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. - Radio and television veteran Jack Webb spoke these words to open the premiere episode of the series 'Project: U.F.O.'
In the first season, the show faithfully reflected the Project Blue Book files, with most UFO sightings explained, and only a few remaining unexplained. However, in the second season, the storylines took a turn, as the main characters - Major Gatlin and Captain Ryan - actually witnessed a UFO themselves. These later episodes typically ended with shocking revelations suggesting the sightings were of alien craft or other unexplained phenomena.
Project U.F.O. premiered in February 1978, airing on Sundays from 8-9pm on NBC. To make room for the new show, the network shortened its "Wonderful World of Disney" programming from two hours to one. In the second season, the show was moved to Thursday nights from 8-9pm, where it had to compete with popular programs like "Mork and Mindy" on ABC and "The Waltons" on CBS.
The series featured two U.S. Air Force investigators from the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, tasked with looking into UFO reports. The first season starred William Jordan as Major Jake Gatlin and Caskey Swaim as Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz. In the second season, Jordan was replaced by Edward Winter as Captain Ben Ryan. Aldine King ("Libby") was another regular, and Dr. Joyce Brothers appeared in two episodes.
In the pilot episode, Gatlin informed the newly assigned Fitz that their job was to prove each UFO sighting was real by researching and disproving possible alternate explanations. Gatlin explained that it's impossible to conclusively prove a negative, so they should focus on finding evidence to support the sightings. Gatlin also shared that he had once seen "something I can't explain" while flying as an Air Force pilot, which sparked his interest in the Blue Book program.
Project U.F.O. anticipated many themes of the later X-Files series, though without the romantic subplots or anti-government/anti-alien paranoia. As with Blue Book, many UFO sightings on the show had conventional explanations, but some remained unexplained and suggestive of alien contact. By the second season, the investigators had even experienced a UFO sighting themselves. The series often followed a pattern where the investigators would uncover a conventional explanation, only for the final minutes to reveal the involvement of genuine unexplained phenomena.
The series was the last TV project created by Jack Webb and his production company, "Mark VII Limited." The UFO effects were usually achieved using stock model kits creatively assembled by Brick Price Movie Miniatures (now Wonderworks) - they did an impressive job bringing the unexplained to life on screen.
The series was the last TV project created by Jack Webb and his production company, "Mark VII Limited." The UFO effects were usually achieved using stock model kits creatively assembled by Brick Price Movie Miniatures (now Wonderworks) - they did an impressive job bringing the unexplained to life on screen.
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