Compiled by don berliner, for the fund for ufo research. From the desks of project blue book the black vault case. Is the project blue book tv show cancelled or renewed for another season on history. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. Project blue book records, air force missile development center, 19471970 42 pages. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. Topsecret ufo program revealed in tvs project blue book. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are available for examination in our research room. The new history channel tv show project blue book is based on the true story of j. 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. Many of these files are not available anywhere else, and are here due to the research efforts of mr. Clark writes that friends efforts to upgrade the files and catalog sightings.
Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. Based on real events, the ufo drama stars aidan gillen, michael mal. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. These files from project blue book were housed in boxes for decades from one of the project blue book officers. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. 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. Allen hyneks government investigations of ufo sightings. The true story behind ufo sighting tv series project blue. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. The unexplained ufo reports from the files of the u. Alien captured and tested project blue book youtube. Hynek joined project blue book in 1952 and would remain with it until its demise in 1969. Here are the top five things to know from the open files of project blue book.
The fbi s foia library contains many files of public interest and historical value. Contains the original 700 project bluebook unknowns, i. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization. Afr 2002 again stated that blue book could discuss ufo cases with the media only if they were regarded as having a conventional explanation. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr. Ufo sightings and cases from project bluebook that remained unidentified after investigation out of 12,000 cases. The black vault is proud to host files from the desks of project blue book courtesy of investigator rob mercer. Project blue book is inspired by the personal experiences of dr. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff that the xfiles is made of, project blue book, also known as project sign and project grudge, existed from the late 1940s through 1967. From the desks of project blue book the black vault case files. For him, it was a side gig as he continued to teach. The secretary of the air force discontinued this program in 1969. Project blue book ufo project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. Project blue book has been declassified and the records are.
The history channels project blue book features mysterious ufo encounters that are based on government files documenting decades of sightings. Project blue book was the code name for an air force program set up in 1952, after numerous u. Historys ufo drama is the xfiles dulled by time and its lack of skepticism. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Project blue book fbi file pages this small file relates to an air force program for the investigation of unidentified flying objects. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Allen hynek, a brilliant college professor recruited by the air force to. The storied project blue book case files are teeming with ufos.