Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project Blue Book - 1 March 1967
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This document provides an official overview of the United States Air Force's Project Blue Book, detailing its investigation procedures, categorization of reports, and statistical data on sightings up to 1966. It emphasizes that the Air Force has found no evidence that UFOs constitute a direct physical threat to national security.
This document is a reference publication titled 'Project Blue Book' dated 1 March 1967. It outlines the United States Air Force's responsibility for investigating unidentified flying objects (UFOs), a programme that has been in operation since 1948 and was previously known as Project SIGN and Project GRUDGE. The document explains that Air Force interest in UFOs is directly related to the air defense of the United States. The objectives of Project Blue Book are twofold: to determine if UFOs pose a threat to national security and to determine if they exhibit unique scientific information or advanced technology. The programme is conducted in three phases: receipt of reports, initial investigation, and analysis by the Project Blue Book Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Reports are categorized as IDENTIFIED, INSUFFICIENT DATA, or UNIDENTIFIED. The document also provides a list of recommended non-military publications for further reading on the subject and includes a statistical table of UFO sightings from 1947 to 1966, noting that out of 11,108 total sightings, 676 remained unidentified. Additionally, the document includes an article by Carl Sagan titled 'Nighttime Astronomical Sky Surveys and Unidentified Flying Objects,' which discusses how many UFO reports are likely misinterpretations of astronomical objects or atmospheric phenomena.
The Air Force groups its evaluations of UFO reports under three general headings: (1) IDENTIFIED, (2) INSUFFICIENT DATA, and (3) UNIDENTIFIED.
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Official Assessment
The Air Force groups its evaluations of UFO reports under three general headings: (1) IDENTIFIED, (2) INSUFFICIENT DATA, and (3) UNIDENTIFIED.
Project Blue Book is the Air Force programme responsible for investigating unidentified flying objects. The programme operates in three phases: receipt of reports, investigation, and analysis. Reports are categorized as IDENTIFIED, INSUFFICIENT DATA, or UNIDENTIFIED. The Air Force maintains that UFOs do not pose a threat to national security.