RARE: 1968 UFO Symposium - Sagan, Congress Hearings

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RARE: Symposium on Unidentified Flying ObjectsCongressional Hearings July 28, 1968 Description This rare publication is the official transcript of the Congressional Hearings on Unidentified Flying Objects that was held on July 28, 1968. Appearing before the Committee on Science & Astronautics were several noted astronomers (including Carl Sagan and J. Allen Hynek), sociologists, and engineers. In addition to the statements and follow-up Q&A from six experts, this document includes six additional complete prepared papers from other experts in various fields related to UFOlogy.Without a doubt, Carl Sagan's testimony is the highlight of this hearing, and it's interesting to hear his words ring out from the very early days of his career as an astronomer and popularizer of science. The latter role is particularly important because most of the audience he addressed here were scientifically challenged Congressmen.In response to a question from Congressmen Rouse from Indiana (who asked if it wasn't a rather "arbitrary" statement that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light), Sagan provided what has become one of his most succinct, long-lived, and notable quotes regarding "truth" and the scientific method:"...In physics, as in much of all science, there are no permanent truths, There is a set of approximations, getting closer and read more
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