Dayton, OhioMay 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On a May evening in 1960, a resident of Dayton, Ohio spotted a peculiar light in the sky. The witness described it as a round, steady golden light that resembled a star. The object appeared through a window at a 70-degree elevation (measuring the angle upward from the horizon). From start to finish, the sighting lasted between three and five minutes. During that time, the object moved fairly quickly across the sky.

The Air Force investigator noted some problems with the witness's account. The report contained inconsistencies, particularly about how someone could observe an object at a 70-degree elevation through a window, and the witness's answers were vague on several key points. Because of these issues, the investigator could not draw firm conclusions from the available evidence.

In the end, the Air Force listed this case as "Insufficient Data for Evaluation," though the investigator's notes suggested the witness probably saw an aircraft. The full case file, seven pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1960

State / country

OH / US

Page count

7 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
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8 May 60 Dayton, Ohio o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION W, Fovewy Seem |
Local PRA. SRA A LO HM Ground- Visual 0 Greund-Rodar a ey APR oft |
PES Ie) {0.0K fv 0 AirVisvel O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
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he Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 5
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BOM lid tienes | | |
Of Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3-5 min one SE O Unknown |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ; 11. COMMENTS |
Round, steady golden light which looked like Witness probably saw en a/c, but due to |
a star and was moving fairly fast. Obsérved inconsistancies in the report, such as |
from window at TO° elevation. ability to see TO®° elevation through a |
indow, and vagueness in report, the case
is listed as insufficient data.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28986835