Project Blue Book Case Files

A man in Keller, Washington, reported seeing an unusual object cross the night sky on three consecutive nights in July 1962. On Tuesday night around 10:15 p.m., he first spotted wh…

In early October 1962, military personnel at Larson Air Force Base in Washington observed glowing objects in the sky during two separate incidents. The witnesses were three airmen…

On August 24, 1962, near Orcas Island, Washington, a civilian witness reported seeing four bright objects in the sky. The witness described the objects as very bright amber lights,…

In September 1962, a farmer in Quincy, Washington plowed his field and found a piece of metal on the ground. He forwarded it to the U.S. Air Force, wondering if it might be connect…

In September 1962, someone near Snohomish, Washington found a light grey, lightweight object and reported it to the Air Force. Because the discovery came shortly after the Soviet U…

On the morning of January 9, 1961, a resident of Bothell, Washington saw two unusual objects in the sky from the kitchen window of his ranch home, located about five and a half mil…

Several people near an Atlas missile site in Reardon, Washington, reported seeing bright lights in the sky on the nights of January 13 and 14, 1961. The witnesses described the obj…

On August 1, 1961, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported an unidentified flying object. The observer believed the object to be a balloon. The witness took photographs of the…

On January 15, 1961, southeast of Paine Field, Washington, a military pilot flying a T-33 aircraft at 35,000 feet observed a brilliant white object that resembled a strong spotligh…

On November 30, 1960, a woman in Bothell, Washington, saw something unusual while standing at her kitchen window. She described a brilliant white object, very large, that seemed to…

On November 6, 1960, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported two white circular objects. One object was above the other, with a size of street light. The objects had a bunch of…

On May 6, 1960, a civilian in Seattle sent a letter to the U.S. Air Force with four photographs he claimed showed unidentified flying objects. He said he had taken the pictures bet…

On the night of December 15, 1960, Captain Edward E. Johnson, a senior pilot for the U.S. Air Force, was flying a KC-135 tanker aircraft at 32,000 feet near Spokane, Washington. Hi…

On the night of September 20-21, 1960, three Air Force pilots saw an unusual object while flying training missions near Spokane, Washington. All three were flying F-89J interceptor…

On the night of July 19, 1960, people living near Tacoma, Washington reported seeing an unusual object in the sky. One witness spotted a bright yellow circular ball that changed co…

On the night of September 26, 1959, a civilian near Adna, Washington, saw three objects. The witness was a railroad section hand, rated unreliable in the report. The objects were r…

On the evening of January 19, 1959, two separate sightings occurred near Coleville, Washington. The first happened at 2030 (8:30 p.m.) when a farmer saw a cigar-shaped object about…

In January 1959, a person in Dryden, Washington, reported seeing a large silver object hanging motionless in the sky at 0920 (9:20 a.m.). The witness described the object as round…

On the night of February 13, 1959, a tower operator at Oak Harbor Naval Air Station in Whidbey Island, Washington, watched a bright green object emerge from the water around 2:50 p…

On the evening of October 2, 1959, military radar operators at Seattle tracked five unidentified objects on their screens. Several additional objects appeared but were not formally…

On June 22, 1958, military and civilian observers in Bremerton, Washington reported a round, white object six to eight inches in diameter. The object passed from south to north in…

On June 9, 1958, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force was flying an F-102 interceptor at around 40,000 feet near Puget Sound, Washington, when he spotted an unusual object in t…

On August 26, 1958, a civilian woman in Ridgefield, Washington, reported an unidentified flying object at about dusk. She described a little round ball of fire, yellowish-white in…

On October 22, 1958, a civilian in Soap Lake, Washington, reported a falling object in the sky. The witness worked as a factory service attendant. The object was round and reddish…

On the night of August 1, 1958, residents and military personnel near Tacoma, Washington reported seeing a bright, unusual object moving through the sky. Witnesses described the ob…

# A Sighting in Tacoma, June 1958 On June 26, 1958, at 16:02 (4:02 p.m.) Pacific time, a witness in Tacoma, Washington observed a circular object with a flame color traveling at e…

On December 8, 1957, at 12:02 a.m. near Bremerton, Washington, a civilian witness reported seeing a round object with a yellow glow. The object moved from 45 degrees in the east to…

On February 22, 1957, a civilian at Lake Stevens, Washington, reported a single object. The case was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified fl…

On June 14, 1957, at 11:21 a.m. local time, McChord Air Force Base in Washington detected a normal radar pip on ground radar that was lost in ground clutter. The radar signal showe…

