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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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conclusions reached. A general discussi.on followed and ten~ative
recommendations considered. It was agreed that the Chairman should
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draft a report of the Panel to that evening for review by the
Panel the next morning. Tho mootin~ adjourned at 1715.
SATURDAY MOilliING
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At 094.5 the Chairman opened the seventh session and subznitted
a rough draft of the Panel Report to the members. This draft had
been reviewed and approved earlier by Dr. Berkner. The next two
and one-half hours were consumed in discussion and revision of the
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draft,, At 1100 the• ... joined the meeting and reported that he
had shown and discussed a copy of the initial rough draft to
tho Director of Intelligence, USAF, whose reaction was favorable At;I!,
1200 the meeting was adjourned.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
At 1400 the eighth and final meeting of the Panel was opened.
Discussion and rewording of certain sentences of the Report occupied_
the first hours. (A copy of the final report is appended as Tab C.)
This was followed by a review of work accomplished by the P.anel
and restatement of inqividual Panel Member's opinions and suggestions
on details that were felt inappropriate for inclusion in the formal
report. It was agreed that the writer vould incorporate these
conunents in an internal report to the The material below
represents this information.
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