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Hynek critiques the Condon Report in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

When: Apr 1969
Sources: 1 public source

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, where Hynek published his critique in 1969 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In a review essay titled 'The Condon Report and UFOs', Blue Book science consultant J. Allen Hynek argued that the report's own unexplained cases did not support its conclusion that further UFO study was not worthwhile, and faulted its case selection and methods.

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OtherThe Condon Report and UFOs (J. Allen Hynek, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 1969, pp. 39-42), reprint (opens in a new tab)Patrick Gross, ufologie.patrickgross.org / 1969-04

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This reports on Condon Report released (1969).

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