Project Blue Book Case Files

On April 23, 1953, a person in Addison, New York saw a small white object in the sky that appeared to glow at the top and bottom, with a black stripe running vertically down its ce…

On July 16, 1953, a witness in Brooklyn, New York, reported an object in the night sky. The source was a civilian. The witness was lying down on a rooftop and happened to notice t…

On March 19, 1953, starting at about 2105 (9:05 p.m.) Eastern time, civilians reported a glowing object near Cape Vincent, New York. The report reached the 655th Aircraft Control a…

On March 21, 1953, at about 1505 (3:05 p.m.) Eastern time, two civilian ground observers reported objects over Elmira, New York. The witnesses were Mr. Holup and Jack O'Neil of a g…

# Hampton Bays UFO Sightings, June-November 1953 On the night of June 24, 1953, a woman in Hampton Bays, Long Island, reported seeing an enormous disc-shaped craft hover above a m…

On the evening of November 2, 1953, a New York City police officer riding a bus from Idlewild Airport spotted six unidentified objects hovering over the airport. The man reported s…

On September 3, 1953, about 2300 (11:00 p.m.) local time, civilians saw an object from a beach at Jones Beach State Park, New York. The witnesses were a man and his wife standing a…

On July 3, 1953, around 3:15 to 3:30 p.m., two civilian witnesses in Middletown, New York spotted an unusual object from Fancher Davidge Park on the north side of town. The witness…

On January 28, 1953, at around 10:35 p.m., several residents of Long Island, New York, and one observer in Pennsylvania witnessed a bright, fireball-shaped object traveling from no…

On March 1, 1953, at 1104 (11:04 a.m.) Zulu time, a qualified ground observer in Olean, New York reported seeing a round, red object flying very high and heading south at great spe…

On February 23, 1953, between 0120 and 0125 (about 1:20 a.m.) Eastern time, a civilian man reported an unidentified light over Queens, New York. The case was investigated by the Of…

On December 11, 1953, four civilian witnesses in Rome, New York, observed a bright ball of light moving from east to west across the sky. The object brightened and then faded out.…

On January 26, 1953, at 1:20 p.m., an airman at Sampson Air Force Base in Geneva, New York, saw a large rectangular object glowing in the sky. The object was roughly 150 feet long…

On the morning of October 9, 1953, a woman living in quarters near Sampson Air Force Base Hospital in Geneva, New York, heard an unusual loud roaring noise coming from the northeas…

On April 29, 1953, at about 1125 (11:25 a.m.) Eastern time, civilians reported an object over Syracuse, New York. The witnesses were several women, including two named in the repor…

On January 15, 1953, a civilian Civil Defense ground observer saw objects from a tower in Westhampton Beach, New York. The first object appeared at about 6:40 p.m. The witness was…

On June 28, 1953, at 8:23 p.m., a civilian airline pilot near White Plains, New York reported observing one circular, slightly elongated dark object. The object was approximately 5…