PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781875

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONWestwood Cincinnati Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATETIME GROUP LOCATION
31 May 54
31 May/0500Z Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio (11)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION WAS ASTORNOMICAL: STAR
givilian Sighting characteristic of Astro Body observation. Star
4. NUMBER R OF OBJECTS Deneb at 45 deg elev, Vega at 60 deg in ossibly one
of these stars.
one -
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Bright light observed between two trees. Seemed to pulsate and
not reported as a result, moved from L To R. Motion slower than setting
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sun. Observation through trees just prior to storm. Object
finally observed by storm clouds. Object observed to be in
ground visual NE through window. Motion the South.
.COURSE
stationary
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9.PHYSIC . PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of this form may be used. Previous editions of this form may bo used.
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31/ 6
NESTW
itues
Westwood, Cincinnati 1I
June 3, 1954
:
Wright Patterson Air Force B ase
Dayton
Ohio
Gentlemen:
I live in Westwood, a suburb of Cincinnati. For whatever information
value it may have to you, I wish to report observing a bright star-like
light in the sky which I am certain was neither a plane nor a star.
My windows face northeast. Two tall trees are about 200 feet away.
On Monday night(May On I Monday night(May 3lstat midnight 3lstat midnight t and after, I observed and after, I observed between
the top branches of the top branches of the two trees a very bright I the two trees a very bright light which lightwhich I thought I thought
to be a to be a star. Watching it I wondered if it could be two Watching it I wondered if it could be two stars togother, stars togother,
it was so large and seemed closer than the others. It seemed to pulsate. seemed closer than the othors. It seemed to pulsate.
Had the color of thelight from an old-fashioned old-fashioned al-0 emp in the
distance on distance night.
Peing fascinated, I decided to watch it, and became Peing fascinated, I decided to watch it, and became conscious that it
had movement. It moved from the space between the two trees to in. had movement. It moved from the space between the two trees to in.
back of the one on the right and came out on the other side. At times back of the one on the right and came out on the other side. At times
during its passage during its passage behind thetree I could get glimpses of behind thetree I could get glimpses of After After
it came from behind the tree, it seemed to slip back behind it again,
and storm clouds then hid it and ot her stars in the y from view.
It traveled from left to right in a pulsating fashion on what seemed
an almost horizontal line. I did not time the travel, but it seemed much
slower than the setting sun (or at least as slow) during the autum
days.
Very truly yours,