Vandalia, OhioDecember 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 7, 1960, in Vandalia, Ohio, a civilian reported seeing a single, round, white light on a photograph. The sighting was observed locally at 2:15 p.m. (GMT 08/01:15Z, December 7, 1960). The witness submitted the photograph to the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The photograph was taken with specific technical parameters including a 9.5-inch aperture, 33-inch focal length, and Schmidt-type optics, with exposure made approximately eight seconds in the northwest direction at 65 to 70 degrees elevation on December 7, 1960. ATIC photoanalysis concluded that the object resulted from a defect in the film emulsion, and no positive identification could be made of the object.

Reported location

Vandalia, Ohio

Date of incident

December 1960

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 Dec 60

2. LOCATION
Vandalia, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 2:15
GMT 08/01:15Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual | Ground-Radar
Air-Visual | Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[blank]

8. COURSE
[blank]

9. PHOTOS
Yes | No

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other [illegible]
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Single, round, white light on photograph submitted to ATIC.

11. COMMENTS
ATIC opinion that the object results from a defect in the film emulsion.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28990411