Fairborn, OhioJanuary 1961

Unidentified

Summary

On January 11, 1961, at 1930 (7:30 p.m.), a military observer at Fairborn, Ohio reported a bright object. It was seen at about 45 degrees elevation in the southeast.

A duty officer reported that a major had seen the bright object over a nearby housing area. The flight officer of the day said he thought the object was the planet Venus, which that night appeared in the southeast at over 45 degrees elevation.

The Air Force conclusion was probably astronomical, identified as the planet Venus.

Reported location

Fairborn, Ohio

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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: ’ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
, » PERE a 0 Was Balloon
; 11 Jan OL Fairvorn, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 8 Possibly Butlesn
oD : 0D Was Ai ft
193C 5 % y as Aircra
Local pr RPI {). Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar 0 Probably Aircraft
emt 1200202 0 Air Visual Sabet Bad [PF TOVESY
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE O Was Astronomicol Ve NUS
0 Yes £X Probably Astronomical
2 Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.CA3ZRVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other ee ———e
O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
a : 3 Unknown
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright object at 45° 11. COMMENTSVorified as planet Venus.
levation in SE,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 725 SEP 52)
& DR cal oe iis ds sin Sid TITRE »

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28990926