Declassified UFO / UAP Document
CASE #294: Project Blue Book and the Robertson Panel
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J. Allen Hynek alleges that the CIA's Robertson Panel directed the Air Force to downplay UAP sightings to prevent public concern. This led to the systematic misidentification of significant UAP cases as mundane objects.
This document, archived as Case #294, provides a historical perspective on the management of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) by the United States government. According to J. Allen Hynek, who served as the scientific advisor for Project Blue Book, the CIA's Robertson Panel was deeply concerned about the potential for public reaction to UAP. Consequently, the panel reportedly instituted an 'unwritten law' for the Air Force, which mandated that officials should 'don't rock the boat, play it down, cool it, don't get the public excited.' Hynek asserts that the United States Air Force (USAF) followed this directive by intentionally misidentifying or debunking significant UAP cases, attributing them to mundane causes such as balloons or stars. These findings were subsequently presented to Congress and the public, effectively shaping the official narrative regarding UAP during that era.
don’t rock the boat, play it down, cool it, don’t get the public excited.
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Official Assessment
J. Allen Hynek alleged that the CIA's Robertson Panel established an unwritten policy for the Air Force to downplay UAP sightings to avoid public excitement, leading to the purposeful debunking of interesting cases as balloons or stars.
Key Persons
- J. Allen HynekProject Blue Book scientific advisor