AudioBlog: UFOs After Project Blue Book
On December 17, 1969, a news\xa0release\xa0from the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) announced the termination of Project Blue Book. According to the document, Secretary of the Air Force Robert C. Seamans Jr. stated in a memo to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John D. Ryan that \u201cthe continuation of Project Blue Book cannot be justified either on the ground of national security or in the interest of science.\u201d An early indication that this was coming was Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a scientific consultant for Project Blue Book for the entirety of its existence and Projects Sign and Grudge before it, finding out that there was nothing for him in the budget for the upcoming year. Of course, not everyone agreed with the Air Force\u2019s decision and people continued seeing UFOs, but they no longer had an official organization prepared to take reports.\xa0Read more\xa0\u2192
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