Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341
Summary
The administrative files of Project Blue Book (1947–1969), the U.S. Air Force program that investigated reports of unidentified flying objects. Held in National Archives Record Group 341, the series includes correspondence, staff studies, and status reports.
Common questions
- What was Project Blue Book?
- It was the U.S. Air Force program that investigated reports of unidentified flying objects from 1947 to 1969, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
- What is in the Project Blue Book administrative files?
- According to the National Archives, the series includes correspondence, staff studies, status reports, and related administrative material, held in Record Group 341.
- How many reports did Project Blue Book investigate?
- The U.S. Air Force reviewed 12,618 reports over the program's life, of which 701 remained listed as unidentified. The project ended on December 17, 1969.
Source & Classification
Record metadata
- Record type
- Collection landing
- Decade
- 1940s
- Review status
- published
- Publication status
- published
Official source link
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175Documents are linked to their official source pages, with a local preservation copy of the public-domain U.S.-government document where available; the official source is authoritative. Videos are linked, not hosted. Copyright and license notes are recorded per source.
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National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341". 1940s. Official source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-rg341-blue-book-administrative-files/.
APA
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). (1940s). Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175
MLA
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341." 1940s, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175.
Chicago
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341." 1940s. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175.
BibTeX
@misc{uaprecords_nara-rg341-blue-book-administrative-files,
title = {Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 — NARA Record Group 341},
author = {National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)},
year = {1940s},
howpublished = {Official source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595175},
note = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
url = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-rg341-blue-book-administrative-files/}
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- NARA Military Records Finding Aid for Project BLUE BOOK → NARA 1940s
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Evidence
License note (source-level)
U.S. Government records (U.S. Air Force), generally public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105; held in NARA Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)). Referenced via the official National Archives Catalog entry only; not self-hosted by this archive.
Archivist note
This series comprises the administrative files of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force program that investigated reports of unidentified flying objects from 1947 to 1969. According to the National Archives, the series includes correspondence, staff studies, status reports, and related administrative material, and is part of Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)). This archive links to the official National Archives Catalog entry and does not self-host the records.
Uncertainty / Limits
Archive state (this release)
- Record status
- Official link verified
- Review status
- published
- Publication status
- published
- Archive URL
- Not archived in U3
- Local copy
- Not stored in U3
- Summary
- Not published
- Translation
- Not published
- Added to archive
- Last revised
- · 1 revision
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