Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Project UFO' from 1970-1982:
- Aldine King as Libby Virdon (1978-1979)
- Caskey Swaim as Staff Sgt. Harry Fitz (1978-1979)
- Edward Winter as Capt. Ben Ryan (1978-1979)
- William Jordan as Maj. Jake Gatlin (1978)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Project UFO':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Harold Jack Bloom D: Richard Quine
With Anne Schedeen (Helen McNair), Len Wayland (Operations Director), Frances Reid (Martha Carlyle), Lin McCarthy (Senior Controller), Hoke Howell (Burke), John Findlater (Lt. Gary McNair).
Debut of a series featuring dramatizations of cases taken from the U.S. Air Force's "Project Blue Book". Tonight, a woman in Virginia claims a robot-like creature descended from a hovering craft to take soil samples, and an Air Force pilot crashes while pursuing an unidentified flying object over Washington, D.C.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Harold Jack Bloom D: Robert M. Leeds
With Barbara Luna (Helen Ramirez), Mills Watson (Barney Tomlinson), David Yanez (Pauley Ramirez), Colby Chester (Jim), Olan Soule (George La Tourette), Parley Baer (Tom Fairly).
An investigative team looks into reported sightings in a small town and determines that a young boy, who is reluctant to reveal what he saw, may hold the key.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Donald L. Gold, Lester William Berke D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
With Rod Perry (Robert Lee Armstrong), Frank Aletter (Milton Short), Herbert Rudley (Marsden), Kim Hamilton (Diane Armstrong), Gary Crosby (Maynard Timmons), Rod Cameron (Chief Gaffrey), Paul Tuerpe (Sam Carver), Don Ross (Frank Marco).
A black policeman in a predominantly white town reports the landing of a strange craft, but the ridicule of the townspeople causes him to doubt himself and almost results in the loss of his job.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Donald L. Gold, Lester William Berke D: Robert M. Leeds
With Leif Erickson (Fredrick Carlson), Maggie King (Jeannie Carlson), Claude Johnson (Martin Carlson), Ezra Stone (Prof. Hollander), Virginia Gregg (Greta Marshall), Lou Frizzell (Alex Marshall), Malachi Throne (Dr. Forrest), Richard Derr (Darryl Cochran), Jack Ging (Captain Gordon), Peggy Webber (Helen Carlson).
A rancher and his family are attacked by alien creatures.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Sean Baine D: Dennis Donnelly
With Paul Picerni (Ed Mason), Edward Winter (Brad Everett), Kenneth Mars (Gus Shaftner), Anthony Eisley (Charles Lundman), Darrell Larson (Danny Peterson), Joan Freeman (Peggy Williams).
A boomerang-shaped vehicle chases a commercial airliner; a would-be politician says he was almost "barbecued" by a UFO.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Robert Blees D: Robert M. Leeds
With Scott Hylands (Lt. Paul Staley), Andrew Duggan (Dr. O'Neill), Adrienne Larussa (Cynthia Staley), Buck Young (Maj. Birnham), Hank Brandt (Colonel Fox), Donna Douglas (Wendy), Robert Patten (Capt. Selvidge).
His career and marriage are jeopardized when an Air Force lieutenant claims that he has seen four glowing, disk-shaped objects and a huge mother ship.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Donald L. Gold D: Dennis Donnelly
With Stephen Hudis (Jerry Daniels), Michael F. Blake (Clay Munson), Tim Donnelly (Stu Hadley), Stacy Keach Sr. (Mr. Mathis), Skip Homeier (Lt. Coogan), Cindy Eilbacher (Marcy Corning), Deborah Donnelly (Ellie Hammond), Christopher Woods (Lt. Carmichael), Don Dubbins (Charles Hamlin), Sam Edwards (Herb), Vic Perrin (Pete), Radames Pera (Eddie).
Two high school seniors, parked in the woods with their dates, see a huge saucer-shaped vehicle hovering above them; a duck hunter claims to have photographed a UFO.
