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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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the evidence available and requested consido~ation of specific
. reports and letters be taken by pertain individuals present (Tab B).
For example, case histories involving radar or radar and visual
:• sightings were solected for Dr. - ~-=- -::..Jwhile reports of Groen
Fireball phenomena, nocturnal lights, and suggested programs of
investigation were routed to Dr. -Page. Following these remarks,
the motion pictures of the sightings at Tremonton, Utah (2 ' July 1952).
and Great Falls, Montana (1.5 August 19.50) were shown. The meet,ing
adjourned at-1200.
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The second meeting of tho Panel opened at 1400. Lt. __-_
--- ~ .-USN, and Mr. ______of the USN Photo Interpretation
Laboratory, Anacostia, presented the results of their analyses of
the films mentioned above. This analysis evoked considerable
discussion as elaborated upon below. Besides Panel members and
CIA. personnel, Capt. E. J. Ruppelt, ·Dr .. ~.;;..-::.:.::::::.::...-.:..~:;:;...r.:::i.-..:-:a.-,--~____·_·-_ ..
(2-a-2), and Dr.'"'"·-----..~-~---
were present.
Following the Photo Interpretation Lab presentation,
Mr. E. J. Ruppelt spoke for about·4o minutes on ATIC methods or
handling and evaluating reports or sightings and their efforts to
improve the quality of reports. The meeting was adjourned at 1715.
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