Dayton, OhioJuly 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

The OCR text from this case file is too degraded to support a reliable summary. While the record card indicates a sighting in Dayton, Ohio in July 1956, the witness questionnaire and investigative details are either heavily redacted, severely garbled in the OCR transcription, or both. Page 1 shows a brief notation that the object was "white, stood still and jerky" with a 15-minute observation period, and the Air Force conclusion checkbox marks "Probably Balloon." However, critical details about the witness account, timing, and investigative findings are not legible enough to report accurately. The full case file of 11 pages is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

11 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 11

Transcribed text

fy F155 he is TPN TRA MRA, 0 7 I NIRNPRPITADIR Cr oer AF BA ATR 1 71170 oj 0s 1 © ETI TEE RRNUR SE
| Caen PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
cE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— i ———— i ———— a ————————————————————:
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 ‘3x Was Balloon
v_ 1956 Davion Ohio OQ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0: Passiny Balloon |
Local 22485 (N) 2 3 VES RIGround- Visual 0 Ground-Rudar 5 Pecbobly Aireraft
: GMT 28/03457 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft | :
5. PHOTOS J 4. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
& No Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical
; 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJIECTS | 9. COURSE hap iu db ia BRE San |
j 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Sy : i Ca RR 0 Unknown
15 minutes i one | BE and ug
Po ro. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [n. COMMENTS |
fi | One object size of wa HERE pam oo Bi lf 5 | Brobable balloon sighting. |
: | white - stood still and Jerky |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966429

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Places

Dayton, OH Ohio

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1956 1956-07-01