SW Of Cleveland, OhioJune 1962

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Summary

On June 27, 1962, around 9:30 a.m., a civilian observer driving north on Route 3 near Ohio Turnpike, southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, sighted an unidentified flying object. The object moved across the observer's path at an estimated altitude of 2,500 to 3,000 feet and distance of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The observer watched it for five to seven seconds as it followed a straight, level course with no sound, exhaust smoke, or contrail. The object appeared ellipsoid in shape with a reflective metallic surface and a narrow spectrum-like aura around it. The most striking feature was the rapid diminishing of size over a short duration, indicating extreme speed. The Air Force investigation noted the observer was a field engineer qualified in aircraft observation and that no aircraft was observed within one quarter the object's speed.

Reported location

SW Of Cleveland, Ohio

Date of incident

June 1962

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Jun 62                        SW of Cleveland, Ohio           [] Was Balloon
                                                                  [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP               4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         [] Possibly Balloon
Local 0920 or 10:00              [X] Ground-Visual              [] Was Aircraft
GMT                              [] Air-Visual                  [] Probably Aircraft
                                 [] Ground-Radar                [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                        [] Air-Intercept Radar
[] Yes                                                          [X] Was Astronomical
[X] No                           6. SOURCE                      [] Probably Astronomical
                                 Civilian                       [] Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION                                        [] Other_________
5-7 seconds                      8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                 one                   NNE - NE [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING    11. COMMENTS
Estimated alt 2,500-3,000ft, esti-
mated distance 3,000-4,000ft. Obsrvr  Case listed as meteor sighting.
looking out open window of car. Obj
ossimated at 1 o'clock, followed straight
path, & as near as can be estimated,
a level course. No sound. No sign of
exhaust smoke or contrail. Great speed
indicated by rapid diminishing of size
in short time duration.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28997806