see Scintillation
Optical waves see Light waves
Optics, atmospheric, 46-47
Optics, geometrical: of mirage, 1000, 1007, 1054
Optics, meteorological see Optics, atmospheric
Orbiting Solar Observatory, 285-286
Orcadas Naval Station, Antarctica, event July 1965, 148-150
Orlansky, Jesse: member O'Brien committee, 904
Orthicon see Image orthicon
Orthoteny; defined, 890
Ostrom, Carl E: in Case 38, 580
on forest damage, 130-131
Oswego, Oregon, incident, Sept. 1947, 853-854
Ottawa New Sciences Club, 135-136
Outer Space Affairs Group see United Nations, Outer Space Affairs Group
Owls: as probable explanation, 468, 472-473 (Case 20) BACK TO TOP
P-Q
Page, R.M., The Origin of Radar, 55
Page, Thornton, 868-869
Palomar Observatory see Mt. Palomar Observatory
Panoramic Research Laboratory, 852-853
Paris, Texas case, March 1967, 196
Particles, ionized see Ionized particles
Pearson Product Moment Coefficients, 333, 357
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company outage, June 1967, 162
Pegasus B: observed from spacecraft, 308-309
Percept: formulation of, 937-939
influences on, 940
Perception, 976-981
causes of, 943-948, 962-964, 974 defined, 937 distortions of, 977-981 errors in, 977-979 medical and psychological tests of, 982 process of, 930-941
Perception, visual, 46
Physical effects, 52-55, 128-144, 146-172
Physiological effects, 146
Phobos, moon of Mars, 45
Phoenix, Ariz. incident, JuIy 1947, quoted from Project Grudge report, 852-853
Photoelectric sensors: recommendations for, 1266
Photographic effects: common classes of, 113
Photographic evidence: discussed by Klass, 1191-1192
Photographic network: for future research, 1269
Photographs: as evidence, 89-90, 108
classification of cases, 116, 117, 118 conclusions summarized, 124-125 criteria for study, 120-121 data, hidden, 110-111 diagnostic characteristics, 115 fabrication of, 120 first reported, July 4, 1947, 845 from spacecraft: Proton III, 298, 299, Plate 17, 18 from spacecraft: Radar Evaluation Pod, 300, 739, Plate 19 Gemini program, 302, Plate 18, 19 in Case 7, 411-4l5 in Case 24, 498-502 in Case 46, 607-625 in Case 47, 628-635 in Case 48, 637-640 in Case 49, 641-653 in Case 50, 655-665 in Case 51, 667-670 in Case 52, 671-697 in Case 53, 115, 698-700 in Case 54, 702-709 in Case 55, 710-714 in Case 56, 716-718 in Case 57, 720, 722-727 in Case 58, 729-732 in Case 59, 733, 735, 736 in Phoenix, Ariz. case, 852-853 of fireballs, 970-971 of meteors, 1219-1229 of RCAF pilot, 1956, 1170 of stars, 1219-1229 priorities for study of, 116 quality of, 112 study of, 49-52 types of, 111 unexplained cases, 109, 119 unexplained cases summarized 125-126
Photometer, airglow: searching, 1234-1239
sky coverage by, 1263
Photometers, scanning, 1232-1234
analysis of data of, 1215 in UFO searches, 66 space coverage by, 1263, 1265
Photometer, zodiacal light: scanning, 1241-1246
Pibal balloon see Weather balloon
Pickering, W. H., 1229
Pike's Peak Station see Harvard College Observatory, Pike's Peak Station
Pilot balloons see Balloons, lighted
Plan Position Indicator see Radar - Plan Position Indicator
Planets see names of individual planets
Plasma, 1156-1194
characteristics expected, 1194 radar detection of, 1073, 1093-1097
Plasma blobs: as possible explanation, 1191
Plasma UFO Conference, Boulder, Colo. Oct. 1967, 1193-1194
Plastic balloons see Balloons, neoprene; Balloons, polyethylene
Pluto, planet, 1229
life on, 41
Poe, William E: quoted in Case 52, 685
Polls see Colorado Study of Public Attitudes, 1968; Gallup; Opinion Research Corporation-Caravan Surveys; Public Opinion
Pollux, star: probably sighted, 198
Polyethylene balloons see Balloons, polyethylene
Polygraph: use of, 983
Population: samples of, 325-332
Port Townsend, Wash, case: soil tests, 131
Powell, Bill: in Case 46, 610
Power line faults: as probable explanation, 503 (Case 25)
Power systems see Electric power systems
Powers, W. T.: on future research, 1269
