PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723693

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONWickliffe Ohio

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10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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observed the night after decay of cates
Sputnik IV, Obj disinterrated before | fore
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Sept. 25, 1962

Dept. of the Air Force
Public Information Division
Office Of Information
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Sirs;

Please send me the Air Force news release
: concerned with the UFO sightings caused by the re-entry
of the Russian sputnik.
Also would you please answere this question?
fas the re-entry spread out ever 2 to 4 days, or did the
whole sputnik enter at the same time? The resson I ask

that was because a night after the reported re-entry a
Mentville Twp. (Ohio) Fire Chief, seven what

he described as a cone-shaped object fall from the sky |
and disintigrate before reaching the bround.xeports '
resend 1oi n¢ ————- came in from stresreundine-towns, —--~-
Although nS physical evidence has been found

report has been proven true. 1. would like to know if
you had anything on the sighting,since it dces cause
quite a problem.

Thank you. Sincerly. yours,