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Black Vault compilation, pp. 91-93

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This Black Vault compilation contains a September 1997 reply from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense to John Greenewald's FOIA request, enclosing its UFO records. The enclosures include a Navy information sheet dismissing the Philadelphia Experiment and an Air Force UFO fact sheet listing 12,618 Project Blue Book sightings, 701 of them unidentified. They also include the National Academy of Sciences review endorsing the University of Colorado report and the concluding pages of a 1994 Air Force Roswell report attributing the wreckage to Project MOGUL.

  • p. 6 …Between 1948 and 1969, the Air Force investigated 12,618 reported sightings. The following is a…
  • p. 7 …cov,red by the Air Foree that sightings categorized •s ~unidentified" represent technological developments or principles…
  • p. 10 …The Report states that nearly all UFO sighting are of short duration, seldom last an hour…
  • p. 11 …It is also clear, as one goes through the descriptions of UFO sightings, whether in the…
  • p. 12 …On defense. (a) I~ there eVidence that OFO sighting! may represent a defense hazard? No such…
  • p. 13 …apply scientific methods to the occasional transient sightings with any chance or success. While further study…
  • p. 17 …The Air Foree base nearest the location of a reported sight- ing is charged with the…
  • p. 18 …Some examples are the omission of the duration of the sighting, date, time, location, position in…
  • p. 20 …or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized u unidentified represent teetmo\ogical dnelopme_nts…
  • p. 23 …Between 1948 and 1969 we investigated 12,618 reported sightings. · Of these sightings, 11,917 were…
  • p. 26 …Batween 1948 and 1969 the Air Force investigated 12.618 reported UFO sightings. Of these, 11…
  • p. 27 …that further ~xtensive s~udy of DFO sightings is not justifi ed in the expectation tha…
  • p. 28 …has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidenti- fied" are extraterrestrial vehicles. .• . - Project Blu…
  • p. 29 …Between 1948 and 1969 we investi- gated 12,618 reported sightings. The following is a stat13t1oal…
  • p. 30 …A computerized data base in Chicago prints out pattern analy- ses ot UFO sightings, seeking a…
  • p. 31 …White the vast majority of UFO sighting reports are made by hon- est. perplexed. often reluctant…
  • p. 34 …Unidentified Sightings • 8 November 0600 EST . . . ' 1.975 • -- .. ~ ..- - . ... .. . 1. 0308 EST FONECON from NORAD Command Director…
  • p. 35 …SAC s~te c-1 still had a visual sighting on objects. 4. NORAD stated that…
  • p. 36 …dis- covered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as nunidentified" represent technological developments or principles…
  • p. 38 -- • ' TOTAL UFO (OBJECT) SIGHTINCiS (CompUed 1'1 Jan 66) TOTAL YEAR SIGHTINGS UNIDENI IFIED SOURCE 194…
  • p. 43 …the Am.v-bJ;t to was sighted over the we~pons storag~ · l~a~ional…
  • p. 55 …These requests will be made in conjunc- tion with sightings of unusual phenomenon along the northern…
  • p. 57 …c=. ..: ""~- ~~ 2400 EST • Uni~enti!ied Flying Object Sighting 1. J:.t 310805 received nhoncon from…
  • p. 58 …0345 ·-An Ar.my ~olice Sgt _on the way to work at reported sighting a UFO…
  • p. 59 …ects4 "' { t:TOs ) ;' allege~ sightings. ~he first exten~e~ !=orn t~e su~!ace to : I…
  • p. 64 …At 2902.00 EST AFOC informed IDICC that an unidentified helicopter, possibly two, had been sighted…
  • p. 67 …i~9~med NMCC that the arcy helo assisting on the scene had not sighted the…
  • p. 70 …the thehelico-:;ter- Guard helo, and was sighted over ~ • • resocncec to•J...my · 1\c:~ional…
  • p. 71 …At 290300 EST the helicopter was sighted over the weapons sto:age area and t."le…
  • p. 85 …Low Flying Aircra£t/Belicopter Sightings at rrortsmith AFB, l-1!. • ll75 1. The SAC Command…
  • p. 89 …l - • (U) ....-as to of The uro sightings occurred on an ·extremely clear night. miles. Although…
  • p. 91 …f oll oo;...· -u-o• info:-mation. __....._•.· ··~ -,.. _.....,....-..~ ... ·-·-..,..:-"" _......~ ··-- -- » ~ r . .. !.JLJ.....,· • • ' - sightings "-'i th NOR;.D "'al ..... s…
  • p. 97 …Air Force no longer investigates reports of UFO sightings. This was not alwavs the case. On…
  • p. 98 …or discovered by the Air force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represent technological developments or principles…
  • p. 99 …to NASA concerning UFO sight- ings address themselves to the reported sightings by astronauts during Earth…
  • p. 100 …The • regional N!CAP repres~ntative investigated the sighting and reported there was no evidence to…
  • p. 101 …In addition, a nunber of private domestic and foreign groups continue to review UFO sighting reports…
  • p. 102 …A computeriZed data base in Chicago pnnts OUt pan em analy- ses of UFO sightings. seeking…
  • p. 103 …While the vast majotity of UFO sighting reports are made by hon· est. perplexed. often reluctant…
  • p. 113 …Although some pro-UFO researchers argue that sightings of UFOs go back to Biblical times, most…
  • p. 114 (although some researchers claim there were as many as 800 sightings during that period). Interestingly, the…
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In 1977, President Carter asked the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) to look into the possibility of resuming
UFO investigations. After studying all the facts available, NASA
decided that nothing would be gained by further investigation. The
Air Force agrees with that decision. If, however, firm evidence is
found justifying further investigation, an appropriate agency will be
directed to undertake the effort.
I UFO SIGB'liNGS BY YEAR I
I I
1 xtaB TOTAL UNintNTIFIEP 1
I 1947 112 12 I
I 1948 156 7 I
I 1949 186 22 I
I 1950 210 27 I
I 1951 169 22 I
I 1952 · 1501 303 I
I 1953 509 42 I
I 1954 487 46 I
I 1955 545 24 I
I 1956 670 14 I
I 1957 1006 14 I
I 1958 627 10 I
I 1959 390 12 I
I 1960 557 14 I
1961 591 13 I
. 1962 474 15 I
I 1963 399 14 I
I 1964 562 19 I
I 1965 887 16 I
I 1966 1112 32 I
I 1967 937 19 I
I 1968 375 3 I
I 1969 146 1 I
I I
I TOTAL: 12,618 701 I
I ______________,________ I
There are a number of universities and
professional scientific organizations such
as the American Association for the
Advancement of Science·, which have
considered oro 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 Association~. such timely
review of the situation by private groups
insures that sound evidence will not be
overlooked by the scientific community.
For further reference material, two
documents are available from the National
Technical Information Service, u.s.
Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal
Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
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