FBI Records - Unexplained Flying Objects - UFOs

Astrogeology, Asteroids, Robots, Space Flight & Extraterrestrial Matters

Date posted: 03/30/13

In 1947, a rash of sightings of unexplained flying objects (UFOs) swept America. Although The newly formed U.S. Air Force was the primary investigator of these sightings, the FBI received many reports and worked for a time with the Air Force to investigate these matters. This release details the FBI role in investigating such reports between 1947 and 1954. Originally the project name was called Blue Book, which was the Air Force name for a project that investigated UFO reports between 1947 and 1969. In 1989, an organization calling itself. The New Project Blue Book contacted the FBI. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization.