DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387217
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONGroveport Ohio
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Occupation of obsorvor ‘
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1 mile’ yest of Groverors, Ohio

3. Numbor of objects |
9. Distance of object from obsorvor 2/3

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Ooserver noticed whut arpeared to be a small dlack cloud between
two waite ones, Seemed peculiar becamse the weather wes clear and
22ers ware a fow white clouds in the aky ~- lat no other dark cloads
ov formations of any Kind. The black clond did aot have any definite
snene Was looked lice an antiesirerart shell a few seconds after i%
eg Suddenly it stretched cut into a wide streak with “agg
retical streaks, then recicly turned and twisted, moving into
Aiffarent direction and disamnesring. in three or four seucade, the
oka barst appeared egaia svontaneously, annroximately 2O* yest
of the place where first noticed. “Snoke pattern dark, very large, snd
Jisversed ranidly, avoearing again as a wice streak a mile or so ina
lengta which anpesred to twist from a wide S a narrow streak and ‘then
bad again changing direction as it Swisted. Joving in westerly
direstion against light wind, Plainly visible altho far away and very hizh,
Yo souwd heard. Seemed lixs a streak that would be made if a flying
ving. va several engines “8m banking and tarning and leaving exnais%
3.

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shells Durs$ and many varor trails from planes but hai never
observed anything like this, le states: "It ws so spontaneous
like a rubber band which is round, them suddenly is stretched ad

length end twiated, and them disappears withou$ a trace.”
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4. REPORT OF FINDINGS

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(1) Mm 2 Aucust 1943, Semmens - student, séi-iAiapewrrtirve yoo ,
72 LEMDUS » chis, was interviewed ccncernins 12n mitentified ohenomencn in
22 oy, and stated in substance

Cn Jumday, i Aursust 1243, at aA ui garrtied 2:06 peme, I was driving
345% on Grovenors Sike with sy family Il was adcus come mae ‘west of
Trovecoers when I slanced up toward the Tortn and nes Lcod - what ppeeres to
Seo a smmll black clowi betacen Gvo white clewia. This seemed yery peculiar
*o mo because the weather was cisear ond thers were « fow white slo ne ix

213 sxv ant no other dark clouds or formations of iny xinde ae viask cloud

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dig not have any definite shape but lsoxed like an antienireralt shell a
vs noconds after it hed oaxploded. Sudiaeniy it stretched out int a wide

strenk with aewmller vertical streaks, then it ravi diy Surned and thristed,
meved into a different direstion and disappeared. .n thrse or four seconds,
fhe sneoke Durst anoeared arain spontaneously, aonroximateic; 26 derrees nest
5 slaee where [I firs% aichted it. The snoke vattern was dark, very Larce,
ani dispersed rapidly, appearing azain as a wide stresk 1 «nils cr so in

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Len a wnichanppeared so Swist Srom a wide to a narrow streak and
sain changing direction as i% twisted. Ii

westerly direction avainaS a lisat wind and vas plainly visible althouch

[ would judse if was Sar awey and very hizhe ‘here eas no sound and I can

stl- Seseribe it as a streak that re arpesr '* 9 Pl-ine wine with several
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Bc ines was banking end tamning anc ieaving exhaust trails. Jcwever, I wags
in *ha var and have seen a lot of gitintiserah shelis Surs% and I have seen
vyaror “rails from airplanes Dut [ have never seen anvthins lize this before.
t only sax it twice, >scause I ~as ee alone and almost hed an accident,
and oy the time I steonred my car I had lost trnek of it. I¢ snus so sponten=
2ous, Like a rubber bend which is round, shen suddenly is stretched at lengcth
ani twisted, ond then disappears without a trace. i Pimured that it was very
hich where the air is thim and thet is shy it liseorearsd so ranidily without
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT,
MNCILENT ‘INDEA

1. Astrononioal

a Eigsh probability:
#26, 27, 30, $1, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
9>, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140,

147, 148, 2 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 2038, 216,
212, 238.

be Fair or low probability:
w1S, 2U, 25, 24, 28, Sby 36, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, 82, 93, ICO,
112,. 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 17b, 192,

199, 202, 205, 220, 23u, 240.

2. Non-astronomioal tut sugsestive of other explanations

&, Halloons or ordinary airoralt:
eG, Tiy 22, 41, 42, 62,4, 73, Sl, 83, 91,.92,. 118, 124, 115,
126, 151, 138, 141, 145, 155, 166, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,.

200, 201, 209, 21u, 217, 242, 235, 237, 239.

bo kookets, flares or falling bodies:

#4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107,

108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218.

Ge Hiscellaneous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eta.):
#39, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 231, 234.

S» HNon-astronouloal, with no explanation evident

a, Lack of svidence prsacludes explanation:

#38, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118,

125, 127, 137, 139, 149, 159, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 213,
229, 232, 233.

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o Be BU) 21s) was Cha Ole 40, Sl, 52, 58, Gl, 62, 64, 68, 71,
SO, 76, 77, 79, 84, 105, 121, 122, 155, 151, 162, 154, 162,
168, 172, 176, 193, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,

ect, 206, 241, 242, 243, 244, 154.
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