Re St el ees eC ee el ete ele ero aol LLU tele ol THE BLACK VAULT Lee See Re steel laa oad ae Pao eoameto sgh RECORD CLEARING HOUSE IN THE WORLD. THE RESEARCH EFFORTS HERE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECLASSIFICATION OF THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND ALL CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY VISITING: RIALS ate eh a7 Ueto) YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORWARD THIS DOCUMENT TO YOUR FRIENDS, BUT PLEASE KEEP THIS IDENTIFYING IMAGE AT THE TOP OF THE PDF SO OTHERS CAN DOWNLOAD MORE!Subject Dajtat Mus dork __ tle Wumbea — bd- £294+ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR Ce ye ( WASHINGTON, D.C. 20330 For meshek, FEDERAL GOVERRcHT ec tee Flying Chyrcts Dear Mr, Malmfeldt: This office recently received a public inquiry regarding UFOs, referred to us from the Bueau. As the inclosed fact sheet indicates, the Ai 3 \Project Blue Book" investi- gation of UFOs was terminated on December 17, 1969, and all related documentation was turned over to the National Archives and Records Service, The inquirer referred to us has been apprised of these fronts. Hopefully, the inclosed fact sheet will be of help in responding to any future inquiries on this subject. Sincerely, + t dh et ee H. A. McCLANAHAN, Lt Col, USAF Chief, Civil Branch Cosmunity Relations Division Office of Information Attachment . bye Federal Bureau of Investigation ye FBZ Attention: Mr. Malmfeldt, Room 7825 C Washington, D. C, 20535 REC-26, yt O2- 2359 183 C2- RY b1¢ wt cont BY( \ 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: (1) no UFO reported investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security; (2) 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 (3) there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified" 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, Washington, D.C, 20408, and is available for public review 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 UFOs by the Air Force is warranted. In view of the consider- able 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. CH. £387 ¥- 783 retesis. TOTAL UFO SIGHTINGS, 1947 - 1969 YEAR TOTAL SIGHTINGS UNIDENTIFIED 1947 122 12 1948 156 7 1949 186 22 1950 210 27 ey 1951 : 169 22 1952 1,501 303 1953 509 42 1954 487 46 1955 545 24 1956 670 14 1957 1,006 4 1958 627 10 1959 390 12 1960 557 14 1961 591 13 1962 474 15 1963 399 14 1964 562 19 1965 887 16 1966 1,112 32 1967 937 19 1968 375 3 1969 146 1 TOTAL 12,618 701 Cp TUB 9/133bed UFO MATERIALS Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying objects. Study conducted by the University of Colorado aes contract 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, : as AD 680:975, AD 680:976, and AD 680:977, from the i National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151. Review of University of Colorado Report on Unidentified Flying dbjecte, RevTev_of report by a paral of fects. Review of report by a panel of the National ‘ademy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences, 1969, 6p. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered for $3 as AD 688:541 from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151.S55 ‘ zy 5 : -4 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 during periodic meetings and seminars, In addition, a list of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in Gale's Encyclopedia of 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 comunity. 2 Atchs 1. Sighting Summary 2. UFO-related MaterialsFERAL co January 24, 1977 Ldeutenant Colonel #. A.\McClanahan, USAP anch — Chief, Civil. B: Community Re Division “Office 6: on ——— . Department. of the’ Ae Porce ~ ce ae, FY 4! No Obj cle Mr. Malmfeldt has man 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 and for apprising us of the termination of your project. Sincerely yours, Ee / b7e jonald W. Moore, Jr. Assistant Directo: External Affairs Division mH X- 538%, 454 JAN 27 1977 —_——_—_ JAN ppl SLB kt assy Ay , ro: imePROJECT S 39nd oss “SEP.15 1989 25 The NEW BLUE BOOK and name-approved, by the United States Air Force. b7I— ptember 12, 1989 ir, William S, Sessions Director Federal Bureau of Investigations U.S. Department of Justice—¢-- Washington, D.C. 20535 $7 Dear Mr, Sessions: Your letter of September 1 has been received, and I am very lappreciative of hearing from you. Your letter presented information that I had already mentioned to you, in my letter of July 24; so this was information I knew. I had given this to you as "advance" information - thet 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 Froject Blue Book, which did close in 1969. Here, twenty- years later, some 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, tco, I gave you the information I did = about J, Edgar Hoover, President Carter, Senator Barry Goldwater, etc, TI was hoping’to go "deeper" into the intelligence- gathering agencies -which received gone of te "better" |Z0 reports which never did go to Project Blue 5ook. I heve been to the National Archives, and have looked 8% Z, original Blue Book material that is there....I met with persons at NASA's headquarters, in Washington, following their receipt of the request fron President Carter....I'met with President Carter's chief Seientific Advisor's personnel, at the New Executive Offices of the President..,.I sent reports to the original Project Blue Sook, and know sone of it's former personnel, etc. So, I know the whole scheme of things, pertaining to UFO's - except for the hidden Intelligence- gathering agency participation with regard to the better UFO sighting reports, and whichare, to this date, real, "pst ag Your response is appreciated and please accent ay very best wishes.l Sincerely, Ns ale bieInspired, and name-approved, by the United States Alr Force. BSR has Ree, mR §q, bie July 24, 1989 \isacmamiar «Won 8c Ly 2h, Siento ‘New Sabiverstes: 2 e Mr. filliam S, Sessions, Director 1 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigations Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Mr, Sessicns: ‘You may recall that, while you were in Fort Smith visiting your Fathgr, Lcalled and, briefly, mentioned Tesire to necty, Wier y and. to discuss. the phenesenon. of in general, and the role of U. S, Government participation, in particular. T said spat, I wished to issue a "challenge" to you (not that you do notyChallenges ona daily basis) pertaining to UFO's. You stated that you were interested, and to write you - end whioh I am now doing. Iq@uld 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. Government has played important roles in the evaluation