Dayton, OhioMarch 1963

Unidentified

Summary

On March 24, 1963, in Dayton, Ohio, a military observer reported sighting an object at 8:30 p.m. The object was sighted at 2:30 p.m. and reported to the Department of Defense by phone at 9 p.m. The observer watched through a window as the object crossed a 30-degree arc and went beyond the edge of a house. The observer saw it for 1 to 2 minutes. The observer believed he could have sighted the object for 15 minutes at the same rate of speed. Initial information indicated the object was moving from west to east at a high rate of speed. Contact with a witness revealed the object could have been ECHO 1, which passed south of Dayton at 2027 hours moving northeast at an elevation of 78 degrees. The object was estimated by the witness to be at 75 to 80 degree elevation. The Air Force concluded the sighting was ECHO 1.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

March 1963

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10273 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 24 March 1963
2. LOCATION: Dayton, Ohio
12. CONCLUSIONS: [X] Other - ECHO 1, [X] Insufficient Data for Evaluation, [ ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local: 2030
GMT: 25/01302

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE: Military

6. [X] Yes [ ] No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 1-2 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: East

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object sighted at 2030, reported at 2100. Reported to DOD by phone. Obj observed through window to cross 30 dgr arc. Obj went beyond edge of house. In sight for 1-2 minutes. Observer believed he could have sighted object for 15 minutes at same rate of speed. Initial information only that object going from West to East at a high rate of speed.

11. COMMENTS
Contact with witness revealed that object could have been ECHO 1, which passed South of Dayton at 2027 moving NE. Elevation 78 dgrs. Object estimated by witness to be at 75-80 dgr elevation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000476