1971 Australian Dept of Defence — Scientific and Intelligence Aspects of the UFO Problem

Approved for Release 2026 Under Section 1842 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

4,dth the recommerdiitiunis nf the Condon report, Project BLUE BOOK
vas terI11inated, but presumably this veu]d ha.vo little effect on

the main progr1-;1,n,me.

5.

It would a.ppenr wrong for Au:stralia to remain ignorant ci'

the true situa'ticr::..

We l&ck an intelligence viewpoint th11.t ca.n

the nature and poasiblo consequences of the problem, ~
scientific vie~~oint that co~ld derive :!ICicntifically valid data
from the reports &nd a public relations viewpoint that ca~ honestly
satisfy public intere:!lt. To overcome these deficiencies in the
Australian iuvestigaliun of UF0 1 s, it would :5eem that a strong ce.s,:i
exists for the acceptance. of the RAAF suggest.ion that another
government department assume responsibility for the investigation
&seess

and analysis o.r UFO report.!.

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U.S. OPFICIAL ATTITUDE TO U.P.D•:s
In June of 19,17 the Air Techni~ o.l Int('lligcncc Centre
(ATIC) near Dayton, Ohio, assumed a. re·,pcnsibili ty to investiga.te
the ioi tio.l

1 ::.:ports

cons:iderc~I tho:!. tlui
origin.

of 'flying saucers'.
plHWDllH!llct. Wt!.tl~

Vi tldn a month

ii, 1ou

I"F!tLl o.nd !H·obably of Soviet

Ey the end of' the y .. a.r 1 when ATIC was offie ial ly author iso-i

to invntiga.to under the project code no.n.c of SIGN and with a. high
priority,most nf the investigators lrl'er:: focus:dng on an interplanetary ra~her tha11 a. Soviet origin.
cry:stalliz:;-d into

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in September 1948.

TJJese opi n:i ans were

"'ri tten csti:nate that .,,·as sent to the Pentagon
Vnen the inte rplo.nc to.ry cone lusions were re ,:j ~c .od

on th<J groumls of instifficiant ha.rd evidence, a reaction :set in a.t

ATIC e.gl!l.insti trying to unravel the liFO problem.
2.

In Febru~ry 1949, ATIC personnol ur. Project SIG~ were

replaced Witt> nev personnel

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form Project tHtUJJGE.

A defini·te

attempt vas mado during !.9·19 to use Project GRUDGE to destroy any
acccptani::o of UPO'!!!. The motives for this ;ue not t:lear: po:s:o.ih!y
Air Pore,~ embarnLssmE!.n t at being incap.,.ble of controlling tha
situation <tnd/ :•r a fear of national p{l.nic prompted L"SAF to try and
remove the problem by denying its existence.

Another possible

motive mo.y have been to provide a breathing spncc ror nno Urnr
"inve:stigati ve agency '1 to 1·each some cone lusion; the agency had been
asehting A.TIC through 1948 and, con1.rary to official USAF policy,
vas maintaining a bich level of interest during 1949.

This govcrn~ental

agency '-'IHI not th,~ FBI, e.nd had rcckl!'t, nuclca.· and inti!llig,~ncP.
experts; their pur1,o,;;e was to study OFO n:port,s in an effort to HlltllE!l'
de:,ign data Oil int-erplanetury space sh ip!'I. In lhe light of l.a ter

development~, thiR agency wus almost certainly the CIA.
3.

Project GRUDGE failed to eliminate the UFO problem,

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reports in 1949 actmdly exceeded the numbr!r in 1918, and several
people who had gained ,1.ccess to earlier offici,d repor!.s wPre ublli
to contnuJic l Lhe USAF.

Journalists gonero.lly !el t that GRCDGE

:reporting represented e. cover to a more serious kno•.!cdgc.

Eventually,

USAF intelligence dE>c ided. thi'.t a fresh approo.ch to the JJr1,bl em "'HS
ne-ccs~ary.

Between Se1,t.r1m·:Jr:r 1951 unu I.he establ:i.shnent of Pro,i(•Ct

BLUE BOOK in March 1952, UFO investigation rugn.incd ndcquo.tc finrinC'inl
and o.dministra:tive :JUpport to once a.gain aaa.ly:se the col lee teu uc.ta,
Projttct BLUE IlOOK was a.ble tu process !Jiu data frci::n 3,200 report,E int.o

a form suitable for their consul tan Ls to bl' :!.blc to use IBM card-

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sorting machines.
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The su111me r

{if

1952 sa"'

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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 ty 1 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 mi5identification:, 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 vcr<; n,a.dc both by CIA a.nd USAF.

ATJr:: per:,onnel

sho•ti11

t:1e

then c l:i.asified two rnovi e films of UPO 's and the early results of
statistical analysis of J,200 reports. Because of the vital issues
invol Vl'Jd, th~ pane I f'e J t re:: t ric ted to recon::mend i ne that the
investigetion be contimrnd, but 'Wi Lh increased personnel and equipn:ent.
'l'he USAF responded proa1ptly '>li 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

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f Dr J. All(m Hyrwk, staying at about this level until it was closed
dovn in December 1969.

During Lhis t.inw BLUE BOO){ served mo.inly
as e. moo.ns of supplying unclo.ss ified su111maries of UFO identifice:Li<mB

to the public, a.nd did not form a vitn1 link in collection or
Berious analysis.

7.

