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.
8 cases in WA from 1949 · page 1 of 1
Hansville, WA
1949 · unknownOn the evening of August 28, 1949, four civilians near Hansville, Washington, reported seeing flying discs. The sighting happened about 6 p.m., between roughly 6:00 and 6:30. Two m…
Longview, WA
1949 · unknownOn the morning of July 3, 1949, a commander with the U.S. Navy Reserve sighted what he believed to be a flying disc near Longview, Washington. The observer was standing at the airp…
Moses Lake AFB, WA
1949 · unknownOn the morning of May 23, 1949, military personnel at Moses Lake Air Force Base in Washington reported a single silver object high in the sky. Witnesses said it looked very small f…
Moses Lake Air Force Base, WA
1949 · unknownOn the afternoon of May 21, 1949, radar operators at Hanford Atomic Plant in eastern Washington spotted what they believed was a flying saucer and called Moses Lake Air Force Base…
Pullman, WA
1949 · unknownOn July 13, 1949, at about 1430 to 1500 (2:30 to 3:00 p.m.), four civilian workers saw three objects near Pullman, Washington. They were at the Union Pacific railroad yards. An Air…
Puyallup, WA
1949 · unknownOn July 27, 1949, at about dusk, a military-connected witness reported an object near Puyallup, Washington. The witness operated a small airstrip and did crop dusting, and had been…
Seattle, WA
1949 · unknownOn August 15, 1949, a civilian mail carrier in Seattle, Washington, reported seeing four objects in the sky. The time was about 2:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. He had just stepped…
Spokane, WA
1949 · unknownOn the evening of July 26, 1949, a commercial pilot in Spokane, Washington reported seeing eight disc-shaped objects in the sky. The man was at home when he heard a sound like a fo…
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