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PROJECT 10073 RECOND
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. 2. LOCATION
1 10015 19 02/002:61 418 j
Columbus. Ohio
2. JO0Re3 TO. CONCLUSION i
F CMAlO 2. Osher NTRAIL)
2. ASOro (STAR/PLANET)
MBER OF OSJCTS
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… T1. BRIZF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Soconds trail 2a
usocn ebject, flying CS 0 very high
TYPE CF GLSERVATION 30-40,000 ft, in Westorly direction. The trail wes VAeAS19
C : Cor about i5 seconds and the cOurCO soke SCm t0
7. couned CrOaso its velocity during this timo. Soon aftorwert a Lighs va:
vicable in the sky. The light remained motionless for a whil. i:
then appoared to travel towards th rizon
3. PROTOS
A. MYSGAL BYEaReE

8. Color of object White thon yellowish red
9. Shape
10. Altitude
11. I Direction from observer
12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight object(s) NW 3200
14. Time in sight
15. Speed
16. Sound and odor
17. Trail Yes before white light
18. I Luminosity .
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VICIDILITY PD TO
CMA CONTROLER , COLFEUS
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TELEPIOME
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PLCTOGRAPHS 1OM AUG 5
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The following of an unidentified flying object is
submitted in complianc with Flight ce Regulation 200-4.
At 1955E, 1 August the Wright-Pat Flight Service
Center received the following Lockbourne
Tower, Columbus, Ohio:
At 1955E, Columbus Tower Columbus, ne to
Lockbourne AFB, e following information:
"a. LOCATICN: Over Colunbus, or two (2)
hours - l 2
b. WEATHER: 1930E Columbus Weather: 5,000
scattered clouds 12 miles visibility.
c. NAME: Mr. es. CAA Controller,
% Columbus Tower, phone Mr.
CAA Controller,
V
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(5) SPEED: No estimate in MPH.
(6) HEADING: Northwest 3200.
(7) MANEUVERABILITY: Only observed in
straight line.
(8) ALTITUDE: 50,000 fee
(9) SOUND: N None.
(10) EHAUST Exhaust trail before
white light.
Copy Furnished: CHANLES E. GROGAN
1- Chief of Staff, Lt Colonel, USAF
USAF, ATTN: Dir . Commanding
of Intelligence -
Commander MATS,
Chief Intelligence Divn
1 Commanding Officer
Flight Service, A-2

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C0 Curtiso mutiwost corner of
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the alrrield ninod 2ot3onlo: Chon anonrod
to travel torrd tho horizo nort'resterly statad that
the ort Colrbus toer conizeted 2ilot O0-. C1-
routo to UHEO 1 n the 145 tis
roortad 5110: nosition te cat Jofeer con. thio rodlo
scroas

fast as thoy aopcarod. I callod the raffic Control To:or at Lockbourno Air
Porce Daso, Roow oort, Chio, to ascortain thay had a plano,
cither evilable which could bo usod to traok and idontiry
tho objoot. Comor 23n that troining nircratt vas in
14 the nir and pilot contect OUT toLOr in-
etruations naao pilot; ho Adontiriod hin-
solr T etatod tat ho
VO3 could soo bright
1 stoady ceurDo CM the
nos atat could
2o Ta.ror bed contaotod to
1-0 sirerert that wat IOU cht wero ve.or tratls,
otraight linoo and not curly Soa O drozin mado b7
Wrkwitw). Ri00O so.x linos disappoarod ApD noarod duo wost fren
my loxation in tho Thio lcht and slowly foll torard
the horison in c storly diroetion disapponrod on the hori-
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2100 hrs
Lorison UNCLASSIFIEL
TPEAME ANAZATION EANT 6. SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT
100%h 01 Dotaclmons Jalzod/ Janos A. Melustoy
-10
WD1UN  341
1

dark, notico tril.'thon a Vomus is
viciblo b X, dinos brightly, thion sots o
conatollation .urseis is
Talioha'ts wold
to soon YEAM.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
SPECIAL AGENT 6. SIGNATURE OF SPECIALAGENT
15 10 Staeuont UNCLASSIFIE
WDUN47 341 C

A-1017.
2. Offico of Spocial Invostigations, Firth District, Columbus
Sub-office is cognizunt of infornation containod in these
copy of has been furished to thnt offiee.
3. A cOm of incloaed report the Com-and-
ing General, Air Mnterie
Dayton, Chio.
3 Incl:(trinl) IELVIN L. IUTCUISON
I. An - Mowopaper Article Captain, FA

7. Apparent size
8. Color of object
9. Shape
10. Altitude 3 30,00040,000
11. D Direction from observer Westernly
12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight of object(s) N.W.
14. Time in sight 15 Seconds
15. Speed Seconds
1. Sound d and odor
17. Trail Smoke, gre white
18.I Luminosity
M11

fading away rding trail wAs visible for about "iftcen
seconds an smoke crease its velocity during
this time cribod by resembling smoke trail
issuing from have using a device similar to
JATO (Jet Assisted lditional speed. did not
believe the vapor or snoko density and
color. Tho trail was deseribed as greyish-whito. anc according to informant
ad notdis
Airport at 2015
1949, and the light describod was still visible at that time. (C-6)
Agentils Note stated that he has taken some flight training and
consid rs aircral hooby describing what he had seen in
a thoughtful, straightforward manner, without attempting to exagerate. A
incident iedi local press is attached this report.
UNCLASSIFIED

3. Place of Observation C
4. Position of observer Control Tower -
5. What attracted attention to object Telephone cs
6. Number of objects
7. Apparent size
8. Color of object
9. Shape
10. Altitude levation)
11. D Direction from observer
12. D Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight object(s) Westernly 1
14. Time in sight
15. Speed
16. Sound and odor
17. Trail long
IED
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fast as opear the Trafrio Control ato Lockbourne Air
Force Base th ha a plune,
eithor available o the air whigh tracks d identify
the object. was told by man aircraft, was in
the air and they would instruct pilot ontact tower and await in- it
structions from us do the name this pilot; he identified him-
t he