Kettering, OhioSeptember 1959

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Summary

In September 1959, a witness in Kettering, Ohio observed six bright red objects in the evening sky. The objects were sharply outlined and made no sound. They moved upward, downward, and sideways before fading from view in the distance.

The witness completed a detailed Air Force questionnaire about the sighting. According to the form, the objects could have been the blinking lights of an aircraft. The sighting took place in an area where many aircraft pass overhead, and it occurred during twilight conditions. Based on these factors, the Air Force evaluator concluded the objects were "probably aircraft."

The case file contains 20 pages as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Kettering, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

OH / US

Page count

20 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD he

ig 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

i] iy 0 Was Balloon

- 10 Sen 59 Kettering, Ohio O Probably Balloon {
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a 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ERE Geb AL

1: : ; Vi i. a. Was Aircraft

1 Local rr ‘B:Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar BX Brabably Alrcrest

bE 3 IN ~y 4 § x

i GMT 11/01% ) La 0 Air VYisudl O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft

: 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical

0 Yes O Probably Astronomical

1 B.No ; Ada dans 0 Possibly Astronomical
4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 00 Othapibuitacaios This dhe St

8 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation

tog O Unknown

: oR mine 4 in, dorm, sideways

4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11." COMMENTS ’

3 Six brignt red objs w/ no particular arrangel- Witness indicated that objs could

i ) ment, sharply outlined, No sound. Moved have been blinking lights of an a/c.

i up, down, & sideways. VYisappeared by Sighting made in locaticn where many

1 fading fm sight in distance. a/c pass aerhead. Sightlng during

3 twilight. Probably afc.

4 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984456