1953 Project Blue Book UFO Sightings
In 1953, the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book investigated 326 unidentified flying object reports across the United States. Each case below links to the original declassified file held by the National Archives, with a journalistic summary of what the documents show.
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
CALIFORNIA
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
GA
GEORGIA
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
MD
MINNESOTA
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
NEW YORK
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
OHIO
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
PA
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Unspecified
- Abadan, null
- Agoura, null
- Aguadulce, null
- Annapolis, Maryland, WASHINGTON, null
- Bataan, null
- Calumet, null
- Canal Zone, null
- Charleston, null
- CS 4859 (Mil Grid, null
- Dallas, null
- DARLINGTON, null
- Dobbins AFB, null
- Dover AFB, null
- Fukuoka, null
- Goose AFB, null
- Goose AFB, null
- Grand Island & N. Flatt, null
- Green Bay, null
- Greenville, null
- Haifa, null
- Hampton, null
- Hamptonville, null
- Harmon AFB, null
- HASSLEHOLM, null
- Helsinki, Finland-Stockholm, null
- HOKKAIDO, null
- Holloman AFB, null
- Honolulu, Hawaii, null
- Honshu, null
- Honshu, null
- Hopkins, null
- Indiana, null
- Keflauik Airport, null
- KEFLAVIK AFB, null
- Kent, null
- Lake Charles AFB, null
- Manitowoc, null
- MIAMI, null
- Misawa AB, null
- Misawa AFB, null
- Misawa AFB, null
- Misawa & Northwest Hokkaido, null
- Mt Vernon, New York, null
- Muskogee, Oklahoma, null
- New London, null
- North Truro, null
- NORTON AFB, null
- Offutt AFB, null
- Okinawa, Naha, null
- Old Baldy & Pork Chop Hill, null
- Pacific Northwest, null
- Panama City, null
- Panama City, null
- Patrick AFB, null
- Pepperrell AFB, null
- Pepperrell AFB, null
- Pepperrell AFB, null
- Port Austin, null
- Port Moresby, null
- Quarryville, null
- Rabat, null
- Raimer, null
- Ramore, Ontario, null
- Ramore, Ontario, null
- Ramore, Ontario, null
- Ramsey, null
- Rapid City, Blackhawk, null
- Richmond, null
- Rosallia, null
- San Juan, null
- Shaw AFB, null
- Sheaves Cove, null
- Sheaves Cove, null
- Simiutak, null
- Simiutak, null
- Southern, null
- St Louis, null
- Stuttgart, null
- Suwon, null
- Tehran, null
- Thule AFB, null
- Union Lake, null
- Victorville, null
- Washington, null
- Winsor, null
- Woomera, null
- Yuma City, null
- CELEBES, February 1953
- Switzerland, September 1953
- 44.30 N 137.10 E (Pacific), June 1953
- 33.59N 55.14W (Atlantic), November 1953
- Upper New York, 1953
- North Korea, June 1953
- 13.42 N. 137.11 E NEAR GUAM, June 1953
- New York City, November 1953
- MEDITERRANEAN AREA, December 1953
- Giant Rock (Near Josha Tree) California, January 1953
- [ILLEGIBLE], November 1953
- NW Korea, April 1953
- 60.10N 37.50W (Atlantic), November 1953
- SAUDIA ARABIA, November 1953
- Guatemala, January 1953
- Greenland, February 1953
- Atlantic Ocean 48.40N 57.30W, November 1953
- 22.30N 158W (Pacific), December 1953
- [ILLEGIBLE], November 1953
- California Area, August 1953
- 28.14N 166.05W N/W of Hawaiian Islands, April 1953
- [ILLEGIBLE], September 1953
- Seattle and Renton Washington, May 1953
- Russia, February 1953
- CYPRUS ISLAND (MEDITERRANEAN), October 1953
- EAU Callie. Florida, January 1953
- [ILLEGIBLE], February 1953
- Iceland, February 1953
- Guadaloupe Island, November 1953
- Iwo Jima, June 1953
- March AFB, California, January 1953
- Portland Oregon, September 1953
- Alaska, January 1953
- Borneo, February 1953