National Academy Of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a prestigious American scientific institution founded in 1863 to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. In the context of UAP history, the NAS played a critical role in legitimizing the conclusions of the Condon Committee, reviewing the Condon Report in 1969 and endorsing its methodology and recommendation that no further formal UFO investigation was necessary. This institutional endorsement by one of the most respected scientific bodies in the United States lent the Condon Report unparalleled credibility and contributed directly to the consolidation of the UFO Stigma.
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Review of the Condon Report (1969)
Following the release of the Condon Report, the NAS conducted a formal review of the committee's work. The NAS approved the report's methodology, endorsed its conclusions, and agreed with Dr. Edward Condon's recommendation that the Air Force and US government terminate all UFO investigation programs. This endorsement was given despite the fact that the report's own case analyses found 25–30% of examined cases unexplained — a finding Condon's summary omitted.
The NAS review became the scientific establishment's seal of approval for dismissing UFO research as lacking scientific value, effectively foreclosing mainstream academic inquiry for decades.