{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-05-014-dow-uap-d106-project-blue-book-special-report-case-14-re-evaluation-1968","title":"DOW-UAP-D106, Project Blue Book Special Report Case 14 Re-Evaluation, 1968","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-014-dow-uap-d106-project-blue-book-special-report-case-14-re-evaluation-1968","description":"Technical working paper re-evaluating statistical metrics, unidentifiable percentages, and observational quality standards from Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14.","date":"1968-04-10T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-D106 is a technical working paper, dated April 10, 1968, that re-evaluates the statistical methods behind Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14. It originated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and was declassified and released publicly for the first time as part of PURSUE Release 05 on August 7, 2026. [^1][^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/080726/release_05/documents/DOW-UAP-D106.pdf\" />\n\n## Provenance and Context\n\nThe paper comes from the late stages of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's investigation into unidentified flying objects, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and maintained by the Department of War. It is an internal check on the project's own statistical methods, revisiting conclusions reached in Special Report No. 14.[^3]\n\n## Detailed Content / Analysis\n\nThe paper re-examines how Special Report No. 14 categorized \"unidentifiable\" cases and what percentage of sightings remained unexplained after strict observational quality standards were applied. It questions whether the statistical models used in the original report adequately accounted for high-quality reports that resisted conventional explanation, pointing to internal disagreement within the Air Force over the true proportion of anomalous events.[^3]\n\nThe document does not resolve the unidentifiable cases it discusses. It records that the question was open within Project Blue Book in 1968, not how it was settled.[^3]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n[^3]: [DOW-UAP-D106, Project Blue Book Special Report Case 14 Re-Evaluation, 1968 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/080726/release_05/documents/DOW-UAP-D106.pdf)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-014-dow-uap-d106-project-blue-book-special-report-case-14-re-evaluation-1968","title":"DOW-UAP-D106, Project Blue Book Special Report Case 14 Re-Evaluation, 1968","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-014-dow-uap-d106-project-blue-book-special-report-case-14-re-evaluation-1968","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}