Cincinnati, OhioJuly 1956

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Summary

On July 7, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a civilian ground observer reported one object at about 12:20 a.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The object had been watched for 25 minutes and was still in sight when reported.

The object was round and larger than a star. It was orange in color. It moved up and down and north and south in an erratic way. The witness watched it through binoculars.

The Air Force noted the possibility of a heavenly body. Atmospheric conditions could cause the erratic movements, and viewing through binoculars can also cause apparent movement. The color supported this. The Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, listed the conclusion as astronomical.

Reported location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
a ee eT a ry oC A Re
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; O Was Balloon
] July 1956 Cipci nnati Qhio o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
| lr ee 2 ET A GE I MN) XIGround- Visual O Ground-Radar A Probably Aircraft
| MTOR /05207 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical |
O Yes [a] Probably Astronomical !
XO No Civilian (GOC) Possibly Astromomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE LP) Er RR a CNIS
; 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| 25 minutes & 0 Unknown
still in sight at rpt 1 o0Q< erratic/high ;
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| One round object, larger than star, Pnssibility of heavenly body.
orange in color, moving up & down | Atmospheric conditions possibly
and ncrth and south, still under | causing the erratic movements
observation and had already b=2éen Sper ai well as the fact that viswing !
for a period of 25 minutes. through binoculars can cause |
| apparent movement, Color sub-
| stantiates,
: |
No Report In File |
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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