On 5 April 1966, there was a one day House Armed Services Committee hearing on Unidentified Flying Objects, chaired by H Mendel Rivers. Witnesses at the hearing were Harold Brown (Secretary of the Air Force), Major Hector Quintanilla Jr (Chief of Project Blue Book) and Dr J Allen Hynek.
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Book References
For discussion of the House Armed Services Committee hearing see the following:
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Berliner, Don with Galbraith, Marie and Huneeus, Antonio in their “UFO Briefing Document : The Best Available Evidence“ (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 219-220 (Appendices, section entitled “Congressional Hearings on UFOs”) of the Dell paperback edition. |
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Blum, Ralph and Blum, Judy in their “Beyond Earth: Man’s Contact with UFOs” (1974) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 158 (in Chapter 14) of the Bantam paperback edition (with the same page numbering in the Corgi paperback edition). |
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Brookesmith, Peter in his “UFO: The Government Files” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 56 (in Chapter 3) of the Parragon hardback edition. |
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Canadeo, Anne in her “UFO’s: The Fact or Fiction File” (1990) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 16 (in Chapter 2 of the pro-UFO side of the book, i.e. the side which starts with the Chapter 1 entitled “Visitors at Cisco Grove”) of the Walker hardback edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in his “The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 476-477 (forming part of an entry entitled “Project Blue Book”) also briefly discussed at page 593 (forming part of an entry entitled “University of Colorado UFO Project”) of the Visible Ink Press softcover edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in his “The UFO Encyclopedia: 1st edition: Volume 3 – High Strangeness” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 413-414 (in an entry entitled “Project Blue Book, 1960-1969”) also briefly discussed at page 518 (forming part of an entry entitled “University of Colorado UFO Project”) of the Omnigraphics hardback edition. |
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Clark, Jerome in his “The UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomenon from the Beginning - 2nd edition” (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) in Volume 2:L-Z at pages 738 (forming part of the entry entitled “Project Blue Book” at pages 730-742), 947 (forming part of the entry entitled “University of Colorado UFO Project” at pages 946-959) of the Omnigraphics hardback edition. |
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Cohen, Daniel in his “The World of UFOs” (1978) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 101-102 (in Chapter 12) of the Lippincott hardback edition. |
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Condon Report (“Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects”, Edward U Condon (Director) and Daniel S Gillmor (Editor) (1969)) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 909-913 (in Section 5, Chapter 2 “UFOs: 1947-1968”, by Edward U Condon) of the uncorrected version submitted to the Air Force (with the same page numbering in the 3 volume paperbound edition distributed by the National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce) at pages 544-547 of the Vision hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Bantam paperback edition). The first of these editions has the same page numbering as the edition available free online at the following links: |
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Craig, Roy in his “UFOs – An Insider’s View” (1995) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page xvii (in the Preface) of the UNT softback edition. |
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Dick, Steven J in his “Life on Other Worlds“ (1998) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 152 (in Chapter 5) of the |
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Dick, Steven J in his “The Biological Universe” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 291-292 (in Chapter 6) of the |
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Dolan, Richard M in his “UFOs and the National Security State: Volume 1: 1941-1973” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 393-394 (in Chapter 7) of the Keyhole softcover edition, at pages 300-301 of the 2002 revised Hampton Road softcover edition. |
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Druffel, Ann in her “Firestorm : Dr James E McDonald's Fight for UFO Science” (2003) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 50 (in Chapter 3), 220-223 (in Chapter 9) of the Wild Flower Press softcover edition. |
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Edwards, Frank in his “Flying Saucers – Here and Now!” (1967) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 38-44 (in Chapter 3), 167-169 (in Chapter 9) of the Lyle Stuart hardback edition, at pages 17-23, 97-99 of the Bantam paperback edition. |
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Emenegger, Robert in his “UFOs Past, Present and Future” (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 76 (in Chapter 12) of the silver covered Ballantine paperback edition first printing, at page 86 of the blue covered Ballantine paperback edition eighth printing. |
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Emmons, Charles F in his “At The Threshold: UFOs, Science and the New Age” (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 16 (in Chapter 2) of the Wild Flower Press softcover edition. |
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Flammonde, Paris in his “Ufo Exist!” (1976) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 410 (in Chapter 20) of the Ballantine Books paperback edition. |
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Fowler, Raymond E in his “UFOs: Interplanetary Visitors” (1974) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages xvi (in the Introduction), 85-86, 90-91 (in Chapter 7) of the Exposition Banner hardback edition, at pages xv-xvi, 81-83, 87 of the Bantam paperback edition. |
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Haines, Gerald K (National Reconnaissance Office historian) at footnote 71 in his study entitled “A Die-Hard Issue : CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90” in “Studies in Intelligence”, Issue 1997 Vol. 1, No. 1 (the text of the study is available online on various websites, including the CIA’s: |
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Hall, Michael David in his “UFOs : A Century of Sightings” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 284 (in Chapter 7) of the Galde Press softcover edition. |
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Hall, Richard in “The UFO Evidence: Volume 2 – A Thirty Year Report” (2001) (edited by Richard Hall) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 7 (in the unnumbered chapter entitled “Master Chronology”) of the Scarecrow Press hardback edition. |
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Harbinson, W A in his “Projekt Saucer” (1995) at page 236 (in Chapter 12) of the Box Tree hardback edition. |
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Hoyt, Diana Palmer in her Masters thesis entitled “UFOcritique : UFOs, Social Intelligence, and the Condon Report” (2000.0420) in Chapter 2 at page 32. Complete text of the Masters thesis available online at: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05082000-09580026/unrestricted/UFOCRITIQUE.pdf |
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Hynek, J Allen in his “The Hynek UFO Report” (1977) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 134 (in Chapter 6) of the Barnes & Noble hardback reprint (1997) at pages 143-144 of the Dell paperback edition (with the same page numbering in the Sphere paperback edition). |
