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 […]
Laurence Cardee Craigie
1902.01.26 – 1994.02.27 Laurence Carbee [sic] Craigie… was a United States aviator and United States Air Force general. He became the first U.S. military jet pilot in 1942 when he piloted the Bell XP-59. (Wikipedia) Twining‘s suggestion [in the memo of 1947.09.23]} was endorsed by Schulgen; on 30 December the Chief of Staff at the […]
George F Schulgen
Chief of the Requirements Intelligence Branch of Army Air Corps Intelligence. The internal FBI Fitch-Ladd memo begins “At request of Brigadier General George F. Schulgen…” The FBI Memo and Roswell Over the decades, a few documents relating to the Roswell UFO crash… have been found. One of those developed after Army Brigadier General George F. […]
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 […]
Project Blue Book
1952.03 A need for as much additional information as possible about these craft, their performance characteristics and their purpose led to the undertaking known as U.S. Air Force project SIGN in December, 1947… SIGN evolved into project GRUDGE in December, 1948. The operation is currently being conducted under the code name BLUE BOOK, with liason […]
Project Grudge
1948.12 A need for as much additional information as possible about these craft, their performance characteristics and their purpose led to the undertaking known as U.S. Air Force project SIGN in December, 1947. In order to preserve security, liason between SIGN and Majestic-12 was limited to two individuals within the Intelligence Division of Air Materiel […]
Estimate of the Situation
1948.09.25c [Note regarding date: LUFORU assumes the publication of the report known as the Estimate of the Situation took place around this date because “the latest case known to have been utilized in the document took place on September 23, at Los Alamos National Laboratory” (bibliotecapleyades.net)] and Hoyt Vandenberg received it in early October (see […]
Project Sign
1947.12.30 [Project Sign was the seemingly independent outfit of scientists, technicians and intelligence officers assembled by the almost entirely out-of-the-loop USAF to analyse UFO reports received by the Air Force in 1947 from “reliable witnesses such as pilots and scientists.” (UFO: The Government Files, Brookesmith) Ruppelt writes of “ATIC’s top intelligence specialists who had been […]
Twining-Schulgen memo
1947.09.23 From Lt Gen Nathan Twining to Brig Gen George Schulgen [Click images to clarify and enlarge] SECRET HEADQUARTERS AIR MATERIEL COMMAND TSDIN/HMM/1g/6-4100 WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO SEP 23 1947 SUBJECT: AMC Opinion Concerning “Flying Discs” TO: Commanding General Army Air Forces Washington 25, DC ATTENTION: Brig. General George Schulgen AC/A5-2 1. As requested by […]