Springfield & Fayetville, OhioSeptember 1959

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Summary

On September 27, 1959, multiple witnesses in Springfield and Fayetteville, Ohio, observed a bright object moving across the sky. The object was white in the front, blue in the middle, and red toward the back, with red streaks that came to a point. The sighting lasted only a few seconds.

The witnesses reported that the object disappeared in a manner similar to a meteor, though not quite as fast. Based on the description and the brief duration of the sighting, the Air Force concluded in its evaluation that the object was probably a meteor. The case file notes the short observation window and the visual characteristics consistent with a meteorite entering the atmosphere.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, comprising 16 scanned pages.

Reported location

Springfield & Fayetville, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

OH / US

Page count

16 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 16

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 Sap 59 Srringfield & Favetville, Ohio |Q Probably Bolleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon |
: 0 Was Aircraft
WEY re a0 Al SILC ERIN 0S SIN I3Ground-Visuaol O Ground-Rodar a Probably Aircraft |
GMT 20/03257 0 AirVisvel 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes x O Probably Astronomical
No civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE “oS Cc) HER RCE SN |
0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
few secs one LE: Q Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING re 11. COMMENTS

Maltiple sighting of obj observed for Description indicates that sighting

very short duration. White in front blue inl was a meteor of short duration,

the center and red toward back. Red streaks

came to a point. Disappeared likk s msteor, |

but not as fast.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984697