Project Blue Book Case Files

On December 18, 1955, at 7:22 p.m., a 15-year-old high school student working as a relief observer at a Ground Observer Corps post in Red Oak, Iowa, saw an unusual object flash acr…

On July 30, 1955, in Rego Park, New York, a civilian reported four spherical objects. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified fl…

On October 22, 1955, a civilian controller at a station in Rialto, California, reported seeing an object that looked like a meteor with fragments falling. The object appeared blue…

On August 2, 1955, in Rialto, California, a civilian reported one round, yellowish-white object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unid…

On March 29, 1955, near Richmond, California, an observer reported one round object about the size of a nickel held at arm's length. It was seen to rise from the ground at about a…

On June 17, 1955, near 8:22 a.m., a civilian in Riverside, California reported observing one round, reddish-white object about the size of a dime at arm's length. The witness, a fi…

On December 24, 1955, in Riverside, California, a witness observed one round, red object about the size of a dime heading northeast. The object appeared stationary at first, then s…

On September 9, 1955, two housewives sitting in their front yard in Rock Garden, a residential area near Alcoa, Tennessee, noticed an unusual object moving across the sky. One of t…

A father and his nine-year-old son watching the sky near Rome, Georgia, in April 1955 saw what looked like a conventional aircraft pass overhead. As the plane flew away, the father…

In April 1955, a man in Roscommon, Michigan noticed an unusually bright object moving across the night sky. The object appeared at least four times larger than any star visible in…

On August 2, 1955, a civilian in Sacramento, California reported seeing an egg-shaped, flat amber object about the size of a pea. The object appeared in the south, moved southwest,…

On August 9, 1955, in Saginaw, Michigan, a civilian witness reported a rectangular object with a white center and red and green sides. The object made no sound and appeared in the…

On January 11, 1955, at 12:01 a.m., a civilian observer near Salona Beach and Mt. Laguna, California, reported seeing two unidentified objects. The first object appeared as a light…

On January 13, 1955, at 9:43 p.m. local time, a civilian witness at Salona Beach, California reported seeing a light blue light that split into two objects. The sighting lasted 20…

On March 13, 1955, near Salton Sea, California, a military pilot observed one round, silver object. The pilot of a B-47 aircraft flying 30 miles north of the Salton Sea reported th…

On June 22, 1955, near Samish Island, Washington, an object was reported as an unidentified flying object. The report came from both civilian and military sources. The sighting las…

On June 9, 1955, a civilian in San Diego, California saw a single object. It was still in sight at the time the report was made. The object drifted to the southwest. The object wa…

On July 31, 1955, a 17-year-old student in San Diego, California, used binoculars to watch an unusual object in the night sky for about 20 minutes. The object appeared round, glowe…

On March 18, 1955, at night, a civilian in San Francisco, California, reported one round, pinkish-orange object. It was about the size of a pin head held at arm's length. The objec…

In late January 1955, an observer near San Mateo, Florida, reported a bright object in the sky. The witness said it looked like a burning, meteor-like object. It flashed across the…

On June 21, 1955, at 2:20 p.m. GMT (10:20 a.m. local time), a civilian in Santa Barbara, California reported an oblong, silver object with no sound. The sun was shining on the obje…

In June 1955, a witness near Santa Barbara, California, reported an object in the sky. The source was a civilian. The object was oblong and silver, about the size of a nickel held…

On September 16, 1955, at 5:03 p.m. local time in Santa Cruz, California, a civilian witness observed six to seven objects with tracer-like appearances that glowed white and red. T…

On June 5, 1955, near Santa Margareta, California, a civilian witness reported observing one round, white object about the size of a head or pin held at arm's length. The object re…

In June 1955, a witness near Santa Maria, California, reported objects in the sky. The source was a civilian. The witness saw two oblong, gold objects side by side. Each looked ab…

On July 22, 1955, in Santa Maria, California, a civilian reported one large, silver object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentif…

On July 18, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported a white object shaped like a star. The witness worked at Boeing and had four other witnesses. The Air Force recorded t…

On June 28, 1955, at Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported one object. It was described as a silver glow moving parallel to the Washington coast. The Air Force card lists the c…

On July 23, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, both civilian and military observers reported one round object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record…

On July 21, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported one round, black object. The witness's neighbor saw it first. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, i…

On the evening of July 30, 1955, a group of five people gathered at a Ground Observer Corps post near Shelby, Iowa, spotted something unusual in the night sky. The object appeared…

