Project blue book truth

The real project blue book ended decades ago, but public fascination with ufos still runs high. Here are the actual events behind historys popular new series on the air forces program to investigate and debunk u. Josef allen hynek may 1, 1910 april 27, 1986 was an american astronomer, professor, and ufologist. The truth behind the history channel series is stranger than fiction. Government programs called project sign 1949 and project grudge came before project blue book. In project blue book, history channels hit formula.

Project sign 19471949, project grudge 19491952, and project blue book 19521969. Project blue book is a journey into a world of mystery and paranoia where ufo sightings are commonplace, encounters with monsters are routine and nazi scientists are. Whether its legend was told in the lyrics of a heavy metal song or its location used as the backdrop to hollywood movie, hangar 18 was as much a part of the popular culture of the times as americana, shoulder pads, and the threat of nuclear war. The cias legendary project blue book is now fully declassified and available to read online. A tugofwar between the government and a scholar about a truth neither can deny or prove, is what forms the basis of the show. Watch all new episodes of project blue book tuesdays at 109c. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to ufo studies undertaken by the u. Not only is there a new history channel series about the program, this year also. In the 1950s and 1960s, the us air force secretly investigated more than 12,000 reports of unidentified flying objects. The truth is still out there in project blue book guide. Project blue book was very much a real series of scientific investigations carried out by the u. He is perhaps best remembered for his ufo research. Edition 1 was updated january, 2020from 1947 to 1969, the u.

Alienhunting agents seek the truth about ufos in project. Under the code name project blue book, the air force documented and scrutinized 12,000 ufo sightings from 1952 to 1969, led by j. Project blue book was formed by the united states air force. This book is a culmination of many hours researching thousands of declassified military ufo records, newspaper articles, and other sources. The critics believe that project blue book was merely a public relations campaign designed by the us air force to calm the publics fears about ufos. Are you going to let the government scare you away from this information. Top secret ufo files is prepared to tell you the truth about the project blue book was just one of many ufo reporting channels for the u. Before project blue book, there was project sign, prompted by a rash of ufo sightings in 1947, including whats come to be considered the first major sighting of. You can read her and ralph blumenthals new york times story on blue book here. Indeed, between 1952 and its termination in 1969, the u.

Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael malarkey must delve further down the ufo. Your worst fears about what the government is doing. Allen hynek aidan gillen and captain michael quinn michael. Bits of truth reside in documents on project blue book.

On project blue book season 1 episode 10, hynek and quinn witness a ufo invasion on washington, d. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Air forces official ufoinvestigation program, known as project blue book, came to the following set of conclusions. A termination order was given for the study in december 1969, and all activity under its auspices officially ceased on january 19th, 1970. Project blue book the cia and government conspiracy to hide top secret ufo files. Historys latest series project blue book is just three weeks old and has already set itself a class apart when it comes to the aliens and ufos genre.

Szymanski points to wrightpatterson as the home of the air forces past ufo investigations, such as project blue book in the 1960s, and decadesold reports that exotic material was. The true story behind ufo sighting tv series project blue. Mingling historical facts with nuanced fiction, the show from oscar winner robert zemeckis and starring aidan gillen as dr. The new history channel tv show project blue book is based on the true story of j. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force usaf. Air forces reallife investigation into ufo sightings in the 1950s and 60s. In project blue book, history channels hit formula mixes fact and fiction the new series draws on the air forces ufo investigations and adds some creative license. It started in 1952, the third study of its kind, following projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Hynek learns the truth about the skinwalker curse season 2 history history. The true story behind ufo sighting tv series project blue book. Aliens and cold war paranoia collide in project blue book.

Not long after ufo sightings became common in the late 1940s, the us military decided that it should probably at least look into these reports, in the interest of. Top secret ufo files is prepared to tell you the truth about the extraterrestrials visitors monitoring our military bases and following commercial and military passenger planes. The cias declassified ufo files are now available online. Air force fact sheet on ufos and project blue book reference. Allen hyneks government investigations of ufo sightings. With ratings dropping, perhaps the history channel show should focus more on truth than fiction. After project blue book was shut down, the military took little interest at least publicly in ufos.

