1961 Project Blue Book UFO Sightings
In 1961, the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book investigated 408 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
DC
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
NEW YORK
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
New York.
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- 2 1/2 mi N of Troy, OH
- 4 Mi NW of Springfield, OH
- Akron, OH
- Akron, OH
- Akron, OH
- Akron, OH
- Belmont, OH
- Buchyrus & Bellevue, OH
- Canton, OH
- Canton, OH
- Centerville, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
- Clayton, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Englewood, OH
- Englewood Hills, OH
- E of Dayton, OH
- Fairborn, OH
- Fairborn, OH
- Fairborn, OH
- Hilliard, OH
- Kettering, OH
- Miamisburg, OH
- Middletown, OH
- Middletown, OH
- Monroe, OH
- North Dayton, OH
- North Of Dayton, OH
- Oakwood, OH
- Sandusky, OH
- Sidney, OH
- Springfield, OH
- Springfield and Dayton, OH
- Troy, OH
- Troy, OH
- Vandalia, OH
- West Florence, OH
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Unspecified
- 25N 12533W, null
- 3853N 7951W ELKINS, null
- 4020N, 14210E Misawa AB, null
- 50N 74.30W QUEBEC, null
- 60 Mi E Of Springfield, null
- 7 Mi SW of Manchester, null
- Amityville, null
- ATLANTIC 2914N 4957W, 2355N 5825W, null
- Aviano AB, null
- Bronson, null
- Cape Canaveral, null
- Capevay, null
- Charleston, null
- Chelveston, null
- Chicago, null
- Collins, Ontario, null
- County Darmstadt near Frankfurt, null
- Danbury, null
- Dawson City, null
- Forsyth, null
- Ft. Pierce, null
- Grand Cayman Island, null
- Huntington, null
- Johnson Is., null
- Kadena, null
- Kadena AB, null
- Kemah, Texas, null
- Lakenheath, null
- L.G. Hanscomb Field, null
- Los Angeles, null
- McALLEN, null
- Middle Village, null
- Minot, null
- Misawa AB, null
- Misawa AB, null
- Naha AB, null
- NE Coast, null
- N.Y. City, null
- Oakland, null
- Osan, null
- Osan AFB, null
- Pakistan, null
- RAF Station, null
- San Bernardino, null
- San Diego, null
- San Juan, null
- San Mateo, null
- Santa Fe, null
- Sewart AFB, Nashville, null
- South Hadley Falls, null
- Spangdahlem Air Base, null
- SW of Stuttgart, null
- Torrejon, null
- Vicinity Raleigh, null
- Washington, null
- Washington, null
- Washington, null
- Washington, null
- Watertown, null
- 2336N 7543W ATLANTIC, March 1961
- Arlington Heights. Illinois, November 1961
- 40N 173W (PACIFIC), November 1961
- 30.05N 175.00E (FAR EAST), November 1961
- 28.34N 163.42W (PACIFIC), November 1961
- 35.2N 173.9W (PACIFIC), November 1961
- 28.4N 69.05W, November 1961
- Bahama Islands, June 1961
- 40N 173W, November 1961
- 2815N 7741W (E of Cape Canaveral), February 1961
- 6357 N 2235W (ATLANTIC), January 1961
- 15.19N 51.59E (GULF OF ADEN), November 1961
- 3030N 15835E (PACIFIC), October 1961
- 20 N 134W (PACIFIC), February 1961
- 40N 174W (PACIFIC), December 1961
- 6440Nm 2930W (ATLANTIC), December 1961
- 40075N 17305W (PACIFIC), December 1961
