Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence regarding student essays on flying saucers
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Philip G. Strong writes to Dr. Thornton Page regarding a collection of student essays on flying saucers. The correspondence confirms that the essays were reviewed by Strong's staff, who found them to be intellectually sound but lacking in new evidence.
This document is a letter dated 29 January 1960, written by Philip G. Strong to Dr. Thornton Page of the Department of Astronomy at Wesleyan University. The letter acknowledges the receipt of fourteen essays written by Dr. Page's freshman students concerning the subject of flying saucers. Mr. Strong notes that his staff reviewed the papers and found them to be an interesting exercise in evaluating evidence. He commends the students for their rational approach to the subject, noting that they performed well in separating subjective views from objective reporting. However, he observes that the exercise did not result in any new, substantiated findings regarding the phenomenon. The letter concludes by expressing appreciation for the opportunity to view the 'harried problem' of flying saucers through the perspective of the students.
It is interesting that with a fresh and energetic group involved no essentially new substantiating positions emerged from the exercise.
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Official Assessment
The author notes that the student essays reflect a solid intellectual attempt to evaluate evidence regarding flying saucers, though they did not produce any essentially new substantiating positions.
Key Persons
- Thornton PageRecipient of the letter and academic