Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project Blue Book Administrative Files, Roll 87, Boxes 3 and 4
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This document is an index for Project Blue Book administrative files on microfilm. It summarizes the program's history, objectives, and the Air Force's official stance that UFOs do not pose a national security threat.
This document serves as an index for National Archives Microfilm Publication T1206, which contains administrative files for Project Blue Book, specifically Roll 87, covering Boxes 3 and 4. The document provides an overview of the Project Blue Book program, which was the United States Air Force's responsibility under the Department of Defense for investigating unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The program, which operated since 1948, succeeded Project Sign and Project Grudge. The document outlines the three phases of the program: receipt and initial investigation, intensive analysis, and dissemination of information. It defines a UFO as any aerial object the observer cannot identify. The document also details the types of identifications and evaluations used by the Air Force, including astronomical sightings, satellites, aircraft, and balloons. It explicitly states that the Air Force has concluded that no reported UFO has posed a threat to national security, represented technological developments beyond current scientific knowledge, or been identified as an extraterrestrial vehicle. The document includes statistical data on total UFO sightings from 1947 to 1965, a list of suggested reading materials, and instructions for reporting sightings, including a fireball report form for the American Meteor Society.
To date, the firm conclusions of Project Blue Book are: (1) no unidentified flying object reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security; (2) there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as unidentified represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present day scientific knowledge; and (3) there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as unidentified are extraterrestrial vehicles.
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Official Assessment
The Air Force concludes that no UFO reported has given any indication of threat to national security, represents technological developments beyond present scientific knowledge, or are extraterrestrial vehicles.
Project Blue Book findings indicate no threat to national security, no evidence of advanced technology beyond current knowledge, and no evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles.
Key Persons
- Carl VinsonFormer Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
- Hector Quintanilla, Jr.Major, Project Officer