Cincinnati, OhioDecember 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 13, 1955, at 1:30 p.m., a civilian observer in Cincinnati, Ohio reported sighting an ellipsoid-shaped object with blue-white exhaust and orange coloring. The object was heading west at a rate of 2 degrees in 45 seconds. The observer reported watching it for 45 minutes. The object was described as having a blue characteristic with an orange flame. One object was observed. The Air Force evaluation was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of incident

December 1955

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
13 Dec 55

2. LOCATION
Cincinnati, Ohio

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

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT 13/2300Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual [] Ground-Radar
[] Air-Visual [] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
W

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
40 min

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Ellipsoid, blue-white exhaust of orange. Heading West at rate of 2 deg in 45 seconds. (Yet observed for 45 min??)

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient data for evaluation.

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