Its often said that truth is stranger than fiction, but nowhere is that more evident than in history channels new scripted drama series project blue book, based on the reallife, previously. It was revealed as a pet project of aristomenis tsirbas, the. I wish i could say that project blue book is a stupid, dishonest bore. Is the flatwoods monster in project blue book real. In 1969, project blue book was formally shuttered for good. The show follows an interesting true story which was under the wraps for a long time. The worst message our present era could possibly hear, because it fits so neatly with what were prepped to believe anyway. As the cold war deepens and the new political threats loom for project blue book, dr. No longer hamstrung by the air force, hynek in 1973 formed the center for ufo studies cufos to further. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project blue book. True to their word, the premiere episode of project blue book features a case similar to a real one that occurred in 1948 in the skies above fargo gorman dogfight. Project blue book itself was never reopened, but a similar government program, namedadvanced aerospace threat identification programaatip, was launched in 2007 by former us senator harry reid. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth.

Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. Project blue book, the hit television docudrama about the u. 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. The history channel has a new offering thats perfect for fans of the unknown. The critics believe the ultimate purpose of the report was to cover up the truth about ufos. Alien investigation series project blue book shows more weird. Project blue book isnt what youd call science fiction. There are quite a few civilian groups that are dedicated to researching and investigating the possible extraterrestrial connection involved in sightings of unidentifiable objects flying in our sky. But maybe shading characters in black and white isnt the best approach.

Air force conducted a series of studies on ufo sightings called project blue book. The untold truth kindle edition by chace, john scott. Project blue book was the code name for an air force program set up in 1952, after numerous u. Generals, pilots and government officials go on the record. This week we start with new york times reporter leslie kean telling us the truth behind project blue book and how the new history channel show measures up to reality.

The air forces uforelated inquiries took place against a backdrop of frenzied popular interest in the strange flying objects, which. Allen hyneks son, and your favorite experts from ancient aliens. This book explores declassified cases as well as a few non declassified cases. This file consists of correspondence concerning this organization. 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. An official investigation by the cia into the existence of ufos, aliens and all the other eerie stuff. Project blue book episode 4 takes a nosedive into the rabbit hole. In the 1980s and early1990s, the location of hangar 18 was almost as wellknown as the grey alien and flying disc. Discover what the government is secretly doing to us. The truth behind the history channel series is stranger than fiction a tugofwar between the government and a scholar about a truth neither can deny or prove, is what forms the basis of the show.

In 1989, an organization calling itself the new project blue book contacted the fbi. Project blue book originally project blue book was the air force name for a project that investigated ufo reports between 1947 and 1969. The twist with project blue book is that all the investigations are based on actual cases from the real project blue book and yes, that means that a fleet of ufos really were spotted flying. A tough us air force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate ufo and alien conspiracies as cold war paranoia spreads.

Project blue book works as a paranormal procedural in the xfiles mold based on the true story of an air force project during the cold war, the tv. Its based on true events, but just how real is project blue books shadowy world of ufo sightings and alien encounters. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. Air force recorded a total of 12,618 ufo sightings. First project blue book truth with ny times reporter. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. Soon after, the men were evacuated and found to have a. And there is the truth susie miller is a russian spy and now shes got ears to allen rynek and in turn the entire project blue book operation. A search for the truth behind ufo sightings leads to the discovery of government coverups. Project blue book treks all the way back to the late 40searly 50s, during the fallout of not only the panicinducing war of the worlds radio play but also the roswell incident in 47. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. See more about these projects in this report from our 1989 series, ufos. Project blue book episode war games draws from the unknown object detected and fired upon by soldiers in the korean war in 1951. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo.