PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387157

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONWorthington Ohio

FRAMES11

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. PROTEA Incident #159.
ATIC NO.
AF NO. o 1OCITION Worthington, Chio
REPOT 1O. Male Civilian
DATE OF U PORT NATE IN TO ATIC a
TIF OF SIVIG 2015 COLOR Silver
Esthutd
SHAPE Cylindrical SPHED_ Very Slow Meauuret
Pstin.ti
SI2E p ALTITUD: APprOx 3000 ft 1asured
COURSF Southwest 15 Mimutes

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ATIo1n2i-3 CmA HA AC
3 4 OT
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126, 131, 138, 156, 157, d59,160. 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198,.
210. 237, 239.
b Rookets, flares or 1 falling bodies:
14
108, 109, 1 211, 218
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.

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appearance
noted that tho sire of the objest and
distance e distance are not stutee. are not stased.
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provided
lightning- Research projeots in whioh balloons are used ard whioh are
oonduoted or aponsored Unitod 3tates Air Forse aro
oheoked by the of this Command, Thoae cheoks
arousually made di These
the greatast
list doea no elimirate the he romaining
inoidonts are balloons,
2 2L 91 113 155
3 25 92 115 156
28 96 126 157
32 104 19
24 105 1hs 163
16 868R3 107,8,9 151 167
22 112(Ssa122) 154, 169
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5. It
Commanding .
MC IAXO-3.
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. 181 W. R. Clingornan, Cols USAF
2 Inola for M. M. MOCOY
Surmaries l-l inol Colonel, U3AF
"EEI" Chief, Intolli pt :
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+ :
Coplax furnlshed:
APOIR, Hq. URAF
Capt Trakowski, Gophysioa Lab
Ma jor Kodie, UCRESP
Colonel Heal, MLANS
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13. Diroction of flight SN
14, Tactics Mone
15. Sourd None
15. Size 1/3

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..
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southwest course. It was in
2030 hours. There were no other aircraft, military or
civilian, in the vicinity hearing or vision The
sky was clear
was good.
Worthington, Ohio
2 August 1948
USAE
157
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UAOHT RATTASGASRFOCSE -a
2A D1OPATOH IO AIOID L-TYPE AISIAP CAA LIOTOS P31
DEMTSD LASLOT SUUDAY E AUOOT CPTATSD TOLDO FRCY
TO A ALGUOT ADVERTIOHG UOTDER ETEAD AND CARNYEO
PASETGSIS PSOEIT LOCATICH FROY 18 TO 21 AvSUST LIA OHIO
FORADId AIR MAIL ITISTANY TPOUOH COTODES
WAL L LAGE VICS PISIET DOUGLAS LEAH OY
157

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(CLAXO=3/HWS/ aw

17 dug 4S W. R, Clingerman, Col, USA?
Chf, Tech Intel Div
Intel Department
Douglas Leigh Sky Adv Corp Ex 6-5310
C/O Naval Air Station
Lakehurst, New Jersey

MCIAXO=-8=6, WOULD APPRECIATE AEPORT ON OP-RATIONOF YOUR LIGHTIR-THAN-AIR
CRAFT IN VICINITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, DURING PERIOD 30 JULY TO 3 AUG ig,
PLEASE DIRECT REPLY GOVN COLLECT HQ AMC, ATTN; MCIAXO-3