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. Of thousands of cases, experts tell the bbc, hundreds remain. During 20 years of existence project blue book logged 12,618 reports 701 remained unsolved. Initially begun in late 1946 under the unofficial title of project saucer, it soon morphed into an official investigation under the code word, project sign in late 1948. The project blue book archive provides researchers with free online access to over 50,000 official u.
Lab 19 subspace development project srl this just doesnt make any sense. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents. 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.
From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. Im matty beckerman, im the director of alien abduction. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity. Latest album cheetah speed was produced and engineered by alan evans of soulive at play on brother studios. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. From the desks of project blue book the black vault case. The microfilm has been available to the public at the national archives since 1976. Nov 30, 2018 the agents from project blue book interviewed the hills, and they were told to keep their story a secret.
Under ruppelts direction, blue book investigated a number of wellknown ufo cases, including the socalled lubbock lights, and a widely publicized 1952. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real. We were all led to believe that project bluebook fronted by dr. This case is considered to be the first recorded alien abduction story. Brigadier general lovekin entered the military in 1958.
Project grudgeblue book report gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. The manhattan project is the story of some of the most renowned scientists of the century combining with industry, the military, and tens of thousands of ordinary americans working at sites across the country to translate original. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. Project blue book went through many evolutions during its 33year run for the us air forces investigation into ufos. Most notable was a case witnessed by air force personnel in which an air force sgt e6 by the name of jonathan p lovette was observed being taken captive aboard what appeared to be a ufo at the white sands missile test range in new mexico. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. In 1959 he joined the white house army signaling agency and served under president eisenhower and then under president kennedy with an above. Government documents relating to the ufo phenomenon. 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 archivesphotos there are a number of web sites that contain files from project blue book. Click the link below to find the page in its new location. But there is no real organisation of case files to bring them together. 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. Subject was named ebe3 and was held captive for 5 days. The series is based on the reallife project blue book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by the united states air force. Study 88 1 the manhattan project flashcards from jordan p. Jan 23, 2008 this was project blue book case number 4955. Today, the town embraces its status with an annual ufo festival and the. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. The project, headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base, ohio, was officially terminated december 17, 1969.
Major robert friend, third director of project blue book, is interviewed in 1958. 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. 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. The history series predictably sensationalizes and overdramatizes case investigations and the historical figures involved, adding many story. 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. From the desks of project blue book the black vault is proud to host files from the desks of project blue book courtesy of investigator rob mercer. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. The project blue book archive contains over 50,000 pdf files. William stokes case newscast of usaf radar and ufo 11. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization. Analysis of reports of unidentified aerial objects. Im matty beckerman, im the director of alien abduction ive seen the brown mountain lights, page 10.
Im matty beckerman, im the director of alien abduction i. Aug 15, 2016 project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. There are a number of universities and professional scientific. Extraordinary project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. 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. Again, the new project blue book is a civilian continuation of the original project blue book, whichdid close in 1969. The unexplained ufo cases from the project blue book files in january, 1974, i visited the u. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. News report regarding the 1957 ufo flap broadcast 11. Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads.
Ufos from the files of project blue book usa today. 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. 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. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. Air force declassified the massive trove of files over the years covering more than 10,000 cases from the secret government project blue. A surprising number of locations have reported links to extraterrestrials, flying. In a full week, i read all the unexplained cases in the original files and made extensive notes, including the names and. The scientific consultant and astronomer for the project, j. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. All were making mild progress, but the subspace sensors had just taken a step backwards.
Project blue book is an american historical drama television series that premiered on history on january 8, 2019. Subject disappeared from government records on date of this event. First look trailer historys new ufo drama series project blue book starring aidan gillen game of thrones and michael malarkey the vampire diaries. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under. The agents from project blue book interviewed the hills, and they were told to keep their story a secret. 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. The original project blue book files remain under lock and key at the archives. During that time project blue book launched an extensive study of the brown mountain lights. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. Sep 30, 20 brigadier general lovekin entered the military in 1958. Since the hills were a mixed race couple in the 1960s, they began receiving death threats.
In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. 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. The astrophysicist was simultaneously working on several research project throughout the newly completed stargate research laboratory. In 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book. How to investigate a flying saucer central intelligence. 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. Project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. Jan 12, 2015 project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. In a lot of ways, this incident ruined their reputations. Its the granddaddy case of the modern era of flying saucers, oleary says. The number of protons is the same, but the number of neutrons varies.
Incident at exeter september 1965 early on 3rd september 1965, exeter, new hampshire sightings involving norman muscarello, police patrolmen eugene bertrand, david hunt and others. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Sep 28, 2016 during its operation, project blue book investigated a number of highprofile ufo cases, including the lubbock lights. The best photos of ufos we found in the newlyreleased. Air force archives at maxwell afb, montgomery, ala. Project blue book unresolved cases texas from 1947 to 1969, the air force officially investigated unidentified flying objects under project blue book. A cache of us air force ufo investigation documents has been released online. 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. This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. Here, twentyyears later, som e of the same original blue book, pentagon, and other persons are, still, looking for the real answer to the ufo phenomenon.
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. Allen hynek is played by aidan gillen, and the first season consisted of ten episodes. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. In response to the increasing number of uforelated reports, the u. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. In 1952 the us airforce established project blue book an organization to document and debunk ufo phenomenon. Air force usaf kept a record of all of its investigations into extraterrestrial activity in one extensive report called project blue book. Many of these files are not available anywhere else, and are here due to the research efforts of mr. To determine if ufos were a threat to national security, and. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo. 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.
Project sign was succeeded by project grudge 19491952. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. Cosmic conspiracies were recently surfing the internet looking for new articles for this site when we came across some very interesting documents that were posted on the fbi website. It turned out that between 1945 and 1947, 18 people were injected with plutonium, specifically. Project blue book secretary of the air force, office of public affairs.
It is a solid foundation of research for those who are interested in the us air forces involvement with the ufo phenomenon. 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 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. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge. Bb case statistics and problems when project blue book bb closed down on jan. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. That is the reason, too, i gave you the information. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project u. Project blue book unresolved cases texas texas ufo. The initial investigation resulted in the formation of project blue book in 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. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo unknowns. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are available for.
The cias declassified ufo files are now available online good. Jan 25, 2019 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. 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 ufo project officers swore they had seen or heard of it. The series is based on the reallife project blue book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by.
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