Control of public awareness of the UFO situati.:in vas
tightened by the issuing of JAKAP 146 in 1953 which prohibited
service personnel from di.,cussing UFO's by threatening defaulLerc;
with up to 10 years gaol and up to a $10,000 fine. When service
personnel resigned or re tired, howe..-er, 1 t wa.s po:iisible to reTeal
US.AF attitude~ o- opinions even if 11.ctual jR.ta was still rec1 t.dc Le(1 ,
Ia. this way many Intelligence .Dffi::crs associ-o.tcd·-_wi th the UFO problem,
including Major D. Fournet who was BI.CF. BOOK Project Officer at the
Pentagon until l~te 1952, Captatn E. Ruppolt who headed Project
GRUDGE and Prt,ject BLUE .BOOK until September 1')53 and Admiral
Hillenkoetter who directed CIA from it, inception until October 1950,
on retiring froffi tho services, all publicly s~ated that the U.S.
Gover:iment knc., UF0 1 s were extra-torrestial but vu.s ..,.ithholding
this fact fro!D the public.
8.
When the National Investigation Committee on Aerial Phenom~na
(NICAP} was fornllHi in 1955 to counter the publicly suppre3sed USAF
invostigation of UFO's, the firet Cha.irman was Admiral D.S. Fahrney

who h~d directed the Navy's guided missile programme from its
inception. Apft,rt, from Admiral Hillenl~oettt>r, Major Keyboe and
Major Fo11rne-t, other Directors have incluilod Rear Admi!"al H.B. Kno1,les,
General A. Wedemeyer and t:ol J,J. Brye.a (who was .:i. special assistant
to the Ser.retl'l.ry of the Air Foree). To reduce the effect of these
&nd similar defections from o!ficia.l policy after rd,irernP.ni., the
revised JANAP 146E, passed in 1960, made it an offence under the
Eepionage Act if data on UFO's were revealed,
The change in style of USAF reporting before and after the
Robertson penel meeting is clearly indicated in the Project BLUE BOOK
Special Report No. 14,
The body of the rl'port. prep<'-rell hetve.en
March 11)52 and early l95J, i:dthough bicsod in favour of a natural
expll:.na-Licn for UE'O' s, ne"",:irl.'rui l ciss shm,ed mathematically that the
evidence favoured an explanation that was scientifically unknown,
9.

This sect.ion of the 116 page report was not released to the public
other then aa ~ copy to ho consulted, assuming the readnr kn~w uf

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4 its existe-nce.
ee.lled

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Public disl.rihut.ion vaa !ll~de, ho,.-ev{lr, of a so­

summa.ry" 1-hich in fa.ct did not Sul"lmariso, nor scarcely

&lludo to the 19·17-52 dc.ta 1 but conccntra.tcd or. 1953-55 rcportin.;
which vas cle~rly designed to reduce the residual unknowns to nn

insi{:nificant number, no matter how senseless tho identification
became.
10.

Vi t.hin U1u body of the dif fi cul t.-to-oh ta.in .re po'r l thei-e

il!I an intores~ing diagram.

The product of the estimated obr.erv"r

relia.bil i ty and t.be rel)ort reliability be,ame the sighting
relinllility.
a.s t•unkno1.1n

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Tht! ,percenlng!! of reporls that had to be register"'J

(i.e. incapsble of being .,ye,. approximately identif i ,.-d

aa a. known object) increased as the sighting reliability impi.·o·:ed.
Conver5eJy, the percentage listed as "insufficient info~naLion"
d"creased with improving reliability.

~ighting
Relia.bili ty

No. of
Reports

Poor

435

Doubtful

794

Good

757
213

Excellent

Uoknovn

(%)

Insufficie111,
Informs.ti en

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14.0

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21.4

24.8

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33.3

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11.

Throughout the years of the UFO phc,nomenon, there has been
e. persistent for:n of official pronouncements ',/hich state thut th-,

percentage of unknnwn5 would bA redu~ed if more data were c~ailnble.
The tshove table contradicts that statement.

Reports of excellent

reliability g1merally s tom from a.strono:nerE:, pilots, scientists,

surveyorn 1 mctcorolo;:ists, radar operators etc, complete with
instrumented valueR and Rccund,ely cllit.fdlt~d uc:counts. The
introduction o~ good raliablo reporting pr•vnnts the roady prosaic
int.eq>ri~tation,
In all probability the overall average percentr.g!J
of llnkno..,ns ( 19. T~) would h :~.ve be ,m subs len I, ia l ly increased if thE.'

dita hnd been more reliablo.
12,

Project BLUE BOOK ccmsul tants sta.ti s t:i cal ly tos ted the

unknovn object popula~ion to determine the likelihood tbat it wn3
similar to the popult\tion of identified objects and found tha.t the
probability was less than one in 10 28 (i,e. using the American

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4 its existe-nce.
ee.lled

11

Public disl.rihut.ion vaa !ll~de, ho,.-ev{lr, of a so­

summa.ry" 1-hich in fa.ct did not Sul"lmariso, nor scarcely

&lludo to the 19·17-52 dc.ta 1 but conccntra.tcd or. 1953-55 rcportin.;
which vas cle~rly designed to reduce the residual unknowns to nn

insi{:nificant number, no matter how senseless tho identification
became.
10.

Vi t.hin U1u body of the dif fi cul t.-to-oh ta.in .re po'r l thei-e

il!I an intores~ing diagram.

The product of the estimated obr.erv"r

relia.bil i ty and t.be rel)ort reliability be,ame the sighting
relinllility.
a.s t•unkno1.1n

11

Tht! ,percenlng!! of reporls that had to be register"'J

(i.e. incapsble of being .,ye,. approximately identif i ,.-d

aa a. known object) increased as the sighting reliability impi.·o·:ed.
Conver5eJy, the percentage listed as "insufficient info~naLion"
d"creased with improving reliability.

~ighting
Relia.bili ty

No. of
Reports

Poor

435

Doubtful

794

Good

757
213

Excellent

Uoknovn

(%)

Insufficie111,
Informs.ti en

16.6
13.0

14.0

(,t;)

21.4

24.8

J.6

33.3

'1.2

11.

Throughout the years of the UFO phc,nomenon, there has been
e. persistent for:n of official pronouncements ',/hich state thut th-,

percentage of unknnwn5 would bA redu~ed if more data were c~ailnble.
The tshove table contradicts that statement.

