"...The official Air Force position on flying saucers or space ships from other planets is that we do not deny the possibility that life could exist out there some place and that a visit from outer space could happen. What we say is that to date it has not happened. That is, we have no evidence on hand to prove the existence of space ships or the fact that space travel in reverse is fait accompli." (Reprinted on p. 414 of Project Blue Book, edited by Brad Steiger, Ballantine Books, New York, 1976).

Mar 1966

(1) Major Hector Quintanella, USAF, Director of Project Bluebook: "It is impossible to prove that flying saucers do not exist." (Quoted from p. 16 of Project Blue Book, edited by Brad Steiger, Ballantine Books, New York, 1976).

(2) Special Report of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board Ad Hoc Committee to Review Project "Blue Book," II. Discussion. "The Committee concluded that in the 19 years since the first UFO was sighted there has been no evidence that unidentified flying objects are a threat to our national security." (Reprinted on p. 813 of Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, Dr. Edward U. Condon, Project Director, Bantam Books, New York, 1969).

19 Sept 1966 - Air Force Regulation 80-17, Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), par. 2 Program Objectives. "Air Force interest in UFOs is two-fold: to determine if the UFO is a possible threat to the United States and to use the scientific or technical data gained from study of UFO reports. To attain these objectives, it is necessary to explain or identify the stimulus which caused the observer to report his observation as an unidentified flying object. a. Air Defense. The majority of UFOs reported to the Air Force have been conventional or familiar objects which present no threat to our security." (This regulation superseded AFR 200-2, 20 July 1962).

31 Oct 1968 - Section II, Summary of Study, item 9. Extra-terrestrial Hypothesis of Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects: "...we found that no direct evidence whatever of a convincing nature now exists for the claim that any UFOs represent spacecraft visiting Earth from another civilization." (Reprinted on p. 25 of Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, Dr. Edward U. Condon, Project Director, Bantam Books, New York, 1969).

Oct 1973 - Form letter from Lt. Col. John T. Halbert, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Office of Information, to Ralph Blum. "...there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as 'unidentified' represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present day knowledge." (Quoted from pages 170 and 231 of Beyond Earth: Man's Contact with UFOs, Ralph Blum with Judy Blum, Bantam Books, New York, 1974).

Jan 1985 - Conclusions of Project Blue Book: "(1) No UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security; (2) there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as 'unidentified' represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present-day scientific knowledge; and (3) there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as 'unidentified' are extraterrestrial vehicles...Since Project Blue Book was closed (1969), nothing has happened to indicate that the Air Force ought to resume investigating UFOs." Excerpt from "UFOs and Project Blue Book," Fact Sheet, United States Air Force, Public Affairs Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, January 1985. (See pages 443 and 583 of Above Top Secret, Timothy Good, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1988.)

July 1994 - "Comparison of all information developed or obtained indicated that the material recovered near Roswell was consistent with a balloon device and most likely from one of the Mogul balloons that had not been previously recovered. Air Force research efforts did not disclose any records of the recovery of any 'alien' bodies or extraterrestrial materials." (Excerpt from page 1, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the REPORT OF AIR FORCE RESEARCH REGARDING THE "ROSWELL INCIDENT," Department of the Air Force, July 1994.)

8 Sept 1994 - "The Air Force research did not locate or develop any information that the 'Roswell Incident' was a UFO event nor was there any indication of a 'cover-up' by the Air Force. Information obtained through exhaustive records searches and interviews indicated the material recovered near Roswell was consistent with a balloon device of the type used in a then-classified project. No records indicated or even hinted at the recovery of 'alien' bodies or extraterrestrial materials." (Excerpt from MEMORANDUM FOR CORRESPONDENTS, No. 235-M, released on September 8, 1994, by the Public Affairs Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.)

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