Project Blue Book Case Files

On the night of March 5-6, 1956, a married couple in Bridgeport, New York, watched a bright, round object moving in the sky for about 25 minutes. The husband, a mechanic and former…

On August 12, 1956, a civilian in Brockton, Massachusetts reported seeing an oval-shaped object appearing as a brilliant light with a thin bright tail and a green light. The object…

On the night of September 20-21, 1956, residents of Brooklyn, New York reported seeing unusual objects in the sky. The Air Force received multiple sightings from civilian witnesses…

On October 1, 1956, a civilian in Brooklyn, New York reported one round, white object about the size of the head of a pin held at arm's length. The object came from the southwest,…

On September 28, 1956, military observers at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas reported two round, white objects about the size of a pea held at arm's length. The objects were not in fo…

On November 5, 1956, a witness saw one object over Bucyrus, Ohio. The object was watched for about fifteen minutes. The report described one round white object the size of a dime…

# Buffalo, New York, September 1956 On a single night in Buffalo, one observer saw an unusual object in the sky. The sighting was brief in substance, though it prompted a swift Ai…

On the evening of February 29, 1956, residents and observers in the Buffalo, New York area spotted bright lights in the sky that puzzled local authorities enough to scramble an Air…

This case concerns a UFO photograph received from Cairo, Egypt, in July 1956. The film showed seven light images. The Air Force studied the film for photo analysis. No written repo…

On August 1, 1956, witnesses in Camden, Alabama observed a bright object in the night sky that seemed to hover and float in the air. The object appeared at approximately 38 degrees…

On August 24, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, a civilian observer reported sighting a round, silver object the size of a golf ball. The object had no movement or sound and appeared as a bri…

On November 7, 1956, a civilian saw one object over Canton, Ohio. The object was watched for about fifteen minutes. The witness described one red-orange, pencil shaped object abou…

On March 27, 1956, a civilian and Air Force Ground Observer Corps personnel at Canton, Ohio, reported one object at 1230 (about 12:30 p.m.). The report was filed under Project 1007…

On May 7, 1956, a round object about the size of a half dollar was sighted near Canton, Alliance, and Springfield, Ohio. The object was held at arm's length by the observer and dri…

On the evening of July 31, 1956, three witnesses in Carrollton, Ohio reported seeing unidentified objects in the sky. The sighting lasted approximately one and a half hours. The ob…

On August 2, 1956, a civilian in Cartersville, Virginia reported observing one round object that was orange and red in color. The object remained stationary at an altitude of appro…

On April 5, 1956, at 8:15 p.m., two reports described a fiery object over Casablanca, Morocco. An employee at the meteorological station reported a round, orange fiery ball with a…

On October 1, 1956, at Castle Air Force Base near Merced, California, an oval-shaped object was sighted. The object was not described as having any discernible features except for…

On February 27, 1956, at 4:10 a.m. local time, a civilian in Cedar Hill, Texas reported observing an egg-shaped object with golden yellow coloring. The object moved straight up and…

On April 3, 1956, a civilian Ground Observer Corps member at Cedar Key, Florida, reported one object. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for…

On July 22, 1956, at 10:05 a.m. near Challange, California, a civilian witness reported observing one round object the size of a dime, colored red and green, seen through 7x binocu…

On December 8, 1956, an observer near Chandler Air Force Station, Minnesota, reported a single round object. The sighting was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official r…

On June 28, 1956, at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, a civilian in Charleston, West Virginia reported seeing a half-moon shaped object the size of a nickel held at arm's length…

On August 26, 1956, a person near Cheyenne, Wyoming, spotted a round silver object about 15 feet in diameter traveling northwest at high speed during dusk. The observer saw a brigh…

On March 14, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, a civilian and military observer reported a sighting. A round object of unknown size and white color was seen at an unknown altitude. The o…

On August 1, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, a civilian witness reported seeing a round, very large white object. The object was stationary and still in sight at the time of report. It…

On July 28, 1956, a bright object appeared in the sky near Chilton, Wisconsin, and was watched for over three hours as dawn approached. A caller reported seeing a solid object abou…

On about October 3, 1956, near 10:20 p.m. local time, a civilian near China Lake, California reported luminous objects in the sky. The objects were seen for about nine seconds and…

On the morning of June 21, 1956, at 0836 (8:36 a.m.), two meteorologists and an electronics engineer were watching a radar scope at a facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were monito…

On November 3, 1956, a civilian saw one object over Cincinnati, Ohio. The object was watched for three to six seconds. The witness described one round, bright white, glowing objec…

