Office of Naval Research
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Also: Office of Naval Research · ONR
An organization within the Department of the Navy that coordinates scientific research. In the early 1950s, ONR's Skyhook balloons were frequently mistaken for UFOs, and the office occasionally consulted on the scientific feasibility of advanced propulsion concepts.
Navy research office whose high-altitude balloons were responsible for numerous early UFO sightings.