Prairie Network, 65-66, 111, 1251, 1255, 126I, 1269
as source of data, III capabilities of, 1265 evaluation of, 1224-1229 field headquarters of, 1223, 1224 operation of, 1219-1229 recommendations for, 1266 reports, films classified, 1227 sightings by, 1224, 1230 space coverage by, 1262-1264
Pranks see Hoaxes
Precipitation: radar detection of, 1073, 1074-1078
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration, 339
Presnell, R. I., 58
Presque Isle State Park, Penna. incident, July 1966: landing gear imprint at, 129
Price, William, 12
Pro, Maynard, J.: analysis in Case 4, 393
analysis of metal, 141
Product Moment Coefficients see Pearson Product Moment Coefficients
Project Blue Book, 7, 10, 11, 18, 74, 76, 80, 82, 99-100, 129, 134, 147, 379,
381-385 (Case 2), 397-398 (Case 5), 325, 328-330, 551 (Case 35), 642-652 passim (Case 49), 685, 693 (Case 52), 713 (Case 55) correspondence re Case 47, 627-632 establishment of, 857, 860 file of UFO reports, 31 operating instructions, 884 personnel investigating Michigan cases, 899-902 report on Zond IV, 949, 950 reports for 1953 to 65, 893 reports of cases, 73 review of, 903, 905-908 source of data, 110, 178 source of reports, 33
Project Grudge., 851-866
establishment of, 850, 857 reactivated Oct. 1941, 857 recommendations of, 853-855, 857
Project Magnet, 922
Project Second Storey: study program of, 922
Project Sign, 844-851
final report quoted, (1949), 850-851 final report quoted by Keyhoe, 851
Project Sign, Estimate of the Situation: Conclusions of, 849
Proton III: observed from spacecraft, 298-300
Proton magnetometers; described, 1255-1256
Proximal stimulus: ambiguity of, 932-934
Psychiatric evaluation: of observers recommended, 983
Psychiatric problems, 6
Psychiatric studies: possibility of, 64
Psychic predictions, 100 (Case 19)
Psychological studies: possibility of, 63
Psychological testing in cases 33, 38, 42, 87, 598-599 (Case 42)
of observers recommended, 983 value of, 104
Psychological Warfare Division: in Grudge recommendations, 854-855
Psychology, national: effect of propaganda on, 870
Public Attitudes Study see Colorado Study of Public Attitudes, 1968
Public opinion: on UFOs, 59-62, 315-362
Public opinion poll respondents, demographic analysis of, 319-323
Putt, Donald, Brig. Gen., USAF, 851
Pvibram, Czechoslovakia meteor, 1223
Quintanilla, Hector, Lt. Col., USAF, 21 BACK TO TOP
RADAR
Anomalous propagation effects, 173-266 passim, 1109-1114, 1249
as probable explanation, 188, 194, 203, 223, 239, 247, 250, 253, 257-258, 261-266, 445 (Case 16), 541, 551-558 (Case 35), 743, 859, Plate 68 formation of, 551-558 (Case 35)
Cardinal point effect, 1116
Chaff, 133, 136
as probable explanation, 388, 390 (Case 3)
Corner reflectors, 1116
Curvature of waves, 1106-1110 1456
Echo
"Angels", 1088, 1091, 1099, 1100, 1113-1114 as RFI, 1118 auroras, 1093, 1095-1096 ball lightning, 1095 birds and insects, 1081-1091 chaff, window, rope, 1098-1099 distant around returns, 1099-1117 evaluation of, 1131-1137 fireballs, 1097 from aircraft, 1078-1081 ground clutter, 1099-1117, 1123-1124 ionized particles, 1093—1097 lightning, 1093-1095 meteorites, 1097 meteors, 1096-1097 multiple trip, 1064, 1091 plasmas, 1093-1097 precipitation, 1074-1078 related to targets, 1071-1072, 1138-1139 satellite, 1091-1093 sferics, 1095 side lobe, 1121-1131 signal variation, 1066-1069 smoke, 1099 space objects, 1091-1093 surface objects, 1099-1117 terrain features, 1099-1117 weather balloons, 1097-1098 See also "Angels", Radar, reflections
Evaluation Pod, 739, Plate 19
observed from spacecraft, 300, 301 sun-illuminated, 300
Evidence: discussed by Klass, 1191-1192
False targets, 1110-1139
probable explanation, 240
Frequency bands, 1074-1131 passim
Fundamentals of, 1063-1069
Ghost, 1121, 1125-1127
Ground clutter, 743, Plate 68b
Information from, 1059-1140, 1246-1253
Interference signals, 1117-1121
Jamming, 133, 136
Malfunction of, as probable explanation, 445 (Case 16)
