Operation Blue Book

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:associated_with government secrecy
gptkbp:concluded_on most sightings explained as natural phenomena
gptkbp:criticism lack of scientific rigor
gptkbp:ended gptkb:1969
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Blue Book
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:popular_culture
UFO literature
UFO conspiracy theories
UFO conventions
UFO documentaries
UFO sightings reporting
gptkbp:influenced_by Cold War tensions
gptkbp:inspired films and documentaries
gptkbp:investigated_sightings gptkb:military_personnel
civilian reports
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:U._S._Air_Force_personnel
gptkbp:legacy influenced UFO culture
gptkbp:notable_case The 1952 Washington, D. C. UFO incident
gptkbp:notable_event 1966 Michigan UFO sightings
1973 Pascagoula Abduction case
1976 Tehran UFO incident
1980 Cash-Landrum incident
1997 Phoenix Lights incident
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Captain_Edward_J._Ruppelt
gptkbp:number_of_cases_investigated 12,618
gptkbp:public_interest high
gptkbp:publications numerous articles and books
gptkbp:purpose investigate UFO sightings
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Project_Grudge
gptkb:Project_Sign
gptkb:The_Disclosure_Project
UFO phenomena
UFO research organizations
National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI)
gptkbp:reporting_format annual reports
gptkbp:result Project Blue Book: The Final Report
gptkbp:started_in gptkb:1952
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Project_Blue_Book_Special_Report_No._14
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Blue_Jay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6