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The Best Episodes of Project Blue Book

Every episode of Project Blue Book ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Project Blue Book!

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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Best Episodes Summary

"Operation Mainbrace" is the best rated episode of "Project Blue Book". It scored 8.8/10 based on 530 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/24/2020. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Washington Merry-Go Round".

  • Operation Mainbrace
    8.8/10530 votes
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    #1 - Operation Mainbrace

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2020

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Washington Merry-Go Round
    8.3/10645 votes
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    #2 - The Washington Merry-Go Round

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2019

    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

  • Area 51
    8.3/10526 votes
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    #3 - Area 51

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/2020

    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: N/A

  • The Roswell Incident (2)
    8.2/10507 votes
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    #4 - The Roswell Incident (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/2020

    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

  • What Lies Beneath
    8.2/10438 votes
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    #5 - What Lies Beneath

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2020

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Broken Arrow
    8.2/10434 votes
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    #6 - Broken Arrow

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2020

    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: N/A

  • Close Encounters
    8.1/10492 votes
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    #7 - Close Encounters

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2020

    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: N/A

  • Abduction
    8.0/10626 votes
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    #8 - Abduction

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2019

    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

    Writer: David O'Leary, Sean Jablonski

  • The Roswell Incident (1)
    8.0/10573 votes
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    #9 - The Roswell Incident (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2020

    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

  • The Lubbock Lights
    7.9/10831 votes
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    #10 - The Lubbock Lights

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2019

    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

    Writer: David O'Leary, Harley Peyton

  • Operation Paperclip
    7.9/10762 votes
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    #11 - Operation Paperclip

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2019

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

    Director: Pete Travis

    Writer: David O'Leary, Thania St. John

  • Foo Fighters
    7.8/10700 votes
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    #12 - Foo Fighters

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2019

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

    Director: Norma Bailey

    Writer: David O'Leary, Emily Brochin

  • The Flatwoods Monster
    7.7/10923 votes
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    #13 - The Flatwoods Monster

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2019

    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

  • The Green Fireballs
    7.7/10684 votes
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    #14 - The Green Fireballs

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2019

    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

  • The Scoutmaster
    7.7/10634 votes
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    #15 - The Scoutmaster

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2019

    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

    Writer: David O'Leary, Aaron Rapke, Stewart Kaye

  • War Games
    7.7/10626 votes
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    #16 - War Games

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2019

    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

    Writer: David O'Leary, Thania St. John

  • Hopkinsville
    7.7/10468 votes
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    #17 - Hopkinsville

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2020

    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

  • The Men in Black
    7.7/10452 votes
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    #18 - The Men in Black

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2020

    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: N/A

  • Curse of the Skinwalker
    7.7/10452 votes
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    #19 - Curse of the Skinwalker

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2020

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

    Director: Norma Bailey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fuller Dogfight
    7.6/101,130 votes
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    #20 - The Fuller Dogfight

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2019

    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