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A 32-page declassified document from the CIA reading room recording the proceedings of a scientific advisory panel — historically known as the Robertson Panel — convened in mid-January 1953 to evaluate U.S. Air Force unidentified-flying-object reports. The text, marked 'Copied From Illegible Original,' summarizes third through final sessions held on 15–17 January 1953 attended by CIA personnel, Air Force Project BLUE BOOK head Capt. Edward Ruppelt, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and panel scientists. It describes briefings on Air Force UFO collection and analysis procedures, Project STORK support at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Project PINKLE/PINKLE instrumentation watch by the Air Force Cambridge Research Center, and Project CROSSED German V-1/V-2 intelligence comparisons. The panel reviewed roughly two dozen case histories — including Bellefontaine Ohio, Tremonton Utah, Great Falls Montana, Yaak Montana, Washington D.C., and others — and studied gun-camera motion-picture film analyzed by the U.S. Navy Photo Interpretation Laboratory. It concluded there was no evidence of a direct threat to national security, no evidence the objects were extraterrestrial or foreign craft, and that the volume of low-grade reports risked clogging intelligence channels. The panel recommended stripping UFOs of their 'special status,' debunking via mass media (including suggestions of Walt Disney cartoons and figures like Arthur Godfrey), and broad public education, while cautioning about associated dangers such as misidentification of real enemy craft and psychological vulnerability to hysteria.
Description
Declassified CIA-held report of the scientific advisory panel convened in January 1953 to review U.S. Air Force UFO (unidentified flying object / 'flying saucer') data. The badly degraded photostat records four days of meetings with CIA personnel, Air Force representatives (Ruppelt), Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and panel scientists chaired by Dr. H.P. Robertson, examining case histories, gun-camera film (Tremonton, Great Falls), radar interference, and recommending a public debunking/education program. Widely known as the Robertson Panel report.
Claims
The panel concluded unanimously there was no evidence of a direct threat to national security in the objects sighted.
85%The panel found no evidence that the sighted objects were extraterrestrial craft or foreign (Soviet) hardware.
80%The panel recommended a public education/'debunking' program to strip UFOs of their special status and reduce report volume.
85%The Tremonton and Great Falls film objects were assessed by the Navy Photo Interpretation Laboratory and panel as likely birds, balloons, aircraft or reflections.
70%Reported correlation of radioactivity with unidentified light objects at two Los Alamos-area cases was judged inconclusive.
60%Mass media including Walt Disney cartoons and personalities such as Arthur Godfrey were suggested as vehicles for the education program.
70%
Events
Jan 14, 1953
Third and fourth panel sessions
Thursday sessions with CIA personnel, Ruppelt and Hynek; briefings on collection/analysis, Project STORK, Project PINKLE.
Jan 15, 1953
Fifth panel session
Discussion and study of documentary material; Hynek presented a paper; individual case histories examined.
Jan 16, 1953
Final panel session
Panel reviewed proceedings, drafted conclusions and recommendations including debunking/education program.
Jul 1, 1952
Tremonton, Utah sighting
Gun-camera film case analyzed by Navy Photo Interpretation Laboratory.
Aug 24, 1952
Great Falls, Montana sighting
Motion-picture case reviewed; objects suspected to be aircraft reflections.
Jul 28, 1952
Washington D.C. sightings
Case history among those discussed in detail.
Dates mentioned
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of cace bistesicss alse, tn the Isck of uposuy followup cus Erisisdt 7
to the modest alse end lisited fact itics ef tha ATID ceotion cons itacd.
fpong ths caso hictirfes ef ofccisteant. clemvince ¢ Gicovised in Cetrii
were the felieings
Bolicfor, ntains,- Oni (1 fagucs -1952) p-Tresonteay Utah (2 duly 25£2)3_
Great Polls, Megtara (25 fuguct 1059); Toak, Moscara {2 Scpleree
2952); vachtestos D, C, oven (29 faly 1992): end Eoreca ALP 3.,
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(5 2esust 3952), Pert iven, Michigan (29 duly £052): ara
Proiyud Tota, Fe2nd (10 Ct toe 9583),
Adter rovios ond Cleovestoacl these eccra (rad nboot 23 othcre, -
in ers dotati), tho Fancl comubntid thes peccopsolle expianatiers
could $2 cezgestid Lor rast efchtio z.
