PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8715090

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMilford Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
23 July 1954 Milford, Ohio 0 Probably Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1440 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT. 23/1940Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
090 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not Reported Stationary Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Silver, circular Brief report. Possibly sundog, Brief report. Possibly sundog,
elevation in SE. Possible balloon, Insufficient data Possible balloon, Insufficient t data
for analysis.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV
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1. MCEH5
Miti DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON THE INSPEOTOR GENERAL: USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTISATIONS
ED WPIGHT-PATTETSON AIR FOPCE BISE. OHIO
UNC
4 REPLY AEFER TO. 5D 24-21-150 17 August 1954
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
Sighted at Route No. 1,
Milford, Ohio, on 23 July 1954
SPECIAL INGUIRY
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohlo
ATTN: ATIAA-20
1. The following, received from the Cincinnati Field Office of
the Federal Rureau of Investigati rwarded
for your information:
On 23 July 1954 Milford, Chio,
advised Colonel J. M. SMITH, Deputy Director of Civilian Defense for
Greater Cincinnati Hamilton County, that both he and his wife had
observed a silver circular o r spherical shape in the sky, approximately
forty-five (45) degrees above the horizon. "Mr. advised that the
object was sighted at approximately object was sighted at approximately 14 hours, 23 July 1954, to the lours, 23 Jm1y 1954, to the
southeast of their residence.
2. No furthe: investigati
in instant matte 33 spe Command.
July l953, which states that classified security information origin-
ating in an agency outside the Department of Defense will not be dis-
seminated outside the Department of Defense vithout prior consent of
the originating agency.
D
ROBERTS P. JOHSON, JR.
Colonel, USAF
District Commander
cc: ALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER I2 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
JA