Canton, OhioAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 24, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, a civilian observer reported sighting a round, silver object the size of a golf ball. The object had no movement or sound and appeared as a bright light at very high altitude. The observer watched it for three hours and thirty minutes at 8:57 a.m. The object remained stationary in sight and was observed on clear days for a week after the initial sighting. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as the planet Venus observed during the day.

Reported location

Canton, Ohio

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 24 August 1956
2. LOCATION: Canton, Ohio
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 24/1340Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Viewed
5. PHOTOS: No
6. SOURCE: Civilian (GOC)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: three hrs & 30 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: see below
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One round silver object, size of a golf ball & immm-s length. Object had no movement or sound & appeared as a bright light at a very high altitude. Object was observed visually for 25 mins & was still in sight at time of initial report. Object observed for three hours 30 minutes(according to Form 164) & still in sight. Object first sighted at 0857DT 135 deg az 80 deg elev. No az & el given as observn stopped watching at 1230EDT. Obj observd on clear days for a week after initial sighting - obj in same position.
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical Venus, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown
11. COMMENTS: Source believed object to be a star. Evaluated as planet Venus as seen during the day. Observation of object in same position for a week, ad the position of Venus at 0857EDT 24 Aug 56 (135dgr az 624dgr elevation) substantiate this conclusion.

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