Alien Lore No 199 The Fbiair Forcenational Archive Project Bluebook Files And Freedom Of Information Act Requests

BY JACK BRUMMET, PARANORMAL AND UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA EDITOR

IN 1969, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CLOSED DOWN its research into unidentified flying objects (Code named Project Bluebook). The National Archives now handles the Freedom of Information Act requests that come from UFOlogists. The National Archives has a standard line for the many requests they receive for information related to the Roswell UFO crash:

"The National Archives has been unable to locate any documentation among the Project BLUE BOOK records which discuss the 1947 incident in Roswell, New Mexico."

THE OFFICIAL LINE IS THAT THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH did not locate or at least disclose any information that the "Roswell Incident," as they like to call it, was a UFO event nor was there any indication of a "cover-up" by the Government. Information obtained through exhaustive records searches and interviews indicated that the materials recovered near Roswell was consistent with a balloon devise of the type used in a then classified project. No records indicated or even hinted that the recovery of "alien" bodies or extraterrestrial materials.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES HAS LITTLE TO OFFER UFO researchers other than official reports, a few documents, and the studies by the University of Colorado that led to the abandonment of the Bluebook project. Since the FOIA became law, researchers have prodded and poked, and come up with bupkus. The following documents show a researcher trying to get William S. Sessions, director of the FBI, to dig a little deeper. The researchers well-realized--as the letters show--that they surmise that anything of real substance about Roswell, UFOs, or Aliens probably never actually got to Project Bluebook, and instead went to other government agencies that have managed to keep any substantial information out of the public eye.

THE FOLLOWING US AIR FORCE FACT SHEET was distributed by Wright-Patterson AFB in January 1985.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION,

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB,

OHIO 45433

"UFOS " 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 40s, '50s, and '60s."

"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 regulations establishing and controlling the program for investigating and analyzing UFOs were rescinded. Documentation regarding the former BLUE BOOK investigation has been permanently transferred to the Military Reference Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408, and is available for public review and analysis."

"Since Project BLUE BOOK was closed, nothing has happened to indicate that the Air Force ought to resume investigating UFOS. Because of the considerable cost to the Air Force in the past, and the tight funding of Air Force needs today, there is no likelihood the Air Force will become involved with UFO investigation again."

"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 my be found in Gayle's Encyclopedia of Associations (edition 8, vol-. 1, pp. 432-433). Such timely review of the situation by private groups ensures that sound evidence will not be overlooked by the scientific community."

"A person calling the base to report a UFO is advised to contact a private or professional organization (as mentioned above) or to contact a local law enforcement agency if the caller feels his or public safety is endangered."

"Periodically, it is erroneously stated that the remains of extraterrestrial visitors are or have been stored at Wright-Patterson AFB. There are not now nor ever have been, any extraterrestrial visitors or equipment on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base."

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Why The Usa Air Force Set Up Project Sign To Investigate Ufos

At whatever time Kenneth Arnold reported his flying saucer sighting in the summer of 1947 he went to see the FBI from the time when he was concerned that the objects world power be selected type of secret weapon being weathered by a odd laboriousness, mainly the USSR. It was this be concerned that prompted the USAF to set up Computer screen Breakthrough to refer to the flying saucers.

Breakthrough was prompted within being from the time when of a be aware of sent by Lieutenant Generally Nathan F. Twining, team leader of the Air Materiel Advise to the head of the USAF, Brigadier Generally George Shulgen. The be aware of summarised the disagreeable near the beginning investigation undertaken by Twining on the pithy of Shulgen.

Twining's be aware of in a few words reviewed the sightings exact to that date and gave an estimate of the bunch and capabilities of the aircraft being seen - the deduction at this objective was calm that flying saucers were aircraft. It as well as specific that "The phenomenon reported is something real, not augur or dishonest." While it unconcealed that "selected of the incidents may be caused by ingenuous phenomena, such as meteors" it entire that "Give are objects in the vein of the shape of a disc and of such appreciable bunch as to good to be as large as man ready aircraft", while admonition that a lack of any reverberation evidence - such as a retrieved crash - intended that stage was vigor to "definitely substantiate the existence of these objects".

The be aware of put into the future two viable origins for the saucers. Most basic was "The risk that these objects are of home-made basis - the opus of selected high sentry project not spill the beans to this Advise." In other sermon that selected toward the inside setup or government agency in the bounds of the USA had sneakily formed aircraft of the bunch, shape and abilities of the flying saucers. Moment was "The risk that selected odd nation has a form of propulsion, most likely nuclear, which is appear of our home-made supportive."

The report went on to realize a amount of recommendations. One was for the USAF high manipulate to realize enquiries that would find out an basis for the saucers in the bounds of the USA. If that might be dismissed, as well as the be aware of not compulsory that the USAF requisite "mistrust a request turn over a precedence, sentry send off for and blend dub for a instant reconsideration of this noteworthy".

The USAF did as Twining not compulsory. Having ruled out a US basis for the saucers, it set up Computer screen Breakthrough on 30 December 1947. The investigatory seem was based at Wright-Patterson Air Team Floorboards in Ohio and was unquestionable conciliator to use members of the Air Profound Intuit Centre (ATIC), which was anyway based at Wright-Patterson.

from UFOs by Rupert Matthews