Report of Meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel / Durant Report)

The panel examined selected UFO incidents and concluded that there was no evidence the phenomena constituted a direct physical threat to national security, nor any indication they were attributable to foreign artifacts capable of hostile acts. There was no residuum of cases suggesting a need to revise current scientific concepts. The panel recommended that UFOs be stripped of their special status and aura of mystery through an integrated public education program to reassure the public of the lack of evidence for inimical forces. It advised that continued emphasis on reporting such phenomena could clog intelligence channels and pose an indirect threat to orderly government functioning in times of tension. The report contains no references to crash retrievals, recovered occupants, or biologics.