PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6310529

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONSidney Ohio

FRAMES9

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PROJEOT 15573730869
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3 M5y 19 c3/1400Z Sidney, Chio SSY
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I1. DRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Two mimutes Obsorver sighted a bright, shiny silver object. is wes
heading Northeast at a very fast speed. The objcct arpeared
6. TYPE OF OLSERVATION to be disc-shaped. It wavered, climbed and desconded
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abcut two minutes.
7. COURSE
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of Sidney, Ohio and Mnnlewood, Ohto.
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15. Speed Fust
16. s Sound and odor None noticed
17. I Trail None noticed
18.1 Luninosity
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the sky. The ob hes in dia-
metor and appeared bjeot appear-
ed at approximatel ead and w eling northeast.
lost sigh building obstructed
tated that the ight, olinbed and descended slightly and
was in sight fo ox1m mimutes. The weather was clear, no wind
was blowin and rare in the vicinity at the time the obisct was in
ight. The object didn' leave any trai id Not
taka uny f ob ject.
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15. Speed
16. s Sound and odor
: 17. I Trail Gray-oolored
18.1 Luninosity
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Comments of Interrogator relative to intelligence and character of observer(s):
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NARR.TIVE SULELRY:
Mr. was interviewed on 18 May 1949 nd he stated that
he saw the objeot when Jalled his attention to stated that
the time was between 0900 and 0915 hours on 3 May 1949 The objeot was
oblong in shape appeared to be about the size of a softball. The object
was in sight for approximately two minutes and was traveling north in a
straight line leaving a grayish oolored trail behind.
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