Season 1, episode 8
W: Donald L. Gold D: Robert M. Leeds
With Buckley Norris (Dave Chapman), Jack Sheldon (Mike Kirby), Peggy Webber (Emma Smith), Joseph Ruskin (Gist), Darlene Duralia (Cindy Carroll), Dana House (Francine Roth).
Two men are trapped in an aerial tramway car after a large UFO pursues them and bathes them in an intense white light that causes a power failure.
Season 1, episode 9
W: Donald L. Gold D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
With Jacques Aubuchon (Marchand), Eric Braeden (Paul Gerard), Maria Grimm (Michelle Tanner), Morgan Woodward (Carlton Tanner), Kip Niven (John Tanner).
The son of a presidential envoy supposedly is abducted in a flying saucer.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Michael Donovan D: Dennis Donnelly
With Craig Stevens (Col. Delany), Anthony Geary (Darryl Biggs), Shane Sinutko (Timmy Delany), S. Newton Anderson (Jim Croft), Dr. Joyce Brothers (Dr. Paulson), Howard Culver (Dr. Bensinger), Winter Horton (Paul Radcliffe).
A boys military academy is blanketed by a web-like substance; a hunter is attacked by an alien robot.
Season 1, episode 11
W: Robert Blees D: Robert M. Leeds
With Alf Kjellin (Carl Youngstrom), David Hedison (Fredrick Flanagan), Linda Foster (Kristie Shields), Marta Kristen (Anita).
Alien beings exchange a lotus-shaped loaf of bread for a jug of earthly water.
Season 1, episode 12
W: Robert Blees D: Dennis Donnelly
With Elaine Joyce (Theresa Ball), Jack Hogan (Max Stacey), Paul Brinegar (Arley McCoy), Ann Doran (Annie Butler), Robert Ginty (Jeff Peters), Robert Patten (Col. Davis), Scott Garrett (Andy).
Major Gatlin and Sergeant Fitz find themselves under investigation by the government after reporting a UFO.
Season 1, episode 13
W: James Moser D: Robert M. Leeds
With Pamela Franklin (Sister Lucy), Amzie Strickland (Sister Anne), Virginia Gregg (Sister Superior), David Watson (Monsignor Killian), Val De Vargus (Sheriff Diaz).
Two nuns encounter a UFO on the grounds of their convent.
September 21, 1978: Sighting 4015: The Underwater Incident
Season 2, episode 1
W: Steve Downing, Margaret Armen, Alf Harris, Robert Blees D: John Patterson
With Scott Thomas (Paul Marshall), Caroline McWilliams (Eve Summers), Laurette Spang (Linda Collins), Allen Case (Cmdr. Bell).
Season premiere. A charter boat is rammed by a UFO and a marine biologist is found unconscious on a stretch of beach that is unmarked by either tracks or footprints.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Robert Blees D: John Patterson
With Kim Hunter (Dr. Samantha), Jared Martin (Dr. Jon Robinson), Jenny Sullivan (Dr. Linda Robinson), Bob Delegall (Captain Harlan), Isaac Ruiz (Captain Harlan), Allan Miller (Bill Gillette).
One summer night, a California college professor and some friends witness and photograph two bluish-green V-shaped UFOs, which returned for the rest of the townspeople to see the following night.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Andrew Burke D: Robert M. Leeds
With Randolph Mantooth (Tim Jenkins), Cameron Mitchell (Donald Worth), Donald May (Richard McLane), Brad Dexter (Lew Perrino), Melodie Johnson (Aileen Jenkins).
A cargo plane navigator mysteriously changes his story about a bizarre UFO sighting over the Yukon border.
Season 2, episode 4
W: Greg Heffernan D: Robert M. Leeds
With Trish Stewart (Lisa Forman), William Reynolds (Roger Forman), Kim Richards (Amy Forman), Miles Shearer (Lt. Col. Hutton).
