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McDonald presents 'UFOs: An International Scientific Problem' in Montreal

When: 12 Mar 1968
Where: Montreal, Canada
Sources: 2 public sources

James E. McDonald, who presented his paper in Montreal in March 1968 United States Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Atmospheric physicist James McDonald told a Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute symposium that UFOs were a serious scientific problem, criticized Project Blue Book as inadequate, and called for well-funded international research.

Sources

FirsthandUFOs - An International Scientific Problem (James E. McDonald, 12 March 1968) (opens in a new tab)Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 1968-03-12
OtherUFOs -- An International Scientific Problem (transcription) (opens in a new tab)patrickgross.org

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