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DOE-UAP-D002, James Tuck Correspondence, 1970s

Personal correspondence to and from James Tuck, a Los Alamos National Laboratory-affiliated physicist, regarding his interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena circa 1970s.

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James Tuck expressed interest in large atmospheric vortices as reported in the book 'Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects' by Dr. Edward U. Condon.

We are intenated in the large abnospheric vortices 1mich are produced as reported in the bCJOk ' 1 3cientif1c Study of Unidentified l'lyitlg a,jects'' by Dr. Edward U. Coadon.

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James J. McCampbell's chapter 'FLIGHT AND PROPULSION' strengthens the conviction that Einstein was on scent like a bloodhound when he persisted in trying to lock in on a unified field theory.

His cr.a!)ter FLIGi:fii .Al/D PROPULSION stren g ·tt,ens ,. y conviction thc..t Einstein, •hi1.e seelilin g l y stra y ing 1·ro11 the main current of p hy sical re, earch in his later ;1ears, was on sc(:nt lIBe a bloodhound when he pe r$isted in tryin� to lock in on a unified field theo cy.

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James Tuck requested details for a simulated atomic-bomb fireball demonstration recipe from Fort Belvoir.

Tuck wrote to the U.S. Army Engineering School at Fort Belvoir asking for the recipe used for simulated atomic-bomb fireball demonstrations.

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Tuck tied his request to large atmospheric vortices discussed in the Condon Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects.

Tuck wrote that he was interested in large atmospheric vortices reported in the Condon book Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects.

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Tuck correspondence enclosed comments by UFOLOGY author James J. McCampbell on flight and propulsion.

The correspondence referenced enclosed comments by James J. McCampbell in UFOLOGY, including the chapter Flight and Propulsion.

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November 28

Correspondence mentioning interest in atmospheric vortices

1976

Publication of UFOLOGY by James J. McCampbell

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Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects by Dr. Edward U. Condon
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UFOLOGY, 1976 by James J. McCampbell
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call number 629.13 3 8 Ul25u

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