Several articles written by Jan L. Aldrich, founder and coordinator of PROJECT 1947:
The Lost And Missing Keyhoe Files
Jan Aldrich documents the status of missing and
lost UFO incidents recorded in the files of Major Donald
Keyhoe and NICAP which were used in his many publications and
presentations. Jan also discusses some notable UFO personalities from
Keyhoe's era.
AARO–Senate
Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats and Capabilities, April 19, 2023
Jan Aldrich shares some insights and commentary
on the recent Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing
into UAP investigations.
Project 1947 founder and coordinator, Jan Aldrich, assisted by researcher Tom Tulien of the Sign Oral History Project, recently returned from two extensive research trips to gather documents and information to be preserved and shared by future generations of researchers.
Read Jan's account of his 2019 and 2021 research trips in which he relates his detailed methods of cataloging and ensuring the survival of valuable historical records.
Read Jan's article Project 1947: An inquiry into the beginning of the UFO era from the Summer 1996 issue of the International UFO Reporter (IUR ).
Other articles available: PROJECT 1947: Filling In The Gaps from the April 1996, MUFON JOURNAL
PROJECT 1947: A Progress Report from UFO Magazine
UFOlogy's most often-quoted World War II "foo fighter" encounter occurred during an allied bombing raid over Schweinfurt, Germany, in October of 1943. British researcher Andy Roberts has now located official documentation that confirms the "flying disks" sighting and offers new information as to its possible origins in Schweinfurt - A Mystery Solved?
The Midland Fireball: Dow Chemical's Early Involvement with UFOs, a fascinating article by Joel Carpenter about Dow's investigations into the remains of a "flying disc" in July of 1947.
In Foo Fighters: The Story So Far, Andy Roberts examines the history of the "foo fighter" phenomenon.
WW II Document Research: In search of "Foo-Fighters". Andy Roberts investigates the often-quoted World War II "foo fighter" encounter during an allied bombing raid over Schweinfurt, Germany, in October of 1943.
Jo Chamberlin's American Legion Magazine article, The Foo Fighter Mystery. Published in December, 1945, this was the most extensive article about "foo fighters" at the time.
While flying reconnaissance missions over the Rhine Valley in 1944, USAAF pilot Joe Thompson experienced a "foo fighter" sighting. In this 1966 article Joe Thompson and the Foo-Fighters, Mr Thompson recalls his sighting and those of fellow pilots.
Marquis Child's 1946 column Washington Calling describing reports of unidentified "flying bombs," that were the precursor to the "ghost rocket" phenomenon.
With reports of the "ghost rockets" increasing, even U.S. Army journals began to speculate on their possible origins. In Russian Secret Weapons, Colonel C. H. Lonzo, U.S. Army (Retired) considers whether these reports were propaganda, or Russian secret weapons testing.
Robert Wood of Aviation News ponders reports of sightings and censorship about the 1946 "ghost rocket" wave in his editorial Russian Hail.
Four articles from famous Brazilian researcher, Dr Olavo T. Fontes.
Dr Fontes explores the reasons why The Air Force Is Just As Puzzled As We Are About The Saucers.
During the last three weeks of October, 1954, Brazil experienced an unprecedented wave of “flying saucer” sightings, culminating in two UFOs being seen by over 100 witnesses overflying Gravatai Air Force Base. Dr Fontes details the events of the encounters and reports eyewitness accounts in his article in “The Brazilian Flying Saucer Review”.
After the UFO sightings over Gravatai Air Force Base, which were witnessed by many military and service personnel, the Brazilian Air Force (F.A.B.) held a press conference announcing that “the Flying Saucers Are Real”.
A review of the 1966 Brazilian UFO flap in UFO Report From Brazil
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