Jan 06, 2019 from 1954 to 1955 by captain charles hardin, from 1956 to 1958 by captain george gregory, from 1959 to july 1963 by major robert friend and august 1963 by major hector quintanilla. No, that new alien interview from project blue book isnt real. Major hector quintanilla states that the air force is not hiding any information on unidentified flying. Project blue book major quintanilla at american society. Almost right away quintanilla began to have, what he described as, doctor troubles. Reporter interviews usaf lieutenant colonel l tacker and major. Major hector quintanilla took over as blue books leader in august 1963. In 1966 the condon committee under the direction of dr. Strangers in the night news lead cleveland cleveland scene.
Born in monterrey, nuevo leon, mexico in 1923, hector quintanilla, jr. Projekt zacal v roku 1952, islo o druhe obnovenie takejto studie. It is an interesting document, in which it becomes clear that his time at project blue book was not a good one. There is also no question about zamoras reliability. V decembri 1969 bolo nariadene jej ukoncenie, ale projekt fungoval az do januara 1970. Kelley blue book new and used car price values, expert.
No, that new alien interview from project blue book isn. Project blue book played a major role in the second season of the 19901991 tv series twin peaks. For him, it was a side gig as he continued to teach and to pursue other, nonufo research, at ohio state. For the first time nids is electronically publishing a book manuscript written in 1975 by lt. Why michael malarkey says new show project blue book was. Listing of impairments adult listings part a the following sections contain medical criteria that apply to the evaluation of impairments in adults age 18 and over and that may apply to the evaluation of impairments in children under age 18 if the disease processes have a similar effect on adults and younger children.
Major hector quintanilla took over as blue book s leader in august 1963. The new head of project blue book was major hector quintanilla. Quintanilla tells them they saw either a satellite or the planet venus. Secondly, the air force wanted to analyze the sightings to find evidence of. Quinn isnt a real person, but hes inspired by one air force officer edward j. I read his memoir, and it seems like he was agitating for a change of post from the moment he stepped foot in that office, but he stayed there for longer than anybody except for friend. Project blue book was the successor to projects sign and grudge. Major hector quintanilla, head of the ufo debunking project blue book, asked buchert to send the negatives to him.
Above bluebook ohio ufo chase, portage county april. The first was to determine if the reported ufos were a threat to national security. The book is a summary in quintanillas own words of his involvement, as head. According to major quintanilla, there were two defined goals of project blue book. There are quite a few civilian groups that are dedicated to researching and investigating the possible extraterrestrial connection involved in sightings of unidentifiable objects flying in our sky. Hector quintanilla seen here wrote a memoir about his experiences as the ufo officer for the air force. Oct 01, 20 every time i read something about project blue book what jumps out at me is the open acknowledgement by the american government that ufos are real. Ruppelt and the rest of project blue book is pretty much as based on reality as one can get in a primetime drama.
Ufos, an air force dilemma by hector quintanilla, usaf retired. This film was produced toward the end of the project blue book investigation, clearer goals and data are set out by air force spokesman lieutenant colonel lawrence tacker who, himself wrote a book called flying saucers and the u. Project blue book major quintanilla at american society of. Major quintanilla promoted during his tenure took over as head of the project in august 1963 until its doors finally closed on 30 january 1970. The unidentified flying object program presented to the american society of newspaper editors, 22 april 1967, by major hector quintanilla, jr. Mar 31, 2004 apparently as punishment for defying his superiors, hector quintanilla was assigned to project blue book, the air forces investigation into unidentified flying objects, conducted at wright. Major hector quintanilla states that the air force is not hiding any information on unidentified flying objects. He largely continued the debunking efforts, and it. The officers state that the ufo sighting by civilians is not based on any evidence. He headed project blue book from 1963 until its closure in 1970.
Jun 06, 2014 major hector quintanilla remarks on project blue book at the american society of newspaper editors on 04. Josef allen hyneks partner on historys new show project blue book. Was selena related to major hector quintanilla of blue. Hector quintanilla, jr 19231998 find a grave memorial. Air force and major hector quintanilla, who led project blue book. Major hector quintanilla remarks on project blue book at the american society of newspaper editors on 04.
