PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 October 1956 Batavio, Ohio 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local1845 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT 14/23452 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Wus Astronomical
O Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
more than 1 minute north Unknown
one
ID. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ID. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object assumed co be a jet making a o be a jet making a Trail condensation and dissipation Trail condensation and dissipation
vapor trail observed observed for more than for more than depends upon the conditions in
one minute. Reddish orange. Trail the air. Under certain conditions Under certain conditions
didn't get longer. Object turned at the dissipation is the dissipatioi rapid and if rapid and if
right angle up. so the trail would tend to remain so the trail
hhe same length. Also the turn iobi-
cated to the witness depends upon ne witness depends upon
the angle that the a/z was moving that the a/z was moving
the direction of the turn and the
dissance from the obsrvr. Nothing
in rpt to conflict w/a/c analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

writer from Xr. Betts Ave., North College Hill, Cincinnati,
Chio, wnicn may of interest to your con 8 telephone numoer
i3 as iollowst JA: He is an e local General Electrie Co.
is at oresent, interested in astroncmy, partivularly lunar 'studies. ie is in
contact with mambers of the Cincimati dstronomical Socisty. According to Mr.
easily axplained. Taken through his telescoo Hr. said that he knew of
no light of any kind befors his lens, nor was he aware of any unusual ligats in
the sxy, aat is., any lights apcearirg nearby which wo:ld show up at the size
22 indiated. However, through powerful maghification an:object, appearing visually
as a pi.peint of light, may as photographed. Ruled out were Newten ring
phenomena.
Mr.. told the writer that he photographed the "object" while taking a
series of shots of the moon. He has many times spokento the writer of his
iou may contact Mr. for additional information regarding these photo-
mny graphs or, 1 you prefer, I will send whatever acditional mation may
desire.
L The photographs taken by Mr were takon on Suniay, October ll, l5s.
On this same dats, CRuFo received three daytime sightings of UFo's fram tree
sapare of witnesses in greater Ciminnati area. Names are as to lows
dve., Bromley, Ky. Brilliant object seen
fron Covington, Kantucky about 4 pm. seid tha sky was deep bime,
no wind. y While driving in trarfio, he saw largo bright light about quarter the
sise of full noon. He said the object was stationary. By the time be had
reached the next black, which arfarded a visual clearing of the sky, the
object had disappeared. Mr. atreased the faot that the object was
unusually brilliant and largo. ralsd sut refleotion on aireraft aa an
erplanation. Mr. pilot's license.
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The whole thing seemed to turm at ene tine. A jet weuld have had a curvs
to ite turm but this did mot. My wire and scn were with xe at the tims.
Sho was driring •• I did sot tak
They all
Pike, Ft. Thomas, Xy.
Objeet sighted in Northest hland Hta, Ky at abent l0 gm. Mr.
described the objeet as large, about a nickel held
arm's langth. It was gun setal PTSY and wings or tail
or other appendages. He said the ebject apceart ary for about
ainut as quite lows
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