1957 Project Blue Book UFO Sightings
In 1957, the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book investigated 559 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
Arkansas
California
- 170 miles SW of Santa Rosa Island, CA
- Angelus Crest Hwy, CA
- a/v over LaJolla, CA
- Bakersfield, CA
- Bakersfield, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Cambria AFS, CA
- Carmichael, CA
- Cathedral City, CA
- Del Rosa, CA
- E. Bakersfield, CA
- Edwards AFB, CA
- Edwards AFB, CA
- Fontana, CA
- Gardena, CA
- Garden Grove, CA
- Glaremont, CA
- Glendale, CA
- Glendora, CA
- Hawthorn, CA
- Hemet, CA
- Hollywood, CA
- Loma Linda, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Montebello, CA
- North Hollywood, CA
- Numerous sightings in area Santa Monica, CA
- Palm Springs, CA
- Palm Springs, CA
- Pasadena, CA
- Paso Robles, CA
- Redlands, CA
- Reseda, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Pedro, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- South Laguna, CA
- Temple, CA
- Torrance, CA
- Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
- Ventura, CA
- W Los Angeles, CA
- Woodland Hills, CA
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
MD
MICHIGAN
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
NH
NY
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- Brooklyn, NY
- Brooklyn, NY
- Brooktondale, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Callicoon Center, NY
- Canastota, NY
- Elmira, NY
- E of Korhonkson, NY
- Farmingdale, NY
- Garden City, NY
- Great Neck, NY
- Hilton, NY
- Inwood Long Island, NY
- Kittery Point, Maine East Nassau, NY
- Long Beach, NY
- Long Island, NY
- Massapequa Park, NY
- Newburgh, NY
- New York, NY
- Niagra Falls AFB, NY
- Ogdensberg, NY
- Olean, NY
- Westchester, NY
- Yonkers, NY
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- 2 sightings in Dayton, OH
- Bedford & Canton, OH
- Bellefontaine AFB, OH
- Bowling Green, OH
- Brookville, OH
- Brookville, OH
- Canton, OH
- Canton, OH
- Canton, OH
- Canton, OH
- Centerville, OH
- Chilo, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, Ohio Clinton County AFB, OH
- Englewood, OH
- Fairborn, OH
- Fairborn, OH
- Hamilton, OH
- Lake County, OH
- Lima, OH
- Lorain, OH
- NE of Dayton, OH
- New Carlisle, OH
- Ney, Ohio Archbold, OH
- Oakwood, Dayton, OH
- Over Cincinnati, OH
- Pigua, OH
- Port Columbus, OH
- Quincy, OH
- Shiloh, OH
- Springfield, OH
- Springfield, OH
- Tallmadge, OH
- Tiffin, OH
- Vandalia, OH
- Waynesville, OH
- W Jefferson, OH
- Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- 20 Mi NW of Corpus Christi, TX
- Amarillo, TX
- Amarillo AFB, TX
- Between Amarillo & El Paso, TX
- Boerne, TX
- Centerville, TX
- Comfort, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Duncanville, TX
- Ellington AFB, TX
- Freeport, TX
- Harlingen AFB, TX
- Hereford, TX
- Hondo, TX
- Houston, TX
- Kelly AFB, TX
- Kerrville, TX
- Kildare, TX
- Lackland AFB, TX
- Levelland, TX
- Loving, TX
- Navy Chase, TX
- NW of Ft. Worth, TX
- Reese AFB, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Santa Rosa, TX
- Texarkana, TX
- Vicinity Levelland, TX
- W of Del Rio, TX
Unspecified
- 10 Mi NE of Blaisdell, null
- 10 Mi SW of Hutton, null
- 15 Mi W of Russellville, null
- 350 mi NE Jacksonville Georgia, N.C., null
- 4 Mi SE of Astoria, null
- 50 mi S of Bismark, null
- 7 Miles NNW of Sanderson, null
- Aberdeen Prov. Grnd., null
- Alpine, null
- Anaheim (Disneyland), null
- Area, Deming-Columbus, null
- Argentina AFB, null
- a/v over Bristol, null
- a/v over Shreveport, null
- Azerbaijan, null
- Baffin Island, null
- Baffin Island, null
- Belleville, null
- Berlin, null
- Between Mockville & Arrity, null
- Between Tonopah And Las Vegas, null
- Between Valley Forge and Coatsville, null
- Biloxi, null
