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.

StateOH 371 CA 274 TX 242 NY 167 FL 110 NM 92 MI 90 WA 89 IL 81 PA 78 MD 73 CO 72

Year1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

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5 cases in WA from 1962 · page 1 of 1

Keller, WA
1962 · unknown
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…
MONTANA Moses Lake, WA
1962 · unknown
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…
Orcas Island, WA
1962 · unknown
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,…
Quincy, WA
1962 · unknown
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…
Snohomish, WA
1962 · unknown
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…

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Browse sightings by year

1947 51 1948 90 1949 236 1950 167 1951 124 1952 471 1953 326 1954 350 1955 344 1956 417 1957 559 1958 359 1959 268 1960 340 1961 408 1962 346 1963 123

Keller, WA

MONTANA Moses Lake, WA

Orcas Island, WA

Quincy, WA

Snohomish, WA