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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.
---- •• r , THURSDAY MORNING The third an<l fourth ro.oetings of the Panel were held Thursday, 15 January, commencing at 0900 with a two-hour break for luncheon •... .,_____ . Bosides Panel members and CIA personnel, Mr. Ruppo1 t and Dr•~ were present for both s~ssions. In the morninz, Mr. Ruppclt con- tinuod his briefing on ATIC collection and analysis procedu.res. was described by Dr .. A.number of case histories were dis- --:-- . cussed in detail and a motion picture film of seagulls was shown. A two hour break for lunch was taken at 1200. THURSDAY AFI'.ERN00N 1 At 1400 hours •________-.gave a 40-minute briefing of Project 'IWINKLE, the investigatory project conducted by the Air Forco Meteorological Research Center at CaDibridg~, Mass. In this briefing he pointed out the many problems of setting up and manning 24-hour instrumentation watches of patrol cameras searching for sightings of U.F.O. 's. At 1615 \joined the meeting with ~-----------~--····-··---, ' \:.~~-----· _I expressed his support of the Panel's efforts and stated three personal opinions: . a. That greater use of Air Force intelligence officers in the field (for follow~up investigation) ap?eared desirable. but that they required thorough briefing. - 4 - NW 90306" Docld:34714841 Page 52 \.
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