Columbus, Ohio, [ILLEGIBLE]Date unknown

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Summary

This report describes a sighting near Columbus, Ohio. The report was sent in two years after the event happened. Because of this delay, the record gives no firm date or time.

The object was bright white and star-like. It was brighter than most stars but not as bright as the brightest star or a bright planet. It was about the size of stars in the sky. The object just faded out.

The Air Force noted that because two years had passed, an investigation was not practical. The report states the object could have been a light on an aircraft or a balloon, but the lapse of time made any real investigation impossible. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Columbus, Ohio, [ILLEGIBLE]

Date of incident

Date unknown

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

Original case file scans

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£ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
g 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 2 | 12. CONCLUSIONS
; O Was Balloon
§ a pein (Cia pix £36 5 O Probably Balloon
: Se oN ee ett 2g ME —————I 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION :
Was Aircraft
; Local CATIA SEN Aa AE LE oS A id i 0 .Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar Probably Alrerals 4
: GMT Bishi; D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
2 celeste ee ——————————ed SS EEE SRE Eg 2
6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
+ Ronee oY D Probably Astronomical
43 : D Possibly Astronomical
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. (®] . | an SS ————————————
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & MNEEROEORICERS | 1 coumE OL Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
Ves deme Lia EG % | 3
E20 aN [TIE R36 es : = -
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS i
cright wunito, star-like obj. This rpt was sent in two (2) yrs
Erighteor tean most stars, buc not after the incident occurred. It
as oright as the brighiest star, is possible that it could have
About the size cof the stars in time sky/been a light on an a/c or ballooj,
but nov as vig as a bright planet, but due Lo the lapse of time an
Just daded oui, investigation of the incident
is impractical, :
EN 5 2 ..
ESTEE { 5
: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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