Meteor Project, Long Branch, Ill., 1254
described, 1252
Networks, 65
Noise track, as probable explanation, 324
Plan position indicator, 742, Plate 65, 1068-1069, 1071-1140 passim
Reflected, as probable explanation, 183
Reflections, 1121-1131
Reflectors, 1124-1130, 1134-1137
Resolving power of, 1246-1248
Scanning: space coverage by, 1263-1264
Sensitivity of, 1248-1253
Side lobes of antenna, 1111, 1121-1131
Sighting, 397-404 (Case 5), 564-565 (Case 37)
Sightings see Sightings, radar
Sightings of UFO's, 55-58
Signal sources, 1072-1131
Space coverage by, 1262-1263
Systems, description of, 1060-1063
reliability of, 1060, 1069-1070, 1138-1139
Target identification, 1110-1117, 1131-1139
Target intensity, 1133-1134
Target velocity, 1131-1133
Tropospheric propagation of radio waves, 1099-1117
Uses of, 1246-1248 WSR-57 weather instruments, 1251-1252
Weather see Weather radar network
See also Radio waves BACK TO TOP
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Radiation level: effects on, 147, 172
Radioactivity: claimed, 130, 133
Radio blackouts: relation to solar flares, 1159
Radio dusting, 1123
Radio frequency interference (RFI), 1117-1121, 1138
Radio interference, 743, Plate 67
Radio meteorology: principles of, 1100-1117
Radiosonde balloons see Balloons, Neoprene; Weather balloons, Balloons, Radiosonde
Radio waves: forward scatter of, 1113-1115
propagation of, 1100-1117 reflection of, 1100-1117, 1138 refraction of, 1100-1117 refractive index, 176-177, 1100-1117 profiles of, 179-256 passim See also Radar
Rainbow: myths of, 818-819
Raman, C.V.: on mirage, 1052, 1056
Ramberg, Walter: quoted on "Tulli papyrus", 839
Rankow, Ralph: in Case 50, 662
quoted on Case 52, 691, 693-694
Rapid City, S.D. case, Aug. 1953, 196-203
Ratchford, J. Thomas, 913
set up project, 12
Reasoning see Deductive reasoning; Inductive reasoning
Recommendations: for future investigations, 265-266
Reflection: in the atmosphere, 1006-1009
Refraction: in the atmosphere, 1000-1007, 1009-1011, 1014-1016, 1054
literature of, 988-999
Refraction, astronomical: color separation in, 1037-1044
Refraction, Snell's law of see Snell's law of refraction
Refractive index see Light waves, refractive index; Radio waves, refractive index
Reporting: influences on, 940
medical and psychological tests of, 982 reliability of, 964-974
Reports, 969, 974
credibility of, 940-941 early, 16-19 explanation of, 24-30 interpretation of, 943-974 Null hypothesis applied to, 1275-1276 opinions on, 315-362 patterns in, 1274-1275 recommendation for handling, 6-7 sources of, 30-33 stimuli for, 13-16 time and place of, 31, 32
Reports, published, availability of, 908
classified, 18
Revere Copper and Brass, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., in Case 3, 388
Foil Division, 133
Ring angels: radar identification of, 1088
See also Radar, echo: birds and insects
Ring imprints: alleged, 129-131
Roach, Franklin E.: appointed to Colorado project, viii, 917
investigation by, 94-99 on astronaut observations, 58-59
Roberts, C.E.B., The Mysterious Madame: quoted on Mme. Blavatsky, 833
Roberts, Walter Orr, 917
Robertson, H.P., 18, 866-867
Robertson Panel, 855, 866-879, 893 "Debunking" recommended by, 878-879
educational program recommended by, 878 on Case 49, 646, 647, 651 report quoted, 869-971 see Appendix training program recommended by, 878
Robinson, Marvin, 927
Rocket, as probable explanation, 440 (Case 14)
Rocket boosters, observed from spacecraft, 305, 310-311
Rockets: exhaust trails, 114
launch paced by UFO, 114, 124
Rocky Mountain Power Pool meeting, June 1967, 164
"Rope": radar detection of, 1073, 1098-1099
Rorschach, Hermann, 819-920
Roth, H.E.: reports of sightings, 84
Rothberg, Gerald H.: on future research, 1269
quoted on all-sky cameras, 1218-1219
Roush, J. Edward, 68
Royal Canadian Air Force, report on Case 57, 720, 723, 725, 726
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 538-540 (Case 34)