Reports of excellent

reliability g1merally s tom from a.strono:nerE:, pilots, scientists,

surveyorn 1 mctcorolo;:ists, radar operators etc, complete with
instrumented valueR and Rccund,ely cllit.fdlt~d uc:counts. The
introduction o~ good raliablo reporting pr•vnnts the roady prosaic
int.eq>ri~tation,
In all probability the overall average percentr.g!J
of llnkno..,ns ( 19. T~) would h :~.ve be ,m subs len I, ia l ly increased if thE.'

dita hnd been more reliablo.
12,

Project BLUE BOOK ccmsul tants sta.ti s t:i cal ly tos ted the

unknovn object popula~ion to determine the likelihood tbat it wn3
similar to the popult\tion of identified objects and found tha.t the
probability was less than one in 10 28 (i,e. using the American

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4f system, the odds were ten thousand trillion trillion to one
ago.in:5t the unk,rni.n:5 being the same as the known:s). Since the
consultants !'tad arbitrarily called al 1 gni~n firoball!5 a.ml short
dura. tion (i.e. less than f i vc seconds) n.1.ght-timc si.ghtings ns
known nstronornicltl
tba.t cntogo1'y.

0l1j11r. t.R

!,here was

tin

undue preponderance in

Hence, as1rnming that 11'> ·'1'3trononlical objocts were

left in the unknni.ns, the :stati:stical tests ..-ere repented vi th

astronomical i,lentifice.tions removed.

i.-~ tri l lior. ~ril lien to one-.

Tne odds were reduced to

The ena.lysts could not find a way

to reduce th.:?se odds sufficiently further to warrant additional
tel!!ting, and i rra.tionally considered. the results to ba "inconc lu~ ive 11 •
lJ.

While PROJECT BLUE DOOK cndao.Tourcd to reduce the official

number of uukr_o.:ns - in 1957 they claimed. ouly 14 out of l tQQ(i
sightings remained unidentified - the covert programme expanded
considcra.bly.

'l'he govcrnn:ent agency ( al-no:it certainly CIA) tha.~

had been collecting da.ta on l:F(' per!orma:ice a.nd propulsion methods
durini; 1948-52 presu:nably inf' luenced U.S. goYernmen tal funding of
certain 'lava.need projec·l:i. One project was the Canadian Avro sau;:-er.
ill Gctober

1955. showed a typical

in many UFO reports.

The Secretary of t¾I!

A dra.win1 oft.his saucer 1eleo.scd
flying disc a!"

dt~<;t~ r i !:rnd

Air Force, D,J,., Q~.,arles, appeared moderately confident that such
a vehicle '1ould be s1:cce!'l:!irul1y develop!:!tl oy the U.S.
14.

A more utounding deci:don en the part of the U.S. Government
was ·1,o allocate considerable:- funds to investigate gravity and a.
■ eans

nf controiling g:ravity.

Despite the fact that science b.::.d

not attained a Jqvel of competence to d~al with either gravity or
anti-gravity probler.1s aJld the only tt1oory tha.t mJ.ght be ui>:tilicuhle
W&!

Einstein's Unified Field Theory 'l\'hich was still incomplete e.t the

time of his death, tbn U.S. chose to support gix universitios and
government agencies in an all-out drive to conquer the proble~.
TL is significant t.hat at this Lime thll' cu.-rent Urnories on UFO

pro:puhlon were a ndxture of gra:v.i ty con.trol and eleat:ro...ma.gn,etic

propul.lio.n ..
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Dli.r:lng J. 955 1 beee,use :insuttie:i,t1.1:1t, $1:,aft C()U.J!,d. be recrtlli,i,•)•cl.
for the project, recourse waa made to an urgent appeal for theoretical
phy,.i:-,:d. s1,$ e,ni:l. !1Ht1:,ha111.111,t,ie i,MUI. fr~11ll. A:~~1:u; Ha,rwell, U.K.

Thtl Si.I.

Gravit:,, Rasea1•,ch C,entres btiinlil adabl islu?d Yere at thll: Institute for

A4vanced s:t.udy (P.1~:i..n.,111e1:,on., H,,J,), Prim:et,01:1 U111. i . nr'sity, Un.1.v,:rsU:y
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~ of Indiana, Purdue Univenity Rel!learch Pounda.tion, University of
Norlh Ca.ru) ina and the Mlls.sachutH! Gt.s Ins Ii '..u Le 01' 't echnology
through the (Roger Bn.hson) Gravity Ras">a.rch Institute (New Bost1n
H.H.). The latter institute is a non-rr~fi't. organization found·.:d
in 1949 vith Geo:cge M. Ridecnit &s Pre!'.l~dcnt. Jt 1<as believed that
to make a gravity motor, a gravity dj ffcrentie.l lla.s required 'o'hi ch
ncccssitntcd the discovery of an ili:ml&.t,or, deflector or absorber

of gravity.

By 1955, 485 esl!lays had hcen written on this subject

and awards totalling Sl0,800 mad0 for c~iginal contributions.
16.

The l!lcienti.st.s invu1ved i.nclwfod Teller from Univereity

of Califox•nia, C'ppenheim1;1r and F.J. Dyson cf tha Institute of
.ldvanced Studies, J.A. Vheeler -an~ ,&j chord 'Ai'+fow:tt·t of Princeton,
Va.cle.y- Hlavaty r,f University of Indiana {who hP_d !ourked with
Einstein in Prague) and Stanley Duser.

gravity.

Tho objective l1a.s to control

During 1955 the followiug firms entered into gravity

&nd/or electromagnetic programme5:

Glenn L. M11-rtin Av"i at.ion Co.

(specifically Dr B. Heirn from Goettingen University and Dr P.
Jordan from Ha.n:iiurg University), Convair of San Die 6 o, Bell Aircraft

of Buffalo, Sikorsky Divi5ion, Lear Inc. o:r Sant.a Moidca., Clarke.
Electronics of :Palm Springs, California, a.nil. Sperry Gyroscope
Division of Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y.

17.

Such a.n intensive onslaught on the gravity enigma was

entirely irrational from the standpoint of conventional science,
and can only be rationalized within the context of a firm belief
tbat UFO' s \l'erl' real and thE.t the in tell il!7tmces behintl thew. know
how to control gravity. The drivu to b~rnesE this power before
the USSlt could do !O 1.-ould be a .strong incentive for the U.S.
GoTernment to fully support an anti-grn.v.ity programme. By 1966,
46 sapa.ra.te projects of this nature were being financially supported,

33 of which wcro under tho ~upcrvision of the U.S. Air Poree.
Al though details of most of these projects havA: been kP-pt. c·l HSS if.ii~d
it would appear that generally they have not been successful. Work
on gravitationn.l vuvcs by J. Vcbcr and his associates under USA~
Ca.mbrid.ge ReseA.rch L11.bora.tory ju1·.isdic l,lan hal:! he1:1n reported.

fairly extensively since 1966,
18.

