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.
15 cases in FL from 1961 · page 1 of 1
Cape Canaveral, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn April 11, 1961, experienced radar operators at Cape Canaveral tracked an unidentified flying object on their FPS-8 radar screen for more than 30 minutes. The object appeared as…
Cape Canaveral, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn September 8, 1961, a tracking telescope at Cape Canaveral, Florida picked up an unexpected image during a Titan missile launch. The object appeared in the telescope's field of v…
Cyprus Gardens, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn August 9, 1961, a civilian witness in Cyprus Gardens, Florida, observed a bright orange object that appeared star-like and grew larger as the night went on. The witness thought…
El Portal, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn January 15, 1961, El Portal, Florida police reported a bright object with blinking lights. It was traveling fast toward the northwest over the northern part of Dade County, Flor…
Fornandina Beach, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn July 1, 1961, an unidentified flying object was reported near Fernandina Beach, Florida. A witness observed a red, very bright object moving from north to south at a slow speed.…
N Cape Canaveral, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn November 4, 1961, near North Cape Canaveral, Florida, a civilian witnessed two circular objects descending for about 5 seconds. The objects were very bright green and basketball…
OLDTOWN, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn November 21, 1961, a civilian near Oldtown, Florida, reported an object at about 7:30 p.m. local time (0030 Zulu November 22). One object was seen, round and reddish-orange, abo…
Palatka, FL
1961 · unidentifiedThe OCR text provided is too heavily degraded to support an accurate summary. While the case file metadata indicates this was a Project Blue Book investigation in Palatka, Florida…
Palatka, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn the night of July 25, 1961, two flying objects were observed over Palatka, Florida. The objects moved from west to east and headed north. They traveled a short distance in that…
Patrick AFB, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn October 22, 1961, a military pilot at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, reported an object at about 6:01 p.m. local time (2303 Zulu). The witness was a pilot with more than 3,500…
Tampa, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn the night of June 3, 1961, civilians in the Tampa area spotted a bright, star-like object moving across the sky on a southeast course. Two witnesses, described as a retired Navy…
Tyndal AFB, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn the night of February 26, 1961, a U.S. Air Force master sergeant stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida reported seeing a bright, moving object in the sky. Master Sergea…
Tyndal AFB, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn the evening of May 9, 1961, at 7:45 p.m., military personnel and a civilian observer at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida watched two bright objects moving across the night sky.…
Tyndall AFB, FL
1961 · unidentifiedAt 0545 (5:45 a.m.) on December 21, 1961, a witness at Capehart Housing on Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida observed an object in the sky that he described as elliptical with a ra…
Tyndall AFB, FL
1961 · unidentifiedOn the morning of May 20, 1961, something unusual moved through the sky over Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. An airman standing guard at a remote observation post spotted an ora…
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