# Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event > Office of Science and Technology Policy (panel chaired by Jack Ruina), 1980. 13 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The official non-nuclear… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CW4WK021RSG/ad-hoc-panel-report-on-the-september-22-event Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[1979 Vela incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident)Office of Science and Technology Policy (panel chaired by Jack Ruina) 1980 **0** # Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event Office of Science and Technology Policy (panel chaired by Jack Ruina), 1980. _National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, Document 9_. The White House panel's final report of 23 May 1980 (members included Richard Garwin, Luis Alvarez and Wolfgang Panofsky). Based on the discrepancy between the two bhangmeters, it judged that the signal was probably not from a nuclear explosion and considered light reflected from debris knocked off the satellite by a meteoroid a reasonable alternative. **1979 Vela incident** ReportCopy of **[Vela 6911 bhangmeter records of Alert 747 (YCA and YVA traces)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/artifacts/ART0CW4XAE2734B/vela-6911-bhangmeter-records-of-alert-747-yca-and-yva-traces)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The official non-nuclear assessment. ## The document 20 pages [Pages]Page 1 of 20 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p9)9][![Page 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p10)10][![Page 11](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p11)11][![Page 12](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p12)12] ![Page 1 of Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322/p1) The first 12 pages are shown; the rest are in the file. Pages from the file we keep. ## Cited by on this site 13 records [A malfunction or unexplained false signal of an aged satellite, unrelated to any explosion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/answers/ANS0CW4X2C84Q4H/a-malfunction-or-unexplained-false-signal-of-an-aged) Answer ANS [A small meteoroid struck the satellite and sunlight reflected from the ejected debris into the bhangmeters.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/answers/ANS0CW4X0XC3N6F/a-small-meteoroid-struck-the-satellite-and-sunlight) Answer ANS [The signal had another source, natural or man-made, and its timing is coincidental.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/answers/ANS0CW4X4JJ2KT7/the-signal-had-another-source-natural-or-man-made-and-its) Answer ANS [The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel report on the September 22 event (Ruina panel)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/artifacts/ART0CW4XDBT7TZF/the-ostp-ad-hoc-panel-report-on-the-september-22-event-ruina) ART [The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel report on the September 22 event (Ruina panel): scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/copies/CPY0CW4XDKM25PT/the-ostp-ad-hoc-panel-report-on-the-september-22-event-ruina) CPY [Vela 6911 bhangmeter records of Alert 747 (YCA and YVA traces): document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/copies/CPY0CW4XANW6R9N/vela-6911-bhangmeter-records-of-alert-747-yca-and-yva-traces) CPY [The bhangmeters disagreed in part of the second pulse, which the panel had not seen in earlier tests.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X1562SC0/the-bhangmeters-disagreed-in-part-of-the-second-pulse-which) Evidence EVD [The panel called the debris explanation reasonable but did not claim it was correct.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/evidence/EVD0CW4X1D073DE/the-panel-called-the-debris-explanation-reasonable-but-did) Evidence EVD [The OSTP Ad Hoc Panel reports the signal was probably not nuclear](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/events/EVT0CW4WV9P2HM1/the-ostp-ad-hoc-panel-reports-the-signal-was-probably-not) EVT [Jack Ruina](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/people/FIG0CW4WQ4W4PFG/jack-ruina) FIG [The 1979 Vela incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident) The mystery article MYS [OSTP Ad Hoc Panel on the September 22 Event](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/organisations/ORG0CW4WSB6636W/ostp-ad-hoc-panel-on-the-september-22-event) ORG [Was the signal of 22 September 1979 a nuclear explosion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/questions/QST0CW4WXZM2TV0/was-the-signal-of-22-september-1979-a-nuclear-explosion) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Office of Science and Technology Policy (panel chaired by Jack Ruina) (1980). Ad Hoc Panel Report on the September 22 Event. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, Document 9. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/09.pdf ``` [Read it free at nsarchive2.gwu.edu](https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/09.pdf)[Download PDF · 1.3 MB](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/2c25bfa96f15f37c0a36e171590f7a046c770de7223bb9dc9f0e1d8d1d252322) Anyone can read it here; members can download it. Key **SRC** 0CW4WK021RSG Kind Report Rights public-domain Kept 26 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CW4WK021RSG/ad-hoc-panel-report-on-the-september-22-event/csl.json)