Dayton, OhioSeptember 1958

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Summary

On September 20, 1958, in the evening, witnesses in Dayton, Ohio saw three objects. There was one white object and two red objects, each about the size of a pea at arm's length. The white object moved and was joined by the two red ones. The three came back toward the west, then the white and one red went out of sight to the west, and the other red also vanished. The white one then returned heading north and disappeared. All the motion was in a zig-zag pattern. The sighting lasted about 15 to 20 minutes. This was a ground visual report.

The report was filed on Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said the witnesses apparently observed Strategic Air Command aircraft refueling in the area at the time.

Reported location

Dayton, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ~ a O Wos Balloon
2: September 193% Davton, Chio DO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION @ Ressiy mellcon
2110-2115 Was Aircraft Qn
Local —2ditoliv :8Ground- Visual DO Ground-Rador o Probably Aircraft SO
GMT 20 GRO ics 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS — | 8 SOURCE O Was Astronomical
a Yes OD Probably Astronomical
a No Gas a] Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BL OpRBR ete i on nl
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
= re : 0 Unknown
15-20 wins thpes SE to XN |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One white obj, two red objs., whit: Obsvers apparently cbseevd SAC
0h moving ob joined by two red, gall a/c refueling operations in area
tnree came pack to W, then white & at the time,
one red went out of sisht to W, then
the other red went out of sizht, Whit
ou reuwurned going I & disappeared,
All motion was ir a zig-zag fashion,
Objs size of pea,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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