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.
13 cases in PA from 1954 · page 1 of 1
Elizabethtown, PA
1954 · unidentified# Summary On the evening of April 22, 1954, a civilian employee at Olmsted Air Force Base in Pennsylvania witnessed an unusual object in the sky near Elizabethtown. At around 9:47…
Northeast, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn the nights of December 4 and 5, 1954, a woman in Northeast, Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange object hovering near Lake Erie. She described it as bright orange, shaped like…
OLMSTED AFB, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn October 9, 1954, an observer at Olmsted Air Force Base in Pennsylvania watched a white, transparent object move across the sky for about 30 minutes. The object appeared to have…
Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn June 18, 1954, at 7:42 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, personnel at Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown, Pennsylvania spotted a round, silver object hovering to the southwest of th…
Philadelphia, PA
1954 · unidentifiedIn 1954, bright objects were reported over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sighting was made from the ground and filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unid…
Philadelphia, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn August 22, 1954, between 1940 and 2005 hours (7:40 p.m. and 8:05 p.m.), residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reported seeing unidentified objects in the sky. The objects wer…
Philadelphia, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn October 5, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a civilian witness reported observing eight objects in elliptical formation. The sighting occurred during daylight hours when the…
Pittsburg, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn March 11 and 12, 1954, anti-aircraft artillery units stationed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reported an unusual radar signal that sparked one of the most complex UFO investigat…
Price, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn February 23, 1954, in Price, Pennsylvania, a civilian witness observed a ball of fire that moved and disappeared over a hill, then started a fire. The sighting lasted 5 seconds.…
Reading, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn May 10, 1954, at about 11:20 p.m. in Reading, Pennsylvania, a 17-year-old civilian reported one object. He heard a roaring noise in the sky, looked up, and saw a glowing white o…
Seranton, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn the evening of March 12, 1954, a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania reported seeing an unusual object in the night sky while walking home. The man, a 31-year-old laborer, was he…
Wertherly, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn February 22, 1954, objects were reported over Wertherly, Pennsylvania. The sighting was made from the ground and filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for u…
YORK, PA
1954 · unidentifiedOn January 10, 1954, in York, Pennsylvania, one civilian witness reported seeing a bright moving object forming an arc or cone shape with a round base. Several people observed it t…
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