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.
16 cases in WA from 1956 · page 1 of 1
Bellingham, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Bremerton, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Bremerton, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Kelso, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Kingston, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Lake Washington Area Seattle, WA
1956 · unknownIn 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…
Longview, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
McChord AFB, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Puyallup, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Samish Island, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Seattle, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Spokane, WA
1956 · unknownIn 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…
Steilacoom, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Tacoma, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Tacoma, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
Vancouver, WA
1956 · unknownOn 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…
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