1910.05.01 – 1986.04.27 Dr J Allen Hynek was a United States astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific adviser to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under three consecutive names: Project Sign, Project Grudge and Project Blue Book. For decades afterwards, he conducted […]
Edward J Ruppelt
1923.07.17 – 1960.09.15 [Captain Ruppelt] was a United States Air Force officer probably best known for his involvement in Project Blue Book, a formal governmental study of unidentified flying objects. He is generally credited with coining the term “unidentified flying object”, to replace the terms “flying saucer” and “flying disk” – which had become widely […]
Manzano, New Mexico, America, North America
1980.08.08 – 09.03 [Bennewitz] began to take pictures of strange lights maneuvering in the vicinity of the Manzano nuclear weapons storage facility, which is located to the east of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. Bennewitz had a perfect view of the weapons base from his home in the Four Hills section of the city. […]
Albuquerque, New Mexico, America, North America
1957.11.04 22.45 At 22.45 on 4 November 1957, an egg-shaped object with a single white light at its base “came down in a rather steep dive at the east end of runway 26” at Kirtland AFB near Albuquerque (New Mexico). It moved and hovered in the east for about one minute, when it raced away […]
Orogrande, New Mexico, America, North America
1957.11.04 13.00 Early November 1957 saw another flap reach its climax… Key sightings were at… Orogrande, New Mexico… Apart from the sequence of car stoppages during the night of 2 and 3 November [in Levelland], there were other similar cases, including several in the vicinity of the Sacramento Mountains themselves. (UFOs and How to See […]
Quarouble, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Europe
1954.09.10 [Click image to clarify and enlarge] 22.30 Alerted by the sound of his dog howling outside, Marius Dewilde, at approximately 10.30 in the evening on 10 September 1954, opened his door and saw two strange humanoids just a few feet away from him. They were wearing one-piece diving-style suits and their heads were enclosed […]
Project Grudge/Blue Book Report 13
1954.03c [Note regarding date: Project Blue Book Report 12 was dated 1953.09.30. Its eleven predecessors were an average of about three months apart. Report 14 was dated 1955.05.05. See page iv of this link for more details.] THE UFO LEGEND One of the most prevalent of these legends beside the Grudge/Blue Book Report #13 is […]
Robertson Panel
1953.01.14 – 18 [The Robertson Panel was a committee of scientists convened following a CIA recommendation of 1952.12 that such a panel meet to evaluate USAF-investigated UFO sightings. This recommendation followed a CIA review of the USAF’s investigation of UFOs, namely Projects Sign, Grudge and Blue Book. The CIA review was itself a response to […]
Eisenhower briefing
1952.11.18 [Click here for images of briefing] TOP SECRET/MAJIC EYES ONLY NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION COPY ONE OF ONE. BRIEFING DOCUMENT: OPERATION MAJESTIC 12 PREPARED FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: (EYES ONLY) 18 NOVEMBER, 1952 WARNING! This is a TOP SECRET – EYES ONLY document containing compartmentalized information essential to the national security of the United […]
Yaak, Montana, America, North America
1952.09.01 04.45 But only five other cases were discussed [by the Robertson Panel] in any detail… The Yaak, Montana (August [sic] 1,1952) [incident]… (The Hynek UFO Report, Hynek) Radar/Visual at Air Force Radar Site Brad Sparks: September 1, 1952; Yaak, Montana (BBU 2023) 4.45 am: Visual sighting by two USAF enlisted men, radar tracking by […]