Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1136 11 1136-11-p014

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ayy PART 3: UFOs -- THE CHARACTER OF REPORTS Any collection of reports of unknown aerial sightings by the public will include a large percent of noise ~ sightings of something explain- able, The reports are made because the appearance falls outside the range of the observer's experience, and the observer believes it is sufficiently anomalous to warrant the attention of authorities, Thus, any large collection of reports will include descriptions of aircraft, balloons, spacecraft, astronomical...