Rubber balloons see Balloons, neoprene
Ruppelt, E.J., 860
head of Projects Grudge and Blue Book, 857 on Case 49, 645, 646, 648, 649 on Desvergers case, 862 on Louisville, Ky. case, 848 on Project Grudge report, 851-852 quoted on Case 47, 631 quoted on Keyhoe, 876 quoted on Maury Island Hoax, 965 The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 21
Rush, Joseph H., 1256
Rusk, Dean: quoted on Colorado project, 926
Russell, Bertrand, Skeptical Essays: quoted on expert opinion, 840-841
Russia see U.S.S.R. BACK TO TOP
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Sagan, Carl, 68
member O'Brien committee, 904
St. Elmo's fire, 1158
as possible explanation, Klass theory of, 1190 described, 1170, 1173 See also Ball lightning
St. Lawrence River, Quebec case, July 1960, 134, 135-136
St. Petersburg, Fla. incident, 1951, 1172
Salisbury, Frank B.: quoted on moons on Mars, 46
Sampling: of phenomena, 1274
Santa Ana, Calif. case, Aug. 1965, 112, 115, 123-124, 671-697, 741, Plate 42
Santa Ana Register, in Case 52, 685-694
Satellites, artificial: as probable explanation, 105, 1255
atmospheric drag on, 276-281 brightness of, 283 characteristics of, 1259-1262 deceleration of, 281-282 for future earth-surveillance, 1269 orbit of, 276-283, 292, 294-300 radar detection of, 1073, 1091-1093 re-entries of, 84, 276, 281 See also Spacecraft
Satellites, earth: search for small, 1229-1232
Satellite, Earth-surveillance see Earth-surveillance satellite
Satellites, moon: search for, 1231
Saturn, Planet, 27, 191
life on, 41
Saucer "nests": alleged of UFOs, 128-131
Saucers and Unexplained Celestial Events Research Society (SAUCERS), 19
Sault Saint Marie Air Force Base case, Sept. 1966, 193-194
Saunders, David R.: on staff of Colorado project, 917
Scanning photometers see Photometers scanning
Scanning radar see Radar, scanning
Scattering of light see Light, scattering
Schiaparelli, G.V.: map of Mars, 45
Schirra, Walter M., Jr.: quoted on airglow, 290-291, 293
Schmidt telescope see Mt. Palomar Schmidt telescope
Schools: attitude toward UFOs, 8
Schroeder, Earl: quoted on "claw" markings, 51-52
Science: contribution of study to, 2-3, 7
Scientific research: possibilities for, 2-5
Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects see Colorado project.
Scientists: caution of, 35-36
decisions of, 2-5
Scintillation: atmospheric, 1044-1047, 1055
literature of, 999
Scorpio (Shaula) star: as probable explanation, 181
Scott, William A.: on social psychology of UFOs, 323-324, 332, 361
on staff, Colorado project, 917
Scully, Frank, Behind the Flying Saucers, 856
Second Storey see Project Second Storey
Secrecy, 18, 20-21
of project reports, 869-874, 876, 877-878 of UFO reports, 7
Security, national see National security
Seeing see Perception, visual
Seitz, Frederick, 924
Selfridge Air Force Base, Mich.: personnel investigating Michigan cases, 899-902
Sensation: alertness as factor of, 935-936
modifications of, 934-937
Sensors, automatic see Automatic sensors
Sensors, electromagnetic see Electromagnetic sensors
Sensors, photoelectric see Photoelectric sensors
Sensory anomalies: effect on sensation, 936
Sensory deprivation: occurrence of, 978, 980
Sex: as factor in opinions on UFOs, 62
Sferics: radar detection of, 1095
Shape: judgment of, 934, 938
Sharif, M. experiment on perception, 979-980
Shells, concentric with the earth: search of, 1229, 1231
Shields, C.A.: in Case 38, 579
Shimmer: astronomical, 1046
Shinano earthquake, 1847: luminous effects of, 1180
Shiroi Air Force Base, Japan: quoted on Haneda case, 1952, 186
Shklovskii, I.S.: on moons of Mars, 45-46
Shklovskii, I.S. and Sagan, Carl, Intelligent Life in the Universe: discussion of ILE, 37
Shock waves see Sonic boom
Shockley, John S., 236, 239
Shooting stars, 1184-1185
Sidell, Ill, image orthicon, 1252, 1254
Sienko and Plane: quoted on swamp gas, 901-902
Sighters: attitudes of, 315-362
