50.1, 3-t F/e /yumbm S - 5- / i 1 " z»!+, L . DEPARTMENToF THEAIR NC;* -_ :92%14"1:73§ V 1_ WASHlNGTON.D.C.20330 - /'qt ¢_ or-'"°1>/THE sEnrngr W V W E " 1m>ER.u." 14JARWl covzammur 1! iiT it M 92,92N;;92,.92¢;»A c92.+<¢< F92 Dear Mr. Malmfeldt:s L92 92 ! - This office recently received a public inquiry regarding gc: UFOs, referred to us from the Bu e u. As the inclosed fact §~w sheet indicates, the A ' I~.- Project Blue Book" investi- gation of UFOs wasterminated on cember l7, 1969, and all related documentation was turned o to the National Archives and Records Service. The inquirer referred to us has been apprisedof these events. Hopefully,the inclosedfact sheetwill be of help in respondingto anyfuture inquirieson this subject. Sincerely, . 1 § é; A$ H. A. MCCLANAHAN, LtCO1, USAF -'"i -1 Chief, Civil Branch Conmunity Relations Division Office of Information -B Attachment » = 57¢ Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Mr. Malmfeldt, Room 7825 7 ¬ Washington, D. C. 20535 REC-25. ,92U B53 - 9&7/" W <.'a-5:53 *F-~ _ , . ._ i OLUTIQN Q6 B7" Q _ I I 2 -. n 1 _ {I UFO FACT SHEET On December 17, 1969 the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force program for the investigation of UFOs. The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an evaluation of a report prepared by the University of Colorado entitled, "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects;" a review of the University of Colorado's report by the National Academy of Sciences; past UFO studies; and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during the past two-decades. As a result of these investigations and studies, and experience gained from investigating UFO reports since 1948, the conclusions of Project Blue Book are: l! no UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given gs. any indication of threat to our national security; ! there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air 92 Force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present day scientific knowledge; and ! there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified ¬L! are extraterrestrial vehicles. with the termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force regulation establishing and controlling the program for invest- igating and analyzing UFOs was rescinded. All documentation regarding the former Blue Book investigation has been per- manently transferred to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1 Washington, D.C. 20408, and is available for public review 5 and analysis. Attached for your information is the Project Blue Book sighting summary for the period 1947-1969. Also included is a listing of UFO-related materials currently available. Since the termination of Project Blue Book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of ".1 UFOs by the Air Force is warranted. In view of the consider- able Air Force commitment of resources in the past, and the I extreme pressure on Air Force funds at this time, there is no likelihood of renewed Air Force involvement in this area. *2 We YEAR 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 4 i -. §-1 _ - 1954 3 ~ . A 1955TOTAL_pF0 szsurzncs, 1947 - 1969 1956 TOTAL SIGHTINGS" UNIDENTIFIED 1957 122 12 1958 156 7 166 6 22 1959 210 27 1960 169 22 1,501 303 1961 509 42 497 46 1962 545 ' 24 1963 670 14 1,006 14 1964 627 10 390 12 1965 557 14 591 ' 13 1966 474 15 399 14 1967 562 19 887 16 1 112I 32 1968 937 19 375 3 1 1969 1 4 6 1 "-- TOTAL 12,618 701 I H » UFO MATERIALS conducted_byScientific Stugye ofUniversity tUnidentified of ColoradoFlying under 0b'ects. contractStudy F44620-76-C-0035. Three volumes, 1,465 p. 68 plates. Photoduplicated hard copies of the official report may be ordered for $6 per volume, $18 the set of three, Z as AD 68O:975, AD 680:976, and AD 680:977, from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151. T Review of Universityof Colorado Report on Unidentified Flying' 50biec t Rs. e v iewof p re ort b yanel a p of the National Aca emy o Sciences. National Academy of Sciences, -1 1969, 6p. