Wickliffe, OhioSeptember 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 5, 1962, at night in Wickliffe, Ohio, a civilian witnessed an object resembling Sputnik IV that disintegrated before reaching earth. A letter dated September 25, 1962, from a Montville Township Fire Chief asked the Air Force for details about UFO sightings caused by Russian Sputnik re-entry. The Fire Chief described a cone-shaped object falling from the sky and disintegrating before reaching the ground. He reported surrounding towns witnessed the event. No physical evidence was found. The Air Force evaluation was listed as Unknown.

Reported location

Wickliffe, Ohio

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
5 September 1962

2. LOCATION
Wickliffe, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local night
GMT [illegible]

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

5. PHOTOS
D Yes
D No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
not reported

12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
D Probably Balloon
D Possibly Balloon
D Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
D Possibly Aircraft
D Was Astronomical
D Probably Astronomical
D Possibly Astronomical
D Other
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Letter giving second hand information that object resembling Sputnik IV was observed the night after decay of Sputnik IV. Obj disintegrated before reaching earth. Reported in surrounding towns. No physical evidence found.

11. COMMENTS
No decay for this period. General description of sighting indicates bolide observation; therefore, a case warranted as a meteor sighting.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28998988