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REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC PANEL ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

🏛 Scientific Panel 📄 Report
UFONational SecurityScientific Panel1953Robertson Panel

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This 1953 report by a scientific panel concluded that UFOs posed no direct threat to U.S. national security. It recommended that the government demystify the subject to reduce public concern.

This document is the official report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, dated January 17, 1953. The panel was convened at the request of the United States government to evaluate the potential national security threat posed by Unidentified Flying Objects, colloquially referred to as 'Flying Saucers.' After reviewing evidence provided by the United States Air Force and other governmental agencies, the panel concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that these phenomena represented a direct physical threat to national security. Furthermore, the panel stated that there was no evidence of foreign artifacts capable of hostile acts, nor was there a residuum of cases that could not be explained by current scientific concepts. Consequently, the panel recommended that the government take immediate steps to remove the 'special status' and 'aura of mystery' surrounding UFOs, suggesting an integrated program to reassure the public regarding the lack of evidence for any inimical forces behind the phenomena. The report is signed by panel members H.P. Robertson (Chairman), Lloyd V. Berkner, S. A. Goudsmit, Luis W. Alvarez, and Thornton Page.

That the evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.

Official Assessment

The evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.

The panel concluded there is no evidence of hostile acts or foreign artifacts, and recommended that the government strip UFOs of their special status to reduce public mystery.

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