PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE i2. Location 12. CONCLUSIONS
92 Jima 105), i we Or 0 Was Bolloon
23 June 1954 rus, Ofrio OD Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | + TYPe OF OBSERVATION wag mb aie
etd ~ 0D Was Aircroft
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Locel OF - OD Ground- Vi suol D Ground-Rodor GQ Probably Airerof?
our 2te7 92002 Ss | 0 Ain Visual © Airintercopt Reder |9 Possibly Aircrefe
5. PHOTOS (3. SOURCE O° Wes Astronomico! ,
O Yes 0 Probobly Astronomicol
t%Ne Military O. Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |S. WUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE DB Other__Lotlecstions
O  Insufficient-Deta for Evaluation
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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I then started to Col. Mars

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him. Before I could leave tne office However, I received another rhone

call from AMC PIO. A Mister 7??? asked me if I had calls from the press on
FOB. iI told nim of the conversation just prior with Mr. Fisner and that
was on ny way to report it to Col. O'Mara, Mr. 2??? stated he would iy to

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nolda olf tae press umtil oe neard [rom me.

+. I then proceeded to Col. O'Mara's office and reported word-for-word
ull th uve reported hereon. Colonel O’Mera immediate ontacted
MC Pi ad it was decided tnaat no official AF statemen f any kind would
be vrinted. AMC PIO also stated they would inform the nress to contact
Washinzton (Ha USAF) > @ statement in about one (1) week. Col O'Meara
then directed the undersi.ned airman to send 2 message immediately t
D/I, USAF including - sailable details on the case. Attachment 72.

5. After the message was drafted and submitted for transmission the
undersigned airman commenced 2 journal investigation to obtain all possible
details of the sighting. I telephoned Lt. Roe, the source, at his place of
occupation, NCR, Dayton, and asked him if I could talk with him regarding the
UFOB report. He agreed, and I met with the source in Blidg. #77, of NCR
at approx 1400 hours 24 June 1954.

6. The source was very cooperative and seemed discouraged at his inability
to identify the object. The source, upon my request, accomplished one (1)
copy of the "U.S, Air Force Technical Information Sheet." Attachment #1, While
source was completing tne rorm, I talked with him and ootainea the tollowing

statements;

"T thought .¢ was a 'blowjob! (jet) at rirst."

"It had a contimuous brightness, no flickering or
pulsating."

’ "T chased it out of aight".

"I made several complete circles, mit it seemed to makes
them, in position, right with me."

"Tt seamed to sp whatever it wag, watched my lights,
for when i started to change my position, he woild go rignt
with me".

han I contacted Pattarscn tower, I told them of thea
situatico and asked them to watch as I flew over. They said
they only +wme,. I also asked for my radar position. They
told ma «#y oad me on a NE heading and I was on a Sé heading.
I corrected sham but received no reply."

"There was definite linear movement of the object in relation
to my alrernct",

"It lam me, I didn't leave it.”

"T contacted a C+47, aircraft S/N 263, I think, that was
alerted cy Pattersnn to be on the lookout for the thing. The
pilot said he didn't see a thing.”

"I knew there was 2 blow-jod up from the 97th sme ne

sver Columbus.”

"There were two other F=51 boys up over Columbus. Oetore

the sighting, I had intended to join formaticn with them. Ll

halieve it was Lt Wallace and Lt Wilmer. man I saw it, 13ked

Talianace ~ "324d vou sea tras olow )? Ms , ~ ‘itm

"I first saw =ne object at approximately 9,000 feet
and when I rsached Dayton I was at 9,000 feet."

"It chased me Zoom: Hhiteinte to Daytons; I chased it
back to Columbus. It left me there." —_

"I remember when it left me. I had climbed to about

12,000 or 12,500 feet."

7. Before I left the source, I explained to him the sensitive
natura of this situation as far as the Air Force and the press wers
concerned, He stated b.iat he was called earlier in the day by a
reporter and had given him an account of the sighting.

S. The source :tatad he did not initiate release of the incident

to the press and tit i« did not have any idea of whom informed then
first. In fact, ths source was quite argry upon learning of the initial
leak to the press.

9. I comlet#4 ay interrogation of the source at approximately
1555 hours and returned to ATIC, Qu

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li.’ <SPORT OF INTERVIEWS

A. Tower Operator - Patterson AFB = 25 Jum 195k.
1.. At 0800 hours, the umersigned airman visited the Patterson
Tower and met with S/Set Shoemaker, who was on duty at the time of the

incident, Sgt Shoetaker stated that Lt. Roe contacted the tower at

21°20 hours and requested the tower personnel bo search for tne objsct

he was chasing towards Columbus, t Roe also stated that the object

seemed to be approximately five (5) miles in front of his aircraft.

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Sgt Shoemaker and nother airman both grabbed binoculars and observed

Lt Roe's aircraft, ius did not sea any light. Sgt Shoemaker then askad

the pilot of C-U7 «ircratt, serial number 2635 (which had just taken off)
to observe Lt Roe’s vject, Pilot replied he could not see any ligt
of that sort. When Lt Roe last reported his position to the tower, he
was 15 miles SE of Columbus. Just after Lt, Roe's report, an F-46D

aircraft reported is as 15 miles NW of Columbus ami requested landing
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instructions, (A.

