About BlueBook
A source-first public archive for PURSUE records
Methodology
BlueBook starts from public PURSUE release records, preserves original source URLs, mirrors file metadata, organizes documents into records and exhibits, and keeps the source path visible on entity pages. The site separates source text, prepared summaries, and checked public copy so readers can tell what is archival evidence and what is editorial interpretation.
Sources
Release 01 is built from the public PURSUE listing at war.gov/UFO and connected U.S. government source files. Where the archive references historical Project Sign, Project Grudge, Project Blue Book, FBI, DoD, NASA, or AARO material, BlueBook presents those references as source context rather than affiliation.
Contributors
The project combines software, archival processing, and editorial review. Software helps with repetitive reading, indexing, and linking; human review is responsible for launch claims, public summaries, source labeling, and correction decisions.
AI disclosure rationale
AI is used to make large public releases searchable faster, not to invent facts. Summaries, titles, and entity links may be assisted by software, but they must remain traceable to source text. Records not yet checked by an editor are labelled plainly instead of being presented as final editorial findings.
Independence
BlueBook is an independent public-interest archive and is not affiliated with the U.S. government, Department of War, FBI, DoD, NASA, or AARO.
Acknowledgments
BlueBook is designed for broad public discovery and does not replace specialist FOIA research. The Black Vault has long made declassified records easier for the public to find, cite, and scrutinize. AARO and other official release programs provide source material and institutional context that should be cited directly when readers conduct deeper research.