Robertson Panel ↔ UFO sightings

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The Robertson Panel was specifically convened by the CIA to investigate the influx of UFO sightings [1], ultimately concluding that the high volume of these reports posed a national security risk [2] [3].

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 2 facts

claimThe Robertson panel concluded that the U.S. government was being inundated with too many U.F.O. reports, which posed a national security risk because genuine incursions (such as Soviet spy planes) could be lost in the volume of reports.

claimThe Robertson panel determined that the U.S. was being inundated with too many U.F.O. reports, which posed a national security risk because genuine incursions could be lost in a mass of false reports, potentially allowing Soviet spy planes to operate with impunity.

The U.S.-Government UFO Cover-Up Is Real—But It's Not What You ... theatlantic.com The Atlantic 1 fact

accountThe CIA convened the Robertson Panel, a secret research group chaired by Caltech physicist Howard P. Robertson, to investigate ongoing UFO reports.