Xenia-Bellbrook, OhioJuly 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 14, 1958, a civilian in Xenia-Bellbrook, Ohio reported observing an object between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. The object appeared as a bright star and often looked like three lights. It remained stationary and was believed to be in the east-northeast direction. An astro-check indicated the object was likely Venus. Clouds in the area caused the light to fade when they moved in front of it. No other unusual reports were made by local radar, flights, or other persons. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Xenia-Bellbrook, Ohio

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

OH / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 14 Jul 58
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 4:30 to 5:30 A.M., GMT 1L/0930Z
5. PHOTOS: Yes, [illegible]
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 1 hr

2. LOCATION: Xenia-Bellbrook, Ohio
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Radar Visual, Binoculars, [illegible], Air-Interest Radar
6. SOURCE: Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 6 reported as three (3)
9. COURSE: stationary

12. CONCLUSIONS:
[Checkbox] Was Balloon
[Checkbox] Probably Balloon
[Checkbox] Possibly Balloon
[Checkbox] Was Aircraft
[Checkbox] Probably Aircraft
[Checkbox] Possibly Aircraft
[Checkbox] Was Astronomical [illegible]
[Checkbox] Probably Astronomical
[Checkbox] Possibly Astronomical
[Checkbox] Other
[Checkbox] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[Checkbox] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Obj which appeared as a bright star, and often appeared as three lights.

11. COMMENTS: Astro-check made--Venus.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978933