- Bronx, null
- Cambria AF Station, null
- Canal Zone, null
- Cecil NAS, null
- Charleroi, null
- Chitose Air Base, null
- Chitose-Hokkaido, null
- Clark AFB, Luzon, null
- Clinton, null
- Columbia, null
- Coraopolis, null
- Dolinsk, null
- Durham, null
- Elkhorn, null
- Fort Monmouth, null
- Fresno, null
- Fruita, null
- Gransmere, null
- Guam, null
- Guthrie & 40 Mi E Of Parkersburg, null
- Hamburg, null
- Harrow, Weald, null
- Hellenburg, null
- Herefordshire, null
- Highland Park N.E. of Los Angeles, null
- Hollywood & Van Nuys, null
- Iran 25, 40N 53, null
- Itazuke, null
- Johnson Air Base, null
- Kaisong, null
- Kansas City, null
- Kansas City, null
- Kisalon, null
- La Aurora, null
- Laguna, null
- Las Vegas, null
- Levittown, null
- Levittown, null
- Lexington, null
- Livingston Manor, null
- Long Island, null
- Lower California, null
- Manitou Springs, null
- Mantauk, N.Y. to Benson, null
- Marietta, null
- Marietta, null
- Marrero, null
- McClellan, null
- Mecca, null
- Miami Beach, null
- Milan, null
- Mildenhall, null
- Mineola L.I., null
- N. Bellmore, null
- (near) Lancaster, null
- New Orleans, null
- Newplatz, null
- N. Luffenham, null
- N Of Seoul, null
- Norwich, null
- Ocean Side, Long Island, null
- Oklahoma, null
- Osan Air Base, null
- Pacoima, null
- Pennerrell AFB, null
- Philadelphia, null
- Philadelphia Airport, null
- Porto Alegro, null
- Presque Isle, null
- Red Durham, null
- Ringgold, null
- Roslyn AFS, null
- Rothwesten, null
- Santa Maria, null
- Schenectady-Albany, null
- Seoul, null
- Several Indiana towns, Alexandria, Kokomo, null
- Shiroi AB, null
- Shiroi Air Base, null
- S of Caja Marca, null
- South Fork Meadow, null
- Sudehobamba, null
- SW Of Tokyo, null
- Tehran, null
- Thermopolis, null
- Tierra Amarilla AFS, null
- Tiflet-Monor, null
- Tocumen Tower, null
- Uzundzhovo, null
- Vicinity Parkersburg, null
- Vineyard Haven, null
- Vins Sur Caramy, null
- Virginia Beach, null
- Walden, null
- Washington, null
- Washington, null
- Westbury L.I., null
- Westover AFB, null
- Wheelus AFB, null
- White Sulphur Springs, null
- Woodstock Ill, null
- Yonkers, null
- South Eastern U.S., April 1957
- Sea of Japan E of Vladivostok, December 1957
- English Channel (France England), April 1957
- Trinidad, March 1957
- Northeastern U.S., December 1957
- Corona Del Mar, Calif., November 1957
- 3 Dgr 20' N 17 Dgr 30' W Over N Atlantic, November 1957
- Colorado Springs, April 1957
- 10 Mi from Philadelphia, November 1957
- Wake Island, June 1957
- Texas New Mexico Area, November 1957
- Southern California, November 1957
- Airborne over Atlantic JKGE 2814, August 1957
- not given, November 1957
- NE France, September 1957
- SE Off Florida Coast, November 1957
- West of Portugal, October 1957
- Norway, July 1957
- Long Beach California, November 1957
- Multi. see below, November 1957
- Maryland, November 1957
- Over Pennsylvania, November 1957
- Catalgazi-Kimli Turkey, December 1957
- United States, October 1957
- St. Louis Coast Guard Station aboard a cutter, October 1957
- Johnson Island AFB, December 1957
- New York, November 1957
- United States & Canada, August 1957
- Western U.S., August 1957
- Iran, July 1957
- Uruguay, June 1957
- Philippines, November 1957
- Fontana & San Bernadino California, March 1957
- Cape May, New Jersey, December 1957
- North Atlantic, December 1957
- Alpine Arizona, November 1957
- 33.22N 71.14 W Atlantic, November 1957
- Montana - Canadian Border, December 1957
- a/c near Laredo Texas 99.53W 28.32N, May 1957
- Panama Canal Zone, September 1957
- Presidio (?) California, February 1957
- Over Utah, February 1957
- Sea of Okhotsk USSR- Japanese area, November 1957
- Nevada 5 Mi S of Lincoln Co Line, September 1957
- Los Angeles International Airport Tower/ Long Beach C, March 1957