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A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book”.

2 Seasons
20 Episodes
Canceled
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Operation Mainbrace
8.8/10 (534 votes)

#1 Operation Mainbrace

S2:E10

Strange interlopers in the sky and sea, and the actions of a rogue admiral, threaten to turn a naval exercise into World War III. It's up to Hynek and Quinn to stop the rogue admiral.

episode image The Washington Merry-Go Round
8.3/10 (646 votes)

#2 The Washington Merry-Go Round

S1:E10

Washington D.C. is invaded by UFOs, and Hynek and Quinn must uncover the true nature of the threat before it's too late.

episode image Area 51
8.3/10 (529 votes)

#3 Area 51

S2:E3

Hynek and Quinn investigate reports of a soldier who was allegedly taken inside a flying saucer at a remote military base in Nevada, where they subsequently learn about the several reasons why the secrets contained in Area 51 should not be released.

episode image The Roswell Incident (2)
8.2/10 (510 votes)

#4 The Roswell Incident (2)

S2:E2

Hynek and Quinn nearly reach a potential culprit, which could take them to just where they need to be to discover the truth behind the famous Roswell incident.

episode image What Lies Beneath
8.2/10 (442 votes)

#5 What Lies Beneath

S2:E8

When sensitive material is stolen from Generals Harding and Valentine, Hynek and Quinn realize that their culprit is far closer to home than they could imagine, but so is undeniable evidence of a UFO conspiracy.

episode image Broken Arrow
8.2/10 (437 votes)

#6 Broken Arrow

S2:E9

When Hynek and Quinn track down a mysterious plane that has vanished in the Canadian wilderness, they must embark on a dangerous mission to recover its missing cargo.

episode image Close Encounters
8.1/10 (497 votes)

#7 Close Encounters

S2:E6

While reminiscing on the set of `Close Encounters of the Third Kind', Hynek recounts his experiences with the infamous Robertson Panel and the eccentric alien contactee for whom he put everything on the line.

episode image Abduction
8.0/10 (625 votes)

#8 Abduction

S1:E9

Hynek is drawn into a case from which he literally can't escape when a man arrives at Blue Book headquarters with his wife. The man claims he was abducted by aliens, and he plans to hold Hynek and Quinn hostage until he learns the truth.

episode image The Roswell Incident (1)
8.0/10 (575 votes)

#9 The Roswell Incident (1)

S2:E1

Hynek and Quinn follow General Harding to Roswell, New Mexico, where an anonymous townsperson has threatened to expose evidence to the world of an extraterrestrial crash-landing six years ago.

episode image The Lubbock Lights
7.9/10 (830 votes)

#10 The Lubbock Lights

S1:E3

When the citizens of Lubbock, Texas witness a mysterious V-shaped craft in the night sky, Hynek and Quinn are brought in to investigate the mass sighting. Based on the “Lubbock Lights” case.

episode image Operation Paperclip
7.9/10 (760 votes)

#11 Operation Paperclip

S1:E4

Quinn and Hynek are lead into a secret program involving the Operation Paperclip.

episode image Foo Fighters
7.8/10 (699 votes)

#12 Foo Fighters

S1:E5

Quinn and Hynek follow clues that lead them to a secret group who have witnessed strange lights.

episode image The Flatwoods Monster
7.7/10 (920 votes)

#13 The Flatwoods Monster

S1:E2

Dr. Hynek and Captain Quinn investigate a West Virginia case of a woman and her two children who witnessed a flying saucer crash near their farm and an alien being emerge from the fiery wreck; based on the Flatwoods Monster case.

episode image The Green Fireballs
7.7/10 (682 votes)

#14 The Green Fireballs

S1:E6

Mysterious green fireballs nearly cause a nuclear disaster during a weapons test, and Hynek and Quinn must investigate how it could have occurred.

episode image The Scoutmaster
7.7/10 (635 votes)

#15 The Scoutmaster

S1:E7

After a Scoutmaster vanishes when he and his troop witness a strange craft hovering in the woods, Hynek is sent to investigate for Project Blue Book, while Quinn is pulled into a rogue mission for General Harding.

episode image War Games
7.7/10 (626 votes)

#16 War Games

S1:E8

When a film emerges documenting an Army platoon under UFO attack, the Generals send Hynek and Quinn in to investigate, where they find the soldiers not only suffer from physical effects of war, but psychological ones as well.

episode image Hopkinsville
7.7/10 (470 votes)

#17 Hopkinsville

S2:E4

A supposed alien invades a rural home in Kentucky, which prompts the CIA to give Hynek and Quinn access to their top-secret program known as MK Ultra, which asserts that the alien attack has the potential to be the beginning of a larger plan.

episode image The Men in Black
7.7/10 (455 votes)

#18 The Men in Black

S2:E5

The mysterious Man in Black kidnaps Hynek, which sends Quinn on a mission with the CIA to follow him and rescue Hynek.

episode image Curse of the Skinwalker
7.7/10 (456 votes)

#19 Curse of the Skinwalker

S2:E7

Hynek and Quinn head to a Utah ranch to investigate a young family’s claims of unexplainable and dangerous phenomena.

episode image The Fuller Dogfight
7.6/10 (1129 votes)

#20 The Fuller Dogfight

S1:E1

Ohio State astrophysicist Dr. Allen Hynek is recruited by the Air Force into their top-secret program investigating UFOs called Project Blue Book. Partnered with Captain Michael Quinn, they investigate the case of a military pilot who survived a dogfight with an alien craft. Based on the "Gorman Dogfight" case.

Cast & Chracters

character image Allen Hynek

Allen Hynek

Actor: Aidan Gillen
character image Michael Quinn

Michael Quinn

Actor: Michael Malarkey
character image Mimi Hynek

Mimi Hynek

Actor: Laura Mennell
character image Susie Miller

Susie Miller

Actor: Ksenia Solo
character image James Harding

James Harding

Actor: Neal McDonough
character image Hugh Valentine

Hugh Valentine

Actor: Michael Harney

The highest rated episode of Project Blue Book is "Operation Mainbrace" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 534 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Fuller Dogfight" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 1,129 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Washington Merry-Go Round" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 646 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Fuller Dogfight" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 1,129 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Operation Mainbrace" (S2E10) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 534 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Hopkinsville" (S2E4) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 470 votes.

Name Department Job
Janessa Hitsman Art Set Decoration
Rick Willoughby Art Art Direction
Ross Dempster Art Production Design
C. Kim Miles Camera Director of Photography
Daryl Hartwell Camera "A" Camera Operator
François Dagenais Camera Director of Photography
Amy Hetland Costume & Make-Up Costume Set Supervisor
Carla Hetland Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Rebecca Lee Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer
Robert Paller Crew Special Effects Coordinator
John Scott Directing Director
Loni Peristere Directing Director
Martin Nicholson Editing Editor
Noah Pontell Editing Editor
Barry Jossen Production Executive Producer
Cecil O'Connor Production Producer
Chris Nguyen-Gia Production Co-Producer
Jack Rapke Production Executive Producer
Jacqueline Levine Production Executive Producer
Scot Boland Production Casting
Victoria Burrows Production Casting
Daniel Wohl Sound Original Music Composer
Jessica Harrison Sound Music Editor
Gillian Pearson Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer
John Gajdecki Visual Effects Visual Effects Supervisor
Alec Wells Writing Writer
Emily Brochin Writing Writer
Linda Burstyn Writing Writer

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