Congressional, White House, UFO-related Constituent Correspondence, 1998

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terminated December 17, 1969. Ofthe total of 12,618 sightings
reported to Project Blue Book, 701 remain "unidentified."
The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an
evaluation ofa report prepared by the University ofColorado
entitled, "Scientific Study ofUnidentified Flying Objects;" a review
ofthe University ofColorado's report by the National Academy of
Sciences; previous UFO studies; and Air Force experience
investigating UFO reports during the 1940's, '50's and '60's. As a
result ofexperience, investigations, and studies since 1948, the
conclusions of Project Blue Book were: (1) no UFO reported,
investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force was ever a threat to our
national security; (2) there was no evidence submitted to, or
discovered by, the Air Force that sightings categorized as
"unidentified" represented technological developments or principles
beyond the range of modem scientific knowledge; and (3) there was
no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified"
were extraterrestrial vehicles.
With the termination ofProject Blue Book, the USAF regulation
establishing and controlling the program for investigating and
analyzing UFO's was rescinded. Documentation regarding the
former Project Blue Book investigation was permanently transferred
to the •Modem Military Branch, National Archives and Records
Service, in Washington, DC 20408, and is available for public
review and analysis.
Since the termination of Project Blue Book, nothing has occurred
that would support a resumption ofUFO investigations by the
USAF or NASA. Given the current environment ofsteadily
decreasing defense and space budgets, it is unlikely that the Air
Force or NASA will become involved in this type ofcostly project
in the foreseeable future.
Since neither NASA nor the Air Force is engaged in day-to-day
UFO research, neither one reviews UFO-related articles intended for
publication, evaluates UFO-type spacecraft drawings, or accepts
accounts of UFO sightings or applications for employment in the
field ofaerial phenomena investigation.
UFO Points ofContact
1. For further information on the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence, please contact the SETI Institute, 2035 Landings
Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043, (415) 960-4530.
2. News media requiring Project Blue Book files should contact
the National Archives Public Affairs Office, (202) 501-5525.
Public queries should be addressed to the Project Blue Book
archivist at (202) 501-5385. For queries not related to Project
Blue Book, contact the National Archives receptionist at (202)
501-5400. Documentation is available from: Modem Military
Branch, National Archives and Records Service, Eighth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408.
3. The Air Force publication, "The Roswell Report: Fact vs.
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