Project Blue Book Case Files

On August 20, 1960, a civilian in Concord, California, three miles northwest of town, reported a white object with red and white lights at star size. The object had no noticeable t…

On April 9, 1960, a man in Arcata, California, was taking photographs of the setting sun through an 8-inch telescope when an unusual object appeared on the negative. When the film…

# Summary On July 31, 1960, a witness at Kinney Lakes near Arnold, California reported seeing an unidentified flying object. The observer and two children were at a picnic area wh…

On September 26, 1960, six observers near Camp Irwin, California, reported a large object at about 1000 (10:00 a.m.) GMT, during night hours local. They described a sphere the size…

On the evening of November 1960, two Navy fighter pilots and at least one other observer in Chula Vista, California, reported seeing a mysterious glowing object in the sky. The obj…

On October 30, 1960, residents of Crescent City, California observed a series of unidentified objects in the sky. Witnesses reported seeing a total of six round, white objects, wit…

On December 28, 1960, at 1740 (5:40 p.m.), a witness near Crescent City, California reported one illuminated object shaped like a short, thick cigar. It was about the size of a bea…

On September 18, 1960, a sighting was reported east of Mt. Whitney, California. A military witness observed a very large and bright meteor with a bright green color. The object bur…

On August 18, 1960, a ground observer in Fairfield, California, reported seeing an unusual object in the sky at 04:10 GMT (8:10 p.m. local time). The sighting lasted about eight se…

# Los Angeles UFO Sighting, September 1960 On September 12, 1960, a resident of Los Angeles and a companion witnessed an unusual object moving rapidly through the night sky. The o…

On September 19, 1960, a civilian north of Susanville, California, reported a cucumber shaped object that seemed partly transparent. The sighting lasted 30 to 40 minutes. The objec…

On June 26, 1960, a civilian observer in the Palm Springs area saw a bright, silver object that appeared circular or disk-shaped. The object looked about the size of a quarter held…

On August 13, 1960, just after 11:40 p.m., two California Highway Patrol officers spotted what they thought was an aircraft about to crash near Red Bluff. The object appeared sudde…

A family in Ridgecrest, California, reported seeing an unusual object four separate times on the evening of September 10, 1960, between 9:52 p.m. and 11:02 p.m. The family, which i…

On December 4, 1960, in San Diego, California, a military witness reported an extremely bright blue object. The witness looked up while getting out of a car and saw the object. It…

On the evening of May 12, 1960, a man sat on the north ledge of the east entrance of Mark Keppel High School in San Gabriel, California, waiting before church. At around 8:40 p.m.,…

# San Jose Sound Scare, February 1960 On February 15, 1960, residents across the central and eastern parts of Santa Clara Valley heard a loud cracking sound moving from north to s…