SIGHTINGS

In 1953, military personnel at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota reported a UFO sighting that defied explanation. This case study from Project Blue Book examines the incident, detailing the object’s advanced maneuvers and the witnesses' accounts.

On March 17, 1950, the small town of Farmington, New Mexico, became the site of one of the largest mass UFO sightings in history. Known as the Farmington Armada, this mysterious event left hundreds of witnesses and researchers alike searching for answers to this day.

In 1950, NICK MARIANA filmed two UFOs over Great Falls, Montana. This incident remains one of the most significant and well-documented early UFO sightings in U.S. history.

The Chiles-Whitted UFO Incident occurred on July 24, 1948, when two commercial airline pilots, Captain Clarence S. Chiles and co-pilot John B. Whitted, reported a close encounter with an unidentified flying object during a flight from Houston to Atlanta. The pilots described seeing a cigar-shaped craft with no visible wings or tail, emitting a bright bluish light and passing within a few hundred feet of their DC-3 aircraft. The object reportedly shot upward into the clouds at a tremendous...

On June 21, 1947, Harold Dahl, a harbor patrolman, was on a routine boat patrol near Maury Island in Puget Sound, Washington. Dahl, along with his son Charles, two crewmen, and a dog, witnessed an extraordinary event that would change their lives forever. As they navigated the waters, they noticed six doughnut-shaped objects hovering in the sky above them. The objects, metallic in appearance and approximately 100 feet in diameter, moved silently and appeared to be observing the area....

On October 1, 1948, George F. Gorman, a World War II veteran and pilot in the North Dakota Air National Guard, found himself in an unprecedented situation. While flying a routine training mission in his P-51 Mustang, Gorman encountered a strange, highly maneuverable object that led to an aerial pursuit. The encounter, which lasted for approximately 27 minutes, involved high-speed chases, evasive maneuvers, and extreme G-forces, pushing Gorman’s aircraft and his skills to the limit. The object was never...

The summer of 1952 is remembered as a period of intense UFO activity, particularly in the skies over Washington, D.C. Known as the "1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Incident" or the "Washington Flap," these sightings stand out as some of the most credible and well-documented encounters in UFO history. Multiple unidentified flying objects were observed over the nation's capital, both visually and on radar, causing widespread alarm and intense media coverage. The U.S. Air Force was compelled to respond publicly,...

The Wytheville UFO incident is one of the most intriguing and well-documented UFO encounters in American history. It took place in the small town of Wytheville, Virginia, starting in October 1987, and continued through 1988. This series of sightings drew significant attention due to the involvement of local media, particularly radio broadcaster Danny Gordon, who played a pivotal role in bringing the incident to national prominence. The incident is remembered for the multiple sightings of large, unidentified flying objects...

The Kecksburg UFO incident is one of the most enduring and perplexing UFO cases in American history. Taking place in the small town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, the event has often been compared to the infamous Roswell incident due to its mysterious nature and the subsequent government secrecy that seemed to surround it. On December 9, 1965, a fiery object streaked across the skies of North America, drawing the attention of thousands of witnesses from Michigan to Pennsylvania. The object...

Kenneth Arnold, a seasoned pilot with over 9,000 hours of flying experience, was on a business trip in his Call Air A-2 airplane. On June 24, 1947, he was flying near Mount Rainier in search of a missing Marine Corps C-46 transport plane when he noticed a bright flash of light. Initially, Arnold thought it might be a reflection from another aircraft, but when he looked around, he saw a series of nine shiny, crescent-shaped objects flying in formation...