demographic analysis of, 319-323, 325, 328-329, 337-338
public and private responses of, 324
reporting by, 338-348
responses to UFO opinion survey, 350, 352, 355
See also Observers
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Air Force information on, 94-99, 100-103
Air Force study of, 10-12
Altitude of, 1260-1262
Analyses of, 885
Ancient, 824-839
nconclusiveness of, 821-822
Available information on, 73
Azimuth of, 1260, 1262
BAYVIC line, Sept. 1944, 890
By astronauts, 268-312
See also Spacecraft, observations from
Causes of, 943-948
Data needed, 1258
Decision to investigate, 85-86
Duration of, 22, 1258, 1260
Early notification of, 84-85
Explaining reports of, 24-30
History of, 813-841, 844-920
History of, (1947 to 1968), 844-918
Hypotheses for, 174
In Illinois, (1967), 1254-1255
In 1952, 864
Instrumental, 1256, 1262-1268
Instrumented, 64-67, 1214-1270
Interpretations of reports, 943-974
Investigation of, 103-106, 907-910
Of balloons, 1211-1212
Of 1947, 845
Percentage reported, 15-16, 63
Previously unreported, 78-83
Psychology of, 976-984
Radar, SS-S8, 104, 173-266, 219240
blip--like, 240-261 in Case 37, 564-565
Repetitive, 83-84
Reporting of, 338-348
Reports of, 33, 940-941
"Straight line mystery", 890
Suppressed data, 111
Unexplained, 116, 125-126, 192, 193, 207, 210, 214, 245-246, 259, 306-309, 1239
by astronauts, 59, 306-309
by Project Grudge, 851
Case 2, 372-387
Case 5, 397
Case 6, 88-89, 405, 410
Case 8, 416-417
Case 10, 87-88, 422
Case 12, 432, 435
Case 13, 436-437
Case 14, 438-442
Case 17, 451, 457
Case 21, 474-483
Case 22, 484-493
Case 31, 524-526
Case 33, 532-537
Case 34, 538-540
Case 39, 87-88
Case 42, 596—598
Case 43, 599, 602
Case 44, 603-604
Case 46, 625
Case 47, 626-635
Case 52, 671-697
Case 56, 716, 718
Case 57, 720-727
Case of B-47, 82
numerical occurrence of, 1269-1270
observed from spacecraft, 306-311
percentage, (1947 to 1965;) 905
percentage of photographic cases, 109
statistical study of "residual" reports, 969-973
velocity range of, 1260-1261
visual, 147, 173-266, 193-219
Washington, D.C., (1952, )860
Wright-Patterson AFB, 1952, 860-861
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Sign, Project see Project Sign
Sirius, star: as probable explanation, 105, 577-598 (Case 38)
Size: judgment of, 932-933, 934, 938
Size-distance relations, 47-48
Sky and Telescope: reports on fireballs, 970
Sky coverage network: cost of, 1267-1268
Proposal for, 1265-1268
"Skyhook" balloons see Balloons, "Skyhook"
Sky-luminescence see Luminescence
Sky survey: by photometers, 1232-1234
by telescope, 1265 of airglow, 1233, 1234-1239 of zodiacal light, 1233, 1241-1246
Smith, Warren P., 742, Plate 61-62
Smith, Warren, and Gabriel Green, Let's Face the Facts about Flying Saucers: quoted on 1720 A.D. sighting, 824-825
Smith, Wilbert B. 922
Smithsonian Institution, 65-66, 1252, 1254
Radar Meteor Project: adaptable to UFO searches, 66-67 research on meteorites, 1219 Visual Prairie Network, 906
Smithsonian Meteorite Recovery Project: costs of, 1267
Smoke: radar detection of, 1073, 1099
Snell's law of refraction, 1000, 1001 , l005-1007, 1009-1010, 1017, 1054
Snowstorm luminescence: as possible explanations, 1192
Social forces: influence on reporting, 974
Sodium flare see Flare, sodium
Soil tests, 131
Solar flares: cause, effect, 1159
Solar Observatory, Orbiting see Orbiting Solar Observatory
Sonic boom, 1146-1154
absence of, 52-53, 147, 214, 1146 , 1154 atmospheric effects on, 1151-1152 propagation of, 1147-1151, 1153 reduction of, 1152, 1153 wind effects on, 1151
Superbooms, 1153
See also Sound waves
Sonora and Camarillo, Calif. case, Nov. 1967, Dec. 1967, 729-736 (Case 58)
Sonora, Calif., case, 116, 742, Plate 63
Sound see Noise
Sound effects see Sonic boom
Sound, Speed of see Sound waves
Sound waves: speed of, 1147 See also Sonic boom
South Hill, Virginia, incident, April 1967: landing gear imprint of, 129
Soviet satellite Zond see Zond
Soviet Union see U.S.S.R.
