UFO Article (Blog): “The former Department of Supply, Dr Michael J Duggin, and ANZAAS”

By Keith Basterfield, 9 September 2017

(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,

New South Wales, Australia)

Quote from the article:

“Background

I have previously written a number of times about the former Australian Department of Supply and files which it held on UAP; and the 1971 ANZAAS UAP symposium.

We know from examining previous government files, that there was discussion within the Department of Defence, in May to July 1971, about the RAAF handing over investigation of UAP to the Department of Supply, or at least the Department of Supply taking a look at a limited number of cases per year from a scientific perspective. (For example NAA files series A703 control symbol 554/1/1/30 Part 2, p.164.) What we have never found out is, what area within the Department of Supply had expressed this interest? Does a December 1971 internal Department of Supply memo give us a clue?

Sydney researcher Bill Chalker, included images of an internal Department of Supply memo, on his blog, which was of great interest to me.

In view of this interest, I have transcribed the text of the memo below. I will then provide some comments about the contents, and the broader context.

The memo

This is an internal memorandum to Mr T F C Lawrence, Deputy Secretary, Research and Engineering, Department of Supply, from  C N Gerrard, Radar and Electronic Tracking Group, dated 2 December 1971. The subject was ‘Regarding recent symposium on UFOs.’

3. The general feeling of those present was that there is a residue of sighting reports which indicate that some strange phenomenon exists; and that this warrants scientific investigation.”

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-former-department-of-supply-dr.html

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UFO Article (Blog): “Dr Michael J Duggin’s 1971 symposium paper”

By Keith Basterfield, 1 September 2017

(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,

New South Wales, Australia)

Quote from the article:

“Further to my earlier blog posts about Dr Michael J Duggin’s contribution to Australian UAP research, I have now located a summary of a 1971 talk he gave.

ANZAAS

On 30 October 1971, the South Australian Division of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, held a one day symposium in Adelaide, South Australia, titled ‘The Unidentified Flying Object Problem.’

Courtesy of Peter Horne, of Adelaide, I now have a copy of the ‘Condensed Papers’ from the Symposium.

Dr Duggin presented a paper titled ‘The Analysis of UFO Reports.’ The ‘Condensed Papers’ only contain a summary of the talk, which I present below.”

Dr. Michael J. Duggin, an Australian scientist, was a member of the original ‘invisible college’ that studied UFOs and a senior scientist with the U.S. Air Force Research Labs at Kirtland Air Force Base.

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2017/09/dr-michael-j-duggins-1971-symposium.html

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Dr. Michael J. Duggin, Australian Scientist

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UFO Article (Blog): “Dr Michael J Duggin and Jacques Vallee”

By Keith Basterfield, 26 August 2017

(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,

New South Wales, Australia)

Quote from the article:

“Duggin writes to Vallee

In a blog post dated 4 January 2017, I reported on the passing on, of Australian Dr Michael J Duggin. Between at least 1966 and 1973, Duggin took an active interest in UAP. Inter alia, I reported upon a meeting between Duggin and Jacques Vallee in the US, in 1966.

Recently, I was fortunate enough to come across copies of a letter from Dr Duggin to Jacques Vallee, in the digital collection of US researcher Dr. Michael Swords. There was also a copy of a response letter to Duggin from one William T Powers, an associate of both Jacques Vallee, and Dr J Allen Hynek. I will image the letters below, and provide a typed copy of their contents.”

Dr. Michael J. Duggin, an Australian scientist, was a member of the original ‘invisible college’ that studied UFOs and a senior scientist with the U.S. Air Force Research Labs at Kirtland Air Force Base.

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com/2017/08/dr-michael-j-duggin-and-jacques-vallee.html

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Dr. Michael J. Duggin, Australian Scientist

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UFO Article (Blog): “The Australian scientist who was a potent part of the UFO ‘Invisible College’ - Dr. Michael Duggin (1937-2016) - a tribute”

By Bill Chalker, 30 January 2017

(The OZ Files, Sydney, Australia)

Quote from the article:

“Dr. Michael Duggin (1937 – 2016)

Australian scientist, member of the original ‘invisible college’ study of UFOs, a senior scientist with the US Air Force Research Labs at Kirtland Air Force Base.”

http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-australian-scientist-who-was-potent.html

Dr. Michael J. Duggin, Australian Scientist
(U.S. Air Force/theozfiles.blogspot.com photo)