Marion, OhioSeptember 1951

Unidentified

Summary

On September 16, 1951, at 1217 (12:17 p.m.) Eastern Standard Time, a civilian pilot flying a Cessna near Marion, Ohio, reported a near miss with an object. He was at 2,800 feet on a heading of 230 degrees, about 3 miles north and east of Marion.

The pilot said an object with a high tail, 45 degree swept back wings, a long pointed nose, and painted black came toward him on a nearly opposite heading. He said he barely escaped colliding with it. No sound was reported. The Air Force evaluated the case as a probable aircraft sighting.

Reported location

Marion, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1951

State / country

OH / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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Sa : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD wy
1. DATE 2. LOCATION ) 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 )
O Was Boll
16 Sep 51 Marion, Ohio © Probably Bolleon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION § Vesiuly Sateen
Loe 217 EST ~~ | © GrewéVisd O Greund-Roder Lp A
| oMT____16/17172 & Ale Visvel O Air-Intercept Roeder | DkxPossibly Airerelt
5. P [-1] O Was Astronomicel
O Yes DO Probably Stunsnten
| 22 Ne civilian pilot Ww UT Sam——
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Cc J TR  ——
O Insufficient Dete for Evgluation
» one EEN 0 Unknown
I o——
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
bject with a high tail, 45 deg sweptback wing, |long Possible a/c sighting.
cinted nose, and painted black, coming towards jpilot
tL a 50 degree reciptrocal heading. Barely escaped
colliding with obj. Pilot at 2800 ft altitude,
neading 230 degrees.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939648