Person
Carroll H. Bolender
Also known as C.H. Bolender, General Bolender
- Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force; Deputy Director of Development (1969)
Brig. Gen. Carroll H. Bolender was the U.S. Air Force's Deputy Director of Development in 1969, when he wrote the memorandum recommending the end of Project Blue Book. The Bolender memo is often cited because it notes that reports of UFOs that could affect national security would continue to be handled through standard Air Force procedures outside Blue Book.
Sources: Bolender memo (1969)
Facts and claims
- documented Brig. Gen. C. H. Bolender signed the 20 October 1969 memo recommending the end of Project Blue Book, which notes that UFO reports that could affect national security “are not part of the Blue Book system.” Source: Bolender memo
Connected files
Documents
- Bolender memo (authored)
Programs
- Project Blue Book (recommended end of) — His 1969 memo recommended ending Project Blue Book
Videos
- Citizen Hearing 2013: Opening statements (Mitchell, Hellyer) (discussed in)