PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Sub-Comitte Hearing - March 1966
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Doctor J. Allen Hynek who is the Chairman of the Dearborn
Observatory at Northwestern University is the s scientific consultant
to Project Blue Book. He has indicated a willingness to work with
such a panel in order place this problem its 'Spec-
tive.
Doctor Hynek has discussed this problem with Doctor Winston
R. Markey, the former Air Force Chief Scientist.
E
E. B. LeBAILLY
Major General, USAF
Director of Information
2 Attachments
1. 1. Blue Book Blue Book Report Report
2. AFR 200-2
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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)
AGENDA
Thursday, 3 February 1966
0800 Welcoming Remarks Commander or
Vice Commander, FTD
0805 Introduction Dr. O rien, SAB
0810 The Air Force Problem Lt Col Spaulding,
SAFOI
0830 Briefing on Project Briefing on Project Major Major Quintanilla, Quintanilla,
Blue Book FTD FTD
1000 1000 Break
1015 Review of Selected Review of Selected FTD Staff FTD Staff
Case Histories Case Histories
1145 Lunch
1315 Executive and Writing
Session
22 December 1965
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Committee Members (1 each) 6
Dr. Brian O'Brien (Chairman)
Dr. Launor F. Carter
Mr. Mr. Jesse Jesse Orlansky Orlansky
Dr. Richard Porter Dr.I Richard Porter
Dr. Carl Sagan
Dr. Willis H. Ware
Commander, Foreign - chnology Division 5
DCS/Foreign Technology (AFSC) DCS/Foreign SCF 2
Chairman, SAB Chairman, SAB AFBSA AFBSA 1
SAB Secretariat AFBSA 1
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together with their affiliations
and material reviewed and discussed,
are available in the SAB Secretariat
offices for review by authorized
persons or agencies.
APPROVED BY:
Narl imea
HAROLD A. STEINER, Lt HAROLD A. STEINER, Lt Colonel, USAF
Assistant Secretary
USAF Scientific Advisory USAF Scientific Advisory Board
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WASH. POST, SUN.,MARCH 27,196L
Don't Sneer at UFOs
By Roscoe Drummond trained observers) reported gent life on other planets.
YOU CANT disMISS the seeing "Oving ssucers" in Many scientiata thinx other
possibility that me of the seyen states, from Maine to planeis could not sustain
Texas to Colorado. such life, Rut we don't really
unidentified. ns objects, Last year, project Blue know,
which so many people have Book, the small Air Force One fact about the UFOs
sighted in so many places. unit created to keep tabs on gives me panse. Thore have
are real. these things, reeeived 8os ra been no reaily solld reports
There are, of course, UFO ports of UFO sightings. of creaturcs being seeh grt
buffs who seem to want to During the laet two years, ting off landed saucers. To
believe everything and dis. the National Investigations venture from ane planrt to
count logniedl explanations. Committee on Aerial Phe. anaiher invotvex great intel-
But Air Forte offlcials as- nomens, a private FrOUD Iectgal euriodty and I nould
xigned to check up on these hoaded by a retired: Naval thiak it algnost imposible
sighlings seem so bored and Academs Marine Corps pilot, Academny Marine Corps pilot, for someone from cuter for someone  from outer -
skeplieal that many peoole recerved suod saeh reports. recerved sunn sach reports. space, once here, to stifle space, on here, to stifle
have the impression that have The impression that During the past ten yrars. During the past ten yrars, that cnriosity to the extent that curk to the extent
they think the publlg would they think the publlg would the NICAP reccived NICAP reccived some SOme of not trying to niake person- of not tryins to niake person-
panie if all the facts were panie if all the facts were 8000 8000 reports and says that al contact with Earth people.
brought into the open. 1500 of them 1500 of them "seem pretty Conceivably, we have been Conceiyably. we have been
Let's not leave the search substanttal and substanttal and unex unex sedng oaiy pteliminary un-
for more knawiedge to thuse for more knawiedge to thase plained." manned orbitings of the
who tend to secept every- who tend to secept every: The Alr Forte totals 10,147 The Alr Force totals 10,147 Earth precisely controlled at
thing aneritically or to those thing ancritically or to those UFO reports and states that UrO reports and states that great distances. But wg don't great distances. But we don't
who tend to dismiss every 646 of them remain unex know.
Uto as ridiculous. UO as ridiculous. plained by provahle natural We need to get all the dala We need to get all the data
The time has come for the phenomens. phenomens. drawn together in one place drawn fogether in one place
President or Congress to Presldent or Congress to and examined far more ob
name an obiertive and re- MAYBE ALL OF these re- MAYBE ALL OF theSe re- jectively than anyone has
spected panel to inarstigate, ported sightings are whinisi- oted siehtiaes are wbinust- done so far. A stable publie
appraise ani report on all cal, imaginary or unreal But opinion will come from a
present and fu ure evidence we need a more credible and trurtworthy. look at the
ahout what is going on detached aporaisal of the evidonce, not from helittling
Last week. more than 100 evidence than we are getting. It.
persons (some e of them Maybe there is no intelli. 2 Aidt. Publsbare Neaspaper Brndieate

