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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4 cases in MD from 1963 · page 1 of 1

Chevy Chase, MD
1963 · unknown
On March 25, 1963, at about 10:12 p.m. local time, a civilian in Chevy Chase, Maryland, reported a bright object after watching the Echo satellite pass. The object was seen at abou…
College Park, MD
1963 · unknown
On the night of January 9, 1963, a premedical student at the University of Maryland in College Park stepped outside his dormitory after hearing people shouting. He looked up and sa…
Ocean City, MD
1963 · unknown
On the night of May 2, 1963, near Ocean City, Maryland, six witnesses observed a light in the sky that resembled a bright star. The object was dim white in color and made no sound.…
Rockville, MD
1963 · unknown
On the evening of June 27, 1963, a person in Rockville, Maryland reported seeing a bright object in the twilight sky that resembled a half moon in appearance. The object was white…

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