Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Flying Saucers--Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Page
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AI-Generated Summary
An internal memorandum documenting the return of 14 student essays on flying saucers to Dr. Thornton Page. The author notes the students' ability to evaluate evidence but reports no new significant findings.
This office memorandum, dated 26 January 1960, from the Chief of the Applied Science Division, SI, to the Deputy Assistant Director, Collection, SI, concerns the return of 14 student essays regarding 'flying saucers' that had been provided by Dr. Thornton Page. The author notes that the papers represent a solid intellectual effort by the students to evaluate evidence and exercise rational thought. The author concludes that the students performed well in distinguishing between subjective views and objective reporting, though the exercise did not yield any significant new substantiating evidence regarding the subject.
It seems significant that no essentially new substantiating evidence emerged from this exercise.
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Official Assessment
The student papers are described as a solid intellectual attempt to evaluate evidence, demonstrating the rational powers of the students in separating subjective views from objective reporting. No significant new substantiating evidence was found in the exercise.
Key Persons
- Dr. Thornton PageProvider of student papers