PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9613492

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONYellow Springs Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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i. I. DATE LOCATION. 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 May 1952 . Yellow Springs, Ohio o Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_0050 Ground-Visual. Ground-Rador o Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 05504 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rodar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ; 6. SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Yes Q Probably AstronomicalM
No Senior in college Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4-5 Seconds 1 2200. Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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. Straight and level Size of half moon Clear night.
- Maneuvers:
No sound.
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Field if at_continued on course.
c. Elevation object appeared (degrees above) izon). proxi-
(degrees above horizon) Did_not have_
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e: Shape of flight path of object straight and level, arched, etc.)
Straight and level.
f.I How did object
The glow Was constant while in my line of vision..
8. I Length of time the object was observed ive seconds at most
. D Description of object.
Cne... 7-3712-
b. A Apparent size of
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h. I Dd oject make any sound, if o describe Comnletely sile
i. Were any tails or None. Object sharply defined.
j. I Draw sketch.
The thing was roughly this shape. The
glow was most clearly defined around the
edges, shading offinto darkness towards.
K the interior bject initely
giving the impre ssion that
unlighted, sun
10. What type of day was it (hazy, clear, etc.)? - Beautifully
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c. Did object reflect light on the clouds?
12. 1hat is your ocupation? Senior college student.
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from my vantage point. The speed of the object, if it had
been traveling at two thousand feet, would have been about
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Date -Mey 16, 1952
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