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.
7 cases in WA from 1953 · page 1 of 1
Bolling AFB, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn 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…
Bremerton, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn 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…
Colville, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn July 6, 1953, in the early morning over Colville, Washington, civilians reported an object in the sky. Three watchers at an observation tower saw it, and the sighting was report…
Larson AFB, Moses Lake, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn January 28, 1953, approximately 60 military and civilian personnel at Larson Air Force Base near Moses Lake, Washington observed an unidentified flying object. The sighting bega…
Lyle, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn March 30, 1953, a civilian observer in Lyle, Washington saw a bright object moving through the sky at 1505 PST (3:05 p.m.). The observer watched the object move southward from t…
Richland, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn July 15, 1953, a man in Richland, Washington reported spotting an unusual object in the sky while entertaining guests from Portland. The witness was an engineer with professiona…
Yakima, WA
1953 · unidentifiedOn October 16, 1953, in Yakima, Washington, a circular object with silver color was sighted. An Air Force pilot and co-pilot flying at 2,000 feet observed the object during dayligh…
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