PROJECT BLUE BOOK

vitsiausie Incident /157
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LOCATION Columbus, Ohio
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. SOURCE_ Toletype Operator
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DATE OF OPONT se DATF I IN TO APIC
COLOR Tite crepe papor
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Sitin Like old trpe "County Fhir Balloon round SIVED 1/5 Mamre
Potin.ted
0021x31/2 ALTITUbECome to onrth Hasinal
from around loor

lightning. Research projects whioh balloons are used ard which are
conduoted or od Statos Air Foroe ars
aheoked by the elligenoe Departmont of this Command. These oheoks
arousually OffioA. MCIAXO-3. These
ohooks are distinot from the ohaok of synoptic iloon ghts made by
mAn
ineidants are balloons.
2 21, 91 3.13 155
3 25 92 115 156
1 28 96 126 157
12 10h 1l1 159
144 105 2L3 163
16 8A8R3 107.8,9 151 167
22 312(Sae122) 154 1E9
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Commanding Command, attention
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/0/ W. R. Clingernan, USAR
2 Inolss for M. M. MoCOY
Summaries l-l7 inql Colonol, U3AF
2 "EEI" Chief, Intelli Dept .
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Coplas furnished,
AFOIR, Mq. USAF
Capt Trakowski, Geophysios Lab
Major Kodis, MCMEBP
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9. I Distanco of objoct from observor
10. Timo in sight N/3
11. Altitude a/s great
12. Spead Hovering
13. Diroction of flight 3/s
14. Tactics Hovering -hanging in the sky
15. Sound 1/3 -
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25 Romarks: (over)

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12 Spood d very slow
13. Diroction of flight West to East
14. Tactics Did not change altitude
15. Sound No noise
16. Sizo 6
17. Color iptX Back

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1. Dato Incidont # 157
31 July 48
2. Tima 6:00 P. M.
3. I Location Columbus, Chio
4. Name of observer
5. Occupation of obsorvor Teletype Operator
6. Address of obsorvor State Highway Patrol Radio Station
7. Placo of observation Near Golf Obio
8.A Numbor of objocts 1
9. I Object was palloon which fell
to earth & was investig by observer
10. Tino in sight N/S
11. Altitude Came to hen first observed)
12. Speod N/S
13. Direction of flight earthward
14. Tactics 1/s
15. Sound E/S
16, Size 2 ft x 3-1/2 ft
210 Sketches or photographs None
25 Manner Fall to earth where is was rotriaved.
24 Ronarks: (over)

your Control Numk A-1917
lettor,
inolosed hergwith are CIO Agent Sighting
Unconventional Airornft.
3. A oopy of attnohod Cormanding
Coneral, Air Naterial son ArB, Dayton, Ohio.
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It did not have any
any kind. We stopped
our car to observe this object and another car There
anything like
the object before. . We did not get their names. We called the Columbus
he misrepresented the facts in the newspaper. We did not see any 18 glittering
say only
one object,

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tew nours
looation. I
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type balloon.
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3 .
ONCLASSIFIED

obtain the truck driver's nane as trarfie started to eove. E3 turned south
on 3t Clair Avemuo could not ses the objecth
by lled the Dispato)
approxiaatsly to anyoue el3e had
T
liks a Ploasin Bry. To mathor
To olows, an it :ms still 50 could see tho obfoot qudto
oluarly. It amns oblong in shat 325 about tho size of -soline drum.
743 aemng from the wost 17 why, It
DOWNGRADED AT
ED NAME AND OAOANIAONIOF IPECAL
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logth Ctc letactmunt Ployd 3 tunning
ND AGU OR 341 U. S. GOVCRNNINT PRINTING OEFICS c8-10--3407-1 CONEIDENTIAL

4fra
(3) On 2 August l943, Tghray
Patrol Radio Station TPGO Columbus, ovred
and stat ibstance
On Saturday July 1948,
at the ratres of the Golf Drivinz lanre which is locnted on
Dodridgg Strget nerosa from
in the sy. It was coing from the the Uhio Stnte Stdont Housing
There were not know where it came from.
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ASSIFIED AETEA 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
5 TYEED NAME AND ORSA SPECIAL AGENT CSIONATIIDE UF STECLALAGENT
WD ABUFR 341 CONFIDENTIAC

2.
a Balloons or
3, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198,1 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,.
200, 201, 209. 210, 217, 222, 235 237, 239.
Rockats, flares or falling bodies:
, 5,6, 7.8.9. 12. 13. 14, 15,
108, 109, 13 170, 211, 218.
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244g 134

. wOrO reported in'the following inoidents. .In compiling this
speed at
the surfaoo and aloft at the scheduled time of balloon release, and
the location of the nearest weather station making balloon obsar-
vations.
126
3 a 148
XERRS 155
105 166
113 169
36 87 115 172
FOR THE
/al M. A. Nost
2 Inolas W.A.MEST
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thas tho United States Weathor Bureau has provided information on ball
lightning- Resaarch projeots in whloh balloona are used ard whioh ars
ahookad by the Intelligence Department of thie Command, These cheoks
The3s
inoidents are balloons. 8
2 el, 50 91 113 155
3 25 92 115 156
4 23 96 126 157
21 8ER868 104 159
x14 105 143 163
1.6 8A8RY 107,5,9 151 167
22 112(50a122) 154 169
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/s/ W. R. Clingorman,
2 Inoles for H. M. MOCOY
Bummaries 1-l7 inol Colonel, USAF
"EEI" Chief, Intalligence Dept
AFOIR, Hq. UXAF
Major Kodie, MCHEBP
Golonal Neal, MLAWS
3-1-A

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hours
observad the sane
D objoct, Suen while it was
day and near
still tho sky
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that the
Aightning. Research projoots which balloons are used and whioh are
cheokad by the Intalligenoe Department of this Comuand, These cheoks
These
oheoka are distinot from ths oheok ot synoptic balloon flighta mads by
dents are thoso having the greatest possibility of being balloons, This
list does nos slimimto the possibility that mary the romaining ..
inoidents are balloons. :
2l 91 113 155 ,
2
25 92 115 156
23 96 126 157
21 30 R8EDEG8 104 LL 159
L4 31 105 23 163
16 107,8.9 151 167
22 RR9 112(Sea122) 154 169
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Summariss l-l inol Colonel, URAF
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Capt Trakowski, Geophyaios Lab
Major Kodis, MOmSP
Colonel Neal, MLAWS
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