Quintanilla headed project blue book from 1963 until its closure in 1970. These events have been the model for the scene of the ufo chase by the police in the world famous movie close encounters of the third kind by steven spielberg. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Project blue book was the inspiration for the 19781979 tv show project u. Air force as hectar quintanilla 1996 where are all the ufos. Following our second unsuccessful effort to locate in the blue book files any record of the b36 incident at davismonthan afb, i have asked maj. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. Main page contents featured content current events random article donate to wikipedia wikipedia store. Hector quintanilla was haunted, however, by the unexplained 2 or 3 percent. Major quintanilla also emphasized that project blue book was a completely unclassified investigation and that all information was available and. Major garland briggs, an air force officer who worked on the program, approaches protagonist dale cooper and reveals that coopers name turned up in an otherwise nonsensical radio transmission intercepted by the air force, which inexplicably originated from the woods surrounding the town of twin peaks.
Air force and major hector quintanilla, who led project blue book from 1963 until the investigations cancellation in 1970. However, in a secret report prepared for the cia, project blue book s director, major hector quintanilla, said, there is no doubt that lonnie zamora saw an object which left quite an impression on him. The greatest story ever denied video documentary self uncredited. Air force inquiry into unidentified flying objects that ended in 1969. Hd stock video footage reporter interviews usaf lieutenant. National archives, from 1947 to 1969, a total of 12,618 sightings were reported to project blue book. Project blue book was formed by the united states air force. The officers state that the ufo sighting by civilians is. Under major quintanillas watch, the project underwent changes, some of which were performed under suggestion from outside forces, something that had rarely been done under previous generals. Chionetti, alex in the introduction to major hector quintanilla unpublished manuscript entitled. Sep 30, 20 in the second film, produced toward the end of the project blue book investigation, clearer goals and data are set out by air force spokesman lieutenant colonel lawrence tacker who, himself wrote a book called flying saucers and the u. Postalozzi to put down in a letter to me an account of such details.
Larry moyers of the flying saucer investigations committee, akron, oh, relates how they were offered full access to project blue books files in exchange for the fsic adhering to blue books explanations of ufo events. The ufo debunkery of major hector quintanilla page 2. Tacker and major hector quintanilla on project blue book. Quintanilla served merely as a caretaker of the project until it disbanded in 1969. Nids publishes previously unpublished manuscript by project blue book s lt. From 19521969, project blue book was an effort on behalf of the united. May 7, 1923 may 18, 1998 was a united states air force usaf lieutenant colonel, best known as the last chief officer of project blue book, the usafs official unidentified flying object investigative arm. Major hector quintanilla was the project chief of the u. In 1963 friend, by then a lieutenant colonel, retired as head of blue bookreplaced by major hector quintanilla. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and. Hynek empathized, but the unresolved cases were a source of tension. Tv movie documentary self as major hector quintanilla. Air force investigation into ufos vintage interview.
Major hector quintanilla, who took over the project in 1963, was more interested in turning blue book into a pr front and focused on quelling the publics interest in ufosa desire that would. Major quintanilla flammonde the new head of project blue book was major hector quintanilla. Allen hynek, the astronomer who first classified ufo. Quintanilla s pr role was the same as all of his predecessors at blue book except for ed ruppelt, to deny that there was anything to ufos and lie to the public about them, or at least pretend that they were really being investigated and explained. Nids publishes blue book chief quintanillas book manuscript. The case of the missing report official nicap web site. Under pressure from ohio officials, major hector quintanilla, chief of project blue book, had an acrimonious confrontation with witnesses and refused to change the identification, although it was pointed out to him that they had seen the ufo in addition to.
Was selena related to major hector quintanilla of blue book fame. Chase had asked craig and major quintanilla, head of blue book in 1967, to check if there was an incident report in the blue book files during their meeting of june 12. Commercial general contractors in eastern pennsylvania. They never attempted to hide the fact that ufos were in our skies they just wanted to know where they came from and in typical governmentmilitary fashion, if they posed a threat. Later, quintanilla issued a press release stating that his film was severely fogged and claimed that the ufo was a processing defect. High strangeness available on amazon usa and on amazon uk at pages 410411 in an entry entitled project blue book, 19601969 of the omnigraphics hardback edition. Over the years blue book would also be headed by captain hardin, captain gregory, major friend and finally, major hector. By the time he was transferred from blue book in 1963, friend thought that blue book was effectively useless and ought to be dissolved, even if it caused an outcry amongst the public. Project blue book was stripped of most of its power and resources and was transformed into a debunking device. The usaf announced project blue book s closing on december 17, 1969 and officially closed it on january 30, 1970. Air force and major hector quintanilla, who led project blue book from 1963 until the investigations. Captain michael quinn, a decorated wwii air force pilot who is tasked with running a highly classified project, is dr. In 1966, the northern area of new england began to experience a string of potentially extraterrestrial encounters.
