TRACKING THE UFO HUNTERS

In the early years of ufology, as Project Blue Book, struggled to handle the vast issues of its mandated purpose, the emergence of "clubs" about the subject of the "flying saucers" or "UFOs" were perceived by many to be a threat.

The fact that people were questioning and challenging the word of the Government, in the form of its Air Force, in the minds of Cold War citizens placed them in the same potential problem box as "Communists" and "Socialists."  The FBI files are filled with helpful letters from concerned individuals asking about the political views of APRO, NICAP, and several other groups of the 1950's.

Several times in the files of Project Blue Book there will be lists of organizations, membership claimed, and sometimes scathing editorial comments.