In this video I delve into the expansive and complicated history of American UFO research. More precisely, the government sanctioned undertaking known as Project Blue Book. Many hundreds of cases were left unresolved upon the project's conclusion in 1969. These were dubbed the unknowns. As someone who is largely unfamiliar with UFO history, I explore a select few of these unknowns in order to understand what makes them so mystifying.
The Unknowns: Mystifying UFO Cases
Nov 30, 2017
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References
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#1Project Blue Book
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A website for researching the declassified Project Blue Book documents online.
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1947-1969National Archives
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Aug 15, 2016National Archives
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NICAP
A list of the 701 cases marked as unknowns in the Project Blue Book files.
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Jan 31, 2016Brad SparksCenter for UFO Studies
A revised list of more than 1,700 unknowns by UFO researcher Brad Sparks.
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1977-1989H. A. McClanahan, Donald W. Moore Jr., & William S. SessionsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation
Documents concerning an organization calling itself The New Project Blue Book.
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1956Edward J. RuppeltDoubleday & Company, Inc.
An invaluable source of information by the first director of Project Blue Book.
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1947-1954The Federal Bureau of Investigation
A collection of FBI documents pertaining to UFOs.
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Sep 23, 1947N. F. TwiningNICAP
A document known as the "Twining Memo" that summarizes the findings of various army investigations into UFO sightings in 1947.
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Oct 30, 1947George F. SchulgenThe Roswell Files
A document known as the "Schulgen Memo" or "Collection Memo" that urges agencies to gather intelligence on UFOs.
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Nov 4, 1948Project 1947
This declassified document states that some investigators of the Swedish Ghost Rockets sightings of 1946 believed them to be extraterrestrial in origin.
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Jul 17, 2013Robert SheafferInternet Archive
Two famous UFO photographs taken in 1950. Used in the opening of the video.
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#8The 2011 Jerusalem Hoax
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Sep 21, 2011Alejandro RojasOpenMinds
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Sep 25, 2011The Huffington Post
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2013Jon Sumple & Jack Rothj3FILMS
Documentary featured at the start and end of the video.
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Aug 30, 2012Ars ElectronicaYouTube
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Dec 3, 2013RonALampmanYouTube
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#12National UFO Reporting Center Recordings1974-1977Robert Gribble
Recorded conversations with UFO witnesses. Some were used in the opening of the video.
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#aIndexMar 2, 2009KKigginsInternet Archive
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#bRecordingsMar 2, 2009KKigginsInternet Archive
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#cWebsite2006Wendy A. ConnorsNorthern Ontario UFO Research & Study
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1998Jerome ClarkVisible Ink Press
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1972J. Allen HynekHenry Regnery Company
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1979Allan HendryDoubleday & Company, Inc.
A fantastic book about the struggles of investigating UFO sightings.
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2010Jacques Vallee & Chris AubeckPenguin Group
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#17Wikipedia Articles
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#bUfology
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#eProject Sign
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1967Ted BloecherNICAP
A comprehensive report that details the UFO mania that struck the United States in the summer of 1947.
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1952Kenneth Arnold & Ray PalmerAmherst Press
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Jun 24, 1947NICAP
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Jun 25, 1947The Corvallis Gazette-TimesVol. 39No. 46P. 1
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Jun 26, 1947The Los Angeles TimesVol. 66P. 1
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Jun 26, 1947Port Huron Times HeraldVol. 38No. 177P. 17
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Jul 4, 1947The Anniston StarVol. 65No. 255P. 1
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Jul 4, 1947The Waco News-TribuneNo. 210P. 3
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Jul 13, 1947Miami Daily News-RecordVol. 45No. 11P. 11
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#27Artist Saw ThisJul 15, 1947Daily WorldVol. 8No. 143P. 8
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Wikipedia
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May 24, 1949NICAP
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Apr 24, 1949NICAP
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#31Incident #122Apr 5, 1948P. 914-940
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Jan 16, 1951NICAP
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Jul 19, 1952NICAP
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Jul 26, 1952NICAP
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Jul 26, 1952National Archives
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Jul 29, 1952National Archives
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Jul 22, 1952Jack RutledgeTallahassee DemocratVol. 38No. 181P. 1
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Jul 28, 1952Fort Lauderdale NewsNo. 276P. 1
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Jul 28, 1952Green Bay Press-GazetteVol. 38No. 25P. 1
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Jul 30, 1952Harry G. BarnesFort Lauderdale NewsNo. 278P. 6
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Jul 30, 1952Medford Mail TribuneNo. 112P. 1
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1956Winston Jones, Francis Martin, & Clarence GreeneUnited Artists
Clips from this documentary are used throughout this segment of the video.
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Wikipedia
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Apr 24, 1964NICAP
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Apr 27, 1964The Santa Fe New MexicanNo. 131P. 1
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