In \'Project Blue Book\,\' History Channel\'s Hit Formula Mixes Fact and Fiction

In ‘Project Blue Book,’ History Channel’s Hit Formula Mixes Fact and Fiction

The new series draws on the Air Force’s UFO investigations and adds some creative license; ‘it was a topic we knew worked for our audience’

When Sean Jablonski first saw a script for the UFO series “Project Blue Book,” it was described to him as “ ‘The X-Files’ meets ‘Mad Men.’ ”

The television writer, who signed on as executive producer and showrunner, was immediately hooked. “I’m 100% a believer,” Mr. Jablonski says, adding that he never forgot the time when, as a 10-year-old in New York City, he spotted something in the sky that defied any explanation he could come up with.

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