Canton, OhioMay 1958

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Summary

On May 20, 1958, at 12:11 a.m., a night watchman in Canton, Ohio reported seeing a cigar-shaped object about two to three feet in size. The object was white with a bright front and had streamers or a tail extending 300 feet behind it. The witness observed the object moving from east to west over a duration of three seconds. Weather conditions were clear with unlimited visibility. An airliner crew also reported seeing a similar object over Findlay, Ohio at approximately the same time. The object's course was east to west. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as a meteor.

Reported location

Canton, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 20 May 58
2. DATE-TIME GROUP: [illegible]

3. LOCATION: Canton, Ohio
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [illegible] Ground-Radar [checkbox]; Air-Visual [checkbox]; Air-Intercept Radar [checkbox]

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3 secs
6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One
7. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING AND REPORT: Cigar shaped obj, 2-3ft in size, white, front very bright with streamers behind, Temp all 300 ft behind.

9. COURSE: E to W

12. CONCLUSIONS:
[checkbox] Was Balloon
[checkbox] Probably Balloon
[checkbox] Possibly Balloon
[checkbox] Was Aircraft
[checkbox] Probably Aircraft
[checkbox] Possibly Aircraft
[checkbox] Was Astronomical Meteor
[checkbox] Probably Astronomical Meteor
[checkbox] Possibly Astronomical Meteor
[checkbox] Other
[checkbox] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[checkbox] Unknown

11. COMMENTS: Distance not included except that obj moved fm East to West. Indications such as duration & tail point to obvious conclusion of meteor sighting.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978275