Generals, pilots and government officials go on the record, has been lauded as one of the bestever presentations of the case for serious ufo research. Forty years after the government shut it down, the air forces infamous ufo organization, project blue book, is in the news again. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. Project blue book became the major air force effort to study the ufo phenomenon. The government files available on amazon usa and on amazon uk at page 69 in chapter 3 of the parragon hardback edition. Correspondence related to ufo cases investigated by klass is located in series ii. These ufo photos were taken by orange county highway inspector rex heflin on august 3, 1965, in santa ana, california. It was evaluated as sun glare on lens, though from shadows on shore sun seems to be at cameras rear. Project blue book investigated 12, 618 ufo sightings and 7015. Such people, on impulse, go out and look at the night sky perhaps for the first time in years and the first unusual thing they see becomes a flying saucer. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Ufo crashes secret files revealed blue planet project. During the last week of march, there were several reports of mysterious aerial lights in. Nov 15, 2006, updated 5 jan 2017 this is a twelvepage chronology of ufo incidents and events for 1968.
Alien captured and tested project blue book youtube. The ufo was visible for four minutes and made wide swings and abrupt turns. The government files available on amazon usa and on amazon uk at page 69 in chapter 3. Dec 4, 2017 if you thought the blue planet project book was scary, wait until your read the rest of the story the lost chapters have just been discovered. A ufo crashed near the small town of roswell in new mexico and was recovered by the u. Project blue book ufo part 1 of 1 by clifford stone issuu. The black vault is proud to host files from the desks of project blue book courtesy of investigator rob mercer. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. Project blue book has supplied us with exceptionally good data to illuminate this problem. Cias role in the study of ufos, 194790 central intelligence agency. Cut off date for investigating ufo reports, 28 march 1968 evaluation of photo cases, 5 april 1968. The united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos.
Three classic ufo conspiracy theories by mike rothschild april 14, 2015. Nevertheless, the photograph has been discussed at the ufo symposium for the congressional hearings of 1968 by dr. Lazar focus group ufo cover up live project blue book. Competing korolev soyuz 7kl1 circumlunar spacecraft with block d. Bramley, william in his the gods of eden available on amazon usa and on amazon uk at pages 2123 in chapter 3 of the avon paperback edition. How the voyage of apollo 11 came to pass after seven years of concerted national effort will occupy the serious attention of competent historians for years to. Condon report, sec vi, chap 2 perception, conception. Since the termination of project blue book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of. The extraterrestrial hypothesis eth proposes that some unidentified flying objects ufos are best explained as being physical spacecraft occupied by. From the desks of project blue book the black vault case. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. Project ufo book an interview with leslie kean the.
The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam forces of nature with brian cox bbc duration. The blue book case file includes the correspondence between him and the usaf. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. Many accounts of ufos in the united states describe. Project blue book ufo part 1 of 1 linkedin slideshare. Usaf releases rare microfilms of ufo, alien sightings from project blue book dahboo77. On 2 november 1968, the doctor x ufo encounter allegedly occurred, involving claims of healing. The cia has claimed that blue book cross checked pilot sightings with them and as a result the u2 and sr71 were responsible for about half of all pilot sightings in the late 50s into the 60s. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf. 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. May of 1897, following a flurry of sightings in nearby iowa and missouri. Blue planet project alien, ufo book from notes of scientist in topsecret alien.
The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. On 3 march 1968 the news agency of the soviet union announced that the spacecraft zond iv had been placed in a low parking orbit around the earth and would soon be launched into outlying regions of nearearth space sullivan, 1968. New project blue book video ufo crash and alien footage. Air force conducted a study into ufo sightings, known as project blue book. The evidence that there are objects which have been seen in our atmosphere, and even on terra firma, that cannot be accounted for either as manmade objects or as any physical force or effect known to our scientists, seems to me to be overwhelming. Project blue book was a study of ufo sightings in the. All the details and descriptions of these ufos will amaze you. That was never a reported explanation for any of those sightings. Project blue book full episodes tv series playlist. Project sign 19471949, project grudge 19491952, and project blue book 19521969. Here, twentyyears later, som e othf e soarmigienal blue book, pentagon, and other persons are, slotiollk, ing for the real answer to the ufo phenomenon. Comprehensive catalog of 1,700 project blue book ufo. He is perhaps best remembered for his ufo research.
