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RAND paper 'UFOs: What to Do?'

When: 27 Nov 1968
Where: Santa Monica, CA
Sources: 1 public source

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An internal RAND Corporation paper by George Kocher, marked for RAND use only, reviewed UFO reports and proposed a central report-receiving agency, a network of scientists, and a fresh look at existing sensor records. RAND said its views were tentative.

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OtherUFOs: What to Do? (George Kocher, RAND Document, 27 November 1968), transcription (opens in a new tab)Patrick Gross, Ufology Through Time / 1968-11-27

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