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EVENiNG STAR, NiASH  FRIOAY, MARSN 25 1946
Deputy S Sheriff 'Shoots' a UFO Over Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MiCh (AP)-A distinct steaks of light in the
Michigan deputy sheriff sald an sky high above street lights
unidentified fying object sight- leadinig Into Mitan. No details of
ed over Southern Michigan last the objects are visible in the
week was trapped-on film-- photographs blown up to i by 10
and still another UFo was inches frotn the tiny flim.
ported yesterday Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a North-
Deputy Sheriff David Fitzpat- western University astrcphysi
rick of Washtenaw (Ann Arbor) cist, wds sent here by the Atr
County took the photographs Force to investigate recent
with a tiny camera roughly the vuabycandvsy reports.
size ot a man's two forviingers size ot a man's two forvlingers He has scheduled a news con- He has scheduled a news con-
held together. ference in Detrost today to dho ference in Detrost today to dho
Prints were delayed because cuss his probe.
the tiny itdm had to be sent to the tiny itlm had to be sent to Meanwhile, reports of uniden-
Forest Hills, N.Y. for develop- Forest Hills, N.Y., for develop- tiffied flying ebjeets moved south tified flying ebjeets moved south
ment, into Onio today. A farmer who
The new sighting of an un- lives near Upper Sonduky, in lives near Upper Sondueky,in
identified flying object near Northwestern Ohio told sherilrs Northwestern Öhio told sherilts
Holland, Mich., came from both deputies that an object shaped
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols, "hike a fop" or a "Christinas "tike a fop" or a "Chritmas
who live across Michigan's who live across Michigan's taermt Inter vanad tree upeide down" hovered over
Southern Lower Peninsula near The two unidentified objects photographed over Dexter, Mich. a wooded area on his preperty
Saugatuck. They said it flew early today
across a highway ahend of 1Depaties were called to the
them, no more than 15o to 2o0-round circle glowing red on the reported sightings in the Ana hight in graceful sweops which
feet high. inside and white on the outaida "iArbor area in the last to dayx. he and Sheriff's Sgt. N. K. farm thtee times, but the farm-
Nichols, 21. said the object Nichols'descriptian fits) Fitapatrick, howerer, said the Schneider chserved from iboutler said the object. with lights on
peared about half the size of roughly that given by severai of two objeets he photographed i a m te i a m. March 16. its outer edges, disappeared
automobile and was "al more than a score wts have gave oft a brilliant yellow-white) The photographs show two cach tine before they arrived.
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DETROITNEWSWEO.-MARCd23.1966
Photo Adds New Wrinkle to Saucers
Dy DOUGLAS BRADFORD that they saw the strange glow-The chyect in the picture can account for the fset that
ing objerts cavorting in the sky doesn't seem to have much ma- the thing they saw war bright
While Air Force olficials and that the dark area on the terial substance. and shiny with flashing colored
prowled through the coun- picture represents one of themn. Ne.ther Paul nor his mother lights while the camera ro-
tryside looking for some corded a darh s.near.
sign of the strange night Paul sait Nis Argua Fiod was
visitors that have been zip- an time expostre at (2 3 and
ping through southeastern was loaded with fast Ilm when
Michigan skies, a Monroe Michigan skies, a Monroe he tok the picture at about
11.30 p t Friday. 11.30 p ta Friday. a
area boy came up with what Dewt phtagtighers cone i phtatipters con
he said was a picture of he said was a picture of jeeded ant e dararess in the jeeded ant e dararese in the
jone. lone. pitte imyyi be the sidira- pitae imyv' be the mdita-
Paul Richwine, 1. wby lives Ga of aoe gthie boving gate Ga of aoe gti oing gat
in Woodland Beach, three miles in Woodland Beach, three miles| aoihtly on a Eme caphsare or aoltly on a Eme caphsare or
north of Monrte, preduced a north of Monrta, preduced a the bib coali be a wy'er ape the blb coali be a wyler ape
Ipiece of film with a blob on it piece of film with a blob on it on f fgate or a whle is on f fgate or a wnle is
that he says his camera "saw that he says his camdra "saw' the fimh. the imh.
when he polnted it at a "lying Mra Rachwine ad the the Mia Ricdwine aad te th.
saucer" over his hame Friday saucer" Gver his hame Friday ject'y apen anca was precedel ject's apenranca as precedel
night. by four ghw ts shu wht
Deuit News photegraphers 10 30 p m. FrilisShe xaw
say the blob coald be due to a theat u her Irant waduk,
wrinile in the film. This is what Paul Richwine's camera saw when he s
But Paul and his mother. Mrs Sce SAUCER-Page LIA
Manianaice Richwina, insist he pointed it at the unidentified flying object. ~

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GRAND RApIOS PresS (MICH.), TUCS. MARCN 22, 196L
State F lying Object Reports
Bring Plea for Federal Sift
ANN ARBOR (AP)A Mich-
igan congressman planned Tues.
day to ask the Defense Depart-
ment to inveatigate reports of
unidentified flying objects sight-
ed near Aan Arbor
U.S. Rep Weston Vivian. D.
Mich. Jeh tor Washintton, D.C.
Mopday after conierring with
Sheriff Dousla s J. larvey of
Washtenaw County Harvey sard
Viviant also planned to talk with
the U.S. Air Force.
Three times with Three times withln a iln a week. weck.
fresiriente of the nearby com resiriente of the nearby com:
munity of Dexter have reported munity of Dexter have reported
sighting objects flying in the
night sky.
"I didn't belleve those re. -AP Photolax. -An Photolax.
poris," said Harvey. "But with
so many trained police person- Frank Mannor, Son Describe Frank Mannor, Son Describe UFO
neì and reliable citizens having ne and reliable citizens having
seen them. I must beieve some- 1 seen them. I must beieve some- ty Civil Deiense director for Io to investigate the rash of sight. ty Civil Deiense director for Io to invesligate the rash of sight.
thing is in the Washtenaw Coun years. said he watched the tn jings years. said he walched the th jings.
ty skies," fidentified object through binoc identified object through binoe Hynek will work from Self. Hynck woill work from Self.
And Tuesday, the Hillsdale And Tuesday, the Hilladale ulars for three bours. ridge Air Force Base near Mount
County Civit Defense director The A:r Force announced it The Air Force announced it Clemens. the Air Force said.
and St college coeds said they was calling in Dr. H. Ailen In Milisdale, Vanllorn said he
watched an eerie, hovering fiy Hynek. chairman of the Dear- joined the 87 Hillsdale College
ing object settle in a swampy born Observatory at Northwest-jcoeds and their housemoiher to
hollow near a school dormitory jern University. Evanaten. Ill.Iwatch the object. He raid it
Monday night. and scentifie consuitant to thelemitted wavering orange, red
William Vaniorn. 4l, the coun- Air Force's UFO study program.! (Centinued on pase 1, column $)

