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November 4, 2005 15:56
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Project Blue Book "Unknowns"
During 20 years of existence Project Blue Book logged 12,618 reports - 701 remained unsolved.
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This list of 701 UFO reports represents all of the "unexplained" sightings recorded by the Air Force's Project Blue Book, a seventeen year investigation. The list provides the dates, locations, and Blue Book case numbers for the incidents.
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U.S. AIR FORCE PROJECT BLUE BOOK CASES OFFICIALLY LISTED AS "UNKNOWN"
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Case No. /Date's) Location in PDF format READ... |
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The Washington Sightings
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At 11-40p.m. on 19th July 1952 air traffic control at Washington National Airport picked up a number of blips on radarscopes - the objects were about 40 kilometers to the southwest and traveling at 170 k/ph.
Over the hours that followed a number of unidentified objects were detected by radar, some of which were visually confirmed by air crew and observers on the ground. At 3-00a.m. Newcastle Air Force base (Delaware) sent two F-94 Interceptors to investigate the objects but they came across nothing and returned to base. However, the UFOs almost immediately returned, being tracked until 5-30a.m.On the evening of 26th July a National Airlines pilot observed several UFOs at a much higher altitude than his plane - he described them as " like the glow of a cigarette". Once again the objects were tracked by radar and were seen by both ground observers and air crews.
At 1-00p.m., two F-94s were dispatched from Newcastle - one of the pilots, Lt. William Patterson, did establish visual contact with the objects. After "swooping in" on his plane, the UFOs flew away at high speed. |
The newspapers reacted excitedly when a second fleet of UFOs crossed the skies over Washington.
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UFOs over Washington click on picture for lager size
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UFOs over Washington -
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Following the second appearance of UFOs over Washington General Sanford had no choice but to address the Nation's concerns.
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This event captured newspaper headlines, being observed by many observers - civil and military, in the air and on the ground. The Pentagon's switchboard received so many calls that routine communications were affected.
The seriousness of the Washington event prompted the CIA into action, concerned about the vast number of reports and apprehension that the situation could cause mass hysteria. The CIA set up "The Robertson Panel" - named after it's chairman Harold P. Robertson, physicist and CIA employee. Amongst other things, the Robertson Panel recommended the monitoring of civilian UFO investigation groups as necessary and the manipulation of the media regarding UFO reports.
Sadly, after Ruppelt left Project Blue Book, under-funding and lack of staff resulted on poor investigation and analysis of UFO reports and information. In it's twenty year existence, Blue Book calculated that 5 per cent of cases were unsolved - during Ruppelt's years that figure was 20 percent - food for thought regarding open-mindedness. In fact, in it's later years Project Blue Book was more akin to Project Grudge.
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 One long-lasting and positive aspect to result from the activities of Project Blue Book etc. was the immergence of J. Allen Hynek - an eminent astronomer who was initially a UFO sceptic. Hynek [left] was convinced that not all UFO reports were hoaxes or could easily be explained - he felt they were worth investigating properly. Hynek also became frustrated with the lack of open-minded people involved in Project Blue Book etc.. and made several public criticisms of Project Blue Book. When Blue Book was closed in 1969, Hynek set up "The Center for UFO Studies" - based in Illinois the center investigates in the highest of scientific and objective manners.
Following Hynek's death in 1986, the centre was re-named " The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies".
Dr. Allen Hynek - an eminent scientist who was initially a sceptic but later became "The father of modern UFOlogy" |
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The inauguration of Project Blue Book
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Blue Book determined that this photo - taken by 14 year old Alan Smith in 1965 - was a hoax. However when subjected to computer analysis in 1986 it proved to be "an extraordinary flying craft of large dimensions". |
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It is quite possible that top secret military craft have been misidentified as UFOs.
In this instance a 1950s secret U.S. Military craft bares a distinct similarity to a disk-shaped craft designed by the Germans in World War two.
NAZI CRAFT |
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A reconstructed disk-shaped craft based on NAZI blueprints. |
One of a number of experimental disk-shaped craft developed by the U.S. Military.
Was it mistaken for a UFO?
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The U.S. Military were experimenting with saucer-shaped craft. Project Silverbug was a super-sonic craft with multiple jet engines - capable of great speed and manoeuvrability.
Was "Silverbug" the answer to some UFO sightings?
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