Dayton, OhioJuly 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

# Summary

The OCR quality of this case file is too degraded to support a reliable summary. While the metadata indicates a sighting in Dayton, Ohio in July 1962, and the first page shows the Air Force evaluated it as "unknown," the witness questionnaire responses on pages 2 through 9 are largely illegible due to OCR errors and scanning quality issues. Key details about what the witness saw, how long the observation lasted, and the investigative findings cannot be read with confidence.

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

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1962

State / country

OH / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 9

Transcribed text

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a1 62 a O Was Balloon |
T Jul Oz Dayton, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
; 3. DATE-TIME GROUP + TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
A ‘5 Was Aircraft
i SEE ho!
| Local ro | B*Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft
CMT. OC OUT eee O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rodar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
j QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
/ 8 Neo civilian O Possibly Astronomical
3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9: COURSE Oo Othe ——
3 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i : 0 Unknown
1 5 min 1
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; i, SURE SR BEER Ted flight, Observed. COMRRMTAT. Jusion of standing eal.
3 was ig ESV companied £1ight. Cbservead ranked when a/c LUrns toward or away
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; | silts mE Lae an a/c ab Lal height ’ an a/c sighting.
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; ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28998060

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Places

Dayton, OH Ohio

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1962 1962-07-01