UFO - Acronym for an Unidentified Flying Object, an object seen in the sky whose appearance can not be explained by logical means. Many of these sightings turn out to be the sun reflecting off of airplanes, or strange cloud formations or weather balloons. However, some have not been explained and have given rise to stories of visitors from other worlds who fly about in cigar shaped spacecraft that obtain speeds unheard of on this planet. In the 1940s the United States Air Force set up an agency to deal with these sightings called "Project Bluebook" (disbanded in 1969). Executive producer Jack Webb sifted through these files and from the 30% of the sightings that were never fully explained, he created the sci-fi drama PROJECT U.F.O./NBC/1978. Colonel William T. Coleman, a former Head of Project Bluebook, produced the series. The British sci-fi series U.F.O./SYN/1970 featured the secret organization known as S.H.A.D.O (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) which protected the planet Earth from UFO invasions. It was headed by Commander Edward Straker (Ed Bishop) who coordinated operations between Shado's Moon Base Control and its secret underground installation beneath a movie studio. The green-faced aliens seen on the program wore helmets and suits adorned with silver chain links.

             

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