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered for $3 as AD 688:54l from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151. -1- < l ma 92- _ < ; I 92 ix There are a number of universities and professional scientific organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which have considered UFO phenomena duringperiodic meetings and seminars. In addition, a list of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in Gale's Encyclopediaof Associations Edition 8,_ Vol I, pp. 432-3!. Such timely review of the situation by private groups insures that sound evidence will not be over- looked by the scientific community. i -1- I 2 Atchs l. Sighting Summary 2. UFOrelated Materials _K .,.>. RI Z 4 ! I 2 . - ~--~ -_ . .___ ______.. _.__* . 4 . 1' * " " , » 3 'A 1' _-' ' T .- I _ I I FEDERAL qgvmmmrJan-III? 24¢1977 I .' ? W Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Molenehan, USA? cn1¢:..-.cu.LL-.2s.=a.¢l92_ ' Conmunit __391etIqns Divis on "crr'f1<=¢3¥' rn":sam~;1aa-- ,,-_ .1? Depart1nen1;:..:<l?_§_'j_:hé"1§1r- rorce WI:'..=C*¢'<>1:::.$.&'?=i'¢1};l£1.:= y»-D4-_C _' 92'92"92' l H C 15- .,;_. _ Hr. Helmfeldt has brought your letter of Janu- ._-.___.__- _, ,:_ ":,_._._"' ary'14th, with enclosure, to my attention. I join him in thanking you for sending us a copy of your UFO Fact Sheet ._i-1 and for appriaing us of the termination of your project. '92 sincerely yours, __ J AV oneld W. Moore, Jr. 92O'92'/Assistant DirectorAffairs ExternalDivision 1 1 @;-z.2zz-15¢ .4 .8-"'2-.4 A IIX.1». __i C-26 22 JAN 271977 DenAD AJu._ isié '__Am.Dop.ADmm "A"-I9 uv._ 1'0 --- -I--n -Ii Ala. Sen _i Hem.i ""f.?'"<,a>%1>i>192~** lnuponiun i lnhll. i__ L Lebonvoryi Lop!Ceun..__ '77 Plea. InEvl|.__ 92A/ Rae. llgnhi S c.P. lnv. Twining ___ ' "'~"~I|l.___ Q -nu. UNIT G I cro = mu r92 '-iii DQH._._ The NEW [email protected]._ LDDIIV. AQN; Atn.larn._ termini T tt____._ BLUE IQ_.._._ l._._i 'nQ92 BOOK A 7 Iii Lag|lOe92n.__ and name-approved, by the United Slates Air Force. ~ l92ne.lleIl_...._ L 7< l'ech.senn._._. hiiqi 1- 12, 1989 °°'92l-AIIQOI-__ . William S. Sessions on.e_e.uc Director Federal Bureau of Investigations on.92.unn U.S. Departmentof Justice"";---~~~¢,--'jj'_'; 1j'_'jI_-11': Washington, D.C. 20535 " '" mm oneE7 nupaunnn__ Dear Mr. Sessions : ilYour letterof P-eptember 1 has been received, and Iam very I8 ppreciative of hearing from you. Your letter presented information that I had already mentioned to you, in my letter of July 21.; so this was information I knew. I had given this to you as "advance" information that you would probably receive from other Government agencies, and departments, and which is the standard release material. Again, the new Project Blue Book is a civilian continuation of the original Project Blue Book, which did close in 1969. Here, twenty- years later, som e of the same original Blue Book, Pentagon, and other persons are, still, looking for the real answer to the UFO phenomenon. That is the reason, too, I gave you the information I did - about J. Edgar Hoover, President Carter, Senator Barry Goldwater, etc. I was hoping to go "deeper" into the intelligence- which gatheringnever did goagencies -which toreceived Project Blue someBook. __t oe "better"};RO _ reports I h.ve5 it been to t..e National Archives, an have 3 lookedQ a {@577sohe f he original Blue Book material that is there....I met with persons at NASA's headquarters,in Washington, following their receipt of the request fran President Carter....I met with President Carter's chief Scientific Adviser's personnel, at the New Executive Offices of the President....I sent reports to the original Project Blue book, and know some of it's former personnel, etc. So, I know the whole scheme of things, pertaining to UFO 's- except for the hidden Intelligence- gatheringreports, agencywhichare, participation andthis with regarddate,toreal, hardéun@wns'@& to the better UFO sighting Your responseis appreciated and please accep?my best very wishes. 5 1.nu! '- 'THE NEW cg. En:.3 IQ1 0'..13.I "1... 3 TI. ,_ F A332. C11:.38. C:.:a !.-:.- Adm lC;..!C:.".~:s. - - u an» ljIc/ }*"-.. e_-an 00 --b92 092" -1 O4 Inspired, and name-approved, by the United Slates Alr Force. > . 92.._ _ u P|____, ....-._..._ ..._ R:_ct.1_~ 1c:.*a C;..:. C Ti Oil-|-E-2I :."-3 III. M... .-. Jul Y 2:, t 1989 "?*"""'-"""" : Nmovni'-"1 T0-£51231: Rf QVQZQT3 C-Z3 ']6/Mr.