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

> The White House panel's report, which judged the signal probably not nuclear from the mismatch between the two bhangmeters; the official verdict the…

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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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## Where it was made

[The White House, Washington DC](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CW4WS3C6TD5/the-white-house-washington-dc) · Government office

## Sources 1

- [Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CW4WK021RSG/ad-hoc-panel-report-on-the-september-22-event)_SRC_

## Cite it

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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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