On October 1, 1955, two fifteen-year-old girls working as Ground Observer Corps (GOC) spotters near Shelby, Iowa reported seeing unidentified objects in the sky. The observers, ide…

On the morning of November 1, 1955, four inmates working as Ground Observer Corps volunteers at Soledad State Prison in California reported seeing an unusual object in the sky. At…

In March 1955, near Sonoma, California, an observer reported one object about the size of a dime held at arm's length. It was silvery white. The observer thought it looked like a b…

On October 22, 1955, a civilian in Sonora, California reported observing one trail of light that had the appearance of leaving a trail and faded after being observed for two second…

On August 9, 1955, near 4:35 p.m. local time in the South Bay area of California, a 12-year-old civilian reported one disc-shaped object. The Air Force recorded the report under Pr…

On July 30, 1955, a civilian in Spokane, Washington reported observing one round, shiny object about the size of a baseball with arms held at length. The object appeared to drift s…

On July 31, 1955, in Spokane, Washington, a civilian reported one round, shiny object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified f…

On about June 16, 1955, a civilian airline pilot near Springfield, Missouri saw a single object. The object was whitish-blue. It traveled to the northeast and appeared to be descen…

On September 18, 1955, at night, a civilian saw an object near Lake Springfield in Springfield, Illinois. The witness was a 14-year-old student watching for aircraft through Ground…

On July 23, 1955, near St. Cloud, Minnesota, a civilian prisoner reported observing a round red object about the size of a nickel coin through binoculars. The object traveled west…

On July 23, 1955, at 9:10 p.m. local time in St. Cloud, Minnesota, a civilian reported one round, red object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official re…

On June 1, 1955, a civilian Ground Observer Corps member in Steelton, Pennsylvania saw a single object in daylight. The observer was always alert for anything flying over the post.…

On July 13, 1955, near Stewart Air Force Base, New York, a witness reported one object. The sighting was seen from the ground. The object was circular and white and looked alterna…

On October 25, 1955, at Stewart Air Force Base in New York, military and civilian witnesses observed one bright object described as silver to red in color, round in shape, and abou…

On a date in 1955, a witness near St. Ignace, Michigan, reported one object in the sky. The night was described as very clear. The object was described as a white light that appea…

On April 18, 1955, a civilian in St. Johns, Newfoundland reported seeing a light moving from west to east at 7:54 p.m. One object was observed. The sighting was reported to Captain…

On January 30, 1955, on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, observers reported a reddish-white light. The light was about 200 yards from the witnesses. It stayed in one place and did not…

On November 17, 1955, at about 1212Z, two elderly civilians saw objects over St. Louis, Missouri. One was a semi-retired man, and the other was a housewife. The sighting lasted abo…

On July 8, 1955, a civilian reported one object for about twenty minutes. The sighting was seen from the ground. The witnesses used binoculars. The object was round with jagged ou…

On July 12, 1955, at Stockton, California, witnesses reported one object for about ten minutes. The sighting was seen from the ground. The object was a single bright flash with an…

On September 19, 1955, in St. Paul, Minnesota, an inverted tear-drop shaped object with a bright white light in the center was observed during the day. The sighting lasted 10 minut…

On July 21, 1955, in Syracuse, New York, two civilian ground observers reported two round objects. The witnesses were students. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 1007…

On July 9, 1955, at Tampa, Florida, a military witness, a medical doctor, reported one object. The sighting was seen from the ground. The duration was unknown. The object was oval…

On July 9, 1955, at Tampa, Florida, a military witness, a medical doctor, reported one object. The sighting was seen from the ground. The duration was unknown. The object was oval…

On September 27, 1955, at about 2315Z, a civilian saw a light over Tarrytown, New York. The sighting lasted about five to six minutes. The witness described one circular, intense…

On September 1, 1955, in Teddington, England, a civilian reported observing an elliptical, silver object reflecting sunlight. The object displayed no erratic movements and descende…

On March 20, 1955, radar operators at Johnson Air Base near Tokyo detected something unusual. A controller working the CPS-1 radar system, which normally handled routine airway tra…

On May 20, 1955, a military observer in Tokyo, Japan reported sighting a swept wing object at approximately 60,000 feet. The object was observed for 14 minutes before it disappeare…

On July 14, 1955, at a place noted as Toulab, a military C-47 aircraft crew reported one object during daytime. The sighting lasted about twelve minutes. The object was a round li…