Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955
A window into the bureaucratic machinery behind Project Blue Book, this file captures the program mid-stride — collecting letters and memos exchanged between federal agencies, Congress, and ordinary citizens reporting sightings in 1955. What makes it worth a look is the cross-institutional chatter: seeing how the Air Force's official investigation talked (or didn't) to the rest of government reveals as much about institutional politics as it does about the UFO question itself.
This file contains correspondence relating to Project Blue Book, a 1952-1969 U.S. Air Force program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFO). The correspondence includes letters and memoranda sent between various departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, the Legislative Branch, and private citizens concerning UFO sightings and the research and findings of Project Blue Book.