For project blue book, the air force compiled 12,618 ufo sightings between 1947 and 1969 some of which are from arizona but decided to discontinue investigations after finding no. Project blue book 19511969 by michael hall september 10th, 1951 marked a series of sightings that would prove to be the impetus for a serious reevaluation of the air force investigation into the ufo phenomenon. Multiple witnesses see ufo trail jet over oregon skies. Indeed, between 1952 and its termination in 1969, the u. Narrated by peter coyote, out of the blue is widely considered the best documentary ever made about unidentified objects. Ships submitting reports to blue book included navy, us coast guard and commercial vessels. The events spanned several days and included multiple radar identifications of unknown aircraft, some of which were correlated by witnesses on the ground. December 1955, listing compiled by the us air force project blue book ufo investigation team, the national archive and records administration nara, usa, 1955. 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. Air forces official ufoinvestigation program, known as project blue book, came to the following set.
Known as project blue book, the mission stretched from 1947 to 1969. The project was charged with scientifically analyzing ufo data to determine whether ufos. Video shows navy pilots close encounter with ufo the. How to investigate a flying saucer central intelligence. Between 1947 and 1969, 12,618 sightings were reported to project blue book, a project into ufo research that was headquartered at wrightpatterson. The arizona republic sifted through more than 100 reports from the project blue book files, searching for the interesting, the bizarre. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff.
A video capturing an unidentified object flying off the coast of san diego in 2004 has been released by the us department of defense. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. This would lead directly to the establishment of project blue book. Allen hynek, a former astronomy professor at the ohio state. This air force jet was scrambled to intercept a ufothen. Please try refreshing the page or contact 1800 jetblue if the issue persists. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo.
Project blue book unidentified flying objects this file moved. In 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. Unidentified flying object ufo is the popular term for any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified. The fabled project blue book, the air forces files on ufo sightings and investigations, have tantalized and frustrated extraterrestrial enthusiasts for. Incredible video footage of a military jet chasing a ufo yeah, thats right, chasing one right over our heads while out at the infamous giant rock in landers while at this years contact in the desert citd conference in joshua tree calif. Between 1947 and 1969, the us air force meticulously recorded over 10,000 incidents involving unidentified flying objects. Reviewed in the united states on april 18, 2007 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. For twentytwo years, the air force attempted to learn what it could about the phenomena they called ufos. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Hector quintanilla, the last chief officer of the us air forces famous ufo investigation program, project blue book, was in charge of the zamora case. This fact, like so many others that make up the full flying saucer story has never before been told. The objective of this study was to better understand the project blue book1 ufo report database from ships at sea.
Declassified files show usaf personnel misled journalists at the time, who were never told of the ufo chase. The reference for outstanding ufo sighting reports, compiled by thomas marshall olsen, ufo information retrieval center, inc. In the postwar years in america, ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. Pentagon releases video of navy jets chasing ufo the. Ufo sightings project blue book project blue book episode the washington merrygoround takes from the unidentified flying objects that flew around the. In the summer of 1952 a united states air force f86 jet interceptor shot at a flying saucer. The very real aircraft of area 51 popular mechanics. Inside the project blue book archive, which has recently been put online. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. Extraordinary ufo sightings from the us air forces. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. The service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic study of unidentified flying object sightings. His team was convinced that zamora was telling the truth, and despite an extremely thorough investigation, they were unable to locate the object or its origins. In 1954, an air force jet was pursuing a ufo when the pilots encountered a strange wave of heat and were forced to eject the plane landed on a house and car, killing 4 civilians.
This file was moved to a location to make it easier for you to locate similar information. The bird of prey was a prototype stealth aircraft that first flew from area 51 in 1996. As this big jet passes over us maybe 30,000 feet or so, we notice a star like light alongside its jet trail, the ufo was already there, we did not notice it until the jet brought our eye to it. Captain ruppelt operated project blue book, which continued the work of project sign and project grudge, a series of hushhush studies conducted by the u. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Project blue book 19511969 official nicap web site. The case file from project blue book, the air forces own ufo investigatory team, reiterated the air force assertion that the jet successfully accomplished its mission, and that the crash. Air force, was meant to study stealth and new manufacturing. Out of the blue emerges as one of the best films ever produced on this, one of the most interesting subjects in the history of science. I dont know a whole lot about the series, but my guess is that if you love the way the history channel treats the ufo topic in ancient aliens i guess youll probably love the new blue book show.
It appeared to be higher in elevation than the jet liners flying overhead. Alienhunting agents seek the truth about ufos in project. Project blue book and the ufo story official nicap web site. The jet passed on the trail drifted north, the ufo stayed put. Rosengarten was a retired air force colonel who died last week at the. During those years, they investigated more than twelvethousand sightings including landings, occupant reports, photographs, radar cases, and intercepts by military jet fighters. Oh my gosh, dude, said one pilot in the video of their fa18 super hornet military jet s 2015 encounter with the unusual object along. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads. It has been reported that over the 18 years that nathan robert rosie rosengarten has been investigating ufos, he has never found any extraterrestrials. So, theres this new ufo tv series coming on the history channel called blue book, and some lucky people have been getting sneak peeks at the show. Air force investigated ufos during the cold war of the three postwar government investigations into unidentified flying objects.
Four cases where natural sound was absent during a ufo event were reported in the mutual ufo networks mufon new book release, ufo cases of interest. The term is widely used for claimed observations of extraterrestrial spacecraft. I know the full story about flying saucers and i know that it has never before been told because i organized and. The book sites 241 cases of interest from 2017 where further study is. General information reference report relating to project blue book u.
Most ufos are identified on investigation as conventional objects or phenomena. Us government documents on ufos available for the first time the files now available online are drawn from project blue book, a. Shock footage of usaf jets outfoxed by ufo that vanished from radar emerges f 15 fighter pilots were unable to intercept a mystery ufo which was seen on radar flying at incredible. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video. The study focused on ufo reports that were submitted by ships in the atlantic and pacific oceans to the usaf project blue book. Airforce ufo project blue book exposed 2017 youtube. Out of the blue the definitive investigation of the ufo. Under the code name project blue book, the air force documented and scrutinized 12,000 ufo sightings from 1952 to 1969, led by j. Air force fact sheet on ufo s 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. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. The fabled project blue book, the air forces files on ufo sightings and investigations, have tantalized and frustrated extraterrestrial enthusiasts for decades. Worldwide equipment supplier for water and wastewater operations provides online catalog and numerous customer services. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf.