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…n, The objects were usually reported as being far away, small, bright and without a distinctive shape. They were usually seen against a clear sk y CONFIDENTIAL Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…for their inability to identify the objects. On the other hand, if they were actually seeing enemy missiles, for example, the majority of reports CONPBIDENTIAL Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…en, by individuals of low intelligence (people who are very suggestible), by people who see visions, or by the mentally ill, It usually is not diffioult for an Declassification Authority: NND 57565

… the distance of the object, twoethirds judred it to be more than a mile away. Ninety percent also thought that it was more than 1,000 fest high CONFIDENTIAL 6 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…a A word of caution mest be injected at the outset of this report, Certain conditions are necessary for drawing valid scientific eaclusions. GO Ms 2-0 8 8S TAL Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…er. Distant objects appear relatively close in clear, desert atmosphere. A small point~ source of light, if viewed in a dark roam, will appear to move about in Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…by the objecte 6, In all future investigations determine the angular position of the sun with respect to the unidentified object and the observer. CONFIDENTIAL Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…ptain, USAF 2. &* X 10" photo print Director, Base Directorate of plastic balloon for Geophysical Researoh 3. i" x 5" photo print of plastic balloon h $-31,560 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…at any altitudes where it would be visible. It is hoped that this information may be of some use to you in identifying future reports of incidents. 2 S =34,560 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

… Timing with a watch is the most satisfactory, but an observer is seldom pre- pared to do so. Seconds can be counted with good accuracy by saying, 3 S = 314560 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…y 1947 could compare with respect to date with incident No. 1 through No. 4, and again with inoident No. 40. This balloon flight was again a cluster. ~ S=34560 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

| To summarize this section'of the discussion, it can be said « that a trip from Mars is a logical engineering advam 9 over our own present technical status, but that a trip from another star system requires improvements of propulsion that we have not yet conselived. Combining the efforts of all the science-fiction writers, we could conjure up a large number…

…Second Quarterly Report, RA-15004, Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc.,Project Rand. O ra 7. "Galaxies", by Shapley, Harlow; Harvard Books on Astronomy, Blakiston 1943, Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…90) 15,000 times as zreat as the payload: thus, if the payload a. 2,000 pounds, the gross weight would be 350 million pounds at initial takeoff (Earth pounds). Declassification Authority: NND 57565

Of course, if we allow the Martians to refuel, the vehicle covld have only two stages# and the gross weight would be only (100) = 123 times the payload, i.e., 250,000 pounds. This would 9 require bringing electrolytic and refrigerating equipment and sitting at the South Pole long enough to extract fuel for the urney home, since they have not asked us for sup…

…rfs, eight binaries account for 16 stars and two trinaries account for 6 more. The remainder, 22 stars, can be considered as eligible for habitable planets. 30 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

… reached only after many centuries of de- velopment and exploration with space ships, so that a visiting race would be expected to be far in advance of Man. 31 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

evoluttior y have the rigors of the may have perished. possibility, can withstand the race CJ een sufficiently AS gf st being trolled. 2cond developed a who Martian climate. Or ID t | "These possidvilities have expanded in the pseudo-scientific literature to make further amplifi- cation superfluous. However, there may exist some interest- Ge ing restrictions…

…s without -contact, it can be assumed that they Feave just recently succeeded in space travel and that their civilization would be practically abreast o” ours. Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…ntifically con- 28 larg trey might be v wiaigie Perhaps under rou where EES oS Bh érit pressure wou 1 b§ creater anc where Bee RA Te extremes would be reduced. Declassification Authority: NND 57565