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Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955

U.S. Department of War · 1955 · 220 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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.

  • p. 73 # GLENN REYNOLDS # PECOS, TEXAS March 11, 1955 Department of Unidentified Flying Objects Air Force Intelligence Headquarters…
  • p. 92 …Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, ATTN: AFOIN, Washington 25, D.C. Forwarded. FOR THE COMMANDER: Donald…
  • p. 107 …Maddocks ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION DATE COORDINATION Headquarters, USAF FILE INFORMATION 3 X NECESSARY ACTION NOTE AND…
  • p. 114 # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 6 May…
  • p. 161 # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 1 September…
  • p. 197 …Twenty-five copies of this declassified document, which this Headquarters now has, will be withheld from…
  • p. 200 # DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 13 September…
  • p. 202 …This Headquarters has no record of the previous letter referred to, presumably delivered to your office…
  • p. 212 …Harlow, 5816A Headquarters, Caribbean Air Command APO 825, New Orleans, Louisiana Dear Colonel Harlow: The information…

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B/Ltr fr Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, dtd 26 Jan 55, Subj Falling Object - Sardia Lake

AWSPL

HQ AIR WEATHER SERVICE, MATS, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington 25, D

TO: Commander, Military Air Transport Service, United States Air Force, ATTN: Intelligence Division, Washington 25, D. C.

2. It is requested that the instrument be sent to the following address:

1. The object described in Paragraph 1 of the basic letter is an atmospheric detecting device used by the USAF Air Weather Service in making upper air soundings.

Sacramento Air Materiel Area McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento, California ATTN: Radiosonde Rehabilitation

3. Your assistance in the recovery of this instrument is greatly

appreciated.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

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