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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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b •. That. vigorou:::; effort should be ma.do to declassify as many
of tho reports as possible.
c. That some inc::t:•oaGe in the ATIC section devoted to U.F.O.
analysis was indicated.
This meeting was adjou~ned at 1700~
F'RIDAY MORNING4 -
The fifth session of the Panel convened at 0900 with the same
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personnel present as enumerated for Thursday (with the exception
From 0900 - 1000 there was general discussion and study ·of
---·.reference material. Also, read a prepared paper rr.aking
certain observations and conclusions. At 1000 ge1.V8 a
briefing on his fifteen months experience in Washington as Project
Officer for U.F.0.'s and his personal co~clusions. There was
considerable discussion of individual case histories of sightings
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to which he referred. Following ,. _ presentation, a
-number of additional case histories were examined and.discussed
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with Messrs. Ruppelt, and'----··-- The meeting adjourned
at 1200 for luncheon.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
This session .opened at 1400 .. Besides Panel members and CIA
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personnel, Dr._ was present. Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, as Panel
Member, was present at this meeting for the first time.· Progress
·or the meetings was reviewed by the Panel Chairman and tentative
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