2. Ancient Theories of the Cosmos 3. Ancient Theories of the
Rainbow 4. UFO Books 5. "Ancient" UFO Reports 6. The "Byland
Abbey Sighting" 7. The "Book of Dyzan" 8. The "Tulli Papyrus"
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summary of the work of the Colorado project, which appears as
Section II of this report, Dr. Condon defines (at p. 13 supra)
an UFO as follows: An unidentified flying object (UFO,
pronounced OOFO) is defined as the stimulus for a report made by
one or more individuals of something seen in the sky (or an
object thought to be capable of flying but seen when landed on
the earth) which the observer could not identify as having an
ordinary natural origin ... (emphasis--SR). Dr. Condon's
definition accurately mirrors the persistent, tantalizing
inconclusiveness of all UFO reports, modern and ancient. In this
chapter this definition will be applied to the past from which a
sampling of "UFO reports" gathered from various books and
records is readily forthcoming -- so readily, in