eneds rupys Univerilty. Evanston, Il. and
including 12 policenen, sald to- and a former fighter pilot says glowing ob. scientific consulta int to the Air
day that they SRY A strange he saw several over his Be tory and hover in a swamp for Force's Project Blue Book pro-
fying object guarded by four hours. gram to track down the reports
sister ships land in a swamp thesda home Saturday night. of unidentfied flying objects,
The Air Foree, whlch has in- Their description of the ob- Dr. Hynek set lio his head-
near here Sunday nizht. jrct secn here laat night tallied quarters at Selfridge Air Force
Dexeriptiens of the unidenti- vestigated more than 10,000 closely with that of one seen by Itase. Mount Clemens, Mich.
fied flying objects talled close- such reports since los7, sont more than 50 persons, including near the southern Michigan see-
ly. A patroiman, Robert Huna- Northwestern Univer 12 policemen, near Ann Arbor. tion where the objects have
Mich., the prevjous night. been reported several times
will, sald be and other residrnts H. Allen Hynek, its top scien- The Air Force dispatehed Its lately.
of the aren caw sinilar cralt tific sdviser on unidentified top scientife adviser on unlden- "It was definitely some kind
before daun lust Mondty and flying objects (UFOs). to look Ubed flying objrets to begin an of vehicle," Mr. Van Horn said.
Weinesday. into the Michigan reports investiralion. "Through the glasses [binocu-
In Washington, the Air Foree The latest was Monday nicht The witaceses sald they tars) it was either round or
anld it knew nothing of thel at Hillsdale College, where a watched from Uie second floor Jong"
reports. The Air Force's Michi- county civil defense dircctor. of a Hilbsdale College dormitory The object's shape was briefly
san headqunrters  in Battle as the objet wat bled. wavered. outlined by lightning as it
Creek would not comnment. a former reporter and csist. glowed, and once fiew right at veered over and near the dorml-
Two persons who slogged ant dean, and 87 coeds say they a dormitory window before stop- (tory before,retreating into Uhe tory before, retreating into the
throurh the 3oo-acre swamp to- throurh the 3oo-acre sramp to- watched a glowing object zip watched a glowing object zip- ping suddenly. swamp. Miss Kohn said. It swamp. Miss Kohn said. It
day and looked for traces of day and looked for traces of ping around campus for four ping around campus for four Mrs. Kelly Hearn. for seven Mrs. Kelly Hearn. for seven staved there for four hours be-
the craft found nothing the craft found nothing but hours. hours. vears a newapaper reporter be- fore vanishing. witnesses said.
marsht maraht grass, quickaand and grass, quicksand and This report coincided with tore becoming aseistant dean of
muck. one near Ann Arbor. where one near Ann Arbor. where wonen, as istant professor of wuinen. as istant professor of -
Hoivever, the two persons who Hovever, the two persons who about 50 persons -- including Enghsh and housemother of the Enghish and housemother of the
reportediy were elosest to the reportediy were closest to the 12 policemen -- said they saw dormnitory, had the coeds take dornitory, had the coeds take
object, Frank Mannor, 47 vears notes as they watched the ob-
old, and his son, Ronald. 19, sald old, and his son, Ronald. 19. sald an eerie object cruise over a an eerie object cruise over aj ject for four hours.
It did not appear to touch the swamp Sunday night while four swamp Sunday night while four They and William Van Horn,
ground but ant on a base of fog ground but sat on a base of fog sister ships hovered overhend 41, years old, Hillsdale County 41, years old. Hillsdate County
Fredrick E. Dands, state po- In Bethesda. relired Air In Bethesda. relired Air civil defense director. said the civil defense director, said the
lice commiasioner who is also Force Col. Howard T. Wright, object dimmned its lights when
head of civil defense for Michi- head of clvil defense for Michi- of 5119 Newport Ave. said of 5l19 Newport Ave. said police cars approached, bright- police cars approached, bright-
gan, opened an investigation. gal, opened an investigation. he and five other persons ened ened again when they went
used to discount these re- uaed to discount these re- jaway. away. . and dodged an alrport and dodged an alrport
t4 nat 10 snw several objects outside his saw several objects outside his beacon light. beacon light.
ports too but now Iio not so home and they were "definite. Barbara Kohn, 21, of New
sure." he said. ly not in my imagination, nor Castle, Pa. and Cynthia Pof-
Mr. Mannor and his son sald were they satellites or air- fehberger, 18. of Cleveland were
they had run to within 500 the first to see the object. They
yards of the object. Mr. Mannor planes."
said the craft was shanod ike descrihed its shape as roughly
a footbal! and was about the
Jength of a car with a "gravish
yellow"' hue and a pitted surface
"like coral pock."
It had a blue ight on one
end and a white light on the
other, he said.
"They were pulsating and
each of then Kooked like they
had a little halo around it," he
said.
Other witnesses saw only the
lights. but their deseriptions,
including those of policeruen.
agreud closcly.
Stanley MeFadden, Washtenaw
County sheriff's deputy, sald he
and deputy David Fitzpatrick
watched the object fiy over
their car about the same tinel
the Mannors reported it had
taken off.
Officer Hunawin said four
other unidentifled flying ob-
jects had hovered in a quarter-
ercle over the object in the
swamp.

