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92,92N;;92,.92¢;»A c92.+<¢< F92 sL92 !Dear Mr. Malmfeldt: 92 This office recently received inquiry regarding UFOs, referred to us from the Bu e u.a public As the inclosed fact sheet indicates, the A &#39;Project Blue Book" investi-
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UFOs wasterminated on
related documentation
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was turned
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The inquirer referred to us hasbeen apprisedof these
events. Hopefully,the inclosedfact sheetwill be of help in responding to anyfuture inquirieson this subject. .1
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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;" areview
SHEET
the Secretary Project Blue of UFOs.
of the Air Book, the
Force Air Force
to discontinue UFO investigations was based areport 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 two-decades. .
As
aresult
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 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
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present day
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evidence
scientific knowledge;
indicating that
and !
there has
sightings categorized
are extraterrestrial
vehicles.
with the termination of Project Blue regulation establishing and controlling
igating and
analyzing UFOs
Book, the the program
was rescinded.
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Archives and Washington, D.C. and analysis.
Records Service, 20408, and
8th and is available
Attached for your information is the sighting summary for the period 1947-1969. alisting of UFO-related materials currently
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Air Force for invest-
All documentation
regarding the former Blue Book investigation manently transferred to the Modern Military
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been no
as "unidentified
has been perBranch, National
Pennsylvania Avenue, for public
review
Project Blue Also included available.
Book is
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 1953
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1957
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122 12 156 7 166 210 27
1960
169 22
1965
1966 1967 1968 1969
1969 UNIDENTIFIED
622
1,501 303 509 42
497 46 545
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670 14 1,006 14 627 10 390 12 557 14 591
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474 15 399 14 562 19
887 16 1112 I 937 19 375 3 146
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1947 -
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1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964
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Scientific Stugy Flyingunder 0b&#39;ects. Study conducted_by e of University tUnidentified of Colorado contract F44620-76-C-0035. Three
Photoduplicated hard be ordered
for $6
as AD 68O:975, AD
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National Technical
of Commerce,
volumes, 1,465
copies of
the official
per volume,
$18 the
680:976, and
Information Service,
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National
Aca emy o Sciences. National Academy of Sciences, 1969, 6p. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered $3 as
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three,
from the
U.S. Department
22151.
Review of Universityof Colorado
plates.
report may
set of
AD 680:977,
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from the
Department of
National Technical
for
Information
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VA 22151.
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There are
a number of universities
scientific organizations
the Advancement of Science,
and professional
such as the American Association for which have
considered UFO
phenomena duringperiodic meetings and seminars. In addition, alist
of private
organizations interested
in aerial
phenomena
may be found in Gale&#39;s Encyclopedia of Associations Edition 8,_ Vol I, pp. 432-3!. Such timely review of the situation by private groups insures that sound evidence looked by the scientific community.
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Dear Mr.
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ilYour letter of P-eptember 1 has been received, and Iam very ppreciative of hearing from you. I8
Your letter
presented information
to you, in my letter
of July
that I
had already mentioned
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
Again, the
standard release
material.
new Project Blue Book is acivilian
original Project years later,
Blue Book, which did close
som e of the
other persons
are,
same original
still, looking
phenomenon. That is the
of the
Here, twenty-
Blue Book, Pentagon, and
for the
reason, too,
continuation
in 1969.
real answer
to the
UFO
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-
gathering agencies -which received somet o e"better"};RO reports whichnever did go to Project Blue Book. __ _
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been to
original Blue
t..e National
Book material
Archives,
an have
that is there....I
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NASA&#39;s headquarters, in Washington, following their
request
fran President
Carter....I met
Scientific Adviser&#39;s personnel,
President....I sent
at the
know some of it&#39;s former personnel,
of things,
with President
New Executive
reports to the original
pertaining to
etc. So,
asohe
f
met with persons at
he
receipt of the
Carter&#39;s chief
Offices
of the
Project Blue book, and
UFO &#39;s -except for the
I know the whole scheme
hidden Intelligence-
reports, whichare, andthis date, to real, hardéun@wns&
gathering agency
participation with
regard to the better
UFO sighting
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&#39;]6/ Mr. WilliamS. Sessions, Director U..S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau_ of Investigations
Washington, D.C. Dear Mr.
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Sessions:
You may recall.3hat,vvhile you were inFortSmith visiting your
Fath:r,dE!calle and,_briefly,_mengioned m Eisire tomeet:&# . in general,
fw yo -~ andto» discussthe phennenon. of and the role of U. S. Government participation,
in particular.
