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This 1954 to 1955 file of U.S. Air Force Directorate of Intelligence correspondence gathers letters and memos about the Unidentified Flying Object Program. In one memo, the Air Force says an object that fell at Sylacauga, Alabama was identified as a meteorite at the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Donald Keyhoe questions the Office of Naval Research about the Navy's analysis of the Tremonton film, and the Navy says data are insufficient and it sees no danger. Most of the replies to the public enclose the Air Force UFO summary.
From the source:Release of 2026-07-10 Incident: 1955, Various. This file contains correspondence relating to Project Blue Book, a 1952-1969 U.S. Air Force program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFO). The correspondence includes letters and memoranda sent between various departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, the Legislative Branch, and private citizens concerning UFO sightings and the research and findings of Project Blue Book.
# STATUS AND INFORMATION SUMMARY PROJECT BLUE BOOK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1 JULY 1954 - 30 JUNE 1955 ## A. REPORTS 1. During the reporting period specified, Project Blue Book has received a total of 430 UFO reports, processed in accordance with AFR 200-2 through appropriate military channels. Of this total, 325 or 76% of the reports were submitted by civilian observers, while 105 or 24% were sightings made by military personnel. ## B. STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN 1. Monthly Receipts July 54-50 Jan 55-33 Aug 54-38 Feb 55-27 Sep 54-44 Mar 55-34 Oct 54-41 Apr 55-33 Nov 54-40 May 55-42 Dec 54-28/241 Jun 55-20/189 Day Sightings -130 or 30% Night Sightings -300 or 70% ## 2. Evaluations Accomplished 1 July 54 thru 31 Dec 54 1 Jan 55 thru 20 Jun 55 Balloons -40 17% Balloons -52 28% Astronomical -57 23% Astronomical -39 21% Aircraft -76 31% Aircraft -44 22% Other(Reflec) -30 12% Other(Reflec) -36 20% Insuff Data -23 10% Insuff Data -12 6% Unknown -15 7% Unknown -6 3% 241 100% 189 100% The cooperative UFO Program between ATIC and the 4602d AISS (ADC) as established by AFR 200-2, dated 12 August 1954, reached its full effectiveness during this period. A series of conferences between ATIC Project Blue Book personnel and personnel of the 4602d AISS produced an evaluation guide and standard operating procedures.
Case file, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 220 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.