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Eethed 46 could by indatsd (fiven addbvions]l cata): theat- ether eocos.
weeks
nisht be cciainel faa cietics consent. Phe Ponal polmci cut tek
daatility o? tho vitucases te 2
that conslusivs copier ieas ecu etted fer cvcry eons
reperted, Purthesroro, Ta ved ececldsread thw, nore. Aly: £6 vowi2
be oa grost waste of offers to Uy to Soleo rash ef Une CAGES
UALCES Cusn eoulea vouda bovis a tessuteg wt educcsioral progtoc
woweel
(sco toles), Ghoarritis “8 of Cleghoo Pers wocu wefeves ved toa ekso
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that "otrange things im tho oxy* had boon reserdcd for huvireds of
yoaros It appesred chicos that there us3 no aingls explasaticn
fer a rajority of tho things seun, The prescaco of raucr ami aptro= |
nomi¢al urccialiste on the Penol proved of voluo at orce in their
- ponfident recomition of phoemccat rolated to their Ticlde. It wo
epparcnt that oposialiccs io exch cddivicnal folds Pa piyeholesy,
metcorology, aeridysunito, orn BAcnolosy ona rilitary air oparaticrs
youd oxtend tho abiltiy ef tho Fracl to resegnica many rare cates
gorios of Mttle-tanm phonoscnte —--——-
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Tay Panel consludci wamewsly that hero wan no ovidente of
a dircet-threst to rational senmity in tho objests sightod. -—-.-
Rhea were wnsnpiaines
Instancoy of ®Foo Fignvers® wore cited
qaonenena eighted by-acrersft pilots during orld Nox If in both
European oxy] Far Esst theaters of opcratioa cnomein Bboile of licst®
would (iy neat or wali tha efreramt and rancvct sspidly, Th:
bolicved to te olonizesiotic (ciutian to St. Elro'n five) er alertrce
we aw
arnotde phorcnera ¢» psooibly Light seficctiens fron ice erysteds
4n tho abs, wwe their cruact caus ot miyure yan aover dotinedts Pet)
Pobsrtesu shi Alsarca oud bona coma.’ kn tho isresuigee son of -
these phunczesa, ba David Te Gejeng (Peofciier of Gevohysics at _
tha Univcrelty.of Cali voraia at: Jos-drsele:) fe Loltarod to hove
boca tho nest knoviccigeable parson 6n this subjent. Ff tho tora
Uijeing cancexvs" hed tecn porvler in 1943 «= 145s 4 1.539 objesws uous
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have boon co Taboicd. It vas intcrosting thst in at least two
eaces revicttod thet tha objest eishtcd was categorized by Robert con :
2 Alvarez eo pootably "Foo Pightcra’, to dato unuzpleined bit nvet
darzeroua; + tary verte not hapez thas.to diczwiss the sightinge by
eciliscs thea vwirau, Tt vas theirs feoliny thet theza phonmisn’ oro
not toyons. ths cezain of present knovladze of physical colenss, beyois., _-
230 POSS Pere er soya eat Fa
[aon ed CBS EEPOE BS $ret wtb nnn eee
Hyves the Pansies orfaton that eeso of the Aix Poreg consisn WS
ver ULF.O,9s festuithostanding Ais Dofonce Command amdoty over fest —
weeer tresks) vas pootabbhy caused by pablic pecesure. The result
tortsz ig thes the Aue Poree has-inszitvted a fino channel for. i,
ah
“ing perorts 6f quaply onypthing enyend 0733 in vhe ely and
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Pils to urducstamd, This hes boson portioularly cncourezad in pops oso oo
doy setdeles on vhirendoetaer cabjects, cuch as apace travel cri
poictzo fiction, Tho re ault 48 tho ries resoipt of lovezrade rope
which vera vo cvetload chirnols of cottunteation with matapial quite 50 2
Arsclevest to hoctilo obj-vets thet might sons day _erposr, Thos Faneh = oo
agrecd gentrally that thio miss cy poemquality reports containing
UMivls, ifiung, ecientific data vao cf no valuos . Gite tho opposite, _ a
4% wac posuibly danzcrouo in having a military corvice foutes public
Consacn in ®nowtermel meandering Uehts™, Tho inplicution boing, |.
