Bolender memo: security-related UFO reports not part of Blue Book

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Brig. Gen. C. H. Bolender, Air Force deputy director of development, recommended ending Project Blue Book. It noted that UFO reports that could affect national security went through standard military channels and were not part of the Blue Book system. Researchers disagree on what that implies.

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  1. OtherThe Bolender Draft (Not Memo), Oct 20, 1969 (transcription and copy) (opens in a new tab)NICAP

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