Columbus, OhioJune 1956

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Summary

On June 17, 1956, someone in Columbus, Ohio called the U.S. Air Force to report an unidentified flying object. The caller saw one or more pencil-shaped objects during daylight hours. The sighting lasted only two to four seconds, and the observer watched through a window from inside a house.

The objects appeared solid and yellow. They flashed on and then off again as they moved in a straight line across an overcast sky. The observation was brief, and the witness was looking through window glass at the time.

The Air Force investigator who reviewed the report concluded that the objects were probably aircraft that had disappeared into the overcast clouds. The short duration of the sighting and the fact that the observer was looking through a window were cited as reasons for the brief viewing time. The file marked the case as "Probably Aircraft."

The full case file, consisting of 9 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio

Date of incident

June 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 9

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ta " A 0 Wos Balloon
17 June 1956 Columbus, Ohio O Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION THE SERSNmY elieen |
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i Local ELL WR EGround-VYisual 0 Ground-Radar CP robably Abreraft |
Burs LT elB0Z 0 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical |
0 Yes O Probably Aarehor) sgt
3 XT No Civilian O Possibly Astronomica
] 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE oie) ) 7 EA US CAAA
: 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i i § 0 Unknown
2-4 seconds 2 or 3 SH
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28965880