Four bright blue and white UFO's spiraling at incredible speed are captured on film by a young woman with a history of mental illness.
Season 2, episode 5
W: Donald L. Gold, George Slavin D: John Patterson
With Mark Slade (Roy Layton), Marie Windsor (Cara Layton), Anne Lockhart (Ann Booth), Olan Soule (Prof. Diedler).
A student pilot flying a T-34 sights a UFO and buzzes a restricted area while chasing it.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Robert C. Dennis D: Robert M. Leeds
With Michael Strong (Robinson), Gary Crosby (Ed Norwood), Norman Burton (Dr. Greiner), Elaine Devry (Mrs. Robinson), Henry Jones (Harold Moon), Bradley Greene (Terry Robinson), Barry Cahill (Don Barry).
Three prominent businessmen are attacked by a UFO while on a fishing trip, and one is able to catch it on film.
Season 2, episode 7
W: Donald L. Gold, Andrew Burke, Ben Masselink D: Robert M. Leeds
With Marlyn Mason (Donna Sanders), Cal Bellini (Peter Ucki), Ken Renard (Manuku), Sam Tampoya (Timi), James Olson (Dr. Sanders).
A doctor and three natives of a South Pacific island sight a UFO, but the natives later deny it.
Season 2, episode 8
W: Larry Alexander, George F. Slavin D: Lawrence Dobkin
With Josh Albee (Charlie), Anna Karen (Clara), Leslie Ackerman (Laurie Pawling), William Bogert (Timothy Hooper), Dr. Joyce Brothers (Dr. Siginaw).
A student who witnessed a UFO is warned not to tell anyone by a gypsy woman.
Season 2, episode 9
W: Buck Houghton D: Richard Moder
With Pamelyn Ferdin (Cindy Harper), Whit Bissell (Harper), Malachi Throne (Prof. Lazlo).
A large but extremely delicate UFO hovers over a 10-year-old on girl a beach, and plays her a startling message which echoes a signal sent from earth 15 years ago.
Season 2, episode 10
W: Albert Aley, George F. Slavin D: Robert M. Leeds
With Russell Wiggins (Andy McMurtry), Jim B. Smith (Chief Morton), Lou Frizzell (Luke Primrose), Joyce Jameson (Ella Primrose), Scott Mulhern (Sgt. Larkin), Kenneth Tigar (Ron Denby), Steve Patrick (Chris Sherwood), Brian Part (Sam Robbins).
A Vietnam veteran, hiding a secret from his past, refuses to reveal information about his UFO sighting.
Season 2, episode 11
W: Donald L. Gold D: Robert M. Leeds
With Peter Brown (Steve Rollins), John Anderson (Captain Bergstad), Morey Amsterdam (Ollie Hyers), Jayne Meadows (Marlene Baker), Raymond Mayo (Helmsman), Donna Douglas (Mrs. Ferrell), Ed Deemer (Radio Operator).
The passengers and crew of an ocean liner on a transatlantic journey to America report seeing flying saucers and alien beings.
Season 2, episode 12
W: T.S. Cook D: Rich Greer
With Fred Holliday (Chuck Ryerson), Linda Foster (Janet Ryerson), Robert Patten (Felix Webster), Olan Soule (Emerson Keyes), Christopher Woods (Tom Pederson), Vic Perrin (Rashoon), Sam Edwards (Airport Manager).
A family living at the top of a high-rise apartment reports sighting a series of bizarre objects.
Season 2, episode 13
W: Robert Blees D: Rich Greer
With Rebecca York (Kay Galloway), W.K. Stratton (Doug Deweiler), Thomas A. Stewart (Roland Highbie), Fred Holliday (Captain Moran), Lloyd Alan (Jonathan Ames).
A student pilot sights a UFO and dives toward earth, only to face expulsion when no one believes her story. (Last show of the series.)