Wingfield relates the curious tale of operation blackbird and of the latest hoaxed circles. History is adding another scripted original to its roster, giving a straighttoseries order to blue book the 10episode drama, from robert. Indeed, between 1952 and its termination in 1969, the u. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. The cameramen went out there with their cameras towards the ufo. Air force program to investigate ufos, is no longer active. Project blue book was the us governments official ufo. These are some pictures from 1951 inherited by project blue book when it started in 1952. The object appears to be a large lensshaped blue object and has no apparent means of propulsion. One set of documents, known as project blue book, includes retired, declassified records from the united states air force usaf, currently in the custody of the national archives. Pentagon admits running secret ufo investigation for five.
Government in the ufo mystery dates back to the latter part of world war ii, when foofighters luminous orbs at night, shiny and reflective in daylight puzzled allied airmen by approaching and pacing their aircraft during missions, then suddenly darting away. Dec 18, 2017 a former pentagon official who led a recently revealed government program to research potential ufos said monday evening that he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching earth. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. When blue book closed in late 1969, the air force flatly lied to the american people. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. The documents listed on this page were located in response to the numerous requests received by nsa on the subject of unidentified flying objects ufo. Dec 18, 2017 the air force claimed it was using highaltitude balloons to try to detect soviet nuclear tests. Project blue book looked into more than 12,000 ufo. Written by ufo history group serious researchers and historians composed of swords, powell, svahn, olmos, chalker, greenwood, thieme, aldrich and purcell it brings analytical complexity of the ufo phenomena from the world war ii up to current days. Again, the new project blue book is a civilian continuation of the original project blue book, whichdid close in 1969. That is the reason, too, i gave you the information. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives.
History orders ufo drama blue book from robert zemeckis. A secret pentagon ufo program is only the most recent in decades of work by the u. Then explore the excellent, reliable resources provided in our ufo information center. Governments around the world have had to deal with the ufo phenomenon for a good part of a century. Before project blue book began its investigations, project sign was tasked with investigating ufo activity in americas skies. Air force program also named project blue book that. In june 1947, while flying his small plane, businessman and civilian pilot kenneth arnold reported seeing nine objects moving at high speeds. Allen hynek aiden gillen is drawn deeper into the mysterious world of ufos. Reports were so hot that year that president harry s. This year, the history channel brought with it a declassified bunker experience to promote its upcoming scripted ufo series project blue book. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online good. The ufo briefing document appendices last page next page.
Here are the actual events behind historys popular new series on the air forces program to investigate and debunk u. The following is a copy of the us air force fact sheet distributed by. Jan 25, 2004 the project was originally classified secret but was upgraded to its present classification in dec. Was the air force project blue book just an elaborate coverup designed to prevent the public from. 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. Ufo invasion of nato war games revealed in project blue. Topsecret ufo program revealed in tvs project blue book live. Fewer still have read the special report of the obrien committee, and understand its place in ufo history. Apr 16, 2014 rijnmond tv news in the netherlands is reporting on an interesting ufo video captured by a man in the town of maassluis. Maassluis is a few miles south of the hague, in an area surrounding rotterdam called the rijnmond. The air force said as much, about 50 years after the debris was found, in a 231page report. James mcdonald made a valiant attempt in get details from original witnesses after discovering that a major report, submitted to blue book by the ufo officer who was one of the witnesses. Another title cited is ufos and the intelligence community blind spot to surprise or deceptive data.
Pentagon buried budget details of ufo investigation salon. This stillunexplained incident inspired the season 2 finale of the history channels project blue book, the dramatic series about the u. This book can be found at governments around the world have had to deal with the ufo phenomenon for a good part of a century. Is the united states government hiding significant, even crucial information about ufos. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are available for examination in our research room. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Blue book remains a treasure trove of ufo experiences that not only warrant further examination, but also renewed scrutiny as to whether the air force genuinely had any intention of actually acknowledging the true nature of the growing mystery. The real project blue book, which ran from 1952 to 1969, and was an official u. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. A search for the truth behind ufo sightings leads to the discovery of government coverups.
