Waynesville, OhioNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 9, 1957, at 1505 (3:05 p.m.), a person in Waynesville, Ohio saw a bright white object in the sky. The object was round and about the size of a baseball. It looked like a bright star. The witness watched it for about 20 to 25 minutes as it moved toward the southwest.

The witness thought the object might be a satellite. However, the Air Force found the report difficult to evaluate. The information provided was poor, contradictory in places, and had insufficient detail for a firm conclusion.

The Air Force investigated the sighting but ultimately could not determine what the object was. In its official assessment, the case was marked as "unidentified," meaning the Air Force could not rule out any single explanation. The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, comprising 8 pages of microfilm.

Reported location

Waynesville, Ohio

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

OH / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

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i BE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ch ih 0 Woes Bolloon | :
9 November 19357 Wavnesville, Onio O Probably Balloon
TR Bide deta Re —————————————|0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
1505 -09- : O Was Aircraft |
ce D.Ground-Visvol O Ground-Rador Q Probably Aircraft i
CT en eat 5 AR LIRR a A 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
O Yes DO Probobly Astronomical
“CF'Ne Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CHEE RR RR RN ORE £ |
"id eh Data for Evaluation
ot i : 0 Unknown
20-25 ninutes one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS : |
Round, bright wlite object, size of Yery poor report, Contradictory
baseball, looked like a bright star, information. Cannot evaluate,
Thought object to be satellite, Insufficient data, |
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974365