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Case FileNARA NAID 28977033 · T1206 Roll 32

Project Blue Book Case File

Columbus, OhioFebruary 1958

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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 February 1958. 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 32.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio

Date of incident

February 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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

1. DATE: 16 Feb 58

2. LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local ___, GMT 17/0143Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual (checked)

12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Astronomical (checked), Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical

5. PHOTOS: No (checked)

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 9 SECS

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: E to W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Rnd, bright blue obj w/tail, size of basketball, gave burst of flame & bright flash of light.

11. COMMENTS: Everything suggests a true fireball (holido).
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977033

Connected across the archive

Organizations

Project Blue Book

Places

Columbus, OHColumbus, OhioOhio

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

16 Feb 5819581958-02-01February 16, 1958

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