Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
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The Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, commonly known as the Condon Report, was a late-1960s U.S. Air Force–commissioned scientific investigation that concluded UFOs did not warrant further official study, heavily influencing subsequent government and academic attitudes toward the subject.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFO study
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United States Air Force report ⓘ government-commissioned scientific report ⓘ |
| aim |
to advise the U.S. Air Force on the necessity of continued UFO investigations
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to provide a scientific evaluation of UFO reports ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conclusion |
UFOs did not warrant further official scientific study
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no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial vehicles ⓘ |
| conductedAt | University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy | ufologists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
alleged bias against the extraterrestrial hypothesis
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methodological limitations in case selection ⓘ |
| documentType | book-length report ⓘ |
| editor | Edward U. Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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scientific investigation of anomalous phenomena ⓘ ufology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Condon Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0552083170 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
case studies of UFO sightings
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recommendations to the U.S. Air Force ⓘ statistical analyses of UFO reports ⓘ |
| impact |
discouraged mainstream academic research into UFOs
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used to justify closure of Project Blue Book ⓘ |
| influenced |
reduction of official U.S. Air Force involvement in UFO investigations
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subsequent U.S. government attitudes toward UFOs ⓘ subsequent academic attitudes toward UFO research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | over 500,000 words ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
UFO sightings
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unidentified flying objects ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward U. Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCaseIncluded |
Great Falls UFO film
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Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident GENERATED ⓘ McMinnville UFO photographs GENERATED ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~1000 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Books
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Associated University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States Air Force Project Blue Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| statedFinding |
a small percentage of UFO cases remained unexplained
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most UFO reports could be explained by conventional phenomena ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
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