The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. Ruppelt met with members of the battelle memorial institute, a think tank based in columbus, ohio, near wrightpatterson air force base. Project blue book 19511969 by michael hall september 10th, 1951 marked a series of sightings that would prove to be the impetus for a serious reevaluation of the air force investigation into the ufo phenomenon. Specifications for electric installations consolidated edison co. Also included is the socorro mock up photo that that came with the collection. Latest album cheetah speed was produced and engineered by alan evans of soulive at play on brother studios. Jan 25, 2019 ufos the xfiles, conspiracy, coverup, donald keyhoe, flatwoods monster, george gorman, gorman sighting, history channel, j. 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 attributed each case a case number. As part of a survey by the fortean times in 2007 of various researchers of the ten cases from 1947 onwards that interested them the most, ufologist greg bishop indicated that this case was his favourite unexplained case. Related textual records are in accompanying series of case files and project files of project blue book.
I am very excited to announce that after months of collecting, programming and converting, ive completed a database of,000 pages, consisting of more than 10,000 cases, of the project blue book files including sign and grudge. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project u. It streaked over the detroit, michiganwindsor, ontario area, reportedly dropped hot metal debris over michigan and northern ohio, starting some grass fires. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. Hynek recommended that major hector quintanilla jr. Item numbers 6570 and 115122 are notes that are not included in the national archives version.
Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Ufo explorations the ufo study youve never heard about. Jan 19, 2015 this allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. In 1966 the condon committee under the direction of dr. Project blue book 19511969 official nicap web site. 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. Jan 12, 2015 project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. The original project blue book files remain under lock and key at the archives. This case is considered to be the first recorded alien abduction story.
I discussed this project with ed who in turn raised it with colonel white. One target tracked for 2030 seconds at estimated 3,000 m. T1206 published on fold3 february 26, 2007 last updated february 26, 2007 description nara t1206. The history channels project blue book sdcc activation asked. In december 1951, head of project blue book captain edward j. Started in 1998 the center is devoted to the task of researching the historical aspects of the third official investigation of unidentified flying objects by the united states air force. If you have questions regarding a project, case number or the energy services project center, you can reach con edison energy services in the following ways. The agents from project blue book interviewed the hills, and they were told to keep their story a secret. 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.
See the material on the ambitious project blue book archive website in relation to project blue book case number 978, which commences at the link provided and continues on the pages which follow it. Jul 22, 2018 the history channels scripted project blue book arrives later this year. Jan 21, 2008 this was project blue book case number 6411. See the material on the ambitious project blue book archive website in relation to project blue book case number 1649 and project blue book case number 1661, which commences at the links provided and continues on the pages which follow them. This story is getting some traction, f18s pilots filming of odd objects in the skies. The book presents a detailed account of the origin of the colorado ufo project, of which the following is a brief encapsulation. Since the hills were a mixed race couple in the 1960s, they began receiving death threats. Aug 15, 2016 project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. 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. Jan 19, 2015 the truth is out there now on the web. 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.
Eries history and memorabilia ufo sighting at presque. Listed as project blue book case number 9093 on the redacted us national archives and records administration nara microfilm records of project blue book, released to the national archives in 1975 see national archives microfilm publication t1206 roll number 1. Since the termination of project blue book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of ufos by the air force is warranted. In a lot of ways, this incident ruined their reputations. Betty jean klem of jamestown, new york had a very strange experience at presque isle state park on sunday, july 31, 1966.
Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. This would lead directly to the establishment of project blue book. An image of the relevant index page has been given the unique page id pid of nara. The project blue book research center is under the direction of michael hall, a private researcher, specializing in the historical aspects of project bluebook. Jan 23, 2008 official us documents about this incident can be found online. Air forces bluebook case number 10798 betty jean klem of jamestown, new york had a very strange experience at presque isle state park on sunday, july 31, 1966.
In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. Project blue book ufo investigations total records records. But this report did trigger the memory of another event that may be of use should you ever want to follow up on the ufo stuff. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf.
The purpose of project aquarius was to collect all scientific, technological, medical, and intelligence information from ufoiac sightings, and contacts with alien life forms. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that. 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. The project was originally classified secret but was upgraded to its present classification in dec.
