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Case FileNARA NAID 28966963 · T1206 Roll 26

Project Blue Book Case File

Columbus, OhioAugust 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Columbus, Ohio in August 1956. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 26.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
18 August 1956                  Columbus, Ohio                 □ Was Balloon
                                                               □ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP             4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         □ Possibly Balloon
Local _______________          □ Ground-Visual               □ Was Aircraft
GMT 18 0101Z                   □ Ground-Radar                □ Probably Aircraft
                               □ Air-Visual                  □ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                      □ Air-Intercept Radar         □ Was Astronomical
□ Yes                          6. SOURCE                     □ Probably Astronomical
□ No                           Two civilians                 □ Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS          □ Other___________
1 min or 1-2 min              One or [illegible]           □ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                            □ Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  9. COURSE
                               Unknown
One round star shaped, white,
faded out, one or two objects
in OH. Two visuals.

11. COMMENTS
[illegible] Data.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966963

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