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Project Sign and Project Grudge records
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedThe files of the Air Force's first two UFO studies, Sign in 1948 and Grudge in 1949, released with the Blue Book microfilm. Grudge's final report explained nearly everything and recommended the project be reduced. Speakers cite the change in tone between the two as the moment the official posture was set.
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| Identifier | USAF Projects Sign (1948) and Grudge (1949) — predecessors to Blue Book |
|---|---|
| Issuing body | US Air Force; National Archives |
| Date | |
| Kind | file-release |
| Status | exists as a document; not retrieved |
| Where | https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos |
Cited on the show
- 2:33:23 The Most Important UFO Investigator On The Planet (ft. James Fox) ▶
- 1:38:36 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
- 1:02:43 “This UFO Shut Down 10 Nukes!” - Air Force Officer Robert Salas ▶
- 0:28:24 "100,000 UFOs Are Surrounding Earth!" ft. Top Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel ▶
- 2:26:14 NASA’s Biggest Secret Just Got Exposed (The Truth About The Moon) ▶
- 2:21:38 Physicist: NASA Is Hiding What's Really on the Moon | MEMBERS RELEASE ▶
- 0:04:39 Bob Lazar Deleted Footage | MEMBERS ONLY ▶
- 0:10:21 Tinder Founder Shares Priceless Investing Secrets ▶
- 3:22:24 “UFO Secrets Are Held By A Global Cabal” (Ft. Steven Greer) ▶
- 0:20:11 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan ▶
- 2:22:25 UAPGerb: “The New Area51 Is HERE in Utah!” ▶
- 1:53:08 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
- 3:42:31 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
- 0:18:36 “I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE ▶
- 0:26:53 “I Found 100,000 UFOs Above Earth!” -Top Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel | EARLY… ▶
- 1:03:48 “This UFO Shut Down 10 Nukes!” - Air Force Officer Robert Salas ▶
- 1:05:20 “This UFO Shut Down 10 Nukes!” - Air Force Officer Robert Salas ▶
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The Most Important UFO Investigator On The Planet (ft. James Fox) 28 September 2024
- 2:33:23 ▶
researching another reason why we got uh what footage was that interview yeah he did a a a a project called like a project sign or project archive sign overall effort to study saucers was called project sign with headquarters at wri field in Ohio in 1949 sign Personnel wrote a top secret report concluding UFOs
- 2:33:23 ▶ cited on the show
- 2:33:23 ▶
UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate 26 January 2025
- 1:38:36 ▶
assessment uh I think is a 48 and I credit to John Greenwell for putting it on his site. Um and I think it's project sign one of their first reports. I think it was late 48 but it said the the most commonly reported shapes or morphologies are silver discs and spheres and balls of fire. And then they go on to
- 1:38:36 ▶ cited on the show
- 1:53:08 ▶ cited on the show
- 3:42:31 ▶ cited on the show
- 1:38:36 ▶
“This UFO Shut Down 10 Nukes!” - Air Force Officer Robert Salas 12 July 2025
"100,000 UFOs Are Surrounding Earth!" ft. Top Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel 25 October 2025
NASA’s Biggest Secret Just Got Exposed (The Truth About The Moon) 20 July 2026
Physicist: NASA Is Hiding What's Really on the Moon | MEMBERS RELEASE 20 July 2026
Bob Lazar Deleted Footage | MEMBERS ONLY 17 April 2026
Tinder Founder Shares Priceless Investing Secrets 10 September 2021
“UFO Secrets Are Held By A Global Cabal” (Ft. Steven Greer) 10 April 2025
“I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026
UAPGerb: “The New Area51 Is HERE in Utah!” 21 February 2025
“I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026
“I Found 100,000 UFOs Above Earth!” -Top Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel | EARLY & AD FREE 25 October 2025
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Sources on this record
- 2:33:23 The Most Important UFO Investigator On The Planet (ft. James Fox) ▶
researching another reason why we got uh what footage was that interview yeah he did a a a a project called like a project sign or project archive sign overall effort to study saucers was called project sign with headquarters at wri field in Ohio in 1949 sign Personnel wrote a top secret report concluding UFOs
- 1:38:36 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
assessment uh I think is a 48 and I credit to John Greenwell for putting it on his site. Um and I think it's project sign one of their first reports. I think it was late 48 but it said the the most commonly reported shapes or morphologies are silver discs and spheres and balls of fire. And then they go on to
- 1:02:43 “This UFO Shut Down 10 Nukes!” - Air Force Officer Robert Salas ▶
panel in 1952 maybe or >> Okay, so in uh 1948 there was a um uh and this was the precursor to Blue Book. It was called Project Sign,
- Project Sign and Project Grudge records
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