Massilon, OhioJuly 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 9, 1958, two observers near Massillon, Ohio, reported an unidentified flying object at about 11:21 p.m. local time. One witness was a civilian and one was a military ground observer. They described one white, star-shaped object that they said was about 10 feet long. It appeared very high and moved in a zig-zag path toward the southeast, where it faded out. The sighting lasted about 5 minutes.

Investigators noted several inconsistencies in the report. An object said to be 10 feet long at arm's length would have filled the viewer's whole field of vision, yet the witness said it was very high. The witness also could not say what first drew his attention to it. Weather was clear with good visibility. The Air Force conclusion on the Project 10073 record card was insufficient data, and the cause was listed as undetermined. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Massilon, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
9 Jul 58 Massilon, Ohio a Siig +4 hs
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PRT. Tr
O Was Aircraft
SIT hints aus BXGround- Visual O Ground-Rader O Probably Airee oft
aay ROU/OHSIS 0 Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 50U O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
XIX No Civilian & Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BT ins
MO: «insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 “Unknown
5 mns one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
White, star-shaped obj, 10 ft long, Insufficient Data,
| zig-zagging, very high, faded in the
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