PROJECT BLUE BOOK

l 1. DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

2 August 1954 Westlake, Ohio
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 1717 3 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor
GMT 02/2217 D Air Visual © Air-Intercep? Rodor
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE
0 Yes
20) No Civ (For,Mil)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
20 Seconds 1 Fall

moo goog a00 O00

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolioon

Was Ai\craft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Other__UNLDENTI FIED
Insufficient Deto for Evaluction
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Object size was 50 seconds of arc, elliptical
Bright clear anpearance hovered at 5000 for
5-8 seconde dropped sunddenly to 2000 in 3
seconds and remained in this position for 10
seconds and disappeared by fading.

distance 6 mi, dropped e free fall,

Sstimated

1}. COMMENTS

UNIDENTIFIED

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT as MOS iP TET
Sighted at Westlake, Ohio

on 2 August 195

SPECIAL INQUIRY

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Air Technical Intelligence Center BaD pt
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Ohio

ATTN: ATTAA-2C

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The following, received from the Cleveland Detachment of this

Office, is forwarded for your information:

On 5 August 1954, hr.

Avon Lake, Chio, » Metal
Equipment C0ec, » Cleveland, Chio)
telephonically advised Special Agent HENRY Jd. FISHER that he
had sighted an object in the sky on 2 Ausust 1954.

On 5 August 1951, Special Agent FISHER interviewed Mr.
one at his residence, 396MM advised that he

sighted an object in the sky at 1717 hours, 2 August 1954,
wiich appeared to be southwest of Lorain, Ohio. At the

point of sight, mame oo shige that he was at the in-
tersection of State Route 25h and Dover Center Road, West-
lake, Chio. The object appeared to be the size of approxi-
mately fifty (50) seconds of an arc in diameter or abait the

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he object was somewhat elliptical and appeared to be very
bright, like highly polished metal. There was no evidence
es chromatic dispersions and the object was very clear in
appearance, with no distortion .__singaiale stated that tne
object was at an altitude of approximately 5,000 feet and
seemed to be hovering. He stated that he saw the object
in this position for five (5) to eight (&) seccnds, when
it suddenly dropped vertically and came to an abrupt halt

at aporoximately 2,000 feet. advised that the
dessent took approximately three } mds, Tne object

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remained in its new position for ten (10) seconds and then
he
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size of a shirt button. emg stated that the shape of
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disappeared. QR dvised that the object faded ont

of at ahi and likened its disappearance a TY set being

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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

QR related that the object, wnen sighted, ap-
peared to be six (6) miles fram his position, and stated
that whnm the object dropped, it appeared to be a free fall
rather than an accelerated drop. When the object dropped,
it appeared to change as though it had its thin side toward

SATE T TF A, eae stated that the object had no notice-
able surface characteristics, and that its descent to 2,000
feet was a definite action and not a floating or wobbling
motion. likened the speed of the object to that of
a ME 109 fighter plane approaching head-on to a B-17 in
flignt, magnified three (3) times, or approximately 1,000
to 1,200 miles per hour.

advised that the day was relatively
no cloud formations in the northerly direction out witn some
cloud formations to the south and smtheast. The object's
location from 4M s point of vision was at a heading
of 260 degrees.

lir. QM stated that he has never sighted any ob-
ject in the sky that he could not satisfy himself with its
identity. He stated that he is an amateur astronomer and
is a member of the Cleveland Astronomical Society. He
advised that he believes he has knowledge of what heavenly
phenomena are and that this, in his opinion, was not con-
nected with any heavenly phenomena.

advised that he was a member of the Air Force
from November 1942 to November 19);; that he flew as a gunner
on a4 B-17 aircraft for eighteen (18) months, completing nine-
teen (19) missions over Germany; that he had never been in-
jured as a crew member and has never experienced fatigue in
any way; and that he has had at least four (),) or five (5)
courses in aircraft identification.

2e No further investigative action is contemplated by this District
Office in instant matter, unless specifically requested by your Command.

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ROBERTS Pp. Setusou, ui e
Colonel, USAF
ec: Dir Ost _., District Comander