Note: King and O'Keefe were on different ends on the origin of tektites. King favoring the earth-impact theory and O'Keefe, the champion for the lunar origin.
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APPOINTMENT OF SCIENTIST AS ASTRONAUT Confidential Reference Report
Name of Respondent: Elbert King Name of Applicant: O'Keefe, John A Respondent's Title: Staff Scientist Applicant Field: Astronomy Respondent Field: Geology
To the Respondent: This report will be sued for the guidance of the reviewing boards, which will be appointed by NAS-NRC, and will be hold in strict confidence. The applicant named above has applied for appoint as a Scientist as Astronaut. Applicants are all at the Ph. D or equivalent level in experience, and your judgment should indicate the applicant's standing In that population. To assist you in developing an evaluation of the applicant, the reverse side of this form calls for detailed ratings and should be completed first.
My Comments should be regarded in light of my contact with O'Keefe which has been in Lunar and geosciences only. Geoscience is not O'Keefe's strong field. He is extremely fair in his personal relations and professional relations with others, but sometimes is biased in controversial scientific questions. I am certain that he would perform with dedication any task that was assigned to him as a member of a space flight team. I think that he would be most valuable as an astronomical observer in Earth orbit or under possible lunar base conditions. His qualifications as an astronomical observer should be confirmed by the opinions of others astronomers. He has an outstanding command of the entire field of space science.
Summary Evaluation: Everything considered, what is your opinion of the candidate's all-around qualifications for the particular responsibilities of an Astronaut?
Box choices are "BELOW AVERAGE", "AVERAGE", "SOMEWHAT ABOVE AVERAGE", "GOOD", "UNUSUAL", "OUTSTANDING" and "TRUELY EXCEPTIONAL"
Dr. King has checked "UNUSUAL".
(signed) Elbert King Date: November 29, 1966
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