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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5 cases in MI from 1957 · page 1 of 1

Detroit, MI
1957 · unknown
On May 30, 1957, a military radar operator at a site near Detroit, Michigan, observed a well-defined blip on radar scope. The object appeared about two jet aircraft in size and fad…
Ferndale, MI
1957 · unknown
On April 29, 1957, around 8:20 p.m. local time, a civilian salesman in Ferndale, Michigan reported seeing objects in the sky. The night was described as very clear. The witness was…
Grand Rapids, MI
1957 · unknown
On November 12, 1957, a civilian near Grand Rapids, Michigan reported one round white object the size of a baseball. The object was seen at dusk for about 40 minutes. The Air Forc…
Hastings, MI
1957 · unknown
On the night of July 16, 1957, five moving lights appeared in the sky near Hastings, Michigan, startling several witnesses. The first object came into view from the west and looked…
Wayne, MI
1957 · unknown
On the late afternoon of November 26, 1957, the U.S. Air Force picked up a damaged object in Wayne, Michigan. According to the case file, it had fallen from the sky the night befor…

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Browse sightings by year

1947 51 1948 90 1949 236 1950 167 1951 124 1952 471 1953 326 1954 350 1955 344 1956 417 1957 559 1958 359 1959 268 1960 340 1961 408 1962 346 1963 123

Detroit, MI

Ferndale, MI

Grand Rapids, MI

Hastings, MI

Wayne, MI