Mystery AtlasGordon David Thayer
Physicist on the University of Colorado UFO Project (the Condon Committee) who authored its optical and radar analysis, including the review of the 1957 RB-47 case, and rejected the Air Force's later airliner explanation as "literally ridiculous".
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- 1957 RB-47 UFO Incident17 July 1957
Gordon David Thayer investigated 1957 RB-47 UFO Incident — Thayer, the Condon Committee's radar and optical specialist, called the Air Force's airliner explanation "literally ridiculous".
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Gordon David Thayer authored Condon Report — Authored the Condon Report's optical and radar analysis chapter, including its review of the RB-47 case.
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