Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives.
To determine if ufos were a threat to national security, and. The airforce classified the brown mountain lights as unexplained. The service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic study of unidentified flying object sightings. On december 17, 1969, the secretary of the air force announced the termination of project blue book, the air force program for the investigation of ufos. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. Hyneks changing beliefs culminate with the explosive season finale entitled the washington merrygo round. The five best cases of ufo sightings from project blue book. Latest album cheetah speed was produced and engineered by alan evans of soulive at play on brother studios. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. Ruppelt met with members of the battelle memorial institute, a think tank based in columbus, ohio, near wrightpatterson air force base. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo.
A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under. Its enough to make mulder and scully seethe with envy. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization. The series is based on the reallife project blue book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by. Nearly 000 pages of declassified air force files on ufo sightings are now. The project was charged with scientifically analyzing ufo data to determine whether ufos. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity. The notebooks were grey composition graph notebooks with sketches, diagrams, formulas, charts and information about extraterrestrial data collected from various sites. Ten tuesdayevening episodes are projected for this first season, and so far three have been broadcast. The book presents a detailed account of the origin of the colorado ufo project, of which the following is a brief encapsulation.
Governments project blue book project investigate sightings of extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects. The first was project sign, which began in 1947, then grudge, which ran from 1949 to 1951, and the final project, blue book, ran from 1951 to 1969. In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael. The united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos. The best photos of ufos we found in the newlyreleased. In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. Unidentified flying objects and air force project blue book. The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents. Jan 15, 2019 project blue book was the code name for an air force program set up in 1952, after numerous u. Jan 22, 2015 the five best cases of ufo sightings from project blue book more than 10,000 declassified ufo reports have been posted online, and alien enthusiasts are excited. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr.
In 1966 the condon committee under the direction of dr. Project blue book was also the precursor of project sign, another air force operation from 1947 regarded as a genuine attempt to document flying disks in an exhaustive scientific manner, using some of the brightest minds from the scientific and military environment. Ufo incident, in which various sightings were reported from july 12 to july 29. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct. It is a solid foundation of research for those who are interested in the us air forces involvement with the ufo phenomenon. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. Topics include kenneth arnold and the sighting that started it all, ufologys first martyr, the mystery of the lubbock lights, of monsters, little green men, and the ufo insignia at socorro, the night ufos buzzed the white house, deriving a model ufo from 12 top cases of unknowns, the findings of project sign and much more.
Jan 10, 2019 the service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic study of unidentified flying object sightings. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Although most project blue book studies were released under the freedom of information act the documents of the brown mountain study remain classified and in 1969 project blue book was supposedly shut down. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Subject was named ebe3 and was held captive for 5 days. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online good. Project blue book is an american historical drama television series that premiered on history on january 8, 2019. Project blue book case 1661 12w2, 185a, bx 35, rg 341 records of the usaf project blue book washington national sightings july 1952. Project blue book, the history journal, and the new york times january 11, 2019 david halperin for about fifteen seconds, it did look like a real newspaper when my friend jake horwitz handed it to me over lunch. Now, the history channel is giving us project blue book the series right in time for the winter binge season. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct1983part 2. Rare microfilms of alien sightings available online at.
A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads. Before project blue book, there was project sign, prompted by a rash of ufo sightings in 1947, including whats come to be considered the first major sighting of. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project u. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. Dec 17, 2011 northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct1983part 2. Project blue book boss explains the season finales last.
Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf. In december 1951, head of project blue book captain edward j. Jan 26, 2015 in 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book. Project blue book was the code name for an air force program set up in 1952, after numerous u. With caskey swaim, edward winter, william jordan, aldine king.
Of thousands of cases, experts tell the bbc, hundreds remain. Hynek really was a college astronomy professor who helped the air force investigate ufos, although he thought the. Double lines of indicate a break between documents single line of indicate a page break within a document text in curly brackets text is handwritten in original square brackets indicate items which has been blecked out. Sep 28, 2016 extraordinary project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. During that time project blue book launched an extensive study of the brown mountain lights. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct1983part 4. The project was charged with scientifically analyzing ufo data to.
Project blue book unknowns this list claims 701 ufo reports which represent all of the unexplained sightings recorded by the air forces project blue book, a seventeen year investigation. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. Project blue book was the name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Up until last week project blue book s massive catalog of over 10,000 ufo and extraterrestrial reports from the 1940s to the 1970s had only been accessible by visiting the national archives in washington. The project blue book archive is a new website which will provide free online access to the national archives blue book microfilm collection, and has so far posted about 10% of the blue book microfilm. A cache of us air force ufo investigation documents has been released online. Timeline wise for project blue book and the study of ufos, it was sort of the last big seminal event before there was a shift. Project blue book from 1947 until 17 december 1969, the united states air force actively investigated reports and sightings of unidentified flying objects ufos, under a program called project blue book. Allen hynek is played by aidan gillen, and the first season consisted of ten episodes. The fuller dogfight january 8, the flatwoods monster january 15, and the lubbock lights january 22.
The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. The united states air force carried out three consecutive studies of the ufo phenomenon over a 22year period. Im matty beckerman, im the director of alien abduction ive seen the brown mountain lights, page 10. The first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949.
Presumably to offset them from the main movie, these scenes are also needlessly in black and white, and so the folksy local prelude becomes the first step into blair witch project territory with a setup seen before in this style of film. Aug 15, 2016 project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. Worlds strangest ufo cases revealed daily mail online. Im matty beckerman, im the director of alien abduction i. From 1947 to 1969, the air force investigated unidentified flying objects under project blue book. Allen hyneks son, and your favorite experts from ancient aliens. This go around instead of having the stories being told from the vantage point of the.
Project blue book truth, history, and the history channel. Up until last week project blue books massive catalog of over 10,000 ufo and extraterrestrial reports from the 1940s to the 1970s had only been accessible by visiting the national archives in washington. Project blue book invades history channel in the winter. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo unknowns. When the brown mountain ufo lights are seen people go. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. The original blue planet project notebooks were handwritten by their owner at the first international ufo congress held in tucson arizona held from may 3rd thru the 7th in 1991. In 1952 the us airforce established project blue book an organization to document and debunk ufo phenomenon. In 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book. Project blue book launched an extensive study of the brown mountain lights. Mar 28, 2014 presumably to offset them from the main movie, these scenes are also needlessly in black and white, and so the folksy local prelude becomes the first step into blair witch project territory with a setup seen before in this style of film. Air force usaf kept a record of all of its investigations into extraterrestrial activity in one extensive report called project blue book. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national.
The air forces uforelated inquiries took place against a backdrop of frenzied popular interest in the strange flying objects, which. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real. Extraordinary project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. The five best cases of ufo sightings from project blue book more than 10,000 declassified ufo reports have been posted online, and alien.
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