USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
559 cases from 1957 · page 2 of 10
Biloxi,
1957 · unknownOn November 1957, around 1:00 a.m. GMT, a civilian near Biloxi, Mississippi reported one round white object about three times the size of a star. The object was seen near the horiz…
Biloxi, MS
1957 · unknownOn the night of November 14, 1957, two civilians in Biloxi, Mississippi spotted a bright, round object in the sky that changed shape as they watched it. The object was much brighte…
Birmingham, AL
1957 · unknownOn November 4, 1957, at 5:10 a.m., a civilian in Birmingham, Alabama reported seeing one soft glowing yellow object traveling very fast. The witness observed it through a car winds…
Boerne, TX
1957 · unidentifiedOn a November evening in 1957, a woman in Boerne, Texas looked out at her backyard and spotted something unusual hanging in the air. She described it as egg or football-shaped, yel…
Bowling Green, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 7, 1957, an Air Force cadet driving east of Bowling Green, Ohio, reported objects in the sky around 6:00 p.m. He was driving on a highway when he saw a brilliant red fl…
Bremerton, WA
1957 · unidentifiedOn December 8, 1957, at 12:02 a.m. near Bremerton, Washington, a civilian witness reported seeing a round object with a yellow glow. The object moved from 45 degrees in the east to…
Bronx,
1957 · unknownOn November 6, 1957, in the Bronx, New York, a witness reported observing a bright, pinkish, white light that was oscillating in the sky. The observation lasted 2 minutes. The type…
Brooklyn, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn the night of October 19, 1957, residents of Brooklyn and Long Island, New York reported seeing unusual objects in the sky. The sightings occurred amid widespread public interest…
Brooklyn, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn February 23, 1957, an Army noncommissioned officer reported an object over Brooklyn, New York, at about 8:00 p.m. The account first reached a New York newspaper, then was passed…
Brooktondale, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 2, 1957, a civilian in Brooktondale, New York reported observing one round, milky blueish-white object about the size of a basketball at arm's length. The object was se…
Brookville, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn a November evening in 1957, a resident of Brookville, Ohio reported seeing a small, metallic object fall from the sky. The observer described the object as silver in color with…
Brookville, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn September 4 and 5, 1957, multiple witnesses in the Midwest reported unusual lights in the night sky. The sightings occurred in Brookville, Ohio, Spencer, Wisconsin, and Dayton,…
Brunswick, GA
1957 · unidentifiedOn March 9, 1957, near Brunswick, Georgia, a civilian witness reported seeing one white arch-shaped object moving from south to north. The object's light split into two parts and w…
Buffalo, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 1, 1957, at 8:22 p.m., a civilian reported sighting a circular object approximately the size of a B-25 aircraft moving southwest in the sky above Buffalo, New York. The…
Buffalo, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn July 6, 1957, a civilian in Buffalo, New York reported a sighting that lasted about thirty seconds or less. The witness saw one yellow or orange object about the size of a bask…
Buffalo, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 1, 1957, in Buffalo, New York, a civilian observer reported seeing one pear-shaped metallic object stationary in the sky for five minutes. The sighting was observed wit…
Bunker Hill AFB, IN
1957 · unknownOn August 2, 1957, a military observer at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Indiana reported a sighting. The observation lasted about ten seconds. The witness saw one round object tha…
Burbank, CA
1957 · unknownOn February 13, 1957, in Burbank, California, two objects were reported near Lockheed Air Terminal at 1:45 p.m. Witnesses observed two star-sized objects with white, red, and green…
Callicoon Center, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 12, 1957, at 7:30 a.m., a civilian in Callicoon Center, New York reported seeing an oblong object about 25 feet long with bright metallic silver coloring. The object tr…
Cambria AFS, CA
