DOW-UAP-D092, Department of the Air Force Committee to Review Project Bluebook, 1966-1967
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This file documents the 1966-1967 deliberations and recommendations of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book.
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Short overview
This file documents the 1966–1967 deliberations and recommendations of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book, the Air Force’s 1952–1969 UFO investigation program.
Why this is interesting
The committee recommended contracting a university-affiliated scientific team to investigate selected sightings. The recommendation, later adopted by the Air Force, shows an institutional move toward outside scientific review rather than relying only on internal program analysis.
Selected passages
- “Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book”
- “contract a scientific team composed of university-affiliated representatives”
- “investigate selected UFO sightings”
Background
This file documents the 1966-1967 deliberations and recommendations of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project Blue Book. Project Blue Book was a 1952-1969 USAF program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFO). The Committee recommended that the USAF contract a scientific team composed of university-affiliated representatives to investigate selected UFO sightings. The USAF subsequently adopted the Committee’s recommendation.