Four news items revolving around the current Big UFO Story, itself having just celebrated its second birthday. Observing the Golden Anniversary of Project Blue Book’s formal closure, MJ Banias takes us through the public history of Air Force UFO study projects. Whether the increased serious interest in UFOs holds or not, it’s encouraging to see the “mainstream media,” like Popular Mechanics putting out intelligent pieces on the subject. With Head ‘n’ Shoulders Billy Cox goes back 30 years to relate a piece of his personal UFO history, and nearly 70 years ago for some early 1950s military puzzlers. A propos of recent Naval patents, an Army Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), Air Force announcements of stretchable metal, and DoD hints of NEMESIS capabilities, government officials are giving serious thought to making public some of the space toys and projects the military has. Nathan Strout of Defense News has the particulars in Barrett, Rogers Consider Declassifying Secretive Space Programs. And George Knapp offers an overview of Harry Reid’s Important Role in UFO Studies. Sure, it’s a chance for Knapp to recycle some old stories and videos, but it also can be a useful resource in keeping track of some of the events and themes since December 16, 2017. (WM)

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