I saidgatI wished to issue a "challenge" to younotthat you
do notjc allenges on adaily
basis! pertaining to UFO&#39;s. You
.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 - itwill 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
Government has played important roles UFO reported sightings. The new Project
Blue Bookis a "continuation" of the original Project Blue
established by
Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. "announcements" came from
stated
to be
Book,
the Air Force, and was located at wright-Patterson
someof the most important sighting the Air Force, and which were, later,
something not in the original
cover-up of the initial much to the chagrin
Project Blue Book
announcements - in a
announcement. This repeatedly
of the Air Force.
Original
happened
members of the
found that manyreports never were received by
thisgroup, but went tointelligence-gathering agencies. Al{7L!
ts %Lhose I1 &#39;While Director ofthe F.B.I., Mr. J. Edgar Hoover personne E lv I
reported some of
brought
the sightings themselves and who were, otherwise,
in to some of the cases!
for complete information about Air Force! would not release
Evenwith the present F.O.I.,
received and with information
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repeatedly
asked the Air
Force
the UFO&#39;s - to no avail. They the certain case reports to Mr. Hoover.
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mostly sanitized version/copies are requested completely blocked-out.
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Mr. William sea ns -F.B.I.- 2_ while Chairman Goldwater asked
a "need to know" an initial
of the
,.
Senate Committee
on Science,
for information
and was
basis. This
request, of
announcement from
the Air
Senator Barry
told that
he was
not on
Goldwater, had
Force that
to do
a"saucer"
with
had crashed
and that alien bodies were at thn point in time! located in ahanger, 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 did not happen, and Mr. Carter was given a complete run-around and I could tell you more was contacted by the Pentagon on the matter.
The new Project Blue
Book has 1&8 present,
about this,
and/or former,
NASA, and intelligencegathering agency personnel, among as adviser-consultants to PBB -anonymously. These are
the most
part, have/had
their respective
been actively
agencies, and
who are
Air Force,
NC
others, acting persons who,
engaged in earlier still muchly
because I
fo
UFO reports fo interested.
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 ageneral run-aroun and could not receive satisfactory answ
to the above. I
think you
will/would find
all the information you should be evident to you after making several
matter, thinking will not
you are
b_e the case, Ia
receiving answers ssure you.
that you
receiving and inquiries. You
are not
which should may tend
to your
receiving
be very to drop
questions, but
this
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I-Lr. Sessions, I will if you are interested,
not take more of your time I would appreciate your
You may wish to appoint one of our
in this matter, but, looking into the matter.
office; personnel
to start
making
inquiry about UFO &#39;s, in general, and see which Agencies to which you
would be directed. Keep personnel, in
inquiring about
Book closed
the other
-and
in mind,
however, that
agencies, may
will tell
it&#39;s "doors"in 1969,
some present office
not know what you
you that the Air and that the
would be
Force Project
Air Force
Blue
no longer
investigqtes Sightini UFO reports -and thisintoI already know. The importan the other agencies; such as
key is to go beyond the ir Force the Office of Defense, C.I.A., etc.
President Bush,
when asked about
UFO&#39;s, the ush gerson told askirg "You do the not know the half ofit". As ym know, President was formerly with C.I.A@ His comments are on tape, by
the way..
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 to a
conclusion
I hope you had a nice
-if
that conclusion
visit,with your
is an
honest one.
Dad, and come back for
avisit
again, soon.
Very sincerely
, r
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P.S. As
sort of
an "ultimate"
challenge
himself?
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July 24th
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which you
ask
for my help in securin information relative to investigations of ob ect UFO! sightings.
unidentified flying
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
regarding investigations itsArch ves and Records UFOs of Administration, the Modern to Military Eighehn
Branch, National
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, understand this data is available You may wish to make an inquiry the answers
to some Also of
Air
of your
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20408. I for public review and analysis. of the Modern Military Branch for
questions.
possible interest,
the National
Space Administration
was asked
b President
be gained
investigation, and
Aeronautics and
Carter to
look into
the possibility of resumin UFO investigations in 1977.After studying all the factsavailable, itdecided that nothing would by further
the Department
of the
>.
Forceonal agreed with that decision.. You may also want to check with Aeronautics and Space Admin stration in connection
the Nat
with your
research. I am not
responsibility of
CL. Ll-I
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aware of
any Federal
investigating UFOs
O 15-Po -121?! agency tasked
and hope
wi the
this information
dill be of helpto youand your organization.
sincerely yours,
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