Dudng August of 1965 Project ELl,;E BOOK rocci vcd 262

reports which was about six times the a.veraee number for a month
a.nd 'Was

twice any pr1:.•v l.ous rnon th s i nee November 1957.

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28 S4-pte1nber 1965 Pfaj, Gen. Ll'Bailly, Dintctor of Information,
formally requested tho Air Force Scientific Advisory Board to
review Project i3Lm: BOOK. The review aug::;eated tha.t the lirni tc>i!
Project BLUE BO JK staff 11.nd the official inves ti,ga ting of ricer~
did not possess the tcchnicul competence Lo properly identify lne
phenomena and that university tea.ms should be appoi.nted to
invl'stigo.te selec tcd sightings.

This cone lusion wn.s supported b:•

the Rouse Armed Servic1~s Commit.tee which met on April 5Lh 1966
in the shndo.._ or a pub lie furore consequent to the USAF idf. nti ::'), ng
the ,rn 11-public ised Michigan sightings as b1d.ng si.amp gas.

The

Colarado University 1,ns s1?lecte-d for the task and Dr Ed.re.rd U. Ccndon
appointed to le,~d the project with o.n in .. tia.l allocation of $Jl) ,OOC
later raised to $525,000.
19.

The Colorado project became di!!Cr•}di tad when Dr Condon

atr..ted publicly un 25th Janu.:i.ry 1967 that "my a.ttitude rigt..t Go,..
ie thot there's nothing to it, but I'm not supposed to reath a
conclusion for another ycar 1' . The reve&l ing of a memorandum
outlining a method to trick the public, ~ombined with & grnoral
dis!la.ti:,fact:;.on ~t Conrlon' s biassed ai.ti tude J led to the dismissal
and re:,ignation of mo•t of the staff &ftrr most of the investigations
had been made but no L compll!tcly written up. The fioal report o.f' 9(:}
poges lacked coherence, Condon's conclusions Wl'rc ~t variance with
individual staff conclusions, although only Condon's conclusions were
J>Ub lie ised.
Aa a result of the Condon re port, USAF c losi!d do,.n
Project BLCE BOOK shortly before the .\merican Association for the
Adv1rncerucn i, of' Sc iea1.:o held a special mc(iting 1,o counter-act th~

effect of the Condon report. The Chairman of the Special (;orumittuP 1
Dr Thornton Pa.gl?, was ono of tbe signatories to the Rob£rtson r(~por t.

20.

Dr J. Allen Hynl?k, l!cientitic consultant to Project Blue

Book 1948-69 1 bogo.n his association with n convicticm that 11.ll
sightings could be conv~ntionally explainud,

Even though doubts
grew in his mind, he found hjmself obliged to support offjcial USAF
public policy. Since 1966, ho-.;ever, he has become more outspol,en
against the l;SAF attitude and has as.! i!!lcd ·to convcme both
congressional hearings and scientific syr:1.pos in on the subj cc t.
AHhough ini Li 1ll ly :mp port i.ng the Condon Comrai ttee he became
di£illusiancd and critical of it with thP pnssng~ of time. It is
quite clear that Dr Hynek along with many o thcr reputable sc i(!ntis ts
do not accept the USAP explrmation of misidentifies t.ion, hyst.cr in or

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it is unl:ikely tlmt. UFO report!! will receive any treatment beyond
filing.

4.

If Au:<. t,r,11ia is to follov the U. S, lead,._ instead or

follo1'.'.i.1ie the public USAF a.ttitudo, it would hf' prPferablc to

follow 1-hc USAF/C:::.A. role of cnncentratins ori gP..ining a kno1oledge
of the po\.'er !!ourccs involved.

Howcvo-r, it may be preferable to

&ct inc.lependent1y of the U.S. a.nd initia.te a programne that is
scientifically sound and intollectually honest towards unravelling
the UFO 111y:r>tcry.

Ill such

11.

venture, it ma.y be worthwhile 'tforking

ao11c-..,ha-L c:1o:.;er t.o the public than i.s usual

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6.47

Arnold sighting 0f nine "3auccr&" creutcs public inL~rr~•.

lnvestignlions initiated by Air Techuicnl Intelligcncb
Centre (AlJ~) of Air ~aterial romcand (A~C, Arm:• Air Forces)
at \,fright-l't,t:.1Jrsc1r; .Air Force> Oase n1rn!· Dayton, Ohin.
lni·Lial1,r Sci\·i<•i- arh:_11_1ce:~ a.ircr,1-LI.

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~ll-'>_f':'CtPd,

26.7.47

National Security Act create~ both the USAF and C!A.

23,9.47

Lt Gen. Twin i ni: (AMC) requo!'!t.ec t-ho Comir.ander Army Air .f''.)rce>s
to iss1.e an auihority, priority ,;.nd codo narn,:, fer tlHJ
investigr.tiGn r'.'f "flying discs". P.relirninary concludons
by A::IC vi: ni tb '" t the plwnom<m,. ·.; .?re "t"ea 1 and no~. ,_, i :, ;.on.i ry
or· i'ic',,it,icn:;;", I.hut t-hn ohjec:I.;; "'ere run,-LJy di.'H:-•:d111r•-~d
about U1<· si,;e of mn.n-mar.!e uip1.n1ft aJ1d ·.:ere int.clli.r-\:'ntl1•
controll<'·d.
At1y U.S. att('o,rd, tc de~ign •lircrafi nf s1milor
pe1·form11.1\cc would be cosl-ly, i-i1r,e-consuming and dctrimer;to..1
to otht~r pn.:;jccts,
lnvcstig1lli 1H·.s by ANG Vv1.._d C'('ICJl1nue
pending r1u~-1rnr n.d\•ic£:,

30.12.47

Author i ty jl'i ven to AMC to i nvcs ti g~te tho phonomc.-r,n on a
prior1-:.y 2A basis und;;,r· tlw codt•-namc Project Sit,11.
Mi11i.mu111 i-hi:,;;;; rica.t.inn wus RN,{".icted, rl!P01"1.S ·,,Pni lo lrn
me.de qu1u·tcrly 1.rnd data exctrn.-,g-:·d with intere.!ted p,,rties.

l5,L48

USAF officiol

22.1.48

ProjecL Sign starts officially.

a separate service.

lfoar-eo I] i~ i011 be l,;,:•c1: nr;3 c111d UFO prO!r.pt AT[C t.o
an F:s ti nu: Le of tlw Si lua ti<Jn.

