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A Brief History On United States UFO Investigations
Project Sign (1948 - 1949)
It was an investigation of the United States Air Force. By the end of 1947,
there were many sightings been publicized. On 23 Dec. 1947, US Air Force was
urged to institute Project Sign to collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate
all information concerning UFO reports. Project Sign completed it evaluations in
Feb of 1949
Its result was inconclusive. "No definite and conclusive evidence is yet
available that would prove or disprove the existence of these UFOs as real
aircraft of unknown and unconventional configuration." Project Sign was
"transformed" into Project Grudge on 16 Dec. 1948.
Project Grudge (1949 - 1952)
Its final report covered 200+ cases in over 600 pages. Of these, 50+ cases
defied with easy explaination, and the conclusion while denying an alien source,
did at least admit that life on other planets was a possibility.
Matters concerning "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena", "Flying
Discs" and "Flying Saucers" etc were considered and termed as
"Unconventional Aircraft".
Project Blue Book (1952 - 1969)
Project Blue Book was the last UFO Air Force investigation. It collected every
sighting it could lay its hand on, as well as photographs and films.
Project Blue Book goals were to find out:
1: To find an explanation for all the reported sighting of UFOs.
2: To determine if the UFO posed any security threat to the United States.
3: To determine if UFO's exhibit any advanced technology which the U.S. could
Utilize.
When the project ended the Air Force concluded:
1: There is no evidence that any UFOs are "extraterrestrial vehicles"
2: No UFO has ever given any indication of a threat to the national security.
3: There is no evidence that UFO's represent technological developments beyond
the scientific knowledge.
Officially, it had ended all investigations on UFOs in 1969.
These were eventually examined by a later committee led by Dr Edward Condon, who
unfortunately stated before even beginning work that his inclination was to tell
the government to 'get out of the UFO business' because it was all frauds and
mis-sightings. And a "leaked' memo revealed that 'the trick would be, I
think, to describe the project so that to the public, it would appear a totally
objective study'.
Robertson Panel (1953)
In January 1953, the CIA's Robertson Panel sat and deliberated for three days on
the subject of UFOs.
They studied 70+ cases and decided that, while there was no proof of anything
weird, the 'continued emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena does result
in a threat'. The panel's only suggestions were for an elaborate disinformation
campaign and for the surveillance of independent UFO research groups.
Condon Report (1969)
This report was 1400+ pages long and studied 80+ cases of the Project Blue
Book's best sightings. The Condon Report persuaded the United States Government
to close down Project Blue Book.
Condon's introduction said that there was no proof of aliens and 'further
extensive study of UFOs probably cannot be justified'. However, those who read a
little further found that, in direct contradiction to this statement, a quarter
of the cases were listed as 'unsolved'.
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