II. Report of Interviews. continued)

B. Operations NCOIC - 97th FIS, Patterson AFB. - 25 June 1954.
l. Immediately after leaving the Patterson tower, I went to the
97 th FIS to check for any umsual reports that they might have received
during the same period of the sighting. M/Sgt O'Cara, NCOIC of the
Operations Section stated they had had two (2) aircraft in the air
at that time. One, aireraft serial mumber 51-3015, piloted by Lt.
Kirk, and aireraft serial mumber 51~-#3/,0, piloted by Captain Costa,
2, Takeeoff and landing times are as foliows:
51-3014 t/O 2040 hours Landed 2220 hours
51-83L0 r/O 2145 hours Landed 230 hours
Sgt. O'Gara could «© ail me which of the aircraft was in the Columbus
area during the time /f the sighting. Subject pilots could not be in-
mediately located for questioning, but Sgt. O'Gara promised to ask them

about the report wd contact me at the earliest possible time. (ink

II. Report of Interviews. (Cont inaed)

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C. Operations Officer - “NG - Dayton Municipal Airport. - 25 June 195k.

1. At approximately 1900 hours, ©5 June 19th, the salves nied airman,
accompaniaac by Dr. Pyers (arIc Astro-Physicist cmsultant on UFO's) visited
the 15lst Fighter~omber Squadron of the Ohio National Guard based at the
Dayton Municipal Airport. We were introduced to Captain Wagennals,
perations Officer of that unit. (Notes Captain Wagenhals was the first
and only Air Forces of ‘ictal to notify the Aerial Phenomena Section of the
FO.) Captain Wagantals was first to reach Lt Roe when he landed. He
Stated Lt foe said, “1 must be going off my rocker because I saw something
4 really moving up tierra. Lt Roe proceeded to tell Captain Wagennals the
story of ths signsi«. Che interview with the Captain practically verified
everything the so uce wid the umersigned airman. Captain Wagenhals stated
Lt Roe would have to be awfully close to a jet aircraft to see its exhaust
unless the jet wae asing its afterourner. The jet theory was ruled out
however by all thres (5) persons at the interview when speed was taken
into consideration. No jet could fly that slow (referring to Lt. Roe!'s

stalling at approximately 100 - 100 APH amd the object not passing him)

without apparent aerodynamic canplications arising. Captain Wagenhals

stated that the weather over the Dayton area was very clear and visibility

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II. Raport of Intermiews. (Contimued)
D. Air Instructor, ONG, “ayton Municipal Airport. - 25 June 195L.

1, Upon canplatvion 2f our discussion with Captain Wagenhals, we
wera introduced to Li Colonel McClure (Reg AF Instructor). Colmel
NUcClure had landed just ocefore Lt. Ros. After landing, Lt Roe went
to Colonel McClure's office and related the gtory to him. Duri
cur discussion with Colonel McClure he verified what we had previously
obtained from the source on the UFO.

>», Lt. Roa suggested to Colonel licClure that at first he thought
it was a star. ut when he changed positions a few times, it became
apparent that it was not. (This statement was not revealed to the
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undersigned airmen during his interview with the sources.) Lt. Roe

3130 stated he sassed over the Dayton tower twice so that the tower

personnel could observe the object, but obtained negative resultse

je Colonel “evlure, who was returming from Pittsburg in a C+1;7,
stated that visitiiity was good all the way from Pittsburg to Dayton,
He also stated that a civilian Martin 202 had accorpanied him from
Pittsburg to Dayton. Just prior to landing, the Dayton tower asked

Colonel McClure it ae had noticed any UFO, to which the Colonel replied

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‘te Colonel McClure expressed the opinion that the UFO could have
oeen a “canopy” reflection which happens from time to zime while flying

2 cm5l at night. However, she Colonel nigniy recommended Lt. Roe as a

, . -s a) ae * 4 ~ i M ‘*T ; ’ . ‘
laliciied ooserver and further stated, -9°3 an old comoat pilot with a lost
(perience and in my (tae Colonel's) opinion is a vary wellestabled -zan
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‘eitanle ind? vidual,

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~» Air Instructor, 0G, Sayton Municipal Airport. - 25 Ju: 1954. (Con

>» Dr. Syers later considered the canopy reflection phenomena as
improbable dus to the manduveravility of the UFO reported by Lt. Roe,

Ure Syers and the undersigned airman returned to ATIC at approximately

1215 hours, 25 June lsh. 2 {

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II. Raport of Interviews. (Contimed)

E. Report of Telephone vonversation With kr. pitcheil of Patterson
"B Radar Approach Centrel Office - 25 June 1954.

1. At 1350 hours the undersigned airman called Mr. iAtchell of
thea RAC office to obtain information from. the radar camtrol operator
wno plotted Lt Rosa's position. Mr. Mitchell stated the operawr was
nos on duty at the time, out would be glad to have him write a statement
and sign it ag to what axactly happened when Lt. Roe contacted him for a
plot. Ib was agrased that upon completion of the statement, ir. iiitchell
would notify Sgt Dreapperd who will personally obtain the statement. Tho
wag decided in order sLiminate time-consuming channels,
. Mr. Mitenell did say that the operator told him that he nad had
two (2) aircraft ©» scope. Ome approaching NW (towards Vandalia) and the

other, assumed to « .t. %oa's aircratt, heading atter the odjecte

CONCLUSIONS:

1. This report conteins as many details ami facts as were available
on 2h and 25 Jume 1954. Upon reviswing this report, there ars several
paragraphs yet to be included, therefore, it is falt that this report
can be utilized as a future rough draft report to facilitate appropriate
fubura entriss, dalations, etc.

