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From the source: Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: 1971, Australia. Dated to 1971, an Australian review of the USAF Project Blue Book. This document was released by the National Archives of Australia.
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~- The su111me r {if 1952 sa"' & more thaa twenty-fold rise in
the normal r1,1.te of reporhng and inclu~ed I-he two cxtensi ve Jul!·
eigbtings invdviog lia.shington D.C. This marked increase in !'!ightin~:s
bad diverae efl'ect:,. A cu•npunent. of USAF intcl..1..igence considertJd
th1.t UPO 's W&l'e intcrpl1\11eia!"y spo.cClships \lhich vore about to make
closer ec,utnct, To prepare the public for this po:isibili ty1 41
previously cl~ssified reports vere re}Pasei for publication bet~eeo.
AugtJ.st 19~ 2 rnd February 1953. These reports contradicted the
ear lie?' offic io.1 USAF policy of di511li5siog the reporb as mi5-
identification:, etc. On the other hand, the CIA regarded tho su~mPr
UFO activity as a throat to national security mainly because the
resulting crowdeo communications and defence forcee involvement
lessened. the lfvel of national a.lertmi:ss r:,gains t possible en!'my P.ttaclt.
5. .\ 3C ienti!'ic p:.ncl chaired 'Dy H.P. Robert:son was '::onvened b1•
the Office of Scientific 1nte11 igence c!' CU. during mid-January 1953
tor the purpose of recot1m11nding future o.ction on the UFO proble11.
Briefings vcrli th a.n ins true tion to comply vi tb these
recommondntiona.
6. Th~ CIJ. 1 ho-ever, in a report dated 16 February 1953 aho'o,c,d
a preference to publicly abandon the investigo.tion whil:!it intensifying
the collection Clf data. Hy September 1953 Lhe CIA position had been
la.rgdy achieved with Project BLUE BOOK rcducad from A staff of ten
qualified po:rsonnel operating at a top secret level to a virtually
inactive project involving one airman. The invc5tigating ~omponPnl
had bel'n tre.nsferred to the 4602nd Air 111 lc.,.ligli'nce Se:rvic e Squadron
vhieh was trained in rapid intelligence procurement and reported to
Air Defence Command and USAF Intellizence '\ia!';hi.ngt.on rel.her than
Bl,IJE DOOK. Direct accus s be tween the 4602nd AISS and ::.11 USAF uni t.s
vas atnhorized by AFH 200-2 whcrens previously this privilege had
boon gi ve-n to BLUE BOOK. Al thnugh on1y Llw v.irracrn (first-class)
-remained in Sept.e111ber 1943, BLUE BOOK was later built up to one
officer, one sergeant, one secret-ary, and a pa:rL-t.ime·c:-00!:!ultc:1.nt
: National Archives of Australia NAA: A 13693, 3092/2/000 _.__:______________________;,_____ Not linked to a story yet.
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