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Wach Post 3-29-66
Truth About Flying Objects
Hidden by F, Faithful Say
By Howard Simons whose major aims to eva- flind pilots and missle track-
Washington Post Btalf Writer Juate all UFO sightings; get ers-had sighted objects;
Firm believers that the Air Force to bwn up to roughly 100,000 persons in
unidentified flying objects the "truth." and to expose all.
are for real and from a far. UFO charlatans who keep The Air Force, which has
off supercivilization met the seeing "iittle green men.' been investigating UFO re-
press yesterday amid a tor- Keyhoe and his col. ports since l948, has stcad-
rent of reports about new leagues. including scicnists, fastly maintaincd there is
objects being sighted every- engincers, military per. no evidence any flying ob-
where, U.S.A. sonnel and pilots, scorn the ject has come from some-
The bellevers repeatedly thought of "little green where else in the universe.
charged the Air Force with men." Keyhoe's view, shared by
deliberately hiding the Had a visitor from afar the Committee's board of
truth, truth, which which if it it were were ever set foot on the carth? governors, is radically dif.
known "would bring forth The The serious students serious students of ferent. The Commitiee con- ferent. The Comm ee con-
one of the greatest stories one of the greatcst stories UFOs were asked. UFOs were axked. cludes, Keyhoe sald yester. cludes, Keyhoe sald vester.
of the century." There was only one case day, that these things are day, that "these thirgs are
The bellevers also "fully suggesting so, said Commit. suggesting so, said Commit- real and must be extrater-
backed" Rep. Gerald Ford tee staff memiber and for- tee staff member and for- restrial because thcy are so
(R Mich) who wants a Con- mer newsman Donald Reril- mer newsman Donald Berik superior to anything we superior to anything we
gressional investigntion of ner. It happened in April ner. It happened in April have." have."
unidectilied objects which 10414 near near Socorrd, N.M. Socorrd, N.M, According According to Keyhoc, to Keyhoc,
have lately plagued his where where police officers saw UFOs have begn observing UrOs have begn observing
home state. "two smnall sinall suited suited occu- the carth for 2oo years. He
pants pants" get out of a UFO. gave two reasons. essential. gave two reasons, essential.
But most of all, the be- "They were small and ly, for why no contact has
lievers want to be believed lievers want to be believed sulted." noted a sulted," noted a reporter. reporter. been made with whoever it
and loved. "How could you be you be sure is that pilots the UFOs. is that pilots the UFOs.
"We want the Air Force "to m the they were not green?" thou One reason is that the Air
merely to end its secrecy on "We have no reason to be- Force has orders to seare
sightings and stop ridiculing lieve they were green," wry. the UFOs away
competent witnesses," sald ly qulpped Berliner. A second reason is that
retired Marine Corps Major The Commitiee's case for until humans demonstrated
Donald E. Keyhoe, a UFO belleving that UrOs are for the atorie bomb and space
skeptie until his conversion real was put to the press hy fught the UFO people re-
Keyhoe now is director of Keshoe. It amounted to an garded earth as too priml-
the National Investigations argument that thousands of tive a socicty to bother with
Committee on Aerial Phen- competent persons--includ. other than for surveillance
omena, an organization ing radar controilers, quall- purposes.

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REPORT OF THE
USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
PROJECT "BLUE BOOK"
MARCH 1966 SMC
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Board of Governors (see
list) and implemented by the executive staff.
(a) Established investiga units across
the country;
qualified specialists to assist in investigations and evaluations in
the U.S. and foreign countries;
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(d) Urged a Congressional inquiry;
(e) Published our findings and evi idence in the "UFO Evidence", a
Interplanetary UFOs --- The idea that UFOs may be extraterrestrial in
consideration. I
likely explanation of UFOs.
However, all theories - have been and will continue to be carefully
considered. (more)

The USAF and Project Blue Book --- Our opinion that the U.S. Air Force
has withheld significant UFO facts
facts and from reputa
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retired military off 1
professional \
NICAP's operations involve:
l. Collecting data on UFO sightings;
2. Investigating the most promising - cases through 25 Subcommittees
the country;
ations through 1963, containing data on the best 750 UF0 cases solect-
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versity School of Theology.
(Ret.); Writer and Author, Richmond, Va.
Former special assistant to Secretary of Air Force (1952-53), assigned
to staff of Gen. Lauris Norstad, NATO (1959), editorial staff of national
magazines.
MR. FRANK EDWARDS; Radio-television commentator and author. Former news
analyst on Mutual Broadcasting System. Recepient of VFW and Amvets
Service Award.
COLONEL ROBERT EMERSON, USAR; Research chemist, Emerson Testing Laboratory,
Baton Rouge, La. Member American Chemical Society Speaker's Bureau,
graduate Chemical'Warfare School Edgewood Arsenal, General Staff College
ther military schools.
MR. J.B. HARTRANFT, JR.; President. Aircraft Owmers & Pilots Assoc..
Archives. M.S. Univ. of Chicago 1915), astrophysi additional gradu-
ate work Universities of Michigan & Kentucky.
DR. CHARLES P. OLIVIER; President'American Heteor Society, Narberth, Pa.
Prof. emeritus of astronomy, Univ. of Pa. Former Director of Flower &
Cook Observatory.. Contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica & Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory reports on meteors.
DR. BRUCE A. ROGERS; Emeritus , Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, A & Col-
lege'of Texas. PhD (Physics and Hatelurgy), Harvard Univ.; M.S. (Physics),
American Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineering; and Electrochemical Society.