2. Dr. Byers, ATIAE-, would also like to contrilata to this report
shen it is finalized.

3. Tentative analysis of all available datails obtained indicate the
fol lowing:

The UOB vaa not =
a jet aircraft,
a canopy reflection,
or
a weather balloon,

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TENTATIVE EVALUATION: A reflection phenomena of sane sort. An attempt to

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further determine the source of the reported light

will be conducted as soon as possible,

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LLepiil b fofizr Pebble.

ALBERT W. DREPPERD

T/Set USAF
ICOIC \ITAR-5

This report completed 1830 hours, 25 June 1954.

~SE SUMMARY NUMBER 4

In the evening of 24% June 1954 an ANG pilot, flying an F-51

between Dayton and Cslumbus, Ohio, reported being followed in

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close formation by 2 jiszht for more tnan 50 minutes. He performed

various manuevers in an attempt to elther lose the light or collide

with in; however, it remained in relatively tne same position to the
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ihe pilot inrorned otner air trarfic and the Dayton control tower
he onenomena { asked them to observe it as he flew by. Neither
was avle to see any iight outside of the aircrait.

Project Biue 40k evaluated this sighting as 2 canopy reflection,
The significanes o: this sighting was consideradly heightened by
the interest of the local press and a complete investigation was

carried out.

REPORT OF TELEPHONE LIVTERVLZEW WITH RADAR CONTROL OPERATOR
At approximately i130 urs, 1 duly 1954, the undersigned airman contacted
$/Sgt. MAYNARD HARRIS, 1914-8 AACS Det., W-P AFB, relative to the UFO
report by lst Lt. Roe.
approximately 2130 ars, 23 June 1954, S/SGT Harris was contacted
by the nersonnel of the Dayton Municipal Airport Tower. They asked S/SGT

Harris if his radar was working. They then explained tnat Lt. Ree was now

over eir tower and had complained of an od ject which had followed him trom

Columous to Dayton. it. Harris was requested to pick up Roe and tae object
if posslvie on the scope we's position 2s reported to Sgt. darris by th
Dayton tower was 150” ing SE) outdound from the Dayton Tower to W-P.

Sgt. Harris stated that « tnen picked Lt. Roe on his scope and quickly,

with what information he had, calculated Lt. Roe's position to be on a NE
heading. Sgt. Harris «mits this was a wrong assumption and upon notification
by Lt. Roe of the wrong “eading, the Sgt. recalculated and plotted two (2)
targets on his scope. ne (1) he surmised to be Lt. Roe's F-51, the other,

“which was first following Lt. Roe and then passed him by seemed to be an

object with a great amount of speed. (Sgt. Harris told the undersigned airman

that it could have been a jet or "something else"). Sgt. Harris stated that
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there was quite a bit of air traffic in the area while he was plotting Lt. Roe's

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position. Also, the Sgt. stated that the pilot of C-47, serial number 263

comolained of something following him, but when requested to make an identi-

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fication of the “sometning he could see nothing. 5. Harris requested the
nil 2828p his eyes onen for anything unusua., he =, > resuested +o
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further datails.

TECHNICAL

INFORMATION

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1, When did you see tha object?

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2. Time of day:

(Circls One):

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3. Time rone:
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a, Daylight Saving
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Gs’ 9een prepared go that you can give the U. 3, Air Force as much
information as possicia concerning tha unidentifiad aerial phenomenon that you hove observed
Please try toanswer as nany questions aa you possibly can. The iniormeotion that you give
be used for resecrcn curpeses, and will be regerded as confidential material. Your nome wil
be used in connection witn any statements, conclusions, of publications without your oermission,
We request this personal nicormation 60 that, If it is deemed necessary, we may contact you |

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4, Where were you whan vow sow the object?

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Additional remarks;

City of Town

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5. Estimate how long you sa ‘he object,

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Co) Certain

b. Fairly certain

Hours Minutes

c. Not very sure
d. Justa guess

Seconds

5.) Circle one of the foilawing to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5.

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6 What was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a. Bright daylight
b, Dull daylight

2. Srignt pwilight

a"
(i) Justa trace of daylight

2. No trace of daylight

' Don't remember

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|F you saw the objec? during DAYLIGHT,

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tha object?

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TWILIGHT, or DA AN, where was the

UN located ws

Pose?

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| 8. IF you saw tha object at NIGHT, T¥!LiGRT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
Bick pe
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8,2 MOON (Circle One):
| co. None a. Bright moonlight
| b. A few b. Dull moonlight
(8, Many Ce.) No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
9, Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One): Ca, fas b. No c. Don’t ramamber
OF itwoas GRIOH LER THAN tha sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?!
(Cirela One) a. A mile of mors away (a distant car)?
b, Several blocks away?
c. Ablock away? {
d. Several yards away? Te
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re ote 8)! ow FO mir 8. Other - Siow Ae  7O pe epee a J/ he  (NTEY
1}, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at vem ime? Yes ( No? Don’t Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rusn away at any time? Yes Ne’ Don’t Know
c, Break up into ports of eapioace? Yes Cho? Don’? Know
| d. Give off smoke? Yes Mo Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes (Na? Don't Know
f. Chenge shape? Yes ( Nor Don’t Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate/ Yas No / Don’t Know
12. Did the object move behind somerhing at anytime, particularly a cloud?
we:
(Circle One): Yes / No Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell whar
it moved behind: ——
13. Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes ( “No Don’t Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: :
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‘ Did the snject sooeor: {Circie One): a. Solid? 5S. Transoarent? <. Don'> Crow,
5. Did vou coserve the object through any of the following?
4 1hse8 Yas No e. Binoculars {es No
t lasses Yos Mo *, Telescope fas No
Yas No 9. Toeodolites Yas t)

wie) 5 try sr

Poge 3

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15, Tall ina faw words the following +inas cbout the object.

