These are some pictures from 1951 inherited by project blue book when it started in 1952. He now provides a place for people to report sightings. Unidentified flying objects and air force project blue national. Below are still shots and colorizations video has been removed, but here are screenshots. My ufo sighting reported to project blue book at comiccon posted by. Ufo sightings and cases from project bluebook that remained unidentified after investigation out of 12,000 cases. Ufo invasion of nato war games revealed in project blue book.
Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Air forces longshuttered project blue book on ufos now. The number of ufo sightings officially reported each year in canada throughout the past 25 years was initially comparatively small. The national ufo alert rating system has been updated for november 20, with california, texas, florida, ohio, pennsylvania, and michigan moving to a ufo alert 3 as the highest reporting states during the month of october 20, filed with the mutual ufo network mufon. Cias role in the study of ufos, 194790 central intelligence agency. Mar 06, 2008 dont assume what our contact will be like or you will make an ass of u and me. Thats because the last known government program to investigate ufo encounters the air forces project blue book officially ended almost 50 years ago in 1969. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. Il project blue book letteralmente in italiano, progetto libro blu fu lultimo di una serie di studi sistematici condotti dallaeronautica militare statunitense usaf, tra il 1947 e il 1969. Ruppelt referred to the era of project grudge as the dark ages of early usaf ufo investigation. Heres a video supposedly from the chilean navy, shot in 2014, this ufo can be seen emitting a strange gas. Activity began to settle down in november as the cold weather came in, however ufo sighting reports picked up again in december. My mother even now has the news paper cutting of the ufo news that came next day. In 1989, 141 ufo reports were obtained for analysis.
Pentagons mysterious project breathes new life into ufo. There were a number of people outside enjoying the beautiful summer evening. Southbound on a lone desert highway, police officer lonnie zamora was in pursuit of a speeding car outside the town of socorro, new mexico. For years, we have heard about the secret blue book the government kept, logging all its information about ufos and related material. Ufo activity continues to be reported in pennsylvania in 2020. We were gathered at bensons hideaway in dundee, wisconsin on saturday night july 21, 2002. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project u. With increased cold war tensions, the korean war, and continued ufo sightings, usaf director of intelligence maj. These words bring up images of little green men, flying saucers, and a funky little alien with heartburn. The following are some major studies undertaken during the past 50 years that reported on identification of ufos. Project blue book full episodes tv series playlist. Thus began another age of debunkery and secretiveness in the area of official ufo research. For almost 20 years, blue book investigated ufo sightings and reports, but in 1968, the infamous condon report, which was a product of the air force and the university of colorado, took the final.
The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. Air forces longshuttered project blue book on ufos now open. This book explores declassified cases as well as a few non declassified cases. Oct 28, 20 in texas, multiple ufo sightings turned out to be paper lanterns used at a wedding. The contents of all material available on this internet site are ed. The implications from this memo, issued just before the shutdown of project blue book, is clear, and is found on page 2.
The reports and records of these sightings are available free on fold3. 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. Records and case files relating to investigations of sightings of unidentified flying objects ufos. 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. The image shown there is large and of high quality. In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project. Ufo s were reported to the af operational commands in accordance the afs operational reporting system, aforep, under af manual 5511 of 1965 and predecessors, and this supplanted the ufo reporting directives that had sent ufo reports to bb.
Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. Since the termination of project blue book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of. 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. He speaks with authority and as an impartial scientist on. Mar 04, 2006 the implications from this memo, issued just before the shutdown of project blue book, is clear, and is found on page 2. A ufo enthusiast posts,000 pages of material in a free online database. This remarkable book tells the story of over 100 years of ufo sightings, drawing on formerly secret reports released to the national archives by the ministry of defence. For that post, we featured publicity interviews produced by the air force that explained the project. Contains the original 700 project bluebook unknowns, i. Ufos, kgb, and the russian blue book damn interesting. 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. From alaska to arizona, from florida to labrador, ufo sightings were reported from within north america and even around the world.
Ufo report hotline nuforc home page calls regarding recent sightings are welcomed by the national ufo reporting center hotline at 206 7223000. This information has been provided by the national ufo reporting center. Ufo reports in project blue book august 1, 20 by laura after the 1947 roswell incident in new mexico, the u. Links to youtube ufo channels that actively poach videos from other channels without credit or original links are subject to removal. Of a total of 12,618 sightings reported to project blue book, 701 remained unidentified. Allen hynek is professor of astronomy at northwestern university in the united states. Compiled by don berliner, for the fund for ufo research. For this study, the working definition of a ufo is. And then there are these videos, all posted in september, documenting sightings in canada, germany, and over the indian ocean.
Project blue book full segment alien interview youtube. 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. From 1947 to 1969, the air force investigated unidentified flying objects under project blue book. Sep 28, 2016 forty years after the government shut it down, the air forces infamous ufo organization, project blue book, is in the news again.
This includes spamming your subreddit or video blogyoutube channel without asking permission. Dec 04, 2007 ufo reports in the uk unidentified flying object ufo reports 1997 to 2009. Instead these are text descriptions of encounters or sightings during the years 1947 to 1969. My ufo sighting reported to project blue book at comiccon. How to report a ufo sighting with pictures wikihow. Names of people involved in the sightings are excluded. Jul 23, 2018 my ufo sighting reported to project blue book at comiccon posted by. Since the end of project blue book in december 1969, our interest in. I have also been told the same from witnesses who have sent reports in to auforn. Jan 12, 2015 project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. Out of the blue narrows the focus down to a specific topic, which is sighting, both civilian and military. Here are the actual events behind historys popular new series on the air forces program to investigate and debunk u. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth. May 05, 2016 peter davenport has been the director of the national ufo reporting center since 1994, inspired by a firsthand sighting when he was a child.
