Hubbard, OhioMay 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On May 26, 1958, at 8:34 p.m., a civilian in Hubbard, Ohio reported seeing a round orange object traveling at 600 knots at 5,000 feet. The object moved from southeast to northwest. The observer noted the object's description was typical of a jet aircraft going away from the observer. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as an unknown object, though an intelligence officer noted the object may have been a low-flying jet aircraft.

Reported location

Hubbard, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 26 May 58

2. LOCATION: Hubbard, Ohio

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

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 2034Z
GMT 0034 52

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: unknown

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: SE to NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A round obj orange was seen traveling at 600 knots at 5000 ft.

11. COMMENTS: The description of the obj is typical of a jet a/c going away fm the observer.

ATTO FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

M SOC947 YMB703EWA150
PP RJEDDM RJEDSQ RJEPHO
DE RJEDEW 4B
P 2728007

FM COMDR 662ND ACWRON BROOKFIELD AFS OHIO

TO RJEDDM/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEDEW/COMDR 30TH AIR DIV WILLOW RUN AFS MICHIGAN
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON
AFB OHIO
RJEPHO/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF
WASHINGTON DC
RJEPHO/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HEADQUARTERS USAF
WASHINGTON DC

ET

27/03/58 [handwritten]
TELEPHONED TO [handwritten]
NO. [illegible]
TIME [illegible]
Date [illegible]
By: [illegible]

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