Project Blue Book Case Files

On April 29, 1952, near Coldwater, Ohio, a civilian and three other people reported an unidentified object. The sighting happened at 1940 (7:40 p.m.). The witness called the Air Te…

In April 1952, near Columbus, Indiana, a large fireball was reported in the sky. Witnesses described it as fire colored and circular, with a tail. The ball of fire was said to be a…

This report covers two sightings near Dayton, Ohio. Late on August 31, 1952, about 11:45 p.m., a base duty officer received a call from the Piqua, Ohio police about a sighting nort…

On the evening of April 29, 1952, a civilian working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, spotted an unusual object in the sky. He was looking toward the east from…

On the evening of July 28, 1952, a technical draftsman at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, observed an unusual object in the night sky along with his wife. The man…

In October 1952, four civilian observers in Dayton, Ohio reported seeing two bright orange or yellow lights moving slowly through the sky together. According to the witnesses, the…

On the evening of August 7, 1952, a woman in Dayton, Ohio called to report seeing two disc-shaped objects in the sky. Her son had called her outside around 7 p.m. to look at someth…

On August 29, 1952, an astronomer at Perkins Observatory near Delaware, Ohio saw something unusual in the night sky. Using the observatory's telescope, a 5-inch refractor with 80 t…

On May 12, 1952, near Kenton, Ohio, a civilian commercial pilot and former Navy pilot reported an unidentified object. The sighting happened at 2116 (9:16 p.m.). The witness called…

On the night of May 29, 1952, around 11:00 p.m. Eastern time, two Air Force officers watched the sky over Tipp City, Ohio, through a 6-inch telescope. One officer, a physicist, and…

On October 23, 1952, three people driving west on US Route 20 about ten miles west of Toledo, Ohio saw six yellow-orange objects flying due south across the sky. The observers stop…

On May 14, 1952, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, a college senior reported an unidentified flying object. The sighting happened between about 12:50 and 12:55 a.m. while the witness was wa…