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

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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February 28, 1969
Lt. Colonel Harold A. Steiner
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Washington, D. C. 20330
Dear Colonel Steiner:
Thank you very much for sending me the Condon Report
and the National Academy of Sciences review of the
report. I have not yet had time to read the com
plete report but have glanced through it, and it
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certainly seems comprehensive® I1he National Academy
review certainly gives it good credibility and
ought to take care of any serious critici.sm.
Cordially yours,
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