girce tha inicsested sacncy wan rilltery, that tloga objscta uote
er nicht ta potentinl direst threats to national vecumity, fArserd=> -
iusly, the nicd for desmhesisotion macy itself eppurent.: Gusautte
ta G pUcoiLle wiichuiensd promroam cro emmreatat bolew
It wan tho epinion of Ds, Robartson that tho "raucer* problea a
had been fouyi to be diffarcat in rature fra’ tho detection ana _-
inveatication of Gorran Vel ard Ve2 Guided niosiles prior to thot
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oporational uce in World Yar If, In this 192291944 antoliigonts
operation (CROSSED), there was oxmollent imtelMecnss era by June
1944 there wae ratewdal crisexeos of the aclotents ef "haravaro”
obtains’ fray crested wehiclot in Sxedens Yate evilene cave the ~~
Givestinating text a besie uron vnich to cnecates The atscate of en
Pherdvare? recubties-fromvacspininnl UsP.0.- sightinga lecds 6 at oe Sd
ofsthe wip) nature to the 2200 probles. The seautta ef thoi invesiie —
ration, to date, ttroncle InMiecste that no evictss of hostile cet
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TA wee Sntesastion Lo nota that nos ef tho ments of Cho
Fancl vora leath is secope thes this otech pight- to viaksed ty cevoe 8 oe
torrestrial intcliigany wines Of sone sort, Gens Cayo What _th-t
nos fini ves any cvidacs thet related ths objects eighted te sycus
Qravclera. Ms, Fonet, is hin prosontation, ab. 3 how ho bed elin-
{rated each of tha keemn-and poooale eazsce or virttingn leaving nin
ci x APA hy o at ter Cy Oa ot, me Xs eran aero 0 Fare Taye agen &
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bostoround ao am econo den’ cogiguwr ard Se chmicsl
officer (Froject Orficar, BUJEECOK for 15 non tho) could not bts
slighted. Rowover, tho Panel could not ‘escort « ary of tho ¢29038 =
sighted by him becauco they ware rav, unovaluated roperte.
