In the summer of 1947, the United States experienced an unprecedented wave of UFO sightings, which left many citizens and military personnel puzzled and intrigued. The Roswell incident is often the most discussed event from this period, but numerous other sightings occurred across the country around that time, including one in Spokane, Washington.
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.