I worked with the guy who did that project who was amazing at getting the. The private sturrock panel 1998 these all are really some of the clues which confirm that the ufo is present somewhere. The federal bureau of investigation has placed the full texts of recently declassified documents concerning ufos in pdf format in the unusual phenomena section of the foia electronic. Figure 14 distribution of object sightings by months among the eight duration. This study evaluates factors related to the usaf investigation of unidentified flying objects in an attempt to determine whether or. Project blue book special report number 14, a vast statistical analysis of 3,201 ufo cases, with hundreds of graphs, tables, charts, and maps. This report consisted of a detailed analysis of ufo reports received by the air force from 1947 through 1952. Another early use, according to the oxford english dictionary, one of the first documented uses of the word ufology can be found in the times literary supplement from january 23, 1959, in which it writes. Similarly, executive branch agencies responses to our letters of inquiry produced no other government records on the roswell crash.
The biggest government study project blue book special report no. Battelle, listed as a charitable trust exempt from taxation, is most famously known in ufo circles for producing a 1954 air force project blue book study called special report no. Although these studies and subsequent reports were initially classified, it appears that all reports except blue book special report no. A massive amount of ufo documentation has been made available online. 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. The project blue book archive provides ufo researchers with free online. In 1952 project blue book officially received 1,501 sightings of which 303 were listed as unidentified. Davidson collection page 2 magazines continued box 5 flying saucers the magazine of space conquest 17 issues, june, 19b7 february, 1961 box 6 flying saucer3 mysberjes of the ooace age 37 i33ue3, may, 1961 december, 1967. Pdf case study of a close encounter of the third kind nancy.
Even today, it represents the largest such study ever undertaken. About 69% of the cases were judged known or identified. The current 1966 air force blue book release part d. General information reference report relating to project blue book u. No one has ever found a copy of it, most dont believe that it ever existed, and this particular tale was related by bill english, who said that he had been in the armys special. Memorymetal files are missing news sarasota herald. Get fbi updates vault home project blue book ufo project blue book ufo part 1 of 1. Usaf ufo project blue book files go online for free. About 22% were deemed unknown, down from the earlier 28% value of the air force studies, but still a very large fraction of the cases. This nonfiction book report project and rubric is a creative and fun way for students to showcase a nonfiction. If you have found this pdf format document useful please consider making a. Project grudgeblue book report gave clear indication of reports of human mutilations. Nonmilitary ufo publications should be requested from the publisher, not the air force.
Of these, 22% were classified as unidentified true ufos. Air force released its project blue book special report 14 in october 1955, a couple of questions were raised that have not been answered to this day. Attached for your information is the project blue book sighting summary for the period 19471969. The full report statically covers all reports up to the date, including a report by an air force pilot on november 20th, 1952, from the general vicinity of desert center, california. Introduction i have a challenge for members of ats, outlined below particularly in section 7. Then he made what he calls one of the big discoveries of his life. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo. The evaluation showed that the better the quality of the report the. Learn of the us governments methods of ufo deception and how they used the german sonderbueroll as the model for project blue book. Comprehensive catalog of 1,700 project blue book ufo. Bruce maccabee ufo website containing his research on numerous ufo cases.
Over the years possible answers to these questions have been given quasimythic. Project blue book 19511969 official nicap web site. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national. 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. This would lead directly to the establishment of project blue book. Read online flying saucers and download flying saucers book full in pdf formats. Theres an interesting article here on blue book special report 14 apparently there was an extra unexplained hot incident reports which went conveniently missing along the way. The results of this study which were detailed in project blue book special report no. Project blue book operations and other inputs, the office of aerospace research concluded, and we agree. Comprehensive catalog of 2,200 project blue book ufo unknowns. Click to download pdf format versions of project sign and grudge reports 112 and. No, im not talking about the relatively small volume of fbi material that got so much press and blog coverage in 2011 no, im not talking about the documents made available online by canada, australia, britain. Bluebook special report 14 project blue book special report number 14.
By the time project blue book ended, it had collected 12,618 ufo reports, and concluded. Comprehensive catalog of 1,700 project blue book ufo unknowns. Special bluebook report number 14 declassified 1955. Government records results of a search for records.
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 unidentified flying. The files surrounding the investigation of the sightings are all included in the project blue book files. Most notable was a case witnessed by air force personnel in which an air force sgt e6 by the name of jonathan p lovette was observed being taken captive aboard what appeared to be a ufo at the white sands missile test range in new mexico. Project blue book history of the united states air force ufo. Of the 3200 reports included in the study, 69% were thought to. The project blue book archive contains tens of thousands of documents. According to the report, about 22 percent of sightings were declared unknown. Project blue book is regarded as the third ufo investigation project by the usaf. Since the termination of project blue book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of ufos by. The words caveat emptor still apply when it comes to these sort of things.
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 project sign and much more. Also included is a listing of uforelated materials currently available. This is still the premier statistical study of ufo reports. Browse book report projects resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Leon davidson special bonus an exact oopy of the famous apr 2002 of aug, 1954 4 pages is inoludod in each copy at no extra charge. The air force no longer possesses, and thus does not have for distribu tion, outdated reports on project sign, project grudge, blue book special report no. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos.