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This office recently received a UFOs, referred to us from the Bu e u. public inquiry regarding As the inclosed fact sheet indicates, the A &#39; Project Blue Book" investi-

gation of

UFOs wasterminated on
Service.

and Records

related documentation

was turned

cember l7, 1969, and all o to the National Archives

events. Hopefully, inclosed sheet be of help the fact will in responding anyfuture inquirieson this subject. to
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The inquirer referred to us hasbeen apprised these of

Sincerely,

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MCCLANAHAN, LtCO1, USAF

Branch Information

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Mr. Malmfeldt, Room 7825

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On December 17, 1969 announced the termination of program for the investigation The decision on an evaluation of Colorado entitled, Objects;" a review
two-decades. .

the Secretary Project Blue of UFOs.

of the Air Book, the

Force Air Force

to discontinue UFO investigations was based a report prepared by the University of "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying of the University of Colorado&#39;s report by

the National Academy of Sciences; past UFO studies; and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during the past
As a result of these investigations and studies, and

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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 any indication of threat to our national security; ! 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 ! there has been no

L!

evidence

indicating that

sightings categorized
vehicles.

as "unidentified
Book, the the program Air Force for invest-

are extraterrestrial

with the termination of Project Blue regulation establishing and controlling

igating and Archives and

Washington, D.C. and analysis.

analyzing UFOs Records Service,

20408, and

was rescinded. 8th and

is available

All documentation
has been perBranch, National for public review Book is

regarding the former Blue Book investigation manently transferred to the Modern Military

Pennsylvania Avenue,

Attached for your information is the sighting summary for the period 1947-1969. a listing of UFO-related materials currently

Project Blue Also included available.

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Since the termination of Project Blue Book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of UFOs by the Air Force is warranted. In view of the considerable Air Force commitment of resources in the past, and the extreme pressure on Air Force funds at this time, there is
no likelihood of renewed Air Force involvement in this area.

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YEAR 1947

1948 1949

1950 1951
1952
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1954 1955 1956

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1957

1953

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TOTAL_pF0 szsurzncs,
TOTAL SIGHTINGS" 122 12 156 7 166 210 27
169 22

1947 -

1969
UNIDENTIFIED

1958 1959
1960

6 22

1961 1962 1963 1964

1,501 303
509 42

497 46 545

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670 14
1,006 14
627 10
390 12 557 14 591 &#39; 13

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1966 1967 1968

1969 TOTAL

1965

474 15 399 14
562 19

887 16 1I 112 937 19 375 3

146

32

12,618 701

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UFO MATERIALS

Scientific StugyUnidentified under contract Study conducted_by t e of University Colorado of Flying 0b&#39;ects.
F44620-76-C-0035. Three volumes, 1,465 p. 68 set of plates.

Photoduplicated hard
be ordered
Z

copies of
per volume,

the official
$18 the

report may
three,

for $6

as AD 68O:975, AD
National Technical

680:976, and

AD 680:977, 22151.
b anel

from the

Information Service,

U.S. Department

of Commerce,

Springfield, VA

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Aca emy o Sciences. National Academy of Sciences, 1969, 6p. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered
$3 as AD 688:54l from the National Technical Information

&#39; iec Flying 50b t Rs. e v of p re ort iew

Review of Universityof Colorado

Report on Unidentified

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of the

National

for VA 22151.

Service, U.S.

Department of

Commerce, Springfield,

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a number of universities which have

scientific organizations a list of private

the Advancement of Science,

such as the American Association for in aerial phenomena

phenomena during periodic meetings and seminars. In addition,

organizations interested
private groups insures that sound evidence looked by the scientific community. will not be over-

may be found in Gale&#39;s Encyclopedia of Associations Edition 8,_ Vol I, pp. 432-3!. Such timely review of the situation by
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ilYour letter of P-eptember been 1 has received, and Ivery am ppreciative of hearing from you.
Your letter I had given this to you as "advance" information that you would probably receive from other Government agencies, and departments,
is the standard release material.

to you, in my letter

presented information
of July

21.; so this was

that I

had already mentioned

information I

knew.

and which

original Project
years later,
other persons

Again, the

new Project Blue Book is a civilian som e of the

are,

Blue Book, which did close

same original
still, looking

Blue Book, Pentagon, and

real answer to the

in 1969.

continuation

Here, twentyUFO

of the

gathering go -whichBlue some o agencies Book. __ e _ received t "better"};RO reports whichdid never to Project
original Blue
request

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phenomenon. That is the

reason, too,

for the

I gave you the information

5 it

been to

NASA&#39;s headquarters, in Washington, following their

fran President Carter....I met with President

Book material

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gathering agency

Scientific Adviser&#39;s personnel,

know some of it&#39;s former personnel,

reports to the original

New Executive

Your response and accep?my very is appreciated please best wishes

reports, and whichare, date, this to real, hardun@wns&

participation with regard to the better UFO sighting

pertaining to

UFO &#39;s -except for the

etc. So,

Project Blue book, and

I know the whole scheme

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You recall.3hat,vvhileinFort visiting may you were Smith your

fw yo -~ andto discussthe phennenon. of and the role of U. S. Government participation, in particular.

