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Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, 1966-1967

U.S. Department of War · 1967-04-17 · 85 pages · text from the file's own layer

This U.S. Air Force file gathers records of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book, dated 1965 to 1969. It holds Major General LeBailly's 1965 request for a review, meeting records from Wright-Patterson AFB, and Secretary Harold Brown's approval of a university scientific study. There are also 1969 letters praising the Condon Report, a 1968 NICAP request for records, a 1967 attendee list for a meeting with Dr. James McDonald, and a copy of the 1953 Robertson Panel report.

From the source: Release of 2026-07-10 Incident: 4/17/67, Various. This file documents the 1966-1967 deliberations and recommendations of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book. Project Blue Book was a 1952-1969 USAF program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFO). The Committee recommended that the USAF contract a scientific team composed of university-affiliated representatives to investigate selected UFO sightings. The USAF subsequently adopted the Committee’s recommendation.

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';MT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR STAFF ' •MARY SHEET
ACTION s tGNA T UFUi (Surname and Grade) TO ACTION SIGNATURE (Surname and Grede)
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SURNAME OF ACTION OFFICER ANO GRAOlt SYMBOL PHONE TYPIST'S INIT, SUSPENSE DATE
Lt Colonel Steiner AFBSA 78845 mjm
SUBJECT OATS:
SAB Ad Hoc Committee Report 30 March 1966
SUMMA"'Y
1. Attached for your signature 1s a letter transmitting to General LeBailly the
Special Report of the SAB Ad Hoc COIEittee to Review Project Blue Book.
2. The Comittee was formed and the report is being submitted in response to
General LeBailly's memorandum to you on 28 September 1965 (Atch 2) requesting
that the SAB review Air Force Project Blue Book. The objective of this
investigation was to determine if and how the Air Force could improve its
program for investigating UFO's. The Carmittee concluded that the program
can be improved by conducting a more thorough scientific investigation of
questionabJ.e sightings, and recommended a method for doing this.
3. Recommended distribution 1s:
SAFOI
AFRDC
Coanittee Members
Commander, FTD
AFSC DCS/Foreign Technology
SAB Secretariat
Chairman, SAB
Number of
25
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5
2
2
1
4. After your signature and approval of the recommended distribution, we will
opriate action to forward the copies ot the report.
ROBERT J. BURGER, Colonel, USAF
Secretary
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
2 Atch
1. Ltr of Transmittal
2. SAFOI Memo, 28 Sep 65
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AFHQ JA RR~2 50 PREVIOUS EDIT! ONS OF THI s FORM ARE OBSOLETE.
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