Allen hynek, the astronomer who first classified ufo. Historys upcoming new drama series project blue book is based on the true, topsecret investigations into unidentified flying objects ufos and related phenomena conducted by the united states. It succeeded project sign in 1948 and lasted until 1952, when it was succeeded by project blue book according to mw cooper, it contains 16 volumes of documented information collected from the beginning of the united states investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos and identified alien crafts. The top secret ufo files that revealed a government coverup mufon steiger, brad, schmitt, donald r. Allen hynek are tasked by the us air force to investigate reports of ufos and debunk them, or at least come up with rational explanations for them. Some sources say that project blue book actually was a decoy to draw peoples attention away from the real research projects that were being done by the military. Nov 23, 2018 here is a brief history of the air forces project blue book. Hynek also consulted for the air force on two earlier ufo investigations known as project sign and project grudge, which both began. Formally known as project sign and project grudge, project blue book was an official government investigation of ufos that began in july of 1947 after a ufo crashed in roswell, new mexico. The project formally ended in december 1949, but actually continued on in a very minimal capacity until late 1951. The early days of project blue book seemed to be off to a more open minded start than what had preceded with the usafs project grudge. How the us air force investigated ufos during the cold war history. A series of project grudgebluebookreports have been related over the years in connection with the usafs investigation into ufos which was supposedly terminated with the release of the condon report in the late 1960s. At this point the military had determined that the saucers themselves were not dangerous.
Allen hyneks son, and your favorite experts from ancient aliens. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth. An analysis of the air force project blue book special report no. These included project sign, beginning in december 1947 and ending in february 1949. In addition, we provide a search engine and various indices in an effort to modernize access to. Flying saucers and project blue book project sign was succeeded by project grudge, which in 1952 was itself replaced by the longestlived of the official inquiries into ufos, project blue book, headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base in dayton, ohio. Project sign, project grudge, and project blue book. The top secret ufo files that revealed a government coverup mufon kindle edition by steiger, brad, schmitt, donald r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This way, the air force hoped to disengage itself from the public side of the controversy, but throughout 1950 attempts to terminate the project proved ineffectivewhile project grudge lapsed into nearly complete inactivity. The two seasons feature plenty of ufos, conspiracy theories, cold war subterfuge, and even a dash of lesbian queerbaiting, all. According to government documents released under the freedom of information act, project blue book ran officially from 1952 to 1969. Hynek joined project blue book in 1952 and would remain with it until its demise in 1969. Bill english this report was prepared and written by john lear a series of project grudge bluebook reports have been related over the years in connection with the usafs investigation into ufos which was supposedly terminated with the release of the condon report in the late 1960s.
Not only is there a new history channel series about the program, this year also. It evolved into project grudge, and then finally took the name blue book in 1952. It succeeded project sign in 1948 and lasted until 1952, when it was succeeded by project blue book. Hynek continued pursuing the question of ufos on project grudge, in 1949, and, finally, project blue book, in 1952. Jan 15, 2020 the air force had little choice but to revive project grudge. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project blue book.
Public interest in ufos persists 50 years after project blue book. After all, intelligence data is only as good as someones ability to interpret it. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Blue book eventually became an attempt to captain edward j. Project blue book began in 1947 under the name project sign. The dark connection between ufos and grisly mutilations. The report on unidentified flying objects by edward j. Project sign was terminated in late 1948 and replaced by the shortlived project grudge, which. 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. Public interest in ufos persists 50 years after project. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. 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.
The air force started out looking into ufo sightings but then things went. 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. Air force to investigate unidentified flying objects ufos. Allen hyneks government investigations of ufo sightings. Like sign and grudge, blue book was headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base. It has been identified in the past as project sign and project grudge. 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. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. Project blue book howstuffworks science howstuffworks. Project blue book, it seems, was just a low level collection and disinformation program created under project sign of december 1947 which evolved into project grudge of december 1948 to cover up the true investigation into the alien presence on earth. The new history channel tv show project blue book is based on the true story of j. The battelle memorial institute, actually a think tank, was asked by the government to take over the job of explaining ufo reports. Majestic 12, project grudge, project bluebook, trilateral.
Grudge succeeded project sign in february, 1949, and was then followed by project blue book. The top secret ufo files that revealed a government coverup. English related by john lear the missing project grudgeblue book report chapter many nights i go outside of my home into the yard where i look up through the clear, crisp. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. The condon report justified blue books end on the assertion that ufos did not present a threat. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge. Here is a brief history of the air forces project blue book. Air forces project blue book in december 1969, our interest in all things ufos has only grown stronger. Reports 1 through 12 of grudgeblue book were generally innocuous and. Nazi mind control the evolution of project mkultra. The name of this program, which has been in operation since 1948, is project blue book. This video is presented here only as a matter of interest to our readers. Examine it and decide for yourself project blue book.
