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Requests for astronomical information: Unidentified Flying Objects, 1968 - 1973

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 83/5

Scope and Contents

Contents of a file so titled. Letters from the public requesting further information on unidentified flying objects they witnessed. Most concern sightings of likely fireballs and meteors. The file includes colour drawings by children, sketches of the path of observed flying objects, two news cuttings, and a report enclosing five black and white photographs (1973).

A letter of 18 September 1970 by Alan Hunter to J.J.A. Hennessey of ‘The Diplomat’ explains that records were kept and explanations offered ‘only if they concern novae, comets, bright meteors or the like. Other sightings reported verbally are not recorded, and written reports are not preserved.’

Consecutive numbering is the archivists.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968 - 1973

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

2 folder(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Former / Other Reference

Original file number: 49/09.

Related Materials

For requests for information on Unidentified Flying Objects received by the Nautical Almanac Office, 1973-1977, see RGO 16/221/11.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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