The air force summary of the results is no ufo reported, investigated and evaluated by the air force was ever an indication of threat to our national security. The critics believe that project blue book was merely a public relations campaign designed by the us air force to calm the publics fears about ufos. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. For that post, we featured publicity interviews produced by the air force that explained the project. Air force archives at maxwell afb, montgomery, ala.
The astrophysicist was simultaneously working on several research project throughout the newly completed stargate research laboratory. In 1952 the us airforce established project blue book an organization to document and debunk ufo phenomenon. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth. In 1966 the condon committee under the direction of dr. Allen hynek, joe nickell, joel hynek, mimi hynek, mulder and scully, project blue book project blue book, the history journal, and the new york times. Project sign was succeeded by project grudge 19491952.
During 20 years of existence project blue book logged 12,618 reports 701 remained unsolved. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Cameron pack, a ufo researcher from virginia, has spent many months worth of effort transcribing the earliest cases from the governments ufo records into a. Project blue book alien ebe3 interview part 2 even if it isnt real, which is most likely the case, it still poses interesting questions, such as meaning.
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. In 1959 he joined the white house army signaling agency and served under president eisenhower and then under president kennedy with an above. Hynek on the subject of ufos to attendees of the hypervelocity impact conference banquet. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity.
Practically until the day the air force closed down project blue book in december 1969, it denied that such a document had ever existed, even when former ufoproject officers swore they had seen or heard of it. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads. Project blue book archivesphotos there are a number of web sites that contain files from project blue book. Brigadier general lovekin entered the military in 1958. While project blue book continued to be praised as the open information source of the investigation of ufo activity, the internal orders were to decrease or completely eliminate any unexplainable sightings and most of the following press reports were to be issued as natural. Ufos the xfiles, conspiracy, coverup, donald keyhoe, flatwoods monster, george gorman, gorman sighting, history channel, j. The unexplained ufo cases from the project blue book files in january, 1974, i visited the u. Allen hynek first became involved with the government study of ufos. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn.
By the afternoon, when president trump arrived, the summit of. Project blue book eglin air force base conference 1960 mostly good scans of the written presentation by dr. In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. In a previous post, we gave an overview of project blue book, the 19521969 united states air force investigation into ufo sightings. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. William stokes case newscast of usaf radar and ufo 11. Project blue beam staged alien invasion nwo part 27. In 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book. 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. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. 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 was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf. But there is no real organisation of case files to bring them together. During that time project blue book launched an extensive study of the brown mountain lights.
To determine if ufos were a threat to national security. 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 contains over 50,000 pdf files. Blue book, based at wrightpatterson air force base in ohio, investigated hundreds of ufo reports yearly throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Government documents relating to the ufo phenomenon.
It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. Bb case statistics and problems when project blue book bb closed down on jan. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. 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.
Before that, and after it, blue book was an investigation in name only. Staffers started making the mountain in the morning, printing and stacking page after inky page of xeroxed sheets at the white house. To determine if ufos were a threat to national security, and. The unexplained ufo reports from the files of the u. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct1983part 4. 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. A ufo crashed near the small town of roswell in new mexico and was recovered by the u. The best photos of ufos we found in the newlyreleased. 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. The five best cases of ufo sightings from project blue book.
Since the termination of project blue book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of. Propaganda of project blue book the best photos of ufos. Project blue book, established in march 1952, succeeded project grudge. News report regarding the 1957 ufo flap broadcast 11. Here are the actual events behind historys popular new series on the air forces program to investigate and debunk u. By the time project blue book ended, it had collected 12,618 ufo reports and concluded that most of them were misidentifications of natural phenomena clouds, stars, etc. Project blue book real close encounter flying saucer proof the case of the ufos 2. A precursor to project blue book, project sign was where ohio state university astronomy professor dr. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. The project blue book archive provides researchers with free online access to over 50,000 official u. For frothing lunacy, see project blue beam project blue book was a united states air force study into unidentified flying objects, conducted from 1952 until 1970. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo.
In a full week, i read all the unexplained cases in the original files and made extensive notes, including the names and other identifying. All documents related to project blue book a formerly classified project run by the united states government have just been released for public view online. By the time blue book ended in 1970, the officers assigned did little more than telephone witnesses. Click the link below to find the page in its new location. Famous ufo photos analysed project blue book and amazing cases of alien encounters. Latest album cheetah speed was produced and engineered by alan evans of soulive at play on brother studios.
Thus began another age of debunkery and secretiveness in the area of official ufo research. All were making mild progress, but the subspace sensors had just taken a step backwards. Critics felt that the investigations of the ufo sightings were sloppy and unscientific. This list of 701 ufo reports represents all of the unexplained sightings recorded by the air forces project blue book, a seventeen year investigation the list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents. Hynek was contracted by the project to analyze ufo reports and determine if objects observed were misidentified astronomical phenomena. It is a solid foundation of research for those who are interested in the us air forces involvement with the ufo phenomenon. I was recently watching an episode of wisdom teachings with david wilcock wherein he mentioned the following article. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. 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. The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct1983part 2. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files.
Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. 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. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. The complete blue book files have never been available before with this much accessibility, greenewald said. This week, well feature some of the home movies that were submitted by citizens as evidence of sightings. How to investigate a flying saucer central intelligence. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. Extraordinary project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. Project blue book was a us air force study into the ufo phenomenon beginning in 1952 and ending in 1969. Compiled by don berliner, for the fund for ufo research the conclusions or views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the fund for ufo research, inc. Amateur historian john greenewald has spent nearly two decades requesting declassified information from the us government regarding. First look trailer historys new ufo drama series project blue book starring aidan gillen game of thrones and michael malarkey the vampire diaries.
Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Northwoods connecticut ufo case 77 project blue book 8oct. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under. Air force usaf kept a record of all of its investigations into extraterrestrial activity in one extensive report called project blue book. This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr.
It is also a misleading book in that only for a short period, from the late summer of 1951 to the very beginning of 1953, or about eighteen months, was the investigation solid. Project blue book ran from 1947 to 1969, during which time the u. Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference. Project blue book investigated 12, 618 ufo sightings and 7015. Hector quintanilla, the last chief officer of the us air forces famous ufo investigation program, project blue book, was in charge of the zamora case. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael. His team was convinced that zamora was telling the truth, and despite an extremely thorough investigation, they were unable to locate the object or its origins. Subject was named ebe3 and was held captive for 5 days. Lab 19 subspace development project srl this just doesnt make any sense. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. The united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos.
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