Visit of Dr. Condon to NPIC, 20 February 1967

This memorandum for the record, dated 23 February 1967, documents a visit by Dr. E.U. Condon and his investigative team to the National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC) on 20 February 1967. The visit was part of a $300,000 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to the University of Colorado to study reported UFO sightings. Dr. Condon was accompanied by team members Dr. Richard Lowe, Dr. David Saunders, Dr. William Price (Executive Director of AFRST), and Dr. Thomas Rachford (a senior Air Force scientist). The primary purpose of the visit was to familiarize the team with NPIC's photogrammetric and photographic analysis capabilities. The meeting was conducted at a SECRET clearance level. During the visit, the group met with Mr. Lundahl. Two key points were established during their discussion: first, any assistance provided by NPIC to Dr. Condon would not be identified as work performed by the CIA, and Dr. Condon agreed to make no reference to the CIA regarding this effort, opting instead to make a separate, distinct entry into CIA records if necessary. Second, it was agreed that NPIC would not prepare written comments, analyze information to draw conclusions, or produce written reports for the project.