May 10, 2019 perhaps the most changeridden era in project blue book was that of major hector quintanilla. Get the suggested tradein value and retail price for your 2005 harleydavidson flstn softail deluxe motorcycles with kelley blue book. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Badgered by the news media, major hector quintanilla, project blue books director, reluctantly dispatched hynek to socorro to investigate the alleged sighting. Ufo researcher jerome clark goes so far as to write that, by this time, blue book had lost all credibility. Air force major hector quintanilla, who headed the project from 1963 to 1969, writes that he considered hynek a liability. May 7, 1923 may 18, 1998 was a united states air force usaf. Under pressure from ohio officials, major hector quintanilla, chief of project blue book, had an acrimonious confrontation with witnesses and refused to change the identification, although it was pointed out to him that they had seen the ufo in addition to venus, and the moon at the conclusion of the observation. The first head of project blue book was captain edward j. Ufo interview, 1966 this film was produced toward the end of the project blue book investigation, clearer goals and data are set out by air force spokesman lieutenant colonel lawrence tacker who, himself wrote a book called flying saucers and the u. Seeing a ufo ruined dale spaurs life the portager medium. The blue book activities were formally close on january 30, 1970.
Tacker on ufos in an unknown 1964 television interview. Project blue book was supposed to be an objective investigation and doc. Later, after completion of the condon report, a summary report of the incident appeared in the blue book files. Hynek was able to explain away nearly every reported sighting. The portage county, ohio, ufo chase ufo casebook files. However, the show frequently went against the actual project conclusions, suggesting on many occasions that. Project blue book was supposed to be an objective investigation and documentation of the ufo phenomenon carried out by the united states air force from march 1952 until december 1969. Aug 04, 2012 major hector quintanilla took over as blue book s leader in august 1963.
Quintanilla had to work using only two officers, one sergeant, and a civilian. Air forces project blue book ufo investigation program from 1963 to 1969, when it was disbanded. Project blue book the official story alien ufo truth. He largely continued the debunking efforts, and it was under his direction that blue book received some of its sharpest criticism. Do you know why major quintanilla ended up in charge of blue book for so long. Jan 08, 2019 captain michael quinn, a decorated wwii air force pilot who is tasked with running a highly classified project, is dr. The head of blue book at the time was man named hector quintanilla, a straightlaced air force major who referred to ufo buffs in his memoir as people who have ceased to live in our. Mcdonald dated july 14, 1966, was sent to major quintanilla, blue book head. Wikimedia commons members of project blue book in 1962, major hector quintanilla is seated at the center. Long after blue book days, in 1979 robert friend left reinterviewed major larry coyne second from left and his helicopter crew about their famous encounter over ohio in 1973. Blue book began in 1952, taking over from project grudge and was to run until the end of 1969 but remained active until january of the following year.
Hynek wrote in his own book ufo experience, 1972 he had developed respect. Yet, who knows that the scene was inspired by real events. The ufo debunkery of major hector quintanilla join the. At the landing site hynek examined charred plants and four impressions that had been left in the ground and persuaded zamora to reenact the events huyghe 2001, 31718. Quintanilla reported that there was no file of the incident. In 1960 quintanilla was stationed at griffiss air force base, rome, new york. Project blue book, as ufo enthusiasts and history buffs are well aware, was the official u. The black vault case files background the following documents were collected by ufo investigator rob mercer, and digitized to preserve their history. During air force major hector quintanillas tenure as blue books director, the flag of the utter nonsense school was flying at its highest on the. Coleman en tant charge des relations publiques du projet. Projekt blue book bola seria systematickych studii o ufo uskutocnovanych usaf. Under major quintanillas watch, the project underwent changes. He went on to say that the officers involved had chased the planet venus. Allen hynek and he believed that no ufos were the result of alien.
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