Springfield, OhioNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On the evening of November 6, 1957, at 8:40 p.m., a witness in Springfield, Ohio saw a very bright white light in the sky moving in a weaving pattern. The object appeared to be about the size of a dinner plate and remained visible for roughly ten seconds before disappearing.

The witness watched the light move northward with its fuzzy or blurred edges. According to the Air Force's initial evaluation, the object was identified as a meteor based on its description as a bright white light and its short duration of observation.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives in 7 pages.

Reported location

Springfield, Ohio

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

OH / US

Page count

7 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 7

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I. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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5. PHOTOS JOURCE (XX Was Astrenomicol Me teor
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7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE IB EDN ean tims |
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973935