Place
United States
34.02 N, 118.49 WView on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2 events here, 1948 to 1968, in date order.
RAND scientist James Lipp answered Brig. Gen. Donald Putt's request with a letter weighing whether flying objects could be spaceships. He judged such visits possible but very improbable, and the letter was printed as Appendix D of the February 1949 Project Sign report.
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.
