Columbus, OhioJuly 1948

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Summary

On July 3, 1948, a female civilian in Columbus, Ohio reported observing a cigar or tornado-shaped object with binoculars (M-3, 6 x 30). The object appeared silver in color. The witness reported the object bobbed up and down for about 4 minutes. Ground observation confirmed the sighting. The Air Force investigator concluded there was nothing of astronomical character in this incident. The investigator's opinion was that the objects were aircraft, and the bobbing up and down motion could be explained as a seeing effect caused by distortion of the image by air currents.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1948

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 2

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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Incident #138
DATE OF UFO: 3 July 1948
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
SOURCE: Female Civilian
RPRT IN TO AFIC: ---
FREQ OF OBSERVATION: 0930
COLOR: Silver
SHAPE: Cigar or Tornado
With binoculars (M-3, 6 x 30)
APPROX. 3 1/2 x 1
ALTITUDE: 3000' [illegible]
DURATION: N5 to N
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 4 Min.
NO. IN GROUP: 2
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground
MANEUVERS: Bobbed up and down
ORIGIN: [illegible]
PREPARED: [illegible]
Officiary AFIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28930965