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Hynek, J Allen in his “The UFO Experience” (1972) (Chapter 12) at pages 196-197 of the Henry Regnery hardback edition (with same page numbering in the Abelard-Schuman hardback edition) at pages 222-223 of the various Ballantine paperback editions, at pages 244-245 of the Corgi paperback edition. |
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Hynek, J Allen in his “The UFO Experience” (1972) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) (in Chapter 7) at pages 70, 84 of the Henry Regnery hardback edition (with same page numbering in the Abelard-Schuman hardback edition) at pages 80 and 97 of the various Ballantine paperback editions, at pages 96, 113 of the Corgi paperback edition. |
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Jacobs, David Michael in his “Secret Life” (1992) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 37 (in Chapter 2) of the Simon & Schuster hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Fourth Estate hardback edition and in the Virgin paperback edition published under the title “Alien Encounters”). |
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Jacobs, David Michael in his “The UFO Controversy in America” (1975) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 204-206 (in Chapter 8) of the |
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Keyhoe, Donald E in his “Aliens from Space” (1973) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 99-100 of the Signet paperback edition, pages 118-119 of the Panther paperback edition (in Chapter 7). |
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Kinder, |
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Knight, David C in his “UFOs: A pictorial history from antiquity to the present” (1979) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 135 (in Part 4) of the McGraw Hill hardback edition. |
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Lore, Gordon and Deneault, Harold in their “Mysteries of the Skies” (1968) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 179-181 (in the Epilogue) of the Prentice-Hall hardback edition. |
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Marrs, Jim in his “Alien Agenda” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 150 (in Chapter 5) of the Harper Collins paperback edition. |
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Moseley, James and Pflock, Karl in their “Shockingly Close to the Truth!” (2002) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 195-196 (in Chapter 9) of the Prometheus hardback edition. |
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Peebles, Curtis in his “Watch the Skies!” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 171-172 (in Chapter 12)of the Smithsonian hardback edition, pages 206-207 of the |
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Quintanilla, Hector (Major) in his unpublished manuscript entitled “UFOs: An Air Force Dilemma” (copyright 1974) at pages 53-56 of the manuscript, at pages 66-69 of the NIDS pdf version available free on-line on various websites, including at the following link: http://www.projectbluebook.us/UFOs%20An%20Air%20Force%20Dilemma%20By%20Quintanilla.pdf http://www.nidsci.org/pdf/quintanilla.pdf
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Ritchie, David in his “UFO : The Definitive Guide” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 14-15 (in an entry entitled “Armed Services Hearing”) of the MJF hardback edition. |
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Sachs, Margaret and Jahn, Ernest in their “Celestial Passengers – UFOs & Space Travel” (1977) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 168 (in Chapter 29) of the Penguin paperback edition. |
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Sachs, Margaret in her “The UFO Encyclopedia“ (1980 (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 148-149 (in an entry entitled “House Armed Services Committee Hearings”) of the Corgi softback edition. |
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Saunders, David R and Harkins, R Roger in their “UFOs? Yes!” (1968) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 24 (in Chapter 1) of the Signet paperback edition. |
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Smith, Marcia S in her “The UFO Enigma: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, UG 633, 76-52 SP” (1976) at pages 69-71 (in Chapter 5) of the Congressional Research Service stapled edition. |
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Spencer, John in his “The UFO Encyclopedia” (1991) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 55 (in an entry entitled “Brown, Dr Harold, Secretary of the Air Force”) of the Guild hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Avon softcover edition) at page 64 of the Headline paperback edition. |
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Steiger, Brad in his “Project Blue Book“ (1976) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 17 (in the Introduction) of the Ballantine Books paperback edition. |
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Steiger, Brad in his “Strangers from the Skies” (1966) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 157-158 (in Chapter 30) of the Award Books paperback edition. |
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Story, Ronald in his “UFOs and the Limits of Science” (1981) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 62 of the NEL Hardback edition (Chapter 2). |
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Sturrock, Peter in his “The UFO Enigma“ (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 16-17 (in Chapter 2) of the Warner Aspect hardback edition. |
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Thompson, Keith in his “Angels and Aliens: UFOs and the Mythic Imagination” (1991) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 83 (in Chapter 7) of the Fawcett softcover edition. |
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Thompson, Richard in his “Alien Identities: Ancient Insights into Modern UFO Pheonemena” (1993) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 92-93 (in Chapter 3) of the GHP revised softcover edition. |
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Time-Life (Editors of) in “The UFO phenomenon: Mysteries of the Unknown” (1987) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 109-111 (in Chapter 4) of the Time-Life Book hardback edition. |
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Trench, Brinsley Le Poer in his “The Flying Saucer Story” (1966) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 162 (in Chapter 21) of the revised Tandem paperback edition. |
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Vallee, Jacques and Vallee, Janine in their “Challenge to Science – The UFO Enigma” (1966) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 111-112 (in Chapter 5) of the Ballantine Books paperback edition, at page 95 of the Tandem paperback edition. |
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Vallee, Jacques in his “Forbidden Science: Journals 1957-1969.” (1992) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 176-178 (in Chapter 11, journal entries for 1966.0402, 1966.0407) of the North Atlantic Books hardback edition, at pages 182-184 of the 1996 abridged Marlowe paperback edition. |
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Young, Mort in his “UFO Top Secret” (1967) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 69-70, 72-76 (in Chapter 5) of the Essandess softcover edition. |
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Other Material
House Armed Services Committee, 89th Congress, 2nd Session, 5th April 1966. Transcript printed on pages 5991- 6075 of the “Hearings by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session.”