Photos missing from project after initial import

I'm having an issue where after initial importing pictures into Aperture, I can no longer find them within the project.  Initially I can see them fine after the import, but when I relaunch Aperture, they are gone. The project itself exists and I when I move the cursor over the project icon, I can see the images (and they also appear in project info), but when I click on the project, it has no photos inside it. I have checked and it appears all filters are turned off from the browser view.
Also, when I try to re-import the photos, Aperture identifies them as duplicates.
I did have an issue a month ago where Aperture crashed a few times while trying to import.  I repaired permissions and the database, but am still getting a warning to repair the database each time I open Aperture.  I have not yet run rebuild, as I am concerned about this messing up the library (I am current on my backups).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I did have an issue a month ago where Aperture crashed a few times while trying to import.  I repaired permissions and the database, but am still getting a warning to repair the database each time I open Aperture.  I have not yet run rebuild, as I am concerned about this messing up the library (I am current on my backups).
Independent of Tony's suggested fix, it looks like you are having a more general problem. We need to know more to see, what might be causing this. What version of Aperture are you using? What is your MacOS X version?
It would be good to know, if your frequent "repair"  problem only occurs for your current Aperture library. Create a new, empty Aperture library and import a few test images.
Do you have the same problem with a new library?
If not, where is your Aperture library stored? In the default location in "Pictures" or on an external drive? Are you sharing your library with other user accounts? How much free disk space do you have?

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