1957 · unknownOn the night of August 22-23, 1957, radar operators and pilots at Cambria Air Force Station in California detected multiple unidentified objects. The sighting lasted about an hour…
Cambria AF Station,
1957 · unknownOn August 19, 1957, military personnel at Cambria Air Force Station in California reported two separate sightings of unusual objects in the sky. The most thoroughly documented occu…
Camden, NJ
1957 · unknownOn the morning of August 23, 1957, a man named Ballassar Bottos was driving to work in Camden, New Jersey, when he noticed something unusual in the sky. Between 7:00 and 7:10 a.m.,…
Camp Hill, AL
1957 · unknownOn October 14, 1957, a science class at Camp Hill, Alabama, saw an object in the sky. The witnesses were a science instructor and a student at a military academy. They were watchin…
Canal Zone,
1957 · unknownOn December 19, 1957, observers in the Canal Zone, Panama reported a round object about the size of a nickel or dime. One observer said it was an orange-yellow ball with a blue-whi…
Canastota, NY
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 1, 1957, a civilian in Canastota, New York reported a ground-visual sighting at 12:30 a.m. One object described as a flying saucer was observed moving up and down, righ…
Cannon AFB, NM
1957 · unidentifiedOn the morning of November 6, 1957, radar operators at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico tracked a slow-moving object across their scopes. The object appeared to be about the siz…
Canton, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn June 14, 1957, at night, a civilian ground observer in Canton, Ohio reported a sighting. The observation lasted three to five seconds. The witness saw one round bluish green ob…
Canton, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn December 13, 1957, a witness in Canton, Ohio saw one round gold object about the size of a basketball. The object moved slowly toward the east. It was in sight for about four se…
Canton, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn September 1, 1957, near Canton, Ohio, a military observer saw one round white object about the size of a softball held at arm's length. The object moved to the northwest and was…
Canton, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn May 7, 1957, in Canton, Ohio, a civilian observer reported an oval-shaped object measuring 12 inches long by 8 inches wide at a distance of 5 to 8 miles. The object was very shi…
Carmichael, CA
1957 · unknownOn the night of June 23, 1957, six civilians near Carmichael, California saw a bright yellow-white light rise slowly from near tree-top level, hover for several minutes, then climb…
Cathedral City, CA
1957 · unknownOn November 30, 1957, at 1610 (4:10 p.m.) Pacific Standard Time, residents of Cathedral City, California reported seeing an unidentified object moving through the sky. The sighting…
Cecil NAS,
1957 · unknownOn the night of August 29, 1957, a civilian man drove along a road about one to eight miles east of Cecil Naval Air Station near Jacksonville, Florida. Around 2221 (10:21 p.m.), he…
Centerville, TX
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 23, 1957, in Centerville, Texas, a woman reported that the windows of her house lit up in a flash of light and she heard a loud roar. The observation lasted only second…
Centerville, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn the evening of August 21, 1957, a witness in Centerville, Ohio reported seeing two bright, star-like objects in the sky. The objects appeared around 8:30 p.m. during twilight an…
Charleroi,
1957 · unknownOn October 28, 1957, a civilian witness in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, reported one object in the sky at night. The witness was a newspaper advertising employee. He noticed the object…
Chattanooga, TN
1957 · unknownOn November 11, 1957, a witness at Chattanooga, Tennessee, reported one object in the sky. The sighting was a ground visual observation that lasted about six to eight seconds. The…
Chattanooga, TN
1957 · unknownOn November 25, 1957, a civilian near Chattanooga, Tennessee reported one circular yellowish object about the size of a nail head. The object moved from south to north. It stayed i…
Chestertown, MD
1957 · unknownIn May 1957, an assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense reported seeing strange lights in the night sky over Chestertown, Maryland, along with his wife and teenage so…
Cheyenne, WY
1957 · unknownOn July 16, 1957, at 11:57 a.m. local time, a civilian in Cheyenne, Wyoming reported seeing unusual vapor trails. The observation lasted about five minutes. The sky had scattered t…
