1970 in UFO history
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| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Events | 2 |
| Decade | 1970s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic) |
| Timeline | 1970 on the UAP Timeline |
1970 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 2 events in 1970, mostly about government programs. People named in these events include John F. Kennedy, Robert M. Wood.
Overview
1970 was the first year without an official U.S. Air Force UFO program. Project Blue Book, whose termination was announced in December 1969, closed with the Condon Committee's negative conclusion as its rationale, ending official Air Force UFO investigations.[1] The Air Force's regulations for investigating UFOs were rescinded, and its records were later transferred to the National Archives.[2] Later documents, including the 1969 Bolender memo, showed that non-public U.S. government interest in UFOs continued after 1970.[1] Also in 1970, it became public that a chapter of the Air Force Academy's space-sciences course had given serious consideration to an extraterrestrial origin for UFOs. The Air Force said the textbook was outdated and that cadets were now taught the Condon Report's conclusions.[1]
The timeline's 1970 entries concern private industry and secrecy. On 5 April internal McDonnell Douglas documents described Project Skylite, an effort to reproduce UFO behaviour that never materialised, along with the idea of a "Douglas Flying Object." Engineer Robert M. Wood was among those involved.[3] An author using the pseudonym William Torbitt, said to be Waco lawyer David Copeland, claimed intelligence sources had told him of a group running counterintelligence for advanced aerospace projects.[3] See Torbitt Document.
Events
- Torbitt Document (1970) — Author 'William Torbitt' claims a group ran counterintelligence for advanced aerospace programs.
- Project Skylite (5 April 1970) — McDonnell Douglas papers describe Project Skylite, a failed effort to copy UAP behavior.
People
- John F. Kennedy — 35th U.S. president, named in disputed MJ-12 memos.
- Robert M. Wood — McDonnell Douglas engineer who ran an in-house UFO study and later promoted the MJ-12 documents.
Nearby years
1969 in UFO history · 1971 in UFO history
References
- Unidentified flying object — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet on UFOs and Project Blue Book — National Archives · archives.gov
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 1970 · oversight.house.gov
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