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a. Sound ny . R a —uist

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b. Color .. by 1 T

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17, Draw a picture that will show the shave of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details |
of the object that you saw such a6 wings, protrusions, aic., ond especially exhaust tralis or vapor traiia, Places

en arrow beside the drawing to snow the direction the objact was moving,

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18. The adges of the object wera:

(Circle One): a. Fuzey of blurred a, Other _
(> Like co Matar 5 tor |
¢. Sharply owtlined
d. Don’t renvemoer

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YW 19, IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how mony were there? *_
: Draw o picture of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show the diraction that they were travaling. |

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| 20. Draw ec picture thar sill show the sctoon teat the,object of objects made. Place an "A® at the beginning
fie path, o “BB” at the end ef she pels, aod show any changes in direction during the coursa.
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2]. JF POSSIBLE, try to quess or estimate what the real size of the object was In its longest dimension.

, feet,
| 99. How largs did the abiect of objects appear as compared with one of the foliewing objects held in the jand
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| and at about arm's length?
i (Cirele (rr) a. brat yiia Qin q. Silver dollar
b. Pes h. Baseball
€r) U3 bie i, Grapefruit
; To Nev bal j. Basketball
em. ‘Ju aeter k, Other ireitee eS
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22.1 (Cizecle One of the following sticate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.
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O, Love see c. Not very sure
b, Foreiy cartain d. Uncertain ;
nang : ee ee i Te ee al — Seared
23. How did the object or objects disopoear from view? Zar AXIED ping ey GEST EA
ew se  Hemolwg APPROXIMATE A MISES ott F- fF
| PO ROR A EE SE A ol SS ee Pee ahs Ls a

24. In order that you can give as clave © o -t\:* as possible of what you sow, wa would likes for you to imagine that you cow

construct the object that you saw. ©! «hat type motariol would you make it? How larga would it ba, and whot shape

on or oe om

would it have? Dascribe in your own ~ords o Common object of objects which when placed up in the sky would give the
same oppecrance as the object which you sow,

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28. TF you were MOVING IN AN St) SOMOBILE of other vehicle at the time, then completa the following questiccs:

29.1 What direction were » wv iog? {Cirele One)

a. Plorth Fast a, South g. Wast

bh, Mortheast ' theast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How toast were you mov «9! __ 32-44 2 miles per hour.

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

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15. Whara ware you located when you tow th< object? 26. Were you (Circle One)
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a, Inthe business section of a city?
inside a build: j i 7
a. insides a building b. In the residential section of a city?
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i hem ser c. In open countryside?
Poe | Ds _ 2 |
c, Outdoors d. Flying near on oirfisid?
1, Inen oirplane e. Flying over a city?
Atseo (ty Flying over open country?
ne Wwserer as a 3 oe | gq. Other. SL EEE Se ee a Se ee OT
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97. What were y Joing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notices it?
Ksetiwvke Mls ns, DP EE oo Ie ot = ie 2: A ea oe

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(Circle One) Yes ( No |

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29. What direction were you looking »-#n you first saw the object? (Circle One) |
a, North i/ East e. South g. West |
b, Northeast ‘, Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
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30. What direction were you looking wean you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North (S East e. South g. Wast

5. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Nerthwest

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31. !f you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

Ji.) Ysen it tiest apcearen:
Ceom true Nortn - 2 © degrees,
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JF. Vo you inink you can estimate the soeed or ‘he object? )
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Circle Ona) Yes
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IF you anawered YES, then what scaed ~ouid you estimate? a2 f ASS omph.

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40, Do you think you can estimate how ‘ar away from you the object was?

(Cc ircla One) Yes No

IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? “23 Soa feet.

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41, Please give the following information about yourself:

DRAPE ih NEE a a, SAA Rc
ast Name * Firat Name Middle Name
ee | ear Mel = L62

iv aae City Zone State

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TELEPHONE NUMBER ooo aa
What is your present job? _. ss 1 # = * 5 Cow ro 4 Se IE LE PS EAE
Age 2 = Sex __.2/

Please indicate any special educational training that you have had.

a. Grade school ss) tsi. Tachi school

b. High school -s ts (Type)
c. College = f, Other special training ALR fan oe
d, Post graduate a i hor FT ety Ai ~ 2
~ f a7 Je Sof
42, Date you completed this questionnaire: 2-7 Aan = LFs- Sf

Day Month Yoor

2

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: WE ne ate tt nate ! 5 oe 1
34. What were the weather conditions ct ine some you saw the objact
24,3 CLOUDS (Circle Ona) 34.2 WIND ircia One)
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( & Clocr sy o ino *«

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b, Harty (Rs atlignt orsere
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¢, Scattered clouds c. Strong wind

d, Thick or heavy clouds 3, Dont remember

e. Don't remember

34.3 WEATHER (Circle Cre} "4.4 TEMPERATURE (ircls Ona)
) ~ ’
GA ery 3, Cold
by, Fog, mist, er light rain (>, Cas
c. Moderate or heavy roin ~; Warm
d. onow a, ii 4
2, Don’? remember a, Don’? ramarnber
35, When did you report to some official that you had seen tha object?
- 4 As i Ma .
SA eeiies oe ee eee 16. 5
Day Month Yo ar

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26, Was anyone vise with you at the rime pou saw the object?

