Ufo invasion of nato war games revealed in project blue. Ufo sightings became so common that they warranted an entire u. Ufo sightings have been reported all over the world for centuries, including the infamous 1897 crash of a cigarshaped object near the tiny texas town of aurora. How the us air force investigated ufos during the cold war history. The government covered up many of the 20% of sightings classified as unknowns with the use of terminology, phraseology and sleight of hand to make them seem fewer. Air force project blue book 1963 summary, berliner. Oh my gosh, dude, said one pilot in the video of their fa18 super hornet military jets 2015 encounter with the unusual object along. Allen hynek, a former astronomy professor at the ohio state. The images show two planes silhouetted against the bright blue sky over. The most publicized sightings took place on consecutive weekends, july 1920 and july 2627. The service began project blue book in 1952 as a systematic study of unidentified flying object sightings. Mantell ufo incident later investigation by the united states air forces project blue book indicated that mantell may have died chasing a skyhook balloon, which in 1948 was a topsecret project that mantell would not have known about.
Of thousands of cases, experts tell the bbc, hundreds remain. I was in my bedroom on the second floor listening to music when i looked out my window to stare off like i usually do when i am bored. From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12, 618 sightings were reported to project blue book. 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. A video taken by an eyewitness revealed a massive ufo hovering over a mountain range in nevada. Many items sold by usabluebook require supplemental training, licenses or permits for proper use and may be harmful if not used properly. The origins of the ambitious project can be traced to june 1947, ufo. Ufo sightings during nato war games in 1952 set the stage for the season finale of project blue book, the history channels series about the u. The blue planet project book started it all and now there are 23 books in the series. An order came in for him to suspend the exercise and do some realworld tasking, about 60 miles west of their location, fravor said. New ufo drama series project blue book this is a first. July during the peak of the 1952 ufo flap, shel alpert, a uscg seaman on duty in the coast guard weather office at the salem coast guard station, saw four brilliant lights in the sky. Items sold by usabluebook are intended for use only by professionals in the water and wastewater treatment industry.
Popovich requested documents which had been recently declassified pertaining to ufo activity in the soviet union. This air force jet was scrambled to intercept a ufothen. Two military jets escort ufo to secret base, alien tech in military hands. Air force program also named project blue book that. Incidents that have taken place over the many air force bases in the united states, however, are some of. The term is widely used for claimed observations of extraterrestrial spacecraft.
The white object was first spotted on radar before there were a series of eyewitness accounts from commercial pilots flying north over oregon. Under the code name project blue book, the air force documented and scrutinized 12,000 ufo sightings from 1952 to 1969, led by j. Secret alien programme concealing evidence of ufos a secret government group is concealing the truth about unidentified flying objects ufos, according to researchers. Alien investigation series project blue book shows more weird. Ancient aliens history channel ancient aliens history. U2s, ufos, and operation blue book naval history and heritage. By jonathan marker national archives news washington, december 5, 2019 its a timeless question. Dramatic moment us fighter jets battle ufo above top. Public interest in ufos persists 50 years after project blue book.
Blue book ufo reports at sea by ships analysis of the blue book ship database a. Here are the top five things to know from the open files of project blue book. Ufo incident, also known as the washington flap, the washington national airport sightings, or the invasion of washington, was a series of unidentified flying object reports from july 12 to july 29, 1952, over washington, d. Ufos, kgb, and the russian blue book damn interesting. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. The term foo fighter was used by allied aircraft pilots in world war ii to describe various ufos or mysterious aerial phenomena seen in the skies over both the european and pacific theaters of operations though foo fighter initially described a type of ufo reported and named by the u. Project blue book, the hit television docudrama about the u. Air forces official ufoinvestigation program, known as project blue book, came to the following set. Military jets chase sphere ufo claims witness posted by. Depending on who you ask, stories of ufo encounters can be interesting, frighting, bizarre, or just plain nuts. Allen hynek aidan gillen as they investigated many ufo sightings and realized they were caught in a. The duration was at least 1520 minutes and the incident included maneuvering.
My ufo sighting reported to project blue book at comiccon. The air force explains the sightings as temperature inversions, but many questions persist. In one instance i traveled halfway across the united states to investigate a report made by. Most ufos are identified on investigation as conventional objects or phenomena. Unidentified flying object ufo is the popular term for any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified.
Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr. This book covers the many ufo sightings in the period of 19481952, with 1952 being the year that yielded a bumper crop of ufo sightings. Ufo sightings during nato war games in 1952 set the stage for the season finale of project blue book, the history channels series about the. Video shows navy pilots close encounter with ufo the. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Project blue book season 2 finale will delve into the. 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. The ufo escaped the army and the jets came back to the williamtown base empty handed. The top secret ufo files that revealed a government coverup mufon. The project was renamed blue book after the blue testing booklets given out at some universities. As you may know i do not own any of the clips in this video so as courtesy please subscribe to these channels to support them. Worldwide ufo sightings hit alltime high 1952, july 1929.
Here are the actual events behind historys popular new series on the air forces program to investigate and debunk u. April 17, 1966, when two portage county, ohio, sheriff deputies stop to investigate an abandoned vehicle along a road near ravenna. The video shows a ufo crashing due to a us army experiment. Alpert, took a photograph that allegedly shows unidentified flying objects flying in a v. The case file from project blue book, the air force s own ufo investigatory team, reiterated the air force assertion that the jet successfully accomplished its mission, and that the crash was an. Ufo invasion of nato war games revealed in project blue book. The project was charged with scientifically analyzing ufo data to determine whether ufos.
Project blue book was the first effort by the us military to systematically collect reports of unidentified flying objects ufos and to try to identify them. A cache of us air force ufo investigation documents has been released online. Military jets and ufos observed over canada ufo case. What were the mach 10 ufos that irans jets encountered. Indeed, between 1952 and its termination in 1969, the u. And the history channel plans to air project blue book, a scripted series about the government program that studied whether u. Our goal is to be the inquisitive minds refuge seeking answers to that most ancient question, are we alone in the universe. Project blue book investigates roswell and area 51 in. Discover these, the most revealing books on ufos, aliens and government coverups. This is an 8page chronology of ufo incidents for 1963. The project, which included a study codenamed project blue book, started in 1952, concluded that most sightings involved stars, clouds, conventional aircraft or spy planes, although 701 remained.
While some thought it was a hoax, decades later investigators from ufo groups said evidence suggests the disfigured pilots body buried that day was an alien. Ufo crash site secret project blue book video has been. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael. F89c scorpion jet pictured 1956, the same aircraft moncla was flying the day of the incident. The panel recommended downgrading project blue book due to the potential waste of military resources. The first secret aircraft to undergo development at area 51 was the u2 spy plane. In 1983, geoff masters and his son saw a ufo being chased by jets in the sky near his house. He said that the chase lasted for at least 10 minutes. Project blue book season 2 finale will delve into the true story of operation mainbrace ufo and uso sightings before spotting flying saucers, a naval fleet actually observed a triangular, submerged udentified craft emitting blue lights. The united states air force has the responsibility under the department of defense for the investigation of unidentified flying objects ufos. Project blue book was created in a time of public unease formed in the years immediately following world war two, project blue book was intended to stop the spread of public unease about a growing. Dramatic pictures have emerged which claim to show us fighter jets battling a ufo above topsecret alien site area 51.
A series of radarvisual ufo sightings over restricted airspace in washington, d. The witness and his family were returning home from shopping at 9. From august 4th into midmonth, there was a flurry of ufo sightings, mostly in southern illinois. The u2 achieved first flight on august 1st, 1955 at the nevada test and training rangealso known as area 51. The images show two planes silhouetted against the bright blue sky over a. The reply came that the documents had been sent by registered mail in 1991. 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. Project blue book investigated 12,618 ufo sightings and 701 of those sightings remained unidentified. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Cgi join the official facebook page and talk about us.
An ohio witness at girard reported watching and videotaping a huge, glowing, discshaped craft hovering over a golf course, according to testimony in case 85012 from the mutual ufo network mufon witness reporting database. Ufo sightings happen all the time all over the world. This stillunexplained incident inspired the season 2 finale of the history channels project blue book, the dramatic series about the u. A 1966 ufo in michigan was blamed on swamp gas, and in 1968, blue book concluded that a group of b52 pilots who witnessed strange lights moving over north dakota had simply seen the star vega. Roger marsh june 16, 2017 0 a georgia witness at ty ty reported watching a group of military jets that appeared to be escorting a redorange sphere at about 600 feet in altitude, according to testimony in case 82496 from the mutual ufo network mufon witness reporting database. Of the three postwar government investigations into unidentified flying objects, project blue book was the most longlived.
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