Cincinnati, OhioJuly 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On the evening of July 18, 1957, in Cincinnati, Ohio, witnesses reported seeing several bright objects in the night sky. The sighting began around 9:30 p.m. and lasted approximately 45 minutes. The objects appeared as bright stars with a bluish color, and witnesses described two of them flying parallel to each other. A third object, described as pinkish red, followed behind the others.

The witnesses filled out detailed Air Force questionnaires about what they saw. However, the information they provided contained contradictions that made it difficult for investigators to reach firm conclusions about what the objects were. The exact details about the objects' movements, sizes, and other characteristics were unclear or conflicting across the accounts.

Because of the limited and inconsistent information in the witness statements, the Air Force classified this case in the "insufficient data for evaluation" category. No definite explanation was offered in the file, and the case remained officially unidentified.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, comprising 10 pages of documents.

Reported location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

OH / US

Page count

10 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

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i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

3 OQ Was Balloon

18 July 1957 Cincinnati, Ohio O Probably Bolloon

© | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Sa

l 9130 - 2215 EST ts Vi 0 Wos Aircraft

j Locka — solv LOL 128 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a] Probably Aircrofy

: CMT 190/02307 0 AirVYisual 0 Air-intercept Raaor 0 Possibly Aircraft /

a3 ET ry RE RE EET IF TH 1] [Se ee a rE 3

5. PHOTOS - SOURCE O Was Astronomical

O Yas O Probably Astronomical

b O Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 18, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BN ORO i es a
: unknpown a: Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
3 24 ¢ 5 SrA data DO Unknown

45 minutes four contradictory
; 10. BRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Objects appeared as bright stars, Due to meager inrormation and
4 bluish, two flying parallel. cenflieting statemsnts, placed
Followed by one pinkish rad, in insufficient data category.
1 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28970628