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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOM GENERAL, USAF
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INCLA SSIFIED STH GSTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRICHT-PATTERSON Al? FOWCT TAGE, DAYTON, OHIO
SUBJSCT: UNIDUNTIVIZD PLYTUG OBJLOT kw PORTLOLY
TO:
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SIGHTED NeAR WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT, CHIO
SPECIAL INQUIRY
Conmnander
Air Technical Intelligences Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Chilo
ATTN: ATIAA-2C0
1. The following is forwarded for your information:
On 20 November 1953,
Drive, lhrietta, Ohio, Telephone: Sip, oyed
at Quaker State Ungineering Co st Lational Bank,
Marfetta, Chio, Telepiione:s tinea: that
at approximately 0330 hours UY r 1953, he, 2c-
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companied by his al 27_ Southeast
— street, svansvills, ? and
Street address unknown, Detroit, Michigan, wera
driving west on US Route Alternate 50, and at a point
approximately ten (10) miles west of Marietta, fairly
close to the Wood County Airport, when they noticed a
luminous object, directly south of their position, sov-
ing slowly fron east to west at approxinately a 1500
foot lateral cistance and an altitudes of ap»roxinately
eight (8) to ten (10) thousand feet. Suddenly the ob-
ject made approximately a thirty dagree lateral angle
southward and then accelerated rapidly out of sight.
All three (3) persons observed the object's flight; but
because of its luminous surface and distance of obser-
vation, it was difficult to ascertain its shape or size.
All were of the opinion that it was not a conventional
nireruft.
Marietta, Ohio, who advised that the United States iir
Force was collecting information on "flying saucers"
and recomended thut he contact the Office of Special
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9 Decenmbar 1953
stated he had reported the incident to ‘ry
a. 1 Bureau of Investigation issident Agent,
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UNCLASSIFIED
6D 24-21-129 9 December 1953
3U3J: UNIDANTIFIZD FLYING OBJECT RETORTIDLY
SIGHTED NEAR WOOD COUMTY AIRPORT, O:IO
above information was verbally coordinated with lajor
eatin Deputy Director of Operations, 3 %lst Aig Division,
Lockb Force Bass, Colwavus, Ohio, at which or
vised information available ‘rom vir ar did not appear to.
him to be sufficient to varraat further incuiry or further
action.
3. No further investigative action is contemplated by this
office in instant matter.
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ROBERTS JOUNSCH, JR
Colonel, USAF
District Commender
cc: Dir. OSI
UNCLASSIFIED
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