Frank G. Rawlinson, Space'Flight Center, Maryland
J.R. Riess, Lakewood, Ohio
Arthur H. S rensen. resear ologist, Wallace Idaho
Mr: Kenneth Steinmetz, Denver, Colorado
Mr. Walter N. Webb, ast Chas. Hayden Planetarium, Massachusetts
II. Aeronautics & Space
Major John F. McLeod, USAFR, pilot, Jacksonvil Lle, Florida
Captain Villiam'B. Nash, Pan American'Ai Germany
Mr. W.R. Peters, former First Officer, Pan American, Florida
Mr: L.D: Sheridan, Jr., former·USMC pilot, Verda, Florida
Lt. Col. Howard C. Strand, command pilot Michigan
III. News & Public Relations
Mr: James C. Beatty, former ground observer rps official, Puerto Rico
Mr. Jou Corbin, Chief, WFBR Nevs Bureau, Ba timore, Maryland
Mr: Lee I R..Hmsick. news and radio, Morristov New Jersey
Mr: Leonard H. Stringfield; public rela Cincin nati,
Mr. George Todt, cc Los Angeles aminer, California

York and Pennsylvania. T Throughout this entire RE have been
reported by many ersons in eastern Oklahoma.
The March, 1966, sighting wave began about three weeks ago:
March 8, Chesterton, Ind. --- oblong
UFO over abandoned mines. Distant 1 light flashed as if signalling. -
saw UFOs
with bright green lights, heard strange beeping sound.
March 14, Southport, Conn. --- three persons saw UFO with domed
and white lights, one of which looked hovered and
maneuvered for three hours.
March 17, Grand Rapids, Mich. --- several persons saw a : large,
oval UFO with a lights or a humming sound.
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March 23, Trinidad, Colo. --- two shiny oval objects with domed
in-line above a
March 23, Joppa, I1l. --- dozen pe saw oblong UFo with a bright
T Size
estimated as 3o' diameter, 6' -
March 28, Columbus, Ga. --- glowing, oblong object seen visually
and tracked maneuvered high in the sky this
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Chief of Information for the Aviation Branch of the Department of
Commerce.
Charles A. Lindbergh. Author, le r. free-lan - er. NICAP
Director since 1957.
DR. LESLIE K. KAEBURN --- Member, NICAP Board of Governors
Biophysicist.
California School of medicine. Ph. D. in Engineering Physics from
University of London. Fellow of the Institute of Physics and of the
Physical Society of London. Established and headed the Bio-Medical
MR. RICHARD H. HALL --- Assistant Director of NICAP
Eight years
with NICAP as Associate Editor of the "UFo Investigator" and Assistant
Director. Wrote and edited "UFo Evidence", the 200,000-word
Established and supervises
liaison with consultants
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communications systems, jet fighter fire control systems and general
electronics.
MR. DONALD BERLINER --- Member, NICAP Headquarters Staff MR. DONALD E BERLINER --- Member, NICAP Headquarters Staff
Former newspar reporter/ otogra ner. Contributing editor, Air
Progress International.. NICAP
Special Advisor and staff member since 1962.

(R., Mich.).
According to the Air Force, NICAP stated, over 200 military and
hundreds of military and .
and missile have idiculed.
and Hynek has admitted that he "could not ve 1t." (Dr. Hynek has
since denied that he was p pressured.)
states. N P Y., a low-flying have
chased car.
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SPECIAL
REPORT OF THE
USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
PROJECT "BLUE BOOK"
MARCH 1966
MEMBERS PARTICIPATING
Dr. Brian O'Brien (Chairman)
Dr. Launor F. Carter
Mr. Jesse Orlansky
Dr. Richard Porter
Dr. Carl Sagan
Dr. Dr. Willis Willis H. Ware H. Ware
SAB SECRETARIAT
Lt Col Harold A. Steiner Harold A. Steiner
Reproduction of this document in whole or in
part is prohibited except he permission
of the office origin.

