Canton, OhioMay 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On May 7, 1957, in Canton, Ohio, a civilian observer reported an oval-shaped object measuring 12 inches long by 8 inches wide at a distance of 5 to 8 miles. The object was very shiny silver in color and made no sound. It orbited in a northerly direction at an altitude of 2 degrees above the horizon and remained in sight for 10 minutes. The weather was clear with excellent visibility. The witness was 2nd Lieutenant William H. Schreiner, an intelligence officer. The Air Force noted that several small airfields were located north of Akron in the viewing area, and the fact that the object was orbiting led to an aircraft solution.

Reported location

Canton, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1957

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
   7 May 1957                       Canton, Ohio                   [] Was Balloon
                                                                    [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
   Local _______________          [X]Ground-Visual               []
   GMT    07/1720Z               [] Ground-Radar                 [X] Probably Aircraft
                                  [] Air-Visual                   [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                       [] Air-Intercept Radar
   [] Yes                        6. SOURCE                       [] Was Astronomical
   [X]No                                                          [] Probably Astronomical
                                    Civilian                       [] Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS   9. COURSE
                                                                   [] Other
   10 minutes                       one                orbiting    [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                                   [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING              11. COMMENTS

One object, oval shape, 12" X 8". Color   There are several small airfields
very shiny silver. Object orbiting,       to the North of Akron, in view
observed in a distance of approx.         of the fact object was orbiting
5 to 8 miles? No sound.                   leads to the a/c solution.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28969842