Project Blue Book.
Between 1952 and 1969, the US Air Force investigated over 12,000 reported sightings of UFOs. This top-secret government program was codenamed Project Blue Book.
History Channel has renewed its hit UFO series Project Blue Book for a second season of filming in Vancouver.
The cable series got off to a big start in January with 5 million-plus viewers over all its airings in Live +3 and almost 2 million total viewers in the adult demo 25.54.
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What’s it about?
During the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Air Force investigated thousands of UFO casess through a top secret division called Project Blue Book. Each episode of the 10-episode History series from Robert Zemeckis and showrunner David O’Leary pulls from actual files and blends UFO theories with historical events that were researched by a team led by astrophysicist Dr. J. Allen Hynek.
Cast: Aidan Gillen, Michael Malarkey, Neal McDonough, Michael Harney, Laura Mennell and Ksenia Solo
Filming season one in Vancouver.
Aidan Gillen as astrophysicist Dr. J. Allen Hynek.
Related: Aidan Gillen films Project Blue Book in Vancouver.
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Aidan Gillen as Dr. J. Allen Hynek outside Burrard Ironworks Studio.
The Air Force wants to keep the sightings under wraps: Neal McDonough is General James Harding and Michael Malarkey is Capt. Michael Quinn.
Project Blue Book filmed all over metro Vancouver last Winter and Spring with vintage cars on set: from Riverview’s Crease Clinic to University of British Columbia campus to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
@WhatsFilming @yvrshoots Had a great time at the “Blue Book” film shoot. Also had the chance to meet and talk to for a few minutes the very nice Aidan Gillan and I even got an autograph as well #aidangillen I’ll post more photos soon pic.twitter.com/TI1sNQS62A
— NewWestBoy (@66mitchell) March 7, 2018
A very intense discussion going on about the next with Aiden Gillen and this next scene they were shooting. Interesting that this car was filled with equipment as part of the show @WhatsFilming @yvrshoots #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/K7HumbPyqk
— NewWestBoy (@66mitchell) March 7, 2018
Some of the #classic #cars on set for new TV Series #BlueBook. @WhatsFilming @yvrshoots @olv pic.twitter.com/LsE4RFQBbs
— Jordan (@JordanVanMusic) March 6, 2018
At UBC
This sign was put up at UBC pic.twitter.com/3DonKlG6dd
— JB (@abadspam) February 2, 2018
Project Blue Book airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on the History Channel.