Evaluation by
NICAP has shown definite shapes, pat
that the unknown objects are 2 under intelligent control.
the facts are being officially denied and concealed."
A number of USAF officers in NICAP, including Col. Joseph Bryan III,
USAFR, and Maj. John McLeod, USAFR, have fully confirmed the official
secrecy.
T
Bryan has stated, "The secrecy -
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radar, aircraft speeds and points. We urge that the USAF tell
all UFU -- whether to land, put
out their 1 lights, fly
In a Minority Leader Gerald Ford
says he could but benefit from an honest,
"If the Air Force is right, it will
If they T ized."
the time has come to the
truth about i UFOs from American cltizens.
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29 MARCH 66(30)P-3 30 MARCH 66 P-2
WAR Where Sky Thing' Landed-
Vie Nam War ACTIVIT
'Circulor' Mark on Earth
Stirs Regrets AGAIN ENGURFS
By MORT YOUNG
Of Mrs.Gandhi LITTLE Journal-Anerican Stalf W riter
The officer in charge of the Air Force Project
[N. V. Times-Chitago Tribye Service) investigating unidentified flying objects today said tha:
Prime Minister dira Gandhi AGANA. Guam. March 29- "swamp gas" explanation of
after more than tyo decades. sightings in Michigan
of f India said today she was Agana, capital civ of the 'could not satisfy anybody."
impressed by the s cerity" of United States ferritory of Maj. Hector Quintanilla of Maj. Quintanilla also said
President Johnson's lesire for Guam finds directly in- Project Blucbook, located at that the investigation into
peace in Viet Nam. volved in a war a ain. Wright-Patterson Air Base in sightings last week at Hillsdale
The roar of -s2 bombers Dayton, Ohio, made the state- -led by Dr. J. Allen Hvnek,
In a wide-ranging spe ech pre- bound for South ict Nam from ment as new reports of UFOs an astrophysicist and Blue-
pared for delivery at he Na- Anderson air fo ce base, a few in Michigan were reccived. book's top consultantwas not
tional Press Club, Mrs. andhi miles north of gana, reminds This time. investigators conipleted until last Thursday
went about as far as a neu ralist the 40,000 or i indigenous in- found a circular shape indented night.
habitants of quam every day in the ground. But Mr. Van Horn said he
leader could go in supportin the
U.S. efforts to start negotiat ons that the sm l island is the NO RADIOACTIVITY had been given the "swamp
in Viet Nam. only Americ n territory serv- The circular marking was gas" explanation Thursday
ing as a frect, operationa! found at Hillsdale, south of afternoon.
We share the world's regnt base ein the Vietnamese con- Ann Arbor. Hillsdale County The Air Force investigators
that a peaceful solution ha flict. Civil Defense Director William had visited Hillsdale, a small
eluded that troubled land thus The Van Horn investigated it in a town 100 miles Southwest of
far despite many and varied big eight-engined jets
efforts," she said. fly from Anderson field to grave! pit about a mile North Detroit. to probe the sighting
India is chairman of the tri- South Vid Nam, drop their of Hillsdale. of a UFO on Monday by 87
nation International Control ombs, nd return without A newsman who accompanied Hillsiale College coeds, a
Commission set up to supervise S opping a flight of more Mr. Van Iorn to the scene school official, police officers,
the 1954 Geneva Agreement. than 5.00 miles. said there was no appreciable and Mr. Van Horn.
Prd hd of Involvement Prd Id of Involvement increase in the needle reading increase in the necdle reading HURE EIGHTINGS FOLLOW HORE EIGHTINGS FOLLOW
Mentions Geneva on a radioactivity measuring on a radioactivity measuring
G amanians. as the golden- G amanians. as the golden- device. More UFOs were reported in More UFOs were reported in
Mrs. Gandhi said Gandhi said a a new skinnd skintd (hamorro-speaking (hamorro-speaking The reporter, Mack Wampler Hillsdale on Tuesday, Wednes-
Geneva conference "could offer peopl of the island prefer to of the Hillsdale Daily News. of the Hillsdale Daily News, day and Thursday nights--the
a way out and might yet provide be caed. are proud of their said the circle was about seven last after Air Force officers
the machinery for a return to the machinery for a return to invol  ent in Viet Nam. Any invol  ent in Viet Nam. Any feet in diameter, with a deep told Mr. Van Horn that all he
the negotiating table." So far, appr hen ion is faced with the appr her sion is faced with the indentation of one to two inches had seen was swamp gas.
the Communist side has rejected sam sto bravery that they around the circumference. around the circumference. Asked about the swamp gas
Western and non-allied efforts disylayed 1941. Mr. Wampler said he and explanation. the major replied:
to hold a new Geneva confer- You won tind any Vietniks You wor find any Vietniks Mr. Van Horn found some "How can it satisfy anybody?
lence. ence. hee," says Juse D. Leon Guer- hee," says Jse D. Leon Guer- black granules resembling Told that the swamp gas
Mrs. Gandhi, while stressing the Gu nanian director charcoal nearby. but charcoal nearby, but the the explanation was known to
India's own economic and so- India's own economic and so- rero.
cial problems, also discussed problems, also discussed commerce. "There hasn't particles did not blacken the Hillsdale residents as eariy as
her own own international difficul- een s single denonstration on een n s single de nonstration on fingers when they were rubbed. Thursday afternoon, the major
ties with Red China and Pak- ties with Red China and Pak- suam against t Guam against te administra- Mr. Van Horn took samples said:
istan. listan. ion's policy in Vie ion's policy in Vic Nam." from the indentations and from "How can anybody say Dr.
She said China cannot push She said China cannot push The people of G am gave a The people of G am gave a the surrounding area to send to Hynek said that? Dr. Hynek
outward if its neighbors outward if its neighbors and and hero's funeral to th four Gua- the Michigan State Police the Michigan State Police bad not talked to a chemist
other nations "possess strong, manian boys killed hile serv- Crime Laboratory in Lansing until Thursday night. He did
independent, nationalist govern- ing with the United ates for- for analysis. not make his final determina-
ments." ces in South Viet Nan and a For more than a week, resi- tion until he talked to a chem-
She called for a "viable al junior chamber of cor merce dents also have been seeing ist from Michigan University.
ternative to China," and sug drive for blood donatio s for lighted objects near Ann Arbor. (The chemist was called in to
gested that Indian can be tha Viet Nam was oversubse ibed An off-duty Washtenaw decide if the UFO could have
"'Asian alternative, an altern by 20 per cent on the first a v. County sheriff's deputy. Rich- been swamp gas.)
tive model for economic ad Haven't Forgot Fighting ard Sober, said he and a neigh- "Just because somebody
social change, a democrac, However, Guamanians ha bor watched yesterday from
socialist model." their front yards as the ob- makes a staiement, that doesn't
not forgotten that this island ects. flashing red. white and make it a fact, does it?
Sees Reds Challenged a United States naval base green lights--flew overhead. At Maj. Quintanilla also took
"It is by its efforts to de elop since shortly after its capture pproximately the same time.
in democratic socialism th  In- from Spain in 1898, was the pout 30 other residents of issue with the National Investi-