Terrestrial oxplon:tiona of the sightings ware suggested in scx
eases and-in othcro tho timo of sighting was co chort aa to causs
suspieion of visual inpressions, It wag noted by Dr. Goudaatt ami
othors that axtraterroutrial crtifects, if thoy Cid exists, aro ko — -
couse for alarny rathor, tiey cro in tho rezin of nvturel poomsnvar Pos
subject to solontifis study, ust as come mya wore at tho tim
of their diccovery 20°25 30 youra 030. Tris was on stiituds ia
vinieh Dy, Robertson did sot const, a3 ho falt thet euch ertiferta
Soe ee
would bo of fmacéinto and crest contern mst only to tho U. 5. tay
to ell countries, (Fething Mio a comion- tarest to unite propis34)
Dr. Pege noted tint rrecsat astronon gai Muewisdsa os the coke eet
pysten rakes the cxtotenee of dncelligent waing? (cs we Imou tho Pp. nd
torn) cleevhere themor the cosra ectecraly wallisch end tha so se
concentration of their attention by any controllicis means configed 00
to any ono cenfiurnt of the eavth cvite propste: mews
nie cage van soneidercad clanifiocnt bewcus. of tho a.collenS ots
dosvuentary evidw nr an tho Yor ef Redrchtens mothea piotcra fites
(about 2600 feerca)e Tho Peasl studied those flirc, the evco history, ;
VCs Jalerpro lea, ed -reseived a t: tefing bo penresentatives of
tho USN Photo Inteswetetation Leboratervy oa their an ciyeds ov his
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film, ‘fhis tea had exotic? (ay MF eves roquest, Gryrestictoly
100) aun-hours of professional and subsprofesaionel tins in tho |
Proparetion of graph plots of LeUvidwnal france of tho fn, shoes
ing apparant ard relativo motion of objects ena weriation in thels
light intensity, It vas the opinion of the P.T.L. representatives
that tha objests pichted vere 29% binds, biltoons ce of4ssram,
wore "not potleations because these was no dll sudaaz wails posait2
throws 63° ¢f aro” art vere, therevore, "aos FS os ti
Dotien ond variation in -lisns Antissdt:
pleyed, Whllo the Pool Merbere wv
enthucicsa, dnfesivey smd axtens ef of
could not eccert tha cesaliciens “reavied. — G25 Of- tha Fiong fxs 08 |.
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OF Cunlich: vitheus*bliakicet thes.
b Although an data vas evallsbls cated 72
polyetlgiia. tehicon in teighs enoli
rntions, 6isc2 end teightsscass_ of tha
censidurod isoncly to tousest bisa, poréiivcecdy occ
tno Fenol wicwed a thest fila shovien hash rotieativar
Gf oorguhls dultetebt can digut.
Go P.I:bs é:. eimies of the objests signoa oo Sete ‘hut,
bluish-wade i in cole. would ba oomestod gu cce.a of
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Objects in the Great Falls case woro bolieved to have
protably buen eirerant, and tha bright Mghto ouch reflestions,
Thoro vas no valid reason for thy attcxopt to relatos tho objests
in tho Travonton sighting to those in the Great Falls sight» ==—=~S
ing. This ray have boon due to micunicrstanding fa their
directive. The objesto in the Groat Falle eifntirz aro
strongly. oucpcoted of being reflostions of aLreratt kasim %0
ave bosn in tho area,
The intensity eherzo in the Trematen Wehts vag t.
fer acsoptance of the P.I.L, hypethests that ths Cpprsu7 --:
motion end chancirg intensity ef_the ligata desie ited axtranaly
high opod 48 BEALL erbitral p.tha.
Apparont lack of cuidansa_of dnvestigniora by thee fastliear -
with U.F.0, reperio ard aeplen-téons.
Aralysle of ligat intcasity of objocte nado fren duplicate
rether than origiv:1 flu, Ths erjginal Mila was pote to
have Graka Ushtor_boekcremd (offooting relusits teéghts233°
ef objezt) end the objects eprcared mash lees brignts
Hathed of otleining data ef Meht intunsity appeared Soult; ;
fo ants hed boon ebiained_co tho. songitavitys of sscochtera
fil» to. ligh 1% Cf various fnvcandtica ueine Pao cer:
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k, Hand "Sitter" froguension (cctatrable fron carly part of
Tresontea fila) vere not renoved frem tho Note of the
Pginzle pasa plote® at the end of the fin.
Thy Panol bolioved strongly that tho cata avatlebss ca ths
pichting vao ourfieioat for ponitive dccat Af2rsthon 4¢ further data
is obtainyd by photegwarbite prlyetLyless "p Sues tolisesa relezecd
neax the aite under cimilas weathes corliticn, enithin? tiie Slight
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Tho Panol “cnoare woro Jo eer
elthough ovidenss of any-Aiea2t 4
wholly lacking, rolatsd dargcva might woll eset rosulting Press
a, Mictdentification of cetval canny artitasta ty dsotenca ot
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be ~Overlending of cessecnty repomtirs channels with Pfalse
inforavtion ("noise to sieral-ratic® enalsap-Racknct) a ~~
Go Sublortivity of publia to ewe hroteria and greater wale
CO PSnAiONe Canty wrpcheleagionl write.
