Between Springfield and Enon, OhioJuly 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the morning of July 1, 1958, an observer near Springfield, Ohio reported seeing an unusual object in the sky. The sighting lasted only five to ten seconds. The object appeared as a round, yellow-white shape that was flat on both ends, with a fuzzy outline. It moved from west-southwest to west across the sky. The observer said the object traveled faster than an airplane but slower than a meteor, which made its speed difficult to classify.

The witness's initial impression was that the object might be a satellite or a meteor. In the questionnaire completed after the sighting, the observer noted the object seemed to glow. The witness was working outdoors at the time and happened to notice the object in the clear sky. According to the file, the observer had technical training and was an assistant director at a technical division, lending some credibility to the observations.

The Air Force investigation concluded the sighting was probably a slow meteor. The file indicates no contradictory evidence or additional investigation was pursued. The full case file, comprising 9 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Between Springfield and Enon, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 9

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS i -
Between Spr ingfidd 0 Wes Balloon |
1 Jul 58 and Enon, Ohio O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
toca —_0345 XIXGround- Visual O Ground-Rador 8 Probably Alver oft
om. 01/08457 0 Air Visval O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft |
S. PHOTOS . CE x: XWas Astronomical >t 20Or
O Yes O Probably Astronomical |
@ No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical i
TEENIE | TERS, 1 fC 4 TEL SR CHLOE
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE BR fF
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-10 secs one North 0 Unknown |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
| Rnd, yellow-white obj. Flat & rounded Slow meteor.
at both ends, fuzzy outline, Moved
fm 235 degr azimuth to 285 degr azi- |
mutch too fast for a/c to slow for |
meteor according to observer, First
impression was satellite or meteor, ;
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978763