Vandalia, OhioMarch 1959

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Summary

On the evening of March 24, 1959, a resident of Vandalia, Ohio reported seeing a red and blue-green object in the night sky at 10 p.m. The witness was driving at about 20 miles per hour when they spotted the object. The object appeared to fall straight down in a way typical of a meteor.

The Air Force's summary of the case noted that the description, flight path, and duration of the sighting were all consistent with meteor activity. The investigating officers marked the case as either a balloon or possibly a balloon, though the evidence pointed more clearly toward a meteor.

The full case file, comprising 8 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Vandalia, Ohio

Date of incident

March 1959

State / country

OH / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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aa PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
; 00 Wos Balloon
2h lar 59 Vandalia, Ohio A nf |
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon |
" . 0 Was Aircraft
Local a ——————————— B:Ground-Vi sual 0 Cround-Radar OQ Probably Aircraft
OMT... L300 (23007 iad 0 AirVisuel O Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
) 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Q:. Was Astronomical | =
¢ QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
G.Ne dvilian 0 Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CBR Rr OR
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
” aaa 0 Unknown
c=3 Sech one lalling .
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, blue-green obj, discppeared falling Description, flight peth & duraticn
4 straight dows, 1s typicel of a meteor, :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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0 A A A RNR BA AW Ai on ati : v

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28982570