North End, Osborn, OhioJuly 1948

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Summary

On July 9, 1948, a USAF pilot near North End, Osborn, Ohio reported seeing a pale yellowish white luminous object between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The object moved from east to west and was observed for one to two seconds. The Air Force investigator noted that the description matched a quarter moon rising in the east-southeast, but the sighting time and lunar position did not align. The investigator considered whether scudding clouds, auroral streamers, floodlights, or searchlights might explain the sighting. No obvious astronomical explanation was found.

Reported location

North End, Osborn, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1948

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 2

Original case file scans

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Project 139
ATIC NO. [illegible]
DATE OF INFO - 9 July 1948
AF NO. [illegible]              LOCATION North End, Osborn, Ohio
UROP NO. [illegible]            SOURCE USAF Pilot
DATE IN TO ATIC [illegible]
TIME OF SIGHTING 2147          COLOR Pale yellowish white (Luminous)
SHAPE [illegible]              Between
HEIGHT [illegible]             SPEED 500-600 kph
COURSE W (E to W)              ALTITUDE 3,000-4,000 ft
NO. IN GROUP 1                 LENGTH OF THE OB. [illegible] 1-2 Sec. duration
WIND [illegible]               TYPE OF OBSERVATION Aerial
                               Intermittent appearances at
PHYSICAL EFFECTS [illegible]   MARKINGS regulated intervals
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(1 Jan 52)         [illegible]

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28930974