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.
6 cases in MI from 1959 · page 1 of 1
5 Mi N of Ann Arbor, MI
1959 · unknownAt 1:30 a.m. on March 22, 1959, a man and woman driving on a country road north of Ann Arbor, Michigan, spotted a strange object in the sky. They described it as egg shaped with a…
Clarkston, MI
1959 · unknownOn a cold, clear night in late November or early December 1959, a couple in Clarkston, Michigan saw a bright object in the sky and took a photograph. The object was egg-shaped, abo…
Detroit, MI
1959 · unknownOn April 19, 1959, at about 0352Z, a witness near Detroit, Michigan, reported a bright object at night. The sighting was reported through the Air Force's unidentified flying object…
Ecrose, MI
1959 · unknownOn June 19, 1959, in Ecrose, Michigan, a witness reported seeing a blue and white object cross the sky at 11 p.m. The object moved in a quick streak and lasted less than 30 seconds…
Farmington, MI
1959 · unknownOn November 29, 1959, a motorist driving near Farmington, Michigan saw approximately eight small objects flying in formation ahead of his car. The objects were dark on top and ligh…
West Branch, MI
1959 · unknownOn the evening of November 29, 1959, near West Branch, Michigan, an observer spotted eight evenly spaced objects in the sky for about three seconds. The objects appeared to be red…
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