PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8851392

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONXenia Bellbrook Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
14 Jul 58 Xenia-Bellbrook, Ohio Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possioly Balloan
Local4:30 to 5:30 A.M. X Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
o Probably Aircraft
GMT 11/0930Z Ri vocH lars Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS SOURCE DX NX Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Vonus
Yes Yes 00 D Probably Astronomical
XTNo No Civilian Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Other. Other.
1 & appeared 000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hr as three (3) stationary
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj Obj which appeared which appeared as a bright star, Astro-check made--Venus.
and often appeared as three lights. three lights.

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MEMO FOR CASE FILE - 15 July 1958, Xenia, Ohio
SUBJECT: Telephone Interview Source -
1. After two days of attemp to ntact this person, reached
at 10:30 A.M. this date.
2. After explaining that we cannot do much with only a report of
some lights seen in the general vicinity of Xenia, without specific
information as to direction, bearings, locations, altitudes, etc., Mrs.
gave followine additional data:
a. Object in sight from about to 5:30 A.M.
b. Was not sure of direction but believed to be East Northeast.
(Astro computers and tables show Venus rising out of the Northeast (IHA (Astro computers and tables show Venus rising out of the Northeast (LHA
93 degrees)at that time. wX conditions such that it appeared highly
magnified. magnified.
c. Object Object looked looked like very bright star often appeared cen appeared
as three as three l lights.
d. There were clouds in the area during the last half of the
sighting and light faded out when clouds moved in front of it.
3. She asked if anyone else reported it. She asked if anyone else reported it. Replied that nothing
unusual reported by local r unusual reported by local radar, flights in the air (B-47), GOC air (B-47) COC or
other persons.
4. Checks and analysis: As object was I reported
See Par. 2
GEORGE T.
Captain, USAF
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