Dayton, OhioFebruary 1953

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Summary

A civilian woman in Dayton, Ohio reported seeing a yellowish-white, oblong-shaped object hovering low on the horizon in early February 1953. She observed it on two separate occasions, each time for periods ranging from three to thirty minutes. Both times, the object appeared due west of her position and vanished by sinking below the horizon.

The woman contacted the Air Force's Aircraft and Armaments Center (ATIC) to report what she had seen. Investigators noted that although she was of average intelligence, she had no experience identifying aerial phenomena. After reviewing her account, the Air Force concluded that she had most likely witnessed the setting of the planet Venus, a common source of UFO reports. The file does not indicate any further investigation or follow-up.

This 17-page case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

February 1953

State / country

OH / US

Page count

17 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

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| | 1. DATE - TIME GROUP I, LOCATION
J, Feb 53 2L/09302 evton, Ohio
’ SOURCE 19. CONCLUSION .
| Civ ‘oman TOBABLY ASTRO (VZNUS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |
| fs. LENGTH OF OB3ERYATION 11, BRIER SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
3 idn, Oblong shaped yellowish or:znze aoblect 3 observed aot low |
{5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Le Source stated that cb pet chanidd ih shape to 8 e |
| ao wi =Visnal bsarver 26 Fels, Soke to this sour ov or Lo |
oe — TOOOGIEEX X sen wort :
7. COURSE | SLwAAALA A : . ) - ’ [
* PHOTOS | |
0 Yes
: 2 Mo |
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes ‘
» Ne :
FORM
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28953564