CTA, tho Tarst two of thoze r
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Sogestens ET SA mo bo te
ably yates fh2. AP Gas .Ue fe Se
ee. rd ay eC PPT Da, ee er aot - fn ae gts - _
eeetSitcd fm a renation to thy (Mivie~ eavcer™ ensave, eo UP popotde
oa Pe Spyies . a “
ans ephy dowrcnicd Poperts, 2
tg rcunsd.
derony
ha awmecepliche 4 Wr op ¢2u
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perae a we Lee Gane? ek:
Fn. - eee en “aN yp? ah "v4 Ne TPs ~ se, a
faa pap peencsrd ty ATES choglet qgctumsrade leanideot er ofsiciety
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ayoum: Tone tee tem in ~ otew 1°,
mee. “sc . - fea ge ore ot ae .
pats LAP eshoeed ebissaa an ce stain CwTawiris EST okt GA Lee Alerts
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ae wpe ny wee ot ve
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evarenses ¢P gcuurhc moucure3 sow cuch lecations, On tne other
hen’, Ancva had tesa no sightings in the vicinity of ccusitive
related AD cctablishzznts wile thers vere ereasionajly multiple 2. ._
casos of vaseplainsd aizhtings in nonesivategic crece, Purthermero, - _.
there eppearce to to no Icgtesl relntionship to porvJation scutcro.
Tno Panel could find yd ressysecplanaticn fe> 4cee clustera,
vax noted, hevaver, that if tocrestvsel artifact were to te cootrwed
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pleco CO iseressive Sy ro cucreo ennerac In the’ naris of veric:
odsport, cowtvol tovo> orerstora vould probably protuce livtlo “alue
uble dria related to UFO, tae Novever, it was recognised that _
euch actica would tend to ellay peblic concern da the cudjest untsi
an educational program_red-tekenieffest. It vas beMevel that pros oa ee
curciort of thira carsras was polly the result of rudlic pressure “ee
in duly 1952, With the poos remits of the yowelong Projects
QWIGKLS pregrom of 22-hour instrumentation Ketch {two farsa of —
film showing nothing cistinzutshsblo), a videcssad Frogvan of thy-
wetcbing weald notte expostad-to ylold mzi dis:ct data of wale, 0 2
Trere was conclaccable discussion of a pocolblo “chy patral® by
aratewr anteoncmcs (Iyaek) endl videsanzls ccaccas (ace). Be, Fego
and Do. Rotiewlaen polnted oud that aturenent a considevabla Iynatica:
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fos an ate ty, et te ere NN a8 Malad
1 regen eee
ot wre ot ce
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of tha oky 13 nowve-ard hes been for many yeoresamics curvollianco
every clear night in soveral nooo orl curcta obvarving Programs ad
woll as oxy repping peegraa at tho vericuo locations Listed tolew,
Althosg: tho ettmnticn of thos agtronemcrs 46 Largoly directed
towisd ddortiftcd ratht® than uaidestified obdects, 10 cans of ony
striting maideatificd objest ts-knowa to Dr o Page oc Dr. Wigmore SH oo
an object would most certainly ba reported sf fourd om patrol pistco.