Space: characteristics of, 279
Spacecraft: disintegration of Zond IV, 949-958
Spacecraft: luminosity of, 281
Spacecraft: observations from, 268-312
Agena, 302 Airglow, 289-292 artifacts, 294-300 Aurora, 292 Bogie, 307, 309-311 ELSS, 298 extra-vehicular activity (EVA), 305 Glenn particles, 285, 303-305 meteors, 293 Pegasus B, 308-309 Proton III, 298-300 Radar Evaluation Pod, 300, 391, 739, Plate 19 rocket boosters, 305, 310, 311 stars, 292-293 twilight bands, 294 unidentified, 306-309 uriglow, 285, 304 zodiacal light, 293, 294
Spacecraft: reentry of, 281
rendezvous and docking of, 300, 302 rendezvous of: Agena, 300 windows of, 274-276, 292, 293, 294, 311 See also Satellites, artificial
Spacecraft, extraterrestrial see Extraterrestrial intelligence
"Space grass", 132-133
Space objects: as causes of sightings, 943-948
characteristics of, 1256-1262 classified, 175-176 mass of, 281, 283, 284, 286, 287 radar detection of, 1073, 1091-1093 sun-illuminated, 283-287, 304 See also Artifacts; Spacecraft; Satellites; names of specific objects
Space travel fiction, 34
Speed: judgment of, 933-934, 938
Spheres, metal: as probable explanation, 136-137
Spherics see Sferics
Spiders: as probable explanation, 132
Spitzbergen Island case, (1952, ) 133-134
Sprinkle, R. Leo: on hypnotic examination of witness, 598-599 (Case 42)
quoted on Lorenzen book, 879-880
Squall lines: source of tornadoes, 1174
SS Hampton Roads case, 253
Stanford Research Institute, 55
contribution to Colorado project, iii
Stars: as probable explanation, 182, 203, 220, 232, 234, 236,
575-580 (Case 38) magnitude of, 1222 observed from spacecraft, 292-293 scintillating, as probable explanation, 181 visibility of, 292-293 See also names of individual stars and planets
Stars, shooting see Shooting stars
Statistical analysis: of UFO phenomena, 1271-1278
Statistical methodology: for studying UFO phenomena, 1272, 1277-1278
Stimulus, concomitant: effect on sensation, 936
Stimulus, proximal see Proximal stimulus
Stolyarov, Porfiry A., 923
Storms, geomagnetic see Geomagnetic storms
Stringfield, L.H.: investigation of Case 55, 711, 712, 714
Strong, Ralph, Case 50, 662, 663
Strontium: added to magnesium, 143 in Case 4, 395
Study programs regarding UFOs: in foreign countries, 921-928
Subsonic aircraft see Aircraft, subsonic
Sub-sun: as probable explanation, 116, 702-709 (Case S4) in photographs, 113, 738, Plate 2
Sullivan, Walter, We are Not Alone: review of ILE, 36-37
Sulphur see Brimstone odors
Sun: worship of, 817-818
See also Sub-sun
Sun illuminated space objects see Space objects sun illuminated
Sunspots: nature of, 1158-1159
Super-pressure balloons see Balloons, super-pressure
Super-Schmidt Camera, 1220-1222
sky coverage by, 1265
Supersonic aircraft see Aircraft supersonic
Surface objects: radar detection of, 1099-1117
Swamp gas, 1174
as probable explanation, 899-902 theory for ball lightning, 1168
Sweden: sightings in, 17
study programs in, 921, 923
Sweden, Research Institute of National Defence: study programs, 923
Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects, Washington, D.C., July 1968, 68 BACK TO TOP
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Tachikawa Air Force Base, Japan, 187
Teenagers: responses to UFO opinion survey, 348-351, 354-355
sample of, 325, 337
Television camera see Camera, television
Temperature gradients in the atmosphere see Atmosphere, temperature gradients in
Temperature inversions: in mirage formation, 1011-1014, 1053-1054
Temperature lapses: in mirage formation, 1011-1012, 1018, 1053-1054
Tennessee Valley Authority outage Feb.1967, 162
Terrain features: as probable explanations, 224
radar detection of, 1099-1117
Terrestrial magnetic disturbances see Magnetic field, earth: disturbances of
Testing, psychological see Psychological testing
Thacher, Peter S.: quoted on U.N. committees, 927-928
