Worthington, OhioAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 31, 1956, a resident of Worthington, Ohio reported seeing a small, darkish yellow object moving slowly from north to south across the sky. The witness described the object as about the size of a half dollar held at arm's length. The sighting was visual only, with no photographs or radar confirmation.

The Air Force investigation concluded that the object was probably a reflection from a spotlight at the Ohio State Fair. In their written assessment, investigators noted that the original report lacked detailed information, which made a definitive conclusion difficult. However, they stated they were willing to concur with the reporting officer that a spotlight reflection was the most likely explanation for what the witness saw.

The full case file, consisting of 18 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Worthington, Ohio

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

OH / US

Page count

18 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 18

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1. DATE y 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ¢
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31 August 1956 Worthington, Chio O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Belleen
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GM wl © RRR a 0 Air Visvel O Air-Intercept Roder O Possibly Aircraft
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7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX Othewai OLA L310 SCZ 7
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Jne darkish yellow object, the size Concur w/reporting officer that
of a half dollar at arm's length, Obj [cause of sighting was probably
was moving north to south slowly. the reflection from a spotlight |
Sichting was visual only. at the Chio State Feir, Due Lo |
sketchy information in the ori- |
ginal message, this sighting falls |
in to category of probably;” |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28967308