Tag: Project Blue Book
NYT’s Bombshell 2017 AATIP Expose Transforms UAP Into a National Security Story
NYT's Bombshell 2017 AATIP Expose Transforms UAP Into a National Security Story December 2017 is when this stopped...
How the 1968 Condon Committee Report Shaped Official Attitudes Toward UFO Investigations
Background (Project Blue Book context) By the mid-1960s, the U.S. Air Force had been investigating reports of “unidentified...
How the 1968 Condon Committee Study Shifted Official Policy on UFO Research
In the mid-1960s, public interest in “flying saucers” and a steady stream of reports to the U.S. Air...
How J. Allen Hynek Popularized Close Encounters” and Shifted to Systematic Study of Unexplained Cases in 1972″
Who J. Allen Hynek Was and Why He Mattered in UFO Studies J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986) was an...
How J. Allen Hynek Shifted from Skeptical Consultant to Advocate for Systematic UFO Study in 1972
J. Allen Hynek was an astronomer who served as a scientific consultant to the U.S. Air Force’s Project...
1964 Socorro UFO: Officer Lonnie Zamora Reports Egg-Shaped Craft and Figures Near Socorro
Often cited as one of the better-documented U.S. “close encounter” reports, the Socorro, New Mexico incident drew attention...
George Adamski’s 1952 Contact Claim and Its Influence on Early UFO Culture
George Adamski’s 1952 contact claim—his assertion that he met a humanoid “Venusian” in the California desert—became one of...
How J. Allen Hynek Coined Close Encounters” and Pivoted to Advocating Systematic UFO Study in 1972″
J. Allen Hynek was an astronomer who became widely known for his role as the U.S. Air Force’s...
Officer Lonnie Zamora’s 1964 Socorro Sighting: Egg-Shaped Craft and Figures Reported
On April 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico police officer Lonnie Zamora reported a close-range encounter outside town in...
First UAP Hearing in 54 Years: 400 Reports, 11 Near-Misses Disclosed
First UAP Hearing in 54 Years: 400 Reports, 11 Near-Misses Disclosed Every UFO news cycle claims "this time...