Project Blue Book Case Files

On September 26, 1961, at about 0725Z (Greenwich time), at night, a military aircrew aboard an RC-121 reported an object about 150 miles west-northwest of Ukiah, California. The re…

On February 3, 1961, during the day, a single witness about 2 miles northwest of Van Nuys, California reported two very bright, metallic, oval-shaped objects. Each was slightly lar…

In November 1961, someone on Santa Catalina Island, California, found an object that had come down by parachute. They reported it to the Air Force for identification. The Air Forc…

In August 1961, someone in Fontana, California submitted three photographs to the U.S. Air Force, claiming they showed a flying saucer. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division…

# Summary In January 1961, a person in Oakland, California, observed an unusual object in the sky on three consecutive nights. The witness watched for about three hours on the fir…

On August 28 and 29, 1961, in Redondo Beach, California, a 14-year-old civilian observed a bright and shiny unidentified flying object. The object moved south by southwest at an es…

On February 27, 1961, two civilians in San Bernardino, California, reported a round, white object in the morning. It was seen for about 20 minutes while they were watching a commer…

On March 1, 1961, around 6:00 p.m. local time, a 16 year old civilian student in San Bernardino, California, reported a round object while watching the sky for aircraft. Other memb…

On February 22, 1961, around 5:00 p.m. local time, two military observers at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, reported a bright burning object. The observers were a missile o…