West Carrolton, OhioJanuary 1963

Unidentified

Summary

On the evening of January 9, 1963, someone in West Carrolton, Ohio, saw a yellow and white light fall to the ground behind a tower. The witness reported the sighting to the U.S. Air Force, which was then investigating unidentified flying objects as part of Project Blue Book.

The witness provided little detail about what they observed. The case file shows no estimate of how long the object was visible. The report contains only the basic facts: a yellow and white light, a downward motion, and the object disappearing behind a tower.

Air Force investigators concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting. The file offers no explanation for what the light might have been. The case remains classified as unidentified.

This case file, totaling 9 pages, is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

West Carrolton, Ohio

Date of incident

January 1963

State / country

OH / US

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 9

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3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
A fi O Was Balloon
hi 9 January 1963 West Carrolton, Ohia O Probably Balloon
"| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION lA eh A |
i 3 : O Was Aircraft {
- Lodalistiamieain i igiab init Latif XKGround- Visual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
A GMT 10/03352 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical |
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
3 x30 No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
p 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE El Othe alti sada ou
FE Insufficient Data for Evaluation |
i: 0 Unknown
4 unknown one fell to ground
~ [10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
2 Yellow and white light fell to ground Yellow and white light fell to
: No estimate of duration given, Nothing | ground behind tower. Insufficient
5 in report except that obj disappeared data for analysis,
: behind a tower,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000106