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Case FileNARA NAID 28930191 · T1206 Roll 2

Project Blue Book Case File

Columbus, OhioJanuary 1948

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Summary

On January 7, 1948, a USAF pilot near Columbus, Ohio reported sighting an object described as like a large star or planet. The object appeared amber in color and seemed stationary. It was sighted at 3000 feet altitude. The object's type of observation was listed as aerial. The document is heavily redacted and degraded, making complete details of the sighting duration and investigative conclusion difficult to determine from the available text.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio

Date of incident

January 1948

State / country

OH / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 2

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1
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UNCLASSIFIED [redacted]

Incident #32

AIR NO. [illegible]
DATE OF INC. 7 Jan 48
AF NO. [illegible]
COUNTY Columbus, Ohio
REPORT NO. [illegible]
SOURCE USAF Pilot
EXACT [illegible] DATE IN TO AREA [illegible]
TIME OF [illegible] 1953 est.
COLOR Amber
DESC. like large star or planet
IT [illegible] spooned stationary
SIZE large
ALTITUD stationary
MOTION [illegible]
ALTITUD 3000'
LENGTH OF TIME [illegible]
TYP OF OBSERVATION aerial
MANUVING [illegible]

[UNCLASSIFIED]
Lowry Air Force Base
[illegible]
[redacted box at bottom]
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28930191