Dayton, OhioJuly 1961

Unidentified

Summary

On July 26, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, a civilian observer reported sighting an object between 1 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. The object appeared as a round or box-shaped craft seen in a moving U, described as aluminum or silver in color. It was observed for 15 to 20 minutes at a distance. The observer noted the object faded blue in color and had a faded blue tint to the distance. The object turned to the southwest and moved away from the observer. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as a probably balloon.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1961

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
26 Jul 61

2. LOCATION
Dayton, Ohio

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local 1330
GMT 2130/40+2

5. PHOTOS
O Yes

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15-20 min

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
EiGround-Visual  O Ground-Radar
O Air-Visual  O Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rotating[?] object appeared "box" seen in moving U. Observed for 20 min. Faded due to distance, color of aluminum.

12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
O Probably Balloon
O Was Aircraft
O Probably Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft
O Was Astronomical
O Probably Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomical
O Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Mind on mind. General description confirms to balloon observation. Winds and duration of sighting confirm to probability of balloon sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28993661