Dayton, OhioNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 8, 1957, at approximately 1520 hours (3:20 p.m.), a person in Dayton, Ohio, observed an unusual object in the sky. The observer described it as slightly smaller than a dime, silvery white in color, and sharply outlined at first. When the observer looked at it a second time, it appeared fuzzy or blurred, with a cloth-like texture.

The object was visible for about 20 seconds. The observer reported that it faded out of vision, though the exact details of how it disappeared are difficult to determine from the file's handwritten notes. According to the questionnaire, there were seven military jets in the air at the time of the sighting.

In its evaluation, the Air Force noted in the case summary that the observer probably saw one of the jets that were flying in the area during the sighting. However, the official USAF conclusion marked on the form was "unidentified," meaning the Air Force could not definitively explain what the observer had seen. The case file contains 10 pages as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

OH / US

Page count

10 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 10

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 November 1957 Davi on, OMio 3 Probably Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i. VRE Seton
1520 : 7 0 Wos Aircraft
BOW ssh Dl) isinsiriisimiisisnn. | HY ie vi 4d is ole it bhokont LX: Probably Aircraft
yr ‘EY INY TYP g LOO HR YS H
GMT Q& 20207 0 Ais Visual 0 Air-Intarcept Rador DO Possibly Aireraf
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical :
Q Yes ODO Probably Astronomical
‘ONe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE RRR RR A VL SATO A
lst 20 seconds O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
didi ale hahha daria : 0 Unknown
204 9 or so ona Last
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Object; slightly smallsr than dime, There were 7 jets in the alr at
; silvery whit, First sighting sharply time of sighting. The obsesrver
outlined, Second fuzzy or blurred. probably saw one of the jets.
Appearance of aluminum first sighting; :
second sighting fuzzy clothlike materiall :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974310