of UFO reported sightings. The new Project Blue Book is a "continuation" of the original Project Blue Book, established by the Air Force, and was located at ‘Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Some of the most important sighting "announcements" came from the Air Force, and which were, later, stated to be something not in the original announcements - in a cover-up of the initial announcement. This repeatedly happened much to the chagrin of the Air Force. Original members of the Project Blue Book found that many reports never were received by this group, but went to intelligence-gathering agencies. > / 9/7 9219 hile Director of the F.B.I., Mr. J. Edgar Hodta¥ whose personnel reported some of the sightings themselves and who were, otherwise, brought in to some of the cases) repeatedly asked the Air Force for complete information about the UFO's - to no avail. They (the Air Force) would not release certain case reports to Mr. Hoover. Even with the present F.0.1., mostly sanitized version/copies are received and with information requested completely blocked-out. . 63 0 -aAe Ons}. bie “oe ack. a (dtd. i164) $7c_ b1eMr. William See | a F.B.I. - 2 while Chairman of the Senate Committee on Science, Senator Barry Goldwater asked for information and was told that he was not on a "need to know" basis. This request, of Goldwater, had to do with an initial announcement from the Air Force that a "saucer" had crashed and that alien bodies were (at tlt point in time) located ina hanger, or other building, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, at Dayton, Opio. Senator Goldwater was refused any information in this matter, along wit not being allowed to personally Look inside of the alleged biilding. Before taking office as President, Jimmy Carter announced to the public that, if elected, he would give the American people the Government 's information about UFO's, This did not happen, and Mr, Carter was given @ complete run-around - and I could tell you more about this, because I was contacted by the Pentagon on the matter. The new Project Blue Book has 148 present, and/or former, Air Force WASA, and intelligence-gathering agency personnel, among others, acting as advisor-consultants to PBB - anonymously. These are persons who, fo the most part, have/tad been actively engaged in earlier UFO reports fo their respective agencies, and who are still muchly interested. So, with this brief back-ground of information about me and about Gover ment participation, the "challenge" I have mentioned - would be to have you make inquiries’at the highest levels af "officialdom™ about what ou Government: really knows, whether or not there ARE alian bodies located ANYWHERE, what happened'to the crashed "flying saucers", where are the photo's taken by Air Force personnel through on-board gun cameras, and similar questioning. I am positive you would find thet even you would be getting a general run-around and could not receive satisfactory answ to the abov: I think you will/would find that you are not receiving all the information you should be receiving and which should be very evident to you after making several inquiries. You may tend to drop th matter, thinking you are receiving answers to your questions, but this will not be the case, Iassure you.Mr, William Sess..n; - F.B.I. - 3 Mr, Sessions, I will not take more of your time in this matter, but, if’ you are interested, I would appreciate your looking into the matter. You may wish to appoint one of your office: personnel to start making inquiry about UFO 's, in general, and see which Agencies to which you would be directed. Keep in mind, however, that some present office personnel, in the other agencies, may not know what you would be inquiring about = and wil tell you chat the Air Foree Project Blue Book closed it's "doors" in 1969, and that the Air Force no longer investigates UFO sighting reports - this I already know. The important key 1s to go beyond the A ir Force and into the other agencies; such as the Office of Defense, C.I.A., etc. President Bush, when asked about UFO's, told the person aking "You do not know the half of it". As yo know, President Bush was formerly with the 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 information, please do not hesitate to let me know. I would like, ver: much, to work through you, and with yo, to endeavor to bring the matt« of UFO's to a conclusion - if that conclusion is an honest one. I hope you had a nice visit,with your Dad, and ¢ ome back fora visit again, soon, Very sincerely, P.S. As sort of an "ultimate" challenge - why not ask President Bush, himself? \OJECT BLUE BOOK nt St erored binssp SEP 1 1989 Dear I have received your July 24th letter in which you ask for my help in securing information relative to investigations of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings. I have discussed your st 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 December 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of "Project Blue Book,” and the Air Force has furnished all documents regarding its investigations of UFOs to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.¢. 20408. I understand this data is available for public review and analysis. You may wish to make an inquiry of the Modern Military Branch for ‘the answers to some of your questions. Also of possible interest, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was asked by President Carter to look into the possibility of re: UFO investigations in 1977. After studying all the facts available, it decided that nothing would e gained by further investigation, and the Department of the ~ Air Force a with that decision. You may also want to check with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in connection with your research. & 3- oO = 241 a 8 T am not aware of any Federal agency tasked with the S 3 responsibility of investigating UFOs and hope this information g.° gu ‘be of help to you and your organization. 3 & Sincerely yours, Hera Wiliam S. Sessions aoe William S. Sessions come Director 1 - Littyg rock - enclosure (e3-O0- 42l1) Room 5042, TL 233) if. anna byidentitiabie in butiles,, is Paw 1¢ jelinibar iiss: bie, writ rericing what bye ob —> phone conversation jon he had with the Director ‘the Birector, discuss Ure: end the tele oe TS are participation in scuss UFOs; role of U.S. Government .cipation indicates the Director articular, and he camegas and similar questioning. Above response reviewed by ssa a Crimes Unit, CID. Substance of paragraphs 2 sponse previously provided to other inquiries on the investigation of UFOs.