I'm pretty sure bluebird is one thing and MK is another.

According to publicintelligence.net CIA’s Project BLUEBIRD was an offshoot of Project MKULTRA which focused on hypnosis and behavior modification as a means of preventing Agency employees from providing intelligence to adversaries. In other words, BLUEBIRD is both heavily inspired and related to MKULTRA.

Source

• https://info.publicintelligence.net/CIA-Bluebird.pdf

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230601162043/https://info.publicintelligence.net/CIA-Bluebird.pdf

According to the CIA themselves, MKUltra was preceded by Project ARTICHOKE

• https://web.archive.org/web/20170124131554/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP83-01042R000800010003-1.pdf

FOIA request about PROJECT BLUEBIRD. This is the CIA answer:

here is subnitted for your approval and authorization for allocation of funds Project Bluebird. in view of the extreme sensitivity of this project and its covert nature, it -t_s deemed advisable to submit this project directly to you., rather than ftrou ;h the channel of the Projects Review Committee.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20170124131543/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp83-01042r000800010003-1

• Original at https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp83-01042r000800010003-1