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Edward Condon says he leans toward the government getting out of UFOs

When: 25 Jan 1967
Sources: 1 public source

Edward Condon, head of the Air Force-funded UFO study at Colorado National Institute of Standards and Technology, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Early in the Air Force-funded Colorado study, project director Edward Condon told a Sigma Xi audience in New York state that his inclination was to recommend the government get out of the UFO business. Critics later cited the remark as a sign the study was prejudged.

Sources

PressFlying Saucer Fiasco (John G. Fuller, Look, 14 May 1968) (opens in a new tab)Look magazine (transcription hosted by Project 1947 / Sign Historical Group) / 1968-05-14

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How the story came out

Happened 25 Jan 1967. First made public 1 year later (14 May 1968).

25 Jan 1967It happened (this event)
14 May 1968Look magazine's 'Flying Saucer Fiasco' exposes the Low memo - first made public

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Where it fits

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