NARA-PBB86.pdf

NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS Microfilm Publication T1206 PROJECT BLUE BOOK Roll 86 Project (Administrative) Files. . Boxes .2 and 3(pt.)- THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON: 1976

RETURN TO ce “SAE Historical Archives : ASILASHAP-A)} Maxwell AFB, Ala 361172 ae wt

which yolunteer observers were gording to the Cmter in After several eioheranes of the center's staff, the C'lef of tre fenter cubmitted by jotter to the D/T » plan to increase the soope of ocorations, On 5 me, the Jeputy nirecter for Sstinates replied to \TIS's proposal stating, in parts "Tt is generally agreed that gone expansion of offort is called for aot this tne, Tt ip generally SMmemposed of high-level solentifis personalities wuld be exes = are to or A effort by inviting one contractor to attempt to resolve the problem, “** It ie. considered thet “TIC met remain the resronsihle D/T age…

only as a lest ani teuperary resort do we ue the repor’ of an untroined non-technio:1 peraon's visual observation of a complicated aerial object, eppecially if the infor= mation is volunteored, 1. It-4a of significance to note that en inquiry of technical employees of U.S. _aireraft plants revenled that they could ot give complete and reliable descriptions of the technical aspecta of their oun planta wit? complete accuracy. Likevise, the Air Force long 4m eliminates ite observers rating for. crew nenibers, supplanting these visual and audio observation duties with photographie ani electronic r…

“telescop?, defraction grating and rader acops, or carried aloft by aircraft. Py Uiiting ite study te only those observations, obtained or correlated by instruments, re pe thie plan will distill fron the rev information technical data capeble of quantitative smatyets oo that ATT? aight determine Af mxy UO's aro of forKiEs OPED This plsn | roe ck yrecinte conatdardiion,of signings Hy oampetent vachatoal obesrvers wo PN? such sightings as part of eels roguiar ampnoyaatt (®.f» O#UFOnSRATD weather observers, ° pilitery and airline pilots, surveyors trained personel of the Army, Navel, Coast Guard,…

arcaeuiepet A ap oe Een a ae] Poet _ 9, This plan will also relieve the :iiitary personnel who arg presently engaged in these activities as piditional duty in order to handle the many voluntary reports presently being submitted to the Air Force. ieliance upon inetrunsnt obgervations will, with the exception of meteors end ueteor trailing, not ony. provide for the positive identification ef many objacta, but in some cases certain performance characteristics (speed, elinb, altitude and con= figuration) an be obtained enabling cbserversto elininate Teyerts on known objects at the source and relie…

in the event the ingtrument procra: picka up any eviderce of such in the observation of U40's. The reports of the analyses perforsed by these special groups would be returned to / TLC. 12, he first ste: vill identify gore of. the sijecta reported. further study by Mib's ataff of acalysts is the acon steps m bike phe ATL wi call on its scientific staff of ene ista in electronica, pro. physics, miclear enereys photography, ard ; ete interpretat’ On, SSbrOnOny » missiles, uerodynacica, armacent, materials s etce hen required eis Te- search staff will consult with tectmicians at right ‘ir vevelopr…

time, exserinent and study (even to the extert of recreating the ineldent Af necessary }s but it is vlacned bo pursue cach case unbil we ouject is identified, which is the purpows af this projects 15. Ag-each reported gighting is identified, éouisatible witb security, it is planned te sale available to those vs the field responsible for Lhe . observation, inforuaiion as to the nature of the objects In addition, atic's nonthly report of sightings will continue to be compiled. it is recommended that this be disseminated to all military establisheente con- tributing to the work of the project. in…