Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Flying Saucers—Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Page
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1960 internal memorandum regarding the review of 14 student essays on flying saucers. The author concludes that the essays provided no new evidence.
This memorandum, dated January 26, 1960, from the Chief of the Applied Science Division (SK) to the Deputy Assistant Director of Collection (SK), concerns the return of 14 student papers regarding 'flying saucers' to Dr. Thornton Page. The author notes that the papers were interesting and reflected a solid intellectual attempt to evaluate the evidence surrounding the subject. The author concludes that the topic remains a stimulating exercise for the rational powers of both young and old minds. Furthermore, the author observes that most students successfully distinguished between subjective views and objective reporting, but emphasizes that no essentially new substantiating evidence was produced by the students' work.
It seems significant that no essentially new substantiating evidence emerged from this exercise.
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Official Assessment
The problem apparently remains a stimulating one, and especially suitable for exercising the rational powers of minds both young and old. Most of the students have done a good job in separating subjective views from objective reporting. It seems significant that no essentially new substantiating evidence emerged from this exercise.
The student papers provided no new evidence regarding flying saucers, though they demonstrated an ability to distinguish between subjective and objective reporting.
Key Persons
- Thornton PageRecipient of the student papers and correspondent