Fath:r,dE!calle and,_briefly,_mengioned tomeet:&# m Eisire . in general,

I saidgatI wished issue "challenge" not you to a to you that
basis! pertaining to UFO&#39;s. You

do notjc allenges on a daily

.stated that you were interested, and to write you - and which I am now doing. Icnuld write "pages" on the matter, but rather than to do so - it will be lengthy enough for me to endeavor to give you information I wish to convey in this letter. In any event, the U.-S. in the evaluation of established by
stated to be

Blue Bookis a "continuation" the original Project of Blue

something not in the original of the Air Force.

Government has played important roles UFO reported sightings. The new Project

Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. "announcements" came from

cover-up of the initial

the Air Force, and was located at wright-Patterson

announcements - in a

Book,

someof the most important sighting the Air Force, and which were, later,
happened
Original members of the

announcement. This repeatedly

much to the chagrin

Project Blue Book

ts &#39;While the Director F.B.I., Mr. Edgar %Lhose of J. Hoover I1 personne E

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thisbut went intelligence-gatheringl{7L! group, to agencies. A

the sightings themselves and who were, otherwise,
repeatedly asked the Air Force in to some of the cases!

found that manyreports never were received by

reported some of

brought

for complete information about Air Force! would not release received and with information

Evenwith the present F.O.I.,

the UFO&#39;s no avail. - to They the certain case reports to Mr. Hoover.

mostly sanitized version/copies are

requested completely blocked-out.

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while Chairman
Goldwater asked

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of the

Senate Committee
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on Science,
told that Force that

Senator Barry
he was a "saucer" not on

for information

a "need to know"
an initial

basis. This

request, of
the Air

Goldwater, had

to do

with

announcement from

had crashed

and that alien bodies were at thn point in time! located in a hanger, or other building, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, at Dayton, Ohio. Senator Goldwater was refused any information in this matter, along wit not being allowed to personally look inside of the alleged building. Before taking office as President, Jimmy Carter announced to the public that, if elected, he would give the American people the Government&#39;s information about UFO&#39;s. This not happen, and Mr. Carter was given did
a complete run-around and I could tell you more was contacted by the Pentagon on the matter. about this, because I

The new Project Blue the most part, have/had

Book has 1&8 present, been actively

who are

and/or former,

Air Force,
others, acting persons who,

NC
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NASA, and intelligencegathering agency personnel, among as adviser-consultants to PBB -anonymously. These are

engaged in earlier
still muchly

UFO reports fo
interested.

their respective

agencies, and

So, with this brief back-ground of information about me and about Gover ment participatiaz, the "challenge" I have mentioned would be to have you make inquiries at the highest levels of "officialdom" about what ou Government really knows, whether or not there ARE alien bodies located ANYWHERE, what happened to the crashed "flying saucers", where are the photo&#39;s takenby Air Force personnel through onboard gun cameras, and similar questioning. I am positive you would find that even you would be getting a general run-aroun and could not receive satisfactory answ

to the above. I

think you

will/would find

that you

are not

receiving
this

all the information you should be evident to you after making several

receiving and inquiries. You

which should may tend

be very to drop

th

matter, thinking
will not

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receiving answers
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personnel, in Book closed

I-Lr. Sessions, I will if you are interested,

not take more of your time I would appreciate your

inquiry about &#39;s, and see UFO in general, which Agencies you to which
inquiring about
the other it&#39;s "doors"in 1969,

office; personnel

in this matter, but, looking into the matter.

to start

making Blue

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agencies, may

in mind,

however, that

you that the Air

and that the

not know what you

some present office Force Project

would be no longer

UFO&#39;s,ush wasaskirg with do the C.I.A@ thecomments Ason the gerson told formerly "You not know His ofit". are ym half know, President
tape, by the way..

key is to go beyond the ir Force the Office of Defense, C.I.A., etc.

investigqtes Sightini reports intoI already UFO -and this the other know. The as importan agencies; such
President Bush, when asked about

Air Force

Well, I think this should suffice for this time. I appreciate your patience in reading this letter, and should you desire any additional infonnation, please do not hesitate to let me know. I would like, ver; much, to work through you, and with you, to endeavor to bring the matte
of UFO&#39;s a to conclusion -if that conclusion is an honest one.

I hope you had a nice

again, soon.

visit,with your

Dad, and c ome back for

a visit

Very sincerely

,
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sort of

an "ultimate"

challenge

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not ask

President Bush,

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which you

ask

I have discussed your request with my colleagues, and I would first like to explain that the investigation of UFOs is not now nor has it ever been the responsibility of the FBI. The Department of the Air Force conducted investigations and studies of UFO reports from 1947 to 1969. On Deceber 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of "Project Blue Book," and the Air Force has furnished all documents

Branch, National

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the answers possible interest,
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Aeronautics and
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Space Administration

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