ARCHIVES: NATIONAL: PROJECT BLUE BOOK: UFO SIGHTINGS (public-affairs file)
- Date
- 1985 to 2002
- Location
- not stated
- Agency
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Release
- National Archives (NARA)
- Type
- image
Summary
A National Archives Public Affairs Staff file on Project Blue Book records. It holds a reference report and roll index, lists of artifacts removed, Air Force fact sheets including the Blue Book conclusions, sighting statistics compiled 15 Feb 67, outside reading material, and photographs from case files with National Archives captions.
Note
Reference compilation; third-party articles and extracts are credited.
Pages in this file (73)
Each scanned page from this catalog record, in file order, with its own summary and link to the page on the National Archives catalog.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 1: reference report
The first page of a National Archives reference report on Project Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 2: Record Group 341 cover
A cover sheet for Record Group 341 materials. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 3: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 4: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 5: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 6: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 7: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 8: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 9: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 10: microfilm roll index
A page of the microfilm roll index for the Blue Book records, listing photographs and OSI files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 11: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 12: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 13: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 14: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 15: Project Blue Book cover, 1 March 1967
Checked by eye: a cover sheet reading "PROJECT BLUE BOOK" and "1 MARCH 1967", stamped as reproduced from National Archives holdings. The page is speckled from copying.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 16: Air Force fact sheet
A page of an Air Force fact sheet on Project Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 17: Air Force fact sheet
A page of an Air Force fact sheet on Project Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 18: Air Force fact sheet
A page of an Air Force fact sheet on Project Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 19: fact sheet: conclusions
A fact sheet page giving the "firm conclusions" of Project Blue Book: no UFO "has ever given any indication of threat to our national security"; no evidence that UNIDENTIFIED sightings "represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present-day scientific knowledge"; and "no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as UNIDENTIFIED are extraterrestrial vehicles." It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 20: fact sheet: internal-use items and photographs
A fact sheet page stating that AFR 80-17 and JANAP 146E "are for internal use only" and that "The Air Force has no films or photographs that indicate our planet has been visited by extra- terrestrial vehicles." It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 21: fact sheet: reading material
A fact sheet page listing reading material. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 22: sightings by year, 1947-1966
A table of total and UNIDENTIFIED sightings by year from 1947 to 1966, totaling 11,108 sightings and 676 unidentified, "(Compiled 15 Feb 67)". It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 23: sightings statistics 1953-1965
A statistics page for sightings from 1953 to 1965. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 24: statistics page compiled 15 Feb 67
A statistics page marked compiled 15 Feb 67. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 25: AMS fireball report form
A fireball report form of the American Meteor Society (third-party form). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 26: "Arriving from Mars by UFO?" and Table I
A page of reading material headed "Arriving from Mars by UFO?" with a table (third-party material). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 27: "Arriving from Mars by UFO?" and Table I
A page of reading material headed "Arriving from Mars by UFO?" with a table (third-party material). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 28: extract attributed to Wernher von Braun
A reading-material extract attributed to Wernher von Braun (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 29: extract attributed to Carl Sagan
A page of reading material attributed to Carl Sagan (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 30: extract attributed to Carl Sagan
A page of reading material attributed to Carl Sagan (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 31: extract attributed to Carl Sagan
A page of reading material attributed to Carl Sagan (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 32: extract attributed to Carl Sagan
A page of reading material attributed to Carl Sagan (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 33: extract attributed to Carl Sagan
A page of reading material attributed to Carl Sagan (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 34: "COPY" cover sheet
Checked by eye: a near-blank cover sheet marked COPY. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 35: Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet
A page of a Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet on Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 36: Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet
A page of a Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet on Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 37: bibliography
A bibliography page. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 38: "Inside the Beltway" newspaper clipping
A newspaper clipping from the "Inside the Beltway" column (third-party; credited, not reproduced). It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 39: Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet
A page of a Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet on Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 40: Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet
A page of a Wright-Patterson AFB fact sheet on Blue Book. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 41: retyped reference report
A retyped version of the reference report. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 42: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 43: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 44: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 45: "Artifacts Removed" list
A page of a list of artifacts removed from the Blue Book case files. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 46: photograph: elongated object over a street
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an elongated, cigar-shaped object above a street. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 47: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 48: photograph: elongated object over a street
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an elongated, cigar-shaped object above a street. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 49: photograph: elongated object over a street
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an elongated, cigar-shaped object above a street. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 50: photograph: object over trees
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an object above trees. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 51: photograph: elongated object over a street
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an elongated, cigar-shaped object above a street. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 52: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 53: photograph: elongated object over a street
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an elongated, cigar-shaped object above a street. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 54: back of a photograph
Checked by eye: the back of a photograph with a handwritten note reading 'UFO-Project Blue Book'. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 55: photo-lab form
A photographic-laboratory form. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 56: photo-lab form
A photographic-laboratory form. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 57: photograph: radar screen
Checked by eye: a photograph of a radar screen with several signals. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 58: caption: case file 2605 (June 18, 1953)
A National Archives caption for a photograph from case file 2605, "dated June 18, 1953", showing "a radar screen with a number of signals being tracked". It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 59: two photographs: three lights above a building
Checked by eye: two prints, labelled D1 and D2, each showing three bright lights above a building roofline. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 60: caption: case file 1501
A National Archives caption for a photograph from case file 1501, partly illegible in the OCR. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 61: photograph: object over trees
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing an object above trees. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 62: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 63: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 64: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 65: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 66: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 67: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 68: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 69: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 70: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 71: photograph: radar screen
Checked by eye: a photograph of a radar screen with several signals. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 72: caption: case file 2605 (June 16, 1953)
A National Archives caption for the same radar photograph from case file 2605, here dated June 16, 1953. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.
National Archives public-affairs file on Project Blue Book, page 73: photograph: disc shape over the Capitol
Checked by eye: a photograph from the file showing a disc shape above the U.S. Capitol. It is part of a National Archives Public Affairs file on Project Blue Book records.