- 2130N 15803W (PACIFIC), December 1961
- 40 mi W of Santa Rosa Island, January 1961
- 4239N 4212W (W. of AZORES), January 1961
- 03.00N 117W (PACIFIC), May 1961
- 4150N 3336W (ATLANTIC), May 1961
- 3526N 14155E FAR EAST, May 1961
- 53.35N 162.00W (PACIFIC), January 1961
- Pacific Coast, September 1961
- 1410N 9510W ATLANTIC, May 1961
- 3153N 12900E (FAR EAST), August 1961
- Tarawa Island (Pacific), January 1961
- E Coast US, September 1961
- 20N 134E Philippine Sea, February 1961
- Near Guam 13.45N 144.50E, February 1961
- 3550N 12540W (PACIFIC), April 1961
- 1605S 17130W (SAMOA), May 1961
- 3742N 0042E (MED SEA), May 1961
- 3402N 16417E (FAR EAST), June 1961
- 3855N 119.57W Nevada S of Reno, July 1961
- 2222N 12400E (FAR EAST), May 1961
- 26.N 173W (PACIFIC), July 1961
- 3945N 12733W (PACIFIC), June 1961
- 4230N 17308W (PACIFIC), August 1961
- 38.44N 44.45W Atlantic Ocean, October 1961
- Saudi Arabia, February 1961
- Johnson Island, October 1961
- 47N 173W (North Pacific), February 1961
- 38.00N 161.00W 34.55N 154.40E (PACIFIC), September 1961
- 20.50N 176.00E (Pacific), September 1961
- 5240N 3455W (ATLANTIC), February 1961
- 6738N 16325W (PACIFIC), September 1961
- 5031N 1730W (ATLANTIC), December 1961
- 4255N 4330W (ATLANTIC), March 1961
- 3648N 12418W and 3449N 12438W (PACIFIC), September 1961
- 3635N 6745W (ATLANTIC.), February 1961
- Australia, March 1961
- Guard Island (vicinity Ketchikan), March 1961
- Finland, February 1961
- 0936N 14515W (Pacific), February 1961
- 3735N 0914W (ATLANTIC), March 1961
- 4127N 0522W (MED. SEA), March 1961
- 3617N 12547W (PACIFIC), March 1961
- 5422N 17900E (PACIFIC), March 1961
- 23.34N 149.42, February 1961
- 3434N 13215W PACIFIC, April 1961
- SW Goose Bay Labrador, April 1961
- 24.53N 150.22W (PACIFIC), August 1961
- 4250N 13411W Pacific, April 1961
- 1000 mi East Yokota Japan, April 1961
- 43.17N 37.30W (ATLANTIC), February 1961
- Not given (PACIFIC), May 1961
- 3400n 17400w (PACIFIC), May 1961
- Guam, September 1961
- 2100N 163E & 2150N 16040E (FAR EAST), December 1961
- 2543N 4822W (ATLANTIC), January 1961
- Midway Island (Pacific), January 1961
- Southern Calif., January 1961
- 2602N 14810W (PACIFIC), June 1961
- 3930N 12558W PACIFIC, July 1961
- 19.48N a73.40W (ATLANTIC), January 1961
- 24.50N 152. 20 W (PACIFIC), July 1961
- Midwest and Southwest US, July 1961
- Atlantic 40.29N 36.28W, July 1961
- 52.25N 32.40W (ATLANTIC), July 1961
- 2313N 12116W (PACIFIC), July 1961
- Atlantic 30.30N 76.25W, July 1961
- 3132N 12538W (Off Calif in Pacific), March 1961
- 2240N 15414W PACIFIC, July 1961
- 34.47N 166.19W (PACIFIC), September 1961
- Del Mar, California, November 1961
- 3630N 13945E (FAR EAST), September 1961
- 67.50N 165w (BEARING SEA), September 1961
- 12008W 5543N (British Columbia), March 1961
- PACIFIC 3920N 13320W and 4311N 13404W, March 1961
- 43.30N 134.00W Pacific Oregon, May 1961
- a 3135N 12720W W of Guadalupe Island, February 1961
- 33N 177W, October 1961
- 04.20N 111.03E, April 1961
- 285105N 1314508E (FAR EAST), April 1961