Sub- Comitte Hearing -March 1966 USAF Historical A rchives ASI(A SHAF-A ) Maxwell AFB, Ala 36112 Doctor J . Allen Hynek who is the Chairman of the Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University is the scientific consultant to Project Bl ue Book. He has indicated a willingness to work with such a panel in order t o place this problem in its proper perspec- Doctor Hynek has discussed this problem wit h Doctor Winston the former Air Force Chief Scientist. t 2 Attachments 1. Blue Book Report E . B LeBAILLY Major General, USAF Director of Information AD HOC COMMITTTEE ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs) Thursday, 3 February 1966 Welcoming Remarks Introduction The Air Force Prob lem Briefing on Project 1000 Break Review of Selected Case Histories 1145 Lunch Executive and Writing Commande r or Vice Conunander, ITD Dr. O'Brien, SAB Lt Col Spaulding, Major Quintanilla, 22 December 1965 REPORT OF THE USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROJECT "BLUE BOOK" DISTRIBliTION SYMBOL COPIES Secretary of the Air Force Office of Information SAFOI 25 Military Director, DCS/R&D AFRDC 1 Committee Members (1 each) Dr. Brian O'Brien (Chairman) Dr. Launer F. Carter Mr. Jesse Orlansky Dr. Richard Porter Dr. Carl Sagan Dr. Willis H. Ware Co~rtander, Foreign Technology Division DCS/Foreign Technology (AFSC) Chairman, SAB Secretariat Meeting statistics bearing on this report including all times, dates, places, a listing of persons in attendance and purposes therefor, together with their affiliations and material reviewed and discussed, are available in the SAB Secretariat offices for review by authorized persons or agenc1es. APPROVED BY: HAROLD A. STEINER, Lt Colonel, USAF Assistant Secretary USAF Scientific Advisory Board Hr 1:, ,o, T' II l lti1,Hf f', I TP I o~nl"rt( rf .\ih .r ifr t~:lrl tn cf,qn~"" :.tl<.hi an d i o I [)t I I r t"!O un. !rr aft :df'fi' II' ttn' n tt t I IC l:! 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P.t'. rf':tl \,"s iJU! to U ,. pre 1 ('f1illi ~ r l' r. nn u .. hI an~ r:tlttr <'n Hr'ltdt r'~, qu ll f 'ti pi' 1i~ .dld rni~o;lr 1 ::~rk 1 -1J I 1 CJ 'fill d Objf' l; rou hly 101no prrc:on I n 'rl (' ,\,r fo cr. wharh hil'i PCll' tIll HI' I, h<''i . trad f ;.<; h r.l.dnt:ttnrd tl~r' lor, r li"I\Cr ' r rnt Tl l'o ~ f J'l <u <'r rlr to iln:thln;: ""c I T'nrrP ~.:... ~1rd~ro; tb" L Fe 1 t'w:n purpn r!t. REPORT OF THE USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROJECT ''BLUE BOOK'' MARCH 1966 NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS CUJttllliTTEE ON AERIAL PH"'' ,.H~IENA 1536 Connecticu t Ave., N. W. ashington, D. C. 2003t Phone: NO 7- 9434 Director: lvlaj. Donald E. Keyhoe (USMC, Ret. ) Ass't. Director: Mr. Richard H. Hall NICAP POSITION PAPER GOALS, AIMS, PROGRAM: The basic NICAP goals are to gather, evaluate and disseminate reliable information about UFOs, and ultimately t o bring about a full scientific investigation, making use of instruments and the full xesources of the scientific community. Policies and methods are established b y a Boa