National Bureau of Standards
Agency / Organization· 2 declassified document(s)
Also: National Bureau of Standards · NBS
A federal agency (now NIST) responsible for promoting industrial innovation and maintaining measurement standards. The NBS was occasionally tasked by the USAF and the Condon Committee to conduct metallurgical and physical analyses of alleged UFO physical evidence, such as the magnesium fragments from the Maury Island incident.
Provided scientific and metallurgical analysis of alleged UFO physical evidence for the US government.