Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident - Project U.F.O. [ Project UFO ]

First aired on Sunday, February 19, 1978

Rerun on Sunday, June 25, 1978

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Debut:  Based on Air Force records, this series dramatizes UFO incidents as investigated by the fictional Maj. Jake Gatlin (William Jordan) and Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz (Caskey Swaim).  Their first probe involves a strange object reported by several persons, tracked on radar and given chase by a fighter pilot who dived to his death. Libby: Aldine King. (60 min.)

Guest Cast

Helen McNair...............Anne Schedeen

Operations Director..........Len Wayland

Martha Carlyle..............Frances Reid

TV Guide for Rerun on Sunday, June 25, 1978

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Episode Restoration Side-By-Side:

The original February 19, 1978 NBC airing used as the base of my restoration

was posted on April 30, 2018 by YouTuber FuzzyMemories.TV

We thank you greatly for preserving and posting this!

Below from The Salisbury Post (Salisbury, North Carolina) Sun, Apr 23, 1978 Page 13

As part of a larger article about Caskey Swiam

Note that this ad as published above is 

over 2 months late to advertise the premier episode #4001.

I find it very strange that the TV Guide never showed this ad 

promoting the actual premier on February 19, 1978.

AND, only a few local newspapers across the USA did:

Salinas Californian · Saturday, February 18, 1978 p2