PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7009374

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONMarion Ohio

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1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Sep 51 o Was Bolloan
Marion, Ohio o Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balioon
Local_ 1217 EST Ground Visuel Greund-Reder Wes Alcroft
o Probably Aircraft
GMT 16/17172 AirVisal Air-Intercept Reder qxx Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomieal
Ys Probably Astronomical
No civilian pilot 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. OBSERVATION . NUMBER O Other.
000 Insufficient Dal luation
- - - one Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
long Possible a/c
pointed nose, and painted black, coming towards pilot
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District Commander UNCLA 17 1951
5th District OSI(IG)
Detachment Commander
Columbus, Chio -
Report of Incident.
1. Captain DOUGLAS A. NEILSCN. AO743485. PrOvOst Marshal, 664th AC&N Squadron,
Lockbourne, advised the undersigned on 17 Seotember 1951, 1lowing informa-
HART at S fridge AFB, Michigan:
a. Mr
at was flying his Cessna aircraft NCs8878,
on 16 September 195lapproximately 3 miles North and East of Marion,
Ohto, at 2800 feet, at 1217 EST, at a l heading of 230 degrees, when
he observed an object with a high tail, 45 degree sweptback wing,
long pointed nose painted black, coning towards him at a 50
degree reciprocal heading. He advised that he barely escaped
colliding with s object.
2. Capt. NEILSON advised that Lt. HAR profferred this information to
District Office #25, who recommended that he contact Lockbo transmit
same to this District.
JOHN F. O'CONNELL
Detachment Commander
AMAK
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YEARS.
. DOD DIR 5200.10
2 UNCLASSIFIED
AARTC

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ALTTTUDE: 2800' .
HEADING : 50°
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SOURCE: Private Pilot .
'ACTTON OR coMMENTS: Probably friendly conventi-onal a/c .
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of Lessna be almost collided with
. a black, high wing aircraft.
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