9: The Minutes of Our Mythology, Part Two: Searching for a Sign

What's up, ufonauts?!

In Minutes of Our Mythology, Part Two, I look at the government's first examination of the UFO phenomenon: Project Sign. Throughout 1948, people from all walks of life reported UFOs to the government. Some were civilians, some were actual pilots and military personnel. They ran the gamut. By the time Project Sign came to an end, it had seen the death of a pilot pursuing a UFO, reports of all sorts of odd lights in the sky, and an extremely close encounter by two Eastern Airlines pilots who claimed to see an enormous cigar-shaped UFO with windows that shot a 50 foot flame out the end of it. Find out all about Project Sign and more on this episode of Our Strange Skies!

Stray Note:

I forgot to mention on the episode, it is believed that Thomas F. Mantell died of hypoxia when he reached past 20,000 feet, because he didn't have oxygen on board the plane.

Links:

“Majestic 12 Documents” by Loy Lawhorn, UFO Evidence

“The FBI Debunked These UFO Documents in the Most Childish Way Possible” by Eric Grundhauser

FBI Majestic 12 Investigation

Project Sign and the Estimate of the Situation by Michael Swords

Project Sign Final Report

The Mantell Incident - Above Top Secret

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O’Connell

The Mantell Incident – Events on 7 Jan 1948 - Official Statements by Incident Number

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up 1941-1973 by Richard Dolan

UFOs: A History 1948 by Loren E. Gross

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward Ruppelt