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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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USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY roARD
AD HOC COMMI'l'rEE TO
REVlEW PROJECT BIDE BOOK
Roam 5D-1014, the Pentagon
1400, 19 April 1966
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MEETING STATISTICS
I.
1400 Purpose of Meeting Lt Colonel Steiner, SAB
1410 Discussion .Al.l attendees
1630 Adjourn
II. .... ..........ose and Place: To discuss how best to implement the recommenda
tions made by the SAB Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book~
The discussion was held in Room 5D-1014, the Pentagon.
III. Those Present and ose Thereof:
Name Affiliation
Dr. Brian O'Brien Chairman Consultant
Dr. Jesse Orla.nsky Member IDA
Col Robert Burger SAB Secretary AFBSA
ol Robert Hippler Participant AFRSTA
Mrs. Sara Hunt Participant SAFOI
L/Col Harold A. Steiner SAB Secretary Hq USAF (AFRSA)
Reviewed - Report of the SAB Ad Hoc Conmiittee to Review Project Blue
Book, March 1966.I
V. Verbatim Record: (see attached)
VI. Certification:
These meeting statistics are certified as being true and correct.
IV. ••
reviewed
HAROLD A. STEINER, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Assistant Secretary Record, dated 20 Apr 66
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
NW 90306.
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