(Circle One) Yos Na”
36.1 IF you answered YES, did hey see the object t00?
(Circle One) Yas io

36.2 Please list their names yo addresses:

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37. Was this the first time that you "ae seen an object or objects like this?

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37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, ond under whot circumstances did you see other ones?

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revealed the following details concerning UFOB: UFOB signted by lst Lt Roe, ANG,

on routine flight in F-5!,

23 June 1954. UFOB described as bright light off of wing tip. Source could not

estimate distance of UFOB, Source and UFOB at altitude of 7000 ft. Source con-

tacted Municipal Airport tower to alert personnel as he flew over. Tower personnel

did not see object, Source attempted several 90 degree turns into object with

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negative results. UFOB remained on wing tip during Source's manuevers. Source
returned to nome site from 2 position approximately 40 miles SW of Columpus, I Its

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Ohio’s Air Officials ‘Are Investigating

“Flying Saucer” Story Related By Pilot

DAYTON, O., June 24.—Dayton
had a “flying saucer’ report to-
jay- and jt was learned Air Force
sfficials are investigating the re-
port,

It stemmed from a 45-minute
sighting Wednesday night reported
by a pilot for the Ohio Air Na-
donal Guard ‘OANG) based at
Cox Municipal Airport.

Harry L. Roe, Jr., an employe
it the National Cash Register Co,
ind the pilot. termed what he saw
in “unidentified ooject.”
‘he Dayton Daily News he would
not call it a ‘‘flving saucer," be-
ause of his disbelief in such
njects.

Roe said he ‘‘picked up the ob-
fect’. near Columbus shortly after
3 pam. Wednesday. It followed
him to the airport at Vandalia and
‘ook off when he gave chase back
to near Columbus.

“It looked like a round white
light. Although it was still twi-
light, I could never get the object
in a position so I could get a
silhouette: It kept maneuvering
around so it was against the dark-
ened. .part of the sky,’’ Roe told

OANG and Wright Patterson Air

Ne ee!

He told |

|Force Base officials would give no
information on the sighting other
lthan to say a “verbal report’ had
‘been received. The public infor-
/mation office at the base said a
written report, on a‘form sheet, is
to.be filed in Washington as is the
| customary procedure. .
' A spokesman in the area phe-
nomena section of the Air Tech-
nical Inteiligence Center at the
base verified that the report was
received, He added that no further
information could be given,

Roe told how he ‘tried to chop
ithe throttle and drop my flaps’”’ in
lan effort to slow down quickly and
|get the object in better position.

He said “it managed to stay a
lithe abeve and behind me.”

“I made left and right turns,
but it stayed right with me. I

‘couldn't get it past eight o'clock,” |

|}Roe reported

He was flying one of the Guard's ;
F-31 Mustang fighters on a routine |.

training flight.

Workers tn the control tower at
Vandalia were told by radio of the
sighting, a cerding to Roe, Spokes-
men there would not say if they
saw the omgeet, hut did verify the
|report from Roe at 9:05 p.m.
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ARTIST DRAWS STRANGE OBJECT

Object “Chases” Plane Home |
...saucer Watchers Ready

An unidentified object. “chased” an F-51 Mustang fighter from
Columbus to the Vandalia airport--just before
Saucer Day” here. ‘
}.)4 ‘The! pilot, Harry L. Roe Jr., 3306 Harvard boulevard, a member
of the Ohio Air National Guard, reported to officials in the Civil
| Aeronautics Administration (CAA) tower at Vandalia he was “bring-
ing the object back so you can see it.”
| George Barnes, CAA airpori| |
traffie controller, \old this story pilot.” y

yesterday : “There aren’t any airfields in
“About 9 p.m., the pilet radiced the southeasterly direction that
in that he was being chased by aj we know of,” Barnes siid. “I think

east, passing the Nafiunal Guard

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‘white light’ and he weuld circle
the tower so we could see it.

“Tt looked either like a landing
rear light or the after-burner on
. jet aircraft flying at night, but
* was dark and ‘it's hard to say
‘hat the contours of the object
‘ere,

“The pilot seemed quite excited.
te gaid the object's altitude was
bout 10,000 feet and it was going

bout 300 miles per nour.
‘Me dropved his landing gear
i flaps to slow down as much
an F-5L ean, and the object
4 wed ricnt down with’ him...”
HH jarnes advanced the theory that
i 1¢ object might have heen a jet
vith the position lig

ests irnéd ot,

f vaving “fun with the F-51 pilot.”

| He reported the object aban-|Mars will be close together—|
i SPF joned the 45-minute chase andj40,000,000 miles- apart, '
4 / ‘took-a beeline toward the south~'say.

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a jet would run out of fuel unless
lit is flying: at 30 or 40 thousand
\feet, and that makes me think it
smight not have been a jet.”

Roe, an employe of the National!
Cash Register coropany, reported
the “chase” to Wricht-Patterson
‘Air Force base (WPAY'B),
told The Jounal

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on it... it's classified
material.” Roe said he received hi

“don't talk” orders trom officials;

at WPAFB.

No one at the base was avatiiable

for comment yesterday.
“Look-for-Plying-Saucer. I
will he inaugurated today.

