Akron, OhioSeptember 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 2, 1960, a woman and her two children in Akron, Ohio, witnessed a series of unusual aerial objects. The main object was shiny, silver, and cigar-shaped. It moved from the northwest to the northeast across the sky. When it passed overhead, a small aircraft appeared to chase it. The object then made a sharp left turn and vanished quickly. About ten minutes later, another identical object appeared from the same northwest direction. The same pattern repeated, with a plane chasing the object until it disappeared. This sequence happened six times, each object departing from the northwest and being pursued by an aircraft before vanishing. The witnesses saw no vapor trails from any of the objects.

The Air Force's Public Information office requested that the woman and her two children complete detailed questionnaires and submit them to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The initial letter acknowledged that the report lacked sufficient detail for a valid conclusion. The case file shows that the witness wrote to General Fisher about the sighting, which prompted Air Force coordination across multiple offices. However, there is no indication in the available documents that the completed questionnaires were returned or that any further analysis was performed.

The case was ultimately listed as having insufficient data for evaluation. The file notes that based on the pattern of events, it was possible that "some type of training mission with drones or other configuration was in progress," but this remained speculation without additional information from the witnesses. The Air Force never formally concluded whether the objects were balloons, aircraft, drones, or something else.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, comprising 14 scanned pages.

Reported location

Akron, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

OH / US

Page count

14 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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i l. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS |
| ) ER | ye Ala 4 0 Woss Ealloon |
-D OU | Aron, Valo 3 Probably Bolloon |
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| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4, TYPE OF OBSERYATION
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| Local REP RELLY, | J Ground- Visual 0 Groeund-Rodor la Probebly Aircraft ]
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| | LAV1Li18D 0 Psssibly Astronomical
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| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 5 A ye gm og on |
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[Shiny silver colored object, cigar shaped, | Letter requesting additional informaticn
yserver moving Irom NW to NE. Whea obja2ct reached sent hut no answer returned. Without
jnall ol 1g0t appeared to be chased by a/c. ditional information no valid conclusidn
ect Then made a sparp left turn and dis- | n be reached. From the pattern it is |
opeared quickly. 10 nmin later another UFO | possible that some type of training
yopeared from the same NW location and tae | mission with drones or other afizuration
{Patiern was repeated, in that a plane chased | was in progress. 35 listed as insufficie
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jon objects. No vapor trails. !
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TIC FORM 13129 (REY 26 3EP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28988737