Cincinnati, OhioSeptember 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 9, 1955, near Cincinnati, Ohio, an astronomer on duty observed a round, star-sized object that appeared red and orange in the high northeast sky. The object was observed for two hours and remained stationary. The witness viewed it through a 410 power telescope. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as possibly astronomical, suggesting the object was Capella, a first magnitude star in the northeast at the time of the sighting.

Reported location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1955

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 Sep 55

2. LOCATION
Cincinnati, Ohio

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

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 09/approx 0800Z

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

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

8. COURSE
stationary

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Two hours

9. COURSE
stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round, star sized obj, appeared to observer to be red and orange. Obj was seen thru a 410 power telescope.

11. COMMENTS
Capella high in the northeast over Cincinnati. Capella is a first mag star, brightest star in northeast at time of sighting. Report suggests Capella sighting, possible astronomical evaluation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963617