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Approved For@ease 2004/03/26 : cia-RDP81R00564@00100040001-7 ans (OuBX me ae data related to UFO's. However, it was recognized that such action would tend to allay public concern in the subject until an educational program had taken effect. It was belie ved that procurement of these cameras was partly the result of public pressure in July 1952. With the poor results of the year-long Project TWINKLE program of 24-hour instrumentation watch (two frames of film showing nothing distinguishable), a widespread program of skywatching would not be expected to yield much direct data of value. There was considerable discussion of a possible "sky patrol" by amateur astronomers and by wide-angle cameras. It was pointed out that at present a considerable fraction of the sky is now -- and has been for many years -- under surveillance every clear night in several meteor and aurora observing programs as well as sky mapping programs at the various locations listed below. Although the attention of these astronomers is largely directed toward identified rather than unidentified objects, no case of any striking unidentified object is known to the Panel. Such an object would most certainly be reported if found on patrol plates. A case was cited where an astronomer refused to interrupt his exposure in order to photograph an alleged Sighting in a different part of the sky, suggesting that if 12 Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100040001-7