Forrestville, OhioDecember 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 21, 1955, at 10:01 p.m. GMT, a civilian observer in Forrestville, Ohio reported sighting a round object with a red body and white top. The object made no sound, moved very slowly, and was observed at a very high altitude for 45 minutes. One object was reported. The Air Force noted the object was probably astronomical, but stated there was insufficient data regarding disappearance and motion to make a definitive conclusion. The evaluation was marked as unknown.

Reported location

Forrestville, Ohio

Date of incident

December 1955

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
21 Dec 55

2. LOCATION
Forrestville, Ohio

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[X] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[X] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[X] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT 22/00110Z

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

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
45 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
[illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round, red obj with white top, no sound, speed very slow and alt very high.

11. COMMENTS
Probably astro. However, insufficient data for disappearance and motion not reported.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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