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The Best Episodes of Project Blue Book Season 1

Every episode of Project Blue Book Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Project Blue Book Season 1!

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”.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:History

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Fuller Dogfight" is the best rated episode of "Project Blue Book" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 1128 votes. Directed by Robert Stromberg and written by David O'Leary, it aired on 1/8/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Flatwoods Monster".

  • The Fuller Dogfight
    7.6/101,128 votes

    #1 - 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

  • The Flatwoods Monster
    7.7/10921 votes

    #2 - 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 Lubbock Lights
    7.9/10829 votes

    #3 - 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
    7.9/10761 votes

    #4 - 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
    7.8/10699 votes

    #5 - 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 Green Fireballs
    7.7/10683 votes

    #6 - 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
    7.7/10633 votes

    #7 - 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, Stewart Kaye, Aaron Rapke

  • War Games
    7.7/10625 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Abduction
    8.0/10625 votes

    #9 - 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 Washington Merry-Go Round
    8.3/10644 votes

    #10 - 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