Government1955

Air Force Secretary Quarles releases Blue Book statistical study to the public

When: Oct 1955
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Air Force Secretary Donald Quarles, who released Special Report 14 in 1955 United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Air Force Secretary Donald Quarles made public the Battelle statistical analysis of saucer reports (Special Report 14), saying the Air Force found no sign of technology beyond known science. Critics later argued the study's 'unknowns' were not resolved by the data.

Sources

OfficialProject Blue Book Special Report #14 (May 5, 1955) (opens in a new tab)U.S. Air Force (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 1955-05-05
PressScience: Saucer Blue Book (opens in a new tab)Time / 1955-11-07

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How the story came out

This reports on Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (5 May 1955).

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