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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16 February 1953
ME:-iORA.NDUH FOR: .-
FROM •·•
SUBJECT : Report of Mectines of tho.
; • ~ Scientific Advisory t'an~l on
~nidentified J:s"Plying Objects, January 14 - 18, 1953
PURPosg
The purpose of this momorandu.m is to ,.Present:
a. A brief hi.story of the meetings of tho , Advisory Panel
On Unidentified Flying Objects (Part I),
'b. An unofficial supplement to the official Panel Report:
. aetting forth cor..m.ents and suggestions of the Panel
Members which they believed were inappropriate for inclusion
in the forme.l report (Part II).
PART I: HISTORY OF MEI~INGS
GENERAL ..
After co11sideration of the subject of "unidentified flying
objects" at the 4 December meeting of the
the following action was agreed:
"The ·will:
a. Enlist the services of selected scientists to
review and appraise the available evidance in the
light of pertinent scientific theories ..•. "
FoJ.lo-wi~1g the delegation of this action to the: •
,and ?reliminary investigation,
NW 90306"
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