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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.

  • p. 24 …The fine endorsement of his work by the National Academy of Sciences confirms that Condon has…
  • p. 25 …Thank you very much for sending me the Condon Report and the National Academy of Sciences…
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AFDAS SSgt Ehrlich/74835
Request for Project Bluebook Roporta
20 reb 68
Mr. Don Berliner
. National Investigations Committee
on Aerial Phenomena
1536 Connecticut Avenue
Washington, DC 200)6
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