A e529 waa elted wiero en-astronesce refused to fnteorups his
exposura in order to-photograya-ea alicged sighting ine different
pert of the ohys This led Dr. yaek to cay that, if-a program of - a
watching ‘could be an caganst of plarned eatronoaiced pregrenty” Mtths.— -—----
bone vents BS sivolves and thas tho _tosined astroreticel pereonnod _
michs pastearaps a sighting. ot ca mnidsntificd objets >
ouasles oP Bose of thaas progran? end thelr dizecters are --- ae
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a, Tarverd Univoretty, C:: sesiégo ad Hey Mico (acteor patrol) =
t. Yorkea Ovserratory, University of Chiesco and Fert Dovdo, Taras |
feoveral procranz)=Holnel (suo otac)y Futper: (asteroids) s——--—-—>
Mergia (wide engie camera).
c, Unixassisy of Alaska, faisranis- (ayrorad) ssi v0 oo
_ hg . eere .
+ Oncervatrry, OLbat (noteora)— iin
4. Denfaton
a. Feller Ghesrratevy, Calirornie (ster mrp). -Hinkouskt
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t vas agresd by tho Panel that no governmont-upontored progrea
Of enstical nitioneuide eky patvol fo vorthundls at the prosent time, -
aml that ths encouragcnsct of emstour extronomure to unsortake gutch
@ procrin cigat hive tho adverse offist of overecmphcoising "flying = |
peuces? stestcos in the reblic nind. Rowsver, the tems of redar'scops
enzsran for recosding pomlier redar cshoc? would ocrv9 Goverol pure
porn, Iecinding tho bottor underetancing of radar intorferemo as. _.
woll ap identifiertion of U.r.0.°6.
RAMVIROW SLOT MITEL TTP REDE
4a charesteriotic problaa ef rader operation wherein the pulog
etary) (of appectirateiy tho came freptoncy) froa station A my ba. -
piske up oa the -ssregn of st.tion B ard choy ev e highsapocd trek
es sceivs of dot? iis Pocorited to have prembly-causcd-a nase of
U.F.O; reports. ‘hia problca ime undcvlixel by inferzation reelvcdi-- -— =
§roicating ADS conswa Su colving this problan ef sigtsl ide fection =~
bofcrs eatvice usa_of very bighespeca adrcsalt om govided niesiles ~~
(295822956), DF. Psvimar oolievca that or ansver to this predles
wap tho ucs of a Sesnpler flicr? in the reoaiving clrovit. Dr. Alvaro:
sugvectel that the prodlea right bo batter solved ty the use of a
Neoutrolicd jittcs” waerein the opacator receiving Mosry Laat tracks
few thy order cf 100Cr 10,000 mapvhe) would operetve e ehrait which
woud alter -aliensie his atatioals pulss Scquency mete, If tae olecal
rotoived en the coreca hed tern cau et by uur dncesferenes with
eveshe ctattor. tie track would now cues dtself as e Alfforent dietiary |
een HR NOUR cake tthe ge ica ge te ae
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fra: tig eniits of tre ceveiny 10 1t ot4ll sppcarod ct ell, De. Aivevoz == — >
Laas gach eel rte) sslovdea wat oineler end canid eoct mish lees than
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Sito puted coves vores osmntacds ef2 6% Polersr Mountain, Colifernta,
foe k
Ome 2 AG, thon Gombe rar ecraecsts woul “off coals ver a fo. occondat,
wpRveviiy vats o SY? of Pipire-onusers wag ooucmved wicowulys ard “wo, a
gucieu of cycarvevtleny by the °Lca Alans Bod Watehory Assestatien’® Seca
Sate nee
fugust 1359 to Janucry 1951, vata cemulc rey coireidircs countess bohoved ©
quecely. Civeutt diosnsarns end resexds vuoroe avadladic fev tho lnettao, and oo -
weioubteduy dus to inttimmoental efforts that vould hive tosa estogesace.
a0 Buon bh, tse Gapethensed oecr vase.
The orwiuecton that radlescvive orfcets wero ooreulated with ©. : ee
Vridonlifdcd Line ob picets im thoae two cauco van, thirsYote, rescin. eT
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Tang Gio4ning ei wecldiresily ia prepsr sieogriticon of umuclly
phiacte rtd objeso> fe 20, tev +, adrara® volleatiens) na uoll cs
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