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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.
“Cooper”3 pages
SSlflED an Advisory Panel of selected scientists was assembled. In ·cooperation with the Air Technical Intelligence Center, case histori€s of reported sightings and related material were .. made available .for their study and consideration .. Present at the initial meeting_(09;0 Wednesday, 14 January) .. were: Dr. H.P. Robertson, Dr. } Dr. Thornton Page, Dr. Samuel A. Goudsmit, • '-· . , and the writer. Panel Member, Dr. Lloyd V. Berk ner, was absent until.Friday afternoon. Messrs. ;were present throughout the sessions to familiarize themselves with the subject, repr~sent the substantive interest-of their Divisions, and assist in administrative support of the meetings. (A list of personnel concerned with the meetings is given in Tab A. WEDNESDAY MORNING The ~· • opened the meeting, reviewing CIA interest in the • subject and action taken. This review included the mentiOll of the~ ·; Study Group of August 1952 : culminating in the briefing of the...... the ATIC November 21 briefing, 4 December , consideration, visit to ATIC ~ Robertson and I anc1·• concern over potential dangers to national security indirectly related to these sightings. Mr. enumerated these potential dangers. Following this introductior., Dr. turned the meeting ' over·to - 2 - UNC SSIFIE□NW 90306" Doclrl:34714841 Page 50
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