On October 14, 1956, an astronomer in Cincinnati, Ohio submitted three photographs and five negatives to the Air Force. He said he had taken them while photographing the moon throu…

On July 7, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a civilian ground observer reported one object at about 12:20 a.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The object had been watched fo…

On September 25, 1956, a housewife in Cincinnati, Ohio noticed a white, fibrous substance floating down into her yard. The material was curled and delicate. She collected some of i…

On November 27, 1956, a civilian saw one object over Clear Lake, South Dakota. The object was watched for about one and one half hours, with the eyes and through binoculars. The r…

On March 22, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, one round object about the size of a pinhead at arm's length was seen in the west. The object was white in color and traveled at an estimated…

On August 13, 1956, at dusk near Colonial Hill, Pennsylvania, a civilian observer reported five black objects flying together about the size of birds. The objects moved west, then…

On May 9, 1956, a civilian in Colorado Springs, Colorado reported seeing one round object about the size of a small pea held at arm's length. The object was fluorescent white and s…

On October 1, 1956, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, two military and civilian witnesses observed one round flashing red and green object for two hours. The object appeared similar t…

On September 27, 1956, an observer near Colorado Springs, Colorado reported one round, bright object with an orange tinge and a blurred outline. It had an orangish tail about twent…

On August 18, 1956, a civilian in Colorado Springs, Colorado, reported a single object. The sighting was recorded at 1020Z and lasted about four minutes. It was still visible when…

On March 5, 1956, a civilian Ground Observer Corps member at Columbus, Ohio, reported two objects at 2255 (10:55 p.m.). The report was made under Project 10073, the Air Force's off…

On July 28, 1956, a civilian in Columbus, Ohio, reported a single object in the sky. The sighting was recorded at 0300Z and lasted about ten to fifteen minutes. The witness descri…

On June 17, 1956, someone in Columbus, Ohio called the U.S. Air Force to report an unidentified flying object. The caller saw one or more pencil-shaped objects during daylight hour…

On November 5, 1956, a civilian saw one object over Columbus, Ohio. The object was watched for one minute. The witness described one round, brilliant white object the size of a di…

On September 5, 1956, in Concord, New Hampshire, a civilian witness reported seeing three objects three times the size of stars with bright light almost luminous. The objects moved…

On October 14, 1956, at about 4 p.m. local time, a civilian near Covington, Kentucky reported a brilliant object seen from a car while driving in town traffic. The witness describe…

On September 27, 1956, a civilian near Craig, Colorado reported about fourteen lights arranged in a string. The lights were uniform in spacing and looked like a row of cabin lights…

On the night of October 11, 1956, an 18-year-old youth driving near Crane, Indiana reported a large, glowing object that was red or amber in color. He said it was about 75 to 100 f…

On August 1, 1956, a civilian in Crescent City, Florida reported seeing a round object larger than a basketball. The object was red in color and appeared above tree tops. It stood…

On July 1, 1956, near Crescent City, Florida, a civilian ground observer reported one object at about 11:07 p.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The object was watched…

On August 28 to 30, 1956, a civilian in Crestone, Colorado, reported a single object on several nights. On August 28 it was watched for about one hour and fifty-nine minutes and wa…

On October 15, 1956, a civilian near Cunningham, Tennessee reported two sightings of one round, orange object about the size of a silver dollar. The first sighting lasted about twe…

This card covers a series of sightings near Cunningham, Tennessee, in August 1956. On August 9, 1956, recorded at 0225Z, a civilian ground observer reported one round object the s…

On June 20, 1956, near Dallas, Texas, a civilian reported one object. It was a ground visual sighting. The object was in view for about three seconds. The object was delta wing sh…

On September 30, 1956, in Dallas, Pennsylvania, a witness observed an unusual yellow object in the night sky. The object appeared snowflake-shaped and about the size of a basketbal…

On May 22, 1956, an observer in Dayton, Ohio reported seeing a round object in the sky that appeared to be about the size of the planet Jupiter. The sighting lasted for an unknown…

On the evening of November 27, 1956, a witness in Dayton, Ohio reported seeing an unusual object in the sky at 8:30 p.m. The object appeared round and larger than the moon, with an…

Early on the morning of September 2, 1956, someone near Dayton, Ohio reported seeing an unidentified object in the sky. The observer described a yellow-green, oval object roughly t…

On June 10, 1956, in Dayton, Ohio, an 11 year old boy reported one object at about 9:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It was a ground visual sighting. The witness saw it with the nak…

On the evening of October 23, 1956, an observer in Dayton, Ohio reported seeing an unusual object in the night sky. The sighting occurred at 9:45 p.m. EST (21:45 in military time).…