Memorandum for the Record: Visit of Dr. Condon to NPIC, 20 February 1967

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23 February 1967

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

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1. The U.S, Air Force has let a $300,000 centract to the
University of Colorado to study reported UFO sightings. Brig.
Gen. Edward B, Gillers, USAF,is senior Air Force contact and
Dr. Thomas Rachford-is-senior Air. Forece.Scientist on the project.
The senior scientist. from_the University of Colorado is
Dr. £.U. Condon.

2. On 20 February 1967 at 0915 Dr. Condon and four members
of his investigative team visited NPIC. With Dr. Condon were
Dr. Richard-Lowe, University of_Colorado, Dr. David Saunders, __
University of Colorado, Dr. William Price,-Executive Director
of AFRST, and Dr. Rachford,-USAY—The purpose of this visit was
to familiarize Dr. Condon and members of his team with selected ~~~ ~~~
. photogrammetric -and-photographic analysis capabilities of NPFIC. 0 0:

3. The clearance -level-for the meeting was SECRET.

4, Upon-arrival-at NPIC, 0915, escorted the
group to Mr. Lundahl's office. In the ensuing 10-15 minute
discussion between Mr. Lundahl and Pr.-Condon the following points
were clearly established:

a. Any work performed by NPIC to assist Dr. Condon
in his investigation will not be identified as work accom-
plished by CIA. Dr. Condon was advised by Mr. Lundahl to
make no reference to CIAcin regard to this work effort.
Dr. Condon stated that.if he felt it necessary to obtain
an official CIA Comment he would make 4 seymrate distinct
entry into CIA not related to contacts he has with NPIC,

>. NPIC will not prepare any written comments, will
not analyze information with the intent of drawing a
conclusion, nor prepare written reports. NPIC personnel

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SUBJECT: Visit of Dr. Condon to NPIC, 20 February 1967

will be available to assist Dr. Condon by performing work
of a photogrammetric nature, such as attemptong to measure
objects imiged on photographs that may be mart of

Pr. Condon's analysis. Work performed by NPIC will be
strietly of a technical nature using services and equipment
generally not available elsewhere.

5, Following this brief discussion in Mr. Lundahl's office

the group adjourned to the conference room where a series of
briefings was presented to Dr. Conden and his group. Following 4

short introduction by

the following briefings were

presented:

a. General discussion of photcgrammetry, including
definition, terminology and,;—in-general, what photogrammetry

is and what_it.can dog presented this 0...
discussion.

dv. followed
with a presentation of the analysis_he had been conducting on
UFO photegraphy furnished NPIC by Dr. Rachford.
discussion was of a general nature and outlined the problems
ne had encountered because of lack of basic information, 20-2...
such as camera focal length, make of camera, unspecified
enlargements, etc.

Cc. then gave a general discussion ~——- --
on the microdensitoweter and its application to image. analysis.

d. - followed_this with a —
presentation on isodensitometer experiments he has teen
conducting.

eae. then escorted the group into the
new clean area where_they viewed and discussed the isoden-
sitometer and the new Mann Microdensitometer.

f. Returning to the conference room, a
briefed the group on measuring instruments used in and
followed by a general presentation on the success and
failure had experienced in trying to measure objects
imaged on the second UFO project assigned Following
this Atecussion then conducted the group into
the instrument area where the Point Transfer Device, liann
880 Comparator, the Benson-Lehner Plotter and the NRI were
viewed. by. the. groups >

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SUBJECT: Visit of Dr. Condon to NPIC, 20 February 1967

6. At about 1215 ' escorted the group back to
Mr. Lundahl's office where a general discussion on UFOs ensued.
At about 1235 the group adjourned to lunch and following lunch
they left NPIC for a meeting with Brig.Gen Gillers at the

pentagon.

7. Most all the discussion during the morning was of an
unclassified nature dealing with primary basic fundamentals of
photogrammetry, photographic analysis and problems related to
the acquiring of enough information to conduct meaningful analyses. ~~~ > ~~