Canton, Springfield, OhioMay 1956

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Summary

On May 7, 1956, a round object about the size of a half dollar was sighted near Canton, Alliance, and Springfield, Ohio. The object was held at arm's length by the observer and drifted very slowly toward the north over a period of twenty minutes. Only one object was reported. It was observed during the day moving with no sound. The Air Force headquarters concluded that the sighting was probably generated by a balloon based on the drifting duration and time of day.

Reported location

Canton, Springfield, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 May 1956

2. LOCATION
Canton, Alliance, Springfield, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT: 08/0035 0045Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian and Air Force

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
twenty minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
drifting N

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round object, the size of a half dollar held at arms length, drifting very slowly toward the North.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Due to the drifting, duration, time of day; it is the opinion of this hq that this sighting was probably generated by a balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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