The 5th edition was published in 1976 by bluebook publishers. Ruppelts bb briefing for adc in jan 1953 recaps the statistics for 1952, as of dec. Jan 19, 2015 this allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. In december 1951, head of project blue book captain edward j. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. Ruppelt the project blue book research center is under the direction of michael hall, a private researcher, specializing in the historical aspects of project bluebook. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. 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. The air force no longer possesses, and thus does not have for distribu tion, outdated reports on project sign, project grudge, blue book special report no. Nearly,000 pages of declassified air force files on ufo sightings are now available online. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Air forces investigation into the ufo phenomenon being posted online at the black vault website. 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. Documents in the blue book file make it clear that the contractor was the battelle memorial institute, probably because of its proximity to wrightpatterson air force.
Jan 17, 2016 use pdf download to do whatever you like with pdf files on the web and regain control. An insider speaks brigadier general stephen lovekin, esq. Larry moyers of the flying saucer investigations committee, akron, oh, relates how they were offered full access to project blue books files in exchange for the fsic adhering to blue books explanations of ufo events. Grudge report project grudge the grudge blue book incident project mkultra. Sheaffer explains that the project blue book files are now public records, allowing anyone to verify when and where sightings were reported. The blue book archive provides a modern interface to documents relating to the u. If you have found this pdf format document useful please consider making a. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969.
Mcdonald estimated roughly 3,000 to 5,000 unknowns in bb files not 701. Air force, and fbi, and received considerable coverage in the mass media. Comprehensive catalog of 1,500 project blue book ufo unknowns version 1. The original project blue book files remain under lock and key at the archives. Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference report relating to majestic 12 mj12 information of the roswell incident general information 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. Contains an extensive listing of 1,500 ufo sightings and cases from the us air force project bluebook files that remained unknown or unidentified after investigation. These are the official project blue book files on the 1964 socorro landing. Blue book special report number 14 available free online as a downloadable pdf file. My time as a ufo investigator for the government bbc future. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under. It has been identified in the past as project sign and. Declassified mkultra project documents project monarch.
Among his papers was a reanalysis of the statistics and results of the famed battelle memorial institute project blue book special report no. Ufo cases, completed in 1954 and known as project blue book special report no. The cias concern over ufos was substantial until the early 1950s because of the potential threat to national security from these unidentified flying objects. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. The project formally ended in december 1949, but continued in a minimal capacity until late 1951. Aug 15, 2016 project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. By the time project blue book ended, it had collected 12,618 ufo reports, and. Jan 30, 2015 usaf ufo blue book files forced to be taken down posted by. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Nonmilitary ufo publications should be requested from the publisher, not the air force.
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. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. Comprehensive catalog of 1,700 project blue book ufo unknowns. Jan 21, 2016 project sign eventually gave way to project grudge, which finally turned into project blue book in 1952. In addition to individual ufo reports the archive includes administrative files that. An analysis of the air force project blue book special report no. Blue book, and the air force has furnished all documents.
This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. Download documents users can now download pdf format versions of project grudge reports 112 and project blue book special report 14. 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. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. 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.
Its enough to make mulder and scully seethe with envy. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos. A seminal ufo book from the celebrated professor j. Air force to investigate unidentified flying objects ufos. Allen hynek who was the consultant astronomer on project blue book for 20 years. Alejandro rojas january 30, 2015 28 comments the news was ablaze with the story of files regarding the u. The event and its body of evidence is sometimes deemed one of the best documented and most perplexing ufo reports. Jul 22, 2018 the history channels scripted project blue book arrives later this year. Grudge succeeded project sign in february, 1949, and was then followed by project blue book. Web to pdf convert any web pages to highquality pdf files while retaining page layout, images, text and. He was familiar with project blue book and related how that. Project blue book special reports 112 pdf file captain edward j. 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.
Project grudgeblue book report gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations. The history channels project blue book sdcc activation asked. His role was to give an astronomers perspective on puzzling cases that might have an astronomical explanation. Comprehensive catalog of 1,700 project blue book ufo. Even today, it represents the largest such study ever undertaken. Battelle included these additional reports in its bb special report 14 study but these civilian reports apparently were not entered into or returned to bb files. Ufos from the files of project blue book usa today. Although these studies and subsequent reports were initially classified, it appears that all reports except blue book special report no. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo unknowns. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are available for examination in our research room. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files.
Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. This third edition of the blue book special report no. How to investigate a flying saucer central intelligence agency. The randlecornett catalog has been used in those rare cases, numbering about 40, where it supplements what is in the berliner catalog. The air forces project blue book special report no. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Nazi mind control the evolution of project mkultra. Air force interest in unidentified flying objects is related directly to the air force responsi. As a result of these investigations and studies and experience gained from investigating ufo reports since 1948, the conclusions of project blue book are. Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. Jan 12, 2015 project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. In the scientific tradition he resolved to be as dispassionate as possible and to look at the evidence, neither for nor against. Ruppelt met with members of the battelle memorial institute, a think tank based in columbus, ohio, near wrightpatterson air force base. 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.
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