Project Blue Book Case Files

On March 29, 1957, a yellow object was sighted near Manitou Springs, Colorado at 1:51 p.m. A civilian witness reported seeing one yellow object the size of a pinhead at arm's lengt…

On October 23, 1957, in Mannasquam, New Jersey, an unknown object was reported. A civilian witness in their driveway observed a sphere-shaped object with light and silver coloring.…

On September 20, 1957, two radar stations detected high-speed targets moving westward across the northeastern United States. The first radar unit, located at Montauk, New York, pic…

On November 4, 1957, a civilian in Marietta, Georgia reported seeing a shiny object with big unusual light on its right side traveling in a straight path. The sighting was brief. O…

On November 6, 1957, a civilian reported a round object about the size of a large orange with a rusty red color in the sky near Marietta, Georgia. The object appeared to have a tai…

On December 1, 1957, a civilian near Marietta, Georgia reported three round red objects, each two or three times as big as a star. The objects were lined up, set a great distance a…

On November 14, 1957, at 1:35 p.m. CST, a family in Marrero, Louisiana reported seeing four round, star-like objects with white lights. The objects changed to pink and green colors…

On February 13, 1957, several civilians at Marrero, Louisiana, reported three objects over the area. The sighting was relayed through the Coast Guard to Keesler Air Force Base, Mis…

On October 12, 1957, five men on a fishing boat near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, saw an unusual object that would puzzle the Air Force for months. The men, including the vess…

On the evening of October 31, 1957, a retired naval aviator living in Massapequa Park, New York, witnessed an extraordinarily bright object that moved rapidly across the sky. He de…

On June 14, 1957, at 11:21 a.m. local time, McChord Air Force Base in Washington detected a normal radar pip on ground radar that was lost in ground clutter. The radar signal showe…

On May 4, 1957, at 10:25 a.m., an airborne operations center mission at McClellan Air Force Base in California reported sighting a meteor-like object of yellowish-red color passing…

On the evening of June 26, 1957, a woman in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was sitting on her back porch when she glanced up and saw three round, white objects in the sky. She described…

On November 6, 1957, near Mecca, Indiana, a civilian witness reported seeing a round object with red lights flashing on and off and making a hissing sound. The object was traveling…

On January 5, 1957, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, a civilian observer watched a round object through field glasses. The object was solid green with a red flash every few seconds. It…

On October 30, 1957, in Metairie, Louisiana, a civilian observer reported a bluish light leaving a long luminous trail without sound, observed during daylight at approximately 2:15…

On November 18, 1957, a civilian near Miami Beach, Florida reported a round object the size of a penny held at arm's length. The object was red, white, and blue. The sky was overca…

On November 17, 1957, a civilian aircraft mechanic near Riverside, California saw a bright purple-maroon object streak across the sky above Norton Air Force Base. The object left a…

On June 12, 1957, at 7:30 p.m., a bright point of light was sighted over Milan, Italy. The object came from the East and moved westward at high speed in a zigzag path. It lowered o…

On October 19, 1957, tower operators at RAF Mildenhall in England watched a circular disc-shaped object move slowly across the sky. The object was described as roughly the size of…

On December 11, 1957, a witness near Miles City, Montana reported an object that resembled a star, about the size of a dime, white and brilliant. The estimated speed was about 1,00…

On Friday, November 15, 1957, at around 5:30 p.m., a man and his wife in Milroy, Indiana, stepped outside their home and saw an unusual object streaking across the sky. The man cal…

On October 23, 1957, residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin witnessed a brief but puzzling event in the evening sky. Between 8 and 14 objects, each appearing the size of a pea held at a…

On November 4, 1957, a civilian in Mineola, Long Island, New York reported a sighting at 8:33 p.m. local time. The witness observed a large gray mass about the size of a baseball.…

On December 1, 1957, at 3:00 p.m., a man in Montebello, California watched six objects moving slowly westward across the sky. His children had called his attention to them first. H…

# Montezuma, Indiana, November 1957 On the night of November 20, 1957, multiple witnesses in the Montezuma area of Indiana reported seeing unusual objects in the sky. The reports…

On December 5, 1957, a witness near Mountain Lake, New Jersey reported one aircraft with tiny yellow flames flickering along its leading edge. The tail light was brighter than usua…

On November 10, 1957, a witness in Muncie, Indiana saw one long, glowing white streak in the night sky. The object crossed from one horizon to the other. The witness reported the s…

A pilot and copilot flying 42,000 feet near Navy Chase, Texas on the night of September 24-25, 1957, spotted something unusual in the dark sky about 28 miles west of their position…

On November 1, 1957, at 6:45 p.m., a civilian in North Bellmore, Long Island, New York reported seeing a round object the size of a baseball that was white in color. The witness wa…

