Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Flying Saucers—Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Page
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1960 memorandum from the Applied Science Division evaluates 14 student essays on flying saucers provided by Dr. Thornton Page. The review concluded that the papers provided no new substantiating evidence.
This memorandum, dated January 26, 1960, from the Chief of the Applied Science Division to the Deputy Assistant Director of Collection, concerns a collection of student papers regarding 'flying saucers' provided by Dr. Thornton Page. The author notes that the papers are interesting and reflect a commendable intellectual effort by the students to evaluate evidence. The memorandum highlights that the exercise was particularly useful for training students in the rational process of separating subjective viewpoints from objective reporting. Ultimately, the author concludes that the review of these fourteen essays yielded no new, substantiating evidence regarding the subject of flying saucers. The papers were returned to Dr. Page along with these comments.
It seems significant that no essentially new substantiating evidence emerged from this exercise.
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Official Assessment
It is significant that no essentially new substantiating evidence emerged from this exercise.
The student papers were found to be interesting and demonstrated a solid intellectual attempt to evaluate evidence, serving as a useful exercise for distinguishing between subjective views and objective reporting.
Key Persons
- Dr. Thornton PageProvider of student papers