DoW · DOW-UAP-D096
Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book
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A 220-page Project Blue Book correspondence file containing public inquiries, inter-agency referrals, recovery of a meteorological instrument, and the fiscal-year 1955 status summary. That summary recorded 430 reports: 92 balloons, 96 astronomical, 120 aircraft, 66 other reflections, 35 insufficient-data cases, and 21 unknowns. This is a record of the program's administrative work and classification practice, not a single coherent encounter dossier.
Key excerpts
“Balloons - 92; Astronomical - 96; Aircraft - 120; Other (Reflection) - 66; Insufficient Data for Evaluation - 35; Unknown - 21. (FY 1955 grand breakdown)”
“The FBI does not collect information regarding UFO sightings in general. (1974 FBI correspondence reproduced in the file)”