Project U.F.O. (1978–1979)

Two agents of the U.S. Government's Project Blue Book project investigate sightings of extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects.

Creator:

Jack Webb

Stars:

Caskey Swaim, Edward Winter, William Jordan

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Caskey Swaim	...	Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz (26 episodes, 1978-1979)
Edward Winter	...	Captain Ben Ryan (14 episodes, 1978-1979)
William Jordan	...	Major Jake Gatlin (13 episodes, 1978)

Storyline

In the style of Jack Webb (Executive Producer), stories were taken from the USAF's "Project Bluebook" files and dramatized. The producer of the program, Col. William T. Coleman, USAF (Ret.) was the former head of "Project Bluebook".

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Plot Keywords:

government | extraterrestrial | docudrama | acronym in title | operation blue book

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Project Blue Book

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark VII Ltd., Worldvision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Opening narration]
Announcer: Ezekiel saw the wheel. This is the wheel he said he saw. These are unidentified flying objects that people say they are seeing now. Are they proof that we are being visited by civilizations from other stars? Or just what are they? The United States Air Force began an investigation of this high strangeness in a search for the truth. What you are about to see is part of that 20-year search.

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Connections

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' (2003)

User Reviews

Confirmation of Existence of Project UFO series

Author kjq45 from United States, a fan of Jack Webb's "Project UFO", writes that "Some Universal Studios personnel claim this series never existed." I was a guest star on "Project UFO" under what was then my stage name, Christie Wagner, and I can assure that it definitely existed.

I wonder if the Air Force behind the scenes contributed to taking the show off the air? After all, on the 50th anniversary of Roswell, New Mexico's alleged extraterrestrial craft and personnel sighting and interaction, the Air Force issued a long disclaimer in the media that it was only a "weather balloon" which crashed with "dummies" inside it.

If the space alien phenomenon really didn't happen then it's a non-issue so why issue a disclaimer half a century later? That disclaimer alone, some would believe, confirms that it really did happen.

Christie Wagner