Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Industry source of regional, categorized construction information and is available in print and online. Subject disappeared from government records on date of this event. 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. Lloyds work traces the development of this revolutionary plane in brisk, compelling detail. That group later released a report finding no evidence of ufo activity. Cosmic conspiracies were recently surfing the internet looking for new articles for this site when we came across some very interesting documents that were posted on the fbi website.
Air force manual, this book takes you inside the cockpit of the sweptwing boeing b47 stratojet the air forces first alljet strategic bomber, which served as the mainstay of strategic air command from the 1950s to the mid1960s to learn everything you need to know for takeoff. The first operational tactical recognition flight was in the early 1990s. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. Kelley blue book new and used car price values, expert. 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. It has been harder to locate such reports made after 1952. He was an elint technician electronic intelligence who flew in rc5s from macdill afb in florida.
Project blue book subject was named ebe3 and was held captive for 5 days. The rb47 ufo encounter, july 17, 1957 the black vault. Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference. Unidentified flying objects and air force project blue book. The unexplained ufo reports from the files of the u. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. At least 3 billion dollars, plus tr3b that flew through 1994. An air force rb 47, equipped with electronic countermeasures ecm gear and manned by six officers, was followed by an unidentified object for a distance of well over 700 miles, and for a time period of 1. Blue letter bible is now partnering with wordboarda whiteboard animation project developed by james street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the bible in a fun, simple way. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo. In march 1952 the code name was changed to project blue book, and the renewed effort was provided formal authority promulgated by air force letter 200 5. In 1954, the date of this event, i was quite active with project blue book and i do not.
A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Ruppelt, first director of project blue book, is interviewed on an unknown radio station in 1956. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. Project blue book unresolved cases texas texas ufo. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. Project blue book unresolved cases texas from 1947 to 1969, the air force officially investigated unidentified flying objects under project blue book. The series is based on the reallife project blue book, a series of studies on unidentified flying objects conducted by the united states air force. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr. On december 17, 1969, the secretary of the air force announced the termination of project blue book, the air force program for the investigation of ufos. Project blue book became the major air force effort to study the ufo. 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. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf.
An air force rb47, equipped with electronic countermeasures ecm gear and manned by six officers, was followed by an unidentified object for a distance of well over 700 miles, and for a time period of 1. Known as project blue book, the mission stretched from 1947 to 1969. From 1947 to 1969, the air force investigated unidentified flying objects under project blue book. Subject was named ebe3 and was held captive for 5 days.
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. The primary mission of the b 47 was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking targets within the soviet union. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. For a brief period between 1958 and 1963 while major robert j. Tr3b secret plane topsecret us air force black triangle. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national.
Project blue book is the editorial subject by an unknown canadian broadcaster in 1956. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. Extraordinary project blue book file film of alien interviewed in 1964. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. He did everything in his power to make sure that all such reports were funneled to project blue book for evaluation. The boeing b47 was the countrys first sweptwing multiengine bomber. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads. Cias role in the study of ufos, 194790 central intelligence agency. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free.
The boeing b 47 stratojet boeing company designation model 450 is a retired american longrange, sixengined, turbojetpowered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The project, headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base, ohio, was officially terminated december 17, 1969. Of a total of 12,618 sightings reported to project blue. Lloyds book underscores the immensely vital deterrent and other roles the plane filled during the tense, early days of the cold war. An insider speaks brigadier general stephen lovekin, esq. The triangular aerospace nuclear platform was under the top secret and was developed in the aurora program money from the black budget. Check car prices and values when buying and selling new or used vehicles. In the postwar years in america, ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. U2s, ufos, and operation blue book naval history and heritage. It is probably the first incident where a witness claimed that a man in black intimidated him into silence, and it took place before the famed roswell crash, yet there were many similarities. In 1966 a separate air force committee was set up to further delve into some of the cases within project blue book.
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. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. Search the blue book online and you will find over 800,000 company listings. 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. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. It represented a milestone in aviation history and a revolution in aircraft design. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. Latest album cheetah speed was produced and engineered by alan evans of soulive at play on brother studios. Every large jet aircraft today is a descendant of the b47.
The list provides the dates, locations, and blue book case numbers for the incidents. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate. 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. Boeing engineers had envisioned a jetpowered plane as early as 1943.
B47 stratojet historical website preserving the legacy. This sativa heavy hybrid is a cross between blue dream and 3c majestic 12. But that part of the b47 story thankfully does not dominate the book. Figure 32 distribution of object sightings by evaluation for the twelve regional. For most of the rest of its existence under a number of directors, blue book acted only to debunk ufo reports rather than investigate them. Project blue book is an american historical drama television series that premiered on history on january 8, 2019. The class 2a priority originally assigned to project blue book at its inception in 1947 seemed to indicate the air force placed a high value on the project, but the fact that junior officers possessing little, if any, scientific background and no graduate or research experience were repeatedly chosen to head the project presented a dichotomy of. Project blue book was soon stripped of most of its resources and a dispirited ruppelt left. Allen hynek is played by aidan gillen, and the first season consisted of ten episodes. Sac b47 air crew encounter ufo over dalls for more than an hour. Project blue book history of the united states air force ufo. From 1955 many of the ufo sightings reported to project blue book.
We were all led to believe that project bluebook fronted by dr. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. Even so, a few ufo reports from the 19471952 period that were not in the project blue book files have been recovered in other usaf activities files. The project, headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base, ohio, was terminated dec. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge.
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