Document Collection

Project Blue Book (Supplemental)

2 documents 1965–1966

Project 10073 Record: Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object, Santa Ana, California, 3 August 1965

📅 3 August 1965📍 Santa Ana, CaliforniaForeign Technology Division (FTD)

Rex E. Heflin reported and photographed a UFO in Santa Ana, California, on 3 August 1965. The Air Force officially concluded the incident was a hoax, suggesting the photographs were of a small model placed close to the camera.

Report on the Dexter-Hillsdale, Michigan UFO Sightings of 20-21 March 1966

📅 20-21 March 1966📍 Dexter and Hillsdale, MichiganAir Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC)

Dr. J. Allen Hynek investigated UFO sightings in Michigan in March 1966 and concluded they were likely caused by swamp gas. The report highlights the difficulty of conducting scientific investigations under intense media pressure.