Fact Sheet 95-03, by United States Air Force

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Title: USAF Fact Sheet 95-03 Unidentified Flying Objects and Air Force Project Blue Book

Author: United States Air Force

Release Date: June 1, 2008 [EBook #25674]

Language: English

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USAF Fact Sheet 95-03

Unidentified Flying Objects and Air Force Project Blue Book

From 1947 to 1969, the Air Force investigated Unidentified Flying Objects under Project Blue Book. The project, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was terminated Dec. 17, 1969. Of a total of 12,618 sightings reported to Project Blue Book, 701 remained "unidentified."

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; previous UFO studies and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

As a result of these investigations, studies and exper

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