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Dayton Flyer Reports 45-Minuie
Chase Of ‘Unidentified Object?

ayton had another “flying; dalia and “tnok oft when he A spokesman in the area phene

cer 6report Thursday and it gave chase back to near Colum. mena seetion of the Air Technical

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; d Air Force officials bi dod bus. Intelligence center at the hase
‘estigating the report.

| as fe verified that the renort was re
stemme -m It looked like a round white: .
med from a 43-minute! i ceived. He added that no further

‘ghting Wednesday night reported|light. Although it was still twi-| : LR:
bv a pilot for the Ohio Air National | light. I could never get the object, formation could be given.
Guard, based at Cox Municipal|in a position so I could get a sil- Fie:
airport. houette. It kept maneuvering} ROE TOLD how he “tried to
Harry L. Roe Jr. of 3306 Harv-|around so it was against the|chop the throttle and drop my
‘rd bivd., an employe at the Na-'darkened part of the sky."’ Roe flaps’ in an effort to slow down
onal Cash Register Co. and the told the News. quickly and gei the object in better
pilot, termed what he saw an ‘‘un- OANG and Wright-Patterson Air ac ps He said it managed to
identified object." He told the|Force base officials would give no|S'@y 4 litte above and behind him.
Dayton Daily News he would not information on the sighting other | “I made left and right turns, but
call it a ‘flying saucer," because than to say a ‘‘verba! report” had it stayed right with me. I couldn't
of his disbelief in such objects. | been received. The public informa-|8et it past eight o'clock,” Roe
Roe said he “picked up the |tion office at the b&se said a writ-| reported.
object” near Columbus shortly |ten report, on a form sheet, is to; He was [lying one of the Guard's
alter 8 p. m.. Wednesday. It fol- be filed in Washington, as is the | F-31 Mustane fighters on a routine
| lewed-him. cirhim.io.the airpert at Van- |customary procedure. itraining flight +a
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1. At approximately 1550 hrs, 5 Oct 54, the undersigned airman
received a call from Mr.

Base Provost Marshall's Office, Ar
» Bldg 10, Room 120. Mr. stated that there was a person in

his office wno wished to report on 2n unidentiried flying object ne

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nad observed. rrangements were made for an interview at lolO ors,
Oct 54 in Mr. itrice.

fhe meeting commenced in Mr “Spe: : .-- 1& the pre-
scribed time and the following information was obtained iuring the
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‘mployer: imvus Showease Company
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Date of Observation: 26 June 1954, 0257 hrs (nN)
Location o! ‘hserver: Home
Duration of Observation: 145 - 2 minutes
Type. of Ovservation: Ground - Visual
No. of objects: One (1)
Course of abjects: S/SE
Speed of ovject: Approximately 30 MPH
Altitude of object: i - 2000 ft
Shape: Like that of a football
Color: Appeared to be a reflection from a painted surface

3. apie middle aged gentleman, seemed slightly nervous
throughout the interview. He was very sincere adout his observation

and spoke intelligently of matters concerning UFO's, jets, and astronomy.
Ye stated he was a firm believer in Dr. Hynek's (OSU) works.

4. The source was requested to complete an AF Technical information
it to ATIAE-5 ASAP. He was also given a AF Fact Sneet

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U. 5. AiR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U, S. Air Force as much
information as possibla concarning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wil!
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as contidential material, Your name wil! vo?
bea used in connaction with ony stataments, conclusions, or publications without your permission,
We request this personal information 30 thot, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you lor
further datails.

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|, When did you sae the object? 2 ie Or MOV) ces
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26 th June 1954 .
Day Manth Teor (Circle One): ( A.M x P
3, Time zone:
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(Circie Une): a.Ckastern (Circle One): a, Daylight Saving
b, Cantral Ch. Stand
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4, Where were you whan you saw the object?
Columbus,

Nearest Pasial os City of Town

Additional remarks; _.At window in bath room at rear ( north side
_of house.

Chio.

Stote or Country

oak spent 5 me
5. Estimate how long you saw the object, SAS
Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

Ca. Certain
b, Falrly certain

c. Not vary sure
d, Justa guess

5, What wos the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): a, Bright daylight

b, Dull daylight

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d, Just 9 trace of daylight
c&_No trace of daylight >

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IF you saw the objact during DAYLIGHT,

the object?

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a, None a. Bright moonlight
b, A faw Licht enoush to dis- Dull moonlight...
Many Linzsulsn opjects at No moonlight —=siaRSeRe
d, Don’tramember? = *! Of MOUSS. d, Don't remember
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fos the obiect hei ghter than the background of the sky? |
Cirgls One); a. Yas b, (Mo c. Don't remember
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iF bowas SIG TER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: |
(Cirela One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b, Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
a 7) ae e, Other
1}, Did ihe object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Aopecr to stand still at om ime? Yes Don’t Know
b, Suddenly speed up and +5 sway at any time? Yes wD Don't Know
c, Break up into parts of eapioce/ Yes Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don’t Know
2. Change brightness? Yes Don’t Know
?, Change shape? CYas> Nom Don'? Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate! Yes CNo™ Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
( Circle One): Yes Ne > Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
13. Did the cbiect move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, than teil what
it moved in front of:

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Did the sniect aevear: “Circle One):

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74. Tall ina fow words the following ‘Aincs caout the object.

