Project U.F.O. (1978): S01E01 – Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident

Introduction Project U.F.O. is an American television series which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1979. Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show was based loosely on the real-life Project Blue Book. The show was created by Jack Webb, who pored through US Air Force files looking for episode ideas. Outline A…

Andrew Marshall

27/06/2021

1–2 minutes

Drama, Military TV Series, Mystery, Project Blue Book, Science Fiction, UFO, UFO: Unidentified Flying Object, US Air Force

Introduction

Project U.F.O. is an American television series which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1979.

Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show was based loosely on the real-life Project Blue Book. The show was created by Jack Webb, who pored through US Air Force files looking for episode ideas.

Outline

A woman on a Virginia farm reports a strange object in her yard and a robot-like creature that communicates with her. Also, a US Air Force pilot chases a UFO and dies. Based loosely on both the 1952 Washington D.C. UFO incident and the Mantell UFO incident.

Project U.F.O. Series

You can find a full index and overview of Project U.F.O. here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 19 February 1978.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Rating: Unknown.
Country: US.
Language: English.