The sky was overcast and there were a few lighting strikes to the west, but there were clear skies to the north and east. Very few photographs are included in these records. 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 unidentified flying objects national archives. This subreddit is specifically for the discussion of. Of these, 22% were classified as unidentified true ufos. Blue book does not contain all ufo record sightings. A person calling the base to report a ufo is advised to contact a. Before submitting a report, please read the following important guidelines. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. Known as project blue book, the mission stretched from 1947 to 1969.
Please select a group from the australian ufo organizations page. I was especially interested to come across the russian blue book entry. Also included is a listing of ufo related materials currently available. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online good. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real. Air force launched project blue book which ultimately investigated nearly,000 ufo sightings within the united states and abroad. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. 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 the modern era, when pilot kenneth. Original records reveal how british intelligence and the cia investigated many cold war sightings, from the roswell incident of 1947 to ghost aircraft, radar angels to the raf. Project blue book 2016 no new alien evidence reported. As one who had the good fortune i think, to have seen a ufo a classic flying saucer circa 1960, and from a distance of several hundred feet, im always frustrated by the continual struggle for some final, political, scientific, official sanction of this truly. The extra terrestrial, out of the blue does not talk about greys, betty and barney hill, or bob lazar, or hanger 18. He is also head of the centre for ufo studies and was for twenty years scientific consultant to project blue book, the us air forces ufo research project. More recently, he has worked as the technical consultant to columbia pictures.
Still reading this book which is a follow up to the ufo experience by the same author. In the postwar years in america, ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. How to investigate a flying saucer central intelligence agency. 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. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. As a final note, it is useful to understand how the project blue book home movies differ from the bulk of the film holdings at nara. It is an enlargement from the original photo, which shows the object as occupying only a. The unexplained ufo reports from the files of the u. It goes into detail about project blue book and its many failings to adequately collate the true ufo phenomenon.
Feb 27, 2015 in the postwar years in america, ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. Project blue book was just one of many ufo reporting channels for the u. Project blue book was a study of ufo sightings in the. It is an enlargement from the original photo, which shows the object as occupying only a very small part of the picture. 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. This community page was created as a relay to the ufo sighting reports made to the national ufo reporting center. Alejandro rojas july 23, 2018 0 the real project blue book, which ran from 1952 to 1969, and was an official u. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. The image is of the tulsa, oklahoma case, project blue book case number 9666, 8265. Air force program to investigate ufos, is no longer active.
However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that some sightings were real extraterrestrials. Project blue book ufo investigations ufo sightings. 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. T1206 published on fold3 february 26, 2007 last updated february 26, 2007 description nara t1206.
Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. Many military ufo sightings remain classified top secret today. Edition 20 gary heseltine prufos police reporting ufo. Do not include names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, or any other information that can be used to identify individuals in. The decision to discontinue ufo investigations was based on an. It should also be stated in fairness to the blue book staff that reports received from ufo officers officers assigned the additional duty of forwarding reports of local ufo sightings to project blue book at various air bases throughout the world often lacked even the most elementary information necessary to conduct a satisfactory investigation. I used to send my reports to auforn but have not heard from them in a long time so not sure if they are still operational.
The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. Unidentified flying objects ufos are of unknown origin and lack identification. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project ufo, which was supposedly based on project blue book cases. National ufo reporting center report index by month click on links for details. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Blue book ufo reports at sea by ships analysis of the blue book ship database by. The united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos. Dont assume what our contact will be like or you will make an ass of u and me. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. At the mufon symposium in denver, peter davenport presented his proposal for detecting ufos in the nearearth environment, using passive radar. Ufo sightings during nato war games in 1952 set the stage for the season finale of project blue book, the history channels series about the. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. After the 1947 roswell incident in new mexico, the u.
Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Allen hynek was a scientific consultant on project blue book for 20 years. Hynek tells the truth about the ufo blue book project. Project blue book ufo investigations total records records. Forty years after the government shut it down, the air forces infamous ufo organization, project blue book, is in the news again. Ufo sightings and other phenomena continued to be reported through the end of 2019. The hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, however reports are best submitted between 8. Ufo reports in the uk unidentified flying object ufo reports 1997 to 2009. This week, well feature some of the home movies that were submitted by citizens as evidence of sightings. National ufo reporting center world wide web site the webs most comprehensive and up to date ufo information source provided by americas foremost ufo reporting agency in continuous operation since 1974. What inspired peter davenport to become director of the.
Out of the blue the definitive investigation of the ufo. The ufo briefing document appendices last page next page. One interesting case took place during the afternoon of nov 8, 2019. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. Box 45623 university station seattle, wa 98145 web. Ufo flap of 6 crafts hovering over 2 women in a car, near long lake, st. Last month, a shaky blackandwhite video appeared on youtube. Last month, a shaky blackandwhite video appeared on. All inquiries and comments may be directed to the addresses appearing below. Lazar focus group ufo cover up live project blue book. In a previous post, we gave an overview of project blue book, the 19521969 united states air force investigation into ufo sightings. If youve seen one, you may have some information the right authorities would find very interesting.
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