9.48

The Top Se:c ret Estiamte ..,as fonarded l.o th,; Pe-ntns•on. The
conclusicn that UfO's were of interplunclury origin wns not
n.ccc-pti:..blc· to the Air Force Chi121' o:r Sl,afl' (Gcncre.J Vnodc1;h<'1g)
vho in~n,,t1:,l on dcr;onstro.bl.c pl'oof not cin:umst-u .. i-.ia.:.
evidi!J1,·c•.
AT lC 1,•u~: un ah I,... to ·,t·ovid,, l1FJ hr.rdvr,:·<.! or
deta.:i 1,,.1

13.12.48

..:,r;_ te

phC!tcgrt~phs.

•

Dr J.E. Lipp of the Rand Corpora~ion reylied ~o the Director
or ilesct1rch anc. Devn]ur,mt:nt, vSAP, thut if the flying ob,iC'ct~
-..ere int1:1·-plt1.11c· lury thi,y wcu ! d tiost l ilH'ly ori:;; i 1111 te fro::1
Ma.rs u l thoufh. in t.11 ll i rum t lire as '>le lrnoi.· ii- v0 !i'I d '' oe norc
oce:upiNl -.: ti1 :,,,_;!'\" i y;d t.ha.1t 1,:e o1i-e on Ear lh".
Ct.i· pr1'.:sent
t.f!ch11ol.or_y c.:1111'.JI. :.::.rn•.·t'i.\'P a-;; 1.G ho1- an
int,~r- t-1.'llu.r .LH'I.'
could rcu~h Earth, P~en lhourh i~ is con~edPd lhnt there i
a hi.gh pn1hahilit.y tlud, -int.F!l ligc!nt ·1ir1.~ 1lc1f!s t>xist within

say 16 light-yeu r:; from Earth.
1.49

USAF onl(.:15 Project Sign tc, be:cot:!e l'ro.j(•ct Grudge ..-1,1ch
sh~uld tc1·win6t~ bcfor~ th0 en~ uf 1949,
Qf t.ht'.' '.r£>clmical
Intelligcrce DiviRiun AMC) rrcomoondod that o~ly 3

Pinal rt!port of Project Sirm ('fR-227-1 IA

minimum Pf J'ori b,~ dnvated to r13co1 <l111r.;, ,,na ly:t:i.ng a11d
en1lu«ting repod.s 1 \Jut on thf• CJ~her lrn..nd ,,·f·,ere :'actui;.l

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ovidc-tH' e ,-,i;ch n" -phntograp!u: 1 i-:.1.dnr, phyi; ic;;, 1 (~\·.idonc
and data on size, n11<1 shap,, is lnvt.,lY<-'d, Pv1-'ry pfJ.orL
s-hould l1,, m,tcl~ tn ,:<• t lc-c !". t,li.i" 1,,·iclPni:,•. Rn,~io ,d 1n- ts to
oUw 1· 11i I I I 1·y 1m i 1-.-< f>lwuld I.a: nudo.

11.2.49

Projri:i-, Sign officially b1.:r::om<,.'I Proj<•ct. Gnidr,c>.

AC'cor•:inf;

t.o Rup;,,: I , S_ r:n p, r.so1rnel •~ \,lier vol ,rn L,,un~-1 ·,o lcav,~ o··
were c o:nilP 11 ed t-o l e,tV-£', ui l,1~r ,.-i,ich Uwy wcr,~ rci p.:uc•<-• 1 Ly
porsom,r:l willinir. i,,;; ridicuJ,_. the conc<•pt of UFO's, ;';1.,.r.i."lg
19,19. l:rud:;c! pcr~,(11u1el did not t'olJov up report"',

8.49

27.12.49

3.50

Scc1·ct T,;,clrn icn l R.-port )Io. 10.2 AC 49/1 100 "Un i,;o:tif'i ct,
Flying Ol•J~cts
Fr~jcct Grud~e"~f about 600 fHgAd istue1.
with th:J c(•:1cl11.=,ion t.hn.t all rc;:iorts ..oro the- l"'t'S!.ll"t "f
mi~idunt,ificat,i,.111.-;., ma.ss hy,;1.,1,ria a1ld hoo.xes ev,·n Lhough
they ndmi t, to 23~ of thi! rcportil as bcil'g "ulllrno1rn".
lh<.!
report 1.,1.s docla.ss.ified 1 Au1~ust. 1952.

Depnrtwen~ of Dafonse ne1os rP!e~se slated thel lhE Ai~ Furr~•M
flying suuc~r project had beer terminntcd.
PuhlicaLiou of a report, 1rr1:vio;!Sly cleared by the U.~.
Army, d•:!~t:rihi.ng r.lw tracl,ing of' a U}'O l:y an nff'icial tt:a:n
led by Co;,;ir,,11'.dr-r ~kLnughl-in ai the Vh1te SPn~:, (r11issile;
prov in '1 g: i-n·,; ml.
Prem t be t ra•. h 1 ng dutn, it •El.!' c r-nc I udec,;.
that th,, UFO req11 red an ex t,ratPrrestial orisin.

14.9.51

On lcn~ning that ATIC W&~ noL inve~tigating UYO reports,
the USAl' Dirccl,:H' oi' lntdlig~·1:,'e (Ger.era.! Ct:.b, l' or1e1cd
Project Grudge to be rcvitul1zc~.
This wus nct~d upon at oncP.

