Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955

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.

Mrs. Priscilla Alden Draffone

Brook Road

P. O. Box 164

Manomet, Massachusetts

Dear Mrs. Draffone:

Thank you for your letter of 21 March 1955 in which you describe your observation of several unidentified aerial phenomena.

For the past several years the Air Force has had a major active program in this area and all contributions such as yours, on a voluntary basis are appreciated. The information you submitted has been turned over to our analysts for further evaluation.

For your convenience I am attaching a copy of the "U. S. Air Force Summary of Events and Information Concerning the Unidentified Flying Object Program", which compiles the latest facts established by the Air Force in its program in this area.

Sincerely,

JOSHPE A. BLOOMER

Lt Colonel, USAF

Directorate of Intelligence

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UPOB Summary