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The Best Episodes of Project Blue Book

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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”.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 10 - Operation Mainbrace
    8.8/10(552 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 10 - The Washington Merry-Go Round
    8.3/10(664 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.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:David O'Leary

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  3. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 3 - Area 51
    8.3/10(545 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.

    Director:Pete Travis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 2 - The Roswell Incident (2)
    8.2/10(527 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.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Sean Jablonski

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  5. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 8 - What Lies Beneath
    8.2/10(458 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 9 - Broken Arrow
    8.2/10(455 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.

    Director:Norma Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 6 - Close Encounters
    8.1/10(515 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.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 9 - Abduction
    8.0/10(646 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.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:David O'Leary, Sean Jablonski

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  9. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 1 - The Roswell Incident (1)
    8.0/10(593 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.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:David O'Leary

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  10. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 3 - The Lubbock Lights
    7.9/10(847 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.

    Director:Pete Travis
    Writers:David O'Leary, Harley Peyton

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  11. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 4 - Operation Paperclip
    7.9/10(779 votes)

    #11 - Operation Paperclip

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Pete Travis
    Writers:David O'Leary, Thania St. John

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  12. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 5 - Foo Fighters
    7.8/10(717 votes)

    #12 - Foo Fighters

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Norma Bailey
    Writers:David O'Leary, Emily Brochin

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  13. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 2 - The Flatwoods Monster
    7.7/10(943 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.

    Director:Robert Stromberg
    Writer:Sean Jablonski

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  14. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 6 - The Green Fireballs
    7.7/10(702 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.

    Director:Norma Bailey
    Writer:David O'Leary

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  15. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 7 - The Scoutmaster
    7.7/10(653 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.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writers:David O'Leary, Stewart Kaye, Aaron Rapke

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  16. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 8 - War Games
    7.7/10(645 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.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writers:David O'Leary, Thania St. John

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  17. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 4 - Hopkinsville
    7.7/10(488 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.

    Director:Pete Travis
    Writer:Harley Peyton

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  18. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 5 - The Men in Black
    7.7/10(472 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.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Project Blue Book Season 2 Episode 7 - Curse of the Skinwalker
    7.7/10(474 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.

    Director:Norma Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Project Blue Book Season 1 Episode 1 - The Fuller Dogfight
    7.6/10(1153 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.

    Director:Robert Stromberg
    Writer:David O'Leary

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Best Episodes Summary

"Operation Mainbrace" is the best rated episode of "Project Blue Book". It scored 8.8/10 based on 552 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/24/2020. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Washington Merry-Go Round".