--- 40027753-001-0001.tif --- REFERENCE REPORT PROJECT BLUE BOOK Textual records of Projec
AI Summary
This document provides a comprehensive overview of Project Blue Book, detailing the investigations of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the U.S. Air Force from 1947 to 1969. It includes information on the types of records available, the categorization of sightings, and the conclusions drawn from the investigations.
Key Findings
- Project Blue Book documented 12,618 UFO sightings from 1947 to 1969. - 701 sightings remained classified as 'unidentified'. - The project concluded that no UFO posed a threat to national security. - No evidence was found to suggest that unidentified sightings were extraterrestrial vehicles. - The program was terminated in 1969 based on evaluations from the University of Colorado.
OCR Text
--- 40027753-001-0001.tif --- REFERENCE REPORT PROJECT BLUE BOOK Textual records of Project BLUE BOOK (the documentation relating to investigations of unidentified flying objects), excluding names of people involved in the sightings, are now available for research in the National Archives Building. The records include approximately 2 cubic feet of unarranged project or administrative files, 37 cubic feet of case files in which individual sightings are arranged chronologically, and 3 cubic feet of records relating to the Office of Special investigations (OSI), portions of which are arranged chronologically, by OSI district, and by overseas command. A cubic foot of records comprises about 2,000 pages. Finding aids for these records include a file list for the project files and an index to individual sightings, entered by date and location. Access to BLUE BOOK textual records is by means of 94 rolls of 35mm microfilm (T-1206) in the National Archives Microfilm Reading Room. The first microfilm roll includes a list of contents for all of the rolls and the finding aids. Photographs scattered among the textual records have also been filmed separately on the last two rolls. Requests for copies of individual rolls of microfilm ($23 each) should be addressed to the N ational Archives Trust Fund Board, PO Box 100793, Atlanta, GA 30384. Requests for the 19-page report summarizing Project BLUE BOOK, dated March 1967, may be placed with the Archives II Textual Reference Branch (NNR2), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740-6001. The cost of photocopy orders is $.25 per page, with a minimum order cost of $6. Remittance should be made payable to the National Archives Trust Fund. Motion picture film, sound recordings, and some still pictures are maintained by the Motion Picture & Sound & Video Branch (NNSM) and the Still Picture Branch (NNSP). --- 40027753-001-0002.tif --- RG 3), Records of Headquarters United States Air Force Project BLUE BOOK oe National Archives and Records Service Ge Comrinroce LAs Sot PATION eral wUe tavern BOUINLS os ATLCm a} a— Washington, DCy 1976 ee Cele see wt. S3AIHOMY TYNO#4VN 3HL LV GIMOOMdIY oe piace Le Oe --- 40027753-001-0003.tif --- Fa e No. Index 1 - S54 55 - 179 is0.- 271 271) ~, 342 343 444 600 do Aol. 2506 2616 2793 t ON ea (lay ae se) Project BLUE BOOK Microfilm Rolis Index CASE FILES OF INDIVIDUAL SIGHTINGS Date Summer 1947 - 7/9/47 7/9/47 - 7/24/48 7/26/48 - December 1948 December 1948 - 4/9/49 4/9/49 - 6/26/49 —6/27/49 — 11/25/49, 11/27/49 ~ 12/6/50 12/9/50 - 12/9/81. 12/10/51 - 5/7/52 5/8/52 = 7/1/52 V/2/52 = 7/29/52 F/1G/52 = 7/28/52 7/28/52 - 8/5/52 8/5/52 - 8/27/52 8/21/52 - 10/15/52 10/16/52 - 12/27/52 12/28/52 - 3/19/55 5/19/55 = 7/2/55 TASS © 11/16/55 LAY So = 5/24/54 Location Information File - Midland, MI Grand Falls, Newfoundland - AL Chamblee, GA,- Kirtland AFB, NM "Kirtland AEB, NM > Rockford, IL“ | Toledo, OH - Pennsylvania, OH - Kirtland AFB, NM - Ht. Palomar, CA McIntosh, NM - Ft. Myers, FL London, England - Andrews AFB, MD P > we Riverside, CA - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 31.20N70.00W (Atlantic) - Phoenix, AZ Tremonton, CElhins Park, eA = Rock Island, IL - Washington, DC Washington, DC - Westover AFB, MA - Malaya - Birmingham, AL Baltimore, MD - Bay of Bengal Korea - Canadian, TX Albuquerque, NM - Harmon AFB, Newfoundland Crystal Lake, Ol - Tinker AFB, OK Fremont, WI -- Catalina, CA New York, NY - Richmond, IN - va = = " S3AIHOMWY TWNO#LYN 3HL LV 030000834 ae ome --- 40027753-001-0004.tif --- Ro? 1 Xo, 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 SO ~ oa SZ 53 54 55 56 a7 So -60 7509 7641 7819 TITS Pe 81S1 8367 8513 8701 8849 8969 $148 9315 9463 9648 9737 7641 7818 7IL0 8180 8366 8512 8700 8848 8968 9148 9512 9462 9647 9786 990 tw 9903 - 10043 10044 - 19213 Orv 10217 - 10545 Date 11/23/60 - Spring 1961 3/14/61 = 7/1976) 7/20/61 - 9/20/61 9/20/61 - 2/25/62 2/26/62 - July 1962 July 1962 -. 10/22/62 10/23/62 = 5/26/63 5/28/63 - 8/13/63 8/13/63 ~ 2/25/64 2/24/64 - 5/30/64 5/30/64 - 7/25-26/64 7/27/64 - 10/30/64 10/30/64 - 3/12-13/65 3/13/65 - 7/4/65 7/4/65 - 8/2/65 8/2/65 - 8/15/65 8/15/65 ~ 9/4/65 9/4/65 - 10/27/65 10/27/85 ~ 3/1/66 3/1/66 = 3/51/66 Location Kansas City, KS = Kena 1X San Diego, CX — Mantlton, Oil 59, S0N 125.58 (Racific) = Lincoln, NH Lincoln, Mi - Kotzebue, AK. 9.14N90.32W (Panama Canal) - North Brunswick, NJ Glenside,. PA - 65.20N28.50NW (Atlantic) 60,14N13.36W (Atlantic) - Gulf of Mexico 2) Philadelphia, PA - Borger, TX” Smithland, IA - Philadelphia, PA California & Oregon - COMANVSUP for Antarctica Orangeville, CA - Hamilton, MY Norwich, NY - Yorkshire, England = 1 YorKsuire, England - Brook inn: NY Rochester, NY - Taiwan Bloomsburg, PA : Albuquexque , NY Florence, AZ - Thackery, OH Dayton, OH .- Pittsburgh, PA Ketchikan, AK-- Newton Gentes: hae Cloverdale, OH - Stafford Springs, CT Beloit, WI -~ Uttica, NY | < …
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