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g. Sound abba Be 4-50, Sousa abdsence of ouner noise such as trariis
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17, Draw « picture that will show the shove of the object or objects. Lobel and Include In your sketch any datolls
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Pints
on arrow beside the drawing to show the diraction the objact was moving.

| jhape and proportions of a Tootball= n rotuberancess noted.
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(Circle One): a. Fuzzy of piwered eo. Other — x |

b, Like a mw ghe star
<. Sharoily outlined >
d. Don’t ranenser —-
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were thera? rie

Drow a picture of how they wera arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing,

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| 20. Draw o picture that will show thre al the object or objects mada. Place an “A® at the begianing
| of tin path, a “O° at the ond cf: show eny changes in direction during the course,
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21. IF PO YR, iry to guess or astirate what the real size of the object wos In its longest? dimension.
' = bs feet,
. Pore Wh i. Pen. We = © “i =
| 22, How large did the abject or objects appear as compared with one of the following objacts held in: ;
J and at about arm's length?
| (Circle One): oO, Head of 2 pin g. Silver dollar
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b. Pes h. Basaball
| c, Ovi |, Grapafruit
d, Nicks j. Basketball
Oe Winrar ters k, Other Football 2t 10 ft.

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22.1 (Ctecle One of the following slic cee how certain you ara of your answer to Question 22.
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a.€ » 4 c. Not very sure
b. F fan d. Uncertain
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construct the object that you saw, VU!
would it have? Describe in your own words a €ommon object of objacts which when placed up in the sky would give tns

same Oppecrance as the object which you sow,

Of metaleshaped iike a football=- 200 ft. major axis.

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I. EXTREMELY FAST. |
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT CLN
A. RAD XMSN FROM WPAFS PUT CREW ON THE ALERT.
Ba 2 DEG HEADING. 5-12 DEG ELEVATION OR 2 O'CLOCK HIGH FROM
_ OBK ACFT. PAREN OBJECT EST 25233 FT PAREN.
Ce 353 - 9 DEG 5 O'CLOCK HIGH OR 123 DEG ELEVATION .,
De MADE GRADUAL TURN FROM HEADING.OF. 3 DEG T0354 -.9 DEG AND
BEGAN VERY SLIGHT CLIMB.
EZ. NORMAL - FLEW OUT OF SIGHT.
Fe APROX 33 SECONDS.
MANFR OF O8STRVATION.

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| 625. Whara ware you lecated whan you saw i) «object? 26. Were you (Circle Ona) |
ff ircle One)
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a a. In the business section of a city?
a ive a pbuilding) b. (In the rosidontial section of 9 city?) |
be TA wea. Wer ee. ys |
| se ads Dhcaa c. In open countrysida?
c.. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfisid?
d. In cn airplane a, Flying over a city?
eo. Atsoa f, Flying over open country?

t, Other 1 ees ee Bee ay g» Other a
| 27. What were you daing at the tine you saw the object, and how did you hoopen to notice it?
Had sone to bathroom and just haprened to look out of window.
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| 28, TF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then completa the following questions: |

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28,1 What direction were you novling? (Circle One) |

a. North . tast e. South s. Wast
6b. Northeast 1 Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest
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28.2 How fost were you mowing) miles per hour,
28,3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yas No
| 29. What direction were you looking «en you first saw the object? (Circle One)
q. c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast J. Southeast f. Southwest h, Northwest
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| 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) |
a. North Cc. e. South g. West
b, Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degraes the objact wos
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elavation).

Ji.) When th tiest aepeared:

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34.) CLOWDS (Circle Ona) 34,2 WIND / o Pri na}

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34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circis Ona)

a.COry> a, Cold

b, Fog, mist, o¢ light rain b, Cool
c. Moderate otheavy rain c. Warm
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4, Snow d, (rio?
a. Don't remember a, Don't comember
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| 635, When did you report to some official that you had «sen the object?
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36. Wes anyone »ise with you at the fine you sew the object?
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36,1 |F you answered YES, ait hey see the object too?
6.1 4 4 ’ ' Supplementary sheets
(Circle One) Yas Mo

] 346.2 Please list their names wet stdreases:

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aaekiceneieds —_ —— ’

37. Was this the first time that you oer seen an object or objects lika this?

} (Circle One) Yes) No

37.1 IF you answered NO, then whan, whers, and under what circumstances did you 3e@ other ones?

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38. In your opinion what deo you think the object was and what might hove caused it?
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39. Do yes thick you con estimate the «pees of *he object?
(Cirele One) Yes)
IF you answered YES, then what sceed would you estimate? 590 m.p.h,
$0, Do you think you can estimote how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) (Yes) No
IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 2009 feet,

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41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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Last Name rat Name

ADDRESS ee ee paerenenee eee Ere

Strat City

TELEPHONE NUM3 < tea errr,

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What is your present job? __

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Age oP Sex eS

Please indicate any special eduestional training that you have had,

a. Grade school __ at Technical school
b. High school i GRACO RS 6 (Type)
c. College Se

d. Post graduate __

f, Other special training self study only.

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d this questionnaire: 25 rd Oct. 1954
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(SUMMARY DATA)

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in order that your intormation may be filed and coded as accurately a3 possible, olease use

the following space to write out a short description of the event thet you observed, You moy ra
it Intormation that you cave already given in the quastionnairs, and odd any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are Important. Try to present the datails of the obsarva-

tron ta the order in which thay occurred, Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached

if they are neawded.

