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.

StateOH 371 CA 274 TX 242 NY 167 FL 110 NM 92 MI 90 WA 89 IL 81 PA 78 MD 73 CO 72

Year1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

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7 cases in MD from 1962 · page 1 of 1

Baltimore, MD
1962 · unknown
On November 7, 1962, in the early morning, a civilian cab driver near Baltimore, Maryland, reported a pink object in the sky to the south of the city. The witness sent the account…
Baltimore, MD
1962 · unknown
On the evening of August 23, 1962, observers near Baltimore, Maryland watched what they initially thought was a satellite pass overhead multiple times. The main sighting, called "A…
Cheverly, MD
1962 · unknown
On the evening of July 6, 1962, an observer in Cheverly, Maryland saw a bright light moving across the night sky around 2305 (11:05 p.m.) Eastern Standard Time. The object appeared…
Hyattsville, MD
1962 · unknown
On the evening of July 3, 1962, someone in Hyattsville, Maryland reported seeing a bright object in the sky. The witness described it as looking like lightning, solid in appearance…
Laurel, MD
1962 · unknown
On June 1, 1962, in Laurel, Maryland, an elderly woman reported a sighting to Scott Carpenter of an unidentified object. The witness described seeing a large object with lights lik…
Silver Spring, MD
1962 · unknown
On November 11, 1962, in Silver Spring, Maryland, a witness reported a streak of light in the sky. The witness also took a time-exposure photograph of the event. The report was fil…
Silver Springs, MD
1962 · unknown
On the night of September 27, 1962, a 12-year-old boy in Silver Springs, Maryland observed two identical white objects in the sky while using a telescope to look at celestial bodie…

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