dia poses the most serious chal- first United States territory to ashtenaw County flooded gation Committee into Aerial
lenge to China. It is fo this fall to the Japanese in World p: ce agencics with reports of Phenomena, whose director.
reason again that Pekin tries War II. Agana, the capital, was sig tings. Maj. Donald Keyhoe. USMC
to undo India's nonalign nent," reduced virtually to rubble Tey were less than 500 feet (ret.). held a press conference
she said. when the American forces oust- in th air. witnesses reported.
She added that the ate of ed the Japanese 3 years la- in Washington yesterday to de-
India is of "the great st con- ter. mand a Congressional inquiry
cern to the world ang that a The new horizons of war, watch the submarine base into UFO's and the Air Force's
stable, democratic a d pros- broadened by advanced tech- from jus beyond the three-mile handling of their investigation.
perous India will by itself be nology, have made Guam limit. NICAP has long charged the
a force for peace and sta- more rather than less vulner- Wants Air Raid Shelters Air Force with suppression of
bility." able to attack in any future evidence and censorship in con-
conflict with super-weapons. Carlos Titano, speaker of
PHILA. INQ. 3 30/66 western the Guam gislature, believes nection with UFO sightings.
Thailand Gets .S. Jets Besides being the
Pacific base of the far-ranging that Guam's delicate situation To this charge, the major re-
BANGKOK, Thaila d, March strategic air command, which justifies his eading an agita- sponded:
29 (Reuters).-The U ited States includes the B-52's, Guam also tion in Wash gton for a fed- "Our files are open to any
has delivered an Indisclosed serves the United States sub- eral air-raid nelter program accredited newspaperman or
number of F-5 jet fi hter planes marines equipped with the Po- on the island. anyone writing a book."
to Thailand, according to the laris missile in the Pacific. A Not that w expect any- In the meantime, sightings of
Thai Air Force chief, Air Chief Russian vessel, ostensibly a thing to happen, he said, "but UFO's have increased by leaps
Marshall Boonchoo Chanda. trawler but bristling with elec- if anything does happen we and I unds across the counti.
ubeksa. tronic gear, keeps a constant will get it first again."
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1947.
Procedures are reviewed continuously:
- September 1965-the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) re-
quested review Air Force I procedures on UFO'S.
- March 1966-the SAB reported investi-
gations conducted by Aerial Phenomena Branch, Foreign
Technology Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-
Patterson A AFB, Ohio.
Points emphasized by SAB: Points emphasized by SAB:
- No threat to the security of the United States identified.
Air Force well
- SAB recommendations:
- Use a few selected universities for scientific depth
in the investigatio
Have an officer at each AFSC base skilled in investi-
gation and availab assis the investigative teams.
One university organization should
coordinate the teams.
- The Air Force is examining SAB recommendations:
Decision implementation has not been made.
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I
unidentified 3 (less. 1 than 2%)
I
Summary:
- Following conclusions are supported by extensive inves-
tigations and scientific l knowledge:
- Nearly all Nearly all UFO reports result from observation observation of of
natural or natural or conventi conventional nal objects objects under under unusual unusual
conditions. conditions.
- No UFO has No UFO has ever given any indication indicati threat threat to to
our national security.
- No UFO - No UFO reported has has shown s shown technological developments
or principles beyond bounds present day scientific
knowledge.
- No evidence has ever been presented that any UFO
has been an extraterrestrial or interplanetary vehicle.
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AF Secreta Tells Cong en
WASHINGTON -(AP)- The from trails from a rising Moon' and "fox lights," he testified.
secretary of the Air Force as- and the planet Venus. Brown put into the record a
sured a congressional commit- At Dexter and in Hillsdale, year-by-year report of the sight-
where most of the sightings ings investigated by the Air
tce today there Is no evidence were reported, he said they Force, showing 1952 was the
the Earth ever has been visited were the result of marsh gases year most people reported see-
by strangers from outer space. from a swamp. ing something, 1,501. The next
Dr. Harold Brown said al- Sometimes these lights have highest number came in 1957
most all of the 10,147 unidenti- been called -the-wisp" with 1,006.
fied flying objects reported in
the past 19 yeurs are casily
explained, including the recent
sightings in Michigan.
Marsh gases, pranks. planets,
comets, meteors, fircbalis and
auroral streamers were causes
he listed for mo st of the
strange, bright objects seen fly-
ing through the heavens.
But he told the House Armed
Scrvices Committee the "Air Scrvices Committee the "Air
Force has an open mind" and
will continue to investigate all
reports. reports.
He said, too, he is "favorably
considering" a suggesticn that
a civilian a civilian scicntific panel be
appointed to stud some of th appointed to stul some of th
646 sightings 646 sightings for which for which no no
scientific cause has been astib- √
l:shed. l:shed.
The formal hearing on UFOs
war a mixture of hunor and ua hupon and
ser'ousness, with most mem-
- bers suggesting frank state-
, ments about the scientific
causes for the aerial phe-
nomena.
"We're hiding nothing,"
Brown said.
'Most of the reports we get
are from sincere, honest people
who are puzzled. You might
call this a study in puzzle-
ment."
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, scientific
consultant to Project Blue Book.
the Air Force's permanent UFO
investigation unit, said many
of the unexplained UFOs prob-
ably had a scientific explana- .
tion.
But at any rate, both he ard
Brown stoutly declared there is
"no real evidence" of "extra-
terrestrial vehicles."
The Air Force scientific board The Air Force scientific board
has just finished a detailed re-
view of UFO's Brown said, "and view of UFO's Brown said, "and
concluded that the UFO phe- concluded that the UFO phe-
nomena presents no threat to
the se c urity of the United the se curity of the United
States"
The committee's public hear-
ing on UFOs came after the came after the
flurry of strange lights reported flurry of strange lights reported
around Hillsdale and around Hillsdale and Dexter, Dexter,
Mich., on March 20 and March
21.
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michi-
gan, house Republican minority
leader asked Chairman L. Men-
del Rivers (D-SC) to investi-
gate. Rivers, in turn asked
Brovn and Gen. John P. Mc-
Connell, Air Force chief of staff
to be ready to respond to ques-
tions when they appeared yes-
terday to testify on the $48.3
billion 1967 defense budget.
The budget session was post- .
poned for the open UFO session. .
Hynek said some of sightings
by "the young ladies at Hills-
dale college," resulted from
"certain young men playing
pranks with flares."
And other sightings near Mi-
lan, Mich., he said, resulted
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ports on unusual aerial objects over the United States. Under
the name
-
- lua-
- new courses of action will permit them to do their job more ,
effectively.
outstanding capabilities of their Scientific Advisory Board on
This capable group
has J

