S of Dublin, OhioMarch 1959

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Summary

On March 7 to 8, 1959, a civilian about 1 mile south of Dublin, Ohio, reported an object in the night sky. The sighting was about 7:30 p.m. local time (0030Z) and lasted about 4 seconds. The witness was a public accountant watching from near a drive-in theater.

He described one round, greenish white object about one tenth the size of the moon. It showed a glow only, with no sound and no trail. It was first seen about 50 degrees off vertical to the west, then moved on a heading of about 170 degrees and disappeared at the horizon. The observer said it looked somewhat like a satellite he had seen the previous summer, but much larger and brighter.

The Air Force concluded the object was astronomical. The record card said the description was typical of a meteor.

Reported location

S of Dublin, Ohio

Date of incident

March 1959

State / country

OH / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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5 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ;
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ; ’ 0 Was Balloon
7 Mar 59 5 of mblin, Unto 0 Probably Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon |
¥ X 0 Was Aircraft
L0H i ci ————— Oa Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador 1 Probably Aircraft
OL JEG eY £618 LC T0 //A—— 0 Air Visvol 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0.. Was Astronomical 07100
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
1 0 No O Possibly Astronomical |
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ET TL ——
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
4 secs ong west
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Rnd, grcend sh-white obj, 1/10 size of eseription of cbj 1s Ly] fecal of
1 +he moon, Glow only, no sound. a meteor, |
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