PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8648387

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONWest Manchester Ohio

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5. PHOTOS _ . / 6. SOURCE j Was Astronomical :
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“Sno Specimen | Civilian [° Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSSERVATION 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE TO Othersi tbat? TOoCs/ non:
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‘ | ‘ 10 Unknown
not reported one fell to ground
10, BS'EF SUMMARY OF SICHTING Il. COMMENTS
Object submitted in September subse- {| Object not meteor. Consists of
quent to decay of Sputnix TV. Witness | ord Lnary era ni te, No indication
Cc la Li ied oO s,jEC t was glow £22 SS red uli ti l 0 t subjec ti on to } 7AtT AS 1 id i catedl
it was between 100-200 ft from ground.| If object ts observed it was no!
Object then fell to ground. Object was! the rock submitted. Physical
recovered within minutes and was still Specimen, rock of terrestial origih
not with the center portion glowing Sighting evaluated as an obvious
red. Believed to bo metenvrite, Stored hoax.
in garage until Sputnik cecay made news,
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