Experiencers29 Sep 1997Tarrytown, NY

Sturrock scientific review panel (Pocantico)

Name: Sturrock scientific review panel (Pocantico)
Start: 1997-09-29
Location: Tarrytown, NY

Nine physical scientists in a review directed by Stanford's Peter Sturrock heard eight UFO investigators present their strongest physical-evidence cases at a 1997 workshop. Their 1998 report found no proof of unknown physics or alien origin but said some cases deserve careful study.

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PressScientific Panel Concludes Some UFO Evidence Worthy Of Study (Stanford University) (opens in a new tab)ScienceDaily / 1998-07-01
PressScientists' New Spin On UFOs (opens in a new tab)The Christian Science Monitor / 1998-06-29
OtherPhysical Evidence Related to UFO Reports: The Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York, September 29 - October 4, 1997 (Journal of Scientific Exploration 12, 179-229) (opens in a new tab)German Aerospace Center (DLR) elib record / 1998

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Travis Walton disappearance

Logger Travis Walton went missing after his crewmates said a glowing object struck him in a clearing in Arizona's Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. He reappeared days later saying he had been taken aboard a craft; many have questioned the story, which he still defends.

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Harvard's Galileo Project launched

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb announced the Galileo Project, a privately funded effort to search systematically for evidence of extraterrestrial technological objects, including UAP and interstellar visitors, using purpose-built instruments and publishing data openly.

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