astronomical 1 sightings that include such bright stars
meteors, and fireballs and auroral
Other major sources of
objects such as satellites, aircraft and balloons; and phenomena
such as spurious radar indications.
cating unidentified flying have not threat
to our national .

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vehicles; the Air Force will continue to carry out its respon-
such phenomena
by investigating - objectively and with open mind - all
sightings unident flying
Force Report I Project Blue Book (dated
r with the Special Report of the USAF
Scientific Advisory Board Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project
"Blue Book" (dated March l966), are included for the record.
Office of Origin: AFRDC
Action Officer: Lt Col Barondes
Date Prepared: 2 April 1966
Coordination: AFSC, AFESA, AFXDC, AFNIN
Approvals:

SIGHTINGS O NTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
TOTAL
YEAR SIGHTINGS UNIDENTIFIED
1947 122 12
1948 156 7
1949 186 22
1950 210 27
1951 169 22
1952 1,501 303
1953 509 42
1954 487 46
1955 545 24
1956 670 14
1957 1,006 14
1958 627 10
1959 1959 390 390 12 12
1960 1960 557 557 14
1961 591 13
1962 474 15
1963 399 399 14
1964 562 19
1965 886 16
10,147 646

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. Introduction 1
II. Discussion 1
III. Conclusions and Recommendations 2
TAB A - Memorandum from General LeBailly 6
TAB B - Agenda 8
Distribution Distribution 9

the findings of previous
scientific panels charged with looking into the UFO
problem. Particular attention was given to the report
of the Robertson panel which was rendered in January 1953.
The Committee next heard briefings from the AFSC Foreign
the Committee reviewed selected case histories of UFO
sightings with particular emphasis on those that have
notb been identified.
II. DISCUSSION
Although about 6% (646) of all sightings (10,147) in
the years 1947 through l965 are listed by the Air Force
as "Unidentified", it appears to the Committee that

the of
the UFO problem. Unavoidably these are also related to
Air Force
Committee is not expert. Thus nendations
have
been quite elimited. In 19 years and more than 10,000
sightings recorded and classified, there appears to be
no verified and fully satis factory evidenc any
case that is clearly outsi framewon presently
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at least one physical scientist, preferably an
astronomer or geophysicist familiar with atmospheric
physics. The universities should be chosen to provide
convenient distance of a base of the Air Force Systems
Command (AFSC).
zation should be selected to coordinate the work of
nunication and coordination
with the office of Project Blue Book.
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B.
published reports of
C. The form of report (as typifie ed by 'Project
Blue Book" dated 1 February 1966 be expanded, and
anything which might suggest
with beld nage above
cited reference) be deleted. The form of this report
can be of f great importance in securing public under-
an
appropriate ffice.
D. The reports "Project Blue Book" should be
given wide unsolicited circulation among prominent
members of the Congress and other public persons as
a further aid to public understanding of the scientific
approach being taken by the Air Force in attacking the
UFO problem.
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Book (Attachment 1). Procedures for conducting this progre are
established orce Regulation 200-2 (Attachment 2).
The Air Force has conducted Project Blue Book since 1948. As
of 30 June 1965, a total of 9267 reports had been investigated by
the Air Force. Of these 9267 reports, 663 cannot be explained.
It has been determined by the Assistant Deputy yChief of Staff/
Plans and Operations that Project I Blue Book is a worthwhile program
which deserves the support of all staff agencies and major commands
and that the Air Force should d continue to investigate and analyze
all l UFO reports in order to assure that such objects do not present
a threat to our r national security. The Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff/Plans and Operations has determined also that the Foreign
Technolog at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base should
ing UFOS.
To date, the Air Force has found no evidence that any of the
UFO reports reflect a threat to our national security. However,
many of the reports that cannot be explained have come from intelli-
gent and technically well qualified individuals whose integrity can-
not be doubted. In addition, the reports received officially by the
Air Force include only a fraction of the spectacular reports which
are publicized by many organizations.
Accordingly, it is requested that a working scientific panel
composed of both physical and social scientists be organized to
review Project Blue Book -- its resources, methods, and findings --
and to advise the Air Force as to any improvements that should
be made in the program in order to carry out the A Air Force's
assigned responsibility.