1959 Project Blue Book UFO Sightings
In 1959, the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book investigated 268 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
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
KY
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
NM
NY
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- 17 Mi NW Of Marysville, OH
- 2 Mi N of Centerville, OH
- Burgoon, OH
- Cheshire, OH
- Chesterland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Kettering, OH
- Mansfield, OH
- Maple Heights, OH
- Moraine, OH
- New Madison, OH
- Ottawa, OH
- Over Cincinnati, OH
- SE Of Dayton, OH
- S of Dublin, OH
- S of Sandusky, OH
- Springfield & Fayetville, OH
- Trotwood, OH
- Vandalia, OH
- Vandalia, OH
- West Carrolton, OH
- Woodlawn, OH
- Woodlwan, OH
Oregon
PA
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Unspecified
- 10 mi S of Clines Corner And Albuquerque, null
- 10 NM S Of Monterey Peninsula, null
- 1 1/2 Mi SE Of Gills Rock, null
- 1/4 Mi South Of Ceresco, null
- 1 Mi S of Dinwiddie, null
- 20 Mi E of Richmond, null
- 20 Mi N Of Statesville, null
- 29 Mi W of Oceanside, null
- 4 Mi S of Eagle Springs, null
- 5 Mi S of Rockingham, null
- 5 Of Miami In Biscayne Bay, null
- 8-10 Mi N of Pageland and Shaw AFB, null
- 8 Mi E Of Rapid City, null
- Antigo & Madison, null
- Assonet, null
- Atlantic Ocean 380 Mi E Of Langley AFB, null
- Baghdad, null
- Balboa Basin, null
- Batesville, null
- Belaire, null
- Bellingham, null
- Benghazi, null
- Bitburg, null
- Boston Air Defense Sector Pease AFB, null
- Brookville, null
- Bunker Hill AFB, null
- Camp Kinser, null
- Camp Lucas, null
- Camp Pendleton, null
- Canada, North Kamloops, null
- Cannon AFB-Clovis-5 mi E of Portales, N.M., null
- Cartegena, null
- Charlotte Islands, null
- Coeburn, null
- Corsica, null
- Denver, null
- Eastbourne, null
- East of Grand Rapids, null
- Elburn, null
- Fort Sill, null
- Frederikshaab, null
- Freiburg, null
- Garreston, null
- Golden Valley, null
- Goose AFB, null
- Greeville, null
- Hall Lake, N.W.T., null
- Herford, null
- Hoquiam, null
- in a boat on lake Winnebago, null
- Jackson, null
- Kadena, null
- Kansas City, null
- Keesler AFB, null
- Kilburn, null
- Kunsan AB, null
- Litschau, null
- Loring AFB, null
- Lowry, AFB, null
- Macon & Forsyth, null
- Manassas, null
- Mitchel AFB, null
- Montauk AFS, LI, null
- Montreal, Quebec, null
- Naha, null
- New Delhi, null
- New Orleans, null
- Nitro, null
- N Of Deadwood, null
- N Of Langley AFB, null
- North Carolina, null
- Oakhurst, null
- Ocean Beach, null
- Ocho Rios, null
- Off East Coast, null
- O'Hara AFB, null
- Oklahoma City, null
- Olcott, null
- Oro Grande, null
- Patukent River NAS, null
- Philadelphia, null
- Pittsburgh, null
- Qutdlingssat, Sarqaq, Claushayn, null
- Rapid City, null
- Ripley, null
- Rockville, null
- SE Of Madrid, null
- Silver Springs, null
- S Of Crystal Springs, null
- South Charleston, null
- Southern Victoria Island, null
- South Of Macao, null
- Stockton, null
- Surfside Pier, null
- SW of Herschel Island, null
- Taft, null
- Toccoa, null
- Vance AF Base Control Tower, null
- Victorville, null
- Warsaw, null
- Washington, null
- Washington, null
- West Palm Beach, null
- W of Noshironinato, null
- W of Phillipsburg, null
- WSW of Meridian, null
- Yakima, Bremerton, Bellingham, null
- Approx 260 Mi East Of Resolution Island, November 1959
- Pennsylvania, February 1959
- Washington DC, August 1959
- Republic Of Korea, October 1959
- Between Wake Island & Hickman AFB, October 1959
- Vicinity Of Wake Island, September 1959
- RAF Station, September 1959
- Over Utica N.Y., November 1959
- On Ship E Of Florida, July 1959
- 30 Mi of Oceanside -Calif., March 1959
- [ILLEGIBLE], May 1959
- 11.55N 73.15W Atlantic Ocean, November 1959
- North Pacific (Hawaii), July 1959
- Approximately 60 Miles East of Puerto Rico, February 1959
- New York, May 1959
- Baltic Sea, March 1959
- Between Portugal & Morocco, April 1959
- Brooklyn N.Y., January 1959
- Mobile Alabama, October 1959
- SE Ohio, June 1959
- 25.12N 163.50W North Pacific (Hawaiian I.), May 1959
- 35.06N. 129.57W. (Pacific), January 1959
- Baltimore- Maryland, January 1959
- 80 Mi E Of U. S., August 1959
- 31.14N 61.57W Atlantic Ocean, November 1959
- North Of Hawaiian Islands, November 1959
- Pacific 33.05N 134W, June 1959
- North Pacific (NE Of Hawaii), August 1959
- E. Of N. Carolina, August 1959
- New Guinea, June 1959
- North Pacific (Hawaiian I), May 1959
- SE of Alutian Isles/50.00N 172.25W, September 1959
- Approx 1000 Mi WSW of Azores Is, January 1959
- Azores 39.34N 34.15W, September 1959
- Brazil, July 1959
- SE of Newfoundland, April 1959
- Northern Montana, March 1959
- Duluth Minnesota, March 1959