Kenton, OhioMay 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On May 12, 1952, near Kenton, Ohio, a civilian commercial pilot and former Navy pilot reported an unidentified object. The sighting happened at 2116 (9:16 p.m.). The witness called the Air Technical Intelligence Center to report it.

The man said he saw an object flying to the north at an altitude over 20,000 feet, with an estimated speed of 500 to 600 miles per hour. He stated he was familiar with jet aircraft and that this was not a jet. The sky was clear with no overcast.

In a later call, the witness added that no vapor trail was seen and that he had sighted a similar object three times before. The record card describes the report as vague. No firm conclusion is marked.

Reported location

Kenton, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1952

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 10

Original case file scans

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12 Muy He j i anton, ohio OO Wos Balloon 1
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AERA CITE ie SOF RTEH Tas ans aasend O Probobly Balloon i
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon nN
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Local 216 BST X Ground- Visual O Ground-Readar 4 ol {mg BE p
arb omez 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircraft : a
5. PHOTOS : Br Rs : O Wos Astronomical 4
Yes 10ae 17M 0 Probobly Astronomicol i
£ No Ex-llavy pilot O Possibly Astronomical bo 4
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMDER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TREE a,
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4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS i
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28942073