Onceclassified ufo files now searchable online huffpost. Project blue book, established in march 1952, succeeded project grudge. Project sign was succeeded by project grudge, which in 1952 was itself replaced by the longestlived of the official inquiries into ufos, project blue book, headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base in dayton, ohio. Project grudge blue book report gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations. Allen hynek worked on three different us air force projects related to ufos. Project grudge was a predecessor of the blue book project. The following is a summary of what bill english remembers from what he read during that day in july of 1977 of project grudgeblue book report no. The air force started out looking into ufo sightings but then things went down hill, fast.
The project blue book archive provides ufo researchers with free online access to over 30,000 official us government documents relating to the ufo phenomenon. The air force had little choice but to revive project grudge, which soon morphed into the more benignly named project blue book. Bits of truth reside in documents on project blue book. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. Early in 1952 grudge was reorganized into project blue book under the direction of ruppelt who was a captain at the time. Project blue book the united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos.
Project grudge was a shortlived precursor to the better known project blue book, which ran from 1951 to 1969, many documents from which are now declassified. Project grudgeblue book internet sacred text archive. After 22 years of official investigations of thousands of ufo reports, the project was terminated in 1969. Apart from any revelations by bill english, it just made sense that a classified version of the project blue book report would exist in one form or another. The years portrayed ignore the fact that first in 1947 was a project to investigate objects flying which were unknown, was called project sign, this changed 2 years later in 1949 under the name project grudge and wasnt given the name until 1952 as project blue book. Jan 10, 2019 the service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic. The air force also eventually shut grudge down in 1951, declaring. In box, diplomatic pouch under lock and key system.
In 1952, the air force initiated its final ufo investigation, the nowfamous project blue book. Project sign was succeeded by project grudge 19491952. Usually tagged grudge ii, about all that was new was office forms. In addition to his respected academic work as a professor, hynek worked with the us air force to investigate ufo sightings under projects sign, grudge, and blue book. It was rumored that crash retrieval evidence was stored at wrightpatterson in underground facilities. May 10, 2019 project sign was later replaced by project grudge, though neither collected sufficient data or turned out any viable conclusions. Government investigation into ufos that replaced projects grudge 19491951 and sign. He formulated the classification system for reporting ufo and alien sightings which he dubbed close encounters. Air force policy shifted dramatically to downplay the issue, and effectively put an end to ufo reports. Ruppelt, who took an openminded approach, headed the official ufo project.
Book release to coincide with of history channels new series project blue book in january 2019. Project blue book project blue book is the most famous of the flying saucer projects. Project grudge blue bookreport gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations. In march of 1952, enter project blue book, which would be the official ufo study group for the united states. From 1952 to 1969 project blue book compiled reports of more than 12,000 sightings or events. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. Several months later, in march 1952, grudge ii was officially designated as project blue book a project that would remain in existence until 1969.
Declassified mkultra project documents project monarch. Feb 11, 2020 government programs called project sign 1949 and project grudge came before project blue book. Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference. The project formally ended in december 1949, but continued in a minimal capacity until late 1951. Air force conducted a series of studies on ufo sightings called project blue book. Anyone who has looked into this subject has heard of.
The battelle memorial institute, a thinktank consulting firm, was asked to prepare a statistical study of ufo reports obtained up until that time period. Project blue book episode the washington merrygoround. Grudge project project grudge was a predecessor of the blue book project. After project blue book was shut down, the military took little interest at least publicly in ufos. Jan 08, 2019 project blue book, which premieres tuesday on history, is a casually enjoyable period sciencefiction series, easy enough to describe as a factbased cousin of the xfiles, minus. It has been identified in the past as project sign and. Project grudgeblue book report gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations.
The service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic. Ruppelt was the first director of project blue book, and the man credited with coining the phrase ufo, unidentified flying object. Bits of truth reside in documents on project blue book, other. Given all the above, it would not come as a surprise. Project grudge, a scaleddown continuation of sign that. Blue book was also upgraded in status from project grudge, with the creation of the aerial phenomenon branch. Project grudge, a scaleddown continuation of sign that ended in august 1949.
Periodically, it is erroneously stated that the remains of. 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 blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos. 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. Project grudge history of the united states air force ufo. In the end, its what bill english read about in grudge blue book report that tips the scales in his favor. In this conspiratorial scifi thriller set some time after wwii and loosely based on the us governments real life project blue book, captain michael quinn and dr.
See more about these projects in this report from our 1989 series, ufos. Project blue book is certainly an entertaining show. Project blue book ufo investigations ufo sightings. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Ruppelt, in general, is thought to have been one of the most openminded commanders of blue book. The title of steven spielbergs film close encounters of the third kind. From 1952 to 1969 project blue book compiled reports of more than 12,000 sightings or. From united states air force project blue book, above top secret website.
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