The fabled project blue book, the air forces files on ufo sightings and investigations, have tantalized and frustrated extraterrestrial enthusiasts for. The activation takes down your phone number, and after the event, i received a text confirming that my message. 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. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you.
Project blue book case files now in pdf, searchable format. The united states air force retired to the custody of the national archives its records on project blue book relating to the investigations of unidentified flying objects. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization. This list of 701 ufo reports represents all of the unexplained sightings recorded by the air forces project blue book, a seventeen year investigation. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are available for examination in our research room. Several primary witnesses emerged to report their version of the event, which included the crafts approach, conspicuous flame, and alleged physical evidence left behind immediately afterward. It is an enlargement from the original photo, which shows the object as occupying only a very small part of the picture. Therefore, we would like to have you take over as the case. The lonnie zamora incident was an alleged ufo close encounter which occurred on friday, april 24, 1964, at about 5. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Intrinsic value in archival material national archives. A ufo crashed near the small town of roswell in new mexico and was recovered by the u.
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. The astrophysicist was simultaneously working on several research project throughout the newly completed stargate research laboratory. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. Allen hynek is played by aidan gillen, and the first season consisted of ten episodes. The airforce classified the brown mountain lights as unexplained. 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. Harold brown, secretary of the air force, in which dr. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. Kecksburg crash 1965 the kecksburg ufo incident occurred on december 9, 1965, at kecksburg, pennsylvania, usa. All were making mild progress, but the subspace sensors had just taken a step backwards. 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. Project sign and the investigations that would follow it including project blue book would be the twentytwo yearlong effort by the air force to deal with the ufo problem. He was familiar with project blue book and related how that project.
Records and case files relating to investigations of sightings of unidentified flying objects ufos. 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 project closed in 1969 and we have no information on sightings. Named after the usaf ufo investigative team, but bears no resemblance or affiliation with the usaf or any official government or military organization or agency.
The series is based on the reallife project blue book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by. Ufos from the files of project blue book usa today. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. Every moment that fournet worked on interloper took away from the work that he was paid and authorized to do for blue book. Dec 19, 2017 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. For links to relevant articles and documents online, see. The microfilm has been available to the public at the national archives since 1976. Somewhere in the pentagon, there is a letter addressed to dr.
We were all led to believe that project bluebook fronted by dr. They can damage equipment, and more importantly, sometimes lead to serious injuries, even death. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge. Additionally, an order called janap146 was issued in december, 1953, which made the reporting of unidentified flying objects by military personnel a national security issue.
As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr. To add to the confusion, the july 7 case shares a witness name with this one, an. Her boyfriends car had became stuck in the sand off of beach 6 and they were still waiting for help to arrive at 7. Yet there is no july 8, 1961, case in don berliners listing of unidentified cases. From the desks of project blue book the black vault case. The image is of the tulsa, oklahoma case, project blue book case number 9666, 8265. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Many of these files are not available anywhere else, and are here due to the research efforts of mr. 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. Specifications for electric installations consolidated.
Heres one of the best ufo sightings from texas which was uploaded to the mufon website case number 93799 that weve ever come across. Project blue book is an american historical drama television series that premiered on history on january 8, 2019. He was familiar with project blue book and related how that project documented highly scientific and specific. The sound recordings were recorded or acquired by the air force and contain interviews with individuals claiming to have seen ufos as well as sound recordings made at the time of the alleged sightings. The image shown there is large and of high quality. These documents are part of the from the desks of project blue book archive. This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. Captain ruppelt left active duty in august, 1953, and project bluebook was turned over to an enlisted man, airman first class max futch.
A large, brilliant fireball was seen by thousands in at least six u. The united states air force carried out three consecutive studies of the ufo phenomenon over a 22year period. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. 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 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. Project blue book unidentified flying object something big ufo sighting crop circles close encounters blue books christian inspiration virgin mary. An insider speaks brigadier general stephen lovekin, esq. During 20 years of existence project blue book logged 12,618 reports 701 remained unsolved. We are all agreed we want the best possible product and that there is no crashing urgency to publish. In 1969, in response to the condon report as well as a declining number of ufo sightings, project blue book was officially brought to an.
Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. 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. Eries history and memorabilia ufo sighting at presque isle. The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents.
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