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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6 cases in NM from 1958 · page 1 of 1

Holloman AFB, NM
1958 · unknown
On the night of October 10, 1958, a civilian missile engineer reported an object near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in the Alamogordo area. He viewed it through binoculars f…
Huerfano Mesa, NM
1958 · unknown
On September 15, 1958, two color slides were taken near Huerfano Mesa, New Mexico, by a civilian. The photos showed a rainbow-like object in the sky. The case is part of Project 10…
Las Cruces, NM
1958 · unknown
On July 25, 1958, a leading astronomer near Las Cruces, New Mexico, reported an extremely bright object at 8:27 p.m. Mountain Time. He described an object far brighter than any pla…
Roswell, NM
1958 · unknown
On August 16, 1958, a witness at Roswell, New Mexico, reported an unidentified flying object at 0547Z (about night). The observer, described as a chief, saw a bright, intense flash…
S of Roswell, NM
1958 · unknown
On August 9, 1958 (10/0309Z), an airline pilot south of Roswell, New Mexico, reported an unidentified flying object from a C-46 aircraft at about 6,000 feet. The pilot described on…
Walker AFB, NM
1958 · unknown
On June 21, 1958, at Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico, a military observer reported seeing two pale gold objects in the night sky. The objects were circular and about the size o…

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Holloman AFB, NM

Huerfano Mesa, NM

Las Cruces, NM

Roswell, NM

S of Roswell, NM

Walker AFB, NM