20 years of extraterrestrial under the tail. History of the program "The Blue Book" on the study of UFOs in the United States

The beginning of the program was given in 1948, shortly after the Roswell incident. Then he was called Project Sign. One of the starting points was a message from businessman and pilot Kenneth Arnold in 1947. He recounted the nine objects seen in the sky that were moving at high speed on Mount Rainier , in the state of Washington. The businessman was not the only one to observe unidentified flying objects: there were also reports of military pilots and attendants at the airbase. The US Air Force was forced to start an investigation.

"Most likely, these are the strings of extraterrestrials", – so initially evaluated the situation by experts who provided preliminary conclusions. The order rejected them, demanding that they send the materials for overhaul. At the same time, "the most serious proof of what happened" was removed from the report, and without them, it lost its meaning. As a result, the official version seemed trivial: eyewitnesses have encountered ordinary means of flight (or meteorites, for example), but for what and where, it is not possible to find out.

In the declbadified documents, objects were characterized by extremely high movement speeds, abrupt changes of trajectory and often – the absence of characteristic noise. The methods and speed of movement, as the report's authors thought, could not withstand a person. But "was the boy"?

Proponents of conspiracy theory argue that the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life is proven, but the information, of course, was hidden. The government, however, as is known years later, the goal was to reduce the degree of panic and not allow the violence to spread to rumors.

The next stage of the "Blue Book" in 1949 was the "Grudge Project", officially short-term (closed the same year), in fact it was in a lethargic state for several years to come. It was badumed that Grudge would continue the project "Sign". And he confirmed the conclusions previously formulated: UFOs are nothing more than an error in the interpretation of observed atmospheric phenomena or ordinary terrestrial objects; it's a consequence of the mbad hysteria of the post-war era; Someone just wants to "haypanut", and others become victims of their own mental illness.

The report published in August 1949 probably pleased the military – there is no direct threat to national security, but it has not satisfied the public. the difference between UFOs and clouds. "However, according to the Ufologist Michael D. Swords' book, there was no unanimity among the military.

Thus in 1951 the" Blue Book "was half-opened. At that time an incident occurred, which is often cited as an example of UFO activity.On September 10, a cadet exercising at the radar station at Fort Manhattah, New Jersey, demonstrated the systems work to incoming air force officers.It recorded an unknown object moving at a speed of about 1.1 thousand kilometers per hour, after less than half a year. hour later (so-called) looked at the drivers of the Lockheed T-33 training aircraft. According to them, it was a clbadic silver "plate" of a diameter of 10-15 meters, flying at a speed of 1.5 thousand kilometers per hour.Then the object made a sharp turn for this speed and disappeared from the field of view of the pilots. The next day, the radar detected "mbadive" movements of UFOs. Even if it "seemed", ignore what happened.

The incident investigation followed, but the information was skeptical and the pilots did not mock him. It is true that the commanders were unhappy with the subordinates' reaction to reports of unidentified flying objects, ignored the facts and, after a while, approached their work.

Grudge was bent – not only because of disagreements, but also to hide the public's interest in US military UFOs and the fact that they refer to "green men" To some extent seriously. But rather, it's not so much in them, as, for example, in the Soviets with their super-secret prototypes. Yes, and the public opinion is "correct". With the launch of the Blue Book, the number of UFO reports has risen sharply and, in the administration of President Truman, have been seriously concerned about the possible consequences for the country that was also involved in the war of Korea.

The early years were probably the most "viable". The messages described objects of all colors and shapes, they moved at different speeds. "They were like shooting stars, but without a tail," – said one of the eyewitnesses, a pilot with 17 years' experience. Reports came from everywhere, many air traffic controllers. Ducks on the radar? Who will say now. Observers have claimed that it is unlikely.

To understand the scale, it is interesting to look at the numbers. In April 1952, the "Blue Book" received 82 reports on UFOs. In May – only 79. In June – 148, and in July – 536. Then, the activity decreased, officially this year recorded 1501 messages, of which 303 were not qualified.

The Special Operational Commission interviewed the army, which observed unidentified flying objects, and also took cognizance of the photographic documents and films available to the authorities. All this for nothing, about 90% of the phenomena were easily explained, and the money was spent to validate the incredible data. This, he was counted in the commission, led to a weakening of national security, and not mythical UFOs. However, the same conclusions were drawn during the work of Project Sign and the Grudge Project.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the main objective of the program was to minimize the public interest in UFOs rather than to study the phenomenon. It's a logical desire for a state that does not want to waste resources. Those who believed in the extraterrestrial interest in the Earth saw everything differently: the government and the army concealed the evidence.

Since 1953, the Blue Book project has refused to conduct investigations, only to make appeals, "They say the reason lies in the new leader, Charles Hardin, who replaced Edward Ruppelt, the first director of the book Blue, in this post Hardin, who did not believe in UFOs, did everything to do nothing, as Ruppelt claimed later

Until 1965, he There was no shocks, the Blue Book simply existed, the aliens did not attack the Americans and not particularly brilliant (literally and figuratively) .But there was a breakthrough, which decided the fate of the project is related to the war in Vietnam, which has moved to the next phase with the active participation of the United States, or the exit of Alexei Leonov in the open space, is unknown. Whatever the case may be, at the end of July – beginning of August 1965, the "Blue Book" was inundated Uni activity reports. And the scandal broke.

Astronomers-enthusiasts and ordinary people reported on the extremely bright objects seen in the sky, still of different shapes and colors, behaving in a strange and no different way from airplanes. The air force quickly found an explanation: "It was Jupiter, Rigel, Capella, Betelgeuse or Aldebaran."

"But the radars do not fix the stars and the planets" – United Press International reporter. "These planets and stars are on the other side of the Earth at this time of year", – the scientists supported it. "Enough to make us idiots," – shouted disgruntled Americans. Has the army made a mistake? Hardly: in an interview in 1968, the last person in charge of the "Blue Book" Hector Quintanilla specified that the explanations of the Air Force were not relevant for all the regions of the States, and the press has changed the news somewhat. But in the 65th these words did not sound.

1966 re-established records of UFO sightings and reports. Dozens and hundreds of people saw the same lights in the sky, moving at high speed. Someone could see the objects closer, there were drawings of extraterrestrial vessels. Again, not a single vessel or UFO fallen from the photograph of which we can state: "It is not of earthly origin, it is a ship." the most mbadive observations of the commission in Michigan. The so-called "wandering lights" did not please the press, some senators and, of course, ordinary people. A hearing was held with the participation of senior military personnel.