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 TX from 1956 · page 1 of 1
20 Mi W Punk City, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn October 1, 1956, a civilian airline captain observed unusual lights about 20 miles west of Punk City, Texas. The witness reported two white and bright trailing lights that emitt…
Amarillo, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn August 1, 1956, at 0400 (4 a.m.), a Dallas man named J.G. Kirby was driving back to Dallas from Colorado Springs via Amarillo, Texas, when he and his wife and two children obser…
Amarillo, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn the night of August 1, 1956, observers near Amarillo, Texas reported seeing a bright trajectory in the sky about ten miles to the southeast. The sighting lasted two hours and fi…
Bandera, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn the evening of June 18, 1956, a witness in Bandera, Texas saw several glowing objects in the sky. The witness was indoors looking out a window when the first object appeared. Ov…
Brooks AFB, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn September 28, 1956, military observers at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas reported two round, white objects about the size of a pea held at arm's length. The objects were not in fo…
Cedar Hill, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn February 27, 1956, at 4:10 a.m. local time, a civilian in Cedar Hill, Texas reported observing an egg-shaped object with golden yellow coloring. The object moved straight up and…
Dallas, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn June 20, 1956, near Dallas, Texas, a civilian reported one object. It was a ground visual sighting. The object was in view for about three seconds. The object was delta wing sh…
Lamesa, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn October 3, 1956, a military aircrew near Lamesa, Texas saw one bright metallic gold object. It looked round or oblong, about the size of a dime at arm's length, and had an exhau…
Lubbock, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn the night of October 27, 1956, seven people reported sighting unidentified flying objects from the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot near Crane, Indiana. Six witnesses at Crane Villag…
McKinney, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn April 4, 1956, a civilian at McKinney, Texas, reported one object that was watched for about six hours. The witness was the local Weather Bureau observer, and an amateur astrono…
San Antonio, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn July 23, 1956, civilians and military personnel in San Antonio, Texas reported seeing one round, very bright object about the size of a dime at arm's length. The object was silv…
San Antonio, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn September 22, 1956, at about 3:45 a.m., four observers at or near Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas reported one round, intensely bright white object about the size of…
Temple, TX
1956 · unidentifiedOn July 31, 1956, around 8:20 a.m. local time, a civilian in Temple, Texas, reported a single object. The sighting lasted about one and a half to two minutes. The object was seen t…
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