On May 2, 1957, at about 11:30 p.m. local time, a civilian near Denver, Colorado reported a sighting. The witness was a technical motion picture writer based in Orlando, Florida. T…

On February 11, 1957, a civilian near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, reported a single object. The case was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified f…

On the evening of August 30, 1957, someone northeast of Dayton, Ohio saw an unusual object in the sky. The witness was indoors when a child called them to look outside. The object…

On the night of October 21, 1957, a resident of Neptune, New Jersey, observed an unusual object in the sky while tracking the Soviet satellite Sputnik I with binoculars. The observ…

On December 5, 1957, a civilian near Newburgh, New York reported one round orange and yellow object about the size of a pea. The object appeared to be sitting still. It stayed in v…

On November 24, 1957, at New Cambria, Missouri, a round, opaque, very large object was observed traveling very slowly heading south. The object had no tail, trail, or exhaust and m…

# New Carlisle, Ohio - September 1957 A woman in New Carlisle awoke at 3:30 a.m. on September 21, 1957, to feed her baby. As she looked out her window, she saw a group of lights m…

On August 10, 1957, a civilian in New Haven, Connecticut reported seeing a cigar-shaped gray object about the size of a fist. A roaring sound was heard during the sighting. The obj…

On December 5, 1957, an object struck a house in New Orleans, Louisiana. It pierced through a metal screen porch and embedded itself in the wall of the home. The occupant, a man wh…

On November 1957, a witness at New Orleans, Louisiana, reported an object in the sky. The sighting was an air visual observation that lasted a few minutes. The object was describe…

On November 18, 1957, a civilian in New Orleans, Louisiana, reported a ground-visual sighting of one blimp-shaped object. The object appeared to be a cluster of lights with a soft…

On November 1, 1957, a civilian in New Orleans, Louisiana reported seeing one blimp-shaped object with a shiny surface. The object moved to the northwest and was visible for 1 to 1…

On November 30, 1957, near New Orleans, Louisiana, military observers reported an unidentified flying object. The sighting lasted 20 minutes. Witnesses observed a brilliant white o…

On October 14, 1957, at 2:20 p.m., a civilian observer in Newplatz, New York saw a round object about the size of a star with a yellowish flicker. The object seemed to float down s…

On either September 24 or 25, 1957, at about 5:00 a.m. in New York, New York, a civilian saw a bright yellow ball of light. It was as large as the witness's fist. The light moved f…

On September 5, 1957, at about 2330 (11:30 p.m.) near Ney, Ohio, and Archbold, Ohio, two civilians reported a bright oval object that shined like the reflection of a mirror. The ob…

On the evening of August 22, 1957, personnel at Niagara Falls Air Force Base and nearby military facilities reported seeing two bright objects in the western sky. One witness descr…

On October 21, 1957, at 9:13 p.m. near North Luffenham, England, a Royal Air Force pilot flying at 28,000 feet encountered an unidentified object with six lights. The pilot took ev…

On November 12, 1957, a civilian observer north of Hurley, New Mexico saw a round object about the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object was bright red. Small stars appea…

On October 8, 1957, two military pilots observed an object north of Lakehurst, New Jersey. The sighting lasted two seconds. The object was round and dim yellow-orange, about twenty…

On November 5, 1957, four enlisted soldiers of a tank battalion north of Seoul, Korea, reported an object around 4:50 p.m. local time. The sighting was a ground visual observation…

On October 24, 1957, a witness at North Hollywood, California, reported one object in the sky. The report came from a member of the military, an Air Force reservist. The sighting w…

On July 22, 1957, a civilian near Northport, Maine reported one red circular object. The object first appeared to be sitting still, then moved to the east. It was seen reflecting t…

On November 10, 1957, a civilian in Norwich, Connecticut reported seeing a round object the size of a basketball that was red and orange and very bright. The object moved out of si…

On November 1957 (recorded around 2:15 a.m. GMT), a witness near Norwich, Connecticut reported one round red and orange object the size of a basketball. The sighting lasted about 4…

On the night of August 21, 1957, several people in the Santa Monica, California, area reported two round silver objects in the sky. The objects were about the size of a pea and wer…

On January 16, 1957, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, two USAF pilots observed round objects alternating bright and dim in light, appearing to give off sparks. The objects maneuvere…

On November 6, 1957, at approximately 11:55 p.m., a witness traveling west in a small town adjacent to South Liandule, Oak Tree, New Jersey, noticed a very bright spot in the upper…

On November 11, 1957, at around noon, a resident of Oakwood, Dayton, Ohio reported seeing an unusual object in the sky. The observer described it as blue-white in color with a poss…

On December 10, 1957, at 4:35 a.m. GMT near Ocean Side on Long Island, New York, a person walking a dog observed an object in the sky. The witness, who regularly watches stars, rep…