UFO

Piedmont Missouri UFO Study

Dr. Harley Rutledge conducted a seven-year scientific field study of ongoing UFO activity in the Missouri Ozarks, documenting over 150 sightings with his research team.

February 21, 1973

Piedmont, Missouri, USA

500+ witnesses

Project Identification

From 1973-1980, physicist Dr. Harley Rutledge conducted one of the only scientific field studies of ongoing UFO activity near Piedmont, Missouri.

The Scientist

Dr. Harley Rutledge:

Physics professor
Southeast Missouri State
Initially skeptical
Became convinced

The Study

Seven years of:

Field observations
Scientific equipment
Team documentation
Over 150 sightings recorded

Key Finding

Objects appeared:

Responsive to observers
Intelligently controlled
Anomalous behavior
Genuine phenomena

The Book

“Project Identification”:

Published 1981
Detailed methodology
Scientific approach
Still referenced

Significance

One of the only long-term scientific field studies of UFO activity by a credentialed physicist.

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