Jul 01, 20 the information input to blue book is grossly inadequate and certainly the cause of much of the inefficiency within the book by the almost consistent failure of ufo officers at the local air bases to transmit adequate information to blue book, and, i might say, it was considerably worse in the long period before there. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. Some details of the operation blackbird hoaxer, george vernon, are provided, including how the circle was formed by him rolling around in the corn. Government s topsecret ufo research the truth is out there game of thrones alum aidan gillen leads the history channels eyeopening new series. This is a list of government sponsored investigations or reports related to ufos. Air force conducted a series of studies on ufo sightings called project blue book. Is the united states government hiding information about. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Dec 17, 2017 pentagon admits running secret ufo investigation for five years this article is more than 2 years old.
Rullpdf file, 820 kbs chop clearance letters reports cleared by the air force press desk for keyhoe. The case of the missing report official nicap web site. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. The highlight of timothy goods third ufo report is george wingfields the evolving crop circles. Dec 28, 2017 a secret pentagon ufo program is only the most recent in decades of work by the u. It relates to the usaf investigations of ufos from 1947 to 1969 according to a us air force fact sheet, a total of 12,618 sightings were reported to project blue book during this time period.
Heres a look back at ufo investigations of the past. Mar 06, 2008 dont assume what our contact will be like or you will make an ass of u and me. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project ufo, which was supposedly based on project blue book cases. Mar 22, 2017 tom delonges ufo and alien story and the government hacked emails the guy from blink182 has one helluva story about aliens one littlediscussed aspect of the hacked emails from the 2016 presidential campaign was the interest that john podesta, hillary clintons campaign manager, had in extraterrestrial life. Jun 22, 2009 this great case has a very rare film taken from the witness, as well a great film analysis from the usaf itself regarding an indepth case study of the july 2nd, 1952 tremonton, utah ufo fleet sighting by navy officer delbert clement newhouse. The formation of project blue book coincided with the height of the ufospotting trend. This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. Aug 15, 2016 project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. Truman feared an outbreak of hysteria over the matter, according to history. Is the united states government hiding information about ufo. However, for the upcoming history channel tv series based on the real project blue book, a project blue book headquarters was set up in the parking lot of san diegos petco park during comiccon. This is a list of governmentsponsored investigations or reports related to ufos. 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.
The aquarius project us government ufo files, page 1. Dec 16, 2017 pentagon buried budget details of ufo investigation a curious report reveals a dod ufo reporttracking project that existed at least from 2007 to 2012. This project began in 1947 at the request of general nathan twining, the chief of the air force materiel command at wrightpatterson air force base. Dec 18, 2017 new videos shed light on pentagons secretive ufo program. Tom delonges ufo and alien story and the government hacked. Task force that investigated sightings of unidentified flying objects ran from 2007 to 2012. Dont assume what our contact will be like or you will make an ass of u and me. How to make flyobrpts restricted af document july 25, 1953 cufon blue book ufo reports by ships at sea a. In 19501951, absolutely all ufo pictures were systematically explained away by the usaf investigators, often with good reasons, sometimes with possible good reason only and in spite of witness statements. Air forces official ufoinvestigation program, known as project blue book, came to the following set. Apr 15, 2014 is the united states government hiding significant, even crucial information about ufo s. The purpose of project aquarius was to collect all scientific, technological, medical, and intelligence information from ufo iac sightings, and contacts with alien life forms.
A former pentagon official who led a recently revealed government program to research potential ufos said monday evening that he. 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. Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. How and why they did so is the subject of ufos and government, a history that for the first time tells the story from the perspective of the governments themselves.
Not only is there a new history channel series about the program, this year also. New videos shed light on pentagons secretive ufo program. A historical inquiry is an exceptional and exciting book. Air forces official ufo investigation program, known as project blue book, came to the following set of conclusions. List of investigations of ufos by governments wikipedia. The history channels project blue book sdcc activation asked us.
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