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Project Blue Book records opened at the National Archives

Name: Project Blue Book records opened at the National Archives
Start: 1976
Location: Washington, D.C.

When: 1976
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

An original 1966 Air Force Project Blue Book report; the files opened at the National Archives in 1976 Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Air Force placed its Project Blue Book UFO files in National Archives custody in 1975. After witness names were redacted, the records opened to public research in spring 1976 and are read today on 94 rolls of microfilm (T-1206).

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OfficialPublic Interest in UFOs Persists 50 Years After Project Blue Book Termination (opens in a new tab)National Archives / 2019-12-05
OfficialProject BLUE BOOK - Unidentified Flying Objects (opens in a new tab)National Archives

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