Thayer, Gordon: quoted on anomalous propagation hypothesis, 58
"Light scattering by aerosol particles", 1047-1052
Thomas, Paul: on "Miracle of Fatima", 823
Thomas, Paul, Flying Saucers Through the Ages: quoted on Byland Abbey sighting, 828-829
Thompson, Frank, Lt. Cmdr, USN: Washington, D.C. case, 135
Thor-Agena rocket: in Case 51, 667-670
Thunderstorms: electric fields of, 1156, 1161-1162, 1170-1175, 1182-1183
Thutmose III, 1504-1450 B.C., Annals: quoted 835-836, 838
Tillamook, Ore. case Mar.1967, 183-184
Titan, second phase, 307
Titan 3 C-4, satellite Sept. 1967: re-entry of, 958-959
Titanium: as component of "angel hair", 132
Tombaugh Survey, 1229-1232, 1265, 1266
Tornado clouds: as possible explanation, 1192
Tornado lightning: description of, 1156, 1174-1178, 1179, 1193
Tornadoes: characteristics of, 1259-1262
electric field of, 1256
Tosa earthquake (1698) luminous effects of, 1180
Tracking films see Films, tracking
Traill, R. J.: quoted in Case 22, 492-493
Tremonton, Utah. case July 1952, 641-653; movie film frame, 740, Plate 31
Trench, Brinsley LePoer: quoted on ancient sightings, 824, 828
The Flying Saucer Story, quoted 835-836
Troposphere see Atmosphere
Truckee, Calif. case, Sept. 1963, 35, 883-884
Tucson, Ariz. incident Oct. 1967; landing gear, imprint of, 87
Tulli , Alberto: "Tulli papyrus", 835-839
"Tulli papyrus": quoted, 835-836, 838
Tunguska Meteor of 1908, 1219
Tunguska River, Siberia, incident, June 1908, 1188-1190
Twilight bands: observed from space-craft, 294
Twilight effects: of balloons, 1209-1210
Twining, Nathan F., Lt.Gen, USAF: established study, 844
on secrecy, 874
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Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, case (1957), 54, 138-143
UFO see Unidentified flying objects
UFO Contact, periodical: quoted on Adamski's work, 894-895
Uhlenbeck, George, 867
Uncertainty: quantitative treatment of, 1271
Unexplained sightings see Sightings, unexplained
Unidentified bright objects (UBO):
study of, 1234-1239, 1240-1246
Unidentified flying object: defined, 13-14
Unidentified sightings see Sightings, unidentified
United Artists: documentary film by, 632 (Case 47)
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 927-928
United Nations, Outer Space Affairs Group, 924, 927, 928
U.S.Air Force see Air Force
U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue, National Office Laboratory: analysis of metal, 140-143
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency see Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Congress, House Committee on Armed Services: defense concerns, 68
U.S. Congress, House Committee on Science and Astronautics: research concerns, 68
U.S. Department of Defense, 5, 7
U.S. Environmental Science Services Administration, 5
U.S. Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA), 5
support of Colorado project, viii-ix
U.S. Federal Aviation Agency see Federal Aviation Agency
U.S. Federal Power Commission see Federal Power Commission
U.S. Forest Service, Region 2: reports of sightings, 84
U.S. House Armed Services Committee: hearing on UFO problems, 909
U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Research and Methods Evaluation Group: analysis in Case 4, 393
U.S. Library of Congress: Bibliography of UFO literature, 898
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 5, 58, 298
U.S. National Science Foundation, 5
U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center: on Case 49, 647
U.S. Navy captain case (1962), 78-79
U.S. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration see President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration
U.S. Weather Bureau, 1251
radar adaptable to UFO searches, 66 reports of sightings, 84
Universal City Studios: photographs of sightings, 729 (Case 58)
Universe: dimensions of, 38-39
University of Arizona: contribution to Colorado project, ix.
