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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8 cases in MI from 1955 · page 1 of 1

Battle Creek, MI
1955 · unknown
On October 22, 1955, a civilian in Battle Creek, Michigan reported seeing an object described as the large end of a pencil held at arm's length. The object appeared in the south at…
Grand Rapids, MI
1955 · unknown
On October 22, 1955, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 13-year-old high school student observed one oval object about the size of a half dollar held at arm's length. The object was whit…
Gulliver, MI
1955 · unknown
On July 6, 1955, near Gulliver, Michigan, a mother and daughter reported one object. The sighting was seen from the ground and lasted about two minutes. The object was oblong and…
Lowell, MI
1955 · unknown
On September 9, 1955, at about 0340Z, a civilian ground observer watching for aircraft saw a light near Lowell, Michigan. The contractor observer reported the object for about thre…
Macomb, County, MI
1955 · unknown
On January 24, 1955, a civilian in Macomb County, Michigan reported observing a round, bright red stationary object for three hours. The object was viewed through binoculars. Air F…
Near Saginaw, MI
1955 · unknown
On August 9, 1955, near Saginaw, Michigan, a ground observer reported one rectangular, white object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for…
Roscommon, MI
1955 · unknown
In April 1955, a man in Roscommon, Michigan noticed an unusually bright object moving across the night sky. The object appeared at least four times larger than any star visible in…
Traverse City, MI
1955 · unknown
On October 9, 1955, a civilian in Traverse City, Michigan reported observing an unidentified object between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. The witness described the object as resembling…

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