# Seattle, Washington, October 1957 Two soldiers at a Nike missile battery near Seattle spotted something unusual in the sky while watching an airliner approach the airport. The t…

On April 29, 1957, at night, a husband and wife in Seattle, Washington reported a sighting while watching a comet. They were standing outside their home. The sky was clear and the…

On November 5, 1957, at 8:02 p.m., a civilian in West Port Washington, Washington reported sighting a round, white, medium-sized object that remained stationary and then faded away…

On March 8, 1956, a 72-year-old civilian at Bellingham, Washington, reported a single object. The report was made under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentif…

On January 29 and 30, 1956, witnesses at Bremerton, Washington, reported a strange object in the night sky. The Greenwich time ran from about 0248Z to 0254Z on January 30, with two…

On February 11, 1956, a witness saw a strange object over Bremerton, Washington. The Greenwich time was 0745Z on February 12. The sighting was at night, and the sky ranged from cle…

On June 25, 1956, in Kelso, Washington, a civilian observer reported seeing one small round object with a green flare and white light. The object moved back and forth for 51 minute…

On July 3, 1956, an Army observer in Kingston, Washington reported seeing one object the size of a dime at arm's length with unknown shape. The object appeared in the east-southeas…

In the evening of January 30, 1956, a 13-year-old Boy Scout in Seattle, Washington first spotted what he thought was an unusual object in the southeastern sky near his home. The ob…

On the morning of August 18, 1956, two civilians and one military observer near Longview, Washington watched a small, round, orange object move through the sky for about 48 minutes…

On January 23, 1956, at 4:00 p.m. local time, a circular disc-shaped object was sighted at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. The object measured one and a half feet in diameter…

On July 16, 1956, in Puyallup, Washington, a civilian reported one object at about 7:30 p.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The witness used binoculars of unknown pow…

On April 4, 1956, a local weather observer in McKinney, Texas spotted an unusual bright object in the afternoon sky near Samish Island, Washington. The object appeared stationary i…

On January 24, 1956, a civilian in Seattle, Washington reported seeing one oval-shaped object that was golden and glowing with a long tail. The sky was clear. The object was climbi…

In March 1956, a pilot flying near Spokane, Washington spotted an unusual blip on his radar scope. The blip moved rapidly upward across the scope and then faded away. Two other air…

On May 25, 1956, a civilian in Steilacoom, Washington reported observing one round object the size of a small jet aircraft. The object was pure white in color and remained stationa…

On the evening of August 18, 1956, a resident of Tacoma, Washington reported watching a round object about the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object alternated between bl…

On April 30, 1956, a civilian in Tacoma, Washington reported seeing an unusual object in the sky during daylight hours. The witness described a slim object about 2 inches wide and…

On July 29, 1956, civilian ground observers near Vancouver and Bellingham, Washington, reported objects in the sky. The sighting was recorded at 2230Z. One part lasted about one ho…

On July 22, 1955, in Aberdeen, Washington, a witness reported one balloon-shaped object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified…

On October 5, 1955, in Ellensburg, Washington, a civilian observer reported two round objects about the size of a football held together by what appeared to be a red band. The sigh…

# Case Summary: Kennewick, Washington, June 1955 In June 1955, Sergeant Gordon Richardson of the Kennewick, Washington Police Department reported seeing a large, shiny metal spher…

On June 8, 1955, a civilian near Paine Air Force Base, Washington saw a single object at night. The object moved on an erratic course and was still being watched when the report wa…

On June 22, 1955, near Samish Island, Washington, an object was reported as an unidentified flying object. The report came from both civilian and military sources. The sighting las…

On July 18, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported a white object shaped like a star. The witness worked at Boeing and had four other witnesses. The Air Force recorded t…

On June 28, 1955, at Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported one object. It was described as a silver glow moving parallel to the Washington coast. The Air Force card lists the c…

On July 31, 1955, in Spokane, Washington, a civilian reported one round, shiny object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified f…

On July 3, 1954, at approximately 1840 (6:40 p.m.) Pacific time, personnel at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington observed an unusual object in the sky. A witness on duty in the…

On the evening of May 31, 1954, a woman attending a drive-in movie theater near Napavine, Washington, reported seeing an unusual object descending toward the ground. She described…

On October 19, 1953, about 2135 (9:35 p.m.), military and civilian witnesses saw an object near Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. The main witness was an Air Force band se…

On February 18, 1953, a white object the size of a large aircraft appeared just above the horizon near Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. The object bore a bearing of 270 degrees f…