Condon Report

The Condon Report, officially titled Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, was a comprehensive investigation into unidentified flying objects (UFOs) initiated by the U.S. Air Force in 1966. Physicist Edward U. Condon headed the project, which examined 59 compelling but unexplained sightings originally recorded during Project Blue Book.12

The report, released in 1969, concluded that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial visitors or anything beyond commonplace phenomena in the investigated sightings. This finding contributed to the decision to close Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's long-standing inquiry into UFOs. Despite the Condon Report's conclusions, a small minority of scientists continued to explore the possibility of extraterrestrial life visiting Earth.23