Project BLUE BIRD / Seed Program for CIA MKUltra / Twitter Symbol is a Blue Bird ( but I'm sure that's just a coincidence...) BLUEBIRD was the cryptonym for a CIA program involving special interrogation methods, including the use of drugs, hypnosis, and isolation. It lasted from 1949 to 1950 when it was renamed "ARTICHOKE", and would eventually become the infamous MKULTRA. Responsibility for the project mainly lay with the Office of Scientific Intelligence. TWITTER BLUE BIRD  Project BLUE BIRD details obtained through Freedom of Information Act ( PDF )