Last month, a shaky blackandwhite video appeared on. Visually observed natural reentries of earth satellites compiled. Many of these files are not available anywhere else, and are here due to the research efforts of mr. This dissertation explores efforts to design and execute scientific studies of unidentified flying objects ufos in the united states in the midst of the cold war as.
In the postwar years in america, ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. Again, the new project blue book is acivilian continuation othf e original project blue book, which dcildose in 1969. Richard hall the original 1968 chronology from ufoe ii, william wise project blue book archive, dan wilson archive researcher, and brad sparks comprehensive catalog of project blue book unknowns. 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. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. The book laid out, in the typical flood of gibberish that comes with conspiracy theories, nasas four part plan to take over. Zond 4, part of the soviet zond program and an uncrewed version of soyuz 7kl1 crewed moonflyby spacecraft, was one of the first soviet experiments towards crewed circumlunar spaceflight. Project blue book team almost got its wish for swimming ufos when this photo turned up. You are not going to believe your eyes as you read about amazing discoveries, coverups and revelations by government insiders. A volume of restored project blue book files has no doubt long been a wish for ufo historians. Sunday, march 3, 20 project blue planet, evidence of aliens on earth, government coverup the following document is believed to be the personal notes and scientific dairy of a scientist who was contracted by the government over several years to visit all crash sites, interrogate captured alien life forms and analyze all data gathered from. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity. 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. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available.
Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project ufo, which was supposedly based on project blue book cases. The notebooks were grey composition graph notebooks with sketches, diagrams, formulas, charts and information about extraterrestrial data collected from various sites. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. Based on a tenyear investigation, investigative journalist keans book ignores the 95 percent of sightings that can be explained as ordinary phenomena, and instead. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth. Hynek tells the truth about the ufo blue book project. Watch project ufo episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Scifi tv shows have been an integral part of my life, from hiding behind the sofa during dr. The above picture is from project blue book as is the photo of the ufo below, which was taken on april 15, 1965, in omaha, nebraska. 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. Project blue book 2016 no new alien evidence reported. Est on 3 march, hundreds of american observers near a line from kentucky to pennsylvania saw a majestic procession of fiery objects with sparkling golden.
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. 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. Josef allen hynek may 1, 1910 april 27, 1986 was an american astronomer, professor, and ufologist. Hard as it is to believe that anyone could be so wrong, the skeptics caution that such mistakes occur all the time with ufos. 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. Sheppard, who pointed out possible similarities with other ufo photographs. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Between 1947 and 1969, 12,618 sightings were reported to project blue book, a project into ufo research that was headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to ufo studies undertaken by the u. Upon analysis, the air force deemed the ufo to in fact have been a meteor.
It was launched to test the spaceworthiness of the new capsule and to gather data about flights in circumterrestrial space. 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. Between 1947 and 1969, the us air force meticulously recorded over 10,000 incidents involving unidentified flying objects. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. It goes on sale on wednesday 21st of march follow this link to get it after that. 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. The unexplained ufo reports from the files of the u. He began writing about the new world order in the early 90s, then codified his beliefs in the plan in his 1994 book, project blue beam nasa. The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents.
This followed two other uforelated government projects, the first of which began in 1947. It was the first soviet spacecraft to possess a computer, the 34 kg argon 11. Project blue book files counted in official statistics, case 650. I the subject of unidentified flying objects is a popular phenomenon of the period from j j i 1947, evoking wid ipread speculationj and producing a literature of. Thus began another age of debunkery and secretiveness in the area of official ufo research. Known as project blue book, the mission stretched from 1947 to. March 5, 1968 zond4 eyewitness misperceptions under. Taken by jerry ross im not a believer in flying saucers. Hynek wrote a reply to colonel raymond s sleepers request for suggestions to define areas of scientific weakness in project blue book. 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. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. 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.
This is the most complete and revealing ufo book yet, its like an encyclopedia of ufo crashes, close to 200 of them and covering several thousand years. Michigan and the great mass hysteria episode of 1897 jstor. There are so many more experts with hot information that ive shared with you in this book that you may be shocked. Our thanks for these chronologies must go to our documentation team.
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