Project Blue Book Case Files

On July 6, 1953, in the early morning over Colville, Washington, civilians reported an object in the sky. Three watchers at an observation tower saw it, and the sighting was report…

On January 28, 1953, approximately 60 military and civilian personnel at Larson Air Force Base near Moses Lake, Washington observed an unidentified flying object. The sighting bega…

On March 30, 1953, a civilian observer in Lyle, Washington saw a bright object moving through the sky at 1505 PST (3:05 p.m.). The observer watched the object move southward from t…

On July 15, 1953, a man in Richland, Washington reported spotting an unusual object in the sky while entertaining guests from Portland. The witness was an engineer with professiona…

On October 16, 1953, in Yakima, Washington, a circular object with silver color was sighted. An Air Force pilot and co-pilot flying at 2,000 feet observed the object during dayligh…

On the night of December 10, 1952, two pilots of an F-94 fighter jet flying near Odessa, Washington, at approximately 26,000 feet spotted a large white object with a dim reddish-wh…

On the evening of July 6, 1952, near Redondo, Washington, a woman employed at nearby McChord Air Force Base spotted an unusual light in the sky. The object appeared as a single, ro…

Early on the morning of May 11, 1952, a bright blue object streaked across the sky over Seattle, Washington, exploded in a brilliant flash, and disappeared. The flash lit up the en…

On August 12, 1952, at 2155 hours (9:55 p.m.) Pacific Standard Time, a control tower operator at Geiger Field near Spokane, Washington, witnessed an unusual formation of lights mov…

On July 27, 1952, people across the Spokane, Washington area reported seeing unusual objects in the night sky. The sightings came in waves over a few hours, and the witnesses inclu…

On April 21, 1952, two civilians in Walla Walla, Washington reported sighting eight unidentified flying objects at 10:30 a.m. The objects were disc-shaped, colored moon in daylight…

On August 26, 1951, at 2:26 a.m., radar operators at Larson Air Force Base in Washington detected an unidentified object. The base had two radar sets in operation: an AN/CPS-4 and…

Between September 3 and 8, 1951, multiple Air Force personnel in Spokane, Washington reported seeing unusual objects in the sky. The Air Force investigated these sightings and ulti…

On May 29, 1951, over Geiger Field near Spokane, Washington, military observers reported a strange object at about 0918 (9:18 a.m.). Two pilots and two airmen saw the object with t…

On September 3, 1950, a military source near Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington reported a bright light. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record sy…

On March 16, 1950, at 7:30 a.m., an unidentified object was sighted near Pacific Beach, Washington. An AF Tech Rep observed the object for 4 minutes from the ground. The object fir…

On September 3 and 8, 1950, military personnel at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington observed unusual objects in the sky. The Air Force investigated all three sighti…

On the evening of August 28, 1949, four civilians near Hansville, Washington, reported seeing flying discs. The sighting happened about 6 p.m., between roughly 6:00 and 6:30. Two m…

On the morning of July 3, 1949, a commander with the U.S. Navy Reserve sighted what he believed to be a flying disc near Longview, Washington. The observer was standing at the airp…

On the morning of May 23, 1949, military personnel at Moses Lake Air Force Base in Washington reported a single silver object high in the sky. Witnesses said it looked very small f…

On the afternoon of May 21, 1949, radar operators at Hanford Atomic Plant in eastern Washington spotted what they believed was a flying saucer and called Moses Lake Air Force Base…

On July 13, 1949, at about 1430 to 1500 (2:30 to 3:00 p.m.), four civilian workers saw three objects near Pullman, Washington. They were at the Union Pacific railroad yards. An Air…

On July 27, 1949, at about dusk, a military-connected witness reported an object near Puyallup, Washington. The witness operated a small airstrip and did crop dusting, and had been…

On August 15, 1949, a civilian mail carrier in Seattle, Washington, reported seeing four objects in the sky. The time was about 2:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. He had just stepped…

On the evening of July 26, 1949, a commercial pilot in Spokane, Washington reported seeing eight disc-shaped objects in the sky. The man was at home when he heard a sound like a fo…

On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold, a private pilot and fire equipment salesman from Boise, Idaho, spotted nine shiny, disc-shaped objects flying near Mount Rainier in Washington. Ar…

On 15 July 1947, a civilian woman in West Seattle, Washington, reported that a flying disk had landed on her roof at about 9:40 p.m. the night before. She said the object was burni…

In June 1947, a civilian in Seattle, Washington, reported a sighting that was later sent to the Air Force in a letter. The observation was made visually from the ground. The witne…

On Saturday, June 21, 1947, a resident of Spokane, Washington was in his yard shortly before noon when he spotted something unusual in the sky. He had been watching a twin-engine m…