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umder side which seemed broad and of 2 sunmetal color. This direction
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I have determined to be 12 desrees west of rth.
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Having passed over tne main part of town it lost the glow of
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these lishts and then ‘turned to the east. All the time it was pproachning|
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me there was a circa 7f lights, in a vertical plane, about the minor
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axis. ( fhe object had the shave and proportions of a Pootball.)
As it turned this circle of light disappeared and a row of
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liznts appeared horizontally along the major azis. I counted 15-17 of
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these lights. They were yellowish in color like from incardescent bulbs. |
As it turned broadside to me I noticed that it's avparent
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| the horizontal as the object passed just over the trees on the street |
back or my house. Durinz the entire time cf servation I neard no pa |
fron 2 ooject and I noticed 21s0 *hat sthar Bhars + Ine
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| : TABLE OF CONTENTS -

I. Investigator's Narrative Report.
TT; Report of Interviews (In chronological order).

A. Tower Operator ~- Patterson AFB - 25 June 1954.

5. Operations NCOIC - 97th FIS, Patterson AFB - 25 June 195k.

C. Operations officer - ONG - Dayton Municipal Airport - 25 June 155k.

D. Air Instrucsor, ONG, Dayton Municipal Airport - 25 June 195k.

h. Raport of t«¢ispnune conversation with lir. Mitchell of Patterson
AFB Radar Approach Control Office - 25 June 195k.

Tit. ATLACHMENTS

A. Attachment i. i - "U.S, Air Force Technical Information Sheet",
completed by Source - 2), June 195L.

B. Attachment No. 2 - Joint Messageform - Rpt (Preliminary) sent
to D/I, Hq USAF.

C. Attachment No. 3 - Eocal press coverage of UFOB report. tone

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BEEN AN ACFT LANDING LISKT OUT THE ABSENCE OF ALL OTHER Lichts AND
THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT MAKE THIS UNL KELY.
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Cept. Hardin ai22, .erial Phenomena Section, was not present in

the office when the above ~enort was received by tne undersigned airman.

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immediately upon return of Capt. Hardin; he was informed of the telephone
conversation. -It-was decided by Capt. Hardin ({after.short analysis of th -

facts available) and the uncGersigned airman, that the report was a reflection

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some tyne and we would investigate the matter more thoroughly

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on Monday, 26 Jume 1954. (Capt. Hardin then departed on two (2) days leave.)
Be ea Noe Sones ce 1 ae lOeks hairs 4, ~Lbeate hire be tnt nlp wie Trane,
} . approximately 10:45 hours, the plot bezan to thicken. St Drepperd
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rec 7% ati mo Loner ve - 21) f° } 4 — SQAiLL as om i) 2G x isner OL 6 ee 4% con Daily Newsperer .
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Mir. Fisher, sard-yvou fellows received a UFOB report - is it

true."
Sgt. Drepperd, "Yes, I received a verbal report earlier this morning."
Mr. Fisher, "Wheat did it look like?"

Sgt. Dreppered, "I am sorry, but I on not authorized to make any

statements or press releases.”

Mr. Fisher, "I see." "This fellow was in the ONG, wesn't he?"

Sgt. Drepperd, “I em awfully sorry, but I can't release any

information. The only agency that releases official Air Force statements is

USAF PIO. I suggest you contact Hq USAF for further information."

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Mr. Fisher, "Washington, eh? Will Washington mow of this report?"

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. Drepperd, "Sorry, can't tell you, Let me call you back after I

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I. INVESTIGATOR 'S NARRATIVE REPORT

SUBJECT: Unidentified Od ject Report oy lst Lt. Harry Roe, Ohio Air

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Netional Guard Pilot

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L. At aporoximately O915 hours, Thursday 24 June 1954, the under-

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Signed airman, NOCIO, Aerial Phenomena Section, received a telephone call

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from Capt. Wagennals, Onerations ortice or the Cnio Air National Guard

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stationed at the Dayton Municipal Airport. Subdject of the conversation was
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the report of an UFOB onvserved by lst Lt. Harry Lee Roe, Jr., Ohio Air

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Columous. Following tre the details related during the conversation:

Time of signing - Uetween 2045 and 21! 45 hours, 23 June 1

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Size - Unkn own
(Note: Duet> a very poor telephone connection, Sat. Dreppard
could net bear Capt. Wagenhals' report distinctly.) .

Capt. Wagenhals stateu, ‘the source had initial contact with the UFOB
NW of Dayton at 2100 hours, 23 June 54." Source could not estimate distance
of UFOB. Source told Cant. Wagenhals that, "he and object remained at
approximately 7000' to “O00! altitude throughout observation.” Source
contacted Municipal Airport tower to alert personnel as he Plew over.

Source further told Capt. Wagenhals that, "he attempted several 9 degree

turns into object with negetive results.” -UFOB remained “on” wing tip

a - ? . c.- be iy she tte. $+9'ene , + ete ia i. ;
O$“urlnzs Ssourmrce’s manuevers. surce stated ne Fev ned >) AOMe sive 270m. &
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tObjecs .irst appeared at approximately 3 o'clock."

"It stayed iown twilight (in the darker portion of the
sky) all during sy observation."

"T tried practically every maneuver I knew of to get it

| into the twilight and obtain m Silhouette, if possible. I
tried changing my heading and altitude with negative results."

"At one time, I chopped the throttle, put gear and flaps
down in hopes that it would pass by. I was down to 100 -— li
MPH, tat tha damn thing acted like there was a pilot out there.
When I slawed down all of a sudden, he gave a little surge at
first, cane practically parallel with me, and then maintained
the same s,4sd as I did off off my right wing."

"T aeoe cegular fighter turns into the object, but at all
times it «urvued with me. However, when I resumed my headings
toward Dayton, sometimes he waild be on sy left and sanetizes
he was on ay right."

"Dari m most of the turns, it remained at an & o'clock
position. *

"It ssemed to be slightly above me at all times.”
Estimated distance from observer - "It's very hard to tell
but I guess he was anywhere from 1000 to 1500 feet from me."

"Roth the gize and intensity were very similar %o an

zirerart caillight".