27.10.51

Project Grudge no~ headed !1y Cuft. Rupprlt,

3.52

Projeci, Grudge 1onn:riBd Projt:ct Blue Book,
By Lili,; stage th.?
staff hnd lniil.t up to 10, ,,.JJ with Top f;pcrei cJ~ar:,r1(:es.:rnd
a higl,lv '1'-' li fi,.•d r.;se,H·ch group of C(JtlS1.:lt.-rnt,: p:·ovi.dod
expertiso. As part of Project Stork, this research group
(ru..rrn u, a pos.,;ib lit.y) s1.a1•t,.d to tr.insci:ibe data onto

IBN ca1ds for futuro analysis,

29.4.52

Air !lor<: C! Lett.er 200-5 ordc rr-d a 11 USAF uni ts to ...-ire UFO
reports direct to /.TIC •.,;i1,h u. coT,, to the Pen-LaJ;;~in. P.::o·Iect.
Blul' Boe,:,,.;-,; 111-rmitted to C(,aL1c~l any [ZA:;- uni-i. ~iin~rt1; 1
a.1101;· iJJg ,•., p.i d. i 11,, (•:c. t i!i;:-1 t. on.

Junc-Aur,,52 Durin~~ 19,1R-5l Uw averr:.~'.l' 1rnnF1ly number nf report:,; .. ,1s 15
but d11 ring ,Jun,:; .T11Ly and Aur'.u,d of l9"i..;, the ;:1 V(!:t't,;'.(e \\.JS
337 in~lud ni 5
<luring July. The Cf0 1 s ~ere cot only ~etn
in gn'u.1.r·r n:.i:nbt, r:,, :,ut th,•l'f':- ,. es a r.ri::o.-~i,•r 1n:r;.llcr of 1·e lj_;\vl ~
\.a" i t..nc a!i ~ d.
Sc vc ra .!
on.::: i ~~ 1 "'·*.: At o □ i~! l-~!~ t· I"!!\'" Cc-nm·•. :-: s 1or. p j en t:.t
nnd ds:•fc·nci1 :m~t v•··rc s·.1b;jc-t:U:d 1-0 cl<1~e-;l
,,ci-:,:•s,
D0fenc1: c,.,r::rnunic11"l1(,:1s 1,,;;-•1'f.' l,c•ing ov1irlnarl
1,.-c-t·rfears ~,hat U.S. n•ac:tion '.;irne a:;a'inst enoir.y action war, boing

hindered.

19/26.7.52

T•,,o S(,ric•s of radar-visuitl ~d~htings ov,•r '•·a.shin~;ton :--:·ation«l
c.irpo1·t~ the Cr;
l t:.:ni:. "~'hi .:: ::.:;u~r• o·t(~ct.rifi
th r~d~,.i,,i1 ..
As a. 1·us11lt ::if tl11, \1psurgc c:f interi:!~I. in .:ei<:-n! ific": ;:.:.d
milit:.ry ,·irclc,,;, th:1 int.er1•lnnet.a.ry h_v;.,ol-hCH\3 gr.dnNl f:l'(,1ipu
dell>pilc r:fficiuJ eJJ'ort.s Le, r•xr,lalU ,nmy Urn sir:hi,1.ng:,.

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21.8,52

.

CJSAE' ~,tal'Led 1'1'lt'asing ATlC re1J0l'ts t.o the F1~0 r,ull,ort
1'1Rjor 1i1,_rh<w
f,q• tn:l'tli-::,ni(,n.
Th:s lo."ll.S n c.
1.,toJy
unri::--.1,;,_:t,,,d
au,·-:· ,:,I 1.clir.\.
Tl1e C(•ntntl,f of tlh;,r,~ U!Pot·ts
n~ ru i-1- d th'-' put, 1 i <: pr~nc,111,;: ,•n11.•11,;; :natl<! by· f h~· l1SAF.
1;
adtLi t. i.on a USAF "puk•-'5I1:,1u ;·.;.!, ::c.! ,id th;i l- tlw at t Pmpt to
e~p.lni.11

Lhe 'i::1.... Lingll,n -;ighi.ir11;:-"'

,t-;

rh1e t,i, anomalous

propaga:Lion could 11,,t, liri n1iiwl1l.

21. 11. 5:!

ar"·.:,nt!Cd f'<,u r 1.tove,nm!.,1, j_ :!iC i Pnt i.sts to 1·,,;,e·i. c1 ~ A'fTG
for thre ..• d2.y,- f!."! Zi pre l i.r.iinary rC'vie1, p1111C: to cl i J,~ ..rn

ClA

rccorr.m<rnrlations for a hirr.l:•· r-lcn,e1 pa.11e:; of' ~ix

14/17. L 53

:c,c. i r~.- t·i ,, ts.

The Oi'fice r!f' S('i(•ntific l11t.cllige:1c1~, C!A, cnnveJ1ed i::
Wa.shin•:ton D.C., u. pnn£d or six scictiiL!\~s, Dr:; H.}'.
Robcl't.:,1>11 (Chnirr.mn), Luis Alvai·c,z, Lloyd hPrk1,,-:r, Samm.l
A, Gnudsm1.t,
Ti,ornt.()r, i'a:::t, and on,;: other. Aft.er ,,hn.n
days or rH· i ,_ii~n(· ~, r. b;o-ra::,::- .s eer<o t rep,irt that. was

prc~urud on thr fourth day, co~eludca th~t there ~01 nc
dircc~ tlrreat ta untional Hecuri~y but that t~cra ~n~ nn
indinl't l,hroal to "the ordei:!y functioning of the 1,rot.:!r:t,ivo
organ;: r!f t;ic hody· frnliti.,;",
lt wc.s recc,mmcnd,'d UH,i
natioi~al s<1curity ~:;::encir)s sh,rnlt! "st.rip the l'.!•\1 1 ~ c,f the
spec i:1 l

,;; tat u;;;

lhw,- have b(ier~ g i vcn" o.o~l to educ-at£~

t-ht'

public according 1.y.
16,2.5)

CIA iEMund a largnr but Piill secret report on ihe moJting 1

summarising t.!11.· eight r.nlf-day scsi,ions nnd ouilinin;;: p.cncl
!Dl'mlH,r:,,' i.ndivil!u:11 \'ie1,poinls,
The la.cl\ of ariif:ict!:1 of
clunr t.•:-.:t•.n1-t-•.irresiia] or1qin ,,,a:; a stronr, argum~nt P-gui,,st.
ace ,,,pt., :1cc> of t-h,· 1,x Lru.- t•r rn1,t lal hypothesis,
Th,., pn.nc l
agrN:d ·.dth C"'A cor:r_:(•1·n ·.) al. r:rn<'my e.rttfa.cts !!tay be
111isidcr.Li.l'ied Ly u.~. rfor ◄ 'IC(' rt"r;;ounol, thot e-nJ(.H'.ffC·r,1:y
report.i!tr, ch,11~1:Pl:; lw 111,r:rln11:h,(l u!'d Uu:,t the pr.blic m,_.y

becor.Hi Y11lneral:·:(:,

:u ;;n,'~:--y p:-yehc~ogi,·al 1o:a,:f.1:.·1:.

