Centerville, OhioMay 1961

Unidentified

Summary

On May 11, 1961, a civilian saw an object near Centerville, Ohio, in the morning hours. The sighting lasted about 5 to 10 minutes. The object moved toward the east.

The object was a bright light, golden in color and about the size of a star. It was seen in the north at about 20 degrees elevation. It hovered, then moved slowly and picked up speed as it moved.

The Air Force sent the witness a questionnaire for more information, but it was returned blank. The case was listed as insufficient data.

Reported location

Centerville, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1961

State / country

OH / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : : :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
- p s 0 Was Balloon
11 May 61 Centerville, Ohio QO Probably Balloon
IRAE the Bemisia ;
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
011 g 0 Wos Aircraft
Local QLD . GARE eI LX Ground- Visual OD Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Bat. UOLORe 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURC 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
1B Ne Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 5 Oiler i ie
OD Insufficient Date for Evaluation
. . . 0 Unknown
5-10 min 1 E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright lignt golden In |1). COMMENTSXm OI sent for additional
color, size of star was seen in N at about 20° info; returned blank. Insufficient data
elev. In sight 5-10 min. Hovered, then moved .
EB slowly and picked up speed as it moved.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28992460