Chilo, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn November 7, 1957, a witness at Chilo, Ohio, reported many objects in the sky. The witness was a civilian ground observer. The objects were in sight for about 47 minutes and were…
Chitose Air Base,
1957 · unknownOn September 1, 1957, an airman stationed at Chitose Air Base in Japan photographed what he believed was an unidentified flying object. The airman was taking pictures of flagpoles…
Chitose-Hokkaido,
1957 · unknownOn December 12, 1957, more than a dozen military personnel stationed at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan, observed a very bright object in the southwestern sky for about an hour…
Cincinnati, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn the evening of July 18, 1957, in Cincinnati, Ohio, witnesses reported seeing several bright objects in the night sky. The sighting began around 9:30 p.m. and lasted approximatel…
Cincinnati, OH
1957 · unidentifiedIn May 1957, a Cincinnati resident observed a single object in the sky for about 14 minutes. The witness described it as round, slightly larger than a baseball, with fuzzy or blurr…
Cincinnati, OH
1957 · unidentified# Cincinnati, Ohio, December 1957: Motion Picture Film of Unknown Object In December 1957, a Cincinnati resident filmed what he believed to be an unidentified flying object. The s…
Clark AFB, Luzon,
1957 · unknownOn the evening of November 12, 1957, a man leaving a movie theater at Clark Air Base in the Philippines noticed three other people pointing at the sky. Looking up, he saw a round o…
Clinton,
1957 · unknownOn November 20, 1957, a civilian reported seeing an unusual object near Clinton, Pennsylvania. The witness described a dull yellowish-gray round object about the size of a basketba…
Clinton, PA
1957 · unknownOn November 1957, a civilian near Clinton, Pennsylvania reported one round yellowish-grey object the size of a basketball. The sighting lasted about one minute. The object moved fr…
Colorado Springs, CO
1957 · unidentifiedOn March 9, 1957, at dusk, a civilian in Colorado Springs, Colorado reported observing two objects that appeared to be connected and floating. The witness said the objects looked l…
Columbia, SC
1957 · unknownOn April 9, 1957, military witnesses near Columbia, South Carolina, reported a single object. The case was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentif…
Columbia,
1957 · unknownOn November 16, 1957, a person in Columbia, South Carolina reported seeing a single bright yellow oval object moving erratically in the southwestern sky. The object was about the s…
Columbia, TN
1957 · unknownOn the afternoon of Friday, November 8, 1957, about 100 people reported seeing an unidentified flying object over Columbia, Tennessee and Maury County. Some watched it through bino…
Columbus, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn September 17, 1957, near Columbus, Ohio, a civilian saw one round white object about the size of a basketball held at arm's length. The object was seen to the northwest of the c…
Columbus, OH
1957 · unidentifiedOn December 2, 1957, a witness near Columbus, Ohio saw one bluish green object. It moved from northwest to southeast. The object was in sight for only a very short time. The file i…
Comfort, TX
1957 · unidentifiedOn December 8, 1957, a civilian observer in Comfort, Texas reported seeing twelve round objects about the size of a pinhead with bright lights. The objects stood still and remained…
Continental Divide AFS, NM
1957 · unidentifiedOn December 11, 1957, observers near Continental Divide Air Force Station, New Mexico reported up to about two dozen oblong objects the size of a pencil eraser, colored like cigare…
Coraopolis,
1957 · unknownOn the evening of November 18, 1957, a woman employed as a secretary at the 54th Fighter Group at Greater Pittsburgh Airport saw an unusual object while driving near Coraopolis, Pe…
Council Bluffs, IA
1957 · unknownOn November 10, 1957, a civilian near Council Bluffs, Iowa reported a round object the size of a pea. The sighting lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes. The object moved slowly to t…
Crane, IN
1957 · unknownOn a night in 1957, a civilian security patrolman near Crane, Indiana reported a sighting. The observation lasted several minutes. The witness saw two objects. Both were brilliant…
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