The public

shoul.d ;,..: e<lu<:11i.-rc: i.o rec:n,~nisP b::dJnons, meteors etc. a,Hl
& poL cy of "dr--1,u :. ing" ~i:;-rn l d he in l roduced ·, n ol'c.: r
tc
reducc public in1-.er,.,.st. Thi;<; ''training and debunking"
progrunoH' would b(' l'<l'quircu for 11 a 111in:im11m cf' (H!fl E:11l onu
half t,, t..,o v~n1:s".
"Sow.! expansion of the A1'1C ef'f'uri.
vould cer1-u.:.;1ly br;•::d l.o :::upJ>C",rt l"u:::h a progr,10-,;:,1?",
A profc-,,,; i;::,nal
t,:f r cf 12 sup:.Jvl tc•d by an tt(ln~in istra~,i
staff ~.,H ~uggnnL~~-

.53

26.8.53

Sectio:l III, _Tit:;◊ 18 o:f' t-l1c- Joint Ar1,1y, Navy uml Air Forc1~
Publ.i c ;lt.,.on lJM{AP 1,1(;) 1 Of~ts la Led I.hut service ;H~r~~onnrd
ia.lki.nri about CfO ,,i.ghtir.g,:,: ',/!,T'f! liable to 1---1.0 )'l'IHG gaol
1ud/01· a l'ine o;' Lip 1o ,)10,0(Y).

Air Pnr,:<:- ilrgulatiun (A.FH 200-2) J'Pr.:on.'ll in\--2,,;t.Lgation
a.u thor i ly f' ro:u Prn j 1·r ·t h, .a• Aouk i.n favour (if' the Air
Defence! Comr!1ard 1 s ,1(,02 Air Intelligenct• Service Sq1:adron,
a unit <l ~por~~d ~\er 1rreJ commands, and trained bath for
rapid arcc~s l.u rRmo~e ar~us and to intDrrogate> enctty
person:H•1.
Ti·,,· Air Fu1.cc !·,i,iuin,:,; immediate report1.n);( 1.o
evalur: t t· t.iH~ l.1·~: t ~ tH'.d 11!' r.;: i lcJ r(•poI t:inr~ ·:_,.) ~1s~ is t
iechni•.:a.l

:rPal:;

Al

·.,.!"ll-lr•11

r•.,r<'.lr·1,; arr.! t,:. bP ...:<:>nt

to USAF Tr,L1!l1i 1 ;"ll'''' in W;1sil:inir,ton, orn.i11luna rr,port:-; f'irst
goii1g tu Air Dr.-f'c,;is,• i::1~1:,;,nd ford str.i.liut1,:,n to 11 JllLt!r,istr:•d
iavc::s I. i g:a ti VE- .ir<: •·1c es II
J::J ,,,: L-J· i,· al r~ cw.rt s ar(i addre "'.;;,,(:.
Lo hoth tl~;:s<! lwI:dq1-;a.:·t.cn: and t:, ATIC.
Tho ·pubJ.i.,• is to
IH~ i nl\.n·m•:d o.r
lu.~ .r,:.'311 l t-.s of in;:liY.i,lua 1 C~J5J:'.$ on 1.r 1;hr:n
1
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ident-i'.'ietl
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Hcnd,p1art1·rs US.'.P 1dJl rt•lcnsc
do.in 1-0 t.h<: puhllc.

9.53

:ntrn □ Hu-ics

of iH'alunt.<:d

Vher. th,• hrnd of rrojl•C t BLie Ou,t~ d(! pa.rtt>r.", ~ t:1e st a.rt' '-'::!.S
redw:,1d to jn:•1- one ::.ir:'l:ltl (tir:_;t--clas'>). All
in!:lt.r_1m1.•111:di.n11

plan.,;

.h:11.l

h•~•in Tll:'!~•tlP.d

p:,u•<•p!..

/'01·

iii ffract.i un 1;,i,11wras which lrn.d b>'t:11 ;,hown -Lo be 11sehn,,.

L 12. 53

The di.':11.rilrnt~u;l of 275 di.f'friwltnn-f;rating ca.r.er'l.s
(200 to
buses and i5 to ovrr~nau bn~PE) was c~~,1rtud.

r.s.

Airline pilots a~ a rucetins at the Roosevelt Hotel,
HoJl:,.·wuod "-'f!r•;o co(ircc-J by llili1ary i.nte!lii:;:•::nc£~ usint
JAN AP 1-16 lo ;l1:reE! i..o not .ial'<ll'::Li ~lH tla• 11ublic: ot th,-- i 1·
sight.ing~, and confhHi t-1wii- rl!!,,or·ti.ng io ofticinl cl,,u1nPl.!!.

15.5.54

USA}' Chi(' f or S l a.r f. Gene n, 1 }fo th.:in 'l'v i r. in::;, ~ tatcd ''T!.11
best Ll :·1dn11 in the Air Poree 1ne worl,ing on this pr,1•)1 r-m
of Uni.d{:n ti f i ec Plying Ob j<ic ts, trying to so 1 vc thil.'
ri c!dl a". Gf'r.4' ra l '1'1t1 in j ng, was n(it. rc-ferring to Pro j re:.
Blue Book,

10. 6. 5,1

D~•puly Cc1r1r.1,.,i;d:•1· of Jul.t:11.i,nm,:,i ,:Ii. AT:IC, Cu.Loiw1 O'}hra~
statei thrlt mn1~ than a tha~san<l people were ~orking on
the prohli.~::1.