University of Colorado, 12, 913-918 passim
assumes project, vii-ix Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects see Colorado project
Unknown see Sightings unexplained
Upper Atmosphere Research Section Canada: study program of, 922
Uranus, planet: life on, 41
Urbana, Illinois sighting Nov. 1967, 1255
Uriglow, 739, Plate 22
U.S.S.R.: study programs in, 923-925
Utica, New York case June 1955, 213-214 BACK TO TOP
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Vallee, Jacques: on patterns in reports, 1275
quoted on alignments, 892 quoted on ancient sightings, 824-827, 828, 830
Valley, George, 851
Vandenberg, Hoyt S., Gen. USAF: on 1947/48 studies, 849
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.: direction of satellites from, 1262
case, 111, 124-l25, 259-261 (Case 35), 667-670 (Case 51), tracking film 741, Plate 41
Vatican Museum, Egyptian section: on "Tulli papyrus", 839
Vega, star, 261
Venus, planet, 14, 191, 211, 285, 443-444 (Case 15), 1055
as probable explanation, 93-94, 104, 111, 124, 148, 189, 563 , 571-574 (Case 37), 667-670 (Case 51) gravitational pull of, 42-43 life on, 41-42 photographed, 113, 739, Plate 13 tracking film, 741, Plate 41
"Vergilian saucers": defined, 891
Vidicon television camera: modifications of, 1253
Vidicons: aerial coverage by, 1264
Viezee, William, 47
Villas-Boas, Antonio: in Brazil case, 35, 880-883
Vision defects: should be noted, 47
Visitors from outer space see Extra Terrestrial Actuality
Visual perception, 46-49
process of, 930-941
Visual sightings see Sightings, visual
Visualization: nature of, 820
Volcanic eruption, Iceland see Iceland volcanic eruptions
Volcano lightning, 1156, 1179
Volunteer Flight Officer Network: reports of sightings, 84 BACK TO TOP
W - X
Wadsworth, James E.: investigation by, 94-99
Wagner, A. M., Sgt. Maj., U.S.A., in Case 50, 662
Walesville-Westmorland, N.Y., case July 1954, 240-241
Walker, S: on observer creditability, 976, 982-983
Walsh, Robert C.: on northeast power outage, 166
Walter, C. D.: on Antarctic events, 149
Ware, Willis H.: member O'Brien Committee, 904
Washington, D.C. area case July 1952, 134-135, 227-236
Washington, D.C. radar sightings (1952) 73-74, 78, 364
Washington flap of 1952 see Washington National Airport, reports on sightings
Washington National Airport: reports on sightings, 17, 29, 231-235
Waves, Optical see Light waves
Waves, radio see Radio waves
Weather balloons, 108
as probable explanation, 182, 211, 215-219, 224, 240-241, 242, 245, 253, 445 (Case 16), 594-595 (Case 41), 849, 851 in photographs, 114 radar detection of, 1073, 1097-1098
Weather Bureau see U.S.Weather Bureau
Weather Network, 1251
Weather Radar Network, 1255, 1263-1264, 1266
Webb, Eugene J.: on age groups related to UFO opinions, 357
Welles, Orson: "Invasion from Mars", 980
Wertheimer, Michael, 47
on staff, Colorado project, 917
Western Operating Committee meeting, July 1967, 164
White, Edward H., II, observation by, 309
White light: color separation of, 1037-1044
White Sands Missile Range, N.M. case, Mar. 1967, 223-224
White Sands Proving Ground: flare in Case 53, 710, 712, 713
sightings during rocket tests in Case 51, 668
Whitted, John B.: pilot in Eastern Airlines case, 848
Wichita, Kansas, case August 1965, 236-240
Wilkins, Harold T.: Flying Saucers on the Attack, 877
Will-o-the-wisp, 1174
"Window": radar detection of, 1073, 1098
Witnesses: interviewing of, 23, 28-30
Wolberg, L. R.: quoted on hypnosis, 983
Wortman, Ralph and Frank: in Case 46, 610
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio case Aug. 1952, 241-245
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Project Blue Book see Project Blue Book
WSR-57: features of, 1251
XF-5-U-1 plane: possible sighting of, 846 BACK TO TOP
Y - Z
Yedo, Tokyo, earthquake (1672): luminous effects of, 1180
Zigel, Feliks, 923-924
Zodiacal band: observed from spacecraft, 293
Zodiacal light, 739, Plate 13
Zodiacal light photometer see Photometer, zodiacal light
Zond IV, satellite, 276
Mar. 1968 re-entry of, 933, 949-958, 960, 961, 967-968, 970, 971
