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The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel report on the September 22 event (Ruina panel)

Document20 pagesPublic domainDated 23 May 1980; declassified in part
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The White House panel's report, which judged the signal probably not nuclear from the mismatch between the two bhangmeters; the official verdict the later re-analyses argue against.

Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1980. Public domain

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ScanOffice of Science and Technology Policy · nsarchive2.gwu.edu · 1980-05-23 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event1 step from the original
PictureOffice of Science and Technology Policy · nsarchive2.gwu.edu · Public domain (US government work)1 step from the original

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PhiladelphiaBaltimorePittsburghColumbusRichmondHarrisburgFredericksburg1The White House200 kmNew YorkPhiladelphiaPittsburghVirginia Beach1200 km
The White House, Washington DC · Government office

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel report on the September 22 event (Ruina panel) [Artifact ART0CW4XDBT7TZF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CW4XDBT7TZF
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