Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, 1966-1967

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR" FORCE
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM FOR MILITARY DIREGI'OR; SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
SUBJE~:
Unid.entified Flying Objects (UFOs)
In keeping with its air defense role, the Air Force has the
responsibility for the investigation of unid.entif'ied :flying objects
reported over the United States. The name of this project i.s Blue
Book (Attachment 1). Procedures for conducting this program are
established by Air Force Regulation 200-2 (Atta.cl'n:nent 2)~
The Air Force bas conducted Project Blue Book since 1948.
As
of 30 June 1965, a total of 9267 reports had been investigated by
the Air .Force.
Of these 9267 reports, 663 cannot be explained.
It has been determined by the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff'/
Plans and Operations that Project Blue Book is a worthwhile program
which deserves the support of all staff agencies and major command.s
and that the Air Force should continue to invest;igate and analyze
all UFO reports in order to assure that such objects do not present
a threat to our national security.
The Assistant Deputy Chie:f of'
Stajrf/Plans and. Operations has determined also that the Foreign
Technology Division (FrD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base should
continue to exercise its presently assigned responsibilities concern­
ing UFOs.
To date, the Air Force has found no evidence that any of the
UFO reports re:flect a threat to our national security. However,
many of the reports that cannot be explained have come from intelli­
gent a.nd technically well qualified individuals whose integrity can­
not be doubted. In addition, the reports received officially by the
Air Force includ.e only a fraction of the spectacular reports which
are publicized by many private UFO organizations.
Accordingly, it is requested that a working scientific panel
composed of both physical and social scientists be organized to
review Project Blue Book -- its resources, methods, and findings -­
and to advise the A:i.r Force as to any improvements that should
be made in the program in order to carry out the Air Force's
assigned responsibility.
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