2.2,55

Villiam P. Lear, Chuirmmn of Lear lnc., Santa )~nice slated
thot because of flying soueo,·s, S<.-r1ous ~ffort.s trcrc- :.,ci:i.g
made i.n the U.S. 1.o prove the ,-:,ist.,mco of ar;ti-gr;1v.i !.t1.~ional
fo1ces.

21 .8. 55

Revco.led Lh11.t t!rn U.S. Gr.1vPru11H·11I, had u.1kc>11 tH'"l' thl'
Canadian Avro 'I' lying s£1uc<H' 1 i,1·oj1.ic t..
Th·i s wo.s a c: ii: ulijr
aerof'rJi. l poi, .-~r,·rJ hy jc- i.::l'. mFI dos; 1-;rrnI 1.<J : ..,],.;--oJ'f :,rnd I. und
-verti(:a.]_Iy, ho\,·r, tre,vel at 1500 mph 1i.1,d change ciin: !1rrn
rurid'ly. Tl:i:- d:-si!:;n i,:·.1.•t·if:i.1:ll.!ions fo1·
rf,,rm11.ncr <'.:HI
shape "'en:, clu,,rly clircctly riiJr,v,d to
l',.~p:;irU1ig.
'!'110
proje(·t i.as stnrted .in 1951-52 tlnd w 195·1 ;:i"t,~r .i-1CDtO(::
had b,JE111 spont, the Canadian Go\'f·rnJ!lpnt -.,ULdr,~w its

financial h.1,:-kini',. 'lbi-~1 th!:) C'.S. a.:~:urr:cc c,:·:·tt,;;_ (f•;•~··r ·t!·.il
1n·oJ.-~:: !. i 1- i rn [Hl ;-,,:_ 11 h
l P\ "1 1) f" s•:cu r i Ly, 1,n.. v<'n .i ,1::r
evet Canadii:,:'I off'ici_,ils from inspr:,ci.in1~ tl1E 1:n-e11do;es. :.t.

the press rcle~J~ meeting on 25 o~to~or l~ 5 (cr the clp~cial
Ueport Xe. 14, pl1otogl',1.p:1::; or ,l <l raving of -Un; propos,1d
vers:i;m sllo\>ud a typical t'Jyi.ng tli.sc.
25,lQ,'j'.j

Rolf!ar... or• Pro ;_,ct, Blt11! Buol, Spt'1:ial Rriport, Ko. 1,1 dut1.•d
5 }!ay 19"i'i.
r"'.'port, ;;;:is o.r.igir,nlJ,Y co1.,pil,~d by PL,jl'LI.

1:lluc Hoel~ re.'H>rrc:h c<,nsu 1 t'r.nLi wl:o .ir:,;1.J.y::1.•J 3 1 200 n;p:)t·t,,;
out of 4 ,ocn r,,cd vc,d l,.,- the <!tHI el' 1952.
Ih,~':H" r(~;<;ul ts
vorc ~1s1f:I t,, bric-f th!? Hol:-ert.so1l jrn.:i•.:! in Joo, 1953. To
this basic JlG page I'(•
, il 3 pog<i so-callPd "su;:·,:;,nrv"
has bf!er: add•~d dealin)'.! m:linly i. i lh tbe 19'53-55 perio<l ~aid
disr:1:isr;,i.
i.:.:-'O's ~,.:; mainly ir.isi11':1.t ficat.:.Pns,
'!'hcJ morv
unco:,1f'o.1· t
Is:.• ,·,:,nc 1 u:;.; ion;; n r i !1,, :n;, ;r: r<-, ric.r ,.,:.:,:·c, C'C,li•:'•H,l,·d.
Onlv 100 l:ovi1•s ('i' 1..l'l'.! wdn i"<'1>01·L 1,;r,rc, ;l tric•.1·tr:d ,, ' r1
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of Info n,Ltioa rcqufsts a rl'!vie.,.· of Proj1?c t flhw Bou=\

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uni !l 1~11 "I- i :' i ,,ds WC' re cJ uo to i na.dC,Ltl ,i Le ttrl ,dys ii~, they 3 l •, o
ac<'usecl Bhw 1:!.ock of identifY111g ob; ,,c ts ''-;.;J·,en ·the Pvi,Jc.•itco

collt:ct,.-d ,,,·11s too r~<•a<rrC! or ~tt.:o ind;d'inite",

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5c1cutilically trained invcttig,Lors b~ used,

5,4.66

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tha.l Pru,i•ti:t- BlUI) nook repG r :.,s be l nvest.i.ge.-teci by Uni ~e1•:;i ty
con t.n1<· t.

G.6.66

Dr Mc Dcr:ald ri~nds Robertson (complt~IP) report ":hid:, had beez,
declassified und,n- 12 yeo.r .r.•t1.i.

20.6,66

Ro~ertson ropn1·t reclassifi0d.

Serond saniljRR<l v~r5ion

iss,ir.d.

19.9.66

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alteruLion~ ,_,rich m1gh·, rNi1Jc1~ it.s value for int-cllig,•1wc
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6.10.66

Contract signed with Colorn<lo Cnivcrsity.

29.7.63

U.S. Co11,.:r1.,::is H..111sl:' Commil.t •ion S1:1N1c.e and Ast.ron1Lt1Lic-s
hf!lcl n ,J ll.!-,lay :,,\•mnosiuw r.n 1Jf0'.:; aL ·,,liid1 ;nanv 1,ron'iu(:!l!
:scicnt.i..'lls te~tif'i~-d in fnv,J'lr of UFl)'f~ boing ~.,,;_1 a.rd
requiring international 1nv~~ligalion.

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suppo1•i.n.J bjt tlw sle.ff cc,nclusions •

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to U1e CSAP Project Blue lluoi v~a not rene~ed (after 21 y~nrs)
Proj~ct Blue Book closed dow~.

26/31.12. 69 The A:r:ericun Asf3ocia tj on for th<:, Advar:CH!l'."nt of Sci t,nco
met nt l<o,d.(Hl t.:1 u1sct.,.;s UFO's. Ono 01ncar.:,1 1o·as n 1·,i~c,lu1ion
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