Section F · Experiencers · abductees, contactees and entity witnesses · 1947–
Herbert Schirmer
Police officer in Ashland, Nebraska · Case 42 of the Condon Committee report (University of Colorado, 1968)
Biography
He is one of the few experiencers whose account was examined by a university study funded by the Air Force: the Condon Committee took him on as Case 42 and subjected him to psychological evaluation and a hypnosis session in Boulder. The report itself —whose overall conclusion was negative for the phenomenon— did not resolve him as a hoaxer, but recorded that the witness appeared to believe what he was saying. The professional cost was real: Schirmer resigned as Ashland's police chief in 1969 under the pressure of the case. His later account, expanded through successive hypnosis sessions, is considerably more elaborate than the original report.
Why they're here · 2 pieces
- 1967
Duty report from the early hours of 3 December
Contemporaneous record, predating any hypnosis
- 1968
Case 42 · Condon Committee report
Psychological evaluation and hypnosis session at the University of Colorado
Sources
- Edward U. Condon (dir.), 'Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects' (1968) · Case 42 — USAF-funded university study; overall negative conclusion.
- Ashland Police Department, Nebraska (1967) — Duty report and the officer's later resignation.
Form they described (1)
Associated cases (1)
Biography summarized from public sources, classified by section (A-F).